{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-742","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Business Law § 742","heading":"Action for recovery of damages by consumer","body":"§ 742. Action for recovery of damages by consumer. Any consumer\ninjured by a violation of this article or by the breach by an automobile\nbroker business of a contract which has been entered into pursuant to\nsection seven hundred thirty-nine of this article may bring an action\nfor recovery of damages. Judgment shall be entered in favor of a\nconsumer in an amount not to exceed three times the actual damages, but\nin no case less than the amount paid by the buyer to the automobile\nbroker business. The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to a\nprevailing plaintiff.","path":["General Business Law","Article 35-B. Automobile Broker Business"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GBS/742","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"a55b037b90be5b411865ec301c8c9f4f81b69496904c8bd6df562c7b6e7e8208","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-741-d","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-business-law-743"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}