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Assembly Bill A4190

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes a parent access to retrieve and view text messages on a minor child's telephone

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2013-A4190 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §399-dd to be §676, add §677, redes §§676 & 677 to be Art 32-A, add Art head, Gen Bus L

2013-A4190 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a parent access to retrieve and view text messages on a minor child's telephone and authorizes a telephone company to charge an additional fee for such access.

2013-A4190 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4190

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BOYLAND, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. ARROYO -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer
  Affairs and Protection

AN  ACT  to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing a
  parent access to retrieve and view text messages on  a  minor  child's
  telephone

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

  Section 1. Section 399-dd of the general business  law,  as  added  by
chapter  487  of  the  laws of 2006, is renumbered section 676 and a new
section 677 is added to read as follows:
  S 677. CONTRACT OPTION TO VIEW CHILD'S TEXT MESSAGES.  1.  A  CONTRACT
BETWEEN  A TELEPHONE COMPANY AND A CUSTOMER SHALL OFFER THE CUSTOMER THE
OPTION TO RETRIEVE AND VIEW TEXT MESSAGES THAT ARE SENT FROM OR RECEIVED
BY THE CUSTOMER'S MINOR CHILD'S TELEPHONE. THE CONTRACT MAY  INCLUDE  AN
ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THIS OPTION.
  2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERMS "TELEPHONE COMPANY",
"TELEPHONE", AND "CUSTOMER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS  IN  SUBDIVI-
SION ONE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S  2. Sections 676 and 677 of the general business law, section 676 as
renumbered and section 677 as added by section  one  of  this  act,  are
designated  article  32-A  and a new article heading is added to read as
follows:
                       TELEPHONE RECORDS AND ACCESS
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06655-01-3

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