S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8598
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 22, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SHRESTHA, FORREST, MAMDANI -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to recovery of
online accounts for mobile telephones
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
394-i to read as follows:
§ 394-I. RECOVERY OF ONLINE ACCOUNTS FOR MOBILE TELEPHONES. A PERSON
OR BUSINESS THAT PROVIDES A CONSUMER AN ONLINE ACCOUNT TO ACCESS OR
MODIFY ACCESS TO SUCH CONSUMER'S MOBILE TELEPHONE SHALL, IF A CONSUMER
CANNOT ACCESS SUCH ONLINE ACCOUNT, PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE THEIR
IDENTITY IN PERSON USING TWO FORMS OF PHYSICAL PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) A VALID PASSPORT ISSUED BY THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT OR ANOTHER COUNTRY; (2) A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE OR
NON-DRIVER'S IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY THIS OR ANOTHER STATE, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ANY UNITED STATES TERRITORY, COMMONWEALTH OR
POSSESSION, OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, BEARING THE CONSUMER'S NAME,
PHOTOGRAPH AND DATE OF BIRTH; (3) A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD ISSUED BY THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; OR (4) A CERTIFIED OR OFFICIAL COPY OF A
BIRTH CERTIFICATE, TO RECOVER SUCH ONLINE ACCOUNT AND RESTORE ACCESS
THERETO, PROVIDED THAT THE PERSON OR BUSINESS PROVIDING SUCH ONLINE
ACCOUNT FOR MOBILE TELEPHONE ACCESS HAS A PHYSICAL PRESENCE AND AT LEAST
ONE RETAIL LOCATION WITHIN THIS STATE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
MOBILE TELEPHONE SHALL BE DEFINED AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH
(A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-C OF THE
VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01036-04-5
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