Bill Text: NY A05942 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to ensuring fairness in the value of gifted goods.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A05942 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05942-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5942
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 8, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to ensuring fair-
         ness in the value of gifted goods
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 396 of the general business law is
    2  renumbered  subdivision  4  and  a new subdivision 3 is added to read as
    3  follows:
    4    3. NO FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, OR CORPORATION WITH FIVE OR MORE
    5  RETAIL LOCATIONS IN THIS STATE, OR  AGENT  OR  EMPLOYEE  THEREOF,  SHALL
    6  PROVIDE  A  CONSUMER  WITH  A RECEIPT THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ITEMIZED
    7  PRICING OF ANY GOODS OR MERCHANDISE SOLD AT RETAIL UNLESS REQUESTED BY A
    8  CONSUMER AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL SALE. IF A  CONSUMER  REQUESTS  SUCH  A
    9  RECEIPT,  THE PROVIDER OF THE RECEIPT SHALL BE REQUIRED, FOR A PERIOD OF
   10  NINETY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ORIGINAL SALE, TO RECORD AND  HAVE  AVAIL-
   11  ABLE  AS A REFERENCE THE ITEMIZED PRICE OF EACH ITEM SOLD AT THE TIME OF
   12  ORIGINAL SALE. UPON A CONSUMER'S RETURN OF ANY  ITEM  ACCOMPANIED  BY  A
   13  RECEIPT  NOT  INCLUDING ITEMIZED PRICING FOR ANY SUCH ITEM, THE PROVIDER
   14  OF SUCH RECEIPT SHALL REFER TO ITS RECORDS AND, SO LONG AS THE RETURN IS
   15  WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE ORIGINAL SALE,  RETURN  TO  THE  CONSUMER  THE
   16  TOTAL  AMOUNT PAID AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL SALE IN LEGAL TENDER, A WRIT-
   17  TEN PROMISE OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT DEVICE.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect September 1, 2014.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09203-01-3