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NY S00629
Bill
Status
1/9/2013
Primary Sponsor
Toby Stavisky
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AI Summary
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Requires retail motor vehicle dealers in New York City who negotiate primarily in a language other than English to provide consumers with an unsigned translation of the sales or lease contract in that language prior to execution.
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Allows consumers to cancel a motor vehicle contract if the dealer fails to provide the required translation, with cancellation occurring when written notice is delivered to the dealer.
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Prohibits dealers from imposing penalties or obligations on consumers who cancel under this provision, and requires dealers to repurchase assigned contracts from financial institutions when cancellation occurs.
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Establishes that the English language contract determines parties' rights and obligations, but the translation may be used as evidence only to demonstrate a substantial difference in material terms between the contract and translation.
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Takes effect 120 days after enactment and applies to contracts entered into on or after that date.
Legislative Description
Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in the city of New York to be written in the language in which such contract was negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers who negotiate primarily in any language other than English to deliver to the consumer a translation of such contract in the language in which such contract was negotiated; provides remedies to aggrieved consumers.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CITIES
1/8/2014