N.Y. General Business Law § 399-zzz: Prohibition of certain fee charges

§ 399-zzz. Prohibition of certain fee charges. 1. Subject to federal

law and regulation, no person, partnership, corporation, association or

other business entity shall charge a consumer an additional rate or fee

or a differential in the rate or fee associated with payment on an

account when the consumer chooses to pay by United States mail or

receive a paper billing statement. This subdivision shall not be

construed to prohibit a person, partnership, corporation, association or

other business entity from offering consumers a credit or other

incentive to elect a specific payment or billing option.

2. Every violation of this section shall be deemed a deceptive act and

practice subject to enforcement under article twenty-two-A of this

chapter.

3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict any right

which any person may have under any other statute or the common law.