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How to Change from a Class 1 to a Class 2 Filing Representative

UPDATE: New License Application Requirement

Course Requirement Service Notice – As of December 1, 2023, Registration for change from a Class 1 to Class 2 Filing Representative will be issued without proof of training completion until training is available. Applicants must submit an Affidavit agreeing to take the course within 6 months after the course becomes available.

STEP 1: Registration Qualifications

Applicants changing from a Class 1 Filing Representative to a Class 2 Code and Zoning Representative registration must meet at least one (1) of the following:

Have a four (4) year degree in Architecture or Engineering from an accredited college; or

Have a four (4) year degree in another field from an accredited college and have two (2) years of experience filing 50 jobs as a registered filing representative, within the four (4) years prior to application for registration.

To determine the number of jobs associated with your filing representative registration number on a Plan / Work Application (PW1), use the filing representative search feature in the Buildings Information System or DOB NOW portal.

STEP 2: Applying for Your Registration

You must upload PDF scans of the following original documentation. Pictures of documents will not be accepted. All documents must be signed and notarized within the last 90 days from the date of submission. The following documentation is required:

LIC8 application

LIC34, if applicable

Notarized Code of Conduct confirmation receipt

Certificate of Department-approved 36-Hour Filing Representative Training Course

Applicants will be required to submit the Class 1/Class 2 Filing Representative Future Completion of Training Courses Affidavit in lieu of the Certificate of Completion until the 36-hour course is available.

Certificate of four-year college degree or transcript that you have completed a four-year degree

Foreign college degree approved by the NYC DCAS, if applicable

Experience Verification Affidavit(s) from licensed architects or professional engineers verifying that you have filed at least 50 jobs within the four (4) years prior to application, if applicable

Listing of jobs that were filed under your name and/or registration number verifying that you have filed at least 50 jobs within four (4) years prior to application, if applicable

DOB Appointments Registration Form

License Re-issuance Fee - $50.00 payable within the DOB NOW Portal
NOTE: Applicants requesting to renew and change their registration must check both the renewal and change boxes in section 1 of the LIC8 application.

How To

Obtain a Class 1 Filing Representative Registration

Obtain a: Class 2 Code and Zoning Representative Registration

Class 1 Registration Renewal

Class 2 Registration Renewal

Forms

Experience Verification Affidavit

LIC8 Form & LIC8 Instructions

Class 1/Class 2 Filing Representative Future Completion of Training Courses Affidavit

Foreign Education Fact Guide

Helpful Links

Filing Representative Training Courses

Code of Conduct Tutorial