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Senate Bill S1541

2025-2026 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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2025-S1541 - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §391-c, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6479

2025-S1541 - 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 a photograph of such bicycles; exempts online marketplaces from placing identifying serial numbers on bicycles.

2025-S1541 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1541 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1541
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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 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
 ENTITY A WARNING, THAT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED  TO,  INFORMATION  ON
 COMPLIANCE  WITH  THIS SUBDIVISION. IF THE PERSON OR ENTITY CONTINUES TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03270-01-5

2025-S1541A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §391-c, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6479

2025-S1541A (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 a photograph of such bicycles; exempts online marketplaces from placing identifying serial numbers on bicycles.

2025-S1541A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1541A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1541--A
     Cal. No. 941
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 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  three new paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) 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  A  PHOTOGRAPH  OF  THE BICYCLE AND AT LEAST THE LAST FOUR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03270-04-5

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