Requires lithium batteries of less than 1 inch in diameter and products containing such batteries to be labeled with warnings that swallowing such batteries has been known to cause death.
Requires sellers of catalytic converters to provide certain information to potential buyers; requires buyers to maintain records of such purchases; makes any violations a class A misdemeanor; imposes a fine of up to $5,000.
Requires e-mail service providers to create a service for consumers to report instances of unauthorized use of an e-mail account and to report instances of unauthorized use of an e-mail account to the attorney general's office and the local district attorney's office; establishes the crime of unauthorized use of an e-mail account as a class A misdemeanor.
Relates to arbitration organizations; requires private arbitration organizations involved in fifty or more consumer arbitrations per year to collect, publish at least quarterly, and make available to the public in a computer-searchable database certain information relating to such arbitrations; prohibits financial conflicts of interest.
Requires the disposal of copies of identification documents by owner, lessee, proprietor or manager of any hotel, motel, steamboat, tourist cabins, camp, resort, tavern, inn, boarding or lodging house.
Directs the department of state and the public service commission to study and report upon the prevalence of the disclosure by public utilities, cable television companies and cellular telephone service providers to credit reporting agencies of late payments and defaults in payment of fees and charges by consumers.
Relates to the suspension of a health club contract; allows a buyer to suspend payment for services until access to a facility or premises has been restored or the right to a credit for dues and fees paid.
Relates to prohibiting retail establishments including food-service establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash; provides a civil penalty will be assessed for such actions.