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Senate Bill S6935

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to cell phone contracts

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2009-S6935 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง390-d, Gen Bus L

2009-S6935 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to cell phone contracts.

2009-S6935 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6935 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6935

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- 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  cell  phone
  contracts

  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
390-d to read as follows:
  S 390-D. CELL PHONE MINUTES. 1. IN THE EVENT  A  SERVICE  CONTRACT  IS
CANCELLED BY THE CUSTOMER OF A MOBILE PHONE SERVICE CONTRACT, THE MOBILE
OR  CELLULAR PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL REFUND THE CUSTOMER, IN A PRO-
RATED FASHION, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF DAYS  IN  A  BILLING
CYCLE  AND THE DAYS  USED BY THE CUSTOMER DURING THE COURSE OF THE BILL-
ING CYCLE IN WHICH THE CONTRACT IS CANCELLED.
  2. THE DATE OF CANCELLATION SHALL BE THE DATE ON  WHICH  THE  CUSTOMER
INFORMS THE MOBILE OR CELLULAR PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER OF CANCELLATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16162-01-0

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