Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 20, 2014 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
May 07, 2013 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A607
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DINOWITZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-A607 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A607 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 607 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the identity theft protection services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 393-b of the general business law, as added by chapter 433 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: S 393-b. [Written solicitation] CREDIT CARD PROTECTION SERVICES. 1. [Any written] FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "CLEARLY AND PROMINENTLY" MEANS: (I) IN WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING PRINT AND THOSE MADE THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC MEDIUM (SUCH AS VIDEO AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INTERNET, ONLINE SERVICES, AND ELECTRONIC MAIL) THE MESSAGE SHALL BE IN A TYPE SIZE SUFFICIENTLY NOTICEABLE FOR AN ORDINARY CONSUMER TO READ AND COMPREHEND IT, IN TYPE THAT CONTRASTS WITH THE BACKGROUND AGAINST WHICH IT APPEARS; AND (II) IN ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, THE MESSAGE SHALL BE DELIV- ERED IN A VOLUME AND CADENCE SUFFICIENT FOR AN ORDINARY CONSUMER TO HEAR IT AND COMPREHEND IT. IF ANY COMMUNICATION IS PRESENTED SOLELY THROUGH ORAL, WRITTEN, OR VISUAL MEANS, THE MESSAGE SHALL BE MADE THROUGH THE SAME MEANS. REGARDLESS OF THE MEDIUM USED TO DISSEMINATE IT, THE MESSAGE SHALL BE IN UNDERSTANDABLE LANGUAGE AND SYNTAX. NOTHING CONTRARY TO, INCONSISTENT WITH, OR IN MITIGATION OF THE MESSAGE SHALL BE USED IN ANY COMMUNICATION. (B) "CREDIT CARD PROTECTION SERVICE" MEANS A SERVICE TO PROTECT, INDEMNIFY, OR REIMBURSE THE CREDIT CARD HOLDER AGAINST THE LOSS OR MISUSE OF THE CREDIT CARD. SUCH TERM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SERVICES THAT OFFER TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO CREDIT REPORTS, PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OF CREDIT ENTRIES ON THE REPORT, IDENTIFY THOSE ENTITIES THAT HAVE ACCESSED THE REPORT, AND PROVIDE CREDIT CARD PROTECTION SECU- RITY SERVICES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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