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(a) Every applicant for a license required under Subchapter 32 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the New York City Administrative Code or for any renewal thereof who is required to be fingerprinted as provided in § 20-532 of such Code shall appear at the Department and have his or her fingerprints taken, recorded, filed with

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§ 2-404 Applications for License to Engage in Booting.

RCNY § 2-404

(a)Every applicant for a license required under Subchapter 32 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the New York City Administrative Code or for any renewal thereof who is required to be fingerprinted as provided in § 20-532 of such Code shall appear at the Department and have his or her fingerprints taken, recorded, filed with and made part of such application. Any person required to be fingerprinted pursuant to such section shall legibly print his or her name in indelible ink on the back of the three passport-sized photographs submitted to the Department with the license application.

(b)Where the applicant for a license to engage in booting or any renewal thereof is a corporation, partnership, association, firm or other business, such applicant shall list on his or her application for such license or such renewal the names, addresses and telephone numbers of each officer, director, principal, stockholder owning more than ten percent of the outstanding stock, or of each partner.

(c)If an applicant for a license or any renewal thereof conducts business under a trade name or the applicant is a partnership, the application for a license or renewal thereof must be accompanied by a copy of the trade name or partnership certificate duly certified by the clerk of the county in whose office said certificate is filed. If the applicant is a corporation, a copy of the filing receipt or certificate of incorporation filed with and stamped by the New York State Secretary of State must be submitted, along with a Certificate of Assumed Name or the filing receipt therefor, if an assumed name is used.

(d)An applicant for a license or a renewal thereof shall furnish in the application the address where the licensee does business and maintains the records it is required to keep and where the records shall be available for inspection by Department personnel during normal business hours. A licensee shall notify the Department of any prospective change of address at least 15 days prior thereto.

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