§ 398-b. Discrimination in car rentals prohibited. 1. No car or\nvehicle rental agency shall refuse to rent a car or vehicle to any\nperson otherwise qualified because of race, color, ethnic origin,\nreligion, disability, or sex.\n 2. Any rental vehicle company found by a court of competent\njurisdiction to have violated a provision of this section shall be\nsubject to a penalty of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than\ntwenty-five hundred dollars for each violation.\n 3.
(a)Whenever a rental vehicle company engages in a persistent or\nrepeated business activity or conduct which discriminates against any\nindividual based upon the individual's race, color, ethnic origin,\nreligion, disability, or sex or membership in an otherwise protected\nclass pursuant to federal law, th
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§ 398-b. Discrimination in car rentals prohibited. 1. No car or\nvehicle rental agency shall refuse to rent a car or vehicle to any\nperson otherwise qualified because of race, color, ethnic origin,\nreligion, disability, or sex.\n 2. Any rental vehicle company found by a court of competent\njurisdiction to have violated a provision of this section shall be\nsubject to a penalty of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than\ntwenty-five hundred dollars for each violation.\n 3. (a) Whenever a rental vehicle company engages in a persistent or\nrepeated business activity or conduct which discriminates against any\nindividual based upon the individual's race, color, ethnic origin,\nreligion, disability, or sex or membership in an otherwise protected\nclass pursuant to federal law, the attorney general may apply, in the\nname of the people of the state of New York, to the supreme court of the\nstate of New York, on five days notice, for an order enjoining the\ncontinuance of such business activity and directing restitution and\ndamages. In any such proceeding, the attorney general may seek a civil\npenalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation and may\nrecover costs pursuant to paragraph six of subdivision (a) of section\neighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and rules.\n (b) The term "persistent" as used in this subdivision shall include\ncontinuance or carrying on of any such business activity or conduct. The\nterm "repeated" as used in this subdivision shall include repetition of\nany separate and distinct business activity or conduct which affect more\nthan one person. The term "business activity" as used in this\nsubdivision shall include policies and/or standard practices of the\nrental vehicle company.\n (c) In connection with any such application, the attorney general is\nauthorized to take proof and make a determination of the relevant facts\nand to issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and\nrules. Such authorization shall not abate or terminate by reason of any\naction or proceeding brought by the attorney general under this section.\n