Bill Text: NY A10654 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires any person or entity, whether located within the state or sending physical or electronic mail to a person within the state, sending an unsolicited private government-related registration service communication that mentions any fees, renewal charges, requests for payment, or requests to enter into a contract, shall include a notice that is reasonably calculated to apprise the recipient that they are not a government entity or affiliated with one and the recipient is not required to pay or enter into any agreement with them.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-07-22 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A10654 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A10654-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          10654

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      July 22, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Vanel) --
          read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
          Protection

        AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to requirements
          for unsolicited private government-related registration service commu-
          nications

          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  350-f-2 to read as follows:
     3    § 350-f-2. Unsolicited private government-related registration service
     4  communications.  1.  Any  person  or  entity, whether located within the
     5  state or sending physical or electronic mail  to  a  person  within  the
     6  state,  sending  an  unsolicited private government-related registration
     7  service communication that mentions any fees, renewal charges,  requests
     8  for  payment,  or  requests  to  enter  into a contract, shall include a
     9  notice that is reasonably calculated to apprise  the  recipient  of  the
    10  following message:
    11    "(COMPANY  NAME)  IS  NOT  AFFILIATED WITH NOR IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY.
    12  YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY OR ENTER INTO ANY AGREEMENT WITH US."
    13    For purposes of this section, "unsolicited private  government-related
    14  registration  service  communication"  shall  mean  any  letter, notice,
    15  invoice, bill, or statement of account that is sent to a person or enti-
    16  ty without prior  request  or  agreement,  where  no  existing  business
    17  relationship  or  contract  exists  between  the  sender  or  recipient,
    18  purporting to charge for or offer any service  related  to  any  govern-
    19  mental  registration  made  with  any state or federal government entity
    20  within the United States.
    21    2. Any violation of subdivision one of this section shall constitute a
    22  deceptive act or practice within the meaning of  section  three  hundred
    23  forty-nine of this article.
    24    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    25  have become a law.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15915-02-4