Title GBS, General Business

§ 380-n. Jurisdiction of courts; limitation of actions. An action to\nenforce any liability, created under this article may be brought in any\ncourt of competent jurisdiction, within two years from the date on which\nthe liability arises, except that where a defendant has materi…

§ 380-o. Obtaining or introducing information under false pretenses;\npenalty. 1. Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information\nconcerning a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false\npretenses shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than five thousan…

§ 380-p. Unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees; penalty.\nAny officer or employee of a consumer reporting agency who knowingly and\nwillfully provides information concerning an individual from the\nagency's files to a person not authorized to receive that information…

§ 380-q. Disclosure of medical information. Whenever any provision of\nthis article requires disclosure of medical information, or the\ndisclosure of a reason for adverse action which involves medical\ninformation, such information or reason shall be disclosed only to a\nphysici…

§ 380-r. Disclosures to governmental agencies. Notwithstanding the\nprovisions of section three hundred eighty-b of this article, a consumer\nreporting agency may furnish identifying information respecting any\nconsumer, limited to his name, address, former addresses, places of\…

§ 380-s. Theft of identity. No person, firm, partnership, corporation,\nor association or employee thereof shall knowingly and with the intent\nto defraud, obtain, possess, transfer, use, or attempt to obtain,\npossess, transfer, or use credit, goods, services or anything else o…

§ 380-t. Security freeze. (a) A consumer may request that a security\nfreeze be placed on his or her consumer credit report by sending a\nrequest in writing with confirmation of delivery requested or via\ntelephone, secure electronic means, or other methods developed by the\ncon…

§ 380-u. Security record freeze for protected minors. (a) A consumer\ncredit reporting agency shall place a security freeze for a protected\nconsumer if:\n (1) The consumer credit reporting agency receives a request from the\nprotected consumer's representative for the placement…

§ 380-v. Severability. If any provision of this article or the\napplication thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be\ninvalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or\napplications of this article which can be given effect without the\ninvalid provision …

§ 383. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:\n 1. "Bedding" shall mean any mattress or box spring which can be used\nby any human being for sleeping or reclining purposes;\n 2. "New" shall mean any material or article which has not been\npreviously used for any purpose,…

§ 384. Registration of manufacturers of new bedding. 1. Every\nmanufacturer of new bedding sold in this state shall file a notice with\nthe department of state which: (a) states its name and address; and (b)\naffirms that it uses new material when it manufactures new bedding.\n …

§ 385. Registration of manufacturers of used bedding and\nrepairer-renovators or rebuilders of bedding. 1. Every manufacturer of\nused bedding sold in this state and repairer-renovator or rebuilder of\nbedding sold in this state shall file a notice with the department of\nstate …

§ 385-a. Registration of sellers of used bedding. 1. Every person\nengaged in the sale of used bedding, including any mattress or boxspring\nwhich in its entirety is used and not repaired or renovated, shall file\na notice with the department of state which: (a) states such pers…

§ 385-b. Transport, storage and sale of used bedding. 1. No used\nbedding shall be in direct contact with new bedding in a storage\nwarehouse, or stored or sold with new bedding unless the used bedding\nhas been sanitized in accordance with the standards established in\nregulati…

§ 386. Fees. 1. Every manufacturer of new or used bedding and each\nrepairer-renovator or rebuilder of bedding shall pay a registration fee\nof one hundred fifty dollars to the department of state.\n 2. Every person engaged in the sale of used bedding shall pay a\nregistration f…

§ 387. Inspections. Every place where articles of bedding are made,\nremade or renovated, or materials therefor are prepared or sterilized,\nor where such articles or materials are sold, shall be subject to\ninspection by the secretary of state who shall have power to inspect th…

§ 388. Suspension and revocation of registrations. The secretary of\nstate shall have the power to revoke or suspend any registration or deny\nany registration upon proof (a) that the applicant or registrant has\nviolated any of the provisions of this article or the rules and\nr…

§ 389. Deceptive acts or practices prohibited. It shall be a deceptive\nact or practice and unlawful, under section three hundred forty-nine of\nthis chapter, for any merchant, as defined in section 2-104 of the\nuniform commercial code, to manufacture, rebuild or sell bedding i…

§ 389-a. Label requirements for used bedding. The label indicating\nthat an article of bedding contains used material, in whole or in part,\nshall be at least fifteen square inches in area, contain the phrase\n"used material" or "used bedding", as the case may be, in prominent\n…

§ 389-b. Label requirements for new bedding. The label indicating that\nan article of bedding contains new material must be at least six square\ninches in area, contain the phrase "new material" in prominent print,\nand be stitched or otherwise securely attached to the bedding i…

§ 389-c. Special application of section three hundred forty-nine of\nthis chapter. In addition to the power set forth in subdivision (b) of\nsection three hundred forty-nine of this chapter, the attorney general\nshall have the power to assess a fine of up to one thousand dollar…

§ 389-m. Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and\nphrases shall have the following meanings:\n (1) "Safety glazing material". Any glazing material, such as tempered\nglass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the\ntest requirements of …

§ 389-n. Labeling required. (l) Each light of safety glazing material\nmanufactured, distributed, imported, or sold for use in hazardous\nlocations or installed in such a location within the state of New York\nshall be permanently labeled by such means as etching, sandblasting,\…

§ 389-o. Safety glazing materials required. It shall be unlawful\nwithin the state of New York to knowingly sell, fabricate, assemble,\nglaze, install, consent or cause to be installed glazing materials other\nthan safety glazing materials in or for use in, any "hazardous\nlocat…

§ 389-p. Employees not covered. No liability under this article shall\nbe created as to workmen who are employees of a contractor,\nsubcontractor, or other employer responsible for compliance with the\nprovisions of this article.\n

§ 389-q. Penalty. Violation of or noncompliance with the provisions of\nthis article shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less\nthan five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or by\nimprisonment for one year or by both.\n

§ 389-r. Local ordinances. This article and the provisions contained\ntherein shall supersede any special law, local law or ordinances\ninconsistent therewith.\n

§ 389-s. Manufacture and sale of seasonal and decorative lighting\nproducts containing lead. 1. When used in this title, "seasonal and\ndecorative lighting product" shall mean portable, plug-connected,\ntemporary-use lighting products and accessories that have a nominal\n120-vol…

§ 389-t. Labeling of solder. 1. No person, firm, or corporation shall\nsell or offer for sale any solder unless there is printed on the package\nin which such solder is sold or offered for sale a conspicuous notice\nstating the percentage of lead contained in such solder. Any so…

§ 39. Violations and penalties. 1. The provisions of this article may\nbe enforced by the director of a municipal consumer affairs office, or\nby the town attorney, city corporation counsel, or other lawfully\ndesignated enforcement officer of a municipality or local government,…

§ 390. Substitution of spurious oils for internal combustion engines.\nIt shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to fill with a\nspurious or substitute article any order for a lubricating oil for an\ninternal combustion engine, if such oil ordered is designated by…

§ 390-a. Optical discs; requirements. 1. For purposes of this section,\nthe following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Optical disc" is a disc capable of being read by a laser or other\nlight source on which data is stored in digital form. An optical disc\nshall i…

§ 390-b. Anti-phishing act of 2006. 1. This section shall be known as\nand may be cited as the "anti-phishing act of 2006".\n 2. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the\nfollowing meanings:\n (a) The term "electronic message" means a message sent or post…

§ 390-bb. Cramming prohibited. 1. For the purposes of this section,\n"cramming" means the inclusion and imposition of charges on the invoice\nor bill for telephone service to a customer from a cable television\ncompany, as defined in section two hundred twelve of the public serv…

* § 390-c. Prohibit persons under eighteen years of age in certain\nfacilities. 1. No person under the age of eighteen years shall be\nadmitted to any portion of a facility open to the public wherein\nperformers appear and dance or otherwise perform unclothed, under\ncircumstanc…

* § 390-c. Posting of warnings by commercial entities offering\ninternet access to the public. 1. For the purposes of this section, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Commercial entity" shall mean any entity doing business in New\nYork state that: (i)…

§ 390-d. Information concerning services for human trafficking victims\nin facilities at truck stops. 1. The operator of any truck stop shall\nmake available in plain view and in a conspicuous place and manner in\nall sanitary facilities available for public use and in any lacta…

* § 390-e. Unauthorized installation of certain security devices\nprohibited. No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation\nshall install any keyless security device used to control and secure\naccess to the common areas of any residential building without the\nexpre…

* § 390-e. Skimming awareness notice. 1. For the purposes of this\nsection, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "electronic benefit transfer card" means any medical assistance\ncard, payment access card pursuant to subdivision nine of section one\nhundre…

§ 391. Marking retreaded, recapped or recut tires. No person, firm,\nassociation or corporation shall sell, offer or expose for sale, or have\nin his possession with intent to sell any motor vehicle tire or motor\ncycle tire which has been retreaded or recapped unless the fact t…

§ 391-a. Unlawful acts relating to liquid fuels, lubricating oils and\nsimilar products. Inasmuch as it is customary for manufacturers and\ndistributors of liquid fuels, lubricating oils, and similar products, to\nmarket the same under designated and generally known trade names,…

§ 391-b. Prohibit any sale of dangerous clothing articles. 1. For the\npurposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following\nmeanings:\n (a) "drawstring" shall mean a non-retractable cord, string, ribbon,\nbungee, or tape of any material inserted into a channel…

§ 391-c. Sale of bicycles. 1. No bicycle manufactured or assembled on\nor after January first, nineteen hundred seventy-four, and designated as\na new model shall be sold in this state unless such bicycle is\nmanufactured and assembled in compliance with rules and regulations\np…

§ 391-cc. Sale of bicycles with electric assist and micromobility\ndevices. 1. As used in this section, "micromobility device" shall mean\nan electric scooter as defined in section one hundred fourteen-e of the\nvehicle and traffic law, an electrical personal assistive mobility\…

§ 391-d. Sale of matchbooks. All one piece matchbooks sold or\ndistributed within the state must have the striking area on the side\nother than the side which the matchbook opens. Any person in the\nordinary course of their business who violates the provisions of this\nact shall…

§ 391-e. Promotion of camps by certain organizations. 1. Any person,\nfirm or corporation engaged in the business for profit of promoting\novernight camps for children, as that term is defined in section\nthirteen hundred ninety-two of the public health law, summer day camps,\na…

§ 391-f. Promotion of private schools by certain organizations. 1.\nAny person, firm or corporation engaged in the business, for profit, of\npromoting either private schools, as that term is defined in subdivision\none of section fifty hundred one of the education law or private…

§ 391-g. Rental of motor vehicles; discrimination on the basis of age\nprohibited. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership,\nassociation or corporation engaged in the business of renting motor\nvehicles to refuse to rent such vehicle to any person eighteen year…

§ 391-h. Lubricating oils; container; notice required. It shall be\nunlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or expose for sale\nat wholesale or retail any lubricating oil, as defined by subdivision\nfour of section 23-2301 of the environmental conservation law, pack…

§ 391-i. Sale of urea-formaldehyde foam insulation; notice. 1. As\nused in this section, the term "urea-formaldehyde foam insulation" shall\nmean urea-formaldehyde based, foamed-in-place insulation.\n 2. Any person, firm or corporation which sells or installs\nurea-formaldehyde …