NYC Administrative Code

§ 20-554 — Display of license and required apparel.

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What is NYC AC § 20-554?

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This section mandates that ticket sellers display their licenses conspicuously while vending and exhibit them upon request to authorized personnel. It also requires ticket sellers to wear specific apparel that identifies them as licensed, including their license number and associated entity. Applies to ticket sellers operating in New York City.

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§ 20-554 Display of license and required apparel.

AC § 20-554

a. Each ticket seller shall wear their ticket seller license conspicuously at all times while engaged in vending and shall exhibit such license upon demand to any police officer, peace officer, or other authorized officer or employee of the department or other city agency. b. In any civil or criminal action or proceeding for any violation of this subchapter or any rules promulgated pursuant to such subchapter, failure by a ticket seller required to be licensed pursuant to this subchapter to exhibit upon demand a ticket seller license in accordance with this subchapter to any police officer, peace officer, or other authorized officer or employee of the department or other city agency shall be presumptive evidence that such person is not duly licensed. c. Each ticket seller shall wear a jacket, vest, or other wearing apparel on the upper part of their body as the outermost garment at all times while engaged in vending. Such apparel shall indicate that the ticket seller is licensed under this subchapter; the ticket seller's license number; and, if the ticket seller is employed by or vends on behalf of a place of entertainment, mode of transportation, or guided tour, the name of such place of entertainment, mode of transportation, or guided tour. Such information shall be in lettering and numerals at least one inch in height so as to be plainly readable at a distance of at least ten feet. (L.L. 2016/080, 6/28/2016, eff. 8/1/2016) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2016/080.

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