Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 13, 2010 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A10635
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MARKEY
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
William Scarborough
Michael Benedetto
Michelle Schimel
Joan Millman
multi-Sponsors
Inez Barron
Marcos Crespo
Francine DelMonte
Alan Maisel
2009-A10635 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §390-d, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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A10635
2009-A10635 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10635 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the return of underwear PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prevent the resale of underwear that has been returned to a store unless such underwear is in its sealed unopened original package. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 390-d. Prohibition on the return of underwear. 1. "Underwear" means an article of clothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals on the lower body next to the skin and is known by common parlance as underwear or undergarments. 2. No individual, partnership, corporation, association or other form of business shall accept any underwear for return, unless such underwear is in its sealed unopened original package. 3. Whenever there is a violation of this section an application may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of the state of New York to a court of justice having jurisdiction by a special proceed- ing to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the defendant of not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such
2009-A10635 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10635 I N A S S E M B L Y April 13, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MARKEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the return of underwear 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. PROHIBITION ON THE RETURN OF UNDERWEAR. 1. "UNDERWEAR" MEANS AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING WORN OR INTENDED TO BE WORN BY INDIVIDUALS ON THE LOWER BODY NEXT TO THE SKIN AND IS KNOWN BY COMMON PARLANCE AS UNDERWEAR OR UNDERGARMENTS. 2. NO INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR OTHER FORM OF BUSINESS SHALL ACCEPT ANY UNDERWEAR FOR RETURN, UNLESS SUCH UNDERWEAR IS IN ITS SEALED UNOPENED ORIGINAL PACKAGE. 3. WHENEVER THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION AN APPLICATION MAY BE MADE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO A COURT OR JUSTICE HAVING JURISDICTION BY A SPECIAL PROCEEDING TO ISSUE AN INJUNCTION, AND UPON NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE DAYS, TO ENJOIN AND RESTRAIN THE CONTINUANCE OF SUCH VIOLATIONS; AND IF IT SHALL APPEAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT OR JUSTICE THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS, IN FACT, VIOLATED THIS SECTION, AN INJUNCTION MAY BE ISSUED BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE, ENJOINING AND RESTRAINING ANY FURTHER VIOLATIONS, WITHOUT REQUIRING PROOF THAT ANY PERSON HAS, IN FACT, BEEN INJURED OR DAMAGED THEREBY. IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING, THE COURT MAY MAKE ALLOWANCES TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH SIX OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION EIGHTY-THREE HUNDRED THREE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, AND DIRECT RESTITU- TION. WHENEVER THE COURT SHALL DETERMINE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION HAS OCCURRED, THE COURT MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION. EACH SALE OF RETURNED UNDERWEAR IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE VIOLATION. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH PROPOSED APPLICATION, THE ATTOR- NEY GENERAL IS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE PROOF AND MAKE A DETERMINATION OF THE RELEVANT FACTS AND TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CIVIL PRAC- TICE LAW AND RULES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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