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Assembly Bill A8209A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Defines and prohibits deceptive acts and practices, and false advertising by talent services

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2015-A8209 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1852
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §350-f-2, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7829
2017-2018: A6668, S140

2015-A8209 - Summary

Defines and prohibits deceptive acts and practices, and false advertising by talent services.

2015-A8209 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8209

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 11, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
  certain entities charging fees for performers'  services  from  making
  certain false, misleading or deceptive representations

  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
180 to read as follows:
  S 180. PERFORMERS' SERVICES; UNLICENSED PERSONS. NO PERSON, WHO IS NOT
LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE AND WHO CHARGES OR IMPOSES  A  FEE  TO
PROVIDE PERFORMERS' SERVICES SUCH AS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, CAREER COUN-
SELING,  RESUME  ASSISTANCE,  ONLINE  RESUME  HOSTING  OR  OTHER SIMILAR
SERVICES, SHALL MAKE ANY FALSE, MISLEADING OR DECEPTIVE ORAL OR  WRITTEN
REPRESENTATION  THAT  IT WILL SECURE FOR A PROSPECTIVE CLIENT A JOB AS A
PERFORMER IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN EXCHANGE FOR SUCH FEE.
  S 2. Section 190 of the general business law, as  amended  by  chapter
632 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
  S  190.  Penalties  for violations. 1. Any person who violates and the
officers of a corporation and stockholders holding ten percent  or  more
of the stock of a corporation which is not publicly traded, who knowing-
ly  permit  the corporation to violate sections one hundred seventy-two,
one hundred seventy-three, one hundred seventy-six, ONE HUNDRED  EIGHTY,
one  hundred eighty-four, one hundred eighty-four-a, one hundred eighty-
five, one hundred eighty-five-a, one hundred eighty-six, or one  hundred
eighty-seven  of  this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be subject  to  a  fine  not  to  exceed  one  thousand
dollars,  or  imprisonment  for  not more than one year, or both, by any
court of competent jurisdiction. The violation of any other provision of
this article shall be punishable by a fine not  to  exceed  one  hundred
dollars  or  imprisonment  for  not  more  than  thirty  days.  Criminal

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06302-01-5

2015-A8209A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1852
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §350-f-2, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7829
2017-2018: A6668, S140

2015-A8209A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines and prohibits deceptive acts and practices, and false advertising by talent services.

2015-A8209A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8209--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Consumer  Affairs  and  Protection  --  committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to deceptive acts
  and practices, and false advertising by talent services

  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
350-f-2 to read as follows:
  S 350-F-2. TALENT SERVICES. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "ARTIST"  MEANS  AN  ACTOR  OR  ACTRESS RENDERING SERVICES ON THE
LEGITIMATE STAGE AND IN THE PRODUCTION OF MOTION PICTURES, RADIO ARTIST,
MUSICAL ARTIST, MUSICAL  ORGANIZATION,  DIRECTOR  OF  LEGITIMATE  STAGE,
MOTION  PICTURE  OR RADIO PRODUCTIONS, MUSICAL DIRECTOR, WRITER, CINEMA-
TOGRAPHER, COMPOSER, LYRICIST,  ARRANGER,  MODEL,  OR  OTHER  ARTIST  OR
PERSON  RENDERING  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICES IN MOTION PICTURE, THEATRICAL,
RADIO, TELEVISION AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES.
  (B) "FEE" MEANS ANYTHING OF VALUE, INCLUDING ANY MONEY OR OTHER  VALU-
ABLE  CONSIDERATION  CHARGED,  COLLECTED, RECEIVED, PAID OR PROMISED FOR
ANY SERVICE OR ACT RENDERED OR TO BE RENDERED BY A TALENT SERVICE.
  (C) "PERSON" MEANS  ANY  INDIVIDUAL,  COMPANY,  SOCIETY,  ASSOCIATION,
CORPORATION,  MANAGER,  CONTRACTOR,  SUBCONTRACTOR, PARTNERSHIP, BUREAU,
AGENCY, SERVICE, OFFICE, OR THE AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF; BUT SHALL NOT
INCLUDE A PUBLIC EDUCATION  INSTITUTION,  A  NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATION,  A
LABOR  ORGANIZATION,  A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OR A PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  (D) "TALENT SERVICE" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO, FOR A FEE FROM OR ON BEHALF
OF AN ARTIST, PROVIDES, OR OFFERS TO PROVIDE AN ARTIST, DIRECTLY  OR  BY
REFERRAL  TO ANOTHER PERSON, WITH LESSONS, COACHING, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS
OR SIMILAR TRAINING AS AN ARTIST; CAREER  COUNSELING,  VOCATIONAL  GUID-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06302-07-5

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