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Senate Bill S6479A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number and for such serial number to be posted in any advertisement for such bicycle

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2023-S6479 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4076
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §391-c, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S1541, A852

2023-S6479 - Summary

Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number in legible boldfaced figures in one of certain specified areas on the bicycle; requires advertisements for bicycles to clearly and conspicuously include such bicycles identifying serial number.

2023-S6479 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6479 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6479
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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 requiring bicy-
   cles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an  iden-
   tifying serial number

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1-a of section  391-c  of  the
 general  business  law,  as  added  by chapter 6 of the laws of 1986, is
 amended and two new paragraphs (d) and (e)  are  is  added  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  No  bicycle  manufactured or assembled on or after January first,
 nineteen hundred eighty-nine shall be sold [or], offered  for  sale,  OR
 OFFERED AND ADVERTISED FOR RESALE in this state unless it has an identi-
 fying serial number that distinguishes that bicycle from all other bicy-
 cles  of  that  same  make and model permanently and visibly engraved or
 stamped in readily legible boldfaced figures at least one-eighth  [inch-
 es]  OF  AN  INCH in height on the top surface of the top crossbar or of
 the uppermost cross support of the bicycle frame or on the head tube  or
 on  the  toeplate  not obstructed by the derailleur or gear wheels or on
 the crank hanger; or, on a label, shield or plate permanently affixed in
 any of the foregoing locations in such a manner that the  serial  number
 will  be  readily visible and that such label, plate or shield cannot be
 removed without being defaced or destroyed.
   (D) NO BICYCLE MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED ON OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,
 NINETEEN  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-NINE  SHALL  BE  ADVERTISED FOR RESALE IN THIS
 STATE UNLESS ITS IDENTIFYING SERIAL NUMBER IS CLEARLY AND  CONSPICUOUSLY
 POSTED IN SUCH ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE.
   (E)  IF  ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 THIS SECTION, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ISSUE SUCH PERSON OR ENTITY A
 WARNING, THAT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, INFORMATION ON  COMPLIANCE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03084-03-3

2023-S6479A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4076
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §391-c, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S1541, A852

2023-S6479A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires bicycles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an identifying serial number in legible boldfaced figures in one of certain specified areas on the bicycle; requires advertisements for bicycles to clearly and conspicuously include such bicycles identifying serial number.

2023-S6479A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6479A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6479--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring bicy-
   cles advertised for sale or resale in New York state to have an  iden-
   tifying serial number
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1-a of section  391-c  of  the
 general  business  law,  as  added  by chapter 6 of the laws of 1986, is
 amended and two new paragraphs (d) and (e) are added to read as follows:
   (a) No bicycle manufactured or assembled on or  after  January  first,
 nineteen  hundred  eighty-nine  shall be sold [or], offered for sale, OR
 OFFERED AND ADVERTISED FOR RESALE in this state unless it has an identi-
 fying serial number that distinguishes that bicycle from all other bicy-
 cles of that same make and model permanently  and  visibly  engraved  or
 stamped  in readily legible boldfaced figures at least one-eighth [inch-
 es] OF AN INCH in height on the top surface of the top  crossbar  or  of
 the  uppermost cross support of the bicycle frame or on the head tube or
 on the toeplate not obstructed by the derailleur or gear  wheels  or  on
 the crank hanger; or, on a label, shield or plate permanently affixed in
 any  of  the foregoing locations in such a manner that the serial number
 will be readily visible and that such label, plate or shield  cannot  be
 removed without being defaced or destroyed.
   (D)  NO  BICYCLE  MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST,
 NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE SHALL BE  ADVERTISED  FOR  RESALE  IN  THIS
 STATE  UNLESS ITS IDENTIFYING SERIAL NUMBER IS CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY
 POSTED IN SUCH ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE.
   (E) IF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE SHALL ISSUE SUCH PERSON OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03084-05-3

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