How much is the process server license in new york?

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http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/licenses/109.shtml

Process Server, Organization (109) License Application Checklist DCA Licensing Center

42 Broadway, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10004

For more information, call 311. A person or business must have a Process Server Organization license if engaged in hiring persons to act as process servers. Note: Licensees are required to comply with all relevant laws and rules, including the Consumer Protection Law. For a copy of the actual law regarding this category, call 311 or come in person to the DCA Licensing Center at the above address. Below are the requirements for a Process Server Organization license. All required documents must be submitted when filing your application. Applications must be filed in person at the DCA Licensing Center at the address above between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To speed processing, please submit documents in the order listed below. * Basic License Application (download ). *ATTENTION NEW LICENSE APPLICANT: Learn how to fill out the DCA's new online application form. * For Sole Proprietorships, submit a copy of your Business Certificate, certified as a true and accurate copy by the County Clerk of the borough in which your business is located. The address appearing on your Business Certificate must be identical to the address for which you are seeking a license. If you are a sole proprietor doing business under your own name, and not a trade or Doing Business As (DBA) name, you do not need a Business Certificate.

* For Partnerships, submit a copy of your Partnership Certificate, certified as a true and accurate copy by the County Clerk of the borough in which your business is located. The address appearing on your Partnership Certificate must be identical to the address for which you are seeking a license.

* For Corporations, submit a stamped Certificate of Incorporation or a filing receipt. If applicable, you must also submit your corporation's Assumed Name Certificate. These certificates must be stamped by the New York State Secretary of State. For more information, contact the Secretary of State's Division of Corporations at (518) 473-2492.

If your business is an out-of-state corporation, you must obtain a Certificate of Doing Business in Good Standing from your home state's Secretary of State and file this with an application for Authority to Conduct Business in New York with the New York State Secretary of State. A filing receipt from the New York State Secretary of State will be accepted as proof.

* Process Server Questionnaire (download). All applicants must complete the Questionnaire. Applicants who are employed by the City of New York and who own the Organization, in whole or in part, must provide a letter from the Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) stating that the COIB is aware of your ownership of the Organization and application to the DCA for a Process Server-Organization license. This policy applies to any owner of the Organization who is employed by the City of New York. DO NOT CONTACT COIB IF YOU ARE NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

* Roster of Employees (download).

* Fingerprints. All sole proprietors, partners, directors, corporate officers, and stockholders who own 10% or more of a corporate applicant must be fingerprinted. Each person to be fingerprinted must come in person with photo identification to the DCA Licensing Center at 42 Broadway, 5th floor, in Manhattan. Each person to be fingerprinted must pay a processing fee of $75 by Check (corporate or personal) or Postal Money Order, payable to NYC Department of Consumer Affairs. (Cash will not be accepted.) Your fingerprints will be checked for any criminal records that you may have. Note that a conviction will not necessarily prevent you from being granted a license. However, failure to reveal a conviction can constitute grounds for the denial of an application.

* Photo ID of the person submitting the application. Acceptable identification includes:

- a driver's license or a non-driver's ID issued by a State Department of Motor Vehicles

- a passport

- an alien card/green card

- a license or permit issued by a government agency

- if applicant is a city, state or federal employee, an employee identification card Note: If this application will be filed by someone other than an owner, partner or corporate officer, the person submitting the application must submit an original, notarized Affidavit Granting Authority to Act (download) together with one of the above acceptable forms of ID. * If your business is a SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, the proprietor must submit a Notarized Child Support Certification form (download). If your business is a PARTNERSHIP, each partner must submit a Notarized Child Support Certification form (download).

* License Fee. Must be paid by check or money order made payable to NYC Department of Consumer Affairs. The chart below lists the amount due depending upon when your license application is filed. Note: An odd year is any year ending in an odd digit; for example, 2005, 2007, etc. An even year is any year ending in an even digit; for example, 2006, 2008, etc. Process Server - Organization License License Term License Expiration Date If You File Your Application

Between These Dates: Your License Fee is: 2 years February 28

Even years From February 28 in an even year

to August 31 in an even year $340 From September 1 in an even year

to February 28 in an odd year $255 From March 1 in an odd year

to August 31 in an odd year $170 From September 1 in an odd year

to February 28 in an even year $85