§ 20-297.3 Application.
AC § 20-297.3
a. An application for a license, or for any renewal thereof, to establish, maintain or operate an industrial laundry or a business that engages in industrial laundry delivery shall be made in writing in such form and manner as the commissioner shall prescribe and shall state each of the following: 1. The name and business address of the applicant; 2. The addresses of all locations at which laundry services will be performed; 3. Whether the application is made for an industrial laundry or a business that engages in industrial laundry delivery; and 4. The number of persons employed by the applicant at the time of the application. b. In addition to the requirements of subdivision a of this section, an application for a license to establish, maintain or operate an industrial laundry shall include the following: 1. A description of the ownership and business structure of the applicant; 2. A written statement listing the categories of commercial clients for which the applicant will perform laundry services, including but not limited to hotels, hospitals, restaurants, gyms and retail laundries; 3. A written statement signed by the applicant certifying compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and rules, including section 20-297.6; 4. A written statement signed by the applicant certifying that there are no outstanding final judgments or warrants against the applicant in any action arising out of a violation of this subchapter or any rules promulgated thereunder; 5. A written statement signed by the applicant certifying that there are no outstanding final judgments against the applicant in any civil, criminal or administrative action involving nonpayment or underpayment of wages; 6. Certificates of insurance evidencing workers' compensation insurance and disability benefits insurance coverage in a form acceptable to the commissioner; 7. A certificate of insurance evidencing commercial general liability insurance, listing the city of New York as an additional insured, that provides coverage for property damage and bodily injury and death in an amount of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate; 8. A written statement detailing the applicant's procedures for complying with the minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene set forth in subdivision a of section 20-297.6; 9. A written statement detailing the applicant's procedures for maintaining functional separation of laundered and unlaundered laundry, as required by subdivision b of section 20-297.6; 10. If the applicant is a nonresident of the city, the name and address of a registered agent within the city upon whom legal process or other notification of a judicial or administrative proceeding may be served or a designation of the commissioner for such purpose; and 11. If the applicant engages in or intends to engage in industrial laundry delivery, such applicant shall submit any information required to be submitted pursuant to subdivision c of this section that has not already been submitted to the department pursuant to this subdivision. If an industrial laundry licensee intends to engage in industrial laundry delivery during the term of a license, such licensee shall submit any information required to be submitted pursuant to subdivision c of this section before engaging in industrial laundry delivery if such licensee did not submit such information when applying for the industrial laundry license. c. In addition to the requirements of subdivision a of this section, an application for a license to establish, maintain or operate a business that engages in industrial laundry delivery shall include the following: 1. A description of the ownership and business structure of the applicant; 2. The name, business address and business telephone number of all industrial laundries to which the applicant delivers laundry for laundry services; 3. A written statement listing the categories of commercial clients to which the applicant delivers laundry, including but not limited to hotels, hospitals, restaurants, gyms and retail laundries; 4. The make, model and license plate number of each vehicle used by the applicant for delivering laundry; 5. A written statement signed by the applicant certifying compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and rules, including section 20-297.6; 6. A written statement detailing the applicant's procedures for maintaining functional separation of laundered and unlaundered laundry, as required by subdivision b of section 20-297.6; and 7. If the applicant is a nonresident of the city, the name and address of a registered agent within the city upon whom legal process or other notification of a judicial or administrative proceeding may be served or a designation of the commissioner for such purpose. d. In addition to any of the powers that may be exercised by the commissioner pursuant to this subchapter or chapter 1 of this title, the commissioner may deny an application for a license or renewal under this subchapter after finding that: 1. The applicant has failed to pay in full any civil penalty imposed in a judicial or administrative proceeding arising out of a violation of this subchapter or any rule promulgated thereunder; 2. An entity to which the applicant is a successor has failed to pay in full any civil penalty imposed in a judicial or administrative proceeding arising out of a violation of this subchapter or any rule promulgated thereunder; or 3. The applicant lacks good moral character. In making a finding that an applicant lacks good moral character, the commissioner may consider, but is not limited to, any of the following factors: (a) Any failure by such applicant to provide truthful and complete information or documentation in connection with the application or other request for information; (b) Any final determination of liability in a civil, criminal or administrative action involving egregious or repeated nonpayment or underpayment of wages or any other illegal act or omission bearing a direct relationship to the fitness of the applicant to conduct the business for which the license or renewal is sought; except that the commissioner shall consider mitigating factors, including (i) the passage of time since such determination of liability or the underlying illegal act or omission, (ii) the severity of the illegal act or omission underlying such final determination of liability, (iii) whether any such determination of liability or other illegal act or omission has been appealed and whether the appeal is pending and (iv) any change in circumstance that might reduce the likelihood of the illegal act or omission underlying any such determinations recurring during the period of licensure; (c) Any prior refusal by the commissioner to issue a license to the applicant to establish, maintain or operate a retail laundry, an industrial laundry, or a business that engages in industrial laundry delivery pursuant to this chapter or to renew any such license held by the applicant; or (d) Any finding that, within the 10 years prior to the submission of the application, a person to which the applicant is a successor has been denied the issuance or renewal of any license pursuant to this subchapter or has had any such license revoked. (L.L. 2016/087, 8/3/2016, eff. 1/30/2017; Am. L.L. 2021/080, 7/18/2021, eff. 12/31/2021; Am. L.L. 2021/098, 9/26/2021, eff. 12/31/2021) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2016/087, L.L. 2021/080, and L.L. 2021/098.
