Bill Text: NY A02328 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires that a business allow a consumer to cancel a contract between the two parties using the same method that was used to enter into the contact.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A02328 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2328
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 22, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, ENGLE-
          BRIGHT, GLICK, SEAWRIGHT, CAHILL, COLTON,  GUNTHER,  BARRON,  DICKENS,
          COOK  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. DAVILA, DenDEKKER, D'URSO --
          read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
          Protection
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to methods for
          cancelling contracts
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  391-u to read as follows:
     3    §  391-u.  Method for contract cancellation.  Unless otherwise author-
     4  ized by law, rule, or regulation, any business  that  contracts  with  a
     5  consumer  shall  allow  such  consumer to cancel such contract using the
     6  same method that the business and consumer used to enter such  contract,
     7  including but not limited to, in writing or online.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01334-01-9