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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Feb 11, 2009 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A5308
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RIVERA P
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
2009-A5308 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง395-c, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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A4636
2009-A5308 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires any person or entity operating telephone numbers, the use of which causes the caller to be billed a fee on his or her telephone bill, to provide the caller with notice of the fee to be imposed for such call and advise the caller to hang up if he or she does not want to pay the fee; imposes civil penalties for violations.
2009-A5308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5308 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, COLTON, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BARRA, BENJAMIN, CANESTRARI, CLARK, DelMONTE, DIAZ, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, JOHN, LIFTON, MAGEE, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, TITUS, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo- rations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring persons or entities operating a telecommunications services system, access to which causes the caller to be charged a fee on his or her telephone service bill, to provide notice of the imposition of such fee 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 395-c to read as follows: S 395-C. NOTICE OF THE IMPOSITION OF CHARGES OR FEES FOR CALLING CERTAIN TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 1. EVERY PERSON OR ENTITY OPERATING TELECOM- MUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, OTHER THAN A TELEPHONE CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, ACCESS TO WHICH CAUSES THE CALLER THERETO TO INCUR THE IMPOSITION OF A CHARGE OR FEE BILLED TO HIS OR HER TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDER BILL, SHALL UPON THE ANSWERING OF SUCH CALL, CAUSE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE OR WORDS TO THE EFFECT OF THE FOLLOWING TO BE PROVIDED TO THE CALLER, IN THE LANGUAGE IN WHICH INFORMATION DURING SUCH CALL WILL BE PROVIDED: "THE CALL YOU ARE PLACING WILL COST (RATE AT WHICH FEES OR CHARGES ARE INCURRED). IN ORDER FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION YOU ARE CALLING FOR, THAT FEE WILL BE CHARGED TO YOUR TELEPHONE BILL. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PAY THIS AMOUNT, PLEASE HANG UP." 2. NO FEE FOR PLACING A CALL TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, OPERATED AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE IMPOSED UNTIL TEN SECONDS AFTER THE PROVISION OF NOTICE OF FEES CHARGED PURSUANT TO SUCH SUBDIVISION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06641-01-9
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