N.Y. General Business Law § 396-k*2: Sale of certain motor vehicles damaged by the ravages of natural disaster

* § 396-k. Sale of certain motor vehicles damaged by the ravages of

natural disaster. No person, firm or corporation shall knowingly sell in

this state any motor vehicle the mechanical or electrical system of

which has been previously damaged by the ravages of a natural disaster

such as fire, flood, hurricane, landslide, earthquake, windstorm or

other storm, to an extent which rendered the vehicle inoperable for any

period of time, unless notice, in writing, of the fact of such damage,

the nature and extent thereof and the date and location in which it

occurred is first given to each buyer of such motor vehicle. For the

purposes of this section, a vehicle shall be deemed to have been

rendered inoperable if, as a result of the damage caused by the natural

disaster, it would be necessary for such vehicle to undergo repair in

order to pass inspection in the manner provided in article five of the

vehicle and traffic law.

A violation of this section shall constitute a class B misdemeanor.

* NB There are 2 § 396-k's