§ 5-257 Lost or Mutilated Licenses.

   (a)   Lost license. A licensee shall immediately report, in an affidavit, the loss of a license issued to him or her by the Department, requesting the issuance of a new license. Replacement licenses are issued at the discretion of the Department.

   (b)   Mutilated license. Should a license issued by the Department to any licensee become mutilated or otherwise illegible, the holder of the license shall promptly surrender it to the Department and request the issuance of a new license. The request shall be made upon a form provided by the Department.

   (c)   Fee. A fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be charged for the issuance of a replacement license. This fee shall be paid when the affidavit for a lost license is filed or when a mutilated or otherwise illegible license is surrendered and a request for the issuance of a new license is filed. This fee will be refunded should the Department decide not to issue the replacement license.

§ 5-258 Late Renewal Fee.

Any licensee who files for a license renewal more than one (1) month, but less than three (3) months, after the expiration date of the license must pay to the Department, in addition to any other fees or penalties provided by law, the sum of $20 or 20 percent of the license fee, whichever is greater. Any licensee who files for a license renewal more than three (3) months after the expiration date of the license must pay to the Department, in addition to any other fees or penalties provided by law, the sum of $50 or 30 percent of the license fee, whichever is greater.

§ 5-259 Statement of Terms and Conditions.

   (a)   All employment agencies must provide to each applicant a document accompanying each contract entitled "Terms and Conditions," except when offering an applicant a contract for Class "C" theatrical employment.

   (b)   Each "Terms and Conditions" document provided to an applicant must conform to the template made available by the commissioner.

   (c)   The "Terms and Conditions" document must be provided to each applicant in the language in which their contract was negotiated, provided the commissioner has made a template available in such language.

[Click here to open a PDF copy of the terms and conditions form]

(Added City Record 2/27/2019, eff. 3/29/2019)

Subchapter N: Immigration Consultants

§ 5-260 Location and Availability of Records.

All records required to be retained shall be kept at the provider's principal place of business and shall be made available for inspection during normal business hours to the Commissioner or his or her duly authorized representative.

§ 5-261 Requirements for Written Agreements.

The statements required to be included in written agreements pursuant to subdivisions one through seven and nine through twelve of § 20-777 of the New York City Administrative Code shall all be included together in a box that is set off from the rest of the text of the written agreement. The text of the required statements shall be in at least twelve (12) point font. The box containing the required statements shall appear immediately above the place for the consumer's signature.

(Amended City Record 8/7/2018, eff. 9/6/2018)

§ 5-262 Completing Form Preparation Declaration.

Every immigration assistance service provider shall complete and sign the form preparation declaration contained on any form that was directly or indirectly prepared by such provider as part of the service for which the consumer is charged a fee under the written agreement required by § 20-777.

(Amended City Record 8/7/2018, eff. 9/6/2018)