Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"; establishes a 3 year statute of limitations for commencement of a cause of action arising out of a consumer credit transaction where the defendant is a purchaser, borrower or debtor; establishes a notice of lawsuit which must be mailed to the defendant in such a cause of action; establishes certain requirements for the complaint in such an action; provides for arbitration of such actions.
Sen. Luis Sepúlveda
Sponsored bills
Exempts certain interested parties or people from civil arrest while going to, remaining at, or returning from the place of such court proceeding.
Directs the department of financial services to study, evaluate and make recommendations concerning lending practices by financial institutions to landlords acquiring property that includes small business and/or rent-regulated tenants; requires a report on the department's findings and recommendations for legislative action within eighteen months.
Limits the grounds for the suspension of a driver's license; provides for additional notification when a person is required to make an appearance; requires income based payment plans to be available for fines, fees and mandatory surcharges incurred as a result of a violation of the vehicle and traffic law and makes conforming changes.
Allows for medical and psychiatric records of deceased inmates to be accessed by the board of correction of the city of New York under certain circumstances.
Relates to reporting of youth placed in foster care settings and recruitment of foster parents; requires information including the total number of youth placed in foster care, the reasons why such youth were placed and the efforts the state has taken to recruit and retain foster parents.
Adds to the definition of a victim of a sexual offense by including a victim of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.
Authorizes emergency medical care personnel to provide basic first aid to dogs and cats.
Relates to allowing a residential tenant to deduct water payments he or she makes for a deficient landlord from his or her rent.
Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions and facilities closest to their children's home.