Senate Bill S4480

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of covered license plate frames

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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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2015-S4480 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A845
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง391-t, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7379, A7620
2017-2018: A2560
2019-2020: A337

2015-S4480 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale or promotional distribution of covered license plate frames.

2015-S4480 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4480 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4480

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FARLEY -- 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 prohibiting the
  sale of covered license plate frames

  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
391-t to read as follows:
  S  391-T.  SALE  OR  PROMOTIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF COVERED LICENSE PLATE
FRAMES. 1.  NO  PERSON,  FIRM,  CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,
LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL
OR GIVE AWAY, AS EITHER A  RETAIL  OR  WHOLESALE  PROMOTION,  A  COVERED
LICENSE PLATE FRAME WITHIN NEW YORK STATE.
  2.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "COVERED LICENSE PLATE FRAME" MEANS
ANY GLASS OR PLASTIC  MATERIAL,  ARTIFICIAL  OR  SYNTHETIC  MATERIAL  OR
SUBSTANCE  THAT  CONCEALS OR OBSCURES A LICENSE PLATE OR THAT DISTORTS A
RECORDED OR PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF SUCH LICENSE PLATE.
  3. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED
LIABILITY  COMPANY, OR OTHER ENTITY THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION BY SELLING, OFFERING TO SELL, OR GIVING AWAY AS EITHER A  RETAIL
OR  WHOLESALE  PROMOTION, A COVERED LICENSE PLATE FRAME SHALL BE SUBJECT
TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER  VIOLATION,
RECOVERABLE  IN AN ACTION BY ANY ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY DESIGNATED BY ANY
MUNICIPALITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04404-01-5

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