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What is NYC AC § 20-779.5?

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This section mandates the department to prepare an annual report on immigration service providers, detailing complaints, inspections, collaborative efforts, and outreach events. The report is to be published on the department's website and submitted to various city officials. Applies to providers of immigration assistance services.

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§ 20-779.5 Reporting.

AC § 20-779.5

a. The department shall prepare an annual report relating to providers of immigration services. Such report may be provided in a tabular format and shall include the following: 1. Complaints received related to providers of immigration assistance services, and the subject and source of such complaint; 2. Inspections conducted by the department, whether the inspection resulted in a violation, and the type of violation issued; 3. A description of the department’s efforts to proactively investigate providers of immigration assistance services; 4. A description of the department’s efforts to collaborate with other law enforcement agencies on investigation, enforcement, and community education efforts; 5. A description of changing trends in the provision of services and common fraudulent schemes; 6. Outreach events related to fraud prevention hosted or attended by department staff and for each such event, the number of staff hours dedicated to the event, the number of staff in attendance, the date, time, borough, council district, and zip code of the event; and 7. A description of the community outreach and education conducted by the department, including but not limited to the duration, languages, and costs relating to such outreach and education efforts. b. Such report shall be published on the department’s website and submitted to the mayor, the speaker of the city council, and the public advocate no later than July 1 of each year, and shall include the information required by subdivision a of this section as it relates to the 12 month period prior to the submission of such report. (L.L. 2017/063, 4/25/2017, eff. 8/23/2017; Am. L.L. 2025/097, 7/30/2025, eff. 1/26/2026)

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