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Assembly Bill A9200
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI
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-A9200 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9200 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9200 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the banking law, in relation to check cashing policies PURPOSE OF THE BILL: This bill provides that a banking institution must cash checks drawn on said institution, if payee presents two forms of valid identification SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill relates to the cashing of checks where no bank shall refuse to cash checks drawn on accounts at such institution if two forms of valid identification are present. Section of the bill provides that if the bank refuses to cash check in the absence of criminal activity where two valid forms of identification are shown with a signature or mark, then the bank shall be subject of a civil fine between $1,000 and $5,000 for each violation. JUSTIFICATION: Unfortunately, many New Yorkers are in a position where they either live paycheck to paycheck or need cash to pay their bills and can't wait for checks to clear. This bill protects these hardworking New Yorkers by mandating that a bank cash a check drawn upon a solvent account in that bank. In order to protect against fraud the banks are permitted to require two forms of identification and a signature or mark. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.8943 of 2007-2008, A.106I6 of 2005-2006
2009-A9200 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9200 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y October 21, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Banks AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to check cashing policies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 9-v to read as follows: S 9-V. CASHING OF CERTAIN CHECKS. 1. NO BANKING INSTITUTION AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION NINE-F OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL, AS A POLICY OR GENERAL PRACTICE, REFUSE TO CASH CHECKS DRAWN ON ACCOUNTS IN SUCH INSTI- TUTION OR A BRANCH THEREOF. SUCH INSTITUTION MAY REQUIRE THAT THE PAYEE OFFER TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, INCLUDING ONE PICTURE IDENTIFICATION. 2. IF A PERSON PRESENTS TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND A SIGNATURE OR MARK, AND THE INSTI- TUTION REFUSES TO CASH THE CHECK IN THE ABSENCE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, SUCH INSTITUTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION AND SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NO LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02273-02-9
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