N.Y. General Business Law Section 1400
Definitions

As used in this section:

(a)

The definitions in section 581-102 of the family court act shall apply.

(b)

“Payment” means any type of monetary compensation or other valuable consideration including but not limited to a rebate, refund, commission, unearned discount, or profit by means of credit or other valuable consideration.

(c)

“Surrogacy program” does not include any party to a surrogacy agreement or any person licensed to practice law and representing a party to the surrogacy agreement, but does include and is not limited to any agency, agent, business, or individual engaged in, arranging, or facilitating transactions contemplated by a surrogacy agreement, regardless of whether such agreement ultimately comports with the requirements of part four of article five-C of the family court act.

Source: Section 1400 — Definitions, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GBS/1400 (updated Mar. 7, 2025; accessed May 24, 2025).

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