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Senate Bill S3843

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides a three day right of cancellation for purchases of recreational vehicles

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2011-S3843 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8994
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-zzzz, Gen Bus L

2011-S3843 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a three day right of cancellation for purchases of recreational vehicles.

2011-S3843 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3843 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3843

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- 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  providing  a
  three day right of cancellation for purchases of recreational vehicles

  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 399-zzzz to read as follows:
  S  399-ZZZZ.  RECREATIONAL  VEHICLES;  THREE DAY CANCELLATION. 1.  FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "RECREATIONAL VEHICLE" SHALL HAVE THE
SAME MEANING AS "HOUSE COACH" AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN
OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
  2. ANY CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF  A  RECREATIONAL  VEHICLE
SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETED FORM IN DUPLICATE, CAPTIONED "NOTICE
OF  CANCELLATION",  WHICH  SHALL  BE ATTACHED TO THE CONTRACT AND EASILY
DETACHABLE, AND WHICH SHALL CONTAIN IN  AT  LEAST  TEN  POINT  TYPE  THE
FOLLOWING:
                          "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
  YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR OBLIGATION, WITH-
IN  THREE  DAYS  FROM  THE  DATE  THAT A COPY OF AN EXECUTED CONTRACT IS
RECEIVED BY YOU.
  TO CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, MAIL OR DELIVER A SIGNED AND  DATED  COPY  OF
THIS CANCELLATION NOTICE, OR ANY OTHER WRITTEN NOTICE, TO
(___________________________) at (_________________________)
NAME OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLE      BUSINESS ADDRESS
DEALER
NOT  LATER  THAN  MIDNIGHT  OF THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING YOUR RECEIPT OF A
SIGNED CONTRACT.
I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION.
___________________________
  (signature of consumer)

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09160-01-1

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