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  1. GlossaryAdjournment (OATH TLC Hearing): Meaning & RulesAn adjournment pauses an OATH hearing that has already started. How it differs from a reschedule, the good-cause rule, and why you can't reschedule after./glossary/adjournment OATH hearings
  2. GlossaryAppeal (OATH TLC Decision): Meaning & DeadlinesAn appeal asks OATH's Appeals Unit to review a TLC hearing decision. The 30/35-day deadline, why TLC respondents need not pay first, and what happens after./glossary/appeal OATH hearings
  3. GlossaryAppearance Required on a TLC Summons: What It MeansEvery TLC rule says 'Appearance REQUIRED' or 'NOT REQUIRED'. What the label means, real Chapter 80 examples, and how it should change your plan./glossary/appearance-required OATH hearings
  4. GlossaryDefault Decision (TLC/OATH): Meaning & How to Undo ItA default is a decision against you for not answering a TLC summons. The 90-minute lateness rule, the 2-year window to vacate it, and what to do next./glossary/default-decision OATH hearings
  5. GlossaryHearing Officer (OATH): Who Decides Your TLC SummonsThe Hearing Officer is the OATH official who decides most TLC summonses. What they can do, the proof TLC must bring, and their power to reduce a penalty./glossary/hearing-officer OATH hearings
  6. GlossaryMotion to Vacate (OATH): Meaning and Time LimitsA motion to vacate asks OATH for a new hearing after a default. The 75-day window, the 2-year TLC limit, what counts as a reasonable excuse, and two traps./glossary/motion-to-vacate OATH hearings
  7. GlossaryOATH: The NYC Court That Hears TLC SummonsesOATH is NYC's independent administrative court. Which division hears your TLC case, who decides it, how appeals work, and the free help it offers drivers./glossary/oath OATH hearings
  8. GlossaryOnline Hearing (OATH): Fighting a Summons in WritingAn OATH online hearing means a judge decides your summons from a written defense. TLC eligibility, the deadline, the 3-file limit and what you give up./glossary/online-hearing OATH hearings
  9. GlossaryPetitioner (OATH): Who Is the Other Side in a TLC Case?In a TLC hearing the petitioner is the agency that wrote your summons. What it must prove, its 30-minute appearance rule, and when its no-show ends the case./glossary/petitioner OATH hearings
  10. GlossaryRecommended Decision (TLC): When the Chair Has Final SayIn some TLC license cases the OATH judge only recommends and the TLC Chair decides. Which cases, your right to respond, and the 60- and 120-day deadlines./glossary/recommended-decision OATH hearings
  11. GlossaryRegistered Representative (OATH): Non-Lawyer AdvocatesA registered representative is a non-lawyer allowed to represent drivers at OATH. Who must register, the signed authorization, and how to check one first./glossary/registered-representative OATH hearings
  12. GlossaryReschedule (OATH): Moving Your TLC Hearing Date OnceAt OATH, a reschedule is a request for a later hearing date made before the hearing. One per side per summons, no reason needed. The timing that matters./glossary/reschedule OATH hearings
  13. GlossaryRespondent (TLC Summons): Meaning and Your RightsOn a TLC summons, the respondent is you, the person charged. The rights OATH and TLC rules give you, from notice and evidence to appealing without paying./glossary/respondent OATH hearings
  14. GlossarySummons (TLC): What It Is and What It Must ContainA TLC summons is the written charge that starts an OATH case. What the rules say it must include, how TLC can serve it, and why it is not a finding of guilt./glossary/summons OATH hearings
  15. GlossaryWithdrawal (TLC Summons): When TLC Drops a CaseA withdrawn summons is one TLC drops on its own, even after a decision. The three grounds, the one-year rule, refunds, and how it differs from a dismissal./glossary/withdrawal OATH hearings