N.Y. Executive Law § 160-hh: Membership in the fund; registration with the department

§ 160-hh. Membership in the fund; registration with the department. 1.

The membership of the fund shall be composed of all central dispatch

facilities. Each central dispatch facility shall be required, as a

condition of doing business within this state, to pay the department a

two hundred dollar annual fee for the purpose of registering as a member

of the fund and receiving a certificate of registration. Such sums shall

be used by the department for the administration of this article. The

initial registration fee shall be due no later than ninety days after

the effective date of this article. The department shall have the power

to assess an additional fee against each registrant in the amount

necessary to provide it with sufficient funds to cover its expenses in

performing its duties pursuant to this article. The department shall

provide the fund with an updated list of registrants on a monthly basis.

2. All central dispatch facilities shall be required, as a condition

of obtaining or retaining their license from the local licensing

authority, if any, to (a) be members of the fund; (b) be registered with

the department as members of the fund; and (c) submit to the local

licensing authority a copy of its certificate of registration as proof

of such membership and registration.

3. Within sixty days of the effective date of this article, the board

of the fund shall, on the basis of information from trade papers, local

licensing authorities and other sources, identify the central dispatch

facilities subject to this article and, on a regular and ongoing basis,

confirm that all such entities have registered in accordance with

subdivision one of this section.

4. The fund shall, within seventy-five days of the effective date of

this article, provide to its members a copy of the proposed plan of

operation filed with the department and shall inform its members of

their rights and duties pursuant to this article.