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Senate Bill S5612

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the collision damage waiver cap

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2009-S5612 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง396-z, Gen Bus L

2009-S5612 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the collision damage waiver cap.

2009-S5612 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5612

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- 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  collision
  damage waiver caps

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  396-z  of  the
general  business law, as amended by chapter 731 of the laws of 2006, is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) A rental vehicle company shall not charge more than [nine]  TWELVE
dollars  per  full  or  partial twenty-four hour rental day for optional
vehicle protection if the manufacturer's suggested retail price  of  the
rental  vehicle  is  not  greater than thirty thousand dollars. A rental
vehicle company shall not charge more than [twelve] FIFTEEN dollars  per
full  or  partial  twenty-four  hour  rental  day  for  optional vehicle
protection if the manufacturer's suggested retail price  of  the  rental
vehicle is greater than thirty thousand dollars.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 396-z of the  general  business  law  made  by
section one of this act shall not affect the expiration and reversion of
such section and shall expire therewith.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11422-01-9

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