Assembly Bill A581

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to cancellation of certain membership camping contracts

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A581 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2339
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง654-a, Gen Bus L

2013-A581 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to cancellation of certain membership camping contracts; amends provisions relating to the use of certain information provided by victims of domestic violence.

2013-A581 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   581

                       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 cancellation of
  certain membership camping contracts

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 5 of paragraph a of subdivision 2  of  section
654-a  of  the general business law, as added by chapter 383 of the laws
of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  (5) the purchaser of a contract signed  by  more  than  one  purchaser
provides  to  the  operator  a  copy of any of the following, within six
months of its issuance, involving domestic violence by another signatory
of the same contract: (A) a valid domestic violence incident report form
as such term is defined in subdivision fifteen of section eight  hundred
thirty-seven  of  the  executive  law;  (B) a valid police report; (C) a
valid order of protection; or (D) a signed  affidavit  from  a  licensed
medical or mental health care provider, employee of a court acting with-
in  the  scope  of  his  or her employment, social worker, a rape crisis
counselor as defined in section forty-five  hundred  ten  of  the  civil
practice  law  and rules, or advocate acting on behalf of an agency that
assists domestic violence victims. Paragraph d of this subdivision shall
not apply to a purchaser canceling under this subparagraph. A claim  for
termination under this subparagraph shall be made in good faith.  Termi-
nation  under  this subparagraph shall require, and the provision of any
of the items in (A) through (D) of this subparagraph, for  the  purposes
of  this  subparagraph,  shall  be presumptive evidence of the continued
existence of a substantial risk of physical or  emotional  harm  to  the
purchaser  or  purchaser's  child. [Provision of any of the items in (A)
through (D) of this subparagraph shall give the operator, at its option,
the right to investigate and, based on the information contained in such

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

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