Requires motor vehicle repair shops to give fair and legal estimates; provides a civil penalty of not more than three hundred dollars.

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A5231-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to consumer affairs and protection
• Feb 14, 2011: referred to consumer affairs and protection

A5231-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    5231

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              February 14, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by M. of A. HOOPER, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
    J. RIVERA -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer
    Affairs and Protection

  AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring motor
    vehicle shops to give fair and legal estimates for car repairs

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
  399-j to read as follows:

    S 399-J. MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS; FAIR AND LEGAL ESTIMATE.  1.  ALL
  MOTOR  VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS SHALL GIVE A FAIR AND LEGAL ESTIMATE FOR ANY
  REPAIRS NECESSARY ON A MOTOR VEHICLE. SUCH ESTIMATE SHALL  BE  PROJECTED
  TO  THE  BEST OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP'S EMPLOYEE'S ABILITY AND
  SHALL DELINEATE AND OUTLINE THE PRICES OF NECESSARY PARTS AND LABOR.
    2. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  PUNISHABLE
  BY A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS RECOVERABLE IN
  AN ACTION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
  OR  BY THE CORPORATION COUNSEL FOR ANY CITY OR BY THE APPROPRIATE ATTOR-
  NEY OF ANY OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AS SHALL  BE  DESIGNATED  BY  THE
  GOVERNING BODY OF SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD06867-01-1