New York A 3308: Relates to regulating the dissemination of personal information acquired by a provider of on-line computer services

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A03308 Summary:

BILL NOA03308 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00676

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SPONSORSmith

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 12-E §399-u, V & T L; amd §§165.55, 165.45 & 60.27, Pen L

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Regulates the purchase and sale of catalytic converters; permits only licensed or regulated scrap metal dealers, vehicle dealers, vehicle dismantlers or repair shops to possess, purchase or sell catalytic converters; makes unlawful possession an E felony; requires restitution.

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BILL NOA03308 

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01/27/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3308

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SMITH -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the penal law, in
 relation to regulating the purchase and sale of catalytic converters

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 12-E to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 12-E
 4 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
 5 Section 399-u. Catalytic converters.
 6 § 399-u. Catalytic converters. 1. For the purposes of this article
 7 "catalytic converter" means an exhaust emission control device which
 8 modifies exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine by catalyzing a
 9 redox reaction.
 10 2. (a) Any person engaged in the business of buying or selling unat-
 11 tached catalytic converters as separate items, not as part of a scrapped
 12 or dismantled motor vehicle, shall be registered as either a scrap metal
 13 dealer under article six-C of the general business law, a dealer or
 14 vehicle dismantler under article sixteen of this chapter or a repair
 15 shop licensed under section three hundred ninety-eight-b of this chap-
 16 ter.
 17 (b) Any person who purchases a used, detached catalytic converter
 18 shall be registered as either a scrap metal dealer under article six-C
 19 of the general business law, a dealer or vehicle dismantler under arti-
 20 cle sixteen of this chapter or a repair shop licensed under section
 21 three hundred ninety-eight-b of this chapter.
 22 3. A scrap metal dealer, as defined in article six-C of the general
 23 business law, shall not purchase or otherwise acquire a used, detached
 24 catalytic converter or any nonferrous metal part of such converter
 25 unless:
 26 (a) The used, detached catalytic converter is purchased at a site
 27 licensed by the department through an in-person transaction; and
 28 (b) The scrap metal dealer:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02010-01-5

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 1 (i) obtains, verifies, and maintains all identification of the seller
 2 and the vehicle the catalytic converter was removed from, including
 3 year, make, model and vehicle identification number; and
 4 (ii) obtains and maintains a copy of the seller's license or a copy of
 5 the documentation and vehicle registration.
 6 4. A used, detached catalytic converter or any part of such converter
 7 shall not be shipped, unless the converter or part of such converter is
 8 being shipped between licensed entities.
 9 5. A scrap metal dealer shall indicate in the scrap metal dealer's
 10 records any obvious markings on the used, detached catalytic converter,
 11 including labels, and engravings, that would aid in the identification
 12 of such catalytic converter.
 13 6. Only the following persons may possess or sell a used, detached
 14 catalytic converter:
 15 (a) a motor vehicle dismantler and recycler required to be licensed by
 16 the department;
 17 (b) a licensed scrap metal processing facility or scrap processor;
 18 (c) a motor vehicle dealer licensed by the department;
 19 (d) a licensed motor vehicle repair shop or a mechanic employed at a
 20 repair shop in the course of business of such licensed entity;
 21 (e) any other licensed business that may reasonably generate, possess