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Senate Bill S4408

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the activation of certain mobile telephones

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2013-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A830
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-ccc, Gen Bus L

2013-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the activation of previously owned mobile telephones unless all personal identification information of a previous owner has been removed from the number assignment module or the number assignment module contains the personal information of the person attempting to activate such phone.

2013-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4408

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 26, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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  prohibiting
  providers  of  wireless  telephone  services  from  activating certain
  mobile telephones

  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-ccc to read as follows:
  S  399-CCC.  ACTIVATION OF CERTAIN MOBILE TELEPHONES. 1. A. NO PERSON,
FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,  CORPORATION,
OR  OTHER BUSINESS WHO PROVIDES WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE, AS SUCH TERM
IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, SHALL  ACTIVATE  A  MOBILE
TELEPHONE,  AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWELVE
HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-C  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC  LAW,  UNLESS  ALL
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF ANY PREVIOUS OWNER OF SUCH MOBILE
TELEPHONE  HAS  BEEN  REMOVED  FROM  THE NUMBER ASSIGNMENT MODULE OR THE
NUMBER ASSIGNMENT MODULE HAS BEEN REGISTERED TO THE PERSON ATTEMPTING TO
ACTIVATE SUCH MOBILE TELEPHONE.
  B. IF AN OWNER OF A MOBILE TELEPHONE REPORTS HIS OR HER  PHONE  STOLEN
TO  A  SERVICE PROVIDER, SUCH SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION
ON THE NUMBER ASSIGNMENT MODULE INDICATING  THAT  SUCH  PHONE  HAS  BEEN
STOLEN.
  2.  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER BUSINESS WHOSE INFORMATION IS  REGISTERED
TO THE NUMBER ASSIGNMENT MODULE OF A PARTICULAR MOBILE TELEPHONE, SHALL,
PRIOR  TO  SELLING  AND/OR  TRANSFERRING SUCH PHONE TO ANY OTHER PERSON,
CONTACT THE LAST PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABIL-
ITY COMPANY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER BUSINESS WHO PROVIDED WIRELESS  TELE-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01035-01-3

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