Assembly Bill A7914

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to oil change requirements

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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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2017-A7914 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-u, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5415
2015-2016: A2608
2019-2020: A680
2021-2022: A2385

2017-A7914 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to oil change requirements in relation to stickers or decals that provide mileage information.

2017-A7914 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7914
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. NIOU -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  oil  change
   requirements
 
   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
 391-u to read as follows:
   § 391-U. OIL CHANGE REQUIREMENTS. 1. AS  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL MEAN: (A) "LUBRICATING OIL" MEANS ALL PETROLEUM-
 BASED OR SYNTHETIC OIL THAT IS SUITABLE FOR USE AS  A  LUBRICANT  OR  IS
 SOLD FOR USE AS A LUBRICANT.
   (B)  "SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT"  MEANS  EVERY AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION
 INCLUDING GAS ONLY OUTLETS AND ANY OTHER RETAIL OUTLET SELLING AT  LEAST
 FIVE  HUNDRED GALLONS OF LUBRICATING OIL ANNUALLY AND HAVING AN ON-PREM-
 ISES OIL CHANGING OPERATION.
   (C) "ON-PREMISES OIL CHANGING OPERATION" MEANS ANY ESTABLISHMENT  THAT
 DRAINS OR COLLECTS USED OIL AND REPLACES THE USED OIL WITH NEW LUBRICAT-
 ING OIL.
   2.  (A)  ANY  ON-PREMISES  OIL CHANGING OPERATION THAT PERFORMS AN OIL
 CHANGE AND PROVIDES A CONSUMER WITH A DECAL, STICKER, OR  OTHER  SIMILAR
 INDICATOR  OF  A MOTOR VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS PROHIBITED FROM CAUSING SUCH
 DECAL, STICKER, OR OTHER INDICATOR TO INCLUDE ANY MILEAGE OTHER THAN THE
 MOTOR VEHICLE'S ACTUAL MILEAGE, ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST FULL MILE, ON THE
 ODOMETER AT THE TIME OF THE OIL CHANGE.
   (B) SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  POST  A  CONSPICUOUS
 SIGN, OPEN TO PUBLIC VIEW, STATING THE FOLLOWING:
   "OIL  CHANGES  EVERY  3,000  MILES DO NOT NECESSARILY RESULT IN BETTER
 VEHICLE PERFORMANCE OR LONGER ENGINE LIFE. REFER TO YOUR  MANUFACTURER'S
 RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR OIL CHANGE GUIDANCE."
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11778-01-7

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