§ 737. Advance fees prohibited. No automobile broker business shall solicit, receive or collect from a consumer any fee, or commission, in advance of the performance of those services specified in the contract as required by section seven hundred thirty-eight of this article.

Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 737

  • Automobile broker business: means any person who, for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, regardless of whether such fee, commission, or consideration is paid directly by a consumer, offers to provide, provides, or represents that he or she will provide a service of purchasing, arranging, assisting, facilitating or effecting the purchase or lease of an automobile as agent, broker, or intermediary for a consumer. See N.Y. General Business Law 736
  • Consumer: means a natural person who is solicited to purchase or who purchases the services of an automobile broker business. See N.Y. General Business Law 736
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.