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What is NYC AC § 19-1005?

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This section establishes the timeline for a respondent's appearance at a commission-related hearing. A timely appearance is defined as within 90 minutes of the scheduled hearing time. If the hearing does not commence within three hours of this appearance, the notice of violation is dismissed without prejudice. Applies to respondents in commission hearings.

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§ 19-1005 Commission-related hearing deadline.

AC § 19-1005

A respondent, or their representative, shall be considered to have made a timely appearance for a hearing provided they appear, whether in person or pursuant to subdivision (d) of section 19-1002, within 90 minutes of the scheduled time set forth in the summons. If a hearing does not begin within three hours of the timely appearance of both the respondent and the petitioner then the tribunal shall dismiss the notice of violation without prejudice. (L.L. 2019/019, 1/20/2019, eff. 7/19/2019)

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