N.Y. Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 131: New York alcoholic beverage control problem premises task force

§ 131. New York alcoholic beverage control problem premises task

force. 1. There is hereby created within the authority the New York

alcoholic beverage control problem premises task force (hereinafter

"task force"), which shall consist of employees of the authority as

designated by the members of the authority, provided however, that the

task force shall include at least one investigator from the Albany

office, one investigator from the Buffalo office, and one investigator

from the New York city office.

2. In any case where the authority receives notification from the

mayor, chief of police, police commissioner, sheriff, or local

legislative body of any city, town or village which certifies that

continued operation of an on-premises establishment poses a significant

threat to the public health, safety, or welfare requiring immediate

action, the authority shall assign responsibility for conducting an

investigation concerning such premises to the task force. In the city of

New York, the community board established pursuant to section

twenty-eight hundred of the New York city charter with jurisdiction over

the area in which such premises is located shall be considered the

appropriate local legislative body.

3. Not more than fourteen calendar days after receipt by the authority

of a notification as provided in this section, the task force shall

commence an investigation into the operation of the establishment. The

task force shall complete its investigation and the authority shall

commence a disciplinary hearing proceeding pursuant to this chapter for

revocation or other appropriate action within forty-five calendar days,

unless the task force determines in written findings that no

disciplinary charges are warranted. A copy of any such determination

shall be sent to the mayor, chief of police, police commissioner,

sheriff, or local legislative body of the city, town or village that

filed the notification with the authority. The authority shall notify

the mayor, chief of police, police commissioner, sheriff, or local

legislative body of the city, town or village that filed the

notification to the authority of the final disposition of the

disciplinary proceeding within ten business days of the completion of

this process.