Assembly Bill A266A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to providing notice of certain scams when selling gift cards

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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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2021-A266 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S145
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §396-i, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A9855, S7905

2021-A266 - Summary

Requires notice of potential scams when selling gift cards.

2021-A266 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    266
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to providing
   notice of certain scams when selling gift cards

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  396-i  of the general business law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B. (A) NO PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION  OR  CORPORATION
 SHALL  SELL  A  GIFT  CERTIFICATE TO A PURCHASER UNLESS, AT THE LOCATION
 WHERE THE SALE OCCURS, THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IS PROVIDED:
 "PROTECT YOURSELF FROM PREPAID CARD SCAMS; INCLUDING REQUESTS RELATED TO
 LOTTERIES, TAXES, EMPLOYMENT STATUS OR UTILITY PAYMENTS. DO NOT  PROVIDE
 ANY  PREPAID  CARD INFORMATION TO SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW; INCLUDING PIN
 NUMBER OR CARD NUMBER. IF YOU FEEL THAT  YOU  ARE  A  VICTIM  OF  FRAUD,
 CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT."
   (B)  NOTICE  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL BE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) WHERE A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION  HAS
 AN  ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM SCREEN, NOTICE MAY BE GIVEN ON SUCH SCREEN
 TO THE PURCHASER BEFORE FINALIZING PAYMENT; OR
   (II) WHERE A PERSON, FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION  OR  CORPORATION
 DOES  NOT  HAVE  AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM SCREEN OR DOES NOT WISH TO
 PROVIDE NOTICE ON THEIR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM SCREEN,  NOTICE  SHALL
 BE POSTED IN A CONSPICUOUS MANNER IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE SALE OCCURS.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02118-01-1

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2021-A266A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S145
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §396-i, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A9855, S7905

2021-A266A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires notice of potential scams when selling gift cards.

2021-A266A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  266--A
                                                         Cal. No. 291
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, MITAYNES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and Protection -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem-
   bly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- advanced to a third reading, passed by  Assembly
   and  delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsid-
   ered, bill amended, ordered reprinted,  retaining  its  place  on  the
   order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to providing
   notice of potential scams when selling gift cards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  396-i  of the general business law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION  OR  CORPORATION  SHALL
 SELL  A  GIFT  CERTIFICATE  TO  A PURCHASER UNLESS THE SELLER DISPLAYS A
 CONSPICUOUS NOTICE AT OR NEAR WHERE THE GIFT CERTIFICATE IS DISPLAYED OR
 AT OR NEAR THE  PHYSICAL  LOCATION  WHERE  THE  SALE  OCCURS,  THAT  (I)
 CAUTIONS  THE PURCHASER ABOUT PREPAID CARD SCAMS, AND (II) INSTRUCTS THE
 PURCHASER ON WHAT TO DO IF THEY SUSPECT THEY MIGHT BE A POTENTIAL VICTIM
 OF SUCH A SCAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02118-08-2

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