Created in 1979 and added to the City Charter in 1988, the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings hears more than 800,000 cases a year from the city’s enforcement agencies. Its latest expansion came on June 13, when Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the Criminal Justice Reform Act, giving OATH jurisdiction over low-level quality of life summonses issued by the New York City Police Department and Parks Department that historically were filed in Criminal Court.
OATH’s reach has grown significantly over the past 20 years. It now hears all human rights complaints under the city’s Human Rights Laws (1997); claims brought by city contractors arising out of terms of their agreements (1999); single-room occupancy (SRO) landlord harassment hearings (2001); retention hearings over the police-seized vehicles allegedly used in crimes (2004); violations of the Lobbying Law (2006); and denials of marriage licenses or domestic partnerships (2008).
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