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SECTION 1525

Scope

General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 45-A

* § 1525. Scope. 1. This article shall apply to conduct that occurs in
whole or in part in New York. For the purposes of this article, conduct
takes place wholly outside of New York if the addictive feature platform
is accessed by a user who is physically located outside of New York.

2. Nothing in this article shall be construed to impose liability for
commercial activities or actions by operators subject to 15 U.S.C. §
6501 that is inconsistent with the treatment of such activities or
actions under 15 U.S.C. § 6502.

3. Nothing in this article shall be construed or interpreted to
override, supplant or conflict with any of the provisions of the SAFE
for Kids Act contained in article forty-five of this chapter or its
related regulations.

4. The provision of the warning label required by this article does
not waive, release, otherwise limit, or serve as a defense to, any
claim, including claims premised on failure to warn, other than a claim
premised on a violation of this article.

5. A covered operator shall not be required to display the warning
label required by this article to a covered user if it has reasonably
determined that the user is over seventeen years of age.

* NB Effective January 1, 2027