{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-779","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 20-779","heading":"§ 20-779 Surety.","body":"Unless otherwise required by New York state law, every provider must maintain in full force and effect, for the entire period during which the provider provides immigration assistance services and for one year after the provider ceases to do business as a provider of immigration assistance services, a bond, contract of indemnity, or irrevocable letter of credit, payable to the people of the city of New York, in the principal amount of fifty thousand dollars. Such surety shall be for the benefit of any person who does not receive a refund of fees from the provider to which he or she is entitled, or is otherwise injured by the provider. The Commissioner on behalf of the person or the person in his or her own name may maintain an action against the provider and the surety.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 20","Chapter 5: Unfair Trade Practices"],"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":"76ab2301cd1b62734223aba2c6d1d5687cba7931cf6d271606579ab29cbc19f9","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-778","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-20-779.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}