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What is NYC AC § 22-256?

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This section establishes the authority of the commissioner to set fees for photo identification cards, registration, and visitor passes. The fees are intended to cover the city's administrative costs related to these services. Applies to wholesale and market businesses responsible for fees related to their employees.

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§ 22-256 Fees.

AC § 22-256

The commissioner shall by rule establish fees for photo identification cards, for registration and the renewal of registration, and for visitor passes issued pursuant to this chapter in amounts sufficient to compensate the city for the administrative expense of issuance of such photo identification cards, of registration and the inspections and other activities related thereto, and of issuance of visitor passes. Such rule may provide that a designee of the department perform administrative functions related to the issuance of photo identification cards or the issuance of visitor passes and that such designee may, with the approval of the commissioner, impose a fee for the performance of such functions. For the purposes of this section "designee of the department" shall mean an agency of the city or, in the discretion of the commissioner, a wholesaler cooperative or similar organization. Registration pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for three years. A wholesale business or a market business shall be responsible for the payment of any fee imposed by this section with respect to an employee of such business or any person seeking to become an employee of such business. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1997/028.

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