STATE OF NEW YORK
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Cal. No. 291
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, MITAYNES -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the
Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem-
bly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- advanced to a third reading, passed by Assembly
and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsid-
ered, bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the
order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing
notice of potential scams when selling gift cards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 396-i of the general business law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
3 2-b. No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation shall
4 sell a gift certificate to a purchaser unless the seller displays a
5 conspicuous notice at or near where the gift certificate is displayed or
6 at or near the physical location where the sale occurs, that (i)
7 cautions the purchaser about prepaid card scams, and (ii) instructs the
8 purchaser on what to do if they suspect they might be a potential victim
9 of such a scam.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
11 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02118-08-2
