N.Y. Labor Law § 1033: Registration process

§ 1033. Registration process. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this

section, a model management company or model management group required

to be registered under this article shall provide the department with

information required by the department on forms that the department

specifies.

2. At a minimum, a model management company or model management group

shall provide the following information:

(a) all names under which it conducts business;

(b) the address of the principal place of business of the model

management company or model management group and the address of each

office it maintains in New York state;

(c) the model management company or model management group's taxpayer

or employer identification number;

(d) a list by jurisdiction of each name under which the model

management company or model management group has operated in the

preceding five years, including any alternative names, names of

predecessors and, if known, successor business entities; and

(e) in the event the model management company or the ultimate parent

of a model management group is a privately or closely held company, the

model management company or model management group shall file a list of

all persons or entities that beneficially own a five percent or greater

interest in the model management company at the time of application and

a list of persons who formerly beneficially owned a five percent or

greater interest in the model management company or its predecessors in

the preceding five years. In the event the model management company or

the ultimate parent of a model management group is a publicly traded

company, the model management company or model management group shall

file a list of all persons or entities that beneficially own a fifty

percent or greater interest in the model management company or the

ultimate parent of the model management group at the time of

application.

3. Each model management company or model management group operating

within this state shall submit its initial registration to the

department within one year after the effective date of this article.

4. Upon application for registration, a model management company or

model management group with more than five employees that either work

from a location in this state or perform work relating to models in this

state shall deposit with the department a surety bond in the sum of

fifty thousand dollars.

5. Every model management company or model management group registered

pursuant to the provisions of this article shall pay to the commissioner

a registration fee before the certificate of registration is issued. The

registration fee for a model management company or model management

group operating with five or less employees shall be five hundred

dollars, and for a model management company or model management group

operating with more than five employees, the registration fee shall be

seven hundred dollars. If the application for registration is denied or

withdrawn, one-half of the registration fee provided herein shall be

returned to the applicant.

6. A registration or exemption from registration of a model management

company or model management group shall be valid for two calendar years

from the date of registration or exemption. Registrations or exemptions

may be renewed not less than ninety days before the expiration date of

the immediately preceding registration.

7. The department shall maintain a list of model management companies

and model management groups registered under this article and shall

issue a certificate of registration or a certificate of exemption to

each model management company or model management group duly registered.

8. The department shall prescribe forms necessary to promote the

efficient administration of this section.