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                                   9616
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2024
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to remote  vehicle
   technology and domestic violence victims
 
   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
 399-ccccc to read as follows:
   § 399-CCCCC. REMOTE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS.  1.
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "REMOTE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY"
 SHALL MEAN ANY TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS A PERSON WHO IS OUTSIDE OF A VEHI-
 CLE TO TRACK THE LOCATION OF, OR CONTROL ANY OPERATION OF, THE  VEHICLE,
 AND  INCLUDES,  BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, A GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)
 THAT TRACKS THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE OR AN APP-BASED TECHNOLOGY  THAT
 CONTROLS ANY OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.
   2.  A  VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DEALER LOCATED IN THIS STATE SHALL,
 WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A REQUEST BY A DRIVER WHO MEETS
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION THREE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  TERMINATE  AN
 INDIVIDUAL'S ACCESS TO REMOTE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY.
   3. (A) A REQUEST BY A DRIVER THAT A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DEALER
 TERMINATE  AN  INDIVIDUAL'S  ACCESS  TO  REMOTE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY SHALL
 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (I) PROOF OF SUCH DRIVER'S LEGAL POSSESSION OF A VEHICLE  MANUFACTURED
 BY  SUCH  VEHICLE MANUFACTURER OR SOLD BY SUCH DEALER. SUCH PROOF MAY BE
 ESTABLISHED BY PROVIDING A VEHICLE TITLE, A COURT  ORDER  AWARDING  SOLE
 POSSESSION OR OWNERSHIP OF A VEHICLE TO SUCH DRIVER, OR SUCH OTHER PROOF
 AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND
   (II)  A CURRENT ORDER OF PROTECTION ESTABLISHING THAT SUCH DRIVER IS A
 VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND NAMING THE INDIVIDUAL  WHOSE  ACCESS  IS
 SOUGHT TO BE TERMINATED.
   (B) A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DEALER SHALL NOT REQUIRE A DRIVER TO
 PROVIDE  ANY INFORMATION OTHER THAN WHAT IS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   4. A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DEALER SHALL NOTIFY A DRIVER  SEEKING
 RELIEF  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS SECTION, IN CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE
 LANGUAGE, THAT SUCH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DEALER MAY  CONTACT  THE
 DRIVER,  OR  THE  DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DRIVER, TO CONFIRM AN
 INDIVIDUAL'S  ACCESS  TO  THE  REMOTE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN TERMI-
 NATED.
   5. A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DEALER SHALL PROVIDE  A  NOTIFICATION
 INSIDE  OF  A  VEHICLE  THAT IS INSTALLED WITH REMOTE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
 THAT SHOWS IF THE REMOTE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY IS BEING USED.
   6. A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DEALER SHALL PROVIDE  INFORMATION  ON
 ITS  INTERNET  WEBSITE  AND  VEHICLE INTERNET APPLICATIONS, IN CLEAR AND
 ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE, ON THE PROCESS OF TERMINATING A PERSON'S ACCESS  TO
 REMOTE  VEHICLE  TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INFORMA-
 TION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   7.  A  VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DEALER SHALL EMPLOY DEDICATED STAFF
 WHO ARE TRAUMA-INFORMED TO RECEIVE AND RESPOND TO REQUESTS MADE PURSUANT
 TO THIS SECTION.
   8. A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND/OR DEALER SHALL NOT CHARGE  A  DRIVER  A
 FEE  FOR  COMPLETING  A  REQUEST  TO TERMINATE REMOTE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.