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Senate Bill S1681

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits motor vehicle dealers from advertising lease specials for a limited number of in stock vehicles which meet the advertised vehicle specifications

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2017-S1681 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2867
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §349-f, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7718
2015-2016: S6537, A4100
2019-2020: A4195

2017-S1681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits motor vehicle dealers from advertising lease specials for a limited number of in stock vehicles which meet the advertised vehicle specifications.

2017-S1681 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1681
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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  prohibiting
   motor  vehicle  dealers  from advertising lease specials for a limited
   number of in stock vehicles which meet the advertised vehicle specifi-
   cations
 
   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:
   §  349-F.  ANY ADVERTISEMENT BY A MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER ADVERTISING THE
 AMOUNT OF A LEASE SHALL APPLY TO ALL MOTOR VEHICLES IN STOCK AT THE TIME
 THE ADVERTISEMENT WAS PLACED WHICH SHALL MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS OF  THE
 ADVERTISED VEHICLE. SUCH ADVERTISEMENT MAY NOT BE RESTRICTED TO A LIMIT-
 ED  NUMBER  OF SUCH VEHICLES WHICH MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ADVER-
 TISED VEHICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01196-01-7

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