New York City Business Integrity Commission
The Business Integrity Commission (BIC) is the agency of the New York City government responsible for regulating the private carting industry, public wholesale markets businesses, and the shipboard gambling industry.[1] Its purpose is to combat corruption in these industries from organized crime, and was created from the 2001 Organized Crime Control Commission, itself created from the 1996 Trade Waste Commission, the Markets Division in the Small Business Services Department, and the Gambling Commission.[2]
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Formed | August 19, 2002 |
Type | Regulatory/Law Enforcement |
Jurisdiction | New York City |
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Website | www |
It consists of a chairperson appointed by the mayor and of the commissioners of the Police Department, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, the Department of Investigation, the Department of Small Business Services and the Department of Sanitation, or their designees.[3]
Inspectors
The Business Integrity Commission (BIC) has a number of Inspectors (with police type powers)[4], who carry out the duties required of the BIC. These may include joint investigations with the NYPD against businesses[5].
The Inspectors have marked police vehicles with flashing lights and the BIC crest.[6]
See also
- New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), for hearings conducted on summonses for quality of life violations issued by the Commission
- New York State Gaming Commission
References
- "About BIC". Business Integrity Commission. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- "History". Business Integrity Commission. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- New York City Charter § 2100
- http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.3197023.1495767226!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_1200/fraud26n-11-web.jpg
- http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nyc-investigators-raid-offices-heating-oil-big-fraud-probe-article-1.3197028
- https://www.flickriver.com/photos/39772828@N03/4316301875/
External links
- Official website
- Business Integrity Commission in the Rules of the City of New York
- CityAdmin, a collection of NYC administrative decisions from the Center for New York City Law