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- Referred to transportation
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Requires that motor vehicle repair shops provide certain information regarding work guarantees
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Joan Millman
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BILL NUMBER:S1218
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to repair work guarantees
Purpose or general idea of bill
The bill required that the invoice provided by the motor vehicle repair shop shall conspicuously set forth the terms and time limit of any guarantee for the repair work performed. Where no guarantee is given, the invoice shall so state.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 398-d of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8. This bill extends the product warranty concept embodied in the Uniform Commercial Code and extends this to labor and parts (fit for ordinary purposes) which would be warranted for three months, three thousand miles, whichever comes first.
Justification
New Yorkers spend billions of dollars annually toward automobile repairs. The estimate in the United States from faulty automobile repair work is approximately three billion dollars and many New Yorkers are victimized as a result of such practices. This bill will ensure consumers receive the labor and parts for which they are paying through a warranty.
Prior legislative history
This legislation has been previously introduced.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
First of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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