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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6522--B
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      April 4, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DenDEKKER, MAISEL, BENEDETTO, DINOWITZ, COOK,
          BUCHWALD, MONTESANO,  ROBINSON,  HOOPER,  GALEF,  GRAF,  GABRYSZAK  --
          Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, SEPULVEDA, STEVENSON, WEIS-
          ENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer  Affairs
          and   Protection   --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered

          reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
          reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring motor
          vehicle dealers to search for recalls prior to selling  a  used  motor
          vehicle
 
          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  198-d to read as follows:
     3    § 198-d. Used motor vehicles; recalls. 1.   For the  purpose  of  this
     4  section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
     5    (a) "Dealer" as defined in section four hundred fifteen of the vehicle
     6  and traffic law.

     7    (b)  "Used motor vehicle" means any vehicle which is not deemed a "new
     8  motor vehicle" pursuant to paragraph h of  subdivision  one  of  section
     9  four hundred fifteen of the vehicle and traffic law.
    10    2.  Prior  to  offering a contract for sale of a used motor vehicle at
    11  retail, the dealer, or his or her agent, shall make a good faith  effort
    12  to  determine whether a manufacturer has issued any recall applicable to
    13  such used motor vehicle. Upon determining that a manufacturer has issued
    14  any recall applicable to such used motor vehicle, a dealer,  or  his  or
    15  her agent, must:
    16    (a)  make  or  cause repairs to be made pursuant to the manufacturer's
    17  recall such that the recall is satisfied; or
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09771-06-3
        A. 6522--B                          2
 
     1    (b) provide the prospective buyer, in a  separate  written  notice,  a
     2  listing  of  any  and all manufacturer's recalls applicable to such used
     3  motor vehicle.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.