2006 New York Code - Statement Of Purpose.

 
    § 398-a. Statement  of  purpose.  The  purposes of this article are to
  further highway safety by promoting the proper and efficient  repair  of
  malfunctioning  or  disabled motor vehicles and to protect the consumers
  of this state from dishonest, deceptive and fraudulent practices in  the
  repair  of  such  motor vehicles. These purposes will be accomplished by
  the enactment of legislation which require  the  registration  of  those
  engaged  in  the  business of repairing malfunctioning or disabled motor
  vehicles and to exclude from that business those persons who  engage  in
  dishonest  or fraudulent practice or who otherwise demonstrate unfitness
  for that business. That further, the  purpose  of  this  article  is  to
  protect  the  motoring public from improper repairs made to its vehicles
  to set standards for quality repairs to be made to  motor  vehicles  for
  fair  and reasonable fees and to eliminate unqualified automotive repair
  shops  from  engaging  in  the  business   of   automotive   repair   to
  malfunctioning or disabled vehicles.