{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-399-zzz","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 399-zzz","heading":"Prohibition of certain fee charges","body":"§ 399-zzz. Prohibition of certain fee charges. 1. Subject to federal\nlaw and regulation, no person, partnership, corporation, association or\nother business entity shall charge a consumer an additional rate or fee\nor a differential in the rate or fee associated with payment on an\naccount when the consumer chooses to pay by United States mail or\nreceive a paper billing statement. This subdivision shall not be\nconstrued to prohibit a person, partnership, corporation, association or\nother business entity from offering consumers a credit or other\nincentive to elect a specific payment or billing option.\n  2. Every violation of this section shall be deemed a deceptive act and\npractice subject to enforcement under article twenty-two-A of this\nchapter.\n  3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict any right\nwhich any person may have under any other statute or the common law.","path":["General Business Law","Article 26. Miscellaneous"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/399-ZZZ","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"282064dfa598849a831a726cf592fa94b070314a66972e5251624fd38378de71","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-399-zz","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-399-zzzz"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}