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What is NYC AC § 20-345?

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This section outlines the process for hearings related to license applications, ensuring that applicants are given the opportunity to present their qualifications and the merits of their applications. It also details the procedure for amending an existing license, which requires an application to the commissioner and payment of any additional fees. Applies to individuals and entities seeking licenses under this subchapter.

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§ 20-345 Hearing; amendment of license.

AC § 20-345

a. No application for the issuance of a license shall be denied by the commissioner until after a hearing, held on due notice to the applicant, at which the applicant shall be entitled to be heard upon the qualifications of the applicant and the merits of the application. b. Any license issued under this subchapter and article fourteen-H of the general municipal law may be amended, upon application made to the commissioner who issued it, if the subject matter of the proposed amendment could lawfully and properly have been included in the original license and upon payment of such additional license fee, if any, as would have been payable if it had been so included.

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