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What is NYC AC § 16-510?

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This section outlines the requirements for background investigations of employees in managerial positions or specified job categories for licensees. It mandates fingerprinting and submission of personal information to the commission, which may conduct further investigations if there are concerns about an employee's character. Applies to licensees employing individuals in specified roles.

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§ 16-510 Investigation of employees.

AC § 16-510

a.

(i)Each person who is not otherwise a principal as defined in section 16-501 of this chapter and who is employed or proposed to be employed by a licensee in a managerial capacity, or in a job category specified in rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to section 16-504 of this chapter, and each person who acts or is proposed to act in such a capacity or in such a category as an agent of a licensee, shall: (i) be fingerprinted by a person designated for such purpose by the commission and pay a fee to be submitted by the commission to the division of criminal justice services for the purposes of obtaining criminal history records, and (ii) submit to the commission the information set forth in subparagraphs (b) through (n) of paragraph (ii) of subdivision b of section 16-508 of this chapter and pay the fee for the investigation of such information set forth in the rules promulgated pursuant to section 16-504 of this chapter. Where, at any time subsequent to an investigation of an employee subject to the provisions of this subdivision, the commission has reasonable cause to believe that such employee lacks good character, honesty and integrity, the commission may conduct an additional investigation of such employee and may require, if necessary, that such employee provide information updating, supplementing or explaining information previously submitted. The job categories specified in rules of the commission for purposes of such fingerprinting and disclosure shall not include personnel engaged solely in operating vehicles or handling waste or clerical personnel who have no contact with customers.

(ii)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a licensee shall provide the commission with notice of at least ten business days of the proposed addition to the business of the licensee of any person subject to the provisions of this subdivision. The commission may waive or shorten such ten day period upon a showing that there exists a bona fide business requirement therefor. Except where the commission determines within such period, based on information available to it, that the addition of such new person may have a result inimical to the purposes of this chapter, the licensee may add such person pending the completion of an investigation by the commission. The licensee shall be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate to the commission that the addition of such new person pending completion of the investigation would not have a result inimical to the purposes of this chapter. If upon the completion of such investigation, the commission makes a final determination that such person lacks good character, honesty and integrity, the license shall cease to be valid unless the employment of such person in the business of such licensee is discontinued within the time period prescribed by the commission. b.

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