Central Dispatch Facility

Central Dispatch Facilities are businesses that dispatch "black car operators" to pick up and discharge passengers in New York State. It is the responsibility of licensees to understand the Central Dispatch Facility License Law.

Term of registration is one year beginning September 21st. If you apply within the one-year cycle, your license will expire on September 21st.

laws, rules and regulations 

• Submit a completed application and the required fee to Marsh USA, Inc.
• must be able to certify that more than 90 percent of its for-hire business is on a payment basis other than direct cash payment by a passenger (e.g., by voucher); and cannot own 50 percent or more of the cars being dispatched.

Independent owners working for themselves are not covered under this law

• must become members of a not-for-profit corporation to be known as the New York Black Car Operators' Injury Compensation Fund, Inc. (Fund). The purpose of the Fund is to administer payment of workers' compensation to black car operators who are registered owners of a for-hire vehicle or a driver designated by such a registered owner to operate his/her for-hire vehicle and who is dispatched by a central dispatch facility. Central dispatch facilities that are subject to any local licensing authority (e.g., NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission) must submit to that authority evidence of their membership in the Fund and Registration with the Department of State as a condition for obtaining or renewing their license with the local licensing authority.

There are fees associated with a Central Dispatch Facility license. You may pay these fees by check or money order made payable to the Department of State or by MasterCard or Visa using a credit card authorization form. DO NOT SEND CASH. Application fees are nonrefundable. A $20 fee will be charged for any check returned by your bank.

• $200.00 - Initial Application
• $200.00 - Renewal
• $25.00 - Change of Personal Name and/or Address (No fee is required if a name change is the result of a change in marital status)
• $25.00 - Duplicate License/Registration Request

Renew Your License

You are eligible to renew your license 90 days prior to your license expiration date. Your license expiration date is printed on the license.

Renewal forms are mailed approximately 90 days prior to the license expiration date. Complete and submit the renewal form to the address on the form.

If you are eligible to renew your license and you have not received a renewal form, email the Division of Licensing Services and request a form. Your email must include your full name, mailing address, license type, unique identification number and expiration date of your license.

Update Your License

To update your personal name, business or residence address download, complete and submit the Change Notice to the address on the form.

To request a duplicate license certificate, complete and submit the Duplicate License/Registration Request to the address on the form.

To apply for a Central Dispatch Facility, submit a completed application to the Black Car Fund at the following address:

Marsh USA, Inc.
507 Plum Street, Suite 110
Syracuse, NY 13204

Important: Do not send your application to the NYS Department of State.

Searches are limited to active licenses only. 

• Search by ID Number (Unique ID or Registration Number)
• Search by Name (last name, first name and optionally city/zip code/county)
• Search by Business Name (business name and optionally city/zip code/county)

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained on this site is up to date and accurate. As the Department relies upon information provided to it, the information's completeness or accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Please note that information pertaining to residence addresses is not included on this database. Such information is protected by privacy law.

Are surcharges collected?

The collection of surcharges and the preparation of Surcharge Reports is mandatory for all central dispatch facilities that were in existence on or after October 1, 1999. Before a company may register, it must obtain from the program administrator for the Black Car Fund, Marsh USA Inc., a certification that the company is in compliance with its surcharge obligations to the Fund. This certification must be attached to the company's application.