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A00377 Summary:

BILL NOA00377
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORVanel
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §350-f-2, Gen Bus L
 
Requires any person or entity, whether located within the state or sending physical or electronic mail to a person within the state, sending an unsolicited private government-related registration service communication that mentions any fees, renewal charges, requests for payment, or requests to enter into a contract, shall include a notice that is reasonably calculated to apprise the recipient that they are not a government entity or affiliated with one and the recipient is not required to pay or enter into any agreement with them.
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A00377 Actions:

BILL NOA00377
 
01/08/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection
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A00377 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           377
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  requirements
          for unsolicited private government-related registration service commu-
          nications

          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  350-f-2 to read as follows:
     3    § 350-f-2. Unsolicited private government-related registration service
     4  communications. 1. Any person or  entity,  whether  located  within  the
     5  state  or  sending  physical  or  electronic mail to a person within the
     6  state, sending an unsolicited  private  government-related  registration
     7  service  communication that mentions any fees, renewal charges, requests
     8  for payment, or requests to enter  into  a  contract,  shall  include  a
     9  notice  that  is  reasonably  calculated to apprise the recipient of the
    10  following message:
    11    "(COMPANY NAME) IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH NOR  IS  A  GOVERNMENT  ENTITY.
    12  YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY OR ENTER INTO ANY AGREEMENT WITH US."
    13    For  purposes of this section, "unsolicited private government-related
    14  registration service  communication"  shall  mean  any  letter,  notice,
    15  invoice, bill, or statement of account that is sent to a person or enti-
    16  ty  without  prior  request  or  agreement,  where  no existing business
    17  relationship  or  contract  exists  between  the  sender  or  recipient,
    18  purporting  to  charge  for  or offer any service related to any govern-
    19  mental registration made with any state  or  federal  government  entity
    20  within the United States.
    21    2. Any violation of subdivision one of this section shall constitute a
    22  deceptive  act  or  practice within the meaning of section three hundred
    23  forty-nine of this article.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    25  have become a law.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01921-01-5
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