| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2016 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S6734
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
Actions
2015-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the selling, offering for sale or distribution of any electrical or extension cords with fraudulent seals for the Underwriters' Laboratory; authorizes local code enforcement entities to enforce the provisions of the section; provides that for the first civil penalty of this section, a one hundred dollar fine shall be issued and such seller or distributor shall complete a training seminar on how to identify false Underwriters' Laboratory labels and increases fines for the second or subsequent violations of this section; provides that a training component shall be created and provided by the office of fire prevention and control and shall be made available on its website.
2015-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6734
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the selling,
offering for sale or distribution of any electrical or extension cords
with a fraudulent seal for the Underwriters' Laboratory
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To amend the general business law to top retail merchants from selling
electrical products sold with fraudulent claims of quality and safety
inspection. A store engaging in the sale of fraudulently labeled
electrical cords are subject to a civil penalty of up to one hundred
dollars. Additionally, first time violators much complete an online
training seminar, conducted by the Office of Fire Prevention and
control (OFPC), on how to distinguish false UL labels for the first
offense. For a second or subsequent violation of this section, the
civil penalty shall be set at up to 500 dollars.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Merchants who sell electrical products with fraudulent UL will be
subject to a civil penalty of up to $100 and required to complete and
online training session created by OFPC. A second or subsequent
violation will result in a fine of up to $500. Each sale of a
2015-S6734 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6734
I N S E N A T E
February 11, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the selling,
offering for sale or distribution of any electrical or extension cords
with a fraudulent seal for the Underwriters' Laboratory
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
349-f to read as follows:
S 349-F. SELLING OF FRAUDULENT ELECTRICAL OR EXTENSION CORDS. 1. NO
MERCHANT, MANUFACTURER, FIRM, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR AGENT OR
EMPLOYEE THEREOF SHALL KNOWINGLY SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTE IN
THIS STATE ANY ELECTRICAL CORD OR EXTENSION CORD WITH A FRAUDULENT SEAL
FOR THE UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
TERM "MERCHANT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ENGAGED IN THE
SALE, DISPLAY OR OFFERING FOR SALE OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS OR MERCHANDISE
AT AN ESTABLISHED RETAIL STORE TO A CONSUMER.
2. EVERY MERCHANT, MANUFACTURER, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION
SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF ITS EMPLOYEES TO
LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CERTIFIED UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORY ELEC-
TRICAL OR EXTENSION CORDS AND FRAUDULENT OR COUNTERFEIT ELECTRICAL OR
EXTENSION CORDS.
3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO ALTER OR
OTHERWISE SUPERSEDE ANY OTHER LABELING OR DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT IMPOSED
BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.
4. ENFORCEMENT SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ENFORCE-
MENT ENTITY.
5. THE CIVIL PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE A FINE
UP TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THE SELLER OR DISTRIBUTOR SHALL COMPLETE A
TRAINING SEMINAR ON HOW TO IDENTIFY FALSE UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORY
LABELS. FOR THE SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE
FINE SHALL BE UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. EACH SALE OF A FRAUDULENT
ELECTRICAL OR EXTENSION CORD IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTI-
TUTE A SEPARATE VIOLATION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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