Bill Text: NY A06963 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to unfair practices by franchisors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to transportation [A06963 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A06963-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6963--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 15, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to unfair prac-
tices by franchisors
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Clause (B) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph (e) of subdivi-
2 sion 1 of section 463 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chap-
3 ter 26 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
4 (B) requiring that [a dealer that sells] an extended service contract,
5 extended maintenance plan, or similar product SOLD BY A DEALER that is
6 not offered, endorsed or sponsored by the franchisor, [disclose to the
7 consumer] CONTAINS the disclosures required under section seven thousand
8 nine hundred five of the insurance law, and [a separate statement,
9 acknowledged by the consumer, that] A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS DISCLOSURE
10 REGARDING THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON THAT IS OBLIGATED TO PERFORM UNDER
11 the extended service contract, extended maintenance plan or similar
12 product [is not offered, endorsed or sponsored by the franchisor, if
13 that is the case].
14 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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