Bill Text: NY A08426 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Prohibits the solicitation of loans by means of distributing checks to persons who have not requested a loan where the endorsement of such check constitutes acceptance of the terms of the loan agreement; makes such loan agreements void.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A08426 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08426-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8426
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 15, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. DINOWITZ, GABRYSZAK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Consumer
         Affairs and Protection
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
         certain loan solicitations
         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  399-j to read as follows:
    3    S  399-J.  CERTAIN  LOAN  SOLICITATIONS PROHIBITED. NO PERSON, FIRM OR
    4  CORPORATION SHALL GIVE, TRANSFER OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTE ANY UNSOLICITED
    5  CHECK, MONEY ORDER, DRAFT OR OTHER NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT TO  ANY  PERSON
    6  IN THIS STATE, WHICH, WHEN REDEEMED, WOULD ENTER SUCH PERSON INTO A LOAN
    7  AGREEMENT.  ANY  SUCH LOAN AGREEMENT PROCURED BY MEANS OF AN UNSOLICITED
    8  CHECK, MONEY ORDER OR OTHER  NEGOTIABLE  INSTRUMENT  SHALL  BE  VOID  AS
    9  AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY.
   10    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
   11  loan entered into on and after such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00937-01-1
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