2017 New York Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 35-B - Automobile Broker Business
736 - Definitions.

 736. Definitions. As used in this article:
* 1.  "Automobile  broker  business"  means any person who, for a fee,
  commission or other valuable consideration paid by a consumer offers  to
  provide,  provides,  or  represents  that  he  will provide a service of
  purchasing,  arranging,  assisting  or  effecting  the  purchase  of  an
  automobile as agent, broker, or intermediary for a consumer. "Automobile
  broker  business"  does  not  include  any person registered as a dealer
  pursuant to article sixteen of the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  or  any
  person  who  sells,  offers  for  sale  or  acts  as  agent,  broker  or
  intermediary in effecting the purchase of three or less  automobiles  in
  any calendar year.
* NB Effective until June 16, 2018
* 1.  "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. "Automobile broker business" does not include any person
  registered  as  a  dealer pursuant to article sixteen of the vehicle and
  traffic law, or any person who sells, offers for sale or lease  or  acts
  as  agent,  broker or intermediary in effecting the purchase or lease of
  three or fewer automobiles in any calendar year, or  any  motor  vehicle
  franchisor,   manufacturer,  or  distributor  registered  under  article
  sixteen of the vehicle and traffic law who sells  or  leases  new  motor
  vehicles  to employees, immediate family members of employees, retirees,
  or immediate family members of retirees as authorized by  paragraph  (y)
  of  subdivision  two  of section four hundred sixty-three of the vehicle
  and traffic law.
* NB Effective June 16, 2018
2. "Consumer" means a natural person who is solicited to  purchase  or
  who purchases the services of an automobile broker business.
3.  "Person"  includes  an individual, corporation, partnership, joint
  venture, or any other business entity.