Senate Bill S8251

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to warranties of fire vehicles and ambulances

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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-S8251 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10424
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §109-d, Gen Muni L; add §417-c, V & T L

2017-S8251 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Places requirements on honoring warranties of fire vehicles and ambulances; establishes the new emergency vehicle lemon law bill of rights; regulates arbitration proceedings.

2017-S8251 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8251 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8251
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the  vehicle  and  traffic
   law, in relation to warranties of fire vehicles and ambulances
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 109-d to read as follows:
   § 109-D. EMERGENCY VEHICLE WARRANTIES. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION:
   A.  "AMBULANCE" MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE DESIGNED, APPROPRIATELY EQUIPPED
 AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF: (I) TRANSPORTING EMERGENCY MEDICAL  PERSON-
 NEL  AND EQUIPMENT TO SICK OR INJURED PERSONS; AND (II) CARRYING SICK OR
 INJURED PERSONS BY A PERSON OR ENTITY  REGISTERED  OR  CERTIFIED  AS  AN
 AMBULANCE  SERVICE  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THAT WAS SUBJECT TO A
 MANUFACTURER'S EXPRESS WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL DELIVERY AND WAS
 PURCHASED OR TRANSFERRED IN THIS STATE WITHIN EITHER THE FIRST  EIGHTEEN
 THOUSAND  MILES  OF  OPERATION  OR  TWO  YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL
 DELIVERY, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.
   B. "FIRE  VEHICLE"  MEANS  A  MOTOR  VEHICLE  SPECIALLY  DESIGNED  AND
 EQUIPPED FOR FIREFIGHTING PURPOSES WHICH WAS SUBJECT TO A MANUFACTURER'S
 EXPRESS  WARRANTY  AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL DELIVERY AND WAS PURCHASED OR
 TRANSFERRED IN THIS STATE WITHIN EITHER THE FIRST TWO THOUSAND HOURS  OF
 SERVICE  OR  TWO  YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL DELIVERY, WHICHEVER IS
 EARLIER.
   C. "MUNICIPAL CONSUMER" MEANS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR FIRE  COMPANY
 WHICH  IS THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE OF A FIRE VEHICLE OR AMBULANCE AND
 ANY OTHER PERSON ENTITLED BY THE TERMS OF THE WARRANTY  TO  ENFORCE  THE
 OBLIGATIONS OF SUCH WARRANTY.
   D.  "WARRANTY" MEANS THE WRITTEN WARRANTY, SO LABELED, OF THE MANUFAC-
 TURER AND ANY OTHER WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THE  MANUFACTURER'S  OR  ITS
 AGENT'S  BID OR OFFER SUBMITTED WHERE COMPETITIVE BIDDING IS REQUIRED BY
 STATUTE, RULE, REGULATION OR LOCAL LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  A
 BID  OR OFFER SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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