Title GBS, General Business

§ 69-m. License required. 1. On and after October first, nineteen\nhundred ninety-two, no person shall engage in the business of\ninstalling, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems or\nhold himself out as being able so to do unless he is licensed therefor\npursu…

§ 69-n. Powers of the secretary of state. In addition to the powers\nand duties elsewhere prescribed in this article, the secretary of state\nshall have power:\n 1. To appoint an adequate number of assistants, inspectors and other\nemployees as may be necessary to carry out the …

§ 69-o. License after examination; application. 1. After successfully\npassing the designated examination, any person over the age of eighteen\nyears, desiring a license to engage in the business of installing,\nservicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems under this\…

§ 69-p. License without examination. 1. Any person over the age of\neighteen years who shall present to the secretary of state satisfactory\nevidence that he has been actually engaged in the business of\ninstalling, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems in\nthi…

§ 69-pp. Licensed master electrician waiver. 1. Any person who is\nlicensed by any municipality as a master electrician and who engages in\nthe business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire\nalarm systems within such municipality shall be waived from the\npro…

§ 69-q. Licenses; display; renewal; duplicates. 1. All licenses shall\nbe for a period of two years.\n 2. No license shall be assignable or transferable except as\nhereinafter provided.\n 3. (a) A license issued to a limited liability company or to a\ncorporation to engage in th…

§ 69-r. Fees. 1. The fee for a license to engage in the business of\ninstalling, servicing or maintaining security or fire alarm systems\nshall be two hundred dollars plus an amount to be determined by the\ndivision of criminal justice services to cover the cost of the\ndivision…

§ 69-s. Suspension and revocation of licenses. 1. A license to engage\nin the business of installing, servicing or maintaining security or fire\nalarm systems may be suspended or revoked, or in lieu thereof a fine not\nexceeding one thousand dollars per violation payable to the …

§ 69-ss. Revocation, suspension, reprimands, fines; unlicensed\nactivities. 1. The secretary of state shall, before imposing any fine or\nreprimand on a person thereof, or before issuing any order directing the\ncessation of unlicensed activities, and at least ten days prior to …

§ 69-t. Hearing on charges; decision. No license shall be suspended or\nrevoked nor shall any fine or reprimand be imposed until after a hearing\nhad before an officer or employee of the department designated for such\npurpose by the secretary of state, upon notice to the licens…

§ 69-u. Judicial review. The action of the secretary of state in\nsuspending, revoking or refusing to issue or renew a license, or\nimposing a fine or reprimand on the holder thereof may be reviewed by a\nproceeding brought under and pursuant to article seventy-eight of the\nciv…

§ 69-v. Violations and penalties. Any person who shall directly or\nindirectly engage in the business of installing, servicing or\nmaintaining security or fire alarm systems or hold himself out to the\npublic as being able so to do without a license therefor, or who shall\nviola…

§ 69-vv. Civil penalties. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision\nof law, with respect to violations of section sixty-nine-ss of this\narticle, the secretary of state is authorized, upon the complaint of any\nperson or on his or her own initiative, to investigate and prosecu…

§ 69-vvv. Fines for false alarms. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, a municipality may enact, adopt or enforce any\nordinance, resolution or regulation requiring any alarm system company\nto pay for or be responsible for any fines, fees or other penalties\nrelative…

§ 69-w. Official acts used as evidence. The official acts of the\nsecretary of state and department shall be prima facie evidence of the\nfacts therein and shall be entitled to be received in evidence in all\nactions at law and other legal proceedings in any court or before any\…

§ 69-x. Disposition of moneys derived from operation of article.\nProcessing fees for the fingerprint search conducted by the division of\ncriminal justice services shall accompany the fingerprint cards and\nshall be deposited to the credit of the general fund. All remaining\nmo…

§ 69-y. Separability clause. If any part or provision of this article\nor the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged\ninvalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be\nconfined in its operation to the part, provision or application di…

§ 69-z. Applicability. 1. The provisions of this article shall not be\nconstrued to limit in any way the authority of a city with a population\nof one million or more to enact, implement and continue to enforce local\nlaws and regulations governing home improvement contractors a…

§ 690. Violations and penalties. Any person who knowingly violates any\nof the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation issued\nthereunder shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine\nof not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not mo…

§ 691. Civil remedies. 1. A person who offers or sells a franchise in\nviolation of section six hundred eighty-three, six hundred eighty-four\nor six hundred eighty-seven of this article is liable to the person\npurchasing the franchise for damages and, if such violation is will…

§ 692. Enforcement by attorney general. 1. The department may\nprosecute every person charged with a criminal offense in violation of\nthis article and regulations issued thereunder. In all such proceedings,\nthe department may appear before any court of record or any grand jury…

§ 693. Immunity. Upon any investigation or proceeding before the\ndepartment, or in any criminal proceeding before any court or grand\njury, pursuant to or for a violation of any provision of this article,\nthe department or the court or grand jury may confer immunity in\naccord…

§ 694. Administration. 1. The department shall charge and collect the\nfees fixed by this section.\n (a) The fee for filing an application for registration of an offering\nprospectus under subdivision two of section six hundred eighty-three of\nthis article is seven hundred fift…

§ 695. Separability clause; construction. 1. If any part or provision\nof this article or the application thereof to any person or\ncircumstances be adjudged invalid by any court of competent\njurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the\npart, provision…

§ 696-a. Definitions. As used in this article unless the context\nrequires otherwise:\n 1. "Current net price" means the price listed in the supplier's\neffective price list or catalogue, less any applicable trade and cash\ndiscounts.\n 2. "Dealer" means any person selling or ag…

§ 696-b. Dealer agreements; unlawful acts and practices. It shall be a\nviolation of this article for a supplier:\n 1. To coerce, compel, or attempt to coerce or compel any dealer to\norder or accept delivery of any equipment or parts, or any equipment\nwith special features or …

§ 696-c. Termination and non-renewal of dealer agreements. 1. Except\nwhere a grounds for termination or non-renewal of a dealer agreement are\ncontained in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of subdivision two\nof this section, a supplier shall give a dealer ninety days' …

§ 696-d. Violations. It shall be deemed a violation of this article\nfor a dealer:\n 1. To require a retail purchaser of new equipment, as a condition of\nsale and delivery thereof, also to purchase special features,\nappliances, parts, or accessories not desired or requested by…

§ 696-e. Parts and return of parts. 1. Every supplier shall provide\nfor the availability of repair parts throughout the reasonable useful\nlife of any equipment sold.\n 2. Every supplier shall provide to its dealers, on an annual basis, an\nopportunity to return a portion of th…

§ 696-f. Repurchase of equipment upon termination. 1. Whenever any\ndealer enters into a dealer agreement with a supplier wherein the dealer\nagrees to maintain an inventory of equipment or repair parts and the\ndealer agreement is subsequently terminated, the supplier shall\nre…

§ 696-g. Death or incapacity of dealer. 1. In the event of the death\nor incapacity of the dealer or the majority stockholder of a corporation\noperating as a dealer, the supplier shall, at the option of the heirs at\nlaw, if the dealer died intestate, or the executor under the …

§ 696-h. Warranty. 1. Every supplier shall provide a fair and\nreasonable warranty agreement on any new equipment which it sells and\nshall fairly compensate each of its dealers for labor and parts used in\nfulfilling such warranty agreement. All claims for payment under such\nw…

§ 696-i. Separability. If any provision of this article or the\napplication of such provision to any person or circumstance is held\ninvalid, the remainder of this article and the application of such\nprovision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by\nsuch hol…

§ 697. Definitions. Whenever used in this article: 1. "Consumer" means\na New York resident who is the purchaser, lessee or transferee of farm\nequipment, other than for the purposes of resale.\n 2. "Farm equipment" means any self propelled farm equipment and\nimplements of husb…

§ 697-a. Warranty to consumers. 1. Every supplier of new farm\nequipment which is sold within or outside of this state shall provide a\nfair and reasonable warranty on all new farm equipment that shall be of\nno less duration than twelve months following the date of original\nde…

§ 697-b. Affirmative defenses. It shall be an affirmative defense to\nclaim under this section that: (a) the nonconformity, defect or\ncondition does not substantially impair the value, use or safety of the\nequipment; (b) the nonconformity, defect or condition is the result of\…

§ 697-c. Cumulative remedies; prohibition against waiver. The warranty\nunder this article shall be in addition to and not in derogation of all\nother rights and privileges which such consumer may have under any other\nlaw or instrument. Waiver of any rights by the buyer under t…

§ 697-d. New farm equipment bill of rights. A supplier shall provide\nthe following notice, entitled "New Farm Equipment Bill of Rights" along\nwith a written copy of the provisions of this article, to its authorized\ndealers in this state, and the dealer shall provide such bill…

§ 7. Public sports and exercises on Sunday. All public sports,\nexercises or shows, except professional golf tournaments and games of\nthe World University Games conducted in Erie, Genesee and Niagara\ncounties in nineteen hundred ninety-three, upon the first day of the\nweek, a…

§ 70. Private investigator license. 1. The department of state shall\nhave the power to issue licenses to private investigators. Nothing in\nthis article shall prevent a private investigator licensed hereunder\nfrom performing the services of a watch, guard or patrol agency or b…

§ 70-a. Bail enforcement agents and watch, guard or patrol agencies.\n1. The department of state shall have the power to issue separate\nlicenses to bail enforcement agents and to watch, guard or patrol\nagencies. Nothing in this article shall prevent a private investigator\nlic…

§ 701. Definitions. Whenever used in this article:\n 1. "Consumer" means a natural person.\n 2. "Creditor" means a person, partnership, corporation, association or\nother entity who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly extends\nconsumer credit.\n 3. "Consumer credit" m…

§ 702. Application. 1. Except as provided in subdivision two of this\nsection, this chapter shall not apply to statements of accounts rendered\nto customers by public utilities whose billing practices are subject to\nthe jurisdiction and regulation of the public service commissi…

§ 703. Notice of error and response. If a creditor, having transmitted\nto a consumer a statement of the consumer's account, receives from the\nconsumer at an address designated therefor by the creditor in accordance\nwith section seven hundred five of this article, within sixty…

§ 704. Permissible procedures by creditor. Notwithstanding the receipt\nby a creditor of a notice from a consumer as described in section seven\nhundred three of this act, a creditor may, subject to the provisions of\nsection seven hundred seven of this act, transmit statements …

§ 705. Statement to contain instructions for notification of error.\nEvery statement of account rendered by a creditor to a consumer shall\ninclude the address to be used by the consumer in making inquiries\nconcerning his statement.\n

§ 706. Notice to consumer of this act. Not later than sixty days after\nthe effective date of this act, a creditor shall send to each consumer,\nwhose account was in existence on the effective date of this act, and\nwith or before the first billing statement on any consumer cred…

§ 707. Penalties. Any creditor, having received a notice from a\nconsumer as provided in section seven hundred three of this act, who\nfails to comply with the requirements of that section:\n 1. If such an amount is not in fact a billing error, forfeits any\nrights to collect fr…

§ 71. Definitions. 1. "Private investigator" shall mean and include\nthe business of private investigator and shall also mean and include,\nseparately or collectively, the making for hire, reward or for any\nconsideration whatsoever, of any investigation, or investigations for\n…

§ 710. Definitions. Whenever used in this article:\n 1. "Consumer" means a natural person.\n 2. "Creditor" means a person, partnership, corporation, association or\nother entity who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly extends\nconsumer credit. The term creditor includ…