N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 28-401.10: § 28-401.10 Issuance of license and seal, where applicable, or certificate of competence.

The commissioner shall issue a license or certificate of competence to each applicant who shall have submitted satisfactory evidence of such applicant’s qualifications, and shall have satisfactorily passed all required examinations and investigations, provided that no license or certificate of competence shall be issued unless and until the applicant shall have paid the required fee and complied with such other and further requirements for the particular license or certificate of competence as may be set forth in this chapter and in rules promulgated by the department. All licenses or certificates of competence issued by the commissioner shall have the commissioner’s signature affixed thereto; but the commissioner may authorize any subordinate to affix such signature. For licenses that require the application of a seal, the seal shall be issued with the license except as provided otherwise in this chapter. The license and seal are the property of the department and are not transferable by the licensee. No licensee shall make or cause to be made duplicates of a department-issued license or seal. The loss or theft of a license or seal must be reported to the department within 5 calendar days. Before any license or seal may be reissued, the applicant shall pay a reissuance fee as prescribed by the department’s rules.