Bill Text: NY S05639 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires insurers to provide a copy of its repair estimate to the insured and include a disclosure relating to insured's right to have a vehicle repaired in the shop of his/her choice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-17 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7738A [S05639 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5639
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 21, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
       AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to collision  or  compre-
         hensive coverage on motor vehicles
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 2610 of the insurance law is amended  by  adding  a
    2  new subsection (c) to read as follows:
    3    (C) THE INSURER SHALL MAINTAIN IN ITS FILE, A STATEMENT, SIGNED BY THE
    4  CLAIMANT,  PLAINLY  PRINTED  IN NO LESS THAN 10 POINT TYPE: "PURSUANT TO
    5  SECTION 2610 OF THE INSURANCE LAW, AN INSURANCE COMPANY  CANNOT  REQUIRE
    6  THAT  REPAIRS BE MADE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A PARTICULAR PLACE OR REPAIR
    7  SHOP. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE REPAIRED IN  THE  SHOP  OF
    8  YOUR CHOICE".
    9    S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
   10  ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to  all
   11  policies  and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on
   12  or after such effective date; provided, however,  that  effective  imme-
   13  diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
   14  necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
   15  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
   16  effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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