Assembly Bill A972

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits wireless telephone service plan termination fees in excess of fifty dollars

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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-A972 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-j, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6500
2013-2014: A2567
2015-2016: A8468
2017-2018: A4457
2019-2020: A3817

2011-A972 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits wireless telephone service plan termination fees in excess of fifty dollars.

2011-A972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   972

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ORTIZ, ARROYO, ZEBROWSKI, MILLMAN, J. RIVERA,
  SPANO, P. RIVERA, CLARK, CAHILL, JAFFEE, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of  A.  COLTON,  GALEF,  HOOPER,  V. LOPEZ,  MAISEL,  MAYERSOHN,
  PEOPLES-STOKES,  REILLY,  WEISENBERG  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
  wireless  telephone  service  plan termination fees in excess of fifty
  dollars

  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-j to read as follows:
  S 399-J. WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE PLAN TERMINATION FEES.  1. NO PLAN
FOR  THE PROVISION OF WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE BY A WIRELESS TELEPHONE
SERVICE PROVIDER DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE TO  A  WIRELESS  TELEPHONE
SERVICE  CUSTOMER  SHALL  CONTAIN ANY PROVISION WHICH SHALL IMPOSE A FEE
FOR TERMINATING SUCH PLAN IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAT FIFTY DOLLARS.
  2.  ANY  WIRELESS  TELEPHONE  SERVICE  PROVIDER  THAT   VIOLATES   THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE
AMOUNT OF TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH OCCURRENCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law  and  shall apply to all wireless telephone service
plans entered into on or after such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A                                                          LBD03707-01-1

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