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This bill expands the definition of service contracts to cover excess wear and tear charges for personally leased vehicles in New York.
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Protect Lease Drivers from Fees
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- Substituted by S3631
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.232
- Rules report cal.232
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- Reported referred to codes
- Referred to insurance
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Protect Lease Drivers' Cars
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Neil D. Breslin
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STATE OF NEW YORK
268
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to expanding the availability of meaningful service contracts to protect New Yorkers leasing automobiles for their personal use from unanticipated "lease-end" charges related to excess use or wear and tear of the leased vehicle
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subsection (k) of section 7902 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 409 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
(k) "Service contract" means a contract or agreement, for a separate or additional consideration, for a specific duration to perform the repair, replacement or maintenance of property, or indemnification for repair, replacement or maintenance, due to a defect in materials or workmanship or wear and tear, with or without additional provision for indemnity payments for incidental damages, provided any such indemnity payment per incident shall not exceed the purchase price of the property serviced. Service contracts may include towing, rental and emergency road service, and may also provide for the repair, replacement or maintenance of property for damage resulting from power surges and accidental damage from handling. Service contracts may also include contracts to repair, replace or maintain residential appliances and systems. Such term shall also mean a contract or agreement made (1) by or for the manufacturer or seller of a motor vehicle tire for repair or replacement of the tire or wheel as the result of damage arising from a road hazard, (2) by or for the supplier or seller of a service for repair of chips or cracks in a motor vehicle windshield, but not including services that involve the replacement of the entire windshield, and (3) by or for the supplier or seller of a service for repair or removal
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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of dents, dings or creases from a motor vehicle without affecting the existing paint finish using paintless dent repair techniques, but not including services that involve the replacement of vehicle body panels, or sanding, bonding or painting. In conjunction with a motor vehicle leased for personal use, such term shall also mean a contract to perform the repair, replacement or maintenance of property, or to provide indemnification for repair, replacement or maintenance, due to excess wear and use or damage for items such as tires, paint cracks or chips, interior stains, rips or scratches, exterior dents or scratches, windshield cracks or chips, missing interior or exterior parts that result in a lease-end charge not otherwise covered by a service agreement or warranty, provided any such payment shall not exceed the purchase price of the vehicle.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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