NY A09381

Prohibits renters from keeping rental vehicles beyond the rental agreement period without written consent from the rental company

Authorizes rental vehicle companies to repossess vehicles when renters intentionally retain vehicles without consent, obtain vehicles through fraud or false pretenses (including identity theft), fail to make required payments, or keep vehicles more than 24 hours after receiving notification to return them

Requires rental companies to notify renters via email, text, or phone and give them 24 hours to return the vehicle or extend the rental agreement before taking repossession action

Mandates rental companies document all notification attempts and maintain records for at least 60 days after vehicle return or recovery

Reduces the threshold for criminal "gross deviation from agreement" from 7 days to 24 hours beyond the rental period, and from 2 days to 24 hours after owner notification, making unauthorized retention a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 fine and/or one year imprisonment