Bill Text: NY A08994 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides a three day right of cancellation for purchases of recreational vehicles.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-12 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A08994 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08994-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8994
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 12, 2012
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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 providing a
         three day right of cancellation for purchases of recreational vehicles
         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
    2  section 399-zzzz to read as follows:
    3    S 399-ZZZZ. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES; THREE DAY  CANCELLATION.  1.    FOR
    4  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "RECREATIONAL VEHICLE" SHALL HAVE THE
    5  SAME MEANING AS "HOUSE COACH" AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN
    6  OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
    7    2.  ANY  CONTRACT  FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
    8  SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETED FORM IN DUPLICATE, CAPTIONED "NOTICE
    9  OF CANCELLATION", WHICH SHALL BE ATTACHED TO  THE  CONTRACT  AND  EASILY
   10  DETACHABLE,  AND  WHICH  SHALL  CONTAIN  IN  AT LEAST TEN POINT TYPE THE
   11  FOLLOWING:
   12                            "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
   13    YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR OBLIGATION, WITH-
   14  IN THREE DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT A  COPY  OF  AN  EXECUTED  CONTRACT  IS
   15  RECEIVED BY YOU.
   16    TO  CANCEL  THIS  CONTRACT, MAIL OR DELIVER A SIGNED AND DATED COPY OF
   17  THIS CANCELLATION NOTICE, OR ANY OTHER WRITTEN NOTICE, TO
   18  (___________________________) at (_________________________)
   19  NAME OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLE      BUSINESS ADDRESS
   20  DEALER
   21  NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING  YOUR  RECEIPT  OF  A
   22  SIGNED CONTRACT.
   23  I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION.
   24  ___________________________
   25    (signature of consumer)
   26  ___________________________"
   27  (date)
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09160-01-1
       A. 8994                             2
    1    3.  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE SALE OF ANY
    2  RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN CUSTOM  DESIGNED  TO  SPECIFICATIONS
    3  ORDERED  BY  THE  CONSUMER,  WHERE  SUCH  SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT READILY
    4  AVAILABLE IN A BASE MODEL OR OPTION PACKAGE OFFERED BY THE  RECREATIONAL
    5  VEHICLE DEALER.
    6    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    7  have become a law.