NYC Administrative Code

§ 23-303 — Notifying businesses of requests for service or complaints.

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What is NYC AC § 23-303?

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This section mandates the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications to notify business owners via text or email about 311 requests for service or complaints related to their business. Notifications are sent within 72 to 96 hours and are available in designated citywide languages. Applies to business owners who opt to receive such notifications.

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§ 23-303 Notifying businesses of requests for service or complaints.

AC § 23-303

Pursuant to the provisions of this section, the department of information technology and telecommunications shall, to the extent practicable, notify business owners by text or email, in accordance with the business owner's preference, each time the address of their business is provided as part of a 311 request for service or complaint if such business owners have opted to receive such notifications via a website maintained by or on behalf of the city of New York. Such notifications shall be offered in the designated citywide languages defined in section 23-1101 of this code. Such notifications shall be delivered within 72 hours, to the extent practicable, and not more than 96 hours after the 311 request for service or complaint is made available as part of a public data set on the single web portal established pursuant to chapter 5 of this title. (L.L. 2017/070, 5/10/2017, eff. 2/4/2018)

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