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Assembly Bill A5942

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to ensuring fairness in the value of gifted goods

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2013-A5942 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง396, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A142
2017-2018: A3963

2013-A5942 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to ensuring fairness in the value of gifted goods.

2013-A5942 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5942

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 8, 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 ensuring fair-
  ness in the value of gifted goods

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 396 of the general business law is
renumbered  subdivision  4  and  a new subdivision 3 is added to read as
follows:
  3. NO FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, OR CORPORATION WITH FIVE OR MORE
RETAIL LOCATIONS IN THIS STATE, OR  AGENT  OR  EMPLOYEE  THEREOF,  SHALL
PROVIDE  A  CONSUMER  WITH  A RECEIPT THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ITEMIZED
PRICING OF ANY GOODS OR MERCHANDISE SOLD AT RETAIL UNLESS REQUESTED BY A
CONSUMER AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL SALE. IF A  CONSUMER  REQUESTS  SUCH  A
RECEIPT,  THE PROVIDER OF THE RECEIPT SHALL BE REQUIRED, FOR A PERIOD OF
NINETY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ORIGINAL SALE, TO RECORD AND  HAVE  AVAIL-
ABLE  AS A REFERENCE THE ITEMIZED PRICE OF EACH ITEM SOLD AT THE TIME OF
ORIGINAL SALE. UPON A CONSUMER'S RETURN OF ANY  ITEM  ACCOMPANIED  BY  A
RECEIPT  NOT  INCLUDING ITEMIZED PRICING FOR ANY SUCH ITEM, THE PROVIDER
OF SUCH RECEIPT SHALL REFER TO ITS RECORDS AND, SO LONG AS THE RETURN IS
WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE ORIGINAL SALE,  RETURN  TO  THE  CONSUMER  THE
TOTAL  AMOUNT PAID AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL SALE IN LEGAL TENDER, A WRIT-
TEN PROMISE OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT DEVICE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect September 1, 2014.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09203-01-3

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