STATE OF NEW YORK
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7902
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 13, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 and the vehicle and traffic
law, in relation to used automotive parts
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 article
2 11-D to read as follows:
3 ARTICLE 11-D
4 USED AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
5 Section 199-q. Definitions.
6 199-q-1. Used automotive parts.
7 199-q-2. Private sales.
8 199-q-3. Exemptions.
9 § 199-q. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
10 shall have the following meanings:
11 1. "Motor vehicle repair shop" shall have the same meaning as such
12 term is defined in section three hundred ninety-eight-b of the vehicle
13 and traffic law.
14 2. "Vehicle dismantler" shall have the same meaning as such term is
15 defined in section four hundred fifteen-a of the vehicle and traffic
16 law.
17 3. "Used automotive part" shall mean a part of a motor vehicle that
18 was previously installed on a motor vehicle and then removed.
19 § 199-q-1. Used automotive parts. 1. Any person, business, or entity
20 engaged in the sale, installation, or use of used automotive parts,
21 including but not limited to motor vehicle repair shops and vehicle
22 dismantlers, shall maintain for no less than two years and, upon
23 request, make available for inspection by regulatory or law enforcement
24 agencies:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (a) Verifiable documentation proving the lawful acquisition of such
2 parts;
3 (b) A record of transactions, including seller information, purchase
4 invoices, and serial or identifying numbers where applicable; and
5 (c) Proof that reasonable due diligence was conducted to verify the
6 legitimacy of the parts prior to resale, installation, or use in
7 repairs.
8 2. A person, business, or entity covered by the provisions of subdivi-
9 sion one of this section that fails to provide sufficient documentation
10 to verify the lawful origin of used automotive parts shall be presumed
11 to have knowingly engaged in the possession, sale, or use of stolen
12 property.
13 3. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall be
14 subject to the following penalties:
15 (a) A person who violates the provisions of this section shall be
16 guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by
17 imprisonment of not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than
18 one thousand dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment.
19 (b) A business or entity who violates the provisions of this section
20 shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars and a
21 suspension of any applicable licenses.
22 4. The attorney general shall oversee compliance and prosecute
23 violations of this section.
24 § 199-q-2. Private sales. 1. Any individual who is not covered by the
25 provisions of section one hundred ninety-nine-p-one of this article who
26 sells a used automotive part shall provide:
27 (a) if a resident of the state, their driver's license number and date
28 of birth; or
29 (b) if not a resident of the state, a copy of their current driver's
30 license and a valid phone number.
31 2. A purchaser of a used automotive part pursuant to the provisions of
32 this section shall maintain for no less than two years and, upon
33 request, make available for inspection by regulatory or law enforcement
34 agencies the information provided by a seller of a used automotive part
35 pursuant to subdivision one of this section.
36 3. A person, business, or entity found to be in violation of the
37 provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of up to five
38 thousand dollars per transaction.
39 4. The attorney general shall oversee compliance and enforcement for
40 transactions covered by the provisions of this section.
41 § 199-q-3. Exemptions. A franchised motor vehicle dealer, as defined
42 in section four hundred sixty-two of the vehicle and traffic law, shall
43 be exempt from the provisions of this article as it relates to motor
44 vehicles sold under the brands they are franchised to represent.
45 § 2. Section 398-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
46 a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
47 3-a. The records required to be maintained pursuant to article
48 eleven-C of the general business law shall be included in the require-
49 ments of subdivision three of this section. Every motor vehicle repair
50 shop shall provide their registration number when engaging in a trans-
51 action involving used automotive parts, as defined in section one
52 hundred ninety-nine-q of the general business law.
53 § 3. Section 415-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
54 a new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
55 16. Verification of used automotive parts. (a) Every person, business,
56 or entity registered pursuant to the provisions of this section shall
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1 affirmatively verify the legal origin of every used automotive part
2 received, as defined in section one hundred ninety-nine-q of the general
3 business law.
4 (b) Every person, business, or entity registered pursuant to the
5 provisions of this section shall provide accompanying documentation of
6 the verification made pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision with
7 the sale or transfer of a used automotive part.
8 § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
9 have become a law.
