Assembly Bill A1764

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Restricts age, geographical and other forms of discrimination in the rental of motor vehicles

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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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2011-A1764 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§391-g, 391-l, 396-z & 398-b, Gen Bus L; amd §3440, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A3654

2011-A1764 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts age, geographical and other forms of discrimination in the rental of motor vehicles; provides for both attorney general and private right of action; limits maximum allowable deposit used as security for the payment of the rental rate to one hundred fifty percent of such rental rate; corrects internal references.

2011-A1764 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1764

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER, SILVER, AUBRY, DINOWITZ, GABRYSZAK --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CLARK,  COLTON,  CYMBROWITZ,  FARRELL,
  GALEF, GANTT, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, HOYT, JACOBS, MAYERSOHN, MILL-
  MAN,  ORTIZ,  TOWNS  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on
  Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business  law  and  the  insurance  law,  in
  relation to the rental of motor vehicles

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

  Section 1. Section 391-g of the general  business  law,  as  added  by
chapter 136 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
  S  391-g. Rental of motor vehicles; discrimination on the basis of age
prohibited. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person,  firm,  partnership,
association  or  corporation  engaged  in  the business of renting motor
vehicles to [refuse to rent such vehicle to any person eighteen years of
age or older solely on the basis of age provided] ENGAGE IN ANY  OF  THE
FOLLOWING  PRACTICES ON THE BASIS OF THE AGE OF THE PERSON ATTEMPTING TO
ENTER INTO SUCH RENTAL AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ON THE BASIS OF SUCH  PERSON
BEING  EITHER  OVER  THE  AGE  OF SIXTY OR UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE,
PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON IS AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS  OF  AGE  AND  that
insurance coverage for persons of such age is available[. Any]:
  (A) REFUSE TO RENT SUCH VEHICLE;
  (B)  IMPOSE  ANY  ADDITIONAL  CHARGE  FOR  THE RENTAL OF SUCH VEHICLE,
EXCEPT THAT ANY actual extra cost for insurance related to  the  age  of
the person renting such motor vehicle may be passed on to such person IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF INSURANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOUR  HUNDRED  FORTY  OF
THE INSURANCE LAW; OR
  (C)  IMPOSE  ANY  ADDITIONAL  TERMS, CONDITIONS OR PRIVILEGES UPON THE
RENTAL OF SUCH VEHICLE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00801-01-1

              

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