§ 64-04 Licensing – General Requirements.
RCNY § 64-04
(a)Licensees. An Applicant for a Taximeter License or its renewal may be an individual or a Business Entity.
(b)Certification. Any new or renewal application for a Taximeter License must be notarized and filed on a form approved by the Chairperson. The Applicant must swear (or affirm) that the information in the Application is true, under penalty of perjury.
(c)Proof of Identity. The individual or Business Entity Person submitting the application for a Taximeter License must provide to the Commission: (1) A valid form of photo identification issued by the United States, a state or territory, or any political subdivision of a state or territory (2) A valid social security number.
(d)Age. The individual or Business Entity Person applying for a Taximeter License or its renewal must be at least 18 years of age.
(e)Proficiency in the English Language. The individual or Business Entity Person applying for a Taximeter License or its renewal must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the English language.
(f)Fit to Hold a License. The individual or Business Entity Person applying for a Taximeter License or its renewal must demonstrate that they are Fit to Hold a License, as determined in part through a review of the criminal history records from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services to be secured through fingerprinting of the following: (1) Each of the Applicant's Business Entity Persons (2) An individual or the Business Entity Persons who provide funds for the Applicant unless the provider is a licensed bank or loan company. The new Applicant must pay any processing fees required by the Commission or the Division of Criminal Justice Services.
(g)Partnership Filings. When the Applicant is a partnership, it must file with its License application a certified copy of the partnership certificate from the clerk of the county where the principal place of business is located. In addition, each partner must satisfy the requirements of identity, age, and English language proficiency, as specified in 35 RCNY § 64-04(c) - (e), above.
(h)Corporate or LLC Filings. When the Applicant is a corporation, it must file with its License application all of the following: (1) One of the following certificates: (i) A certified copy(ies) of its certificate(s) of incorporation with a filing receipt issued by the secretary of state if the Applicant was incorporated less than one year from the date of the License application (ii) A certificate of good standing if the Applicant was incorporated more than one year from the date of the License application (iii) A copy of the certificate of incorporation, filing receipt, and authority to do business within the State of New York if the Applicant is an out-of-state corporation (2) A list of its officers and shareholders, including names, residence addresses, telephone numbers, and percentage of ownership interest of each shareholder (3) A certified copy of the minutes of the organizational meeting at which the current officers were elected (4) Limited Liability Companies (LLCs). When the Applicant is a limited liability company, it must file with its application all of the following: (i) A copy of its articles of organization (ii) A copy of its operating agreement (iii) A list of the members, with the percentages of the Applicant owned by each.
(i)Uniqueness of Name. The Commission has the right to reject the proposed name of any Taximeter Business that the Commission finds to be substantially similar to any name in use by another Taximeter Business Licensee.
(j)Payment of Fines and Fees.
(1)An Applicant, including an applicant for a renewal License, must pay, and provide proof of payment of, any outstanding fines or fees owed by the Applicant to (i) the Commission, (ii) NYC Department of Finance's Parking Violations Bureau, (iii) NYC Department of Finance's Red Light Camera Unit, (iv) NYS DMV's Traffic Violations Bureau and (v) any of their successor agencies.
(2)This requirement includes payment of fines and fees owed as of the date of the application by (i) any Business Entity Persons of the Applicant (ii) any Business Entity of which the Applicant is a Business Entity Person, and (iii) any Business Entity of which a Business Entity Person of Applicant is also a Business Entity Person.
(k)Address. An Applicant must give the Commission the Applicant's current Mailing Address and Email Address. (Amended City Record 6/30/2016, eff. 7/30/2016; amended City Record 9/22/2016, eff. 10/22/2016; amended City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018)
