§ 534-T — Denial of applications

§ 534-t. Denial of applications. In addition to the grounds elsewhere\nset forth in this article, the commission may deny an application for a\nlicense or registration for any of the following:\n 1. Conviction by a court of the United States or any state or\nterritory thereof of coercion;\n 2. Conviction by any such court, after having been previously\nconvicted by any such court of any crime or of the offenses set forth in\nthis article, of a misdemeanor or any of the following offenses:\nassault, malicious injury to property, malicious mischief, unlawful\ntaking of a motor vehicle, corruption of employees or possession of\nlottery or number slips;\n 3. Fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in connection with any\napplication or petition submitted to, or any interview, hearing or\nproceeding conducted by the commission;\n 4. Violation of any provision of this act or commission of any offense\nunder this article;\n 5. Refusal on the part of any applicant, or prospective licensee, or\nof any member, officer or stockholder required by subdivision two of\nsection five hundred thirty-four-g of this article to sign or be\nidentified in an application for a stevedore license, to answer any\nmaterial question or produce any material evidence in connection with\nthe person's application or any application made on the person's behalf\nfor a license or registration pursuant to this article;\n 6. Association with a person who has been identified by a federal,\nstate, or local law enforcement agency as a member or associate of an\norganized crime group, a terrorist group, or a career offender cartel,\nor who is a career offender, under circumstances where such association\ncreates a reasonable belief that the participation of the applicant in\nany activity required to be licensed under this article would be\ninimical to the policies of this article, provided, however, that\nassociation without the requisite showing of inimicality as set forth\nherein shall be insufficient grounds for denial; or\n 7. Conviction of a racketeering activity or knowing association with a\nperson who has been convicted of a racketeering activity by a court of\nthe United States or any state or territory thereof under circumstances\nwhere such association creates a reasonable belief that the\nparticipation of the applicant in any activity required to be licensed\nunder this article would be inimical to the policies of this article,\nprovided, however, that association without the requisite showing of\ninimicality as set forth herein shall be insufficient grounds for\ndenial.\n