Senate Bill S290

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires that motor vehicle repair shops provide certain information regarding work guarantees

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S290 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5093
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §398-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1750, A8037
2011-2012: S1218, A2168

2013-S290 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that motor vehicle repair shop invoices provide certain information regarding work guarantees stating the terms and time limits of any guarantee for repair work performed; also requires that if no guarantee is provided, the invoice must state such fact.

2013-S290 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S290 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   290

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to repair  work
  guarantees

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

  Section 1. Section 398-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended  by
adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  (A)  THE  INVOICE  PROVIDED  BY  THE  MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY  SET
FORTH  THE  TERMS  AND  TIME  LIMIT OF ANY GUARANTEE FOR THE REPAIR WORK
PERFORMED. WHERE NO GUARANTEE IS GIVEN, THE INVOICE SHALL SO STATE.
  (B) THE INVOICE SHALL FURTHER CONTAIN A STATEMENT TO THE  EFFECT  THAT
COMPLAINTS   REGARDING  THE  FUNCTIONAL  ADEQUACY  OF  THE  REPAIR  WORK
PERFORMED MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE DEPARTMENT, BUT IN NO EVENT LATER  THAN
NINETY  DAYS  OR  THREE  THOUSAND  MILES  OF THE REPAIR, WHICHEVER COMES
FIRST.
  (C) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT
OR ABRIDGE ANY STATUTORY OR OTHER RIGHT OR REMEDY OF A CONSUMER  AT  LAW
OR IN EQUITY.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01988-01-3

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