Bill Text: NY A07738 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires insurers to provide a copy of its repair estimate to the insured and include a disclosure relating to insured's right to have a vehicle repaired in the shop of his/her choice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-07-21 - signed chap.236 [A07738 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07738-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7738--A
                                                                Cal. No. 678
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      May 26, 2015
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        Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, McDONALD -- read once and referred to
          the  Committee  on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee on Insur-
          ance in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  reported  and
          referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  reported  from committee,
          advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
          its place on the order of third reading
        AN  ACT  to amend the insurance law, in relation to collision or compre-
          hensive coverage on motor vehicles
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  2610 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
     2  new subsection (c) to read as follows:
     3    (c) The insurer shall provide a copy of its  repair  estimate  to  the
     4  insured  that  includes  the following disclosure, plainly printed in no
     5  less than 12 point type: "PURSUANT TO SECTION 2610 OF THE INSURANCE LAW,
     6  AN INSURANCE COMPANY CANNOT REQUIRE THAT REPAIRS  BE  MADE  TO  A  MOTOR
     7  VEHICLE IN A PARTICULAR PLACE OR REPAIR SHOP. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE
     8  YOUR VEHICLE REPAIRED IN THE SHOP OF YOUR CHOICE".
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    10  it shall have become a law and shall apply to all policies and contracts
    11  issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective
    12  date;  provided,  however,  that  effective  immediately,  the addition,
    13  amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary  for  the
    14  implementation  of  this  act  on  its effective date are authorized and
    15  directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11279-05-6