N.Y. General Business Law Section 911
Discrimination on the basis of credit card ownership prohibited

1.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, institution, sole proprietorship, corporation or other entity engaged in the business of peer-to-peer car sharing to refuse to make a shared vehicle available to any person solely on the requirement of ownership of a credit card.

2.

For the purposes of this section, “credit card” shall mean any credit card, credit plate, charge plate or other identification card or device which is issued by a person to another person as the holder thereof, and may be used by such holder to obtain a cash advance, loan, or credit, or to purchase or rent property or services on the credit of the person issuing the credit card or the holder.

3.

A knowing violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars.

Source: Section 911 — Discrimination on the basis of credit card ownership prohibited, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GBS/911 (updated Jun. 24, 2022; accessed Jun. 21, 2025).

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