Assembly Bill A7689A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Imposes sanctions for credit card charge backs on motor vehicle fees

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A7689 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5826
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202-b, V & T L

2013-A7689 - Summary

Imposes sanctions for credit card charge backs on motor vehicle fees.

2013-A7689 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7689

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GANTT -- (at request of the Department of Motor
  Vehicles) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  sanctions
  for credit card charge backs on motor vehicle fees

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

  Section 1. Section 202-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as  added  by
chapter 190 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  S 202-b. Penalties for submission of dishonored checks AND CREDIT CARD
PAYMENTS.  A  thirty-five  dollar  penalty  fee  shall be charged to any
person who has submitted a check to the commissioner or his or her agent
as payment for any license, permit or registration or any other type  of
fee  for  any  type  of transaction as required by this chapter and such
check has been dishonored. Such  thirty-five  dollar  penalty  shall  be
added  to  the  amount  due to the commissioner. In addition, any or all
licenses, permits or registrations issued in the name of such person may
be suspended WHERE SUCH PERSON'S CHECK HAS BEEN DISHONORED, OR,  IN  THE
CASE OF A CREDIT CARD PAYMENT, WHERE THE PAYMENT IS CONTESTED AND IS NOT
HONORED BY THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY and, if a suspension has been issued,
any  other  transaction  in the name of such person with this department
may be prohibited until full satisfaction  of  the  amount  due  to  the
commissioner  and,  IN  THE  CASE OF A DISHONORED CHECK, the thirty-five
dollar penalty fee is paid to the commissioner. No such suspension shall
be issued until thirty days after notification that the check  has  been
dishonored OR THE CREDIT CARD PAYMENT HAS NOT BEEN HONORED BY THE CREDIT
CARD  COMPANY  is  mailed to such person. If satisfaction is made within
thirty days from the date of mailing of such notification, no suspension
shall be issued.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law and shall apply to all payments  received  on
or after such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09092-01-3

2013-A7689A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5826
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202-b, V & T L

2013-A7689A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes sanctions for credit card charge backs on motor vehicle fees.

2013-A7689A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7689--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GANTT -- (at request of the Department of Motor
  Vehicles) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
  -- 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 vehicle and traffic law, in relation to sanctions
  for credit card charge backs on motor vehicle fees

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

  Section  1.  Section 202-b of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by
chapter 190 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  S 202-b. Penalties for submission of dishonored checks AND CREDIT CARD
PAYMENTS.  (A) A thirty-five dollar penalty fee shall be charged to  any
person who has submitted a check to the commissioner or his or her agent
as  payment for any license, permit or registration or any other type of
fee for any type of transaction as required by  this  chapter  and  such
check  has  been  dishonored.  Such  thirty-five dollar penalty shall be
added to the amount due to the commissioner. In  addition,  any  or  all
licenses, permits or registrations issued in the name of such person may
be suspended and, if a suspension has been issued, any other transaction
in  the name of such person with this department may be prohibited until
full satisfaction of the amount due to the commissioner and the  thirty-
five  dollar penalty fee is paid to the commissioner. No such suspension
shall be issued until thirty days after notification that the check  has
been dishonored is mailed to such person. If satisfaction is made within
thirty days from the date of mailing of such notification, no suspension
shall  be issued.  (B) IN ANY CASE WHERE A PERSON HAS MADE A CREDIT CARD
PAYMENT TO THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR  HER  AGENT  AS  PAYMENT  FOR  ANY
LICENSE, PERMIT OR REGISTRATION OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF FEE FOR ANY TYPE OF
TRANSACTION AS REQUIRED BY THIS CHAPTER, AND SUCH CREDIT CARD PAYMENT IS
CONTESTED AND IS NOT HONORED BY THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY, ANY OTHER TRAN-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09092-03-3

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