Bill Text: NY A06963 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6963 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6963
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 15, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       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  that  is  not  offered,
    6  endorsed  or  sponsored  by the franchisor, disclose to the consumer the
    7  disclosures required under section seven thousand nine hundred  five  of
    8  the  insurance  law,  and  [a  separate  statement,  acknowledged by the
    9  consumer, that] PROHIBITING A DEALER FROM IMPLYING OR MAKING ANY MISREP-
   10  RESENTATION TO A CONSUMER THAT the extended service  contract,  extended
   11  maintenance  plan or similar product is [not] offered, endorsed or spon-
   12  sored by the franchisor, if that is NOT the case.
   13    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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