§ 66-04 Licensing – General Requirements.
RCNY § 66-04
(a)Licensees. An Applicant for a Technology System Provider License or its renewal may be an individual or a Business Entity.
(b)Approval for Each Technology System. Each Technology System offered under a Technology System Provider's License must be approved by the Chairperson prior to making it available for sale, lease, or use by Taxicab or Street Hail Livery Licensees. A Technology System intended for use in Street Hail Liveries, pursuant to 35 RCNY § 66-24(h), must be approved for use by the Chairperson separately and apart from a Technology System intended for use in Taxicabs.
(c)Certification. Any new or renewal application for a Technology System Provider License must be 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.
(d)Proof of Identity. The individual or Business Entity Person submitting the application for a Technology System Provider 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 (e) Age. The individual or Business Entity Person applying for a Technology System Provider License or its renewal must be at least 18 years of age.
(f)Fit to Hold a License. The individual or Business Entity Person applying for a Technology System Provider License or its renewal must demonstrate that they are Fit to Hold a License.
(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 and age, as specified in subdivisions (d) and (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(s) in which the Applicant is incorporated 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 that own at least a 10% share of the company, including names, residence addresses, telephone numbers, and percentage of ownership interest of each such shareholder (3) 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 list of the members who have at least a 10% ownership stake in the LLC, 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 Technology System Provider that the Commission finds to be substantially similar to any name in use by another Technology System Provider 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, (iii) NYC Department of Consumer Affairs, (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 as required by 35 RCNY § 66-13. (Added City Record 5/17/2018, eff. 6/16/2018)
