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Assembly Bill A147

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits motor vehicle rental agencies from discriminating against a person because any of the authorized operators do not have a credit card

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2013-A147 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง391-l, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2402
2011-2012: A771
2015-2016: A581
2017-2018: A1042
2019-2020: A2343

2013-A147 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits motor vehicle rental agencies from discriminating against a person because he or she does not have a major credit card.

2013-A147 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   147

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business 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. Paragraphs c and d of subdivision 1 of section 391-1 of the
general business law, as added by chapter 573 of the laws  of  1980  and
such  section  as  redesignated  by chapter 694 of the laws of 1995, are
amended and two new paragraphs e and f are added to read as follows:
  c. "Motor vehicle" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto by  section
one hundred twenty-five of the vehicle and traffic law; [and]
  d.  "Credit  card"  shall  mean  any credit card, credit plate, charge
plate or other identification card or device which is issued by a person
to another person as the holder thereof, and may be used by such  holder
to  obtain  a  cash  advance or a loan or credit, or to purchase or rent
property or services on the credit of the person issuing the credit card
or of the holder[.];
  E. "AUTHORIZED DRIVER" SHALL MEAN: (I) THE PERSON TO WHOM THE  VEHICLE
IS  RENTED  IF  A LICENSED DRIVER; (II) SUCH PERSON'S SPOUSE IF LICENSED
AND AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; (III) ANY PERSON  WHO  OPERATES  THE
VEHICLE DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION TO A MEDICAL FACILITY; OR (IV) ANY
LICENSED  DRIVER  EXPRESSLY LISTED ON THE RENTAL AGREEMENT AS AN AUTHOR-
IZED DRIVER; AND
  F. "RENTAL AGREEMENT" MEANS ANY WRITTEN AGREEMENT SETTING FORTH  TERMS
AND  CONDITIONS  GOVERNING THE AUTHORIZED DRIVER'S USE OF A RENTAL VEHI-
CLE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF THE VEHICLE AND
TRAFFIC LAW, FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY CONTINUOUS DAYS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03442-01-3

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