{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-1535","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 20-1535","heading":"§ 20-1535 Burden of proof; evidence.","body":"a. In any proceeding alleging a violation by a delivery service of section 20-1532 or section 20-1533, such delivery service shall bear the burden of proving just cause pursuant to section 20-1532 or 20-1533 by a preponderance of the evidence, subject to the rules of evidence as set forth in the civil practice law and rules or, where applicable, the common law.\n\nb. In determining whether a delivery service had just cause for a deactivation, a fact-finder may not consider any reasons proffered by the delivery service not included in the notice of deactivation provided to the contracted delivery worker pursuant to subdivision e of section 20-1532 or the written explanation provided to the contracted delivery worker pursuant to subdivision c of section 20-1533.\n\nc. A contracted delivery worker may submit evidence in any proceeding alleging a violation of this subchapter that was not provided to a delivery service pursuant to section 20-1533 or section 20-1537, and a fact-finder shall consider such evidence, notwithstanding any failure by such contracted delivery worker to submit such evidence to such delivery service prior to such proceeding.\n\n(L.L. 2026/034, 1/17/2026, eff. 1/17/2027)","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Chapter 15: Contracted Delivery Workers"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"f4ac83154d30965449981fbac672a9aead2475001fb8abf035ff8a61747c3504","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-1534","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-1536"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}