A05414 Summary:

BILL NOA05414B
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORDinowitz (MS)
 
COSPNSRKearns, Robinson, Miller, Galef, Ortiz, Otis
 
MLTSPNSRArroyo, Braunstein, Brennan, Duprey, Glick, Gottfried, Hikind, Jacobs, Perry, Scarborough, Schimel
 
Amd S601, Gen Bus L
 
Prohibits the use of social media websites for the purpose of debt collection.
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A05414 Actions:

BILL NOA05414B
 
02/26/2013referred to consumer affairs and protection
05/14/2013amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection
05/14/2013print number 5414a
05/21/2013reported referred to codes
06/17/2013amend and recommit to codes
06/17/2013print number 5414b
01/08/2014referred to consumer affairs and protection
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A05414 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A05414 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         5414--B
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 26, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, KEARNS, ROBINSON, MILLER, GALEF, ORTIZ,
          MAISEL, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BOYLAND, BRAUN-
          STEIN, BRENNAN, DUPREY, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, JACOBS, PERRY, SCAR-
          BOROUGH, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consum-
          er  Affairs  and  Protection  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,

          ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
          reported   and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
          use of social media websites for the purposes of collecting debts
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Subdivision 10 of section 601 of the general business law,
     2  as added by chapter 342 of the laws of 2011, is amended and a new subdi-
     3  vision 11 is added to read as follows:
     4    10. If such principal creditor or agent sends more than fifty informa-
     5  tion subpoenas per month, fail to keep complete records  concerning  all

     6  information  subpoenas  sent  by  such principal creditor or agent. Such
     7  records shall be maintained  for  five  years.  Contemporaneous  records
     8  shall be kept that set forth with specificity the grounds for such prin-
     9  cipal creditor or agent's reasonable belief, which must be certified and
    10  accompany  each  information subpoena pursuant to rule fifty-two hundred
    11  twenty-four of the civil practice law and rules, that the party  receiv-
    12  ing the subpoena has in its possession information about the debtor that
    13  will assist the creditor in collecting his or her judgement. In addition
    14  to  any  other  penalty  that  [my]  may be imposed, failure to maintain
    15  records in accordance with this subdivision shall subject such principal
    16  creditor or agent to a civil penalty of not more than fifty dollars  per
    17  subpoena,  up to a maximum of five thousand dollars per violation, in an

    18  action brought by the attorney general[.]; or
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08508-03-3

        A. 5414--B                          2
 
     1    11. Use a social networking website as a means to collect on a consum-
     2  er claim from a  debtor.  For  purposes  of  this  subdivision,  "social
     3  networking website" means an internet-based service that allows individ-
     4  uals  to: (a) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded
     5  system,  created  by  the service; (b) create a list of other users with
     6  whom they share a connection within the system; and (c) view  and  navi-

     7  gate  their  list  of  connections  and  those made by others within the
     8  system. Provided, however, that "social networking  website"  shall  not
     9  include electronic mail (e-mail).
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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