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N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-zzzz — Prohibition of certain fee charges for termination or early cancellation
N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-zzzz
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York General Business Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 399-zzzz. Prohibition of certain fee charges for termination or early cancellation. 1. Subject to federal law and regulation:
Citator
N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-zzzz — Prohibition of certain fee charges for termination or early cancellation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 399-zzzz. Prohibition of certain fee charges for termination or early cancellation. 1. Subject to federal law and regulation:
a. no provider of telephone, cellular telephone, television, internet, energy, or water services shall impose a fee for termination or early cancellation of a service contract in the event the customer has deceased before the end of such contract; and
b. a retail lessee, as defined in section three hundred thirty-one of the personal property law, shall not be liable for charges for the early termination of a retail lease agreement of a motor vehicle if he or she has deceased before the end of such lease.
2. Every violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars.