STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 2970 A. 4420 2015-2016 Regular Sessions SENATE - ASSEMBLY January 30, 2015 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the general business law and the civil practice law and rules, in relation to licensing of appearance enhancement businesses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 400 of the general business law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows: 3 11. "Related person" means a "related person" as such term is 4 described pursuant to subparagraph (c) of paragraph three of subsection 5 (b) of section four hundred sixty-five of the internal revenue code. 6 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 410 of the general business law, as 7 added by chapter 509 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: 8 1. Suspension and revocation of licenses; fines; reprimands. A license 9 issued pursuant to this article may be suspended or revoked, or a fine 10 not exceeding five hundred dollars payable to the department may be 11 imposed for any one or more of the following causes: 12 a. Fraud or bribery in securing a license or permission to take an 13 examination therefor. 14 b. The making of any false statement as to a material matter in any 15 application or other statement or certificate required by or pursuant to 16 this article. 17 c. Incompetence or untrustworthiness. 18 d. Failure to display the license as provided in this article. 19 e. Violation of any provision of this article, or of any rule or regu- 20 lation adopted hereunder. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08189-01-5