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Assembly Bill A830

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the activation of certain mobile telephones

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2013-A830 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4408
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-ccc, Gen Bus L

2013-A830 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the activation of previously owned mobile telephones unless all personal identification information of a previous owner has been removed from the number assignment module or the number assignment module contains the personal information of the person attempting to activate such phone.

2013-A830 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   830

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
  providers of  wireless  telephone  services  from  activating  certain
  mobile telephones

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-ccc to read as follows:
  S 399-CCC. ACTIVATION OF CERTAIN MOBILE TELEPHONES. 1. A.  NO  PERSON,
FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, CORPORATION,
OR OTHER BUSINESS WHO PROVIDES WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE, AS SUCH  TERM
IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE-C  OF  THE  VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, SHALL ACTIVATE A MOBILE
TELEPHONE, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION  TWELVE
HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE-C  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC  LAW,  UNLESS ALL
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION OF ANY PREVIOUS OWNER OF SUCH MOBILE
TELEPHONE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE  NUMBER  ASSIGNMENT  MODULE  OR  THE
NUMBER ASSIGNMENT MODULE HAS BEEN REGISTERED TO THE PERSON ATTEMPTING TO
ACTIVATE SUCH MOBILE TELEPHONE.
  B.  IF  AN OWNER OF A MOBILE TELEPHONE REPORTS HIS OR HER PHONE STOLEN
TO A SERVICE PROVIDER, SUCH SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL  INCLUDE  INFORMATION
ON  THE  NUMBER  ASSIGNMENT  MODULE  INDICATING THAT SUCH PHONE HAS BEEN
STOLEN.
  2. ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY
COMPANY,  CORPORATION, OR OTHER BUSINESS WHOSE INFORMATION IS REGISTERED
TO THE NUMBER ASSIGNMENT MODULE OF A PARTICULAR MOBILE TELEPHONE, SHALL,
PRIOR TO SELLING AND/OR TRANSFERRING SUCH PHONE  TO  ANY  OTHER  PERSON,
CONTACT THE LAST PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABIL-
ITY  COMPANY, CORPORATION, OR OTHER BUSINESS WHO PROVIDED WIRELESS TELE-

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

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