N.J. Stat. § 56:10-22 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-22
Motion for determination that final determination will favor franchisee; prohibition of action by franchisor
Status: in_force

When a protest has been filed, as provided for in this act, the franchisee may move for a determination by the committee that a prima facie case has been made that the final determination will be in favor of the franchisee. If such a finding is made, the motor vehicle franchisor shall not grant, relocate, reopen or reactivate the proposed franchise or establish, relocate, reopen or reactivate the proposed business until the committee has made a final determination that that action does not violate this act. L.1982, c. 156, s. 7, eff. Oct. 27, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-83 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-83
Dispute resolution; application, hearing, procedure
Status: in_force

9. a. After a reasonable attempt to repair, a consumer shall have the option of submitting any dispute arising under section 4 of this act to the director for resolution. The director may establish a filing fee, to be paid by the consumer, fixed at a level not to exceed the cost for the proper administration and enforcement of this act. Upon application by the consumer and payment of any filing fee, the manufacturer shall submit to the hearing procedure established in this section. b. The director shall review a consumer's application for dispute resolution and accept eligible disputes for referral to the Office of Administrative Law for a summary hearing to be conducted in accordance with special rules adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), by the Office of Administrative Law in consultation with the director. Immediately upon acceptance of a consumer's application for dispute resolution, the director shall contact the parties and arrange for a hearing date with the Office of Administrative Law. The hearing date shall, to the greatest extent possible, be convenient to all parties, but shall be no later than 20 days from the date the consumer's application is accepted, unless a later date is agreed upon by the consumer. The Office of Administrative Law shall render a decision, in writing, to the director within 20 days of the conclusion of the summary hearing. The decision shall provide a brief summary of the findings of fact, appropriate remedies pursuant to this act, and a specific date for completion of all awarded remedies. The director, upon a review of the proposed decision submitted by the administrative law judge, shall adopt, reject, or modify the decision no later than 15 days after receipt of the decision. Unless the director modifies or rejects the decision within the 15-day period, the decision of the administrative law judge shall be deemed adopted as the final decision of the director. If a final decision from the Office of Administrative Law results in a refund to the consumer, recovery by the consumer shall include attorney's fees, fees for expert witnesses and costs of suit, and reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by the consumer for the rental of a motorized wheelchair equivalent to the consumer's motorized wheelchair and limited to the period of time after which the consumer's motorized wheelchair was offered to the manufacturer for return under P.L.1995, c.233 (C.56:12-75 et seq.) except in those cases in which the manufacturer made a comparable motorized wheelchair available to the consumer free of charge during that period. If the manufacturer unreasonably fails to comply with the decision within the specified time period, the manufacturer shall be liable for penalties in the amount of $5,000 for each day the manufacturer unreasonably fails to comply, commencing on the day after the specified date for completion of all awarded remedies. c. The Office of Administrative Law is authorized to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, papers and records relevant to the dispute. d. A manufacturer or consumer may appeal a final decision to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. An appeal by a manufacturer shall not be heard unless the petition for the appeal is accompanied by a bond in a principal sum equal to the money award made by the administrative law judge plus $2,500 for anticipated attorney's fees and other costs, secured by cash or its equivalent, payable to the consumer. The liability of the surety of any bond filed pursuant to this section shall be limited to the indemnification of the consumer in the action. The bond shall not limit or impair any right of recovery otherwise available pursuant to law, nor shall the amount of the bond be relevant in determining the amount of recovery to which the consumer shall be entitled. If a final decision resulting in a refund to the consumer is upheld by the court, recovery by the consumer shall include attorney's fees, fees for expert witnesses and costs of suit, and reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by the consumer for the rental of a motorized wheelchair equivalent to the consumer's motorized wheelchair and limited to the period of time after which the consumer's motorized wheelchair was offered to the manufacturer for return under this act, except in those cases in which the manufacturer made a comparable motorized wheelchair available to the consumer free of charge during that period. If the court finds that the manufacturer had no reasonable basis for its appeal or that the appeal was frivolous, the court shall award treble damages to the consumer. Failure of the Office of Administrative Law to render a written decision within 20 days of the conclusion of the summary hearing as required by subsection b. of this section shall not be a basis for appeal. e. The Attorney General shall monitor the implementation and effectiveness of this act and report to the Legislature after three years of operation, at which time a recommendation shall be made either to continue under the procedures set forth in this act or to make such modifications as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1995,c.233,s.9; amended 1997,c.169.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-13 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-13
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the act and its application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected. L.1980, c. 125, s. 13, eff. Oct. 16, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-146.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-146.1
Additional penalties.
Status: in_force

2. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who or contractor business that knowingly violates section 10 of P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-145) or who otherwise transfers a registration obtained pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-138) shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $15,000 for the first violation and not more than $25,000 for the second and each subsequent violation. L.2021, c.482, s.1; amended 2023, c.237, s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-230 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-230
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: “Recovery residence” means a boarding house licensed by the Department of Community Affairs and which provides a sober living environment and alcohol- and drug-free living accommodations to individuals with substance use disorders, or to individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, but which does not provide clinical treatment services for mental health or substance use disorders. “Treatment provider” means a facility licensed in accordance with section 8 of P.L.1975, c.305 (C.26:2B-14) for substance use disorder treatment or services, or a substance use disorder treatment facility issued a certificate of approval pursuant to P.L.1970, c.334 (C.26:2G-21 et seq.). L.2025, c.122, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-157 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-157
Definitions relative to certain unsolicited advertisements over telephone lines.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Existing business relationship" means a relationship formed by a voluntary two-way communication between a person or entity and a residential or business subscriber with or without an exchange of consideration, on the basis of an inquiry, application, purchase, membership or transaction by the residential or business subscriber regarding products or services offered by such person or entity. "Nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3)) or section 501(c)(6) of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(6)). "Telephone facsimile machine" means equipment which has the capacity to transcribe text or images, or both, from paper into an electronic signal and to transmit that signal over a regular telephone line or to transcribe text or images, or both, from an electronic signal received over a regular telephone line onto paper. "Unsolicited advertisement" means any material advertising the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods, or services which is transmitted to any person without that person's prior express invitation or permission. L.2005,c.114,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-48 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-48
Inapplicability of sections 4 through 9 of act of resellers.
Status: in_force

7. The provisions of sections 4 through 9 of this amendatory and supplementary act shall not apply to a consumer reporting agency that acts only as a reseller of credit information by assembling and merging information contained in the data base of another consumer reporting agency or multiple consumer reporting agencies, and does not maintain a permanent data base of credit information from which new consumer reports are produced, except that such a reseller of credit information shall honor any security freeze placed on a consumer report by another consumer reporting agency. L.2005,c.226,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-26 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-26
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: a. "Director" means the director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. b. "Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. c. "Person" means corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals. d. "Place of entertainment" means any privately or publicly owned and operated entertainment facility within this State, such as a theater, stadium, museum, arena, racetrack or other place where performances, concerts, exhibits, games or contests are held and for which an entry fee is charged. e. "Ticket" means any physical, electronic, or other evidence that the possessor of that evidence has a license to enter a place of entertainment for one or more events at the place of entertainment, at the date and time or dates and times specified on the ticket, subject to the terms and conditions specified by the ticket issuer. f. "Ticket broker" means any person situated in and operating in this State who is involved in the business of reselling tickets of admission to places of entertainment and who charges a premium in excess of the price, plus taxes, printed on the tickets. For the purposes of P.L.1983, c.135 (C.56:8-26 et seq.), the term "ticket broker" shall not include an individual not regularly engaged in the business of reselling tickets, who resells less than 30 tickets during any one-year period, and who obtained the tickets for his own use, or the use of his family, friends, or acquaintances. g. "Resale" means a sale by a person other than the owner or operator of a place of entertainment or of the entertainment event or an agent of any such person. Resale shall not include the first sale or distribution of a ticket by a ticket issuer. h. "Resell" means to offer for resale or to consummate a resale. i. "Digger" means a person temporarily hired for the purpose of securing tickets by intimidating a purchaser waiting in line to procure event tickets. j. "Reseller" means any person, other than a ticket issuer or ticket resale website, who resells a ticket. k. "Ticket issuer" means any person, other than a ticket resale website or reseller, that makes tickets available, directly or indirectly, to the general public, and may include, as applicable, the owner or operator of a place of entertainment, the producer or promoter of an event, a sports team or sports league of teams, a theater company, musical group or similar participant in an event, or an agent for any such person. l. "Ticket resale website" means an online platform that provides a forum for the buying and selling of tickets, but does not include a ticket broker, ticket issuer, reseller, or place of entertainment. L.1983, c.135, s.1; amended 1983, c.220, s.1; 2001, c.394, s.1; 2008, c.55, s.1; 2018, c.117, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-31 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-31
Furnishing of consumer report; permissible circumstances.
Status: in_force

4. a. A consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report under the following circumstances and no other: (1) In response to the order of a court having jurisdiction to issue such an order, or a subpoena issued in connection with proceedings before a State or federal grand jury. (2) In accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates. (3) To a person which it has reason to believe: (a) intends to use the information in connection with a credit transaction involving the consumer on whom the information is to be furnished and involving the extension of credit to, or review or collection of an account of, the consumer; (b) intends to use the information for employment purposes; (c) intends to use the information in connection with the underwriting of insurance involving the consumer; (d) intends to use the information in connection with a determination of the consumer's eligibility for a license or other benefit granted by a governmental instrumentality required by law to consider an applicant's financial responsibility or status; (e) intends to use the information, as a potential investor or servicer, or current insurer, in connection with a valuation of, or an assessment of the credit or prepayment risks associated with, an existing credit obligation; or (f) otherwise has a legitimate business need for the information: (i) in connection with a business transaction that is initiated by the consumer; or (ii) to review an account to determine whether the consumer continues to meet the terms of the account. (4) In response to a request by the head of a State or local child support enforcement agency (or a State or local government official authorized by the head of such an agency), if the person making the request certifies to the consumer reporting agency that: (a) the consumer report is needed for the purpose of establishing an individual's capacity to make child support payments or determining the appropriate level of those payments; (b) the paternity of the consumer for the child to which the obligation relates has been established or acknowledged by the consumer in accordance with State laws under which the obligation arises (if required by those laws); (c) the person has provided at least 10 days' prior notice to the consumer whose report is requested, by certified or registered mail to the last known address of the consumer, that the report will be requested; and (d) the consumer report will be kept confidential, will be used solely for a purpose described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, and will not be used in connection with any other civil, administrative, or criminal proceeding, or for any other purpose. (5) To an agency administering a state plan under 42 U.S.C. s.654 for use to set an initial or modified child support award. b. A consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report for employment purposes only if: (1) the person who obtains the report from the agency certifies to the agency that: (a) the person has complied with subsection c. of this section with respect to the consumer report, and the person will comply with subsection d. of this section with respect to the consumer report if that subsection becomes applicable; and (b) information from the consumer report will not be used in violation of any applicable federal or state equal employment opportunity law or regulation; and (2) the consumer reporting agency provides with the report a summary of the consumer's rights under the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 15 U.S.C. s.1681 et seq. c. A person may not procure a consumer report, or cause a consumer report to be procured, for employment purposes with respect to any consumer, unless: (1) a clear and conspicuous disclosure has been made in writing to the consumer at any time before the report is procured or caused to be procured, in a document that consists solely of the disclosure, that a consumer report may be obtained for employment purposes; and (2) the consumer has authorized in writing the procurement of the report by that person. d. A consumer reporting agency shall not furnish for employment purposes, or in connection with a credit or insurance transaction or a direct marketing transaction, a consumer report that contains medical information about a consumer unless the consumer consents to the furnishing of the report in writing. e. In using a consumer report for employment purposes, before taking any adverse action based in whole or in part on the report, the person intending to take an adverse action shall provide to the consumer to whom the report relates: (1) a copy of the report; and (2) a description in writing of the rights of the consumer under this act and the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 15 U.S.C. s.1681 et seq. f. Consumer reporting agencies may furnish a consumer report relating to any consumer pursuant to subparagraph (a) or (c) of paragraph (3) of subsection a. of this section in connection with any credit or insurance transaction that is not authorized by the consumer only if the consumer reporting agency complies with the requirements of subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 15 U.S.C. s.1681b. g. A person shall not use or obtain a consumer report for any purpose unless: (1) the consumer report is obtained for a purpose for which the consumer report is authorized to be furnished under this section; and (2) the purpose for its use is certified in accordance with section 5 of this act by a prospective user of the report. L.1997,c.172,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-55 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-55
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

3. a. Any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be subject to a civil penalty of $2,500 for a first violation and $5,000 for any subsequent violation. The penalty prescribed in this section shall be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). b. In addition to the penalties described in this section, any person aggrieved by a violation of this act may bring an action in Superior Court to recover damages. L.2017, c.124, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-201 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-201
Definitions relative to coin redemption machine fees.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Coin redemption machine" means a device that accepts, sorts, and counts coins deposited by a consumer and provides the consumer with a cash refund or refundable voucher. "Operator" means any person, partnership, corporation or other organization that operates a coin redemption machine. L.2015, c.267, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-233 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-233
Secondhand cellular telephone transactions, dealer, documentation, device identifier.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: “Secondhand dealer” means any person who engages in the business of purchasing, selling, receiving, trading, consignment selling, or otherwise transferring for value any secondhand property. This term shall not include providers of commercial mobile service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. s.332(d), the provider’s authorized agents and retailers that have contractual relationships with the provider to sell the provider’s authorized products and services, an entity licensed to provide portable electronics insurance, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2012, c.56 (C.17:22A-49), or an affiliate of an entity licensed to provide portable electronics insurance. This term includes an automated kiosk that purchases secondhand property. “Secondhand property” means any previously owned cellular telephone or wireless communication device. “Wireless communication device” means any device through which personal wireless services, as defined in 47 U.S.C. s.332(c)(7)(C)(i), are transmitted. b. (1) At the time of each transaction, a secondhand dealer shall document the description of each cellular telephone or wireless communication device and shall include a device identifier, to mean the Mobile Equipment Identifier, International Mobile Station Equipment Identity, or Electronic Serial Number of the wireless communication device. If the device identifiers are not available at the time of the transaction, the secondhand dealer shall update the description of the device with a device identifier as soon as commercially practicable. (2) The record maintained pursuant to this subsection also shall include a receipt with the purchase amount and a statement that the person selling the cellular telephone or wireless communication device is of lawful age, that the driver’s license number or other government-issued identification number and all other identifying information provided by the seller are true and correct, and that the person selling the cellular telephone or wireless communication device is the lawful owner of the cellular telephone or wireless communication device with absolute authority to sell the cellular telephone or wireless communication device. c. It shall be unlawful for any person who sells a cellular telephone or wireless communication device to a secondhand dealer to submit false or fraudulent information to a secondhand dealer on any receipt required under this section. d. A secondhand dealer shall not sell a cellular telephone or wireless communication device that was knowingly acquired through false or fraudulent information. e. Prior to purchase, every secondhand dealer shall require two forms of identification to be shown by each person attempting to sell any cellular telephone or wireless communication device. At least one of the two forms of identification shall be photographic identification issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity. Forms of identification may include, but are not limited to, a state driver’s license, a state identification card, a passport, a military identification card, a credit card, or a utility bill. If the seller does not have photographic identification issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, the secondhand dealer shall: (1) photograph the seller in color; (2) ensure the photograph clearly shows the face of the seller sufficient to identify the person; and (3) on the documentation accompanying the photograph, record the seller’s name, residence address, date of birth, gender, height, and weight. A photograph that meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection shall be deemed a form of photographic identification for the purposes of this subsection. An automated kiosk that requires a person attempting to sell a cellular telephone or wireless communication device to provide a government or state-issued identification card is exempt from the identification requirements of this subsection. f. A secondhand dealer shall not remove, alter, or obliterate any manufacturer’s make, model, or serial number; personal identification number; or identifying marks engraved or etched on a cellular telephone or wireless communication device. A secondhand dealer shall not purchase a cellular telephone or wireless communication device where the manufacturer’s make, model, or serial number; personal identification number; or identifying marks engraved or etched on the device have been removed, altered, or obliterated. g. (1) The records required pursuant to this section shall be maintained by a secondhand dealer for a period of one year after the purchase of a cellular telephone or wireless communication device by a secondhand dealer and shall, at all times during the secondhand dealer’s business hours, be open to inspection by a member of a State, county, or municipal law enforcement agency. (2) A secondhand dealer shall make available any records requested for inspection by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. (3) A secondhand dealer shall not sell or share information or data regarding a person who sells a cellular telephone or wireless communication device to the dealer without that person’s written consent and shall securely maintain the information or data pursuant to rules or regulations as may be established by the director. h. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $250 for a first offense, not more than $500 for a second offense, and not more than $1,000 for a third or subsequent offense which may be imposed by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety and shall be collected in a summary proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Each transaction in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense. A violation of this section shall not be considered an unlawful practice in violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). L.2025, c.154.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3A-1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3A / Section 3A-1
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Music Licensing Practices Act." L.1996,c.122,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.16 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.16
Action for trafficking in counterfeit marks; remedies.
Status: in_force

2. a. Subject to the provisions of section 13 of P.L.1966, c.263 (C.56:3-13.13), and with respect to a mark registered pursuant to this act and a mark protected at common law, any person who engages in the conduct specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be liable in a civil action by the owner or the designee of the owner of the mark for any or all of the remedies provided in subsections d., e. and f. of this section, except that under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the owner or designee shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the conduct has been committed with the intent to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive. (1) The use, without consent of the owner or designee, of any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark in connection with the sale, distribution, offering for sale, or advertising in this State of any goods or services on or in connection with which the use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of the goods or services; or (2) The reproduction, counterfeiting, copying or colorable imitation of a mark and the application of a reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation of a mark to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in connection with the sale or other distribution in this State of the goods or services. b. The action shall be brought in the Superior Court of the county in which the defendant resides, is found, has an agent, transacts business, or in which the reproduction, counterfeit, copy or imitation of the mark is found. c. (1) The plaintiff in the civil action shall establish violation of subsection a. of this section by a preponderance of the evidence. A jury trial shall be available at the request of either party. (2) If the Attorney General determines that the sale or distribution of goods or services related to the conduct specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection a. of this section poses a threat to the health, safety or welfare of any member of the public, the Attorney General may intervene in a pending civil action filed by the owner or designee of the owner of a mark pursuant to subsection a. of this section in order to enforce the remedies provided in subsection d. or e. of section 1 of P.L.2004, c.150 (C.56:3-13.22). d. In an action brought pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the court may grant temporary restraining orders and injunctions, as may be deemed just and reasonable by the court, to prevent any conduct described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection a. of this section, and may require the defendants to pay to the owner or designee of the owner all profits derived from or all damages suffered by reason of such conduct, or both. The court may also order that any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or imitation in the possession or under the control of any defendant in the case be disposed of or destroyed in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1987, c.454 (C.56:3-13.17). The court, in its discretion, may enter judgment for an amount not to exceed three times the profits or damages and may also award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of suit to the prevailing party in cases where the court finds the other party committed the wrongful acts with knowledge or in bad faith or if the court finds the other party's conduct so egregious as to justify such an award. In assessing defendant's profits, plaintiff shall be required to prove defendant's sales only; defendant must prove all elements of cost or deduction claimed therefrom. In an action in which the Attorney General successfully intervenes in order to enforce the remedies provided in subsection d. or e. of section 1 of P.L.2004, c.150 (C.56:3-13.22)), the defendant also shall be liable to the State for the costs of the suit, including reasonable attorney's fees, costs of investigation and litigation. e. Upon finding a violation of subsection a. of this section, the court may, in its discretion, award prejudgment interest on the monetary recovery awarded under subsection d. of this section, at an annual interest rate established pursuant to Rule 4:42-11 of the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey, commencing on the date of the service of the plaintiff's pleadings which set forth the claim for monetary recovery and ending on the date the judgment is awarded or for a shorter time as the court deems appropriate. f. Any provisional or equitable remedy that would be available in a comparable civil action commenced under the federal Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. s.1051 et seq. may, to the same extent and upon a comparable showing, be made available to a party in an action commenced under this section, subject to the conditions and requirements imposed by the Civil Practice Rules of the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. g. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.171.) h. In any civil proceeding brought under this section relating to the manufacture, use, display or sale of a counterfeit mark, in addition to the remedies available to an owner as provided in subsections d., e. and f. of this section, the court shall have jurisdiction to prevent and restrain the manufacture, use, display or sale of a counterfeit mark by issuing appropriate orders, including, in appropriate circumstances, an ex parte temporary restraining order without a seizure, or an ex parte order without notice for the seizure of counterfeit goods and the following materials: (1) Spurious marks; (2) The means of making the spurious marks; (3) Articles in the defendant's possession bearing the spurious marks, or on or in connection with which the spurious marks are intended to be used; (4) Business records documenting the manufacture, purchase or sale of counterfeit marks. Any business records seized through an ex parte seizure order under this subsection shall be taken into the custody of the court. The applicant or its representatives shall not be permitted to see these records during the course of the search or thereafter, except under an appropriate protective order, issued on notice to the person from whom the business records were seized, with respect to confidential business information. i. Ex parte seizure orders under subsection h. of this section shall not be issued unless the applicant: (1) Provides an affidavit clearly setting forth specific facts in support of the need for the seizure order, and (2) Provides security in an amount as the court deems adequate for the payment of damages as any person may suffer as a result of a wrongful seizure or wrongful attempted seizure of his property under subsection h. of this section. These damages shall include but not be limited to lost profits, the cost of materials, and loss of good will. In any case in which it is shown that the applicant caused the seizure without adequate evidence that the goods or materials were counterfeit, damages shall include reasonable attorney's fees. (3) The court shall place under seal any order for an ex parte seizure under subsection h. of this section, together with the papers upon which the order was granted, until the party in possession of the goods or materials has been given an opportunity to contest the order. j. No order for an ex parte seizure under subsection h. of this section shall be issued unless the court finds that a temporary restraining order on notice to the defendant or an ex parte temporary restraining order would be inadequate to protect the applicant's interest. In particular, no court shall issue an order for an ex parte seizure under subsection h. of this section unless it clearly appears from specific facts offered under oath or affirmation that: (1) Counterfeit goods or the materials described above are located at the place identified in the affidavit; (2) The applicant will suffer immediate and irreparable injury, loss or damage if the goods or materials are not seized through execution of an ex parte order, in that: (a) The person from whom the goods or materials are to be seized would not comply with an order directing him to retain the goods or materials and to make them available to the court, but would instead make the goods or materials inaccessible by destroying, hiding or transferring them; or (b) The person from whom the goods or materials are to be seized will otherwise act to frustrate the court in a proceeding under this section; and (3) The applicant has made no effort to publicize the requested seizure and will refrain from doing so until the party in possession of the goods and materials has been given an opportunity to contest the order. k. An order for a seizure under subsection h. of this section shall particularly describe the goods or materials to be seized, the place from which they are to be seized, and the amount of security provided by the applicant. l. The court shall set a hearing date not more than 10 court days after the last date on which seizure is ordered at which any person from whom goods are seized may appear and seek release of the seized goods. m. Except where the court authorizes the Attorney General to make the seizure in a matter in which the Attorney General has intervened in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection c. of this section, where an order for seizure is made, the court shall direct the sheriff of the county in which the property is located to make the seizure or, where the property to be seized is located in more than one county, the direction shall issue to the sheriff of each of those counties. The sheriff shall make the seizure within 72 hours of the order. L.1987,c.454,s.2; amended 1995, c.171, s.10; 2004, c.150, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-16 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-16
Provision for waiver of rights under act; nullity; statement of provisions void, unenforceable or inapplicable in New Jersey
Status: in_force

No consumer contract, warranty, notice or sign, as provided for in this act, shall contain any provision by which the consumer waives his rights under this act. Any such provision shall be null and void. No consumer contract, notice or sign shall state that any of its provisions is or may be void, unenforceable or inapplicable in some jurisdictions without specifying which provisions are or are not void, unenforceable or inapplicable within the State of New Jersey; provided, however, that this shall not apply to warranties. L.1981, c. 454, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.12 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.12
Recovery of refund in private action
Status: in_force

The refund of moneys herein provided for may be recovered in a private action or by such persons authorized to initiate actions pursuant to P.L.1975, c. 376 (C. 40:23-6.47 et seq.). L.1979, c. 347, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-171 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-171
Requirements for Internet dating services.
Status: in_force

4. An Internet dating service offering services to New Jersey members shall: a. Provide safety awareness notification that includes, at minimum, a list and description of safety measures reasonably designed to increase awareness of safer dating practices as determined by the service. Examples of such notifications include: (1) "Anyone who is able to commit identity theft can also falsify a dating profile." (2) "There is no substitute for acting with caution when communicating with any stranger who wants to meet you." (3) "Never include your last name, e-mail address, home address, phone number, place of work, or any other identifying information in your Internet profile or initial e-mail messages. Stop communicating with anyone who pressures you for personal or financial information or attempts in any way to trick you into revealing it." (4) "If you choose to have a face-to-face meeting with another member, always tell someone in your family or a friend where you are going and when you will return. Never agree to be picked up at your home. Always provide your own transportation to and from your date and meet in a public place with many people around." b. If an Internet dating service does not conduct criminal background screenings on its members, the service shall disclose, clearly and conspicuously, to all New Jersey members that the Internet dating service does not conduct criminal background screenings. The disclosure shall be provided in two or more of the following forms: when an electronic mail message is sent or received by a New Jersey member, in a "click-through" or other similar presentation requiring a member from this State to acknowledge that they have received the information required by this act, on the profile describing a member to a New Jersey member, and on the web-site pages or homepage of the Internet dating service used when a New Jersey member signs up. A disclosure under this subsection shall be in bold, capital letters in at least 12-point type. c. If an Internet dating service conducts criminal background screenings on all of its communicating members, then the service shall disclose, clearly and conspicuously, to all New Jersey members that the Internet dating service conducts a criminal background screening on each member prior to permitting a New Jersey member to communicate with another member. The disclosure shall be provided on the website pages used when a New Jersey member signs up. A disclosure under this subsection shall be in bold, capital letters in at least 12-point type. d. If an Internet dating service conducts criminal background screenings, then the service shall disclose whether it has a policy allowing a member who has been identified as having a criminal conviction to have access to its service to communicate with any New Jersey member; shall state that criminal background screenings are not foolproof; that they may give members a false sense of security; that they are not a perfect safety solution; that criminals may circumvent even the most sophisticated search technology; that not all criminal records are public in all states and not all databases are up to date; that only publicly available convictions are included in the screening; and that screenings do not cover other types of convictions or arrests or any convictions from foreign countries. L.2007, c.272, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-140 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-140
Inapplicability of act.
Status: in_force

5. The provisions of this act shall not apply to: a. Any person required to register pursuant to "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act," P.L.1977, c.467 (C.46:3B-1 et seq.); b. Any person performing a home improvement upon a residential or non-commercial property he owns, or that is owned by a member of his family, a bona fide charity, or other non-profit organization; c. Any person regulated by the State as an architect, professional engineer, landscape architect, land surveyor, electrical contractor, master plumber, or any other person in any other related profession requiring registration, certification, or licensure by the State, who is acting within the scope of practice of his profession; d. Any person who is employed by a community association or cooperative corporation; e. Any public utility as defined under R.S.48:2-13; f. Any person licensed under the provisions of section 16 of P.L.1960, c.41 (C.17:16C-77); and g. Any home improvement retailer with a net worth of more than $50,000,000, or employee of that retailer. L.2004,c.16,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-94 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-94
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

3. No provision of this act shall be construed in any way to alter, diminish, replace, or revoke the requirements for pet dealers that are not pet shops or the rights of a consumer purchasing an animal from a pet dealer that is not a pet shop, as may be provided elsewhere in law or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto. Except as provided in section 4 and section 5 of P.L.1999, c.336 (C.56:8-95 and C.56:8-96), any provision of law pertaining to pet shops, or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall continue to apply to pet shops. No provision of this act shall be construed in any way to alter, diminish, replace, or revoke any recourse or remedy that is otherwise available to a consumer purchasing a cat or a dog from a pet shop under any other law. L.1999,c.336,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:13-14 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-14
Schedule of services eligible for charging a fee; reasonable fees.
Status: in_force

8. a. The director by regulation shall establish a schedule of private property and other non-consensual towing and related storage services for which a towing company may charge a service fee, and shall specify services that are ancillary to and included as part of basic private property or other non-consensual towing services for which no fees in addition to the basic towing service fee may be charged. b. All fees charged for private property or other non-consensual towing services and related storage services shall be reasonable and not excessive. Such fees shall be presumptively unreasonable and excessive if they exceed by more than 25 percent, or a different percentage established by the director by regulation, the usual and customary fee charged by the towing company or storage facility for such services when provided with the consent of the owner or operator of the vehicle, or if they exceed by more than 50 percent, or a different percentage established by the director by regulation, the usual and customary fee charged for such nonconsensual towing or related storage service by other towing companies or storage facilities operating in the municipality from which the vehicle was towed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such fees may not exceed the maximum amounts that may be charged for such services in accordance with any applicable schedule of fees by municipal ordinance adopted pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1979, c.101 (C.40:48-2.49). (1) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2009, c.39) (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2009, c.39) (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2009, c.39) c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2009, c.39) d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2009, c.39) L.2007, c.193, s.8; amended 2009, c.39, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-13.5 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-13.5
Interest on overdue payments
Status: in_force

6. If a motor vehicle franchisor fails to make any payment required by this 1991 amendatory and supplementary act within the time specified for payment, interest shall be added to that payment at the rate of 12% per annum from the date payment was due. L.1991,c.459,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-6 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-6
Transfer of franchise; notice; approval; agreement of compliance
Status: in_force

It shall be a violation of this act for any franchisee to transfer, assign or sell a franchise or interest therein to another person unless the franchisee shall first notify the franchisor of such intention by written notice setting forth in the notice of intent the prospective transferee's name, address, statement of financial qualification and business experience during the previous 5 years. The franchisor shall within 60 days after receipt of such notice either approve in writing to the franchisee such sale to proposed transferee or by written notice advise the franchisee of the unacceptability of the proposed transferee setting forth material reasons relating to the character, financial ability or business experience of the proposed transferee. If the franchisor does not reply within the specified 60 days, his approval is deemed granted. No such transfer, assignment or sale hereunder shall be valid unless the transferee agrees in writing to comply with all the requirements of the franchise then in effect. L.1971, c. 356, s. 6, eff. Dec. 21, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-56 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-56
Cosmetic products containing intentionally added PFAS.
Status: in_force

4. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State any cosmetic product that contains intentionally added PFAS. b. If a cosmetic product contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS, which stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients or the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging of the cosmetic product, that trace quantity shall not cause the product to be in violation of this section. c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components of the product. L.2025, c.202, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.3 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-166.3
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

8. This act shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish its purpose and the public policy of this State, which is to enhance the safety and security of certain public officials in the justice system, including judicial officers, law enforcement officers, child protective investigators in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, and prosecutors, who serve or have served the people of New Jersey, and the immediate family members of these individuals, to foster the ability of these public servants who perform critical roles in the justice system to carry out their official duties without fear of personal reprisal from affected individuals related to the performance of their public functions. For the purposes of this section, "child protective investigator in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency" has the same meaning as is provided in section 1 of P.L.1995, c.23 (C.47:1A-1.1). L.2020, c.125, s.8; amended 2023, c.113, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-196 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-196
Definitions relative to the security of certain personal information.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Computer" means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical or other high speed data processing device or another similar device capable of executing a computer program, including arithmetic, logic, memory, data storage or input-output operations and includes any computer equipment connected to such a device, computer system, or computer network. "Computer equipment" means any equipment or device, including all input, output, processing, storage, software, or communications facilities, intended to interface with a computer. "Computer network" means the interconnection of communication lines, including microwave or other means of electronic communication, with a computer through remote terminals, or a complex consisting of two or more interconnected computers. "Computer program" means a series of instructions or statements executable on a computer, which directs the computer system in a manner to produce a desired result. "Computer software" means a set of computer programs, data, procedures, and associated documentation concerning the operation of a computer system. "Computer system" means a set of interconnected computer equipment intended to operate as a cohesive system. "Computerized record" means any record, recorded or preserved on any computer, computer equipment, computer network, computer program, computer software, or computer system. "End user computer system" means any computer system that is designed to allow end users to access computerized information, computer software, computer programs, or computer networks. End user computer system includes, but is not limited to, desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets or other mobile devices, or removable media. "Health benefits plan" means a benefits plan which pays or provides hospital and medical expense benefits for covered services, and is delivered or issued for delivery in this State by or through a carrier. Health benefits plan includes, but is not limited to, Medicare supplement coverage and risk contracts to the extent not otherwise prohibited by federal law. For the purposes of this act, health benefits plan shall not include the following plans, policies, or contracts: accident only, credit, disability, long-term care, TRICARE supplement coverage, coverage arising out of a workers' compensation or similar law, automobile medical payment insurance, personal injury protection insurance issued pursuant to P.L.1972, c.70 (C.39:6A-1 et seq.), or hospital confinement indemnity coverage. "Health insurance carrier" means an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefits plans in this State.
"Identifiable health information" means individually identifiable health information as defined in 45 C.F.R. s.160.103. "Personal information" means an individual's first name or first initial and last name linked with any one or more of the following data elements: (1) Social Security number; (2) driver's license number or State identification card number; (3) address; or (4) identifiable health information. Dissociated data that, if linked, would constitute personal information is personal information if the means to link the dissociated data were accessed in connection with access to the dissociated data. "Public network" means a network to which anyone, including the general public, has access and through which a person can connect to other networks or the Internet. "Record" means any material, regardless of the physical form, on which information is recorded or preserved by any means, including written or spoken words, graphically depicted, printed, or electromagnetically transmitted. Record does not include publicly available directories containing information an individual has voluntarily consented to have publicly disseminated or listed. L.2014, c.88, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-70 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-70
Violations as unlawful practices
Status: in_force

14. It is an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) to violate any provision of this act. L.1994,c.190,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-51 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-51
Non-flushable disposable wipe product, packaging display, Do Not Flush symbol.
Status: in_force

2. a. A covered entity shall not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale a non-flushable disposable wipe product unless the product packaging displays the Do Not Flush symbol and label notice required pursuant to the provisions of this section. b. Any non-flushable disposable wipe product sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in this State shall have a "Do Not Flush" symbol and label notice or its equivalent. A covered product manufactured after the effective date of this act shall be clearly and conspicuously labeled with a symbol and label notice. Except as otherwise provided in this section, both the symbol and label notice, respectively, shall be sized equal to at least two percent of the surface area of the principal display panel in accordance with the following requirements: (1) for cylindrical or nearly cylindrical packaging intended to dispense individual wipes, a covered entity shall: (a) place the symbol and label notice on the principal display panel in a location that is reasonably viewable each time a wipe is dispensed; or (b) place the symbol on the principal display panel and either the symbol or label notice, or the symbol and label notice in combination, on the flip lid subject to the following requirements: (i) if the label notice does not appear on the flip lid, the label notice must be placed on the principal display panel; (ii) the symbol or label notice, or the symbol and label notice in combination, on the flip lid may be embossed, in which case the symbol or label notice, or the symbol and label notice in combination, do not need to comply with the requirements set forth in paragraph (6) of this subsection; and (iii) the symbol or label notice, or the symbol and label notice in combination, on the flip lid shall cover a minimum of eight percent of the surface area of the flip lid; (2) for flexible film packaging intended to dispense individual wipes, a covered entity shall place the symbol on the principal display panel and dispensing side panel and place the label notice on either the principal display panel or dispensing side panel, in a prominent location reasonably visible to the user each time a wipe is dispensed. If the principal display panel is on the dispensing side of the package, two symbols are not required; (3) for refillable tubs or other rigid packaging intended to dispense individual wipes and be reused by the consumer for that purpose, a covered entity shall place the symbol and label notice on the principal display panel in a prominent location reasonably visible to the user each time a wipe is dispensed; (4) for packaging not intended to dispense individual wipes, a covered entity shall place the symbol and label notice on the principal display panel in a prominent and reasonably visible location; (5) a covered entity shall ensure that the packaging seams, folds, or other package design elements do not obscure the symbol and the label notice; (6) a covered entity shall ensure that the symbol and the label notice have sufficiently high contrast with the immediate background of the packaging to render the symbol and label notice reasonably likely to be seen and read by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; (7) for covered products sold in bulk at retail, both the outer package visible at retail and the individual packages contained within shall comply with the labeling requirements set forth in this subsection that apply to the particular packaging types, except the following: (a) individual packages contained within the outer package that are not intended to dispense individual wipes and contain no retail labeling; and (b) outer packages that do not obscure the symbol and label notice on individual packages contained within; (8) if a covered product is provided within the same packaging as another consumer product for use in combination with the other consumer product, the outside retail packaging of the other consumer product does not need to comply with the labeling requirements of this subsection; (9) if a covered product is provided within the same package as another consumer product for use in combination with the other product and is in a package smaller than three inches by three inches, the covered entity of the covered product may comply with the requirements of this subsection by placing the symbol and label notice in a prominent location reasonably likely to be seen and read by the ordinary individual under customary conditions; (10) a covered entity, directly or through a corporation, partnership, subsidiary, division, trade name, or association in connection to the manufacturing, labeling, packaging, advertising, promotion, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of a covered product, shall not make any representation, in any manner, expressly or by implication, including through the use of a product name, endorsement, depiction, illustration, trademark, or trade name, about the flushable attributes, flushable benefits, flushable performance, or flushable efficacy of a covered product; (11) if a covered product is required to be registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. s.136 et seq.) and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture under State law, then the covered entity shall submit a label compliant with the labeling requirements of this subsection no later than January 1, 2024, to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. If the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the New Jersey Department of Agriculture does not approve a product label that otherwise complies with the labeling requirements of this subsection, the covered entity shall use a label that complies with as many of the requirements of this subsection as the relevant agency has approved; and (12) a covered entity may include on a covered product words or phrases in addition to those required for the label notice if the words or phrases are consistent with the purposes of this act. c. The Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall enforce the provisions of this section. d. Nothing in this section shall apply to non-flushable disposable wipe products that are sold, offered for sale, or distributed by a retailer or wholesaler that does not package or label the non-flushable disposable wipe products. L.2023, c.280, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:4A-7 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-7
Molder's option to sell due to unpaid balance.
Status: in_force

2. If a balance due the molder remains unpaid 60 days after payment is due, the molder may sell the die, mold, form or pattern, subject to any existing perfected security interest, at a public auction in the county where the die, mold, form or pattern is being held. L.1999,c.235,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-17 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-17
Descriptions published in newspaper
Status: in_force

Any person or corporation seeking to register names, marks or other devices under authority of this article shall first cause the description mentioned in section 56:3-16 of this title to be printed once in each week, for two weeks successively, in a newspaper published in the county in which such description may be filed as provided by said section 56:3-16.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-77 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-77
Repair of nonconformity
Status: in_force

3. If a new motorized wheelchair does not conform to an applicable express warranty and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, the motorized wheelchair lessor or any of the manufacturer's authorized motorized wheelchair dealers and makes the motorized wheelchair available for repair before one year after first delivery of the motorized wheelchair to a consumer, the nonconformity shall be repaired at no charge to the consumer by the manufacturer. L.1995,c.233,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:13-15 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-15
Requirements for storage facility used by towing company.
Status: in_force

9. a. No person shall tow a motor vehicle pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2007, c.193 (C.56:13-13) to a storage facility or store such vehicle at a storage facility unless the storage facility: (1) has a business office open to the public between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. at least five (5) days a week, excluding holidays; and (2) is secured and, if it is an outdoor storage facility, lighted from dusk to dawn. b. A towing company shall provide reasonable accommodations for after-hours release of stored motor vehicles. L.2007, c.193, s.9; amended 2009, c.39, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-120 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-120
Definitions relative to telemarketing calls
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Customer" means an individual who is a resident of this State and a prospective recipient of a telemarketing sales call. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Local exchange telephone company" means a telecommunications carrier authorized by the Board of Public Utilities to provide local telecommunications services. "Merchandise" means merchandise as defined in subsection (c) of section 1 of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1), including an extension of credit. "No telemarketing call list" or "no call list" means a list of telephone numbers of customers in this State who desire not to receive unsolicited telemarketing sales calls. "Telemarketer" means any entity, whether an individual proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability corporation or any other form of business organization, whether on behalf of itself or others, who makes residential telemarketing sales calls to a customer when the customer is in this State or any person who directly controls or supervises the conduct of a telemarketer. "Telemarketing" means any plan, program or campaign which is conducted by telephone to encourage the purchase or rental of, or investment in, merchandise, but does not include the solicitation of sales through media other than a telephone call. "Telemarketing sales call" means a telephone call made by a telemarketer to a customer as part of a plan, program or campaign to encourage the purchase or rental of, or investment in, merchandise, except for continuing services. A telephone call made to an existing customer for the sole purpose of collecting on accounts or following up on contractual obligations shall not be deemed a telemarketing sales call. "Unsolicited telemarketing sales call" means any telemarketing sales call other than a call made: (1) in response to an express written request of the customer called; or (2) to an existing customer, which shall include the ability to collect on accounts and follow up on contractual obligations, unless the customer has stated to the telemarketer that the customer no longer desires to receive the telemarketing sales calls of the telemarketer. L.2003,c.76,s.2; amended 2003, c.208, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-93 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-93
Definitions relative to sales of cats and dogs.
Status: in_force

2. As used in P.L.1999, c.336 (C.56:8-92 et al.): "Animal" means a cat or dog. "Breeder" means any person, firm, corporation, or organization in the business of breeding cats or dogs. "Broker" means any person, firm, corporation, or organization who sells a cat or dog to a pet shop, whether or not the broker is also the breeder of the cat or dog. "Consumer" means a person purchasing a cat or dog not for the purposes of resale. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Pet dealer" means any person engaged in the ordinary course of business in the sale of cats or dogs to the public for profit or any person who sells or offers for sale more than five cats or dogs in one year. "Pet shop" means a pet shop as defined in section 1 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.1). "Quarantine" means to hold in segregation from the general population any cat or dog because of the presence or suspected presence of a contagious or infectious disease. "Unfit for purchase" means any disease, deformity, injury, physical condition, illness or defect which is congenital or hereditary and severely affects the health of the animal, or which was manifest, capable of diagnosis or likely contracted on or before the sale and delivery of the animal to the consumer. The death of an animal within 14 days of its delivery to the consumer, except by death by accident or as a result of injuries sustained during that period, shall mean the animal was unfit for purchase. "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture. "USDA license number" means the license number issued to a breeder or broker by the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the federal "Animal Welfare Act," 7 U.S.C. s.2131 et seq., or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. "Veterinarian" means a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey. L.1999, c.336, s.2; amended 2015, c.7, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-15 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-15
Reimbursement for services or parts under warranty or law.
Status: in_force

3. If any motor vehicle franchise shall require or permit motor vehicle franchisees to perform labor services or provide parts in satisfaction of a repair service offered and reimbursed by the motor vehicle franchisor, including, but not limited to, a warranty, an extended warranty, a maintenance plan, a service-related plan, or a recall: a. the motor vehicle franchisor shall reimburse each motor vehicle franchisee for such labor services, including diagnostic work, as are rendered and for such parts as are supplied, in an amount equal to the prevailing retail price calculated pursuant to subsections d., e., and j. of this section. The average retail labor rate, average retail labor time allowance, and parts markup, as declared by the motor vehicle franchisee, shall become effective 30 days following the declaration subject to audit by the motor vehicle franchisor only of the sample submitted by the motor vehicle franchisee. Any proposed adjustment of the average retail labor rate, the average retail labor time allowance, or the parts markup made by the motor vehicle franchisor shall be based only on an audit of that sample; b. the motor vehicle franchisor shall not by agreement, by restrictions upon reimbursement, or otherwise restrict the nature and extent of labor services to be rendered or parts to be provided so that such restriction prevents the motor vehicle franchisee from satisfying the warranty by rendering labor services in a good and workmanlike manner and providing parts that are required in accordance with generally accepted standards. Any such restriction shall constitute a prohibited practice hereunder; c. the motor vehicle franchisor shall reimburse the motor vehicle franchisee pursuant to subsection a. of this section, without deduction, for labor services performed on, and parts supplied for, a motor vehicle by the motor vehicle franchisee in good faith and in accordance with generally accepted standards, notwithstanding any requirement that the motor vehicle franchisor accept the return of the motor vehicle or make payment to a consumer with respect to the motor vehicle pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1988, c.123 (C.56:12-29 et seq.); d. for the purposes of this section, the "prevailing retail price" charged by: (1) a motor vehicle franchisee for parts means the price paid by the motor vehicle franchisee for those parts, including all shipping and other charges, multiplied by the sum of 1.0 and the franchisee's average percentage parts markup over the price paid by the motor vehicle franchisee for parts purchased by the motor vehicle franchisee from the motor vehicle franchisor and sold at retail. The motor vehicle franchisee may establish average percentage parts markup under this section by submitting to the motor vehicle franchisor 100 sequential customer paid service repair orders or 90 days of customer paid service repair orders, whichever is less, covering repairs made no more than 180 days before the submission, and declaring the average percentage parts markup. The average percentage parts markup so declared shall go into effect 30 days following the declaration subject to audit by the motor vehicle franchisor only of the sample submitted by the motor vehicle franchisee. Any proposed adjustment of the average parts markup by the motor vehicle franchisor shall be based only on an audit of that sample. A motor vehicle franchisee shall not request a change in the average percentage parts markup more than twice in one calendar year; and (2) a recreational motor vehicle franchisee for parts means actual wholesale cost, plus a minimum 30 percent handling charge and any freight costs incurred to return the removed parts to the motor vehicle franchisor; e. (1) if a motor vehicle franchisor supplies, or causes to be supplied, a part or parts for use in a repair rendered under a warranty, an extended warranty, a maintenance plan, a service-related plan, a recall, or other work that is also offered and reimbursed by the motor vehicle franchisor, at no cost or at a reduced cost for use in performing the repair work, the franchisor shall compensate the motor vehicle franchisee in the same manner as the motor vehicle franchisor compensates the motor vehicle franchisee under this section by paying the motor vehicle franchisee for the franchisee’s cost of the part, if any, plus an amount equal to the franchisee’s parts markup multiplied by the wholesale value of the part. The wholesale value of the part shall be the greater of: (a) the amount the motor vehicle franchisee paid for the part or a substantially identical part; (b) the cost of the part in a current or prior established price schedule issued by the motor vehicle franchisor or issued by a third party that has previously supplied the part to the motor vehicle franchisee; (c) the cost of a substantially identical part in a current or prior established price schedule issued by the motor vehicle franchisor or by a third party; or (d) the reasonable wholesale price for the part. (2) The requirements of this section shall not apply to electric propulsion batteries, entire engine assemblies, and entire transmission assemblies. In the case of those parts, the motor vehicle franchisor shall reimburse the motor vehicle franchisee in the amount of 30 percent of what the motor vehicle franchisee would have paid the motor vehicle franchisor for the part if the part had not been supplied by the franchisor other than by the sale of that part to the motor vehicle franchisee; f. the motor vehicle franchisor shall reimburse the motor vehicle franchisee for parts supplied and labor services rendered under a warranty, an extended warranty, a maintenance plan, or a service-related plan offered by the motor vehicle franchisor within 30 days after approval of a claim for reimbursement. All claims for reimbursement shall be approved or disapproved within 30 days after receipt of the claim by the motor vehicle franchisor. When a claim is disapproved, the motor vehicle franchisee shall be notified in writing of the grounds for the disapproval. No claim that has been approved and paid shall be charged back to the motor vehicle franchisee unless it can be shown that the claim was false or fraudulent, that the labor services were not properly performed, that the parts or labor services were unnecessary to correct the defective condition, or that the motor vehicle franchisee failed to reasonably substantiate the claim in accordance with reasonable written requirements of the motor vehicle franchisor, provided that the motor vehicle franchisee had been notified of the requirements prior to the time the claim arose and the requirements were in effect at the time the claim arose. A motor vehicle franchisor shall not audit a claim after the expiration of 12 months following the payment of the claim unless the motor vehicle franchisor has reasonable grounds to believe that the claim was fraudulent; g. the obligations imposed on motor vehicle franchisors by this section shall apply to any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or agent of the motor vehicle franchisor, any person under common ownership or control, any employee of the motor vehicle franchisor, and any person holding one percent or more of the shares of any class of securities or other ownership interest in the motor vehicle franchisor, if a warranty or service or repair plan is issued by that person instead of or in addition to one issued by the motor vehicle franchisor; h. the provisions of this section shall also apply to motor vehicle franchisor-administered service and repair plans: (1) if the motor vehicle franchisee offers for sale only the motor vehicle franchisor administered service or repair plan; or (2) if the motor vehicle franchisee is paid its prevailing retail price for all service or repair plans that the motor vehicle franchisee offers for sale to purchasers of new motor vehicles; (3) for the first 36,000 miles of coverage under the motor vehicle franchisor administered service or repair plan, if the warranty offered by the motor vehicle franchisor on the motor vehicle provides coverage for less than 36,000 miles; or (4) for motor vehicles covered by a motor vehicle franchisor administered service or repair plan, if the motor vehicle franchisee does not offer for sale the motor vehicle franchisor administered service or repair plan. With respect to motor vehicle franchisor administered service or repair plans covering only routine maintenance service, this section applies only to those plans sold to customers on or after the effective date of P.L.1999, c.45; i. a motor vehicle franchisor shall make payment to a motor vehicle franchisee pursuant to incentive, bonus, sales, performance, or other programs within 30 days after receipt of a claim from the motor vehicle franchisee. When a claim is disapproved, the motor vehicle franchisee shall be notified in writing of the grounds for disapproval. No claim shall be disapproved unless it can be shown that the claim was false or fraudulent or that the motor vehicle franchisee failed to reasonably substantiate the claim in accordance with reasonable written requirements of the motor vehicle franchisor, provided that the motor vehicle franchisee had been notified of the requirements prior to the time the claim arose and the requirements were in effect at the time the claim arose. A motor vehicle franchisor shall not audit a claim after the expiration of 12 months following the payment of the claim; j. (1) a calculation of the retail rate customarily charged by the dealer for parts markup shall not include the following: (a) discounts for retail customer repairs or special or promotional events offered by a manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, or distributor branch; (b) parts sold or repairs performed at wholesale; (c) routine maintenance, including, but not limited to, the replacement of brakes, bulbs, fluids, filters, batteries, and belts that are not provided in the course of or related to a repair; (d) items that do not have individual part numbers, including, but not limited to, nuts, bolts, and fasteners; (e) vehicle reconditioning; (f) accessories; (g) repairs of conditions caused by a collision, a road hazard, natural forces, vandalism, theft, or negligent or deliberate damage by an owner, operator, or third party; (h) parts sold or repairs performed for insurance carriers; (i) vehicle emission inspections required by law; (j) manufacturer-approved goodwill or policy repairs or replacements; (k) repairs for a government agency or a service contract provider employed as an agent of a government agency; (l) repairs with aftermarket parts when calculating a retail parts rate, not when calculating a retail labor rate; (m) repairs on aftermarket parts; (n) replacement of tires or work on tires, including wheel alignments or tire rotations; or (o) repairs of motor vehicles owned by the franchisee or an employee of a franchisee at the time of the repair; (2) a calculation of the retail labor time allowance customarily charged by the dealer for customer paid repairs shall not include the following: (a) discounts for retail customer repairs or special or promotional events offered by a manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, or distributor branch; (b) parts sold or repairs performed at wholesale; (c) routine maintenance, including, but not limited to, the replacement of brakes, bulbs, fluids, filters, batteries, and belts that are not provided in the course of or related to a repair; (d) items that do not have individual part numbers, including, but not limited to, nuts, bolts, and fasteners; (e) vehicle reconditioning; (f) accessories; (g) repairs of conditions caused by a collision, a road hazard, natural forces, vandalism, theft, or negligent or deliberate damage by an owner, operator, or third party; (h) parts sold or repairs performed for insurance carriers; (i) vehicle emission inspections required by law; (j) manufacturer-approved goodwill or policy repairs or replacements; (k) repairs for a government agency or a service contract provider employed as an agent of a government agency; (l) repairs with aftermarket parts when calculating a retail parts rate, not when calculating a retail labor rate; (m) repairs on aftermarket parts; (n) replacement of tires or work on tires, including wheel alignments or tire rotations; or (o) repairs of motor vehicles owned by the franchisee or an employee of a franchisee at the time of the repair; and (3) a calculation of the retail labor rate customarily charged by the dealer for customer paid repairs shall not include the following: (a) discounts for retail customer repairs or special or promotional events offered by a manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, or distributor branch; (b) parts sold or repairs performed at wholesale; (c) routine maintenance, including, but not limited to, the replacement of brakes, bulbs, fluids, filters, batteries, and belts that are not provided in the course of or related to a repair; (d) items that do not have individual part numbers, including, but not limited to, nuts, bolts, and fasteners; (e) vehicle reconditioning; (f) accessories; (g) repairs of conditions caused by a collision, a road hazard, natural forces, vandalism, theft, or negligent or deliberate damage by an owner, operator, or third party; (h) parts sold or repairs performed for insurance carriers; (i) vehicle emission inspections required by law; (j) manufacturer-approved goodwill or policy repairs or replacements; (k) repairs for a government agency or a service contract provider employed as an agent of a government agency; (l) repairs with aftermarket parts when calculating a retail parts rate but not when calculating a retail labor rate; (m) repairs on aftermarket parts; (n) replacement of tires or work on tires, including wheel alignments or tire rotations; or (o) repairs of motor vehicles owned by the franchisee or an employee of the franchisee at the time of the repair; k. (1) a motor vehicle franchisor shall not: (a) impose unreasonable handling procedures or unreasonable handling charges upon its motor vehicle franchisees for return or disposal of any part, including electric propulsion batteries, dangerous or unexploded air bag units, or seat belt tensioners; (b) penalize or charge a motor vehicle franchisee for the return of a defective electric propulsion battery that is returned to the motor vehicle franchisor within 60 days of its removal from a vehicle under warranty service, extended warranty service, a maintenance plan, a service-related plan, a recall, or other work that is also offered and reimbursed by the motor vehicle franchisor; or (c) charge a dealer more for a late return than the wholesale price charged to the dealer for the electric propulsion battery. (2) A franchisor shall compensate a franchisee for labor time to package and return ship an electric propulsion battery and shall supply the franchisee with appropriate packaging to facilitate the return; l. for the purposes of this section, the prevailing retail price for labor shall be the average hourly labor rate charged to retail customers. A motor vehicle franchisee may establish its average labor rate under this section by submitting to the motor vehicle franchisor 100 sequential customer paid service repair orders or 90 days of customer paid service repair orders, whichever is less, covering customer paid repairs made no more than 180 days before the submission. The average retail labor rate shall be calculated by multiplying the total labor charges in the sample by 1.0 and dividing that amount by the total number of labor hours in the sample. The average retail labor rate so declared shall go into effect 30 days following the declaration subject to audit by the motor vehicle franchisor only of the sample submitted by the motor vehicle franchisee. Any proposed adjustment of the average retail labor rate made by the motor vehicle franchisor shall be based solely on an audit of that sample; m. a motor vehicle franchisor shall provide adequate and fair compensation to each motor vehicle franchisee for labor services rendered for a repair in an amount not less than the amount a retail customer pays for the same labor services with regard to labor time. A motor vehicle franchisee may apply to its motor vehicle franchisor to be reimbursed for labor time according to, at the motor vehicle franchisee’s discretion, an established average retail labor time allowance, in lieu of the motor vehicle franchisor’s labor time guide for franchisor-paid repairs or service, by submitting to the motor vehicle franchisor the multiplier established by taking the number of hours billed in 100 sequential customer paid service repair orders or 90 days of customer paid service repair orders, whichever is less, covering repairs made no more than 180 days before the submission, and dividing that by the number of hours permitted by the motor vehicle franchisor for any such repairs under the motor vehicle franchisor’s labor time guide for franchisor-paid repairs or service. The resulting quotient shall be applied to the motor vehicle franchisor’s labor time guide to establish the motor vehicle franchisee’s average retail labor time allowance. The average retail labor time allowance so declared shall go into effect 30 days following the declaration subject to audit by the motor vehicle franchisor only of the sample submitted by the motor vehicle franchisee. Any proposed adjustment of the average labor time allowance made by the motor vehicle franchisor shall be based only on an audit of that sample. Upon payment of a claim for labor services under this section by the motor vehicle franchisor to the motor vehicle franchisee, the motor vehicle franchisee shall compensate its factory-certified flat rate technicians performing work on a warranty, an extended warranty, a maintenance plan, a service-related plan, a recall, or other work that is also offered and reimbursed by the motor vehicle franchisor; n. a motor vehicle franchisee shall not request a change in the average percentage parts markup, labor time allowance, or retail labor rate more than twice in one calendar year; o. a motor vehicle franchisor shall not recover its costs, except as provided in this section, from a motor vehicle franchisee within this State, including, but not limited to, an increase in the wholesale price of a vehicle or a surcharge imposed on a motor vehicle franchisee solely, which increase is intended to recover the cost of reimbursing a motor vehicle franchisee for parts and service pursuant to this section. However, a motor vehicle franchisor shall not be prohibited from increasing prices for vehicles or parts in the normal course of business; p. a motor vehicle franchisor shall not charge back any claim paid for labor services and parts provided in the performance of a warranty, an extended warranty, a maintenance plan, a service-related plan, a recall, or other work that is also offered and reimbursed by the motor vehicle franchisor for an incentive, bonus, sales, performance, or other program without providing written notice to the motor vehicle franchisee within 30 days from the audit, which explains in detail the basis for each of the proposed chargebacks and the methodology by which the franchisee was selected for audit or review. After all internal dispute resolution processes provided through the motor vehicle franchisor have been resolved, the motor vehicle franchisor shall provide final notice to the motor vehicle franchisee of the final amount of the proposed chargeback. If the motor vehicle franchisee or its representative institutes an administrative or judicial action for a violation of the “Franchise Practices Act,” P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-1 et seq.), challenging the chargeback within 30 days of the receipt of the final notice, the total proposed chargeback amounts shall be stayed, without bond, until the final judgment has been rendered in the action. A motor vehicle franchisor shall not deny or charge back a claim paid for labor services and parts provided in the performance of an open recall, warranty, or other service agreement or for an incentive, bonus, sales, performance, or other program unless the motor vehicle franchisor satisfies its burden of proof that the motor vehicle franchisee did not make a good faith effort to comply with the reasonable written procedures of the motor vehicle franchisor, that the motor vehicle franchisee did not actually perform the work, or that the claim was materially false or fraudulent. A motor vehicle franchisor shall not deny or charge back a claim due to an administrative or scrivener’s error in the submission of the claim; and q. a motor vehicle franchisor shall not unilaterally reduce or otherwise manipulate the price of parts required for a warranty, an extended warranty, a maintenance plan, a service-related plan, a recall, or other work that is also offered and reimbursed by the motor vehicle franchisor in a manner that unfairly and unilaterally allows the motor vehicle franchisor to reduce the level of compensation paid to motor vehicle franchisees, including changes to price within 60 or fewer days preceding an announcement of a recall, any time after a recall, or after a warranty claim has arisen. A motor vehicle franchisor shall not manipulate the price of parts required for warranty or open recall services by creating a new or additional part number for the same part used in warranty or recall repair in a manner that unfairly and unilaterally allows the motor vehicle franchisor to reduce the level of compensation paid to motor vehicle franchisees for warranty and open recall services that the motor vehicle franchisees provide to consumers. L.1977, c.84, s.3; amended 1991, c.459, s.7; 1999, c.45, s.3; 2011, c.66, s.5; 2025, c.140, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-16 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-16
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. "Committee" means the Motor Vehicle Franchise Committee established in section 2 of this act; b. "Franchise" means a written arrangement for a definite or indefinite period in which a motor vehicle franchisor grants a right or license to use a trade name, trademark, service mark or related characteristics and in which there is a community of interest in the marketing of new motor vehicles at retail, by lease agreement or otherwise; c. "Franchisee" means a natural person, corporation, partnership or entity to whom a franchise is granted by a motor vehicle franchisor; d. "Motor vehicle" or "new motor vehicle" means only a newly manufactured motor vehicle, except a nonconventional type of motor vehicle, and includes all such vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, and motorcycles, trailers and tractors, excepting such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks and motorized bicycles; a "nonconventional type of motor vehicle" means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway; e. "Motor vehicle franchisor" means a natural person, corporation, partnership or entity engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling or distributing new motor vehicles, who will under normal business conditions during the year, manufacture, assemble or distribute at least 10 new motor vehicles; f. "Relevant market area" means a geographic area 14 miles in radius from a proposed franchise or business as it relates to the grant, reopening or reactivation of a franchise or the establishment, reopening or reactivation of a business; and a geographic area 8 miles in radius from a relocated franchise or business, but if there are no existing franchisees in the same line make within an 8-mile radius of the relocated franchise or business, then the relevant market area includes the next closest existing franchisee in the same line make within a 14-mile radius. Determining whether an existing franchisee is within the relevant market area of a proposed or relocated franchise or business, and ascertaining any other measurement of distance, shall be made by measuring the distance between the nearest surveyed boundary line of the existing franchise and the nearest surveyed boundary line of the proposed or relocated franchise or business. L.1982, c.156, s.1; amended 2011, c.66, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-102 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-102
Possession of food implies intent to sell.
Status: in_force

5. Possession by a dealer of any food not in conformance with the disclosure required by section 3 of this act with respect to that food is presumptive evidence that the person is in possession of that food with the intent to sell. L.2000,c.60,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-26 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-26
Presumptive evidence of ownership of containers
Status: in_force

The presence, upon any bottle, container or receptacle mentioned in section 56:3-15 of this title, of any name, mark or device which has been registered and published as provided by sections 56:3-16 and 56:3-17 of this title, shall be presumptive evidence, in any proceeding or trial, that the owner or proprietor of any such name, mark or device is the owner or proprietor of such bottle, container or receptacle.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-163 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-163
Disclosure of breach of security to customers.
Status: in_force

12. a. Any business that conducts business in New Jersey, or any public entity that compiles or maintains computerized records that include personal information, shall disclose any breach of security of those computerized records following discovery or notification of the breach to any customer who is a resident of New Jersey whose personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, accessed by an unauthorized person. The disclosure to a customer shall be made in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, consistent with the legitimate needs of law enforcement, as provided in subsection c. of this section, or any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and restore the reasonable integrity of the data system. Disclosure of a breach of security to a customer shall not be required under this section if the business or public entity establishes that misuse of the information is not reasonably possible. Any determination shall be documented in writing and retained for five years. b. Any business or public entity that compiles or maintains computerized records that include personal information on behalf of another business or public entity shall notify that business or public entity, who shall notify its New Jersey customers, as provided in subsection a. of this section, of any breach of security of the computerized records immediately following discovery, if the personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, accessed by an unauthorized person. c. (1) Any business or public entity required under this section to disclose a breach of security of a customer's personal information shall, in advance of the disclosure to the customer, report the breach of security and any information pertaining to the breach to the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety for investigation or handling, which may include dissemination or referral to other appropriate law enforcement entities. (2) The notification required by this section shall be delayed if a law enforcement agency determines that the notification will impede a criminal or civil investigation and that agency has made a request that the notification be delayed. The notification required by this section shall be made after the law enforcement agency determines that its disclosure will not compromise the investigation and notifies that business or public entity. d. For purposes of this section, notice may be provided by one of the following methods: (1) Written notice; (2) Electronic notice, if the notice provided is consistent with the provisions regarding electronic records and signatures set forth in section 101 of the federal "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act" (15 U.S.C. s.7001); or (3) Substitute notice, if the business or public entity demonstrates that the cost of providing notice would exceed $250,000, or that the affected class of subject persons to be notified exceeds 500,000, or the business or public entity does not have sufficient contact information. Substitute notice shall consist of all of the following: (a) E-mail notice when the business or public entity has an e-mail address; (b) Conspicuous posting of the notice on the Internet web site page of the business or public entity, if the business or public entity maintains one; and (c) Notification to major Statewide media. e. Notwithstanding subsection d. of this section, a business or public entity that maintains its own notification procedures as part of an information security policy for the treatment of personal information, and is otherwise consistent with the requirements of this section, shall be deemed to be in compliance with the notification requirements of this section if the business or public entity notifies subject customers in accordance with its policies in the event of a breach of security of the system. f. In addition to any other disclosure or notification required under this section, in the event that a business or public entity discovers circumstances requiring notification pursuant to this section of more than 1,000 persons at one time, the business or public entity shall also notify, without unreasonable delay, all consumer reporting agencies that compile or maintain files on consumers on a nationwide basis, as defined by subsection (p) of section 603 of the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act" (15 U.S.C. s.1681a), of the timing, distribution and content of the notices. g. (1) Notwithstanding subsection d. of this section, in the case of a breach of security involving a user name or password, in combination with any password or security question and answer that would permit access to an online account, and no other personal information as defined in section 10 of P.L.2005, c.226 (C.56:8-161), the business or public entity may provide the notification in electronic or other form that directs the customer whose personal information has been breached to promptly change any password and security question or answer, as applicable, or to take other appropriate steps to protect the online account with the business or public entity and all other online accounts for which the customer uses the same user name or email address and password or security question or answer. (2) Any business or public entity that furnishes an email account shall not provide notification to the email account that is subject to a security breach. The business or public entity shall provide notice by another method described in this section or by clear and conspicuous notice delivered to the customer online when the customer is connected to the online account from an Internet Protocol address or online location from which the business or public entity knows the customer customarily accesses the account. L.2005, c.226, s.12; amended 2019, c.95, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:5-2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-2
Failure to mark "rebuilt" assembled or rebuilt electric storage battery; misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Whoever assembles or rebuilds, in whole or in part, an electric storage battery for use on automobiles, out of secondhand or used material, such as containers, separators, plates, groups or other battery parts, and sells or offers the same for sale in this state, without the word "rebuilt" moulded into the side of the container in letters at least one inch high and five-eighths of an inch wide, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or be imprisoned for a term of not more than six months, or both.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-58 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-58
Food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS.
Status: in_force

6. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State any food packaging that contains intentionally added PFAS. b. If a food packaging product contains a technically unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS, which stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients or the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging of the product, that trace quantity shall not cause the product to be in violation of this section. L.2025, c.202, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-122 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-122
Additional requirements for registration
Status: in_force

4. In addition to any other procedure, condition or information required by this act: a. Every applicant for registration shall file a disclosure statement with the director stating whether the applicant has been convicted of any crime, which for the purposes of this act shall mean a violation of any of the following provisions of the "New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice," Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, or the equivalent under the laws of any other jurisdiction: (1) Any crime of the first degree; (2) Any crime which is a second or third degree crime and is a violation of chapter 20 or 21 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; or (3) Any other crime which is a violation of N.J.S.2C:5-1, N.J.S.2C:5-2, N.J.S.2C:12-3, N.J.S.2C:15-1, N.J.S.2C:18-2, N.J.S.2C:20-4, N.J.S.2C:20-5, N.J.S.2C:20-7, N.J.S.2C:20-9, N.J.S.2C:21-1, N.J.S.2C:21-2, section 1 of P.L.1983, c.565 (C.2C:21-2.1), section 2 of P.L.1997, c.385 (C.2C:21-2.3), N.J.S.2C:21-3, N.J.S.2C:21-4, N.J.S.2C:21-5, N.J.S.2C:21-6, N.J.S.2C:21-7, N.J.S.2C:21-9 through N.J.S.2C:21-17, N.J.S.2C:21-19, or section 3 of P.L.1994, c.121 (C.2C:21-25),chapter 27 or 28 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, N.J.S.2C:30-2, or N.J.S.2C:30-3. b. Each disclosure statement may be reviewed and used by the director as grounds for denying, suspending or revoking registration, except that in cases in which the provisions of P.L.1968, c.282 (C.2A:168A-1 et seq.) apply, the director shall comply with the requirements of that act. c. An applicant whose registration is denied, suspended or revoked pursuant to this section shall, upon a written request transmitted to the director within 30 calendar days of that action, be afforded an opportunity for a hearing in a manner provided for contested cases pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). d. An applicant shall have the continuing duty to provide any assistance or information requested by the director, and to cooperate in any inquiry, investigation or hearing conducted by the director. e. If any of the information required to be included in the disclosure statement changes, or if additional information should be added after the filing of the statement, the applicant shall provide that information to the director, in writing, within 30 calendar days of the change or addition. L.2003,c.76,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:13-17 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-17
Availability of records.
Status: in_force

11. Every towing company that performs private property or other non-consensual towing shall retain and make available for inspection by the division for a period of three years, invoices, job orders, logs, claims for reimbursement from insurance companies and other documentation relating to all consensual and non-consensual towing services performed and rates charged for the services. L.2007, c.193, s.11; amended 2009, c.39, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: "Consumer" means a natural person. "Creditor" means a person, partnership, corporation, association or other entity who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly extends consumer credit. "Consumer credit" means credit extended to a consumer, primarily for personal, family or household purposes, pursuant to a plan under which the creditor may permit the consumer to make purchases or obtain loans, from time to time, directly from the creditor or indirectly by use of a credit card, check or other device, as the plan may provide. "Billing error" means the initial occurrence of an error by omission or commission by the creditor in a billing statement given to the consumer by the creditor in (a) posting any debit or credit or (b) the computation of any amount or (c) any similar error of an accounting nature. L.1974, c. 146, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-75 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-75
Definitions relative to motorized wheelchairs
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Collateral costs" means expenses incurred by a consumer in connection with the repair of a nonconformity, including the costs of obtaining an alternative wheelchair or other assistive device for mobility. "Consumer" means any of the following: (1) The purchaser of a motorized wheelchair, if the motorized wheelchair was purchased from a motorized wheelchair dealer or manufacturer for purposes other than resale. (2) A person to whom the motorized wheelchair is transferred for purposes other than resale, if the transfer occurs before the expiration of an express warranty applicable to the motorized wheelchair. (3) A person who may enforce the warranty. (4) A person who leases a motorized wheelchair from a motorized wheelchair lessor under a written lease. "Demonstrator" means a motorized wheelchair used primarily for the purpose of demonstration to the public. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Early termination cost" means any expense or obligation that a motorized wheelchair lessor incurs as a result of both the termination of a written lease before the termination date set forth in that lease and the return of a motorized wheelchair to a manufacturer pursuant to section 4 of this act. "Early termination cost" includes a penalty for prepayment under a finance arrangement. "Early termination savings" means any expense or obligation that a motorized wheelchair lessor avoids as a result of both the termination of a written lease before the termination date set forth in that lease and the return of a motorized wheelchair to a manufacturer pursuant to section 4 of this act. "Early termination savings" includes an interest charge that the motorized wheelchair lessor would have paid to finance the purchase of the motorized wheelchair or, if the motorized wheelchair lessor does not finance the purchase of the motorized wheelchair, the difference between the total amount for which the lease obligates the consumer during the period of the lease term remaining after the early termination and the present value of that amount at the date of the early termination. "Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures or assembles motorized wheelchairs and agents of that person, including an importer, a distributor, factory branch, distributor branch and any warrantors of the manufacturer's motorized wheelchairs, but does not include a motorized wheelchair dealer. "Motorized wheelchair" means any motor-driven wheelchair, including a demonstrator, and all accompanying power accessories utilized to operate the wheelchair, that a consumer purchases or accepts transfer of in this State for the purpose of increasing independent mobility, in the activities of daily living, of an individual who has limited or no ambulation abilities, and includes motorized power scooters designed primarily for indoor use and retrofit power units designed to motorize power wheelchairs. "Motorized wheelchair dealer" or "dealer" means a person who is in the business of selling motorized wheelchairs. "Motorized wheelchair lessor" or "lessor" means a person who leases a motorized wheelchair to a consumer, or who holds the lessor's rights, under a written lease. "Nonconformity" means a condition or defect that substantially impairs the use, value or safety of a motorized wheelchair, and that is covered by an express warranty applicable to the motorized wheelchair or to a component of the motorized wheelchair, but does not include a condition or defect that is the result of abuse, neglect or unauthorized modification or alteration of the motorized wheelchair by a consumer. "Reasonable attempt to repair" means, within the term of an express warranty applicable to a new motorized wheelchair, or within one year after first delivery of the motorized wheelchair to a consumer, whichever is sooner, that: (1) A nonconformity within the warranty has been subject to repair by the manufacturer, lessor or any of the manufacturer's authorized dealers at least three times and the nonconformity continues; or (2) The motorized wheelchair is out of service for an aggregate of at least 20 days due to a nonconformity, after having been returned to the manufacturer, motorized wheelchair lessor or any of the manufacturer's authorized dealers for repair. L.1995,c.233,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:9-12 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12
Treble damage suit
Status: in_force

12. a. Any person who shall be injured in his business or property by reason of anticompetitive conduct in violation of the provisions of P.L.1970, c.73 (C.56:9-1 et seq.) may sue therefor and shall recover a sum of not less than $1,000 or threefold the damages sustained by him and interest on the damages from date of complaint, whichever amount is greater, together with reasonable attorneys' fees, filing fees and reasonable costs of suit; provided that indirect purchasers injured by an illegal overcharge shall be entitled to recover only compensatory damages, together with reasonable attorneys' fees, filing fees, and reasonable costs of suit in actions not brought under subsection b. of this section. Reasonable costs of suit may include, but shall not be limited to the expenses of discovery and document reproduction. b. The State and any of its political subdivisions and public agencies shall be deemed a person within the meaning of this section. The Attorney General, on behalf of the State or any of its political subdivisions or public agencies, or the political subdivision or public agency at the direction of or with the permission of the Attorney General, may institute an action to recover the damages provided for by this section or by any comparable provisions of Federal law, together with reasonable attorneys' fees, filing fees and reasonable costs of suit. c. In any action pursuant to P.L.1970, c.73 (C.56:9-1 et seq.), the fact that the State, or any political subdivision or public agency of the State or any political subdivision, or any person who has sustained damages by reason of violation of P.L.1970, c.73 (C.56:9-1 et seq.), has not dealt directly with the defendant shall not bar or otherwise limit recovery except as provided in this section. In any action or actions in which claims are asserted against a defendant by both direct and indirect purchasers, the court may take such steps as the court deems appropriate to avoid duplicate recovery of damages and to obtain substantial fairness. In any action in which both direct and indirect purchasers are involved, a defendant shall be entitled to prove as a partial or complete defense to a claim for damages that the illegal overcharge has been passed on to others, including the defendant, who are themselves entitled to recover, so as to avoid duplication of recovery of damages. d. In the event damages in a class action or an action instituted by the Attorney General remain unclaimed by, or undistributed to, the direct or indirect purchasers, the class representative or the Attorney General, as applicable, the Attorney General may apply to the court and such funds shall escheat to the State upon showing that reasonable efforts made by the State to distribute the funds have been unsuccessful. L.1970, c. 73, s. 12, eff. May 21, 1970; amended 2022, c.96, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-3 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-3
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: a. "Franchise" means a written arrangement for a definite or indefinite period, in which a person grants to another person a license to use a trade name, trade mark, service mark, or related characteristics, and in which there is a community of interest in the marketing of goods or services at wholesale, retail, by lease, agreement, or otherwise. b. "Person" means a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity and, in case of an entity, it shall include any other entity which has a majority interest in such entity or effectively controls such other entity as well as the individual officers, directors, and other persons in active control of the activities of each such entity. c. "Franchisor" means a person who grants a franchise to another person. d. "Franchisee" means a person to whom a franchise is offered or granted. e. "Sale, transfer or assignment" means any disposition of a franchise or any interest therein, with or without consideration, to include but not be limited to bequest, inheritance, gift, exchange, lease or license. f. "Place of business" means a fixed geographical location at which the franchisee displays for sale and sells the franchisor's goods or offers for sale and sells the franchisor's services. Place of business shall not mean an office, a warehouse, a place of storage, a residence or a vehicle, except that with respect to persons who do not make a majority of their sales directly to consumers, "place of business" means a fixed geographical location at which the franchisee displays for sale and sells the franchisor's goods or offers for sale and sells the franchisor's services, or an office or a warehouse from which franchisee personnel visit or call upon customers or from which the franchisor's goods are delivered to customers. L.1971, c.356, s.3; amended 2009, c.235, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-40 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-40
Obtaining information under false pretenses, fourth degree crime.
Status: in_force

13. Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1997,c.172,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-210 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-210
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

3. The director, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2017, c.251, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.2
Registrability
Status: in_force

2. Registrability. A mark by which the goods or services of an applicant for registration may be distinguished from the goods or services of others shall not be registered if it: (a) consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter; or (b) consists of or comprises matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute; or (c) consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States, or of any state or municipality, or of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof; or (d) consists of or comprises the name, signature or portrait identifying a particular living individual, except by the individual's written consent; or (e) consists of a mark which, (1) when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (2) when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (3) is primarily merely a surname; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (e) shall prevent the registration of a mark used by the applicant which has become distinctive of the applicant's goods or services. The Secretary of State may accept as evidence that the mark has become distinctive, as used on or in connection with the applicant's goods or services, proof of continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant in this State for the five years before the date on which the claim of distinctiveness is made; or (f) consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in this State or a mark or trade name previously used in this State by another and not abandoned or dissolved, as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant, to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive. L.1966,c.263,s.2; amended 1995,c.171,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-175 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-175
Definitions relative to prepaid telephone calling cards and services.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Advertisement" means the attempt, directly or indirectly by publication, dissemination, solicitation, endorsement or circulation or in any other way, to induce directly or indirectly any person to purchase any prepaid calling card or service, appearing in any newspaper, magazine, periodical, circular, in-store or out-of-store sign or other written matter placed before the consuming public, or in any radio broadcast, television broadcast, electronic medium or delivered to or through any computer. "Company" means any entity, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership or other business entity, or individual engaged in the business of a prepaid calling service provider or prepaid calling card distributor in this State. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. "Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Government fees" means and includes any and all fees, taxes and charges assessed pursuant to State or federal law, regulation or other mandate or requirement, including universal service fees and charges. "Payphone surcharge" means the surcharge that a provider may charge a customer when that customer places a call with a card from a payphone using a toll-free access number. The payphone surcharge shall be deducted from a card's balance. "Permitted fee" means the fees and surcharges that a provider may charge to, or deduct from, a card's balance for the use of that card, in addition to the rate per minute to the particular destination called, which includes and is limited to any payphone surcharge, any recharge convenience fee, any directory assistance fee, and any government fees. "Prepaid calling card" or "card" means any right of use purchased for a sum certain that contains an access number and authorization code that enables a consumer to use a prepaid calling service. Such rights of use may be embodied on a card or other physical object or may be purchased by an electronic or telephonic means through which the purchaser obtains access numbers and authorization codes that are not physically located on a card or other object. "Prepaid calling card" shall not be construed to include cards or other rights of use that provide access to: (1) telecommunications service if the card or other rights of use and telecommunications service are provided: (a) for free or at no additional charge as a promotional item accompanying a product or service purchased by a customer; or (b) pursuant to an awards, loyalty, rebate or promotional program without any separate monetary consideration being given by the customer solely in exchange therefor; or (2) a wireless telecommunications service account if the purchaser has a pre-existing relationship with the wireless service provider or establishes a carrier-customer relationship via the purchase of the object. "Prepaid calling card distributor" or "distributor" means and includes: (1) any company that purchases or receives prepaid calling cards from a prepaid calling service provider or distributor and sells or distributes those cards to one or more distributors of prepaid calling cards or to one or more prepaid calling card retailers; and (2) any company that otherwise actively engages in the promotion, advertising or dissemination of prepaid calling cards and which is not a provider. "Prepaid calling card distributor" shall not include any prepaid calling card retailers engaged exclusively in point-of-sale transactions with customers. "Prepaid calling card retailer" means any company that sells or offers to sell prepaid calling cards directly to customers. "Prepaid calling service" or "service" means any prepaid telecommunications service that allows customers to originate calls through a local, long distance or toll-free access number and authorization code, whether manually or electronically dialed. "Prepaid calling service" shall not include any service that provides access to a wireless telecommunications service account wherein the purchaser has a pre-existing relationship with the wireless service provider or establishes a carrier-customer relationship via the purchase of the object. "Prepaid calling service provider" or "provider" means any company, providing prepaid calling service to the public using its own, or a resold telecommunications network, or voice over Internet technology. "Toll-free number" means an 800 number, or other telephone number widely understood to be toll-free, which, when called as the destination number or as an access number, shall not result in the calling party being assessed, by virtue of completing the call, any fee, charge or higher rate for the call unless such fee, charge or higher rate is disclosed pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of this act. L.2007, c.293, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-110.3 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-110.3
Division of Consumer Affairs, Internet notice, gift card scam information.
Status: in_force

10. a. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall create and make available on its Internet website a notice to customers of retail mercantile establishments which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the risk of gift card scams; and (2) available assistance, including from the Division of Consumer Affairs, a consumer may seek if the consumer suspects they may be a victim of a gift card scam. b. (1) A retail mercantile establishment may not knowingly sell a gift card to a consumer unless the retail mercantile establishment conspicuously displays a notice in a form as prescribed by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in accordance with subsection a. of this section. (2) For in-person sales, the notice shall be placed at or near the physical location where the gift card is displayed for sale or where the gift card sales transaction takes place. (3) For online sales of gift cards, the notice shall be displayed on the webpage where the gift card is offered for sale or before the sale is finalized. c. Except as otherwise provided in subsection d. of this section, a retail mercantile establishment may not display or sell a gift card unless: (1) the gift card or its packaging includes in a manner visible to potential purchasers when on display a warning that states "Do not sell or purchase if the gift card or its packaging has been broken or indicates tampering" or that uses substantially similar language; (2) the gift card, if enclosed in packaging, is sealed in a manner that is not easily opened, removed, or replaced without signs of tampering; and (3) regardless of whether the gift card is or is not enclosed in packaging, all visible numbers such as a card number, CVV number, or a PIN number that can be used for balance inquiries or manual entry redemption are either fully concealed or covered, or otherwise made unavailable prior to sale or, only if the gift card is enclosed in packaging that is designed to make the gift card more secure than full concealment or covering otherwise would, are partially concealed or covered. d. A retail mercantile establishment may display or sell a gift card that does not conform to the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection c. of this section if: (1) the gift card is a chip-enabled, numberless card that is activated by a consumer after registering the card on the card issuer's website; (2) the gift card is: (a) sold exclusively by a retail mercantile establishment for use only at the retail mercantile establishment or a group of affiliated retail mercantile establishments for use at the retail mercantile establishments of the affiliated establishments; and (b) is secured in a physical location within the retail mercantile establishment that is accessible only by an employee, or (3) the gift card or its packaging: (a) incorporates technology that is designed to prevent activation if the gift card or its packaging has been subjected to tampering; or (b) incorporates technology that is designed to detect and prevent unauthorized redemption. e. (1) When a third-party gift card reseller buys or sells a gift card as part of a transaction occurring in this State, the reseller shall record and, for at least three years, maintain a copy of the following information as applicable: (a) the date of the transaction; (b) the name of the person who conducted the transaction; (c) the name, age, and address of the seller of the gift card; (d) the seller's and consumer's driver's license number or identification card number; (e) a description of the purchased gift card, including, but not limited to, the retailer for which the gift card is intended for use and the gift card number; (f) the specific amount issued on the gift card; (g) the transaction price; (h) the signature of the consumer. (2) The information recorded and maintained pursuant to this section shall be chronologically written in ink or logged into a secure database, software system, or other similar technology platform. (3) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, recorded information may not be destroyed, altered, or erased. (4) A handwritten correction may be made to an entry of information by drawing a line of ink through the entry in a manner that retains legibility. (5) Information recorded pursuant to this subsection shall be open to inspection by any duly authorized law enforcement officer in this State during the ordinary business hours of the third-party gift card reseller or at other reasonable time. f. A third-party gift card reseller, including an agent or employee of the third-party gift card reseller may not: (1) fail to make an entry of or falsify, destroy, or remove any information required to be recorded and maintained pursuant to this section; (2) refuse to allow any duly authorized law enforcement officer in this State to inspect a record of information or the gift cards in the reseller's possession; or (3) fail to maintain a record in pursuant to this section. g. Upon request of a law enforcement agency conducting an investigation into allegations of theft of one or more gift cards, the issuer of the gift cards or the issuer's agents shall preserve and provide law enforcement with all relevant evidence so requested. L.2025, c.39, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 56:16-7 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-7
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

9. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 3 through 8 of P.L.2013, c.224 (C.56:16-1 through C.56:16-6). L.2013, c.224, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-36 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-36
Dispute of information; reinvestigation.
Status: in_force

9. a. (1) If the completeness or accuracy of any item of information contained in a consumer's file at a consumer reporting agency is disputed by a consumer and the consumer notifies the agency directly of the dispute, the agency shall reinvestigate free of charge and record the current status of the disputed information, or delete the item from the file in accordance with subsection e. of this section, before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the agency receives the notice of dispute from the consumer. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the 30-day period described in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be extended for not more than 15 additional days if the consumer reporting agency receives information from the consumer during that 30-day period that is relevant to the reinvestigation. (3) Paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not apply to any reinvestigation in which, during the 30-day period described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the information that is the subject of the reinvestigation is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or the consumer reporting agency determines that the information cannot be verified. b. (1) Before the expiration of the five-business-day period beginning on the date on which a consumer reporting agency receives notice of a dispute from any consumer in accordance with subsection a. of this section, the agency shall provide notification of the dispute to any person who provided any item of information in dispute, at the address and in the manner established with the person. The notice shall include all relevant information regarding the dispute that the agency has received from the consumer. (2) The consumer reporting agency shall promptly provide to the person who provided the information in dispute all relevant information regarding the dispute that is received by the agency from the consumer after the period referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection and before the end of the period referred to in subsection a. of this section. c. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, a consumer reporting agency may terminate a reinvestigation of information disputed by a consumer under that subsection if the agency reasonably determines that the dispute by the consumer is frivolous or irrelevant, including by reason of a failure by a consumer to provide sufficient information to investigate the disputed information. (2) Upon determining that a dispute is frivolous or irrelevant, a consumer reporting agency shall notify the consumer of that determination not later than five business days after making that determination, by mail or, if authorized by the consumer for that purpose, by any other means available to the agency. (3) A notice under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall include: (a) the reasons for the determination under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and (b) the identification of any information required to investigate the disputed information, which may consist of a standardized form describing the general nature of the information. d. In conducting any reinvestigation under subsection a. of this section with respect to disputed information in the file of any consumer, the consumer reporting agency shall review and consider all relevant information submitted by the consumer in the period described in paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section with respect to the disputed information. e. (1) If after any reinvestigation under subsection a. of this section of any information disputed by a consumer, an item of the information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or cannot be verified, the consumer reporting agency shall promptly delete that item of information from the consumer's file or modify that item of information, as appropriate, based on the results of the reinvestigation. (2) (a) If any information is deleted from a consumer's file pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the information shall not be reinserted in the file by the consumer reporting agency unless the person who furnishes the information certifies that the information is complete and accurate. (b) If any information that has been deleted from a consumer's file pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection is reinserted in the file, the consumer reporting agency shall notify the consumer of the reinsertion in writing not later than five business days after the reinsertion or, if authorized by the consumer for that purpose, by any other means available to the agency. (c) As part of, or in addition to, the notice under subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of this subsection, a consumer reporting agency shall provide to the consumer in writing not later than five business days after the date of the reinsertion: (i) a statement that the disputed information has been reinserted; (ii) the business name and address of any furnisher of information contacted and the telephone number of the furnisher, if reasonably available, or of any furnisher of information that contacted the consumer reporting agency, in connection with the reinsertion of the disputed information; and (iii) a notice that the consumer has the right to add a statement to the consumer's file disputing the accuracy or completeness of the disputed information. (3) A consumer reporting agency shall maintain reasonable procedures designed to prevent the reappearance in a consumer's file, and in consumer reports on the consumer, of information that is deleted pursuant to this section, other than information that is reinserted in accordance with this section. (4) Any consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis shall implement an automated system through which furnishers of information to a consumer reporting agency may report the results of a reinvestigation that finds incomplete or inaccurate information in a consumer's file to other consumer reporting agencies. f. (1) A consumer reporting agency shall provide written notice to a consumer of the results of a reinvestigation under this subsection not later than five business days after the completion of the reinvestigation, by mail or, if authorized by the consumer for that purpose, by any other means available to the agency. (2) As part of, or in addition to, the notice under paragraph (1) of this subsection, a consumer reporting agency shall provide to a consumer in writing before the expiration of the five-day period referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection: (a) a statement that the reinvestigation is completed; (b) a consumer report that is based on the consumer's file as that file is revised as a result of the reinvestigation; (c) a notice that, if requested by the consumer, a description of the procedure used to determine the accuracy and completeness of the information shall be provided to the consumer by the agency, including the business name and address of any furnisher of information contacted in connection with that information and the telephone number of the furnisher, if reasonably available; (d) a notice that the consumer has the right to add a statement to the consumer's file disputing the accuracy or completeness of the information; and (e) a notice that the consumer has the right to request that the consumer reporting agency furnish notifications under subsection k. of this section. g. A consumer reporting agency shall provide to a consumer a description referred to in subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) of subsection f. of this section not later than 15 days after receiving a request from the consumer for that description. h. If a dispute regarding an item of information in a consumer's file at a consumer reporting agency is resolved in accordance with paragraph (1) of subsection e. of this section by the deletion of the disputed information not later than three business days after the date on which the agency receives notice of the dispute from the consumer in accordance with paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section, then the agency shall not be required to comply with subsections b., f. and g. of this section with respect to that dispute if the agency: (1) provides prompt notice of the deletion to the consumer by telephone; (2) includes in that notice, or in a written notice that accompanies a confirmation and consumer report provided in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection, a statement of the consumer's right to request that the agency furnish notifications under subsection k. of this section; and (3) provides written confirmation of the deletion and a copy of a consumer report on the consumer that is based on the consumer's file after the deletion, not later than five business days after making the deletion. i. If the reinvestigation does not resolve the dispute, the consumer may file a brief statement setting forth the nature of the dispute. The consumer reporting agency may limit a statement to not more than one hundred words if it provides the consumer with assistance in writing a clear summary of the dispute. j. Whenever a statement of a dispute is filed, unless there is reasonable grounds to believe that it is frivolous or irrelevant, the consumer reporting agency shall, in any subsequent consumer report containing the information in question, clearly note that it is disputed by the consumer and provide either the consumer's statement or a clear and accurate codification or summary thereof. k. Following any deletion of information which is found to be inaccurate or whose accuracy can no longer be verified or any notation as to disputed information, the consumer reporting agency shall, at the request of the consumer, furnish notification that the item has been deleted or if disputed, the statement, codification or summary filed or developed pursuant to subsection i. or j. of this section, to any person specifically designated by the consumer who has within two years prior thereto received a consumer report for employment purposes, or within one year prior thereto received a consumer report for any other purpose, which contained the deleted or disputed information. L.1997,c.172,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-23 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-23
Exposure or offer for sale at retail of consumer commodity; mark of price per measure
Status: in_force

It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to expose or offer for sale at retail any consumer commodities, except as specifically exempted by the director in accordance with section 4 of this act, unless said consumer commodities shall be plainly marked by a stamp, tag, label or sign at the point of display with the price per measure of such consumer commodity. L.1975, c. 242, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-42.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-42.1
Subscription service provider, health club services, online termination; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. A subscription service provider selling subscription services online shall provide a consumer with an online option to initiate the termination of the subscription service entered into online in accordance with the established billing terms and conditions of the agreement. The subscription service provider or a person administering the subscription service shall provide to any eligible consumer, in an easily accessible location, a direct link or button on the subscription service provider's Internet website through which a consumer can initiate termination of the automatic renewal of the subscription service. The direct link or button shall be in a prominent location immediately accessible through: (1) a customer account or profile on the subscription service provider's internet website, or the user settings on a consumer's smartphone or tablet; or (2) a termination email formatted and provided by the subscription service provider that a consumer can email to the subscription service provider without being required to provide any additional information. b. As used in this section: "Automatic renewal" means a plan or arrangement in which a paid subscription service is automatically renewed at the end of a definite term for a subsequent term. "Clear and conspicuous" means in larger type than the surrounding text, or in contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding text of the same size, or set off from the surrounding text of the same size by symbols or other marks, in a manner that clearly calls attention to the language. "Consumer" means a resident of this State to whom a subscription service is sold online. "Subscription service provider" means a person who sells a subscription service to a consumer online. "Subscription service" means health club services provided on a subscription basis in exchange for a reoccurring payment, including, but not limited to, a weekly, monthly, or annual payment charged to and made by a consumer. c. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for any person to violate the provisions of this section. L.2023, c.241, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-187 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-187
Certification as qualified to own enterprise.
Status: in_force

3. a. Every owner or prospective owner of an international labor matching organization or an international matchmaking organization shall apply to the director to be certified as qualified to own the enterprise. b. Every owner of an international labor matching organization or an international matchmaking organization shall apply to the director to have certified as qualified any person who will be employed by the enterprise. c. The owner of an international labor matching organization or an international matchmaking organization shall apply to the director, within 90 days of the effective date of this act, for the certifications of persons employed by the enterprise on the effective date. These persons shall be permitted to continue their employment pending the completion of the certification process. d. An application for certification shall be accompanied by the fee required to perform a criminal history record background check. e. The international labor matching organization or international matchmaking organization shall retain a copy of the certification of persons subject to certification under this act. The certifications shall be made available upon request to interested members of the public. L.2009, c.152, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-107 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-107
Findings, declarations relative to excessive price increases at certain times.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that during emergencies and major disasters, including, but not limited to, earthquakes, fires, floods or civil disturbances, some merchants have taken unfair advantage of consumers by greatly increasing prices for certain merchandise. While the pricing of merchandise is generally best left to the marketplace under ordinary conditions, when a declared state of emergency results in abnormal disruptions of the market, the public interest requires that excessive and unjustified price increases in the sale of certain merchandise be prohibited. It is the intention of the Legislature to prohibit excessive and unjustified price increases in the sale of certain merchandise during declared states of emergency in New Jersey. L.2001,c.297,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-61 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-61
Medical creditor, debt collector, pending review, restrictions.
Status: in_force

6. a. A medical creditor or medical debt collector that knows that an internal review, external review, or other appeal of a health insurance decision which provides the basis for a medical debt is pending shall not: (1) communicate with the patient regarding the unpaid charges for health care services for the purpose of seeking to collect the charges; or (2) initiate a lawsuit or arbitration proceeding against the patient relative to unpaid charges for health care services. b. If a medical debt has already been reported to a consumer reporting agency and the medical creditor or medical debt collector who reported the information learns of an internal review, external review, or other appeal of a health insurance decision which provides the basis for a medical debt is pending, or learns that the medical debt has been paid, the medical creditor or medical debt collector shall instruct the consumer reporting agency to delete the information about the debt. c. A medical creditor that knows about an internal review, external review, or other appeal of a health insurance decision that is pending shall not refer, place, or send the unpaid charges for health care services to a medical debt collector, including by selling the debt to a medical debt buyer. L.2024, c.48, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-145 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-145
Applicability of act to out-of-State contractors.
Status: in_force

10. The provisions of this act shall apply to any person engaging in any of the activities regulated by this act in this State, including persons whose residence or principal place of business is located outside of this State. L.2004,c.16,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-228 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-228
Advising, assisting, referring veterans benefits, compensation, limitations.
Status: in_force

1. a. (1) No person shall receive compensation for advising or assisting any individual with regard to any veterans benefits matter, except as permitted under federal law. (2) No person shall receive compensation for referring any individual to another person to advise or assist this individual with any veterans benefits matter. (3) A person seeking to receive compensation for advising or assisting any individual with any veterans benefits matter shall, before rendering any services, memorialize all terms regarding the individual's payment of fees for services rendered in a written agreement, signed by both parties, that adheres to all criteria specified within 38 C.F.R. s.14.636. (4) No person shall receive any compensation for any services rendered before the date on which a notice of disagreement is filed with respect to the individual's case. (5) No person shall guarantee, either directly or by implication, that any individual is certain to receive specific veterans benefits or that any individual is certain to receive a specific level, percentage, or amount of veterans benefits. (6) No person shall receive excessive or unreasonable fees as compensation for advising or assisting any individual with any veterans benefits matter. The factors articulated within 38 C.F.R. s.14.636 shall govern determinations of whether a fee is excessive or unreasonable. b. (1) No person shall advise or assist for compensation any individual concerning any veterans benefits matter without clearly providing, at the outset of the business relationship, the following disclosure, both orally and in writing: "This business is not sponsored by, or affiliated with, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, or any other federally chartered veterans service organization. Other organizations, including but not limited to the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, your local county veterans service agency, and other federally chartered veterans service organizations, may be able to provide you with this service free of charge. Products or services offered by this business are not necessarily endorsed by any of these organizations. You may qualify for other veterans benefits beyond the benefits for which you are receiving services here." The written disclosure shall appear in at least 12-point font and shall appear in a readily noticeable and identifiable place in the person's agreement with the individual seeking services. The individual shall verbally acknowledge understanding of the oral disclosure and shall sign the document in which the written disclosure appears to represent understanding of these provisions. The person offering services shall retain a copy of the written disclosure while providing veterans benefits services for compensation to the individual and for at least one year after the date on which the service relationship terminates. (2) No person shall advertise for-compensation services in veterans benefits matters without including the following disclosure: "This business is not sponsored by, or affiliated with, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, or any other federally chartered veterans service organization. Other organizations, including but not limited to the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, your local county veterans service agency, and other federally chartered veterans service organizations, may be able to provide you with these services free of charge. Products or services offered by this business are not necessarily endorsed by any of these organizations. You may qualify for other veterans benefits beyond the services that this business offers." If the advertisement is printed, including but not limited to advertisements visible to Internet users, the disclosure shall appear in a readily visible place on the advertisement. If the advertisement is verbal, the spoken statement of the disclosure shall be clear and intelligible. c. A violation of the provisions of this act shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). d. As used in this section: "Veterans benefits matter" means the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of any claim affecting any person who has filed or expressed an intent to file a claim for any benefit, program, service, commodity, function, or status, entitlement to which is determined under the laws and regulations administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs pertaining to veterans, their dependents, their survivors, and any other individual eligible for such benefits. "Compensation" means payment of any money, thing of value, or financial benefit. "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. L.2023, c.150.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-80 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-80
Administrative fee established
Status: in_force

14. The director may establish an administrative fee, to be paid by the consumer, in order to implement the provisions of this act, which fee shall be fixed at a level not to exceed the cost for the administration and enforcement of this act. L.1995,c.373,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 56:15-9 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-9
Rights, remedies, prohibitions, additional, cumulative; supercedure.
Status: in_force

9. a. The rights, remedies and prohibitions provided under this act are in addition to and cumulative of any other right, remedy or prohibition provided under the common law or statutory law of this State and nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny, abrogate or impair any common law or statutory right, remedy or prohibition except as expressly provided in subsection b. of this section. b. This act shall supersede conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other law of this State providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret. c. In any action for misappropriation of a trade secret brought against a public entity or public employee, the provisions of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act" (N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq.) shall supersede any conflicting provisions of this act. L.2011, c.161, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:17-1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-1
Definitions, applicability, violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "Toy gun" means a facsimile or reproduction of a firearm that is marketed as a product intended for children or is substantially similar in appearance, size, and shape to a genuine firearm. b. A person shall not sell, transfer, or assign a toy gun or imitation firearm as defined in subsection v. of N.J.S.2C:39-1 unless it is: (1) a color other than black, blue, silver, or aluminum; (2) marked with a non-removable orange stripe that is at least one inch in width and runs the entire length of the barrel on each side of the barrel; and (3) equipped with a barrel at least one inch in diameter that is closed at a distance of at least one-half inch from the front end of the barrel with the same material from which the toy gun or imitation firearm is made; or (4) is regulated under and conforms with the provisions of 15 CFR 272.1 et seq. c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale of theatrical firearms for which a permit is issued by the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. The provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection b. of this section shall not apply to water guns. d. A person who violates this act shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $500 for the first offense and not more than $1,000 for each subsequent offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). L.2019, c.481, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-27 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-27
Sale during suspension or revocation of license prohibited; disciplinary proceedings, bar or abatement of
Status: in_force

No person whose license has been suspended or revoked shall sell motor fuel or permit motor fuel to be sold during the period of such suspension or revocation on the premises occupied by him or upon other premises controlled by him or others or in any other manner or form whatever. Nor shall any disciplinary proceedings or action be barred or abated by the expiration, transfer, surrender, continuance, renewal or extension of any license issued under the provisions of R.S. 54:39-1 et seq. L.1953, c. 413, p. 2075, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-18 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-18
Violations, penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this act shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $250 for the first offense and not more than $1,000 for the second and each subsequent offense. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this section shall be collected by summary proceedings instituted by the Attorney General in accordance with "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq. L.1990,c.72,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-4
Procedure for collection of penalties
Status: in_force

401. Procedure for collection of penalties The following procedure shall be followed in actions for the enforcement of penalties set forth in Article III of this act: (a) The said penalty shall be sued for in the name of the Director of the Division of Taxation. The Superior Court and every municipal court is hereby authorized, upon the filing of a complaint in writing, duly verified by the Director of the Division of Taxation, or by any assistant or employee of the Director of the Division of Taxation, which may be made upon information or belief, that any retail dealer has violated any of the provisions of Article II of this act, to issue process at the suit of the Director of the Division of Taxation as plaintiff. Such process shall be either in the nature of a summons or warrant, which may issue without any order of the court or judge first being obtained against the person or persons so charged. When such process shall be in the nature of a warrant, it shall be returnable forthwith, and when in the nature of a summons, it shall be returnable in not less than five nor more than ten days. Such process shall specify the section of the act which is alleged to have been violated by the defendant or defendants, and upon the return of such process or at any time to which the trial shall be adjourned, the said court shall proceed and summarily hear the testimony and, without the filing of any pleadings, determine the matter and give judgment, without a jury, either for the plaintiff for the recovery of such penalty with costs or for the defendant. If judgment shall be rendered for the plaintiff, the court shall cause any defendant who may refuse or fail to pay forthwith the amount of the judgment rendered against him and all costs and charges incident thereto to be committed to the county jail for any period not exceeding the period mentioned in Article III hereof. (b) The officers to serve and execute all process under this act shall be officers authorized to serve all process out of said court. The court shall have the power to adjourn the hearing or trial in any case from time to time, but in such case, except in case where the first process was a summons, it shall be the duty of the judge to detain the defendant in safe custody unless he shall enter into a bond to the Director of the Division of Taxation with at least one sufficient surety, in a sum fixed by the court which shall be not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), conditioned for his appearance on the day to which the hearing shall be adjourned and thence from day to day until the case is disposed of, and then to abide by the judgment of the said court, and such bond if forfeited may be prosecuted by said Director of the Division of Taxation. (c) The form of conviction in prosecutions under this article shall be in the following or similar form: State of New Jersey, ) )ss. County of ) Be it remembered, that on this .......... day of .............. , at .................................... , in said County, X ......... , the defendant, was by (name of court) convicted of violating Section ................. of Article II of an act entitled 'An act to regulate the retail sale of motor fuels, and providing penalties for violations' (date of approval of act) in a summary proceeding at the suit of the Director of the Division of Taxation, upon a complaint by ..................... ; and, further, that the witnesses in said proceeding who testified for the plaintiff were (name them), and the witnesses who testified for the defendant were (name them). Wherefore, the said court does hereby give judgment that the plaintiff recover of the defendant ........................ dollars penalty and ................................ dollars costs of this proceeding." The conviction shall be signed by the judge before whom the conviction is had. In case the defendant is committed to jail in default of payment of the penalty, commitment in the following form shall be added beneath the judge's signature to the conviction: "And the said X, neglecting and refusing to pay the amount of the penalty above mentioned, with costs, it is hereby ordered that the said X be and he is hereby committed to the common jail in the county of ......................... for a period of ........................ days, unless the said penalty and costs are sooner paid." Such commitment shall also be signed by the judge and, in case of commitment of any defendant to jail, the conviction and the commitment shall be signed in duplicate, and one of the duplicate copies shall serve the purpose of a warrant of commitment. If a defendant who is committed to jail in default of payment of the penalty shall serve the full period for which he shall be committed, upon his release from jail he shall be entitled to have the judgment satisfied of record, and the certificate of the warden of said jail that the said defendant has been detained for the period specified in the commitment shall be sufficient warrant for the clerk of any court in which the judgment for the penalty and costs is docketed to discharge the same of record. (d) The clerk of the court may sign and seal any process required to issue under this act, except a warrant of commitment. The costs recoverable in any such proceeding shall be the same as costs taxed in actions in said court and shall be recoverable by said Director of the Division of Taxation in the event of the conviction of the defendant. Execution may issue for the collection of any judgment obtained under this act against the goods and chattels and body of the defendant without any order first obtained for such purpose. (e) The Director of the Division of Taxation may file a bill in the Superior Court for an injunction to prohibit any habitual violation of this act, or any of the orders, rules, or regulations made by the director, and every such action shall proceed in the Superior Court according to the rules and practice of that court, and cases of emergency shall have precedence over other litigation pending at the time in the Superior Court, and final hearing may be had within such time and on such notice as the court shall direct. L.1938,c.163,s.401; amended 1991,c.91,s.524.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-57 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-57
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.): "Collection action" means any action on the part of a medical creditor with respect to a medical debt, and includes, but is not limited to: selling a patient's debt to another party; reporting information about the patient to a consumer reporting agency; or actions related to the collection of a patient's debt to another party that require a legal or judicial process, including, but not limited to, placing a lien on a patient's property, attaching or seizing a patient's bank account or any other personal property, commencing a civil action against a patient, or garnishing a patient's wages. "Collection action" shall not include: reasonable attempts by a medical creditor to send an invoice or bill to a patient or reminders to pay an invoice or bill; or collecting a copayment, coinsurance, deductible, or payment from the patient at the point of service. "Consumer reporting agency" means any person or entity which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages, in whole or in part, in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties and which uses any means or facility for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports. "Cosmetic medical procedure" means any medical procedure performed on a patient that is primarily directed at improving the procedure subject's appearance and that does not meaningfully promote the proper function of the body or prevent or treat illness or disease and any other cosmetic procedure or service not deemed to be medically necessary, as that term is defined pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2023, c.296 (C.17B:30-55.3). "Cosmetic medical procedure" does not include reconstructive surgery or dentistry. "Health care facility" means health care facility as defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-2). "Health care provider" means a person or entity which, acting within the scope of its licensure or certification, provides a health care service. Health care provider includes, but is not limited to, a physician, dentist, and other health care professionals licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes and a hospital and other health care facilities licensed pursuant to Title 26 of the Revised Statutes. "Health care service" means the preadmission, outpatient, inpatient, and post-discharge care provided by a health care facility or a health care provider and such other items or services as are necessary for such care, including, but not limited to, medical devices, which are provided for the purpose of health maintenance, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, disability, deformity, or physical condition, including, but not limited to, nursing service, home care nursing, and other paramedical service, ambulance and other medical transport services, dental and vision services, service provided by an intern, resident in training, or physician whose compensation is provided through agreement with a health care facility, laboratory service, medical social service, drugs, biologicals, supplies, appliances, equipment, and bed and board, including services provided by a health care professional in private practice. "Health care service" shall not include cosmetic medical procedures. "Medical creditor" means any person or entity that provides health care services and to whom a patient owes money for health care services or the entity that provided health care services and to whom the patient previously owed money if the medical debt has been purchased by one or more debt buyers. "Medical debt" means a debt arising from the receipt of health care services. "Medical debt" shall not include: debt charged to a credit card unless the credit card is issued under an open-end or closed-end credit plan offered solely for the payment of health care services or goods; debt arising from services provided by a veterinarian; debt charged to a home equity or general purpose line of credit; debt arising from an insurance payment for the health care provider's services, but retained by the subscriber; or secured debt. "Medical debt buyer" means a person or entity that is engaged in the business of purchasing medical debts for collection purposes, whether it collects the debt itself or hires a third-party billing entity for collection or an attorney-at-law for litigation in order to collect such debt. "Medical debt collector" means any person or entity that regularly collects or attempts to collect, directly or indirectly, medical debts originally owed, due, or asserted to be owed or due to another. A medical debt buyer is considered to be a medical debt collector for all purposes. "Patient" means the person who received health care services and, for the purposes of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.), includes a parent or legal guardian if the patient is a minor, a legal guardian if the patient is an adult under guardianship, or any other person liable or allegedly liable for any financial obligation incurred for health care services. "Personal property" means real property and movable property not affixed to land, and includes, but is not limited to, bank accounts, motor vehicles, goods, merchandise, and household items. "Reasonable payment plan" means a structured repayment arrangement that satisfies the following: monthly payment amounts shall be set at a level that the patient can reasonably afford or not more than three percent of the patient's monthly income, if known by the medical creditor or medical debt collector; the duration shall allow the patient to repay the debt in full within a reasonable timeframe, which shall include, but not be limited to, a timeframe that is between six months and five years in length, based on the total amount owed and the patient's financial capacity; the plan shall include provisions for adjusting the payment amounts and duration in response to significant changes in the patient's financial circumstances; the terms of the payment plan shall be clearly documented in a written agreement provided to the patient, including the total amount owed, the monthly payment amount, the payment schedule, and any interest; the plan shall provide a grace period of at least 60 days for late payments; and the plan shall not charge an interest rate on a medical debt of more than three percent per annum. "Third party billing entity" means a person or entity that is paid by a health care provider or medical debt buyer to process claims or claims payments on behalf of the health care provider. L.2024, c.48, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-95 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-95
Noncompliance by pet shop considered deceptive practice.
Status: in_force

4. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to Title 56 of the Revised Statutes as such provisions are applied to pet shops, and without limiting the prosecution of any other practices which may be unlawful pursuant to Title 56 of the Revised Statutes, it shall be a deceptive practice for any owner or operator of a pet shop, or employee thereof, to sell animals within the State without complying with the provisions and requirements of this section and section 3 of P.L.2015, c.7 (C.56:8-95.1). b. Within five days prior to the offering for sale of any animal, the owner or operator of a pet shop, or employee thereof, shall have the animal examined by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State. The name and address of the examining veterinarian, together with the findings made and treatment, if any, ordered as a result of the examination, shall be noted on the animal history and health certificate for each animal as required by regulations adopted pursuant to Title 56 of the Revised Statutes. If 14 days have passed since the last veterinarian examination of the animal, the owner or operator of the pet shop, or employee thereof, shall have the animal reexamined by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State as provided for in subsection g. of this section, except as otherwise provided in that subsection. c. Every pet shop offering animals for sale shall post, in a conspicuous location on the cage or enclosure for each animal in the cage or enclosure, a sign declaring: (1) The date and place of birth of each animal, and the actual age, or approximate age as established by a veterinarian, of the animal; (2) The sex, color markings, and other identifying information of the animal, including any tag, tattoo, collar number, or microchip information; (3) The name and address of the veterinarian attending to the animal while the animal is in the custody of the pet shop, and the date of the initial examination of the animal; (4) The first and last name of the breeder of the animal, the full street address of where the breeder is doing business, an email address, if available, by which to contact the breeder, the breeder's USDA license number, and, if the breeder is required to be licensed in the state in which the breeder is located, the breeder's state license number; (5) If the broker is different from the breeder, the first and last name of the broker of the animal, the full street address of where the broker is doing business, an email address, if available, by which to contact the broker, the USDA license number of the broker, and, if the broker is required to be licensed in the state in which the broker is located, the broker's state license number; and (6) The statement "Know Your Rights" in bold type face and no less than 12 point type, followed by the statement in no less than 10 point type, "State law requires that every pet shop offering cats or dogs for sale post in a conspicuous location on or near each cat or dog's cage or enclosure the USDA inspection reports for the breeder and broker of each cat or dog for the two years prior to the first day that the cat or dog is offered for sale. If you do not see a required inspection report, please request the report from the pet shop. If you have any concerns, please contact the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, 124 Halsey St., Newark, NJ 07102, (973) 504-6200. You may also view these and other USDA inspection reports for the breeder and broker of each cat or dog on the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) website. You are entitled to receive additional information from APHIS about the breeder's or broker's history through the federal Freedom of Information Act." Every pet shop offering animals for sale shall also post, in a conspicuous location on or near the cage or enclosure for each animal in the cage or enclosure, the USDA inspection reports for the breeder and the broker of the animal for the two years prior to the first day that the animal is offered for sale by the pet shop. The owner or operator of the pet shop shall regularly update the information required to be posted pursuant to this subsection and make changes as necessary to all signage required by this subsection so that the public has access to the correct information at all times. d. The owner or operator of a pet shop, or employee thereof, shall quarantine any animal diagnosed as suffering from a contagious or infectious disease, illness, or condition and may not sell such an animal until such time as a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State treats the animal and determines that such animal is free of clinical signs of infectious disease or that the animal is fit for sale. All animals required to be quarantined pursuant to this subsection shall be placed in a quarantine area, separated from the general animal population of the pet shop. e. The owner or operator of a pet shop, or designated employee thereof, may inoculate and vaccinate animals prior to purchase only upon the order of a veterinarian. No owner or operator of a pet shop, or employee thereof, may represent, directly or indirectly, that the owner or operator of the pet shop, or any employee thereof, other than a veterinarian, is qualified to, directly or indirectly, diagnose, prognose, treat, or administer for, prescribe any treatment for, operate concerning, manipulate or apply any apparatus or appliance for addressing, any disease, pain, deformity, defect, injury, wound, or physical condition of any animal after purchase of the animal, for the prevention of, or to test for, the presence of any disease, pain, deformity, defect, injury, wound, or physical condition in an animal after its purchase. These prohibitions include, but are not limited to, the giving of inoculations or vaccinations after purchase, the diagnosing, prescribing, and dispensing of medication to animals, and the prescribing of any diet or dietary supplement as treatment for any disease, pain, deformity, defect, injury, wound, or physical condition. f. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall provide each owner or operator of a pet shop with notification forms, to be signed by the owner or operator of the pet shop, or employee thereof, and the consumer at the time of purchase of an animal. The notification form shall provide the following: (1) The full text of the rights and responsibilities provided for in subsection h. of this section; (2) The full text and description of the recourse to which the consumer is entitled pursuant to subsection i. of this section; (3) The statement that it is the responsibility of the consumer to obtain such certification within the required amount of time provided by subsection h. of this section; (4) The full text of the rights and responsibilities of the owner or operator of the pet shop, and the employees thereof, and the consumer provided in subsection l. of this section; (5) The notification, reporting and enforcement provisions provided in section 5 of P.L.1999, c.336 (C.56:8-96), including the name and address of the local health authority with jurisdiction over the pet shop; (6) The name, full street address, email address, if available, and USDA license number of the breeder of the animal and the broker of the animal, if the broker is different from the breeder; (7) The breeder's state license number, if the breeder is required to be licensed in the state in which the breeder is located, and, if the broker is different from the breeder and the broker is required to be licensed in the state in which the broker is located, the broker's state license number; and (8) An attestation by the owner or operator of the pet shop that, as of the date of purchase of the animal by the pet shop, which shall be specified in the attestation, the breeder and the broker of the animal were in compliance with the requirements concerning the maintenance and care of animals and the sanitary operation of kennels, pet shops, shelters and pounds established in rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1941, c.151 (C.4:19-15.14), as required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2015, c.7 (C.56:8-95.1). The owner or operator of the pet shop, or an employee thereof, shall obtain the signature of the consumer on the form and shall also sign and date the form at the time of purchase of an animal by the consumer, and shall provide the consumer with a signed copy of the form and retain a copy of the form on the pet shop premises. Copies of all such notices shall be readily available for inspection by an authorized representative of the Division of Consumer Affairs, upon request. No pet shop owner or operator, or employee thereof, may construe or use the signed notification form required pursuant to this subsection as an abdication of the right to recourse provided for in subsection i., or as a selection of recourse pursuant to subsection k. of this section. g. The owner or operator of a pet shop, or an employee thereof, shall have any animal that has been examined more than 14 days prior to the date of purchase, reexamined by a veterinarian for the purpose of disclosing its condition, within 72 hours of the delivery of the animal to the consumer, unless the consumer has waived the right to the reexamination in writing. The owner or operator of a pet shop, or an employee thereof, shall provide a copy of the written waiver to the consumer prior to the signing of any contract or agreement to purchase the animal and the written waiver shall be in the form established by the director by regulation. h. If at any time within 14 days after the sale and delivery of an animal to a consumer, the animal becomes sick or dies and a veterinarian certifies, within the 14 days after the date of purchase of the animal by the consumer, that the animal is unfit for purchase due to a non-congenital cause or condition, or that the animal died from causes other than an accident, the consumer is entitled to the recourse described in subsection i. of this section. If the animal becomes sick or dies within 180 days after the date of purchase and a veterinarian certifies, within the 180 days after the date of purchase of the animal by the consumer, that the animal is unfit for sale due to a congenital or hereditary cause or condition, or a sickness brought on by a congenital or hereditary cause or condition, or died from such a cause or condition or sickness, the consumer shall be entitled to the recourse provided in subsection i. of this section. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to obtain such certification within the required amount of time provided by this subsection, unless the owner or operator of the pet shop, or the employee thereof selling the animal to the consumer, fails to provide the notice required pursuant to subsection f. of this section. If the owner or operator of the pet shop, or the employee thereof, fails to provide the required notice, the consumer shall be entitled to the recourse provided for in subsection i. of this section. i. Only the consumer shall have the sole authority to determine the recourse the consumer wishes to select and accept, provided that the recourse selected is one of the following: (1) The right to return the animal and receive a full refund of the purchase price, including sales tax, plus the reimbursement of the veterinary fees, including the cost of the veterinarian certification, incurred prior to the receipt by the consumer of the veterinarian certification; (2) The right to retain the animal and to receive reimbursement for veterinary fees incurred prior to the consumer's receipt of the veterinarian certification, plus the future cost of veterinary fees to be incurred in curing or attempting to cure the animal, including the cost of the veterinarian certification; (3) The right to return the animal and to receive in exchange an animal of the consumer's choice, of equivalent value, plus reimbursement of veterinary fees, including the cost of the veterinarian certification, incurred prior to the consumer's receipt of the veterinarian certification; or (4) In the event of the death of the animal from causes other than an accident, the right to a full refund of the purchase price of the animal, including sales tax, or another animal of the consumer's choice of equivalent value, plus reimbursement of veterinary fees, including the cost of the veterinarian certification, incurred prior to the death of the animal. The consumer shall be entitled to be reimbursed an amount for veterinary fees up to and including two times the purchase price, including sales tax, of the sick or dead animal. No reimbursement of veterinary fees shall exceed two times the purchase price, including sales tax, of the sick or dead animal. j. The veterinarian shall provide to the consumer in writing and within the seven days after the consumer consults with the veterinarian any certification that is appropriate pursuant to this section upon the determination that such certification is appropriate. The certification shall include: (1) The name of the owner; (2) The date or dates of examination; (3) The breed, color, sex, and age of the animal; (4) A statement of the findings of the veterinarian; (5) A statement that the veterinarian certifies the animal to be "unfit for purchase"; (6) An itemized statement of veterinary fees incurred as of the date of certification; (7) If the animal may be curable, an estimate of the possible cost to cure, or attempt to cure, the animal; (8) If the animal has died, a statement establishing the probable cause of death; and (9) The name and address of the certifying veterinarian and the date of the certification. k. Upon the presentation of the veterinarian certification required in subsection j. of this section to the pet shop, the consumer shall select the recourse to be provided and the owner or operator of the pet shop, or the employee thereof, shall confirm the selection of recourse in writing. The confirmation of the selection shall be signed by the owner or operator of the pet shop, or an employee thereof, and the consumer and a copy of the signed confirmation shall be given to the consumer and retained by the owner or operator of the pet shop, or employee thereof, on the pet shop premises. The confirmation of the selection shall be in the form established by the director by regulation. l. The owner or operator of the pet shop, or an employee thereof, shall comply with the selection of recourse by the consumer no later than 10 days after the receipt of the veterinarian certification and the signed confirmation of selection of recourse form. In the event the owner or operator of the pet shop, or an employee thereof, wishes to contest the selection of recourse of the consumer, the owner or operator of the pet shop, or an employee thereof, shall notify the consumer and the director in writing within the five days after the receipt of the veterinarian certification and the signed confirmation of selection of recourse form. After notification to the consumer and the director of the division, the owner or operator of the pet shop, or an employee thereof, may require the consumer to produce the animal for examination by a veterinarian chosen by the owner or operator of the pet shop, or employee thereof, at a mutually convenient time and place, except if the animal has died and was required to be cremated for public health reasons. The director shall set, upon receipt of such notice of contest on the part of the owner or operator of the pet shop, or an employee thereof, a hearing date and hold a hearing, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules adopted pursuant thereto, to determine whether the recourse selected by the consumer should be allowed. The consumer and the owner or operator of the pet shop, or employee thereof, shall be entitled to any appeal of the decision resulting from the hearing as may be provided for under the law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, but upon the exhaustion of such remedies and recourse, the consumer and the owner or operator of the pet shop shall comply with the final decision rendered. m. Any owner or operator of a pet shop, or employee thereof, shall be guilty of a deceptive practice if the owner or operator, or employee thereof, secures or attempts to secure a waiver of any of the provisions of this section except as specifically authorized under subsection g. of this section. n. The owner of a pet shop shall be responsible and liable for any recourse or reimbursement due to a consumer because of violations of any provisions of this section by the owner or operator of the pet shop, or any employee thereof, or because of any document signed pursuant to this section by the owner or operator of the pet shop, or any employee thereof. o. Any pet shop in the State advertising for sale an animal bred by a USDA licensed breeder through print or electronic means, including those posted on the Internet or a website, shall continuously display the name, state of residence, and USDA license number of the breeder of the animal in the advertisement so that this information is easily legible to the consumer.
L.1999, c.336, s.4; amended 2015, c.7, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:13-5 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-5
Violation, fine
Status: in_force

5. A violation of this act shall be punishable by a fine of $500. The second and any subsequent offense shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000. L.2002,c.67,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-84 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-84
Consumer's rights not limited; waivers, void, unenforceable
Status: in_force

10. a. This act shall not limit rights or remedies available to a consumer under any other law. b. Any waiver by a consumer of rights under this act shall be void and unenforceable. L.1995,c.233,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-188 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-188
Authorization for receipt of criminal history record information.
Status: in_force

4. a. The director is authorized to receive criminal history record information from the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation consistent with applicable State and federal laws, rules and regulations. The applicant shall bear the cost for the criminal history record background check, including all costs of administering and processing the check. b. The Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, upon the request of the director, shall conduct a criminal history record background check requested by the director in accordance with the provisions of this act. The check shall be performed only upon certification by the director that the person has submitted to the director the person's name, address, fingerprints and written consent for a criminal history record background check to be performed. For the purpose of conducting the criminal history record background check, the State Police shall examine its own files and arrange for a similar examination of federal criminal records. The information obtained as a result of any such check shall be forwarded to the director. L.2009, c.152, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-109 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-109
Unlawful practice to sell merchandise at excessive price during emergency.
Status: in_force

3. It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to sell or offer to sell within 30 days after the declaration of a state of emergency, or for such other period of time as the Governor may specify in the declaration of a state of emergency, in the area for which the state of emergency has been declared, any merchandise which is consumed or used as a direct result of an emergency or which is consumed or used to preserve, protect, or sustain the life, health, safety or comfort of persons or their property for a price that constitutes an excessive price increase. The Governor may by executive order extend the period during which this prohibition remains in force. L.2001, c.297, c.3; amended 2017, c.9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-80.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-80.1
Prohibited sales of tires; violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

1. a. A person shall not sell at retail, or offer for sale at retail, to the general public any tire intended for use on a motor vehicle if the tire: (1) has a tread depth of less than 1/16 inch measurable in any groove; (2) has any damage exposing the reinforcing plies of the tire, including any cuts, cracks, bulges, punctures, scrapes, or wear; (3) has any improper repairs, including, but not limited to: (a) any repair to the sidewall or bead area of the tire; (b) any repair made in the tread shoulder or belt edge area of the tire; (c) any puncture that has not been sealed or patched on the inside and repaired with a cured rubber stem through the outside of the tire; or (d) any puncture repair of damage larger than 1/4 inch; (4) shows evidence of prior use of a temporary tire sealant without evidence of a subsequent proper repair; (5) has a defaced or missing tire identification number; (6) has inner liner or bead damage; or (7) shows indication of internal separation, such as bulges or local areas of irregular tread wear. b. A person who violates subsection a. of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for a first offense and at least $500 and not more than $1,000 for a second and each subsequent offense , to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section. L.2017, c.215, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:7-20 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-20
Violations by retailer, wholesaler, distributor.
Status: in_force

3. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this act: a. For any retailer, wholesaler or distributor with intent to injure competitors or destroy or substantially lessen competition-- (1) to advertise, offer to sell, or sell, at retail or wholesale, cigarettes at less than cost to such retailer or wholesaler, as the case may be, (2) to offer a rebate in price, to give a rebate in price, to offer a concession of any kind, or to give a concession of any kind or nature whatsoever in connection with the sale of cigarettes; b. For any retailer, wholesaler or distributor-- (1) to induce or attempt to induce or to procure or attempt to procure the purchase of cigarettes at a price less than "cost to wholesaler" as defined in this act, (2) to induce or attempt to induce or to procure or attempt to procure any rebate or concession of any kind or nature whatsoever in connection with the purchase of cigarettes, (3) to sell, with or without a stamp, cigarette packages described in subsection b. of section 405 of P.L.1948, c.65 (C.54:40A-15); c. Any retailer, wholesaler or distributor who violates the provisions of this section is a disorderly person and shall be prosecuted and punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense, in accordance with the provisions of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes. d. Evidence of advertisement, offering to sell or sale of cigarettes by any retailer, wholesaler or distributor at less than cost to him, or evidence of any offer of a rebate in price or the giving of a rebate in price or an offer of a concession or the giving of a concession of any kind or nature whatsoever in connection with the sale of cigarettes or the inducing or attempt to induce or the procuring or the attempt to procure the purchase of cigarettes at a price less than cost to the wholesaler, retailer or distributor shall be prima facie evidence of intent to injure competitors and to destroy or substantially lessen competition. L.1952,c.247,s.3; amended 1987, c.37, s.4; 1999, c.328, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-13 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-13
Definitions
Status: in_force

1. For the purposes of this act: "Motor vehicle franchisor" means a franchisor engaged in the business of manufacturing or assembling new motor vehicles, who will, under normal business conditions during the year, manufacture or assemble at least 10 new motor vehicles, and his motor vehicle distributors; "Motor vehicle franchisee" means every franchisee actively engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging new motor vehicles and who has an established place of business; "Motor vehicle franchise" means a franchise for the marketing of new motor vehicles; "New motor vehicle" means only a newly manufactured motor vehicle, and includes all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, and motorcycles, trailers and tractors, excepting: (1) those vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks and motorized bicycles, and buses, including school buses; and (2) those motor vehicles not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway. L.1977,c.84,s.1; amended 1991,c.459,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-18 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-18
Conditions for franchise.
Status: in_force

3. A motor vehicle franchisor may grant, relocate, reopen or reactivate a franchise or establish, relocate, reopen or reactivate a business, for the purpose of doing business on the retail level, only if the franchise or business will not be injurious as determined pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1982, c.156 (C.56:10-23). L.1982, c.156, s.3; amended 2011, c.66, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-16 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-16
Descriptions of names, marks or devices filed with county clerk and secretary of state
Status: in_force

The registration of names, marks or other devices shall be by filing in the office of the clerk of the county in which the principal office of the person or corporation seeking registration is situated and in the office of the Secretary of State, descriptions of such names, marks or other devices. If the applicant for registration has no principal office in this State the names, marks or other devices may be registered by filing descriptions thereof in the office of the clerk of any county in which the applicant does business and in the office of the Secretary of State. For each filing as herein provided the Secretary of State shall receive a fee of $20.00 and the county clerk shall receive a fee of $5.00. Amended by L.1947, c. 102, p. 517, s. 2; L.1971, c. 171, s. 6, eff. June 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-62 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-62
Definitions
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Dealer" means any establishment that advertises, represents or holds itself out as selling, preparing or maintaining food as kosher. This shall include, but not be limited to, manufacturers, slaughterhouses, wholesalers, stores, restaurants, hotels, catering facilities, butcher shops, summer camps, bakeries, delicatessens, supermarkets, grocery stores, nursing homes, freezer dealers and food plan companies. These establishments may also sell, prepare or maintain food not represented as kosher. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety or the director's designee. "Food" means a food, food product, food ingredient, dietary supplement or beverage. L.1994,c.138,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-135 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-135
Information not considered government record
Status: in_force

17. Information submitted to the division by a customer pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not be a government record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or the common law concerning access to government records except as provided in this act.
L.2003,c.76,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 56:7-27 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-27
Contracts in violation of act
Status: in_force

Any contract, expressed or implied, made by any person in violation of any of the provisions of this act, is declared to be an illegal and void contract and no recovery thereon shall be had. L.1952, c. 247, p. 828, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-114 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-114
Findings, declarations realtive to qualification of safety professionals
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that it is necessary to provide assurance to the public that individuals holding any safety certification have met certain qualifications. L.2002,c.50,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-49 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-49
Definitions
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Dealer" means a person who sells a toy or other article intended for use by children at retail. A dealer who sells at wholesale a toy or article subject to this act shall, with respect to that sale, be considered the distributor of that toy or article. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Distributor" means a person who sells a toy or other article intended for use by children at wholesale. "Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures or imports a toy or other article intended for use by children for distribution in this State, except that when the toy or other article is distributed or sold under a name other than that of the actual manufacturer or the toy or other article, the term "manufacturer" includes any person under whose name the toy or other article is distributed or sold. L.1991,c.295,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.20 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.20
Remedies for dilution of famous marks
Status: in_force

13. The owner of a mark which is famous in this State shall be entitled, subject to the principles of equity, to an injunction, commencing after the owner's mark becomes famous, against another person's use of the mark which causes dilution of the distinctive quality of the owner's mark, and to obtain other relief provided in this section. In determining whether a mark is famous, a court may consider factors such as, but not limited to: a. The degree of inherent or acquired distinctiveness of the mark in this State; b. The duration and extent of use of the mark in connection with the goods and services; c. The duration and extent of advertising and publicity of the mark in this State; d. The geographical extent of the trading area in which the mark is used; e. The channels of trade for the goods or services with which the registrant's mark is used; f. The degree of recognition of the registrant's mark in its and in the other's trading areas and channels of trade in this State; and g. The nature and extent of use of the same or similar mark by third parties. The owner of a famous mark shall be entitled only to injunctive relief in this State in an action brought under this section, unless the subsequent user willfully intended to trade on the owner's reputation or to cause dilution of the owner's mark. If willful intent is proven, the owner shall also be entitled to any other remedies set forth in this act, subject to the discretion of the court and the principles of equity. L.1995,c.171,s.13.