Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 23, 2009 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A3225
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PHEFFER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Sandy Galef
multi-Sponsors
Barbara Clark
William Colton
Vivian Cook
Adriano Espaillat
2009-A3225 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A3225 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Grants consumers the right to cancel motor vehicle installment contract within one day; establishes procedures therefor; permits waiver of such right; provides for reappraisal of trade-in vehicles during such one day period if the trade-in vehicle is removed from the dealer's lot and not returned in the same condition
2009-A3225 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3225 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER, DINOWITZ, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, COLTON, COOK, EDDINGTON, ESPAILLAT, HIKIND, MAGEE, MAYERSOHN, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, J. RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law and the personal property law, in relation to contracts for the sale of new motor vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 396-p of the general business law, as added by chapter 736 of the laws of 1978, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows: 4-A. (A) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER RIGHTS TO REVOKE AN OFFER, THE CONSUMER MAY CANCEL A CONTRACT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF SUCH CONTRACT SIGNED BY THE RETAIL DEALER, UNTIL MIDNIGHT OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THE CONSUMER SIGNED THE CONTRACT OR THE DATE ON WHICH THE RETAIL DEALER DELIVERED A COPY OF THE CONTRACT SIGNED BY HIM OR HER, WHICHEVER IS LATER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, CANCELLATION WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURRED WHEN WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCELLATION IS GIVEN TO THE RETAIL DEALER. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION, IF GIVEN BY MAIL, SHALL BE DEEMED DELIVERED ON THE DATE OF THE POSTMARK. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION SHALL BE SUFFICIENT IF IT INDICATES THE INTENTION OF THE CONSUMER NOT TO BE BOUND. (B) THE CONSUMER MAY, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, WAIVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH WAIVER MUST BE WRITTEN AND CLEARLY INDICATE THE INTEN- TION OF THE CONSUMER TO WAIVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT. (C) UNLESS THE CONSUMER WAIVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE RETAIL DEALER IS NOT REQUIRED TO DELIVER ANY MOTOR VEHICLE TO A CONSUMER UNTIL AFTER THE CLOSE OF BUSI- NESS ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DAY ON WHICH THE CONSUMER OR RETAIL DEALER SIGNS A MOTOR VEHICLE INSTALLMENT CONTRACT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06904-01-9
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