N.Y.
General Business Law Section 399-CCCCC
Remote vehicle technology
- domestic violence victims
1.
For the purposes of this section, the term “remote vehicle technology” shall mean any technology that allows a person who is outside of a vehicle to track the location of, or control any operation of, the vehicle, and includes, but is not limited to, a global positioning system (GPS) that tracks the location of the vehicle or an app-based technology that controls any operation of the vehicle.2.
(a) A vehicle manufacturer and/or dealer located in this state shall, within five business days after receiving a request by a driver who meets the requirements of subdivision three of this section, terminate an individual’s access to remote vehicle technology.(b)
Upon a showing that termination of an individual’s access to remote technology is technologically infeasible, such manufacturer or dealer shall notify a driver seeking relief of such technical infeasibility and provide potential alternatives.3.
(a) A request by a driver that a vehicle manufacturer and/or dealer terminate an individual’s access to remote vehicle technology shall include the following information:(i)
proof of such driver’s legal possession of a vehicle manufactured by such vehicle manufacturer or sold by such dealer. Such proof may be established by providing a vehicle title, a court order awarding sole possession or ownership of a vehicle to such driver, proof of marriage of the driver and the owner of the car at the time the car was bought or leased, or such other proof as determined by the commissioner of motor vehicles; and(ii)
a written attestation that the person making such request is a victim of domestic violence, as defined in Social Services Law § 459-A (Definitions)section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services law.(b)
A vehicle manufacturer and/or dealer shall not require a driver to provide any information other than what is required by paragraph (a) of this subdivision.4.
A vehicle manufacturer and/or dealer shall notify a driver seeking relief under subdivision two of this section, in clear and accessible language, that such vehicle manufacturer and/or dealer may contact the driver, or the designated representative of the driver, to confirm an individual’s access to the remote vehicle technology has been terminated.5.
A vehicle manufacturer and/or dealer shall, absent a showing of technological infeasibility, provide a notification inside of a vehicle that is installed with remote vehicle technology that shows if the remote vehicle technology is being used.6.
A vehicle manufacturer and/or dealer shall provide information on its internet website and vehicle internet applications, in clear and accessible language, on the process of terminating a person’s access to remote vehicle technology, including, but not limited to, the information required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision three of this section.7.
A vehicle manufacturer and/or dealer shall not charge a driver a fee for completing a request to terminate remote vehicle technology pursuant to this section.8.
Any vehicle manufacturer and/or dealer who fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars.
Source:
Section 399-CCCCC — Remote vehicle technology; domestic violence victims, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GBS/399-CCCCC
(updated Dec. 27, 2024; accessed Jan. 4, 2025).