People v. Sands

OPINION OF THE COURT

Richard M. Weinberg, J.

*460Defendant is charged with acting as an unlicensed general vendor in violation of Administrative Code of the City of New York § 20-453. He moves for an order dismissing the information on the ground that there exists a jurisdictional or legal impediment to a conviction. (See CPL 170.30 [1] [f].)

Defendant is a disabled veteran whose general vendor’s license expired on September 30, 2006. In order to renew his license, defendant is required to pay off his outstanding local regulatory violations and get a clearance from the Environmental Control Board.…