Bill Text: NY A05334 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5334 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes the department of law to enforce regulations relating to motor vehicle dealer advertising and marketing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A05334 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05334-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          5334
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 8, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
        AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to motor vehicle dealer
          advertising
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new section 94-c
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 94-c. Motor vehicle dealer advertising. 1. The  consumer  protection
     4  division  shall,  in  consultation  with  the  department of law and the
     5  department of financial services,  be  authorized  to  promulgate  regu-
     6  lations relating to advertising and marketing by motor vehicle dealers.
     7    2. Such regulations shall prohibit the representation, in any form, by
     8  a motor vehicle dealer or any officer or employee thereof, that benefits
     9  received  as  supplemental security income or social security disability
    10  income shall be a sole sufficient source of income for  the  purpose  of
    11  securing consumer motor vehicle financing.
    12    3.  The department of law shall have jurisdiction to enforce the regu-
    13  lations promulgated pursuant to subdivision one  of  this  section,  and
    14  assess civil penalties and seek injunctions relating thereto.  Provided,
    15  that  nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit such department's
    16  ability to enforce any other provision of law, rule or regulation relat-
    17  ing to motor vehicle dealers.
    18    4. The consumer protection division shall be authorized  to  establish
    19  fines  of  not  more  than ten thousand dollars for any violation of the
    20  regulations established pursuant to subdivision one of this section.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    22  it shall have become law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09700-01-7