New York General Business Law

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New York State law statute

The New York General Business Law is a key body of New York State statutory law that regulates a wide range of commercial practices, consumer protections, and business activities within the state.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law	1
New York General Business Law canonical	1
New York General Business Law (consumer provisions)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2005320 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York General Business Law
Context triple: [New York State statutes, include, New York General Business Law]

A. New York Civil Practice Law and Rules
The New York Civil Practice Law and Rules is the primary statutory framework that governs civil litigation procedure in New York State courts, including rules on jurisdiction, pleadings, motions, discovery, and trials.
B. New York State statutes
New York State statutes are the body of written laws enacted by the New York State Legislature that govern civil, criminal, and administrative matters throughout the state.
C. New York State Executive Law
The New York State Executive Law is a body of state statutes that defines the powers, duties, and organization of New York’s executive branch agencies and officers, including the governor and various departments.
D. New York City Administrative Code
The New York City Administrative Code is the codified body of local laws and regulations governing New York City’s municipal operations, public conduct, and regulatory frameworks.
E. New York City Health Code
The New York City Health Code is a comprehensive set of local public health regulations that governs issues such as sanitation, disease control, food safety, and environmental health within New York City.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York General Business Law
Target entity description: The New York General Business Law is a key body of New York State statutory law that regulates a wide range of commercial practices, consumer protections, and business activities within the state.

A. New York Civil Practice Law and Rules
The New York Civil Practice Law and Rules is the primary statutory framework that governs civil litigation procedure in New York State courts, including rules on jurisdiction, pleadings, motions, discovery, and trials.
B. New York State statutes
New York State statutes are the body of written laws enacted by the New York State Legislature that govern civil, criminal, and administrative matters throughout the state.
C. New York State Executive Law
The New York State Executive Law is a body of state statutes that defines the powers, duties, and organization of New York’s executive branch agencies and officers, including the governor and various departments.
D. New York City Administrative Code
The New York City Administrative Code is the codified body of local laws and regulations governing New York City’s municipal operations, public conduct, and regulatory frameworks.
E. New York City Health Code
The New York City Health Code is a comprehensive set of local public health regulations that governs issues such as sanitation, disease control, food safety, and environmental health within New York City.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New York State law ⓘ statute ⓘ
appliesTo	businesses operating in New York State ⓘ consumers in New York State ⓘ
authorityType	primary legal authority ⓘ
bindingOn	courts of New York State ⓘ linked to: New York courts
citationStyle	N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law ⓘ linked to: New York General Business Law
contains	Article 22-A ⓘ Section 349 ⓘ Section 350 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
enforcedBy	New York State Attorney General ⓘ linked to: Attorney General of New York
governs	certain privacy-related business practices ⓘ consumer leases ⓘ credit services and credit card practices ⓘ deceptive business practices ⓘ door-to-door sales ⓘ false advertising ⓘ franchise sales and disclosures ⓘ gift certificate regulations ⓘ price disclosure requirements ⓘ telemarketing practices ⓘ warranties and service contracts ⓘ
hasRemedies	attorney’s fees in certain sections ⓘ statutory damages in certain sections ⓘ
interpretedBy	New York state courts ⓘ linked to: New York State Judiciary
jurisdiction	New York State ⓘ linked to: New York
language	English ⓘ
legalDomain	commercial law ⓘ consumer protection law ⓘ
levelOfGovernment	state ⓘ
partOf	Consolidated Laws of New York ⓘ
providesFor	civil penalties ⓘ injunctive relief ⓘ private right of action under Section 349 ⓘ restitution to consumers ⓘ
purpose	protect consumers from unfair and deceptive business practices ⓘ regulate trade and commerce in New York State ⓘ
regulates	business activities ⓘ commercial practices ⓘ consumer protection ⓘ
shortName	NY GBL ⓘ
subjectMatter	business licensing and registration requirements ⓘ consumer contracts ⓘ marketing and advertising ⓘ trade regulation ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York State statutes → include → New York General Business Law ⓘ

Division of Consumer Protection → enforces → New York General Business Law (consumer provisions) ⓘ

linked to: New York General Business Law

New York General Business Law → citationStyle → N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law ⓘ