Bill Text: NY A06522 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires motor vehicle dealers to search for recalls prior to selling a used motor vehicle and requires the dealer to either make the required repairs or to notify the purchaser, in writing, of the recall.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-04 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [A06522 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6522
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 4, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring motor
         vehicle dealers to search for recalls prior to selling  a  used  motor
         vehicle
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
    2  398-e to read as follows:
    3    S 398-E. USED MOTOR VEHICLES; RECALLS. 1.   THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  WHEN
    4  USED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL BE DEEMED TO MEAN AND INCLUDE:
    5    (A) "DEALER" AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE VEHICLE
    6  AND TRAFFIC LAW.
    7    (B)  "MOTOR  VEHICLE" AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF
    8  THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AND EXCLUDING CLASS A, B AND C  LIMITED  USE
    9  MOTORCYCLES  AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-B OF THE VEHI-
   10  CLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   11    2. WHENEVER A DEALER SELLS A USED  MOTOR  VEHICLE,  THE  DEALER  SHALL
   12  CHECK TO SEE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS ON SUCH MOTOR
   13  VEHICLE AND SHALL EITHER MAKE THE REPAIRS REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S
   14  RECALL  OR  NOTIFY THE PURCHASER, IN WRITING, OF ANY AND ALL MANUFACTUR-
   15  ER'S RECALLS APPLICABLE TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE BEING PURCHASED.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09771-01-3