License Application and Renewal

Online comments: 21

• Patrick Christopher

  Good Morning. Am I required to do anything? I”m somewhat confused with this email, thanks

  Comment added July 21, 2025 12:09pm

• Kyong Sung Lee

  Hi
  If possible some line expiring
  Send message for no forget ??

  Comment added July 21, 2025 12:15pm

• Minho Kim

  I think it’s fair enough because they were given heads up on the application process.

  Comment added July 21, 2025 12:28pm

• Jeff Kaufman

  As a both consumer and licensee I fully agree that licensee applications should not be allowed reapplication for at least a year however to include revocations in this provision is simply incomprehensible. If the Department saw fit to revoke the license, in order to protect the public, such licensee has clearly violated the public trust and permitting reapplication after only 1 year does little to protect the public from future transgressions. I would hope that this rule is rewritten to extend the period for reapplication after revocation. Thank you for your consideration.

  Comment added July 21, 2025 12:37pm

• JAMES SWINT

  A DENIED APPLICATION DEFINETLY SHOULD NOT MEAN A CLOSE CASED FOR A YEAR. SOMTIMES I GET IT WRONG THE FIRST TIME AND WHEN I RESUBMIT I GOT IT RIGHT. BY HAVING TO WAIT A YEAR TO RESUBMIT IS DEFEATING THE PURPOSE.

  Comment added July 21, 2025 12:46pm

• Barbara

  I think the licensee who’s application is denied or revoked should get a courtesy phone call to let them know. Our license was in limbo for awhile because the emails were getting sent to an email address that was not being checked. Also there are some circumstances where emails may get missed due to the person responsible leaving the company, out on leave or vacation, missed or deleted by accident, etc. Also our payment was accepted so we thought the license was renewed.

  Comment added July 21, 2025 12:49pm

• Savs

  Comments to: DCWP-NOH-Rules-Relating-to-Application-for-and-Renewal-of-Licenses.

  This proposal is an accommodation for shift-less lazy management and employees to eliminate mistakes on lengthy applications that they created to confuse the licensee even more then before with got yah trick questions. Whenever a bloated government agency which assumes they’re offering a service when in fact it’s just an erroneous tax concealed as a confirmation of certificate and safety tries to do something for the better they make it worse than before. A proposal should be made to not license illegal aliens from holding licenses instead of attempting to ferret out natives who commit type “O’s”. Maybe I should run for mayor and fire each and every one of you personally. It’s very simple. Simplify the application. Do all the primary checks on the initial/first application and renewals should be
  another simpler shorter version. Or you’ll have alot less licensed workers with alot more people continuing to move elsewhere. So far more than two million residents have moved out of New York City is the past several years and tens of thousands of useless illegal aliens have filled a numerical void. On a whole it doesn’t pay to hold any license here or to even live here. If you can make it here you can’t make it anywhere because you can’t make it here unless you are a recipient of occasional welfare which a guaranteed government job or self interested elected selected political post. I’m fully against just another nonsensical rule. But you people will pass it like you’ve passed all the other bad ideas because your all idiots fatting up on all that free tax money being stolen. I’ve relinquished two other licenses with your useless agency and only have one left. And I won’t miss it if I never have to deal with you fools again.

  Comment added July 21, 2025 1:24pm

• Dror Shemesh

  I got my locksmith license thank you

  Comment added July 21, 2025 2:38pm

• Jesse Lee

  1 year is long but i think it will make the applicants apply with more focus and intent since one year is long

  Comment added July 21, 2025 3:13pm

• Jaspal Bhola

  Good afternoon, I hope this message finds you well. Is it possible to obtain more details on this Case. Thank you

  Comment added July 21, 2025 3:29pm

• Bernard

  I would like to know what provisions are in effect or will you put in effect if one of your office workers makes the mistake by putting in the wrong information ,or a typo, maybe just as simple as a license application that never gets to you ,or sent to the wrong Department within the DCWP
  I’ve been dealing with the consumer affairs over 50 years and I still see some incompetence after all these years lots of improvements but not perfect .
  I think many licensees do not expect perfection from the consumer affairs therefore I think it should be reciprocal and the DCWP should not expect perfection from everyone who sends in a license Application
  We all make mistakes ,you wouldn’t give a year suspension to an employee at the DWCP for making ONE mistake or even 50 mistakes
  So why don’t we all try to get along
  People are trying to obtain licenses so they can do things legally why give them a hard time or make things really rough for them
  like I said I’ve been renewing my license over 50 years
  I don’t think many people working at the DWCP, would even agree,
  with not allowing somebody who makes a mistake to wait a year
  Actually from my knowledge there are plenty of rules in place right now with licensees in the city of New York
  I know the city Council must be busy, I’m sure they have more important
  Matters to address at this time
  Thank you

  Comment added July 21, 2025 4:38pm

• Carson Ducasse

  Thank you, for your service

  Comment added July 21, 2025 8:05pm

• IbisZReyes

  These newsletters have been very helpful to update information for licensees.

  Comment added July 21, 2025 9:21pm

• Lyndya Lee

  Are there pardons for people whose license was revoked permanently? Not due to neglect but illness?

  Comment added July 24, 2025 8:11am

• Tyrone O. Wallace

  Please review attachment

  Comment attachment
  Dennis-Light-NYC-Dept-of-Consumer-Worker-Protection-ltr-7-2-25.pdf

  Comment added July 28, 2025 3:53pm

• Abdulrazak Mohammed

  Renewal my license

  Comment added July 31, 2025 10:11pm

• Paula Parrino on behalf of NYSPPSA members

  Good morning,
  I write as President of the New York State Professional Process Servers Association (NYSPPSA), representing many members who are concerned about the proposed reapplication prohibition rule. Our members specifically have expressed concern about interpreting the proposed licensing rule related to exam attempts for process server candidates.

  According to DCWP guidance for the Process Server Individual license, applicants are permitted two attempts to pass the exam within the 60-day window following application processing. If both attempts are unsuccessful, reapplying requires submitting a new license application—and paying certain associated fees again.

  Our members understand this to apply to application denials due to application deficiencies. However, some are worried that failing the licensing exam twice within the permitted exam window may inadvertently trigger the same one-year ban—effectively preventing them from reapplying and impacting their livelihood.

  While the rule text does not explicitly categorize exam failures as equivalent to a full application denial leading to a reapplication ban, the lack of clarity has understandably raised concern.

  Therefore, our members are seeking clarification because some fear that failing the licensing exam twice could lead to a prohibition on reapplying, effectively barring them from obtaining the license for an extended period—causing a serious impact on their livelihood.

  While the rule does not appear to impose a flat ban after two failures, the lack of explicit language has raised uncertainty among applicants who worry about being indefinitely shut out.

  To support our members and ensure transparency, could you please clarify:

  Does failing the exam twice within the permitted 60-day window trigger any reapplication waiting period, other than the requirement to resubmit the full application with new applicable fees?

  I have attached the applicable rule section regarding “testing,” which states:

  § 2-232d. Testing. Every person who applies for a process server license or renewal thereof shall be required to pass an examination prior to being issued a license or renewal. Such examination shall test the applicant or licensee’s knowledge regarding proper service of process within the city of New York and familiarity with relevant laws and rules. The fee for this examination will be $75 and is not refundable. An applicant who fails the exam on the first attempt may take the examination a second time without an additional fee. After the second successive failure, the applicant’s application or renewal will be denied and he or she must reapply for a process server license.

  Are applicants allowed to immediately reapply after paying fees again and fulfilling all requirements, even if they initially fail both attempts?

  If there is any waiting period or restriction beyond the current two-attempt rule, please specify the duration and conditions.

  Also, our members are concerned about the use of the term “defective application” and seek examples of what would be considered such.

  Providing this clarity would reassure our members—and prospective applicants—that they are not permanently penalized after two unsuccessful attempts. Thank you for your attention to this request and for supporting fair and accessible licensing processes for process server applicants.

  Comment added August 6, 2025 7:11am

• Lionel Baptista

  This is not a clearly thought through rule. There are any number of reasons an applicant can fail to complete the application form with all the requisites. Banning for a year is way too long

  Comment added August 12, 2025 11:53am