Senate Bill S919

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that restaurants must give notice of price of specials and credit card limitations

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • 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-S919 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-mm, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2295

2009-S919 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that restaurants must conspicuously post and give notice of price of specials and credit card limitations; defines "restaurant" and "specials"; imposes a civil penalty of $100 and a subsequent violation occurring within twelve months of the first violation shall be $250.

2009-S919 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S919 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   919

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  posting  of
  prices  of  specials  and posting notice of credit card limitations in
  restaurants

  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-mm to read as follows:
  S 399-MM. RESTAURANTS; NOTICE OF SPECIALS AND CREDIT CARD LIMITATIONS.
1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "RESTAURANT"  SHALL  MEAN  A PLACE WHICH IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN
WHICH THE BUSINESS IS THE SALE OF FOOD FOR ON-PREMISES  CONSUMPTION  AND
WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, CAFETERIAS, COFFEE SHOPS,
DINERS, SANDWICH SHOPS, SHORT ORDER CAFES AND FAST-FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS.
  (B) "SPECIALS" SHALL MEAN ANY FOOD ITEMS, OTHER THAN BEVERAGES,  WHICH
ARE  OFFERED  FOR  SALE  BY A RESTAURANT AND WHICH ARE NOT LISTED ON THE
MENU ALONG WITH THEIR PRICES.
  2. WHENEVER A RESTAURANT SHALL  OFFER  SPECIALS  FOR  SALE,  IT  SHALL
CONSPICUOUSLY  POST  A NOTICE OF THE SPECIALS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND THE
PRICE OF EACH OF THE SPECIALS. SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL  BE  DISPLAYED  IN  A
MANNER  AND  LOCATION  AS  TO INFORM ALL CUSTOMERS OF SUCH SPECIALS. ANY
RESTAURANT WHICH VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
SUBJECT  TO  A  CIVIL  FINE  OF  ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  AND A SUBSEQUENT
VIOLATION OCCURRING WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF THE  FIRST  VIOLATION  SHALL
SUBJECT THE RESTAURANT TO A CIVIL FINE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
  3.  IN  ADDITION  TO  THE  NOTICE  REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
SECTION, WHENEVER A RESTAURANT SHALL OFFER SPECIALS FOR SALE,  IT  SHALL
PRINT  A  NOTICE  ON  THE MENU ADVISING CUSTOMERS TO ASK THEIR WAITER OR
WAITRESS OF THE PRICE  OF  SUCH  SPECIALS,  AND  WHENEVER  A  WAITER  OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06477-01-9

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