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Assembly Bill A7231A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires dealers to disclose information regarding fees for updating maps on global positioning systems installed in motor vehicles

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2015-A7231 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5708
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §396-qq, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3092
2019-2020: A3911

2015-A7231 - Summary

Requires dealers to disclose information regarding fees for updating maps on global positioning systems installed in motor vehicles.

2015-A7231 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7231

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 29, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring deal-
  ers to disclose information regarding fees for updating maps on global
  positioning systems installed in motor vehicles

  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-qq of the general business
law, as added by chapter 553 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read  as
follows:
  3.  WHENEVER  A  DEALER  SELLS OR LEASES A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A GLOBAL
POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) INSTALLED IN SUCH  MOTOR  VEHICLE,  THE  DEALER
SHALL  INFORM THE PURCHASER OR LESSEE OF THE NEED TO PERIODICALLY UPDATE
THE MAPS OF THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM AND THE DEALER  SHALL  PROVIDE
EITHER  THE ACTUAL AMOUNT IT WILL COST THE PURCHASER OR LESSEE TO UPDATE
THE MAPS, OR MAKE A GOOD FAITH  ESTIMATE  IN  EACH  TRANSACTION  OF  THE
AMOUNT  OF SUCH CHARGES. IF SUCH CHARGES ARE ESTIMATED, THE DEALER SHALL
SET FORTH ON SUCH SALES CONTRACT OR LEASE AGREEMENT  OR  ON  A  SEPARATE
DOCUMENT  TO  BE  INITIALLED  BY  THE PURCHASER OR LESSEE IN CONSPICUOUS
BOLDFACE TYPE, THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE: "THE AMOUNT INDICATED  ON  THIS
SALES  CONTRACT OR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR UPDATED GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
MAP FEES IS AN ESTIMATE."
  4. Where a violation of this section is alleged to have occurred,  the
attorney general may apply in the name of the people of the state of New
York  to  the supreme court of the state of New York within the judicial
district in which such violation is alleged to have occurred, on  notice
of  five  days, for an order enjoining or restraining the continuance of
such violation. In any such proceeding the  court  may  impose  a  civil
penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars and order resti-
tution to aggrieved consumers.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10561-01-5

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2015-A7231A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5708
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §396-qq, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3092
2019-2020: A3911

2015-A7231A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires dealers to disclose information regarding fees for updating maps on global positioning systems installed in motor vehicles.

2015-A7231A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7231--A
                                                        Cal. No. 508

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. DenDEKKER, LINARES, OTIS, ORTIZ, COLTON, GOTT-
  FRIED, ARROYO, GRAF, HEVESI, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.
  BRAUNSTEIN,  BUCHWALD,  COOK, GLICK, RIVERA, ROBINSON -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in  accord-
  ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the
  Committee on Codes -- reported from committee,  advanced  to  a  third
  reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place on the
  order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring deal-
  ers to disclose information regarding fees for updating maps on global
  positioning systems installed in motor vehicles

  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-qq of the general business
law, as added by chapter 553 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read  as
follows:
  3.  WHENEVER  A  DEALER  SELLS OR LEASES A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A GLOBAL
POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) INSTALLED IN SUCH  MOTOR  VEHICLE,  THE  DEALER
SHALL  INFORM THE PURCHASER OR LESSEE OF THE NEED TO PERIODICALLY UPDATE
THE MAPS OF THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM AND THE DEALER  SHALL  PROVIDE
EITHER THE CURRENT AMOUNT IT WILL COST THE PURCHASER OR LESSEE TO UPDATE
THE  MAPS,  OR  A GOOD FAITH ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT OF SUCH CHARGES. THE
DEALER SHALL SET FORTH ON SUCH SALES CONTRACT OR LEASE AGREEMENT OR ON A
SEPARATE DOCUMENT TO  BE  INITIALLED  BY  THE  PURCHASER  OR  LESSEE  IN
CONSPICUOUS  BOLDFACE  TYPE, THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE: "THE AMOUNT INDI-
CATED ON THIS SALES CONTRACT OR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR UPDATED GLOBAL POSI-
TIONING SYSTEM MAP FEES IS  THE  CURRENT  COST  FOR  UPDATE  ON  DAY  OF
SALE/LEASE OR AN ESTIMATE OF FUTURE COST."
  4.  Where a violation of this section is alleged to have occurred, the
attorney general may apply in the name of the people of the state of New

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

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