Senate Bill S3331

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits any person, firm or corporation from deceptively soliciting vehicle warranty policies by written solicitation or telemarketing to owners of motor vehicles

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S3331 - Details

Laws Affected:
Add §399-oo, Gen Bus L

2009-S3331 - Summary

Prohibits any person, firm or corporation from deceptively soliciting vehicle warranty policies by written solicitation or telemarketing to owners of motor vehicles.

2009-S3331 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3331 - Bill Text download pdf

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2009-S3331A - Details

Laws Affected:
Add §399-oo, Gen Bus L

2009-S3331A - Summary

Prohibits any person, firm or corporation from deceptively soliciting vehicle warranty policies by written solicitation or telemarketing to owners of motor vehicles.

2009-S3331A - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3331A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3331--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
  companies from soliciting vehicle warranty policies to owners of motor
  vehicles

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-oo to read as follows:
  S 399-OO. DECEPTIVE SOLICITATION OF VEHICLE WARRANTY POLICIES.  1.  IT
SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY COMPANY TO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY REPRESENT IN
ANY  MANNER,  WHETHER BY WRITTEN SOLICITATION OR TELEMARKETING, A FALSE,
DECEPTIVE OR MISLEADING STATEMENT IN REGARD TO:
  A. SUCH COMPANY'S AFFILIATION WITH A VEHICLE OWNER'S CURRENT  WARRANTY
POLICY PROVIDER;
  B.  SUCH  COMPANY'S  POSSESSION  OF INFORMATION REGARDING SUCH VEHICLE
OWNER'S WARRANTY POLICY;
  C. THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OWNER'S WARRANTY POLICY; OR
  D. A REQUIREMENT THAT SUCH VEHICLE OWNER REGISTER FOR A  NEW  WARRANTY
POLICY  WITH  SUCH COMPANY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN COVERAGE OF SUCH VEHICLE
OWNER'S CURRENT WARRANTY POLICY.
  2. ANY COMPANY THAT KNOWINGLY VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF  THIS  SECTION
SHALL  BE  SUBJECT TO A CIVIL FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR EACH VIOLATION.
  3. ANY COMPANY THAT VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
SUBJECT  TO  A CIVIL FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH
VIOLATION.
  4. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL IN ANY WAY LIMIT RIGHTS  OR  REMEDIES
WHICH ARE OTHERWISE AVAILABLE UNDER LAW TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02518-05-9

co-Sponsors

2009-S3331B (ACTIVE) - Details

Laws Affected:
Add §399-oo, Gen Bus L

2009-S3331B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any person, firm or corporation from deceptively soliciting vehicle warranty policies by written solicitation or telemarketing to owners of motor vehicles.

2009-S3331B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3331B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3331--B
    Cal. No. 568

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. FOLEY, DIAZ, C. JOHNSON, KRUEGER, MONSERRATE, ONORA-
  TO,  OPPENHEIMER,  PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said  commit-
  tee and committed to the Committee on Codes -- reported favorably from
  said  committee,  ordered  to  first  report, amended on first report,
  ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its  place
  in the order of second report

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting any
  person,  firm or corporation from soliciting vehicle warranty policies
  to owners of motor vehicles

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-oo to read as follows:
  S  399-OO. DECEPTIVE SOLICITATION OF VEHICLE WARRANTY POLICIES.  1. IT
SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR  CORPORATION  TO  DIRECTLY  OR
INDIRECTLY  REPRESENT  IN ANY MANNER, WHETHER BY WRITTEN SOLICITATION OR
TELEMARKETING, A FALSE, DECEPTIVE OR MISLEADING STATEMENT IN REGARD TO:
  A. SUCH PERSON'S, FIRM'S OR CORPORATION'S AFFILIATION WITH  A  VEHICLE
OWNER'S CURRENT WARRANTY POLICY PROVIDER;
  B.  SUCH  PERSON'S,  FIRM'S OR CORPORATION'S POSSESSION OF INFORMATION
REGARDING SUCH VEHICLE OWNER'S WARRANTY POLICY;
  C. THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OWNER'S WARRANTY POLICY; OR
  D. A REQUIREMENT THAT SUCH VEHICLE OWNER REGISTER FOR A  NEW  WARRANTY
POLICY WITH SUCH PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN COVER-
AGE OF SUCH VEHICLE OWNER'S CURRENT WARRANTY POLICY.
  2. WHEREVER THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE, AN APPLICATION
MAY  BE  MADE  BY  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK TO A COURT OR JUSTICE HAVING JURISDICTION BY A SPECIAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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