N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 917
Electronic notice authorized
Redline — January 1, 2022 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2022
* § 917. Notice. In accordance with any applicable federal law or\nrule, every peer-to-peer car sharing program shall display the following\nnotice prominently and in a clear and conspicuous location on its\nwebsite, with lettering that is legible: "NOTICE: New York State Law\nprohibits the following practices by peer-to-peer car sharing programs\nbased upon race, color, ethnic origin, religion, disability, sex,\nmarital status, residence or geographic location, income, sexual\norientation, genetic predisposition or age: (1) refusal to allow\nparticipation in a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and (2) the\nimposition of any additional charge (except in certain instances where\nthe shared vehicle driver is under the age of 25). In addition, it is\nunlawful for any peer-to-peer car sharing program to refuse to allow\nparticipation in the program to any person solely on the requirement of\nownership of a credit card."\n * NB Effective March 22, 2022\n
§ 917. Electronic notice authorized. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of this article, and the peer-to-peer car sharing act,\nincluding, without limitation, sections two thousand three hundred five,\nthree thousand four hundred fifty-nine, three thousand four hundred\nsixty, and five thousand one hundred six of the insurance law, any\nnotice, statement, certificate, or disclosure of general applicability\nrequired to be provided, delivered, posted, or otherwise made available\nby a peer-to-peer car sharing program administrator pursuant to any\nprovision of this article, and the peer-to-peer car sharing act,\nincluding, without limitation, sections two thousand three hundred five,\nthree thousand four hundred fifty-nine, three thousand four hundred\nsixty, and five thousand one hundred six of the insurance law, shall\nalso be deemed timely and effectively made where such notice, statement,\ncertificate or disclosure is provided or delivered electronically to the\nshared vehicle owner and/or driver at or before the time required,\nprovided that such shared vehicle owner and/or driver has given his or\nher express consent to receive such notice or disclosure in such a\nmanner.\n 2. Electronic or written acceptance shall hereby be deemed a valid\nform of acceptance of any such notice, statement, certificate, or\ndisclosure, and acceptance shall remain effective until such time as\nacceptance is affirmatively withdrawn by such shared vehicle driver.\nNotices, statements, certificates, and disclosures made electronically\npursuant to this subdivision shall be exempt from any placement or\nstylistic display requirements, including but not limited to location,\nfont size, typeset, or other specifically stated description; provided\nsuch disclosure is made in a clear and conspicuous manner.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.