Assembly Bill A8037

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires that motor vehicle repair shops provide certain information regarding work guarantees

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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-A8037 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1750
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §398-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2168, S1218
2013-2014: A5093, S290

2009-A8037 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that motor vehicle repair shop invoices provide certain information regarding work guarantees stating the terms and time limits of any guarantee for repair work performed; also requires that if no guarantee is provided, the invoice must state such fact.

2009-A8037 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8037

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN, ORTIZ, FIELDS, COOK, ESPAILLAT, MARKEY,
  CAHILL, GREENE, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  BARRON,
  BOYLAND,  EDDINGTON,  GALEF,  GOTTFRIED,  JEFFRIES,  McENENY, PHEFFER,
  REILLY, WEISENBERG -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to repair work
  guarantees

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

  Section  1. Section 398-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8. (A) THE INVOICE PROVIDED  BY  THE  MOTOR  VEHICLE  REPAIR  SHOP  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY SET
FORTH THE TERMS AND TIME LIMIT OF ANY  GUARANTEE  FOR  THE  REPAIR  WORK
PERFORMED. WHERE NO GUARANTEE IS GIVEN, THE INVOICE SHALL SO STATE.
  (B)  THE  INVOICE SHALL FURTHER CONTAIN A STATEMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT
COMPLAINTS  REGARDING  THE  FUNCTIONAL  ADEQUACY  OF  THE  REPAIR   WORK
PERFORMED  MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE DEPARTMENT, BUT IN NO EVENT LATER THAN
NINETY DAYS OR THREE THOUSAND  MILES  OF  THE  REPAIR,  WHICHEVER  COMES
FIRST.
  (C) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT
OR  ABRIDGE  ANY STATUTORY OR OTHER RIGHT OR REMEDY OF A CONSUMER AT LAW
OR IN EQUITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04954-01-9

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