NY Real Prop L § 441-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws RPP - Real Property Article 12-A - Real Estate Brokers and Real Estate Salesmen 441-E - Denial of License; Complaints; Notice of Hearing.

§  441-e.  Denial of license; complaints; notice of hearing. 1. Denial   of license. The  department  of  state  shall,  before  making  a  final   determination to deny an application for a license, notify the applicant   in  writing of the reasons for such proposed denial and shall afford the   applicant an opportunity to be heard in person or by  counsel  prior  to   denial  of the application. Such notification shall be served personally   or by certified mail or in any manner authorized by the  civil  practice   law and rules. If the applicant is a salesman or has applied to become a   salesman,  the  department  shall  also notify the broker with whom such   salesman is associated, or with whom such salesman or applicant is about   to  become  associated,  of  such  proposed  denial.  If  a  hearing  is   requested,  such  hearing  shall  be  held at such time and place as the   department shall prescribe. If the applicant fails  to  make  a  written   request  for  a  hearing  within  thirty  days  after  receipt  of  such   notification, then the notification of denial  shall  become  the  final   determination  of the department. The department, acting by such officer   or person in the department as the secretary  of  state  may  designate,   shall  have the power to subpoena and bring before the officer or person   so designated any person in this state, and administer an  oath  to  and   take  testimony  of  any  person  or cause his deposition to be taken. A   subpoena issued under this section  shall  be  regulated  by  the  civil   practice  law  and  rules.  If,  after  such hearing, the application is   denied, written notice of such denial shall be served upon the applicant   personally or by certified mail or in any manner authorized by the civil   practice law and rules, and if the  applicant  is  a  salesman,  or  has   applied  to  become  a  salesman, the department shall notify the broker   with whom such applicant is associated.2. Revocation, suspension, reprimands, fines. The department of  state   shall, before revoking or suspending any license or imposing any fine or   reprimand  on  the  holder  thereof or before imposing any fine upon any   person not licensed pursuant to this article who  is  deemed  to  be  in   violation  of  section  four hundred forty-two-h of this article, and at   least ten days prior to the date set for the hearing, notify in  writing   the holder of such license or such unlicensed person of any charges made   and shall afford such licensee or unlicensed person an opportunity to be   heard  in person or by counsel in reference thereto. Such written notice   may be served by delivery of same personally  to  the  licensee,  or  by   mailing  same  by  certified  mail to the last known business address of   such licensee or unlicensed person, or by any method authorized  by  the   civil  practice  law  and  rules.  If  said  licensee be a salesman, the   department shall also notify the broker with whom he  is  associated  of   the  charges  by  mailing  notice by certified mail to the broker's last   known business address. The hearing on such charges  shall  be  at  such   time and place as the department shall prescribe.3.  Power to suspend a license. The department, acting by such officer   or person in the department as the secretary  of  state  may  designate,   shall  have  the  power  to  suspend  a license pending a hearing and to   subpoena and bring before the officer or person so designated any person   in this state, and administer an oath  to  and  take  testimony  of  any   person or cause his deposition to be taken. A subpoena issued under this   section shall be regulated by the civil practice law and rules.