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NY A01673
Bill
Status
1/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Weprin
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to increase penalties against registered or unregistered repair shops that fail to comply with restitution orders after a finding of financial loss against a customer
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Adds an additional penalty of up to $500 when a repair shop fails to pay ordered restitution, plus the amount of the financial loss if not already included in the original penalty
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Changes restitution from an optional alternative to civil penalties to a mandatory order that repair shops must comply with within 30 days of receiving notice
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Allows the commissioner to file final penalty orders with the county clerk, giving them the force of a court judgment that can be enforced through property executions
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Takes effect on the first of November following enactment, with immediate authorization for the DMV to create implementing regulations
Legislative Description
Establishes that if financial loss has been made and a registrant or unregistered repair shop fails to comply with an order to pay restitution, the commissioner shall, by order, increase the amount of the penalty assessed.
Last Action
ordered to third reading cal.65
1/7/2026