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NY A03476
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/25/2011
Primary Sponsor
Peter Rivera
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AI Summary
- Prohibits retail stores from requiring identification when a customer presents an original sales receipt for a refund or exchange
- Allows stores to require identification matching Election Law standards when a customer cannot provide the original receipt
- Authorizes the Attorney General to seek injunctions against violations and imposes civil penalties: $2,500 for first violation, $5,000 for second violation within 5 years, and $25,000 for third or subsequent violations within 5 years
- Requires the Department of Law to establish and maintain a public online register of retail establishments that violated these provisions within the previous 5 years, including violation dates and penalty amounts
- Takes effect 30 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Prohibits a retail mercantile establishment from requiring a purchaser of goods to provide identification in order to get a refund for or exchange returned goods when the purchaser presents the original sales receipt; provides that when the purchaser does not present an original sales receipt, such an establishment may require the presentation of identification; directs the attorney general to enforce such provisions and imposes civil penalties for the violation of such provisions; directs the department of law to establish a statewide register of those retail establishments which have violated such provisions.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
9/4/2012
Committee Referrals
Consumer Affairs and Protection1/25/2011
Full Bill Text
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