What's happening
This bill requires vehicle owners to give express affirmative consent before their registration information can be shared for most purposes.
Why it matters
Strengthens privacy protections. by shifting from an opt-out to an explicit opt-in system, requiring vehicle owners to actively give consent before their registration data is shared for most non-essential purposes.
Limits data sharing. to only essential uses (like manufacturer safety recalls and statistical reports) unless the owner provides clear, written authorization, reducing the risk of personal information being used for marketing or other secondary purposes.
Increases consumer control and transparency. by obligating the DMV to inform registrants at initial registration and renewal about their rights regarding data sharing, making it easier for individuals to manage how their information is used.
Applies prospectively. to new and renewed contracts, ensuring that future data-sharing agreements follow these stricter consent standards, which may gradually reduce the volume of vehicle owner data circulating among third parties.
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Who cares
Vehicle registrants
Their registration information could not be shared with contracting parties, or would have to be deleted from those parties’ files, without separate written affirmative consent, except for warranty, safety recall or similar notices and statistical compilations.
Department of Motor Vehicles
The commissioner would have to explain the consent process at registration and renewal, prescribe the authorization form and update requirements for covered contracts.
Companies contracting for registration information
They would face consent-based restrictions under contracts entered into, altered, modified, extended or renewed on or after the bill’s effective date.
Vehicle manufacturers
Use of registration information for warranty, safety recall or similar notices would remain exempt from the affirmative-consent requirement.
Headline styles
Protect DMV Data Consent
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
11 Co-sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
11
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, GIGLIO, FITZPATRICK, BRABENEC, JOHNS, LAWRENCE, STECK, McDONOUGH, PEOPLES-STOKES, KOLB, HAWLEY, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GANTT, RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to consent for the use of registration lists and title information
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 202 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The commissioner shall notify each vehicle registrant that the registration information specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision [has been or] will be furnished to the contracting party. The commissioner shall inform each vehicle registrant when such registrant first makes application for a vehicle registration or when such registrant applies to renew an existing vehicle registration how to [achieve the deletion of] provide express affirmative consent for such information [from the contracting party's file] to be shared with the contracting party when such information is to be used for purposes other than those listed in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph. The contract between the commissioner and the contracting party shall provide that, [upon the request of the registrant] unless the vehicle registrant has provided express affirmative consent as indicated in a separate written authorization, made in such manner and in such form as shall be prescribed by the commissioner, such registration information shall not be shared with the contracting party or shall be deleted from the contracting party's file for all purposes, except: (i) issuance of manufacturer's warranty, safety recall or similar notices, or (ii) statistical [complications] compilations.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01912-01-9
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§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective date on or before such date; and provided further that the provisions of this act shall apply to contracts entered into, altered, modified, extended, or renewed on or after such effective date.
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