Assembly Bill A5093

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in NYC to be written in the language in which such contracts were negotiated

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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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2009-A5093 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1546
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §20-700.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2332, S898
2013-2014: A3537, S629

2009-A5093 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in the city of New York to be written in the language in which such contract was negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers who negotiate primarily in any language other than English to deliver to the consumer a translation of such contract in the language in which such contract was negotiated; provides remedies to aggrieved consumers.

2009-A5093 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5093

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, CYMBROWITZ, COLTON, ESPAILLAT, POWELL,
  GREENE, J. RIVERA, WEINSTEIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO,
  ARROYO,  BARRA,  BENJAMIN,  BOYLAND,  CAHILL,  CLARK, DIAZ, GOTTFRIED,
  HEASTIE,  HIKIND,  HOOPER,  JACOBS,  V. LOPEZ,  MAYERSOHN,  McDONOUGH,
  ORTIZ,  PEOPLES,  PERALTA,  N. RIVERA, ROBINSON, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT --
  read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
  Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to requiring certain contracts to be written in the  language
  in which such contracts were negotiated

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 20-700.1 to read as follows:
  S 20-700.1 CONTRACTS IN CERTAIN LANGUAGES FOR THE SALE OR LEASE OF NEW
OR  USED  MOTOR VEHICLES. ANY RETAIL MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER WHO NEGOTIATES
PRIMARILY IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, ORALLY OR IN WRITING, IN THE
COURSE OF ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OR LEASE  OF  A  NEW  OR
USED MOTOR VEHICLE, SHALL DELIVER TO THE CONSUMER WHO IS THE OTHER PARTY
TO  SUCH  CONTRACT  AND  PRIOR  TO  THE  EXECUTION  OF SUCH CONTRACT, AN
UNSIGNED TRANSLATION OF SUCH CONTRACT, IN THE  LANGUAGE  IN  WHICH  SUCH
CONTRACT WAS NEGOTIATED.
  A. IN ADDITION TO THE PENALTIES IMPOSED UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER, FAILURE
TO  COMPLY  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  ENTITLE THE
AGGRIEVED CONSUMER TO CANCEL SUCH CONTRACT. UPON  A  FAILURE  TO  COMPLY
WITH  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE AGGRIEVED CONSUMER MAY CANCEL
THE CONTRACT. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, CANCELLATION SHALL BE DEEMED
TO HAVE OCCURRED WHEN WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCELLATION  IS  GIVEN  TO  THE
RETAIL DEALER. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION, IF MAILED, SHALL BE DEEMED DELIV-
ERED ON THE DATE OF THE POSTMARK. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION SHALL BE SUFFI-
CIENT  IF  SUCH NOTICE INDICATES THE INTENTION OF THE CONSUMER NOT TO BE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04961-01-9

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