{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-399-zzzz","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 399-zzzz","heading":"Prohibition of certain fee charges for termination or early cancellation","body":"§ 399-zzzz. Prohibition of certain fee charges for termination or\nearly cancellation. 1. Subject to federal law and regulation:\n  a. no provider of telephone, cellular telephone, television, internet,\nenergy, or water services shall impose a fee for termination or early\ncancellation of a service contract in the event the customer has\ndeceased before the end of such contract; and\n  b. a retail lessee, as defined in section three hundred thirty-one of\nthe personal property law, shall not be liable for charges for the early\ntermination of a retail lease agreement of a motor vehicle if he or she\nhas deceased before the end of such lease.\n  2. Every violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil\npenalty not to exceed one thousand dollars.","path":["General Business Law","Article 26. Miscellaneous"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/399-ZZZZ","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"3d800bdaa342b7d990472971049f39a70646c0eed76348d07c10faf772157406","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-399-zzz","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-399-zzzzz"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}