Title GBS, General Business

§ 89-u. Process server records, penalties. 1. Each process server\nshall maintain a legible record of all service made by him as prescribed\nin this section.\n 2. The record to be maintained shall include the following\ninformation, where applicable:\n a. the title of the action…

§ 89-uuu. Interim employment. For each armored car guard employed by\nan armored car carrier, as of the effective date of this section, such\ncarrier shall, at a time assigned by the secretary pursuant to a\nstaggered schedule, comply with the provisions of this article with\nre…

§ 89-v. Enforcement by attorney general. In addition to the other\nremedies provided, whenever there shall be a violation of this article,\napplication may be made by the attorney general in the name of the\npeople of the state of New York to a court or justice having\njurisdict…

§ 89-vvv. Conditional letter of authority; issuance of registration\ncard; suspension or revocation; renewal. 1. Upon review of the completed\napplication required by section eighty-nine-rrr of this article and\nafter the applicant has met the qualifications of section\neighty-n…

* § 89-w. Applicability. The provisions of this article shall not\napply to a not-for-profit security guard company, public entity, or\ntenant or third-party security provider of such tenant of a publicly\nowned sports venue with a capacity of at least sixty thousand people\nloc…

§ 89-www. Violations and penalties. 1. Any individual who is employed\nas an armored car guard or who acts as an armored car guard in violation\nof the provisions of this article or who knowingly and willfully makes\nmaterial misstatements in the application for or renewal of hi…

§ 89-xxx. Preemption. 1. The provisions of this article shall\nexclusively govern all armored car guards notwithstanding the provisions\nof any other law to the contrary and further, no local law shall be\nenacted which shall regulate or require any fee or license for the\nlicen…

§ 89-yyy. Regulations. The secretary and commissioner, in consultation\nwith the armored car carrier industry, are hereby authorized and\nempowered to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the proper\nconduct of the business authorized under this article, and not\nincon…

§ 89-zzz. Separability. In the event it is determined by a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction that any phrase, clause, part, subdivision,\nparagraph or section, or any of the provisions of this article, is\nunconstitutional or otherwise invalid or inoperative, such determination\n…

§ 890. Auto equity promotion prohibited. 1. No person shall engage in\nthe business of auto equity promotion. A person engages in the business\nof auto equity promotion, as used in this article, provided all of the\nfollowing conditions are met:\n (A) The motor vehicle is subjec…

§ 891. Enforcement by attorney general. Whenever there shall be a\nviolation of this article, application may be made by the attorney\ngeneral in the name of the people of the state of New York to a court or\njustice having jurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an\ninjun…

§ 892. Application of article. 1. The actual or purported transfer or\nassignment of any right or interest in a motor vehicle or under a lease\ncontract, retail installment contract, or security agreement, by an\nindividual who is a party to the original lease contract, retail\n…

§ 893. Severability. If any provision of this article or if any\napplication thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the\nremainder of this article and the application of the provision to other\npersons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.\n

§ 895. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:\n 1. "Gun show" means an event sponsored, whether for profit or not, by\nan individual, national, state or local organization, association or\nother entity devoted to the collection, competitive use, sporting use,\nor any oth…

§ 896. Operation of a gun show. 1. A gun show operator shall:\n (a) at all times during such show conspicuously post and maintain\nsigns stating "A National Instant Criminal Background Check must be\ncompleted prior to all firearm sales or transfers, including sales or\ntransfer…

§ 897. Sale of a firearm, rifle or shotgun at a gun show. 1. A\nnational instant criminal background check shall be conducted and no\nperson shall sell or transfer a firearm, rifle or shotgun at a gun show,\nexcept in accordance with the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 922(t), provided\…

§ 898. Private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles and shotguns. 1.\nIn addition to any other requirements pursuant to state and federal law,\nall sales, exchanges or disposals of firearms, rifles or shotguns shall\nbe conducted in accordance with this section unless such sale,…

§ 898-a. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices" shall have the\nsame meaning as defined in article twenty-two-A of this chapter.\n 2. "Reasonable controls and proce…

§ 898-b. Prohibited activities. 1. No gun industry member, by conduct\neither unlawful in itself or unreasonable under all the circumstances,\nshall knowingly or recklessly create, maintain or contribute to a\ncondition in New York state that endangers the safety or health of th…

§ 898-c. Public nuisance. 1. A violation of subdivision one or two of\nsection eight hundred ninety-eight-b of this article that results in\nharm to the public shall hereby be declared to be a public nuisance.\n 2. The existence of a public nuisance shall not depend on whether t…

§ 898-d. Enforcement. Whenever there shall be a violation of this\narticle, the attorney general, in the name of the people of the state of\nNew York, or a city corporation counsel on behalf of the locality, may\nbring an action in the supreme court or federal district court to …

§ 898-e. Private right of action. Any person, firm, corporation or\nassociation that has been damaged as a result of a gun industry member's\nacts or omissions in violation of this article shall be entitled to\nbring an action for recovery of damages or to enforce this article i…

§ 899. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "uniform athlete agents act".\n

§ 899-a. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Agency contract" means an agreement in which a student-athlete\nauthorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the\nstudent-athlete a professional sports-service…

§ 899-aa. Notification; person without valid authorization has\nacquired private information. 1. As used in this section, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Personal information" shall mean any information concerning a\nnatural person which, because o…

§ 899-aaa. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Certificate" means a certificate of registration issued under this\narticle.\n 2. "Department" means the New York state department of state.\n 3. "Document" means any r…

§ 899-b. Service of process; subpoenas. 1. By acting as an athlete\nagent in this state, a nonresident individual appoints the secretary of\nstate as the individual's agent for service of process in any civil\naction in this state related to the individual's acting as an athlete…

§ 899-bb. Data security protections. 1. Definitions. (a) "Compliant\nregulated entity" shall mean any person or business that is subject to,\nand in compliance with, any of the following data security requirements:\n (i) regulations promulgated pursuant to Title V of the federal…

§ 899-bbb. Document destruction contractors. 1. On or after October\nfirst, two thousand eight, no person, firm or corporation shall hold\nhimself, herself or itself out to be a document destruction contractor\nin New York state without first registering with the department as\n…

§ 899-c. Athlete agents; registration required; void contracts. 1.\nExcept as otherwise provided in subdivision two of this section, an\nindividual shall not act as an athlete agent in this state without\nholding a certificate of registration issued pursuant to section eight\nhu…

* § 899-ccc. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Advertise" means publishing or disseminating any written, oral,\nelectronic or printed communication or any communication by means of\nrecorded telephone messages or …

§ 899-d. Registration as athlete agent; form; requirements. 1. An\napplicant for registration shall submit an application therefor to the\nsecretary of state in such form as shall be prescribed by the secretary\nof state. An application filed pursuant to this section shall be a\…

* § 899-ddd. Contract requirements; right of rescission. 1. All\nconsumer litigation funding contracts shall meet the following\nrequirements:\n (a) a contract shall be written in a clear and coherent manner using\nwords with common, everyday meanings to enable the average consu…

§ 899-e. Certificate of registration; issuance or denial; renewal. 1.\nExcept as otherwise provided in subdivision two of this section, the\nsecretary of state shall issue a certificate of registration to an\nindividual who complies with subdivision one of section eight hundred\…

§ 899-ee. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Covered user" shall mean a user of a website, online service,\nonline application, mobile application, or connected device, or portion\nthereof, in the state of New…

* § 899-eee. Prohibitions and charge limitations. 1. Consumer\nlitigation funding companies shall be prohibited from:\n (a) paying or offering to pay commissions, referral fees, or other\nforms of consideration to any attorney, law firm, medical provider,\nchiropractor or physic…

§ 899-f. Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew registration. 1.\nThe secretary of state may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a\nregistration for conduct that would have justified denial of\nregistration under subdivision two of section eight hundred\nninety-nine-e of this…

§ 899-ff. Privacy protection by default. 1. Except as provided for in\nsubdivision six of this section and section eight hundred ninety-nine-jj\nof this article, an operator shall not process, or allow a processor to\nprocess, the personal data of a covered user collected throug…

* § 899-fff. Repayment. The repayment of the funded amount plus\ncharges to be paid to the consumer litigation funding company by the\nconsumer shall be a predetermined amount based upon intervals of time\nfrom the funding date through the resolution date, and shall not be\ndete…

§ 899-g. Registration and renewal fees. An application for\nregistration or renewal of registration shall be accompanied by a fee in\nthe following amount:\n 1. three hundred dollars for an initial application for registration;\nor\n 2. one hundred fifty dollars for an applicati…

§ 899-gg. Processors. 1. Except as provided for in section eight\nhundred ninety-nine-jj of this article, no operator or processor shall\ndisclose the personal data of a covered user to a third party, or allow\nthe processing of the personal data of a covered user by a third par…

* § 899-ggg. Disclosures. All consumer litigation funding contracts\nshall contain the disclosures specified in this section, which shall\nconstitute material terms of the contract. Unless otherwise specified,\nsuch disclosures shall be typed in at least twelve point bold type f…

§ 899-h. Required form of contract. 1. An agency contract shall be in\na record, signed or otherwise authenticated by the parties.\n 2. An agency contract shall state or contain:\n (a) the amount and method of calculating the consideration to be paid\nby the student-athlete for …

§ 899-hh. Ongoing coverage. 1. Upon learning that a user is no longer\na covered user, an operator:\n (a) shall not process the personal data of the covered user that would\notherwise be subject to the provisions of this article until it receives\ninformed consent pursuant to su…

* § 899-hhh. Violations. 1. Any consumer litigation funding company\nfound in willful violation of any provision of this article in a\nspecific funding case: (a) waives its right to recover both the funded\namount and any and all charges, as defined in subdivision two of section…

§ 899-i. Notice to educational institution. 1. Within seventy-two\nhours after entering into an agency contract or before the next\nscheduled athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate,\nwhichever occurs first, the athlete agent shall give notice in a record\nof…

§ 899-ii. Respecting user-provided age flags. 1. For the purposes of\nthis article, an operator shall treat a user as a covered user if the\nuser's device communicates or signals that the user is or shall be\ntreated as a minor, including through a browser plug-in or privacy\nse…

* § 899-iii. Assignability; liens. 1. The contingent right to receive\nan amount of the potential proceeds of a legal claim is assignable by a\nconsumer.\n 2. Only attorney's liens related to the legal claim which is the\nsubject of the consumer litigation funding or medicare or…

§ 899-j. Student-athlete's right to cancel. 1. A student-athlete may\ncancel an agency contract by giving notice of the cancellation to the\nathlete agent in a record within five days after the contract is signed.\n 2. A student-athlete may not waive the right to cancel an agenc…

§ 899-jj. Protections for third-party operators. Sections eight\nhundred ninety-nine-ff and eight hundred ninety-nine-gg of this article\nshall not apply where a third-party operator is processing the personal\ndata of a covered user of another website, online service, online\na…