N.J. Stat. § 29:4-5 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-5
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: "Hotel" means any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, tourist home, rooming house or similar establishment where sleeping accommodations are supplied for pay to transient and permanent guests. "Guest room" is a room which is occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be occupied for sleeping purposes by one or more guests and includes rooms hired out furnished or unfurnished. L.1967, c. 95, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-18 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-18
§ 29:3-18
Status: in_force

Before an action for a penalty is commenced under authority of section 29:3-17 of this title at least ten days' notice thereof shall be given to the alleged violator. If, before the expiration of such time, the alleged violator ceases his violation he shall not be liable to the penalty.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-11 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-11
Provision of panic device; employer responsibilities.
Status: in_force

3. a. A hotel employer shall provide a panic device to each hotel employee assigned to work in a guest room without any other employees present, at no cost to the employee. An employee may use the panic device if the employee reasonably believes there is an ongoing crime, or immediate threat of assault or harassment, or other emergency in the employee's presence. The hotel employee may cease work and leave the immediate area of perceived danger or inappropriate conduct to await the arrival of assistance, and no adverse action may be taken against the hotel employee for such action. This subsection shall not apply if the terms of a collective bargaining agreement address the issuance of panic devices to hotel employees or otherwise address safety and reporting procedures for hotel employees working in guest rooms without any other employees present. b. Upon a hotel employee activating a panic device, an appropriate staff member of the hotel, manager or supervisor, or security officer shall respond promptly to the location of the hotel employee. c. A hotel employer shall: (1) Keep a record of the accusations it receives that a guest has committed an act of violence, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, or other inappropriate conduct towards a hotel employee and shall maintain the name of the guest so accused on the list for a period of five years from the date of the incident. (2) Report any incident involving alleged criminal conduct by a guest or other person to the appropriate law enforcement agency so that the law enforcement agency may make a determination as to whether to pursue criminal charges and cooperate with any investigation undertaken by the law enforcement agency. (3) Notify hotel employees who are assigned to housekeeping or room service duties of the room in which an alleged incident occurred of the presence and location of any guest named on the list in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, and provide hotel employees, other than the hotel employee who activated the panic device, the option of either servicing the guest room of a guest on the list with a partner hotel employee or opting out of servicing the room for the duration of the guest's stay at the hotel. The hotel employee who activated the panic device shall immediately be reassigned to a different work area away from the guest room of the guest for the duration of the guest's stay at the hotel. d. If an accused guest is convicted of a crime in connection with an incident brought to the attention of the hotel employer by the pressing of a panic device or otherwise reported by a hotel employee, the hotel may decline to provide occupancy to the guest. e. The hotel employer shall develop and maintain a program, which may include written information, to educate hotel employees regarding the use of panic devices and their rights in the event the hotel employees activate their devices, and to encourage hotel employees to activate panic devices when appropriate. f. The hotel employer shall advise guests of the panic devices it provides to hotel employees either by: (1) requiring guests to acknowledge the policy as part of the hotel terms and conditions upon checking in to the hotel; or (2) placing signs on the interior side of guest room doors in a prominent location and in large font, detailing the panic device policy and the rights of hotel employees. L.2019, c.123, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-10 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-10
Definitions relative to the protection of hotel employees.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. "Hotel" means any hotel, inn, boarding house, motel or other establishment whose proprietor offers and accepts payment for rooms, sleeping accommodations or board and lodging and retains the right of access to, and control of, the premises which are let, which contains at least 100 guest rooms. "Hotel employee" or "employee" means any natural person who works full-time or part-time performing housekeeping or room service duties at a hotel for or under the direction of the hotel employer or any subcontractor of the hotel employer for wages or salary or remuneration of any type under a contract or subcontract of employment. "Hotel employer" or "employer" mean any person, including a corporate officer or executive, who directly or indirectly or through an agent or any other person, including though the services of a temporary staffing agency, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of any person employed in furtherance of the hotel's provision of lodging and other related services for the public. "Guest room" means any room made available by a hotel for overnight occupancy by guests. "Panic device" means a two-way radio or other electronic device which is kept on an employee's person when the employee is in a guest room, and that permits an employee to communicate with or otherwise effectively summon immediate on-scene assistance from a security officer, manager or supervisor, or other appropriate hotel staff member. L.2019, c.123, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-6 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-6
§ 29:3-6
Status: in_force

A copy of the petition mentioned in section 29:3-4 of this title shall be printed once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which the hotel is situate.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-19 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-19
Jurisdiction of action for penalty
Status: in_force

29:3-19. Civil actions for penalties for violations of this chapter may be brought in the Superior Court or the municipal court of the municipality wherein the violations occurred, both of which courts are given jurisdiction to hear and determine such actions. Amended 1953,c.28,s.3; 1991,c.91,s.308.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-4 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-4
Violation a misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Any person, copartnership, firm, association or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both. L.1939, c. 254, p. 670, s. 4, eff. July 18, 1939.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-11 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11
§ 29:3-11
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall not register any name or designation identical with any other name or designation already registered under the provisions of this chapter or any heretofore existing law, or any name or designation so similar to a name or designation so registered as would be liable to deceive or mislead the public, unless the prior registration has been revoked as herein provided or has been otherwise abandoned.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-3 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-3
§ 29:3-3
Status: in_force

Any person engaged in and conducting the business of an hotel in this state may register the name by which such hotel is known and designated in the manner hereinafter provided, and, upon compliance with the provisions of sections 29:3-4 to 29:3-6 of this title, shall have the right to the exclusive use of such name or designation for an hotel in this state.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-6 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-6
Rates for accommodations; posting
Status: in_force

No person engaged in the business of furnishing public lodging accommodations in a hotel shall post or maintain posted on any advertising sign or cause to be placed before the public in any advertising matter or information pertaining to such establishment, any rates for accommodations in any such establishment unless there are available in any such establishment, when vacant, accommodations for immediate occupancy to meet the posted rate of such advertising signs. L.1967, c. 95, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-17 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-17
§ 29:3-17
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, for each day during which such violation continues, be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars, recoverable in an action at law by any person as a common informer. A penalty, when recovered, shall be paid into the state treasury.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-16 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-16
§ 29:3-16
Status: in_force

The proprietor of a name or designation registered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or of any heretofore existing law may file a written notice of abandonment thereof, subscribed and acknowledged by him, in the offices in which the name or designation is registered. Thereupon the rights of the subscriber of such notice, acquired by the registration of such name or designation, shall cease, and such name or designation may be used by others as though it had not been registered.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-14 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-14
Notice of service disruption provided to third-party vendors, guests; definitions.
Status: in_force

2. a. Within 24 hours of the occurrence of a service disruption, a hotel operator shall provide, in all modifiable mediums in which the hotel advertises, solicits customers, or through which customers can book or reserve rooms or services, notification of the service disruption to each third-party vendor and each guest who is seeking, or has entered into, a reservation, booking, or agreement with the hotel operator or a third-party vendor for the use or occupancy of a room. The notification shall also be provided immediately before accepting or entering into any new reservation, booking, or agreement for the use or occupancy of a room or hotel service. The notification shall also be provided to any current guest. If the circumstances of the service disruption make timely notification impracticable, the notification shall be made as soon as practicable. b. The notification shall describe: the nature of the service disruption; the extent of the service disruption's effect on reservations, bookings, or agreements to use or occupy the room or hotel services; and the right of a guest to cancel or terminate the reservation, booking, or agreement for the use or occupancy of the room or hotel services, with a refund if applicable and without the imposition of any fee, penalty, or other charge, as provided in subsections c. and d. of this section. If the notification is included in a communication containing other information, the notification shall be in a significantly larger font and different color than the remainder of the communication. c. A hotel operator shall not impose any fee, penalty, or other charge, nor retain any deposit, in the event a guest, prior to checking in, cancels a reservation, booking, or agreement with the hotel operator for the use or occupancy of a room, if the guest's stay or room is, or could be, substantially affected by a service disruption during the guest's stay or use of a hotel service. d. If a service disruption arises only after any guest of the room has checked in, the hotel operator shall prominently and clearly notify the guest of the service disruption within 24 hours of the disruption, as provided in subsection a. of this section. The notification shall specify the rights set forth in this subsection, pursuant to subsection b. of this section. The guests of the room or hotel service may terminate any reservation, booking, or agreement for the rental of the room or use of a hotel service, and the hotel operator shall not impose any fee, penalty, or other charge for the termination, nor retain any deposit related to any unused portion of the period of the reservation, booking, or agreement following the onset of the service disruption. e. A hotel operator that violates or causes another person to violate a provision of this section or any rule promulgated pursuant to the section, shall be subject to a civil penalty collectible by the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, as follows: (1) a civil penalty of $500 for the first violation; (2) a civil penalty of $1,000 for the second violation issued for the same offense within a period of two years of the date of the first violation; (3) a civil penalty of $2,500 for the third violation issued for the same offense within a period of two years of the date of the first violation; and (4) a civil penalty of $5,000 for the fourth and each subsequent violation issued for the same offense within a period of two years of the date of the first violation. The continuation of a violation shall constitute a separate offense for each successive day. f. In addition to any other penalties or remedies for violations of this section, any guest or customer may also bring a private cause of action in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover, in addition to the remedies provided for in this act, compensatory, equitable and consequential damages, and reasonable costs of the action and attorney's fees. g. For the purposes of this section: "Hotel" means a hotel, apartment hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, tourist home, club, or similar establishment where sleeping accommodations are supplied for pay to transient or permanent guests. "Hotel operator" means any person, including a contractor, who owns, controls or operates a hotel. "Hotel service" means work performed in connection with the operation of a hotel, including, but not limited to, letting of guest rooms, letting of meeting rooms, provision of food or beverage services, provision of banquet services, or provision of spa services. "Room" means a room available or let out for use or occupancy in a hotel. "Service disruption" means any of the following conditions where the condition substantially affects or is likely to substantially affect any guest's use of a room or utilization of a hotel service; provided that conditions described in paragraphs (2), (6) and (7) of this definition shall be presumed to substantially affect a guest's use of a room or utilization of a hotel service: (1) construction work in or directly related to the hotel that creates excessive noise that is likely to substantially disturb a guest, other than construction that is intended to correct an emergency condition or other condition requiring immediate attention; (2) conditions of which the hotel operator is aware, indicating the presence in the hotel of any infestation by bed bugs, lice or other insects, rodents or other vermin capable of spreading disease or being carried, including on one's person, if the infestation has not been fully treated by a licensed exterminator within 24 hours of identifying it; (3) the unavailability, for a period of 24 hours or more, of any advertised hotel amenity, including, but not limited to, a pool, spa, shuttle service, internet access, or food and beverage service; (4) the unavailability, for a period of 24 hours or more, of any advertised room appliances or technology, including but not limited to, in-room refrigerators, or internet or Wi-Fi services; (5) the unavailability of any advertised or legally required accessibility feature, including, but not limited to, an elevator, wheelchair lift, ramp, or accessible bathroom in the room or in any common area of the hotel; (6) the unavailability for a period of 24 hours or more, of any utility, including, but not limited to, gas, water, or electricity when the unavailability affects only the location of the hotel; or (7) any strike, lockout or picketing activity, or other demonstration or event for a calendar day or more at or near the hotel. "Third-party vendor" means a vendor with which a hotel operator has an arrangement for third-party room reservations, or any other entity that has reserved or entered into an agreement or booking for the use or occupancy of one or more rooms in a hotel in furtherance of the business of reselling the rooms to guests. L.2021, c.496, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-7 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-7
Posting copy of act and range of rates
Status: in_force

Every person engaged in the business of furnishing public lodging accommodations in a hotel shall post in a conspicuous place or manner in each and every guest room, a printed copy of this act and a statement of the range of rates charged by the hotel, including seasonal rates. L.1967, c. 95, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-12 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-12
Revocation of registration by court
Status: in_force

29:3-12. Revocation of registration by Superior Court. A person aggrieved by the registration of a hotel name or designation by another person may bring an action in Superior Court against such other person, and the court may direct the revocation of such registration, if it be determined that such other person has not the right to the use of such name or designation because of the prior use thereof by another. Amended 1953,c.28,s.2; 1991,c.91,s.307.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-8 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-8
§ 29:3-8
Status: in_force

A person may register in the manner herein provided the name of an hotel yet to be erected. If such person shall not begin the construction of such hotel within one year after such registration and prosecute its construction to completion with reasonable dispatch, he shall be deemed to have abandoned the right to use such name or designation.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-2 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-2
§ 29:3-2
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed as prohibiting a person from using his own true name in connection with the operation of an hotel heretofore or hereafter erected.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-15 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-15
§ 29:3-15
Status: in_force

Nonuse for a period of one year of the name or designation described in any certificate issued by the secretary of state pursuant to section 29:3-7 of this title shall operate as an abandonment of the right to use such name or designation thereafter.
N.J. Stat. § 29:1-44 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-44
Repeal
Status: in_force

Chapter one of Title 29 of the Revised Statutes is hereby repealed. L.1948, c. 340, p. 1342, s. 37.
N.J. Stat. § 29:2-4 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-4
Standard of care of proprietor for certain losses
Status: in_force

29:2-4. The proprietor of a hotel shall be liable to any guest of the hotel only for ordinary and reasonable care in the custody of any valuables or other personal property belonging to the guest, whether specially intrusted to the proprietor or his agent or deposited in the safe or other depository of the hotel or otherwise, for any loss occasioned by fire or by any other force over which the proprietor had no control. Amended 1952,c.145,s.2; 1992,c.14,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-14 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-14
§ 29:3-14
Status: in_force

Any person to whom a certificate has been issued by the secretary of state pursuant to section 29:3-7 of this title may assign such certificate to another person. A written notice of such assignment, subscribed and acknowledged by the assignor, may be filed in the offices in which the name or designation is registered, and thereupon the assignee shall become the owner of such name or designation for all the purposes of this chapter.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-5 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-5
§ 29:3-5
Status: in_force

A duplicate-original or a certified copy of the petition mentioned in section 29:3-4 of this title shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the hotel is situate.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-8 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-8
Penalties; enforcement
Status: in_force

4. Any person, organization or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50.00 or more than $100.00 for the first offense, and not less than $100.00 or more than $250.00 for the second and each subsequent offense. The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the collection and enforcement of a penalty imposed because of the violation, within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, of any provision of this act. The penalty shall be collected and enforced in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). Process shall be either in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue in the name of the State upon the complaint of any person. L.1967,c.95,s.4; amended 1991,c.91,s.309.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-13 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13
§ 29:3-13
Status: in_force

No person, other than the owner of a name or designation which has been registered as herein provided or as provided by any heretofore existing law, shall, without the written consent of such owner, use, in any manner whatsoever, for the name or designation of an hotel in this state, either directly or indirectly, a name or designation so registered, or a name or designation so similar to a name or designation so registered as to deceive or mislead the public.
N.J. Stat. § 29:2-2 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2
Liability for loss of guests' valuables, limitation
Status: in_force

29:2-2. If the proprietor of any hotel shall provide a safe or other depository in the hotel's office or in another convenient place, for the safekeeping of any valuables belonging to guests of the hotel, and shall place, in a conspicuous position in the room or rooms occupied by each guest, a notice stating the fact that a safe or other depository is provided in which valuables may be deposited, and any guest shall neglect to deliver valuables to the person in charge of the safe or other depository, the proprietor of the hotel shall not be liable in any sum for the loss of valuables sustained by that guest, by theft or otherwise. If a guest shall deliver valuables to the person in charge of the office of the hotel for deposit in the safe or other depository, the hotel proprietor shall not be liable for any loss sustained by that guest, by theft or otherwise, in any sum exceeding $5,000, unless by special agreement in writing between a guest and the proprietor in which the proprietor agrees to accept liability for losses in excess of $5,000. In all cases of loss, the burden shall be on the guest to prove the amount of loss. Amended 1952,c.145,s.1; 1992,c.14,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-13 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-13
Former, successor hotel employer duties, responsibilities during, after power transfer; violation penalties; exceptions; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. (1) Not less than 30 days before a change in control or change in controlling interest or identity, a former hotel employer shall provide the successor hotel employer with a full and accurate list containing the name, address, date of hire, phone number, wage rate, and employment classification of each hotel service employee employed at an affected hotel. At the same time that the former hotel employer provides the list, the former hotel employer shall post the list in a notice to the hotel service employees that also sets forth the rights provided by this section, in the same location and manner that other statutorily required notices to the employees are posted at the affected hotel; provided that if the hotel is not open to the public, the notice shall be transmitted in the same manner as any offer of employment made pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection a. The notice shall also be provided to the employees' collective bargaining representative, if any. (2) A successor hotel employer shall, during the hotel service employee retention period, offer each eligible hotel service employee employment for no less than 90 working days under the terms and conditions established by the successor hotel employer, with no reduction of wages or benefits, except that the wage and benefit rates offered and paid for the period may be higher than the rates last paid to the employee by the former hotel employer, and shall not be lower than any rate required by law. The offers shall be made in writing and shall remain open for at least 10 business days from the date of the offer. (3) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, an eligible hotel service employee retained pursuant to this section shall not be discharged without cause during the hotel service employee retention period. (4) If at any time during the hotel service employee retention period the successor hotel employer determines that fewer hotel service employees are required than were employed by the former hotel employer, the successor hotel employer shall retain eligible hotel service employees by seniority and experience within each job classification, to the extent the classification exists, and offer to rehire the laid-off employees if the positions are subsequently restored. (5) A successor hotel employer shall retain written verification of each offer of employment made pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. The verification shall include the name, address, date of hire, phone number, wage rate, and employment classification of the eligible hotel service employee to whom the offer was made. A successor hotel employer shall retain the verification for no less than three years from the date the offer is made. (6) At the end of the hotel service employee retention period, the successor hotel employer shall perform a written performance evaluation for each hotel service employee retained pursuant to this section. If the employee's performance during the retention period is satisfactory, the successor hotel employer shall offer the employee continued employment under the terms and conditions established by the successor hotel employer. A successor hotel employer shall retain the written performance evaluation for no less than three years from the date it is issued. b. A hotel service employee who has been discharged or not retained in violation of this section, or a representative of the employee, may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against a former hotel employer or successor hotel employer for any violation of an obligation imposed pursuant to this section. The court shall have authority to order preliminary and permanent equitable relief, including, but not limited to, reinstatement of any employee who has been discharged or not retained in violation of this section. If the court finds that by reason of a violation of any obligation imposed pursuant to subsection b. of this section, a hotel service employee has been discharged or not retained in violation of this section, the court shall award: (1) back pay, and an equal amount as liquidated damages, for each day during which the violation continues, which shall be calculated at a rate of compensation not less than the higher of: the average regular rate of pay received by the employee during the last three years of the employee's employment in the same occupation classification; or the final regular rate of pay received by the employee. Back pay shall apply to the period commencing on the date of the discharge or refusal-to-retain by the successor hotel employer and ending on the effective date of any offer of instatement or reinstatement of the employee; (2) costs of benefits the successor hotel service employer would have incurred for the employee under the employee's benefit plan; and (3) the employee's reasonable attorney's fees and costs. The court shall have authority to order the former or successor hotel employer, as applicable, to provide any information required pursuant to subsection b. of this section. c. This section shall not apply to: (1) any successor hotel employer who, on or before the change of control or change in controlling interest or identity, agrees to assume, or to be bound by, the collective bargaining agreement of the former hotel employer until the end of the term of the agreement or the end of hotel service employee retention period, whichever is later, provided that the collective bargaining agreement includes terms and conditions for the discharge or laying off of employees; (2) if there was no existing collective bargaining agreement as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, any successor hotel employer who agrees, on or before the change of control or change in controlling interest or identity, to enter into a new collective bargaining agreement covering its hotel service employees, provided that the collective bargaining agreement includes terms and conditions for the discharge or laying off of employees; or (3) a former hotel employer who obtains a written commitment from a successor hotel employer that the successor hotel employer's hotel service employees will be covered by a collective bargaining agreement that includes terms and conditions for the discharge or laying off of employees. d. Each hotel employer shall maintain for three years, for each employee and former employee, by name, a record showing the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for each week of the employee's employment. The hotel employer shall make an employee's or former employee's records available in full to the employee or former employee upon request. e. For the purposes of this section: "Affected hotel" means a hotel or discrete portion of a hotel that has been the subject of a change in control or a change in controlling interest or identity. "Change in control" means any sale, assignment, transfer, contribution or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets used in the operation of a hotel or a discrete portion of a hotel. A change in control shall be defined to occur on the date of execution of the document effectuating the change. "Change in controlling interest or identity" means any sale, assignment, transfer, contribution or other disposition of a controlling interest, including by consolidation, merger or reorganization, of a hotel employer or any person who controls a hotel employer; or any other event or sequence of events, including a purchase, sale or lease termination of a management contract or lease, that causes the identity of the hotel employer at a hotel to change. A change in controlling interest or identity shall be defined to occur on the date of execution of the document effectuating the change. "Eligible hotel service employee" means a hotel service employee employed by a hotel employer at an affected hotel. "Former hotel employer" means any hotel employer who owns, controls or operates a hotel prior to a change in control or change in controlling interest or identity of a hotel or of a discrete portion of a hotel that continues to operate as a hotel after the change. "Hotel" means a hotel, apartment hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, tourist home, club, or similar establishment where sleeping accommodations are supplied for pay to transient or permanent guests. "Hotel employer" means any person who owns, controls or operates a hotel, and includes any person or contractor who, in a managerial, supervisory or confidential capacity, employs one or more hotel service employees. "Hotel service" means work performed in connection with the operation of a hotel, including, but not limited to, letting of guest rooms, letting of meeting rooms, provision of food or beverage services, provision of banquet services, or provision of spa services. "Hotel service employee" means: any person employed to perform a hotel service at an affected hotel during the 365-day period immediately preceding the change in control or change in controlling interest or identity of the hotel; or any person formerly employed to perform a hotel service at an affected hotel who retains recall rights under the former hotel employer's collective bargaining agreement, if any, or under any comparable arrangement established by the former hotel employer, on the date of the change in control or change in controlling interest or identity of the hotel, except that "hotel service employee" shall not include persons who are managerial, supervisory or confidential employees or who otherwise exercise control over the management of the hotel. "Hotel service employee retention period" means the 90-day period beginning on the date of a change in control or change in controlling interest or identity of the hotel or of a discrete portion of the hotel that continues to operate as a hotel after the change, except that, if the hotel is not open to the public on the date, the 90-day period shall begin on the first day that the hotel is open to the public after the change. "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. "Successor hotel employer" means a hotel employer who owns, controls or operates a hotel after a change in control or change in controlling interest or identity of the hotel or of a discrete portion of the hotel that continues to operate as a hotel after the change. L.2021, c.496, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-10 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-10
Fees of secretary of state and county clerks
Status: in_force

For services herein enumerated pursuant to this chapter, the Secretary of State and the county clerk shall each receive the following fees: a. for filing and recording a petition or certificate of registration of name, proof of publication of registration of name, an assignment of a name or a certificate of abandonment, $20.00; b. for a certificate of filing or a certified copy of any of the above, $5.00. Amended by L.1971, c. 170, s. 1, eff. June 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-4 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-4
§ 29:3-4
Status: in_force

A person desiring to register the name or designation of an hotel shall file in the office of the secretary of state a verified petition, containing the facsimile of such name, specifically describing the location of the hotel so named and stating the name and address of the person owning or operating the hotel, with such other recitals as the secretary of state may require.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-9 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-9
Findings, declarations relative to the protection of hotel employees.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that the hospitality industry is a profitable and vital component of the State's economy, and that hotel employees play a significant role in providing hospitality services to tourists and other guests at hotels throughout the State. Due to the unique nature of hotel work, hotel employees are particularly vulnerable when working alone in hotel guest rooms, which sometimes may be occupied. This solitary work places them at risk of assault, including sexual assault, and sexual harassment. However, some hotel employers have not adequately addressed the safety concerns of hotel employees. Many hotel employees are marginalized members of society with limited means to support themselves and their families, and without adequate support, may feel intimidated to report inappropriate and criminal conduct for fear of repercussions or retaliation from their employers. It is appropriate and necessary to protect hotel employees from violent acts, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, or other inappropriate or criminal conduct to which they may be subjected while performing their duties. L.2019, c.123, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-3 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3
Inapplicable to hotels having over ten rooms
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed in any way to apply to any duly licensed hotel having more than ten sleeping rooms for guests. L.1939, c. 254, p. 670, s. 3, eff. July 18, 1939.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-7 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-7
§ 29:3-7
Status: in_force

Upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter and on proof of the publication of the petition as required by section 29:3-6 of this title, the secretary of state shall deliver to the person named in the petition a certificate of the record of the filing of such petition. Such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the person therein named to the exclusive use of the name or designation therein stated in this state for hotel purposes.
N.J. Stat. § 29:2-1 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

29:2-1. As used in this chapter: a. "Hotel" means any hotel, inn, boarding house, motel or other establishment whose proprietor offers and accepts payment for rooms, sleeping accommodations or board and lodging and retains the right of access to, and control of, the premises which are let. b. "Guest" means guests of or travelers in a hotel as defined in subsection a. of this section. c. "Valuables" includes money, bank notes, bonds, precious stones, jewelry, ornaments, furs, watches, securities, transportation tickets, cameras, checks, drafts, and other negotiable instruments, business papers, documents, and other papers, and any other articles of similar value. Amended 1992, c.14,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-15 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-15
Severability.
Status: in_force

3. The provisions of this act shall be deemed to be severable and if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other portion of this act is for any reason held or declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or preempted by federal law, or the applicability of that portion to any person or facility is held invalid, the remainder of this act shall not thereby be deemed to be unconstitutional, preempted or invalid. L.2021, c.496, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 29:2-3 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-3
Liability for proprietor for loss of guests' personal property, exceptions, limitation
Status: in_force

29:2-3. a. No proprietor of any hotel shall be liable in any sum to any guest of the hotel for the loss of personal property not mentioned in R.S.29:2-2, where it shall appear that the loss occurred without the fault or negligence of the proprietor. b. No proprietor shall be liable in any sum for the loss of any personal property belonging to a guest not in a room or rooms assigned to the guest, unless the property shall be specially intrusted to the care and custody of the proprietor or his duly authorized agent, and if the property shall be so specially intrusted, the proprietor shall not be liable for its loss in any sum exceeding $1,500; and the burden shall be on the guest to prove the actual amount of loss. Amended 1992,c.14,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-1 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter "person" includes partnership and corporation; "owner" means any person as herein defined owning, conducting or operating an hotel; "register" or "registration" means the performance of the acts herein required, whereby a person becomes the owner of an hotel name.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-12 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-12
Violations, penalties; rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. a. A hotel employer who does not provide a panic device to its employees pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.123 (C.29:4-11) or does not follow the protocols established in subsections b. and c. of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.123 (C.29:4-11) upon a hotel employee reporting an incident shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for the first violation and $10,000 for each subsequent violation, collectible by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). b. The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2019, c.123, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-1 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-1
Register for guests in tourist camps, homes, rooming houses, inns or hotels; registration required
Status: in_force

Any person, copartnership, firm, association or corporation engaged in the business of conducting a tourist camp, tourist cabin, trailer camp, tourist home, rooming house, inn or hotel where sleeping accommodations are furnished for pay to tourists, transients or travelers whether meals are served therein or not to such tourists, transients or travelers, and any person, copartnership, firm, association or corporation who may hereafter engage in such business as enumerated above, shall keep and maintain or cause to be kept and maintained therein, a register in which shall be inscribed the true name and address of each and every guest renting or occupying camp space, room, cabin or tent. Such register shall be signed by the person renting such camp space, room, cabin or tent or by someone under his or her direction. The proprietor or his agent shall write opposite each name the number of room, number or name of cabin or tent or camp space assigned to and occupied by each such guest, and the State license number of any motor vehicle then being used or operated by the registrant. The proprietor or his agent shall keep and preserve the record showing the date of registration and date when the occupant of each room, camp space, cabin or tent quits and surrendered the same. Said register shall be available to all duly authorized peace officers upon request. L.1939, c. 254, p. 669, s. 1, eff. July 18, 1939.
N.J. Stat. § 29:4-2 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-2
Inspection for compliance with respect to registration
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the sheriff or his deputies, any member of an organized police department and any member of the State Police, in whose jurisdiction any of the above-mentioned places may be located, to inspect such place from time to time at any hour of the day or night, to see that the provisions of this act are being complied with. L.1939, c. 254, p. 669, s. 2, eff. July 18, 1939.
N.J. Stat. § 29:3-9 — NJ Code / Title 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-9
§ 29:3-9
Status: in_force

The secretary of state and each county clerk shall keep an alphabetical index of the names of all persons filing petitions under authority of this chapter and a similar index of the names and designations referred to therein.