NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 7-07 — Respondent Appeal of a Decision After Requesting Community Service.

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(a) If a Respondent who has chosen to perform Community Service instead of paying a monetary civil penalty timely appeals the Decision sustaining the Specified Violation, pursuant to 48 RCNY § 6-19, the part of the Decision ordering completion of Community Service will be stayed until a decision on the appeal is issued

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Effective: 6/13/2017

§ 7-07 Respondent Appeal of a Decision After Requesting Community Service.

RCNY § 7-07

(a)If a Respondent who has chosen to perform Community Service instead of paying a monetary civil penalty timely appeals the Decision sustaining the Specified Violation, pursuant to 48 RCNY § 6-19, the part of the Decision ordering completion of Community Service will be stayed until a decision on the appeal is issued. A Respondent will not be required to complete the Community Service or pay the applicable monetary civil penalty in order to file an appeal.

(b)If a Respondent's appeal is denied, the Respondent must either complete the Community Service within twenty (20) days of the date of the appeal decision, or pay the monetary civil penalty, unless otherwise specified in a notice granting an extension. (Added City Record 6/13/2017, eff. 6/13/2017; renumbered City Record 6/17/2019, eff. 7/17/2019)

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