Assembly Bill A2641

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Regulates the provision of appliance warranties especially with respect to charges for repair outside the home

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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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2011-A2641 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง395-c, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A6281

2011-A2641 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Regulates the provision of appliance warranties and requires disclosure of transportation charges for the repair of warranted appliances outside the home.

2011-A2641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2641

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GABRYSZAK, MILLMAN, SPANO, CASTRO, HOOPER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. BOYLAND, CAHILL, COOK,  DUPREY,  GOTT-
  FRIED,  HIKIND, KOLB, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, PHEFFER, SWEENEY, WEISENBERG
  -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
  Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to appliance
  warranties

  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. APPLIANCE WARRANTIES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "PERSON"  MEANS  AN INDIVIDUAL, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, TRUST, ASSOCI-
ATION OR CORPORATION.
  (B) "SERVICE DEALER" MEANS A PERSON WHO FOR COMPENSATION,  ENGAGES  IN
THE BUSINESS OF REPAIRING OR SERVICING APPLIANCES PURSUANT TO A WARRANTY
OR GUARANTEE GIVEN TO A PURCHASER.
  (C)  "APPLIANCE"  MEANS  ANY  ELECTRONIC  DEVICE  OR EQUIPMENT THAT IS
COMMONLY USED OR  SOLD  FOR  PERSONAL,  FAMILY  OR  HOUSEHOLD  PURPOSES,
INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  TELEVISIONS, RADIOS, STEREO SYSTEMS,
COMPACT DISC  PLAYERS,  HOME  COMPUTER  SYSTEMS,  TELEPHONES,  TELEPHONE
ANSWERING   MACHINES,  SATELLITE  DISHES,  CAMERAS,  CALCULATORS,  VIDEO
RECORDERS OR PLAYERS,  CAMCORDERS  OR  OTHER  PORTABLE  VIDEO  RECORDING
DEVICES,  CASSETTE  RECORDERS  OR  PLAYERS, FACSIMILE MACHINES, PORTABLE
PHOTOCOPIERS,  AIR  CONDITIONERS,  CLOTHES  WASHING  MACHINES,   CLOTHES
DRYERS,  DISHWASHERS,  FOOD  FREEZERS,  REFRIGERATORS,  STOVES,  RANGES,
OVENS, MICROWAVE OVENS OR SEWING MACHINES.
  2. EVERY SERVICE DEALER SHALL FOR EVERY WARRANTY OF SERVICE OR  REPAIR
MADE  TO  AN  APPLIANCE  IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH  A  WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE,
DISCLOSE IN WRITING WHETHER ANY CHARGE  WILL  BE  IMPOSED  FOR  SERVICES

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07629-01-1

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