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What is NYC AC § 20-412?

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This section mandates that individuals must obtain a license to operate as a service dealer. The commissioner requires applicants to be fingerprinted for criminal history checks, with specific requirements based on the business structure. Applies to service dealers seeking to operate legally in New York City.

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§ 20-412 License required.

AC § 20-412

Editor's note: this section has been amended by L.L. 2025/183, 12/12/2025, eff. 9/8/2026.

1.No person shall represent or hold himself or herself out to be, or engage in business as, a service dealer, unless duly licensed pursuant to this subchapter.

2.The commissioner shall require that applicants for licenses issued pursuant to this subchapter be fingerprinted for the purpose of securing criminal history records from the state division of criminal justice services. The applicant shall pay a processing fee as required by the state division of criminal justice services. Fingerprints shall be taken of the individual owner if the applicant is a sole proprietorship; the general partners if the applicant is a partnership; and the officers, principals, directors, and stockholders owning more than ten percent of the outstanding stock of the corporation if the applicant is a corporation. Any person required to be fingerprinted hereunder shall furnish to the department three current passport-size photographs of such person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commissioner need not require applicants for licenses required under this subchapter to be fingerprinted if criminal history records concerning such applicants are not available from the state division of criminal justice services. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1992/039 and L.L. 2025/183.

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