§ 12-05 Penalties for Misuse or Abuse.
RCNY § 12-05
(a)The FF discount can be used only by the participant to whom it is issued and only in accordance with the Fair Fares NYC Conditions of Use pursuant to DSS/HRA's Memorandum of Understanding with NYCT.
(b)A participant who misuses or abuses the FF discount, or commits fraud on the Program, including but not limited to allowing another person to use the Fair Fares discount assigned to them or deliberately providing misinformation to the Program, will be subject to the following penalties: (1) For the first offense, the participant will be suspended from the Program for 60 days. The individual will be allowed to reapply following the 60-day suspension and after signing an attestation in a form to be established by the Program.
(2)For the second offense, the participant will be permanently disqualified from the Program.
(c)The Program will provide notice to the individual of the penalty imposed and information on how to seek administrative review pursuant to 68 RCNY § 12-06. (Added City Record 12/27/2019, eff. 1/26/2020; amended City Record 9/30/2020, eff. 10/30/2020)
