Assembly Bill A2263

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires motor vehicle repair shops to disclose certain information to customers

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A2263 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2378
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §398-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10655, S9257

2023-A2263 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires motor vehicle repair shops to disclose whether parts supplied are under warranty and the estimate for all parts and labor; provides that no work can be done without the consent of the customer; provides for fines for violations of such provisions.

2023-A2263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2263
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
   motor  vehicle repair shops to disclose certain information to custom-
   ers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  1 and 2 of section 398-d of the vehicle and
 traffic law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 1996
 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 173 of the  laws  of  1990,  are
 amended and a new subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows:
   1.  All  work done by a motor vehicle repair shop shall be recorded on
 an invoice and shall describe all service work done and parts  supplied.
 If  any  used  parts  are supplied, the invoice shall clearly state that
 fact. If any component system installed is  composed  of  new  and  used
 parts, such invoice shall clearly state that fact. If any body parts are
 supplied to a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight not in excess of eigh-
 teen thousand pounds, the invoice shall clearly state whether such parts
 were  manufactured  as original equipment parts for the vehicle, or were
 manufactured as non-original replacement parts or are used  parts.    IF
 ANY  PARTS SUPPLIED ARE UNDER WARRANTY, SUCH INVOICE SHALL CLEARLY STATE
 THAT FACT, AND A COPY OF THE WORK ORDER INFORMATION AND WARRANTY OF SUCH
 PART SHALL BE DISPLAYED ON SUCH INVOICE. One copy of the  invoice  shall
 be  given  to  the  customer and one copy shall be retained by the motor
 vehicle repair shop. For the  purposes  of  insuring  that  the  repairs
 described  on  the  work invoice have been performed, every customer and
 his representative or a representative of  an  insurance  company  where
 such  company  has  paid  or is liable to pay a claim for damage to such
 customer's motor vehicle shall have a  right  to  inspect  the  repaired
 motor  vehicle. Such right of inspection shall also include the right to
 inspect all replaced parts and components thereof,  except  warranty  or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01736-01-3
              

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