S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4882
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 13, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Banks
AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring posting notice
of the department of financial services toll free consumer's hotline
telephone number
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 8 of section 14-f of
the banking law is designated paragraph (a) and a new paragraph (b) is
added to read as follows:
(B) WHERE A BANKING INSTITUTION POSTS IN THE PUBLIC AREA OF ITS
OFFICES THE NOTICES FOR INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, IT SHALL ALSO POST EQUALLY CONSPICUOUS NOTICE IN SUCH
PUBLIC AREAS AND IN THE SAME MANNER, OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TOLL FREE
CONSUMER'S HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER, WHERE CONSUMERS CAN FILE COMPLAINTS
IF A CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES A BANKING INSTITUTION
PROVIDES.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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