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What is NYC RCNY § 59?

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(a) An Interior Advertising Provider must not use or permit any other person to use its business premises or office of record for any unlawful purpose. 35 RCNY § 59E-11(a)Penalty: $350 - $1,000 fine and/or suspension up to 30 days or revocation.Appearance REQUIRED (b) An Interior Advertising Provider must not conceal

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Effective: 3/6/2025

§ 59E-11 General Requirements – Unlawful Activities Prohibited.

RCNY § 59

(a)An Interior Advertising Provider must not use or permit any other person to use its business premises or office of record for any unlawful purpose. 35 RCNY § 59E-11(a)Penalty: $350 - $1,000 fine and/or suspension up to 30 days or revocation.Appearance REQUIRED (b) An Interior Advertising Provider must not conceal any evidence of a crime or violation connected with its business premises or office of record. 35 RCNY § 59E-11(b)Penalty: $350 - $1,000 fine and/or suspension up to 30 days or revocation.Appearance REQUIRED (c) An Interior Advertising Provider must immediately report to the Commission and the police any attempt to use its business premises to commit a crime or violation. 35 RCNY § 59E-11(c)Penalty: $100 - $350 fine and/or suspension up to 30 days.Appearance REQUIRED (d) An Interior Advertising Provider must not file with the Commission any statement that it knows or reasonably should know to be false, misleading, deceptive, or materially incomplete. 35 RCNY § 59E-11(d)Penalty: $10,000 fine and revocation.Appearance REQUIRED (Added City Record 2/4/2025, eff. 3/6/2025)

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