Title GBS, General Business

§ 395-b. Unlawfully installing or maintaining a two-way mirror or\nother viewing device. 1. As used in this section, the phrase "two-way\nmirror or other viewing device" shall mean a mirror, peep hole,\nmechanical viewing device, camera or any other instrument or method that\nca…

§ 396. Unlawful selling practices. 1. No person, firm, partnership,\nassociation or corporation, or agent or employee thereof, shall, in any\nmanner, or by any means of advertisement, or other means of\ncommunication, offer for sale any merchandise, commodity, or service, as\npa…

§ 396-a. Representation by savings and loan association of insurance\non accounts. 1. No savings and loan association, building and loan\nassociation, cooperative bank or homestead association organized in this\nor any other state, other than one whose accounts are insured by an…

* § 396-aa. Simulated check. 1. As used in this section, "simulated\ncheck" means any document which is not currency or a check, draft, note,\nbond, or other negotiable instrument but which, because of its\nappearance, has the tendency to mislead or deceive any person viewing\ns…

* § 396-aa. Unsolicited telefacsimile advertising. 1. It shall be\nunlawful for a person, corporation, partnership or association to\ninitiate the unsolicited transmission of telefacsimile messages\npromoting goods or services for purchase by the recipient of such\nmessages. For…

§ 396-aaa. Public display of tobacco and electronic cigarette\nadvertisements and smoking paraphernalia prohibited. 1. For purposes of\nthis section:\n (a) "Advertisement" means words, pictures, photographs, symbols,\ngraphics or visual images of any kind, or any combination the…

§ 396-b. Advertisements. 1. For the purposes of this section, the\nfollowing terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Artificial intelligence", "artificial intelligence technology",\nor "AI" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of\nhuman-defined objectiv…

§ 396-bb. Sale of motor fuels to disabled persons. 1. Any person,\nfirm or corporation owning or operating a premises or facility for the\nretail sale of motor fuels for use in motor vehicles and offering self\nservice and full service at the same time, shall, between the hours …

§ 396-c. Advertisements by persons engaged in dental business relating\nto dentures and bridges. Any person engaged in the business of\nsupplying, constructing, reproducing, relining, repairing, adding or\ndirecting the application of any substance of a permanent nature to\ndent…

* § 396-cc. Notification of enclosure requirements for swimming pools.\n1. a. No person, firm, association or corporation engaged in the\nbusiness of selling and/or installing swimming pools of a dimension\nsubject to New York state regulation or local law shall sell or install\…

* § 396-cc. Senior citizen discounts. 1. Except as provided pursuant\nto subdivision two of this section, any person, firm, partnership,\ncorporation, or association, or agent or employee thereof, which offers,\nin the regular course of business, an established senior citizen pr…

§ 396-d. Advertisement and description of real property. Whenever any\nperson or persons, firm or corporation, shall use in connection with the\ndesignation, description, advertisement, lease or sale of any real\nproperty, any name which shall include the name of any political o…

§ 396-dd. Renting of horses; helmets and safety information. 1. For\nthe purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the\nfollowing meanings:\n a. "Horse" includes a horse, pony, mule or hinny.\n b. "Horse provider" includes any person, firm, corporation or other\nl…

§ 396-e. Marking articles made of linen. Any person, firm, corporation\nor association who makes or sells or offers to sell or dispose of, or\nhas in his or its possession, with intent to sell or dispose of, any\ncollars or cuffs marked, stamped or branded with the words, "linen…

§ 396-ee. Sale of certain weapons; locking devices therefor. (1) No\nperson, firm or corporation engaged in the retail business of selling\nrifles, shotguns or firearms, as such terms are defined in section\n265.00 of the penal law, shall sell, deliver or transfer any such rifle…

§ 396-eee. Unlawful sale or delivery of body armor. 1. No person, firm\nor corporation shall sell or deliver body armor to any individual or\nentity not engaged or employed in an eligible profession, and except as\nprovided in subdivision two of this section, no such sale or del…

* § 396-eeee. Three-dimensional printers. 1. No person, firm,\npartnership, association, or corporation shall sell or deliver any\nthree-dimensional printer in the state of New York unless such printer\nis equipped with blocking technology. As used in this section, the terms\n"t…

§ 396-f. Sale of blind made products. (1) Declaration of policy and\nstatement of purpose. The protection of blind persons and organizations\nestablished to aid blind persons in the sale of blind made products and\nthe prevention of misrepresentations in connection with the sale…

§ 396-g. Sale of products processed by the blind. (1) Declaration of\npolicy and statement of purpose. To broaden the protection of blind\npersons and organizations established to aid blind persons so as to\ninclude products processed by the blind, as well as blind made products…

§ 396-h. Fraudulent sale of poppies, forget-me-nots, daisies, flags\nand other articles sold for patriotic purposes. Any person, whether a\nveteran soldier, sailor, marine or army nurse, or otherwise, who in the\npromotion of his own interests, or to derive personal pecuniary be…

§ 396-hh. Sale of poppies, forget-me-nots, daisies, flags and other\narticles for patriotic purposes. Notwithstanding the provisions of any\ngeneral, special or local law, charter or ordinance to the contrary, no\nmunicipality shall require any member of an organization expressl…

§ 396-i. Acceptance of unexpired gift certificates. 1. (a) For the\npurposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following\nmeanings:\n (1) "gift certificate" shall mean a certificate, electronic card, or\nother pre-funded record that: (i) is usable at a single m…

§ 396-ii. Cashless policies prohibited. a. As used in this section,\nthe following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (i) "Cash" means United States coins and currency, including federal\nreserve notes. Cash does not include foreign currency; any paper\ninstrument other …

§ 396-j. Sale or possession of master or manipulative keys for motor\nvehicles. 1. Any person, firm, copartnership, corporation or\nassociation, or any agent or employee thereof who (a) sells, offers for\nsale or advertises for sale or knowingly possesses any master or\nmanipula…

* § 396-k. Hazardous toys and other articles intended primarily for\nuse by children; prohibition and enforcement. 1. No person, firm,\ncorporation, association or agent or employee thereof shall import,\nmanufacture, sell, hold for sale or distribute a toy or other article\nint…

* § 396-k. Sale of certain motor vehicles damaged by the ravages of\nnatural disaster. No person, firm or corporation shall knowingly sell in\nthis state any motor vehicle the mechanical or electrical system of\nwhich has been previously damaged by the ravages of a natural disas…

§ 396-kk. Sale of video game consoles. 1. For purposes of this\nsection:\n (a) "Video game" means an interactive electronic amusement device,\ndisk, cartridge or other object that utilizes a computer, microprocessor\nor similar electronic circuitry and its own monitor, a televis…

§ 396-l. Shopping carts; child protective devices. 1. For the purposes\nof this section, "child protective device" shall mean a strap, device,\nor piece of equipment designed, utilizing reasonable engineering\nstandards, to prevent a child from falling out of a shopping cart. An…

§ 396-m. Mail-order or telephone-order merchandise. 1. This section\nshall apply to any mail-order business or any telephone order business\nwhich is located in this state or advertises a New York state mailing\naddress or telephone number.\n 2. Definitions, as used in this sect…

§ 396-mm. Unlawful trial offers. 1. a. It shall be unlawful for a\nperson, partnership, firm, association, corporation or agent or employee\nthereof to provide a free trial offer unless the material terms of the\noffer are clearly and conspicuously disclosed. No additional produ…

§ 396-n. Sales with "money back guarantee" and with "limited\nguarantee". 1. Definitions. As used in this section:\n (a) "Seller" shall include any person, firm, partnership or\ncorporation.\n (b) "Goods" shall mean merchandise that is bought for use primarily\nfor personal, fam…

§ 396-o. Sales by persons offering credits or refunds in certain\ncases. Whenever a person purchases goods or services from a seller,\nwhere a representation or guarantee is made that a full or partial\ncredit or refund of the purchase price will be made if the purchaser is\nnot…

* § 396-p. Rates to be posted in taxicabs; certain charges prohibited.\n1. Every taxicab available for hire in this state shall have posted, in\nthe interior thereof, in a manner legible and conspicuous to passengers,\na statement of the rates, fares or other charges whether imp…

* § 396-p. Contracts for the sale of new motor vehicles. 1. Any\ncovenant or agreement in connection with or collateral to any contract\nentered into between\n (a) a manufacturer or distributor of new motor vehicles and a retail\ndealer thereof, or\n (b) a retail dealer of new m…

§ 396-q. New motor vehicles; sales and leases. 1. Whenever a consumer\nagrees to purchase or lease a new motor vehicle, as defined in section\none hundred twenty-five of the vehicle and traffic law and excluding\nclass A, B and C limited use motorcycles as defined in section one…

§ 396-qq. New and used motor vehicles; sales and leases. 1.\nDefinitions. The following terms when used in this section, shall be\ndeemed to mean and include:\n a. "Dealer" as defined in section four hundred fifteen of the vehicle\nand traffic law.\n b. "Motor vehicle" as define…

§ 396-r. Price gouging. 1. Legislative findings and declaration. The\nlegislature hereby finds that during periods of abnormal disruption of\nthe market caused by strikes, power failures, severe shortages or other\nextraordinary adverse circumstances, some parties within the cha…

§ 396-rr. Price gouging; milk. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of\nthis section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Person" shall mean the owner or owners, including any individual,\npartnership, association, firm, or corporation, of an establishment\…

§ 396-s. Individual sewage disposal system; information to vendees of\nnewly constructed homes. 1. When used in this section, the following\nterms, unless the context requires otherwise, shall have the following\nmeanings:\n (a) "Vendee" means any individual or individuals who h…

§ 396-ss. Access number notification. 1. Definitions. For the purpose\nof this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:\n a. "Dial-up Internet service" means a service that, by employing\ntelephone lines, offers the transmission, routing, or providing of\n…

§ 396-t. Unlawful practices relating to layaway plans. (a) Definition\nof layaway plan. For purposes of this section, the term "layaway plan"\nshall mean a purchase over the amount of fifty dollars whereby the\nconsumer agrees to pay in four or more installments for the purchase…

§ 396-tt. Listing of business location in directory or database. 1.\n(a) No person, firm, corporation, association or agent or employee\nthereof shall misrepresent the geographical location of a business that\nderives any portion of its gross income from the sale or arranging fo…

§ 396-u. Merchandise delivery. 1. Definitions. As used in this\nsection:\n a. "Consumer" means a person who enters into a contract with a dealer\nfor the purchase or lease of furniture or a major household appliance.\n b. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corpora…

§ 396-v. Operation of public automated blood pressure machines. 1.\nAny person, firm, partnership, company or corporation which distributes,\ninstalls, leases or sells automated blood pressure machines in public\nplaces or places of employment for the unsupervised, self-administ…

§ 396-w. Loitering for the purpose of soliciting passengers for\ntransportation. 1. Any person who loiters or remains in or about any\nairport located within a county wholly contained within a city, without\nthe prior written authorization of the New York city taxi and limousine…

* § 396-x. Gasoline stations; air pumps required. 1. Definition. As\nused in this section: "dealer" shall mean any person owning or operating\na premise or facility with four or more gas dispensing nozzles for the\nretail sale of motor fuels for use in motor vehicles.\n 2. Any d…

* § 396-x. Unauthorized removal or destruction of newspapers. 1. It\nshall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to maliciously remove or\ndestroy a newspaper left or delivered on another person's property. For\npurposes of this section: (a) "unauthorized removal or destructio…

§ 396-y. Sale of certain personal property; incentives; disclosure of\nvalue. 1. Definitions. a. The term "consumer" shall mean a natural\nperson residing in this state.\n b. The term "consumer goods" shall mean any item of personal property,\nmerchandise or services, having a v…

* § 396-z. Rental vehicle protections. 1. For the purposes of this\nsection: (a) "Authorized driver" means: (i) the person to whom the\nvehicle is rented if a licensed driver; (ii) such person's spouse if\nlicensed and at least eighteen years of age; (iii) any person who\noperat…

§ 397. Unlawful use of name or other identification of certain\nnon-profit organizations. 1. No person, firm, association or\ncorporation shall use, for advertising purposes or for purposes of\ntrade, the name, symbol, device or other identification of any\nnon-profit corporatio…