NY Veh & Traf L § 417-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 4 - Registration of Vehicles Article 16 - Registration of Dealers and Transporters 417-C - Mandatory Disclosures by Sellers Prior to Resale.

§  417-c.  Mandatory  disclosures  by  sellers  prior  to  resale.  1.   Certificate of prior nonconformity by manufacturer or dealer.  Upon  the   sale  or transfer of title by a manufacturer, its agent or any dealer of   any second-hand fire vehicle or  ambulance,  previously  returned  to  a   manufacturer  or dealer for nonconformity to its warranty or after final   determination,  adjudication  or  settlement  pursuant  to  section  one   hundred  nine-d of the general municipal law, the manufacturer or dealer   shall execute and deliver to the buyer an instrument  in  writing  in  a   form   prescribed  by  the  commissioner  setting  forth  the  following   information printed in conspicuous  in  ten  point,  all  capital  type:   "IMPORTANT:  THIS  VEHICLE  WAS  RETURNED  TO THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER   BECAUSE IT DID NOT CONFORM TO ITS WARRANTY AND THE DEFECT  OR  CONDITION   WAS  NOT  FIXED  WITHIN  A REASONABLE TIME AS PROVIDED BY NEW YORK LAW."   Such notice that a vehicle was returned to the  manufacturer  or  dealer   because  it  did not conform to its warranty shall also be conspicuously   printed on the motor vehicle's certificate of title.2. Violation. The failure of a manufacturer or dealer  to  deliver  to   the  buyer the instrument required by this section or the delivery of an   instrument containing false or misleading information shall constitute a   violation of this section.3. Private remedy. A consumer injured by a violation of  this  section   may  bring  an  action  to  recover damages. Judgment may be entered for   three times the actual damages suffered by a  consumer  or  one  hundred   dollars,  whichever  is  greater.  A  court  also  may  award reasonable   attorneys' fees to a prevailing plaintiff buyer.4. Action by the attorney general.  a.  Upon  any  violation  of  this   section,  an application may be made by the attorney general in the name   of the people of the state of New York to  a  court  or  justice  having   jurisdiction to issue an injunction, and upon notice to the defendant of   not  less  than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of the   violation. If it shall appear  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  court  or   justice  that the defendant has violated this section, an injunction may   be issued by the court or justice, enjoining and restraining any further   violation, without requiring proof that any person has,  in  fact,  been   injured  or damaged thereby. In any such proceeding, the court may award   a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars against each defendant, whether   or not costs have been awarded, and direct restitution.b. Whenever the court shall determine that a violation of this section   has occurred, it may impose  a  civil  penalty  of  not  more  than  one   thousand  dollars  for each violation. In connection with an application   made under this subdivision, the attorney general is authorized to  take   proof  and  to  make  a determination of the relevant facts and to issue   subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and rules.