Assembly Bill A8068

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the department of law to enforce regulations relating to motor vehicle dealer advertising and marketing

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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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2015-A8068 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5488
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §94-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5334, S5277
2019-2020: A4015, S1957
2021-2022: S160

2015-A8068 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of law to enforce regulations relating to motor vehicle dealer advertising and marketing.

2015-A8068 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8068

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to motor vehicle dealer
  advertising

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

  Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new section 94-c
to read as follows:
  S 94-C. MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER ADVERTISING. 1. THE  CONSUMER  PROTECTION
DIVISION  SHALL,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES,  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO  PROMULGATE  REGU-
LATIONS RELATING TO ADVERTISING AND MARKETING BY MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS.
  2. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL PROHIBIT THE REPRESENTATION, IN ANY FORM, BY
A MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER OR ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, THAT BENEFITS
RECEIVED  AS  SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME OR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
INCOME SHALL BE A SOLE SUFFICIENT SOURCE OF INCOME FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
SECURING CONSUMER MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCING.
  3.  THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE THE REGU-
LATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  AND
ASSESS CIVIL PENALTIES AND SEEK INJUNCTIONS RELATING THERETO.  PROVIDED,
THAT  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO LIMIT SUCH DEPARTMENT'S
ABILITY TO ENFORCE ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION RELAT-
ING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS.
  4. THE CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED  TO  ESTABLISH
FINES  OF  NOT  MORE  THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THE
REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10956-02-5

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