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What is NYC RCNY § 19-03?

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(a) An application for a permit will be made at least thirty-six hours prior to the date upon which the parade is to occur. (b) An application in a form prescribed by the Department must be filed with the precinct in which the parade formation area is located; provided, however, that applications for parade routes incl

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§ 19-03 Applications.

RCNY § 19-03

(a)An application for a permit will be made at least thirty-six hours prior to the date upon which the parade is to occur.

(b)An application in a form prescribed by the Department must be filed with the precinct in which the parade formation area is located; provided, however, that applications for parade routes including any portion of Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan or for parades with 1,000 or more participants must be filed with the office of the Chief of Department.

(1)Applications must be completed by clearly typing or printing the information requested. The original application must be signed, notarized and filed with the appropriate precinct or the office of the Chief of Department.

(2)The application must contain the following information: (i) the name, address and telephone number of the applicant; (ii) if the application is made on behalf of a corporation, organization or association, it must be signed by a representative of the corporation, organization or association giving the full name and relationship to the corporation, organization or association, if any, and a statement as to the source of the representative's authority to sign the application, if any; (iii) the nature or purpose of the parade; (iv) the date, time and route of the parade; (v) the locations and approximate times for formation and dismissal of the parade; (vi) the number of participants, animals and/or vehicles which will constitute the parade and a description of such vehicles and animals; (vii) the width of the roadway to be occupied by the parade; (viii) the location of any reviewing stands; (ix) whether rifles or shotguns will be carried by parade participants; (x) the identity of any grand marshal or chief officer of the parade, his or her name, address and telephone number; and (xi) any additional information that the Department shall reasonably require to make a fair determination as to whether a permit should issue under 38 RCNY § 19-04 below.

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