Bill Text: NY S04480 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the sale or promotional distribution of covered license plate frames.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S04480 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04480-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4480
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 23, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  FARLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
         sale of covered license plate frames
         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  391-t to read as follows:
    3    S  391-T.  SALE  OR  PROMOTIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF COVERED LICENSE PLATE
    4  FRAMES. 1.  NO  PERSON,  FIRM,  CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,
    5  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY, OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL
    6  OR GIVE AWAY, AS EITHER A  RETAIL  OR  WHOLESALE  PROMOTION,  A  COVERED
    7  LICENSE PLATE FRAME WITHIN NEW YORK STATE.
    8    2.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "COVERED LICENSE PLATE FRAME" MEANS
    9  ANY GLASS OR PLASTIC  MATERIAL,  ARTIFICIAL  OR  SYNTHETIC  MATERIAL  OR
   10  SUBSTANCE  THAT  CONCEALS OR OBSCURES A LICENSE PLATE OR THAT DISTORTS A
   11  RECORDED OR PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF SUCH LICENSE PLATE.
   12    3. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED
   13  LIABILITY  COMPANY, OR OTHER ENTITY THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
   14  SECTION BY SELLING, OFFERING TO SELL, OR GIVING AWAY AS EITHER A  RETAIL
   15  OR  WHOLESALE  PROMOTION, A COVERED LICENSE PLATE FRAME SHALL BE SUBJECT
   16  TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER  VIOLATION,
   17  RECOVERABLE  IN AN ACTION BY ANY ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY DESIGNATED BY ANY
   18  MUNICIPALITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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