N.J. Stat. § 56:8-103 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-103
Compliance required by dealer in regard to food represented as halal.
Status: in_force

6. Any dealer who prepares, distributes, sells or exposes for sale any food represented to be halal shall comply with all requirements of the director, including, but not limited to, recordkeeping, labeling and filing, pursuant to regulations adopted pursuant to the authority provided in section 4 of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-4). L.2000,c.60,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-60 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-60
Medical creditor, debt collector, interest rates, limited wage garnishing.
Status: in_force

5. A medical creditor or medical debt collector shall not: a. charge an interest rate on a medical debt of more than three percent per annum. The interest rate that shall apply to any judgment on medical debt shall be calculated pursuant to applicable court rules but shall not exceed three percent; or b. garnish the wages of a patient with annual income less than 600 percent of the federal poverty level to collect medical debt owed by that patient. L.2024, c.48, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.31 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.31
Unlawful practices by retail mercantile establishment relative to rainchecks.
Status: in_force

4. It shall be an unlawful practice for any retail mercantile establishment which provides a raincheck for any advertised merchandise that is not available for immediate purchase to fail to: a. Honor or satisfy that raincheck within 60 days of issuance, unless an extension of such time period is agreed to by the holder of the raincheck, provided that if after a good faith effort a retail mercantile establishment cannot procure for the holder of the raincheck the advertised merchandise within the 60-day period, the retail mercantile establishment may offer the holder of the raincheck a different item of merchandise of substantially the same kind, quality and price of the original advertised merchandise; and b. For all merchandise with an advertised price greater than $15 per unit, give written or telephonic notice to the holder of the raincheck when the merchandise is available and inform the holder of the raincheck that the advertised merchandise will be held for a period of no less than 10 days from the date of notification or to the end of the 60-day period for which the raincheck is valid, whichever is longer; and c. Offer a raincheck to all customers who are unable, due to the unavailability of the merchandise, to purchase the advertised merchandise during the period of time that the merchandise has been advertised as available for sale. L.2006,c.59,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-43 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-43
Right of action
Status: in_force

a. A health club services contract shall not require the execution of any note or series of notes by the buyer which, if separately negotiated, will cut off as to third parties any right of action or defense which the buyer has against the health club. b. A right of action or defense arising out of a health club services contract which the buyer has against the health club shall not be cut off by assignment of the contract whether or not the assignee acquires the contract in good faith and for value. L. 1987, c. 238, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-101 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-101
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

3. a. A person who violates P.L.2019, c.188 (C.56:12-99 et seq.) shall be liable to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each offense. b. A penalty imposed pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall 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.) or in any case before a court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive relief has been requested. The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.) in connection with P.L.2019, c.188 (C.56:12-99 et seq.). If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which the violation continues shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense. L.2019, c.188, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.4
Certificate of registration
Status: in_force

4. Certificate of registration. Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this act, the Secretary of State shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the Secretary of State and the Seal of the State, and it shall show the name and business address and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation, or if a partnership, the state in which the partnership is organized and the names of the general partners, as specified by the Secretary of State, of the person claiming ownership of the mark, the date claimed for the first use of the mark anywhere and the date claimed for the first use of the mark in this State, the class of goods or services and a description of the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is used, a reproduction of the mark, the registration date and the term of the registration. Any certificate of registration issued by the Secretary of State under the provisions of this act or a copy of a certificate of registration duly certified by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of the mark in any action or judicial proceedings in any court of this State. L.1966,c.263,s.4; amended 1971,c.171,s.2; 1987,c.435,s.23; 1995,c.171,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:15-4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-4
Entitlement to recovery of damages; exceptions.
Status: in_force

4. a. Except to the extent that circumstances, including a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages can include both the actual loss caused by misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing actual loss. In lieu of damages measured by any other methods, the damages caused by misappropriation may be measured by imposition of liability for a reasonable royalty for a misappropriator's unauthorized disclosure or use of a trade secret. b. If willful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award punitive damages in an amount not exceeding twice any award made under subsection a. of this section.
L.2011, c.161, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:9-8 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-8
Foreign corporations; violations; relief
Status: in_force

Upon a violation of this act by a foreign corporation or association exercising the privilege of conducting business within this State, or upon a failure to comply with the terms of a final judgment or decree rendered by a court of this State issued for a violation of the provisions of this act, or to comply with a consent judgment or decree rendered by a court of this State concerning an alleged violation of this act, the Attorney General may institute appropriate proceedings for the revocation or suspension of franchises, privileges, and powers connected with doing business within the State. The court, in its discretion, and with due consideration of all relevant factors, including relevant public interests and competitive and economic factors, may order the revocation, suspend the privilege to conduct business for a specified period, deny relief, or provide other appropriate relief. A revocation shall have the same effect as a failure to qualify to do business in this State. L.1970, c. 73, s. 8, eff. May 21, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-20 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-20
Rights of franchisor.
Status: in_force

5. The provisions of sections 3 and 4 of P.L.1982, c.156 (C.56:10-18 and 56:10-19) notwithstanding, a motor vehicle franchisor may: a. Permit an existing franchisee to relocate his franchise within two miles of the franchisee's existing franchise location, except that a franchise may not be relocated pursuant to this subsection unless at least five years have elapsed since any previous relocation pursuant to this subsection; b. Reopen or reactivate a franchise or business which has not been in operation for a period of two years or less at a site within two miles of the prior site, provided that the rights accorded to the franchisor herein shall not apply to a successor or assignee of the franchisor of the franchise or business at the time the franchise or business was closed or deactivated; or c. Permit the purchaser of a controlling interest in the shares or substantially all of the operating assets of an existing franchise to relocate the place of business of the franchise within two miles of the previously approved franchise location within 180 days of the date of purchase. L.1982, c.156, s.5; amended 1991, c.460; 1993, c.189, s.3; 2011, c.66, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:9-11 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-11
Violations, crime; grading.
Status: in_force

11. a. Any person who shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of P.L.1970, c.73 (C.56:9-1 et seq.) or knowingly aid or advise in such violation is guilty of a crime. b. Any person convicted pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of this section of a violation involving or affecting trade or commerce of a value less than $1,000,000.00 shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. Any person convicted pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of this section of a violation involving or affecting trade or commerce of a value equal to or greater than $1,000,000.00 shall be guilty of a crime of the second degree. Any person convicted pursuant to the provisions of subsection a. of this section of a violation involving bid rigging on public contracts, regardless of the value of trade or commerce involved or affected, shall be guilty of a crime of the second degree. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3, a person convicted of a crime of the second degree under this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $50,000.00 nor more than $300,000.00, or, in the case of a corporation, partnership, or other business entity, be subject to a fine of not less than $250,000.00 nor more than $1,000,000.00, or imprisonment, or both, and a person convicted of a crime of the third degree under this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25,000.00 nor more than $150,000.00, or, in the case of a corporation, partnership, or other business entity, be subject to a fine of not less than $100,000.00 nor more than $300,000.00, or imprisonment, or both. L.1970,c.73,s.11; amended 1999, c.440, s.104.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-176 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-176
Disclosure of certain information required.
Status: in_force

2. a. Prepaid calling service providers and prepaid calling card distributors shall disclose the following information on cards or their packaging, as prescribed by the director by regulation, and in any advertising for the service or cards, including any Internet web site used to promote or distribute the service or cards: (1) The name of the prepaid calling service provider; (2) The provider's 24 hour customer service telephone number; (3) The amount and frequency of any permitted fee that may be applicable to the use of the card or service for calls originating within the United States; (4) Notice that additional or different per minute rates, charges or fees may apply to use of the card or the service for calls to or from international telephone numbers, international cellular and international wireless telephone numbers; (5) Notice that per minute rates may be higher for calls made via toll-free numbers; (6) The value of the card or service, in dollars or minutes; (7) Any applicable policies relating to refund, recharge, decrement and expiration; and (8) Such additional information as the director may prescribe by regulation, including, but not limited to, information concerning the notice and disclosure of any rates, charges or fees for the use of the card or the service for calls. b. Prepaid calling service providers and prepaid calling card distributors shall make available through the customer service number, a website or other electronic medium, packaging, if any, or in a clear and conspicuous poster or other writing in plain language at the point of sale such information as the director may prescribe by regulation. c. All minutes or rates, or both, promoted or advertised on any prepaid calling card, any point of sale material relating to that card or otherwise relating to any prepaid calling service, shall be available and achievable by the customer, and there shall be no limitations on the period of time for which the promoted or advertised minutes or rates, or both, will be available to the customer unless those limitations are clearly and conspicuously disclosed in the same location on the card, advertising or point of sale material where the minutes or rates, or both, are promoted or advertised. All minutes promoted, advertised or disclosed on any voice prompt given to a customer at the time the customer places a call with the card, whether or not required by regulation to be given to the customer, shall be immediately available and achievable by the customer on that call. The customer shall not be charged for any busy signal or unanswered call. d. A provider may not charge, apply or deduct from a card's balance any fees, taxes, surcharges or other amounts for use of the card, except: (1) the rate per minute for the particular destination called; (2) any permitted fees; and (3) any rate per minute, fee or charge permitted pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection a. of this section. e. If a language other than English is predominantly used on a prepaid calling card, its packaging, or in point of sale advertising or promotion for the prepaid calling card or prepaid calling service, then the disclosures required by this section shall be disclosed in that language on that card, packaging, advertisement or promotion. f. In the case of a prepaid calling service provider, the company's 24 hour customer service telephone number shall enable the customer to obtain, at no charge, any and all applicable information regarding the rates, any permitted fees, charges and minutes available and remaining on the card for use in a single, uninterrupted call to a single, requested destination through the card and prepaid calling service. Customer service may be provided by a combination of a live operator, interactive voice response, and electronic voice recording of customer inquiries and complaints, but live operator service shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If an electronic voice recorder is used, the provider shall attempt to contact the customer no later than the next day following the date of the recording. g. Providers and distributors shall conspicuously display the applicable access numbers for the use of the card on the body of the card itself or on its packaging. h. A company shall not impose any fee or surcharge that is not disclosed as required by this section or that exceeds the amount disclosed by the company. L.2007, c.293, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-14.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-14.1
Office of consumer affairs entitled to penalties, fines or fees.
Status: in_force

1. In any action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction initiated by the director of any certified county or municipal office of consumer affairs, the office of consumer affairs shall be entitled, if successful in the action, to such penalties, fines or fees as may be authorized pursuant to chapter 8 of Title 56 of the Revised Statutes and awarded by the court, and to the reasonable costs of any such action, including investigative and legal costs, as may be filed with and approved by the court. Such costs shall be in addition to the taxed costs authorized in successful proceedings under the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. As used in this section, "court of appropriate jurisdiction" includes a municipal court in the municipality where the offense was committed or where the defendant may be found and a central municipal court in the county where the offense was committed or where the defendant may be found. However, the term shall not include a municipal court in a city of the first class if the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court approves a recommendation submitted by the assignment judge of the vicinage in which the court is located to exempt that court from such jurisdiction. All moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be paid to the officer lawfully charged with the custody of the general funds of the county or municipality. L.1981, c.178, s.1; amended 1991, c.149; 2011, c.181, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-139 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-139
Act applicable to contractors who publicly advertise.
Status: in_force

4. Except for businesses exempted pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-140), any business that advertises in print or electronic media or puts out any sign or card or other device on or after December 31, 2005, which would indicate to the public that it is a contractor in New Jersey, or that causes its name or business name to be included in a classified advertisement or directory in New Jersey on or after December 31, 2005, under a classification for home improvements covered by P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-136 et seq.), is subject to the provisions of P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-136 et seq.). This section shall not be construed to apply to simple residential alphabetical listings in standard telephone directories. L.2004,c.16,s.4; amended 2004, c.155, s.2; 2023, c.237, s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-17 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-17
Noncompliance; penalties.
Status: in_force

5. Upon the failure of any person to comply within 10 days after service of any order of the Attorney General or his designee directing payment of penalties or restoration of moneys or property, the Attorney General may issue a certificate to the Clerk of the Superior Court that such person is indebted to the State for the payment of such penalty and the moneys or property ordered restored. A copy of such certificate shall be served upon the person against whom the order was entered. Thereupon the clerk shall immediately enter upon his record of docketed judgments the name of the person so indebted, and of the State, a designation of the statute under which the penalty is imposed, the amount of the penalty imposed and the amount of moneys ordered restored, a listing of property ordered restored, and the date of the certification. Such entry shall have the same force and effect as the entry of a docketed judgment in the Superior Court. Such entry, however, shall be without prejudice to the right of appeal to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court from the final order of the Attorney General or his designee. A person who fails to restore moneys or property found to have been acquired unlawfully from a senior citizen shall be subject to punishment for criminal contempt pursuant to N.J.S.2C:29-9, which is a crime of the fourth degree. L.1971,c.247,s.5; amended 1999, c.298, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:1-1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-1
Filing names of members of firm or partnerships; requirements; appointment by nonresidents of county clerk as attorney for service of process
Status: in_force

Any person conducting or transacting business and using the designation "and company," or "& Co.," as a part of a firm or partnership name, shall file a statement in the office of the clerk of the county within which such business is conducted or transacted, and a duplicate thereof for filing in the office of the Secretary of State, as provided in section 56:1-3 of this Title. Such statement shall be duly executed and sworn to before some person authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths, and shall state the nature of the business and the full names and residences of all persons who are members of such firm or partnership and if, the members of said firm or partnership or any of them are or is not resident in this State, such statement shall contain a power of attorney constituting the county clerk of the county, his successors in office, the true and lawful attorney of said nonresident partner or partners upon whom all original process in an action or legal proceeding against said firm or partnership may be served and therein he or they shall agree that such original process, which may be served on the county clerk, shall be of the same force and validity as if served upon said nonresident partner or partners and that the authority thereof shall continue in force so long as the firm or partnership does business in this State under said name. Amended by L.1951, c. 255, p. 900, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:15-8 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-8
Three-year limitation on action.
Status: in_force

8. An action for misappropriation shall be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim. L.2011, c.161, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 56:2-9 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-9
§ 56:2-9
Status: in_force

The fees of the secretary of state for registration, alteration, cancellation and searches made and certificates issued by him, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be the same as provided by law for similar services. All fees collected under authority of this chapter shall be paid by the secretary of state into the state treasury.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-34 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-34
Disclosure to consumer.
Status: in_force

7. Every consumer reporting agency shall, upon request and proper identification of any consumer, clearly and accurately disclose to the consumer: a. All information in the consumer's file at the time of the request. b. The sources of the information; except that the sources of information acquired solely for use in preparing an investigative consumer report and actually used for no other purpose need not be disclosed: provided, that if an action is brought under this act or the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act," such sources shall be available to the plaintiff under appropriate discovery procedures in the court in which the action is brought. c. (1) The identification of each person, including each end-user identified under subsections d. and e. of section 5 of this act, who procured a consumer report: (a) for employment purposes, during the two-year period preceding the date on which the request is made; or (b) for any other purpose, during the one-year period preceding the date on which the request is made. (2) An identification of a person under paragraph (1) shall include: (a) the name of the person, or, if applicable, the trade name written in full under which the person conducts business; and (b) upon request of the consumer, the address and telephone number of the person. d. The dates, original payees, and amounts of any checks upon which is based any adverse characterization of the consumer, included in the file at the time of the disclosure. e. A record of all inquiries received by the agency during the one-year period preceding the request that identified the consumer in connection with a credit or insurance transaction that was not initiated by the consumer. A reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis shall make the information subject to disclosure pursuant to this section available to a consumer upon the consumer's request in Spanish or any other language that the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs determines is the first language of a significant number of consumers in the State. This determination shall be, at the discretion of the director, based on the numerical percentages of all consumers in the State for whom English or Spanish is not a first language or in a manner consistent with any regulations promulgated by the director for this purpose. The director shall require that the information is made available in at least the 10 languages other than English and Spanish that are most frequently spoken as a first language by consumers in this State. A reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis shall provide notice, in any language as determined by the director, on its Internet website in a clear and conspicuous location, of the availability of information subject to disclosure pursuant to this section in languages other than English. As used in this section, "reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis" means a consumer reporting agency that regularly engages in the practice of assembling or evaluating, and maintaining, for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity, each of the following regarding consumers residing nationwide: (1) Public record information; and (2) Credit account information from persons who furnish that information regularly and in the ordinary course of business. L.1997, c.172, s.7; amended 2019, c.183.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-152 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-152
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

17. 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.2004,c.16,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-92 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-92
Requirements for issuance of reimbursement insurance policy.
Status: in_force

6. a. An insurer issuing a reimbursement insurance policy to a provider for any service contract issued, offered for sale, or sold in this State shall: (1) be deemed to have received the premium for the insurance upon the payment of the provider fee by a consumer for a service contract issued by an insured provider; (2) (a) provide reimbursement to, or payment on behalf of, the provider under the terms of the contract; or (b) in the event of the provider's non-performance, provide or pay for, on behalf of the provider, all covered contractual obligations incurred by the provider; (3) accept a claim arising under the contract directly from a contract holder, if the provider does not comply with any contractual obligation pursuant to the contract within 60 days of presentation of a valid claim by the contract holder; and (4) terminate or not renew the policy covering the contract only after a notice of termination or nonrenewal is presented to the director, at least 10 days prior to the termination or nonrenewal of the policy, which termination or nonrenewal shall not reduce the insurer's responsibility for any insured contract issued or sold prior to the date of termination or nonrenewal. b. This section shall not be construed to limit the right of the insurer to seek indemnification or subrogation against the provider if the insurer provides or pays, or is obligated to provide or pay, for any covered contractual obligation incurred by the provider. L.2013, c.197, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-37 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-37
Violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

12. a. Any person who violates P.L.1983, c.135 (C.56:8-26 et seq.) shall be subject to all remedies and penalties available pursuant to P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). b. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates any provision of P.L.1983, c.135 (C.56:8-26 et seq.) shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1983, c.135, s.12; amended 2018, c.117, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-16 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-16
Separability of provisions
Status: in_force

If any of the provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of other provisions or applications of this act, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared separable. L.1938, c. 163, p. 372, art. VII, s. 701.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-126 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-126
Maintenance of bond by registrant
Status: in_force

8. a. The director may establish that any person required to be registered pursuant to this act maintain a bond issued by a surety authorized to transact business in this State. The principal sum of the bond shall not be less than $25,000, which amount the director may adjust by regulation. The bond shall be filed or deposited with the director for the use of any person who is damaged or suffers any loss for any violation of this act. Any person claiming against the bond may maintain an action at law against the surety or director, as the case may be. The aggregate liability of the surety or director to all persons for all breaches of the conditions of the bond held by the director shall not exceed the amount of the bond held by the director. b. The director may also establish that any person required to be registered pursuant to this act file a copy of the bond with the director and a certificate by the surety that the surety will notify the director at least 10 days in advance of the date of any cancellation or material change in the bond. L.2003,c.76,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 56:7-33 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-33
Suspension, revocation of license
Status: in_force

a. In addition to the provisions of section 3 and section 15 of this act, the director is empowered to suspend or revoke the license or any licenses of any person, licensed under the provisions of the "Cigarette Tax Act," P.L. 1948, c. 65 (C. 54:40A-1 et seq.). No such license or licenses shall be suspended or revoked except upon notice to the licensee and after a hearing as prescribed by said director. The said director, upon a finding by him that the licensee has failed to comply with any provision of this act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, shall, in the case of the first offender, suspend the license or licenses of the said licensee for a period of not less than 10 nor more than 20 consecutive business days, in the case of a second offender, shall suspend the license or licenses for a period of not less than 30 consecutive business days nor more than 12 months, and, in the case of a third offender, shall suspend the license or licenses for a period of 12 months. If the director finds that an offender has been guilty of willful and persistent violations, he may revoke said person's license or licenses. b. Any person whose license or licenses have been so revoked may apply to the director at the expiration of one year for a reinstatement of his license or licenses. Such license or licenses may be reinstated by the director if it shall appear to the satisfaction of said director that the licensee will comply with the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. P.L. 1952, c.247, s.16; amended 1987,c.37,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-167 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-167
Sale, offer of vehicle protection product by unregistered warrantor, person deemed unlawful practice.
Status: in_force

4. a. It shall be an unlawful practice for a person to sell, or offer for sale, a vehicle protection product with a warranty issued by a warrantor that is not registered pursuant to P.L.2007, c.166 (C.17:18-19 et al.). b. It shall be an unlawful practice for a person who is not registered pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.166 (C.17:18-21) to offer or issue a vehicle protection product warranty. L.2007, c.166, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:9-6 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-6
Duties of attorney general
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall investigate suspected violations of, and institute such proceedings as are hereinafter provided for violation of the provisions of this act. The Attorney General may direct the county prosecutor of any county in which such proceedings may be brought to aid and assist him in the conduct of such investigations and proceedings. L.1970, c. 73, s. 6, eff. May 21, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-216 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-216
Actions prohibited for online education service.
Status: in_force

2. a. An operator of an online education service shall not knowingly: (1) use information, including covered information, created or gathered by the operator's online education service, to amass a profile about a student for any purpose other than K-12 school purposes. A profile shall not include the collection and retention of account information that remains under the control of the student, the student's parents or guardian, or K-12 school; (2) sell or rent a student's information, including covered information. This paragraph shall not apply to the purchase, merger, or other type of acquisition of an operator by another entity if the operator or successor entity complies with this section concerning previously acquired student information, including covered information, or to national assessment providers if the provider secures express written consent of the student or the student's parent or guardian, given in response to clear and conspicuous notice, solely to provide access to employment, educational scholarships, financial aid, or postsecondary educational opportunities; (3) disclose covered information unless the disclosure is: (a) made in furtherance of the K-12 school purposes purpose of the service, provided the recipient of the covered information shall not further disclose the information unless done to allow or improve the operability and functionality of the operator's online education service; (b) required by federal or State law to protect against liability; (c) made to respond to or participate in a judicial process; (d) to protect the safety of students or security of the service; (e) for educational or employment purposes requested by the student's parent or guardian, provided that the covered information is not used or further disclosed for any other purpose not requested by the student's parent or guardian; (f) to a third party if the operator contractually prohibits the third party from using any covered information for any purpose other than providing the contracted service to or on behalf of the operator, prohibits the third party from disclosing any covered information provided by the operator with subsequent third parties, and requires the third party to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices; or (g) for legitimate research purposes, subject to the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection: (i) as required by federal or State law and subject to the restrictions of the application of federal or State law; (ii) as allowed by federal or State law and under the direction of a K-12school, school district, or the Department of Education, if no covered information is used for any purpose in furtherance of advertising or to amass a profile on the student for any purpose that is not in furtherance of a K-12 school purpose; or (iii) for use by a federal, State, or local educational agency, including K-12 schools and school districts, for K-12 school purposes, as permitted by federal or State law; and (4) engage in targeted advertising on the operator's service, or target advertising on any other Internet website, online service, online computer application, or mobile application if the targeted advertising is based on any information, including covered information, that the operator's service has acquired because of the use of the operator's service for K-12 school purposes. b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the operator's use of covered information for maintaining, developing, supporting, diagnosing, or improving the operator's online education service. L.2017, c.494, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:18-1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-1
Definitions relative to use of bots.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.2019, c.486 (C.56:18-1 et seq.): "Bot" means an automated online account where all or substantially all of the actions or posts of that account are not directly generated by a live natural person. "Computer or mobile application" means computer application software used by a person operating a computer or mobile device. "Internet service provider" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 3 of P.L.2007, c.272 (C.56:8-170). "Online" means appearing on any public-facing Internet website, Internet web application, or computer or mobile application, including a social networking website or publication. "Online platform" means any public-facing Internet website, Internet web application, or computer or mobile application, including a social networking website or publication. "Person" means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, estate, trust, government agency, or other legal entity or any combination thereof. "Social networking website" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 1 of P.L.2012, c.75 (C.18A:3-29). L.2019, c.486, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:7-21 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-21
"Cost to the retailer" defined
Status: in_force

a. The term "cost to the retailer" shall mean the "basic cost of cigarettes" to the retailer plus the "cost of doing business by the retailer," as evidenced by the standards and methods of accounting regularly employed by him in his allocation of overhead costs and expenses, paid or incurred, and must include, without limitation, labor (including salaries of executives and officers), rent, depreciation, selling costs, maintenance of equipment, delivery costs, all types of licenses, taxes, insurance and advertising; provided, that any retailer who, in connection with the retailer's purchase, receives not only the discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a retailer but also, in whole or in part, discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a wholesaler shall, in determining "cost to the retailer," pursuant to this subsection, add the "cost of doing business by the wholesaler," as defined in section five of this act, to the "basic cost of cigarettes" to said retailer, as well as the "cost of doing business by the retailer." b. In the absence of the filing with the director of satisfactory proof of a lesser or higher cost of doing business by the retailer making the sale, the "cost of doing business by the retailer" shall be presumed to be eight per centum (8%) of the "basic cost of cigarettes" to the retailer. c. In the absence of the filing with the director of satisfactory proof of a lesser or higher cost of doing business, the "cost of doing business by the retailer," who, in connection with the retailer's purchase, receives not only the discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a retailer but also, in whole or in part, the discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a wholesaler, shall be presumed to be eight per centum (8%) of the sum of the "basic cost of cigarettes" and the "cost of doing business by the wholesaler." L.1952, c. 247, p. 825, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-98 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-98
Opting out of contracts without penalty for victims of domestic violence.
Status: in_force

6. A provider of direct broadcast satellite service shall allow a residential customer who is under contract with the provider, including but not limited to, a bundle contract or multi-year contract, to opt-out of the contract without paying an early termination fee or other similar charge when the customer is a victim of domestic violence and requests to opt-out of the contract in writing. The residential customer who is a victim of domestic violence shall provide to the provider, within one year of the customer's request a copy of a permanent restraining order: issued by a court pursuant to section 13 of the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991," P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-29); or from another jurisdiction issued pursuant to the jurisdiction's laws concerning domestic violence. A request for opting-out of the contract without charge shall be made in good faith. The provider shall waive the otherwise applicable charges for the residential customer requesting to opt-out of the contract as of the date the provider receives the request. L.2017, c.378, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-57 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-57
Unlawful practices
Status: in_force

4. It shall be an unlawful practice for a person to advertise or sell an information service that involves: a. Advertisement through use of an automatic dialing device; b. Access to the information service through use of signals or tones provided directly or indirectly by the information service provider; c. The dialing of more than one telephone number for a fee; d. The participation in a contest, raffle, lottery or game of chance which is illegal under New Jersey law; e. Job or employment opportunities in violation of licensing, registration or other requirements of New Jersey law; f. Charitable solicitation where the charity and the information service provider are not registered as required by New Jersey law or are not otherwise in compliance with New Jersey law; or g. Accessing an information service in order to claim or receive information or notice concerning entitlement to a prize, gift, award or other thing of value, other than in connection with a lottery, type of lottery, or lottery game offered by the New Jersey State Lottery Commission. L.1991,c.416,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:7-28 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-28
Determination of cost to retailer or cost to wholesaler; evidence
Status: in_force

a. In determining "cost to the retailer" and "cost to the wholesaler" the Director or a court shall receive and consider as bearing on the bona fides of such cost, evidence tending to show that any person complained against under any of the provisions of this act purchased cigarettes, with respect to the sale of which complaint is made, at a fictitious price, or upon terms, or in such a manner, or under such invoices, as to conceal the true cost, discounts or terms of purchase, and shall also receive and consider as bearing on the bona fides of such cost, evidence of the normal, customary and prevailing terms and discounts in connection with other sales of a similar nature in the trade area or State. b. Merchandise given gratis or payment made to a retailer or wholesaler by the manufacturer thereof for display, or advertising, or promotion purposes, or otherwise, shall not be considered in determining the cost of cigarettes to the retailer or wholesaler. L.1952, c. 247, p. 828, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-33 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-33
Proceedings pending under prior laws
Status: in_force

Any proceedings pending on July eleventh, nineteen hundred and thirty-three, under the act entitled "An act concerning bottles, boxes, siphons, tins, kegs or other articles used in the sale of soda waters, mineral or aerated waters, porter, ale, beer, cider, ginger ale, milk, cream, small beer, lager beer, weiss beer, white beer or other beverages or medicines, medical preparations, perfumery, oils, compounds or mixtures," approved March twenty-first, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five (L.1925, c. 246, p. 678), or any other pre-existing law of a like nature, shall not abate, but may be proceeded into final judgment thereunder.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-46 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-46
Penalty for violations of article; amount; recovery; procedure
Status: in_force

Any person who shall, in violation of this article, either use, sell, dispose of, buy, traffic in or have in his possession, or in, on or about his premises any such can or cans, or who shall willfully mar, erase or change by remarking or otherwise the name or initials of any such owner, dealer or shipper, so stamped, marked or fastened upon such can or cans, or who shall have any such can or cans on, in or about his premises as in this article provided, shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every such can either so used, sold, disposed of, bought, trafficked in, or found in his possession or in, on or about his premises. The penalty prescribed by this section shall be recovered in an action at law, to be brought in the name of the owner, dealer or shipper in any court of this state having cognizance thereof, with costs of action and such reasonable disbursements as any such owner, dealer or shipper, or his agent, may incur in retaking possession of any such can or cans, to be determined in such action.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-101 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-101
Reliance on representation, good faith, defense.
Status: in_force

4. Any person subject to the requirements of section 3 of this act shall not have committed an unlawful practice if it can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the person relied in good faith upon the representations of a slaughterhouse, manufacturer, processor, packer or distributor of any food represented to be halal. L.2000,c.60,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-12 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-12
Injunctions; attorney fees, court costs.
Status: in_force

12. The Office of the Attorney General, the Division of Consumer Affairs, the Division of Rate Counsel in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, in regard to contracts of insurance provided for in subsection c. of section 1 of this act (C.56:12-1), or any interested person may seek injunctive relief. The court may authorize reasonable attorney's fees, not to exceed $2,500.00, and court costs in such a proceeding. L.1980, c.125, s.12; amended 1981, c.464, s.8 (s.11 amended 1982, c.88, s.6); 1982, c.88, s.5; 1994, c.58, s.56; 2005, c.155, s.96; 2010, c.34, s.43.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-11 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-11
Waiver of rights under act; effect of violation of act
Status: in_force

No consumer contract shall contain a waiver of any rights under this act. A violation of this act will not render any consumer contract void or voidable, or serve as a defense in an action to enforce the consumer contract for breach thereof. L.1980, c. 125, s. 11, eff. Oct. 16, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 56:13-19 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-19
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

13. a. The director, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2009, c.39) L.2007, c.193, s.13; amended 2009, c.39, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-132 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-132
Violations, penalties; exceptions
Status: in_force

14. A violation of any provision of this act shall be an unlawful practice subject to the penalties applicable pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1966, c.39 (C.56:8-13) and section 2 of P.L.1999, c.129 (C.56:8-14.3), except that a person may not be held liable for violating this act if: a. the person has obtained a copy of, and updated quarterly, the no call list and has established and implemented written policies and procedures related to the requirements of this act; b. the person has trained telemarketers in the person's employ in the requirements of this act; c. the person maintains records demonstrating compliance with subsections a. and b. of this section and the requirements of this act; and d. any unsolicited telemarketing sales call is an isolated call made no more than one time in a 12-month period. L.2003,c.76,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-4
Class actions; limitation on punitive damages
Status: in_force

Class actions may be brought under the provisions of this act, but the amount of punitive damages shall be limited to $10,000.00 against any one seller, lessor, insurer or creditor and the amount of attorney's fees may not exceed $10,000.00. L.1980, c. 125, s. 4, eff. Oct. 16, 1980. Amended by L.1981, c. 464, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-5 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-5
Termination of franchise; notice; grounds
Status: in_force

It shall be a violation of this act for any franchisor directly or indirectly through any officer, agent, or employee to terminate, cancel, or fail to renew a franchise without having first given written notice setting forth all the reasons for such termination, cancellation, or intent not to renew to the franchisee at least 60 days in advance of such termination, cancellation, or failure to renew, except (1) where the alleged grounds are voluntary abandonment by the franchisee of the franchise relationship in which event the aforementioned written notice may be given 15 days in advance of such termination, cancellation, or failure to renew; and (2) where the alleged grounds are the conviction of the franchisee in a court of competent jurisdiction of an indictable offense directly related to the business conducted pursuant to the franchise in which event the aforementioned termination, cancellation or failure to renew may be effective immediately upon the delivery and receipt of written notice of same at any time following the aforementioned conviction. It shall be a violation of this act for a franchisor to terminate, cancel or fail to renew a franchise without good cause. For the purposes of this act, good cause for terminating, canceling, or failing to renew a franchise shall be limited to failure by the franchisee to substantially comply with those requirements imposed upon him by the franchise. L.1971, c. 356, s. 5, eff. Dec. 21, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-49 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-49
Penalty for violation of article
Status: in_force

Any person who shall violate the provisions of section 56:3-48 of this title, or who shall, without the written consent of the owner, sell, dispose of, buy or traffic in, mar or erase the brands or marks on, willfully break, destroy or otherwise injure, fill or use for any other purpose than the sale of the original contents of any of such baskets or other packages, shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars, with costs, for each and every offense; which penalty may be sued for and recovered with costs, by any person in any court of competent jurisdiction.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-146 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-146
Violations, fourth degree crime.
Status: in_force

11. a. 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 P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-136 et seq.). b. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-136 et seq.) is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.2004, c.16, s.11; amended 2023, c.237, s.33.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-92 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-92
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Pet Purchase Protection Act." L.1999,c.336,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.18 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.18
Not exclusive remedy
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall supersede any provision of federal, State, or other law imposing criminal penalties or affording civil remedies in addition to those provided for in this act, except that no plaintiff who recovers treble damages or treble profits pursuant to subsection d. of section 2 of this act shall also be entitled to corresponding recovery under any other federal, State or other law in connection with the same underlying occurrences or transactions. L. 1987, c. 454, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-117 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-117
Motor vehicle window tinting, informing customer of State restrictions; required.
Status: in_force

1. It shall be an unlawful practice for a person engaged in the retail sale and installation of motor vehicle window tinting materials or film to: a. Sell any such material or film without first notifying the purchaser that the application of these materials or film to the windshield or the front windows to the left and right of the driver of any motor vehicle registered in the State is a violation of State law and regulation. The notice required under this paragraph shall be given by the conspicuous posting of a sign at the point where the window tinting materials or film are offered for sale. The sign shall state substantially the following: "NJ STATE LAW PROHIBITS ADD-ON TINTING ON WINDSHIELDSAND FRONT SIDE WINDOWS" The notice required under this paragraph shall not apply to catalog sales of motor vehicle tinting materials or film where the purchase and payment are made by mail, telephone or other telecommunications or electronic method; or b. Install or apply any such material or film on or to the windshield or the windows to the left and right of the driver of any motor vehicle registered in the State unless the purchaser exhibits a certificate or card, issued pursuant to P.L.1999, c.308 (C.39:3-75.1 et seq.), authorizing the installation or application of the material or film on or to the windshield or front windows to the left and right of the driver of that car for medical reasons involving ophthalmic or dermatologic photosensitivity. L.2003,c.21,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-75 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-75
Remedies, rights preserved
Status: in_force

9. Nothing in this act shall in any way limit the rights or remedies which are otherwise available to a consumer under any other law. L.1995,c.373,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:1-3 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-3
Index of certificates; filing fees; copies as evidence
Status: in_force

The several county clerks and the Secretary of State shall each keep alphabetical indexes of all persons filing the statements or certificates provided for by sections 56:1-1 and 56:1-2 of this Title, and for the indexing and filing of such statements or certificates they shall each receive a fee of $5.00 from the person who presents the same for filing. Every person who presents for filing any such statement or certificate in the office of the county clerk shall present therewith a duplicate of such statement or certificate for filing with and indexing by the Secretary of State. The county clerk shall, at the time of the filing such statement or certificate with him, collect from the person presenting the same, in addition to the fee payable to him, the fee payable to the Secretary of State for filing and indexing such duplicate statement or certificate, and shall forward to the Secretary of State such duplicate statement or certificate together with the fee collected for the Secretary of State as aforesaid. A copy of any such statement or certificate, duly certified by the county clerk in whose office the same shall have been filed or by the Secretary of State, shall be presumptive evidence in all courts of law in this State of the facts therein contained. Amended by L.1965, c. 123, s. 8, eff. July 31, 1965.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-190 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-190
Information provided to recruits of international matchmaking organization.
Status: in_force

6. An international matchmaking organization conducting business in this State shall provide all recruits with the telephone numbers for the Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline and the National Domestic Violence Hotline and shall provide recruits with basic information concerning domestic violence. This may include information on what is considered domestic violence, statistics concerning domestic violence, legal rights of persons in abusive relationships and suggestions about what to do in the event of domestic violence. L.2009, c.152, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-65 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-65
Default; death of lessee
Status: in_force

6. a. If a lessee is 15 days or more in default of the periodic payments due on the lease and the lessor wishes to declare a default and cancel or terminate the lease, the lessor shall personally deliver to the lessee or send by first class, certified mail at the lessee's last known address as shown on the records of the lessor, a notice of cancellation. A lessee who is in default under a lease solely for failure to make a payment required by the lease shall have the right to reinstate the lease, subject to the provisions of this section. If the lessee has the right to reinstate the lease, the notice of cancellation shall provide that the lessee has 15 days to reinstate the lease by paying all past due periodic payments, late fees and other amounts due under the lease, and, if the motor vehicle has been repossessed, the cost to the lessor of repossessing, storing and transporting the motor vehicle. Such costs may include a reasonable attorney's fee and court costs, if actually incurred by the lessor and if provided for in the lease. Upon payment within the 15-day period to the lessor of the amounts due, the lessor shall reinstate the lease as if the lessee had not been in default of payment. The lessor shall not be required to reinstate a lease more than once during the term of the lease. The lessee has no right to reinstatement if the default is for any reason other than or in addition to the failure to make a payment required by the lease. b. In the event of the death of a lessee before the expiration of a lease, there shall be no default if the lessee's surviving spouse continues to make payments to the lessor in accordance with the terms of the lease notwithstanding the death of the lessee. L.1994,c.190,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-6 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-6
Failure or refusal to file statement or report or obey subpoena issued by attorney general; punishment.
Status: in_force

If any person shall fail or refuse to file any statement or report, or obey any subpoena issued by the Attorney General, the Attorney General may apply to the Superior Court and obtain an order: (a) Adjudging such person in contempt of court; (b) Granting injunctive relief without notice restraining the sale or advertisement of any merchandise by such persons; (c) Vacating, annulling, or suspending the corporate charter of a corporation created by or under the laws of this State or revoking or suspending the certificate of authority to do business in this State of a foreign corporation or revoking or suspending any other licenses, permits or certificates issued pursuant to law to such person which are used to further the allegedly unlawful practice; and (d) Granting such other relief as may be required; until the person files the statement or report, or obeys the subpoena. L.1960, c. 39, p. 139, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:2-6 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-6
§ 56:2-6
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully wears, exhibits, displays or uses, for any purpose, the badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia of any association or organization mentioned in section 56:2-1 of this title, duly registered as provided in this chapter, or any imitation thereof, shall, unless he is entitled to use and wear the same under the constitution, by-laws, rules, or regulations of any such association or organization, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and, in default of payment of such fine, shall be committed to jail for not to exceed sixty days.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-53 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-53
Allocation of penalty monies
Status: in_force

5. The monies collected as penalties for violations of this act shall be allocated to the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. L.1991,c.295,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-177 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-177
Certain cards not to be offered for sale.
Status: in_force

3. Prepaid calling card retailers shall not sell or offer for sale any prepaid calling card that the retailer knows provides fewer minutes than the number of minutes promoted or advertised for that card, including the number of minutes listed on the card, any advertising or point of sale material related to the card or any voice prompt indicating the number of minutes available for a call with the card. L.2007, c.293, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.9a — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.9a
Establishment of classification of goods, services
Status: in_force

12. The secretary shall by regulation establish a classification of goods and services for convenience of administration of this act, but which shall not limit or extend the applicant's or registrant's rights, and a single application for registration of a mark may include any or all goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is actually being used, indicating the appropriate class or classes of goods or services. When a single application includes goods or services which fall within multiple classes, the secretary shall require payment of a fee for each class. The classification of goods and services shall conform to the classification adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to 15 U.S.C. s.1112. L.1995,c.171,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-119 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-119
Findings, declarations relative to telemarketing calls
Status: in_force

1. a. The Legislature finds and declares that telemarketing calls: (1) Have interrupted the public's privacy, family life and home sanctity with unsolicited phone calls to sell products and services; (2) Cannot be selectively ignored by recipients, since the calls are commonly made by means which do not enable the recipient to use caller I.D. to identify, in advance, a telemarketing call or an emergency; (3) May arrive at inconvenient times when a resident or family member is retired for the night; (4) May arrive when a resident or family member is having a meal and the interruption disrupts valuable time when family members are together, where family members are more remote from a telephone and when food may, during the interruption, cool, melt, thicken, dry, or undergo a change in palatability; (5) May arrive at inconvenient times when a resident or family member is engaged in entertainment, a compelling activity or relaxation; (6) Use a strategy called "predictive calling" which results in tens of thousands of call recipients rushing to answer phone calls, to find no one is on the line. This results in great aggravation and inconvenience to the public, merely to spare telemarketers (who won't identify themselves as the source of the aggravation) the inconvenience of finding no one home; (7) Have been made to wireless phone lines resulting in cost to the recipient, and in some cases, endangering the recipient's safety when they may have been driving; (8) Have been increasing in number, causing increased inconvenience, widespread public outrage and urgent appeals to protect the public from such calls; (9) Are not the only means for marketers to promote their product or services to prospective customers, although marketers often claim it to be more economical and more productive than other means to provide the benefits of increased competition. Marketers have available mail, email, face to face personal solicitation and various forms of advertising; (10) Are in some cases beyond the regulatory jurisdiction of this Legislature and any New Jersey statute, because they are forms of speech protected by State and federal constitutional case law. b. The Legislature further declares it to be the policy of this State to provide the broadest possible protection to protect public privacy and the sanctity of homes and to protect families and individuals from unsolicited interruptions. c. It is not the intent of the State to restrict telemarketing activity where such activity is protected by State and federal case law, where such restriction is prohibited by State and federal constitutional case law or to restrict purely charitable activities. L.2003,c.76,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.33 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.33
Discrimination against cash-paying customers prohibited; violations, penalties; exceptions.
Status: in_force

1. a. A person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail shall not require a buyer to pay using credit or prohibit cash as payment in order to purchase the goods or services. A person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail shall accept legal tender when offered by the buyer as payment. b. A person in violation of subsection a. of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $2,500 for a first offense and up to $5,000 for a second 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. A third violation of subsection a. of this section is an unlawful practice under P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), and for the purposes of this subsection shall be considered a first offense under P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). A fourth or subsequent violation of subsection a. of this section is an unlawful practice under P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), and for the purposes of this subsection shall be considered a subsequent offense under P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) any person selling goods or services at an airport, provided that at least two persons selling food at each terminal within the airport accept cash as payment; (2) any parking facility owned by a municipality, regardless of whether the facility is operated by the municipality, a parking authority, or an independent third party; (3) any parking facility that accepts mobile payment, provided that the facility does not accept payment by any means other than mobile payment; (4) any company in the business of renting motor vehicles, provided that the company accepts a cashier's check or a certified check when offered by a buyer as payment; and (5) any sports or entertainment venue with a seating capacity of 10,000 or more irrespective of the event held at the venue. d. As used in this section, "at retail" shall include any retail transaction conducted in person and exclude any telephone, mail, or Internet-based transaction. L.2019, c.50, s.1; amended 2021, c.28.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-23 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-23
Regulations
Status: in_force

4. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey may promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1991,c.281,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-14.4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-14.4
Restoration of money, property given priority
Status: in_force

3. Restoration of money or property ordered pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1966, c.39 (C.56:8-14) or section 3 of P.L.1971, c.247 (C.56:8-15) shall be given priority over imposition of the additional civil penalties authorized under section 2 of P.L.1999, c.129 (C.56:8-14.3). L.1999,c.129,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-83 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-83
Definitions relative to industrial hygiene
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Accredited college or university" means a college or university that is accredited by one of the following six regional accrediting agencies: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or Western Association of Schools and Colleges. A college or university that is located outside of the United States will be considered on the basis of its accreditation status in the education system that has jurisdiction. "Certified industrial hygienist" or "CIH" means a person who has met the education, experience, and examination requirements of an industrial hygiene certification organization and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked. "Certified industrial hygienist in training" or "CIHIT" is a person who has received the designation industrial hygienist in training from an industrial hygiene certification organization and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked. "Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Industrial hygiene" means the science and practice devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of those factors and stresses arising in or from the workplace or the environment that may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort among workers or members of the community. "Industrial hygiene certification organization" means a professional organization of certified industrial hygienists which has been in existence for at least five years and which has been established to improve the practice and educational standards of the profession of industrial hygiene by certifying individuals who meet its education, experience and examination requirements. The organization shall have its certifying examinations evaluated by a national testing service and shall maintain criteria that are at least the equivalent of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. "Industrial hygienist" means a person who has an industrial hygienist education as defined in this section. "Industrial hygienist education" means a baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university in industrial hygiene, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, or a closely related physical or biological science; or a baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university that contains at least 60 semester credit hours in undergraduate or graduate level courses in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, with at least 15 of those hours in courses offered at the upper (junior, senior or graduate) level. A degree that is heavily comprised of only one of those subject areas in the absence of others, may be judged unacceptable. An unacceptable baccalaureate degree may be remedied by additional science coursework from an accredited college or university or by completion of a related graduate degree from an accredited college or university. L.1996,c.130,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-60 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-60
Injunctive relief, restraints on income
Status: in_force

7. In addition to powers exercised by the Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of section 8 of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-8) or any other law, when it shall appear to the Attorney General that an information service provider is about to engage in, is continuing to engage in, or has engaged in conduct which is in violation of this law, or when it is in the public interest, the Attorney General shall have the authority to seek and obtain in summary action in the Superior Court an injunction prohibiting the information service provider from advertising or selling information services, and may seek and obtain an order directing restraints against receipt and withdrawal of all money due or payable to the information service provider on account of the unlawful activity. L.1991,c.416,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-18 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-18
Act as additional to other rights, remedies and prohibitions
Status: in_force

The rights, remedies and prohibitions accorded by the provisions of this act are hereby declared to be in addition to and cumulative of any other right, remedy or prohibition accorded by common law, Federal law or statutes of this State, and nothing contained herein shall be construed to deny, abrogate or impair any such common law or statutory right, remedy or prohibition. L.1981, c. 454, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-205 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-205
Definitions relative to motor vehicle payment assurance devices.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Consumer" means a purchaser or lessee of a motor vehicle normally used for personal, family, or household purposes. "Creditor" means a dealer or lender, or any assignee of a dealer or lender. "Dealer" means a person who is licensed as a motor vehicle dealer or leasing dealer under R.S.39:10-19 and actively engaged in the business of buying, selling, exchanging, or leasing new or used motor vehicles at retail and who has an established place of business. "Financing agreement" means an agreement, through a bargained communication or written contract, of an extension of a loan or other line of credit by a lender to a borrower toward the purchase of a motor vehicle. "Lease agreement" has the same meaning as defined in section 2 of P.L.1988, c.123 (C.56:12-30). "Lender" means an agent, officer, director, and employee of a lender, or any person who solicits, arranges for, or otherwise participates or assists in the making of loans, or in any way acts as an intermediary between a borrower and a lender in effecting loans related to the sale or lease of a motor vehicle. "Lessee" has the same meaning as defined in section 2 of P.L.1988, c.123 (C.56:12-30). "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in R.S.39:1-1. "Payment assurance device" means a device installed on a motor vehicle with global positioning system capability, starter interrupt capability allowing for the remote enabling or disabling of the motor vehicle, or both, and which is installed pursuant to a motor vehicle consumer's financing agreement or lease agreement. L.2017, c.37, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.9 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.9
Misrepresentation of identity of food in menus or advertisements of eating establishments
Status: in_force

It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to misrepresent on any menu or other posted information, including advertisements, the identity of any food or food products to any of the patrons or customers of eating establishments including but not limited to restaurants, hotels, cafes, lunch counters or other places where food is regularly prepared and sold for consumption on or off the premises. This section shall not apply to any section or sections of a retail food or grocery store which do not provide facilities for on the premises consumption of food or food products. L.1979, c. 347, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-62 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-62
Medical debt furnished to consumer reporting agency in violation, voided; penalties; moneys, properties restored.
Status: in_force

7. a. Any portion of a medical debt that is furnished to a consumer reporting agency in violation of the provisions of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.) shall be void. b. It shall be a violation of P.L.1997, c.172 (C.56:11-28 et seq.) for a medical creditor or medical debt collector to undertake a collection action in violation of the provisions of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.). c. In addition to the assessment of civil penalties, the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee may, after a hearing and upon a finding of a practice in violation of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.), order that any moneys or property, real or personal, which have been acquired by means of the practice in violation P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.) be restored to any person in interest. d. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1997, c.172 (C.56:11-28 et seq.) to the contrary, the Office of the Attorney General shall have sole and exclusive authority to enforce a violation of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.) and nothing in P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.) shall be construed as providing the basis for a private right of action arising solely from a violation of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.). e. In any instance where the provisions of this section conflict with the provision of P.L.1997, c.172 (C.56:11-28 et seq.), the provisions of this section shall prevail. L.2024, c.48, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-49.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-49.1
Consumer's right to make certain statements; violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1988, c.123 (C.56:12-29 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, and in addition to any other remedy available under law, an agreement for the purchase or lease of a new motor vehicle, or subsequent repair of a nonconformity in relation thereto, shall not contain any provision which waives a consumer's right to make any statement, or penalizes a consumer for making any statement, including a statement posted on the Internet, regarding the manufacturer, dealer or lessor of the motor vehicle, or its employees or agents, or concerning any goods or services rendered pursuant to the agreement. b. If the Attorney General determines that a manufacturer, dealer or lessor is in violation of this section, the Attorney General may impose upon that manufacturer, dealer or lessor a civil penalty in an amount up to $5,000 for the first violation and up to $10,000 for each and every subsequent violation, collectible in an action brought in the name of the Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). c. In addition to the penalties described in subsection b. of this section, or any other remedy available under law, any person aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring an action in Superior Court to recover damages. L.2017, c.371, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.20 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.20
Motor vehicle; perishables; custom merchandise; non-returnable merchandise; application of act
Status: in_force

This act shall not apply to sales of motor vehicles, or perishables and incidentals to such perishables, or to custom ordered, custom finished merchandise, or merchandise not returnable by law. L.1982, c. 29, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-64 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-64
Compliance with federal requirements as disclosure
Status: in_force

5. Compliance with the requirements of the federal "Consumer Leasing Act of 1976," Pub. L. 94-240 (15 U.S.C. s.1667 et seq.) and Federal Reserve Board Regulation M, 12 CFR s.213, to the extent that they are substantially similar to the requirements of this act, as the same may be amended from time to time, shall constitute compliance with subsections f. and g. of section 3 of this act. L.1994,c.190,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-2
Contracts to be written in simple, clear, understandable and easily readable way
Status: in_force

A consumer contract entered into on or after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be written in a simple, clear, understandable and easily readable way. In determining whether a consumer contract has been written in a simple, clear, understandable and easily readable way as a whole, a court, the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Insurance, in regard to contracts of insurance provided for in subsection c. of section 1 of this act (C. 56:12-1c.), shall take into consideration the guidelines set forth in section 10 of this act. Use of technical terms or words of art shall not in and of itself be a violation of this act. L.1980, c. 125, s. 2, eff. Oct. 16, 1980. Amended by L.1981, c. 464, s. 2; L.1982, c. 88, s. 1, eff. July 23, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-32 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-32
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four. L.1953, c. 413, p. 2076, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-51 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-51
Dealer display of notification
Status: in_force

3. A dealer who is notified by a manufacturer, a distributor or the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission of a defective or hazardous toy or other article intended for use by children shall prominently display that notification for at least 120 days after its receipt in each premises where the toy or article would normally be sold. The notification shall be displayed in an area readily accessible to the public and its content shall be easily readable by a person of normal vision. L.1991,c.295,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-138.2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-138.2
Home elevation contractors, rules, regulations; fees; penalties.
Status: in_force

1. a. In addition to complying with the other requirements of the "Contractors' Business Registration Act," P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-136 et seq.), no business shall offer to perform, or engage, or attempt to engage in the business of home elevation unless registered with the division as a home elevation contractor business. b. The division shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the provisions of P.L.2014, c.34 (C.56:8-138.2 et al.) with regard to registration of home elevation contractor business, and may establish fees for this purpose. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Division of Consumer Affairs may adopt immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law rules and regulations for this purpose, which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 270 days following the date of enactment of P.L.2014, c.34 (C.56:8-138.2 et al.), and may thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted, by the division in accordance with the requirements of the "Administrative Procedure Act". c. In addition to any other civil or criminal penalty that may apply, any person who makes a false statement in connection with the process for registration as a home elevation contractor business pursuant to this section or in regard to any statement required to be made pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2004, c.16 (C.56:8-142) shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 or more than $25,000. Such penalty may be imposed by the director and shall be collected by summary proceedings instituted in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). d. In addition to any other action that may be authorized by law, the director may suspend or revoke the home improvement contractor business registration and home elevation contractor business registration of any business that violates any provision of P.L.2014, c.34 (C.56:8-138.2 et al.). In the case of a suspension or revocation of a registration of a contractor business, the division shall notify the board. L.2014, c.34, s.1; amended 2023, c.237, s.29.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.18 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-166.18
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

15. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4 et seq.). L.2023, c.266, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-231 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-231
Marketing materials to contain accurate, complete information.
Status: in_force

2. Any marketing or advertising materials published or disseminated by a treatment provider or a recovery residence shall provide accurate and complete information, in plain language, and shall include: a. information on the types and methods of services provided; b. information about the location in which services are provided; and c. the treatment provider’s or recovery residence’s name and brand name, phone number, mailing address, and business location address. L.2025, c.122, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-31 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-31
Revocation or suspension of license
Status: in_force

The director, after notice to the licensee and reasonable opportunity for the licensee to be heard, may revoke his license or may suspend his license for any period which the director deems proper, upon satisfactory proof that the licensee has violated this act, any condition of his license or any rule or regulation of the division promulgated pursuant to this act. L.1983, c. 135, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.14 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-166.14
Controller, not required, actions, certain, relating to personal data.
Status: in_force

11. Nothing in P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4 et seq.) shall require a controller to: a. re-identify de-identified data; b. collect, retain, use, link, or combine personal data concerning a consumer that it would not otherwise collect, retain, use, link, or combine in the ordinary course of business. L.2023, c.266, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-12.2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-12.2
Ensuring integrity of totalizers, seals
Status: in_force

66. The director or his assistants may, by the use of seals or sealing devices, ensure that totalizers or seals cannot be removed, altered, or manipulated. L.1992,c.23,s.66.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-66 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-66
Appraisal for repair or replacement of parts, or reduced value
Status: in_force

7. a. Where the lessee is liable at the end of the lease term for charges for excessive wear and damage to the motor vehicle, the lease (or the addendum) shall contain a statement that the lessee may obtain at the end of the lease term, at the lessee's expense, a professional appraisal of the amount required to repair or replace parts or the amount which the excessive wear and damage reduces the value of the vehicle. This professional appraisal shall be performed by an independent third party agreed to by the lessee and the lessor, which appraisal shall be final and binding on the parties. b. Within 10 business days of the return of the motor vehicle to the lessor, the lessor shall mail or deliver to the lessee an invoice for amounts claimed by the lessor for excess wear and damage. The invoice shall contain in 10 point bold face type a notice of the lessee's right under subsection a. of this section to obtain an independent appraisal of excess wear and damage. The notice shall also provide that: (i) the lessor must be advised in writing within seven business days following the earlier of the date of the mailing or delivery of the invoice if the lessee elects to obtain an independent appraisal; (ii) any such appraisal must be conducted within ten business days following the date that the lessor is notified of the lessee's election; and (iii) that if the lessee fails to notify the lessor within the time allotted that the lessee has elected an independent appraisal, the lessor's invoice will be deemed to be final and binding on the parties. c. Within 15 business days after the lessee's obligations under the lease have been determined and satisfied, which shall include but not be limited to, the lessee's liability for excess wear and damage under this section, the lessor shall credit to the lessee's account or mail to the lessee any refund of any security deposit due to the lessee. d. Nothing in this section shall limit the lessee's obligation for any charge for excess mileage as provided in the lease. L.1994,c.190,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-10 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-10
Refusal to obey subpoena; compelling compliance
Status: in_force

If a person subpoenaed to attend any hearing under this act fails to appear, be examined or answer any question or produce any books, records, papers, vouchers, accounts or documents when subpoenaed so to do by the Director of the Division of Taxation or by any employee of the Division of Taxation designated by the director, the director or such employee of the said division may apply to the Superior Court to compel the person to comply forthwith with the subpoena. L.1938, c. 163, p. 370, art. V, s. 505. Amended by L.1953, c. 53, p. 950, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-82 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-82
Disclosure of reasons for return
Status: in_force

8. No motorized wheelchair returned by a consumer or motorized wheelchair lessor in this State pursuant to section 4 of this act, or by a consumer or motorized wheelchair lessor in another state under a similar law of that state, shall be sold or leased again in this State unless full disclosure of the reasons for return is made to any prospective buyer or lessee. L.1995,c.233,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-30 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-30
Actions, alternate dispute resolution proceedings relative to franchise termination.
Status: in_force

12. a. Upon timely institution of an action or alternate dispute resolution proceeding to enjoin the termination of a motor vehicle franchise on the ground that such termination would be in violation of the "Franchise Practices Act," P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-1 et seq.), the termination shall be automatically stayed pending the final disposition of such action or proceeding, and the motor vehicle franchisor shall accord the motor vehicle franchisee all rights and privileges of a franchisee as if notice of termination had not been given. b. A successful motor vehicle franchisee in an action or alternate dispute resolution proceeding to enjoin the termination of a motor vehicle franchise shall be entitled to an injunction barring termination of the motor vehicle franchise in addition to any other relief provided for in section 10 of P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-10). c. In any action or alternate dispute resolution proceeding with respect to the termination of a motor vehicle franchise, the motor vehicle franchisor shall have the burden of proving that termination of the motor vehicle franchise does not violate section 5 of P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-5). In proving good cause for termination in any such action, the motor vehicle franchisor shall be limited to the grounds for termination set forth in the written notice provided for in section 5 of P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-5). d. Notwithstanding the giving of notice of termination of a motor vehicle franchise pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-5), at any time prior to the date on which the termination becomes effective, the motor vehicle franchisee may enter into an agreement for, and submit to the motor vehicle franchisor, notice of the transfer, assignment or sale of the motor vehicle franchise to another person. Thereupon, the motor vehicle franchisor shall proceed as provided for in section 6 of P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-6). Upon approval of the transfer, assignment or sale by the motor vehicle franchisor and upon consummation of same, the notice of termination of the motor vehicle franchise shall be deemed withdrawn, and the transferee shall receive the motor vehicle franchise free and clear of all grounds for termination. Notwithstanding the terms of any notice, any court order or any other provision of law, a motor vehicle franchise termination shall not become effective while a notice of transfer, assignment or sale is pending with a motor vehicle franchisor. L.2011, c.66, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-13.4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-13.4
Discontinuation of a series or line, effective termination
Status: in_force

5. For the purposes of sections 3 and 4 of this 1991 amendatory and supplementary act, and section 5 of the "Franchise Practices Act," P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-5), the termination, cancellation or discontinuation of a series, line, brand or class of new motor vehicle marketed by a motor vehicle franchisor as a distinct series, line, brand or class shall be deemed to be the termination, cancellation or nonrenewal of the motor vehicle franchise of a motor vehicle franchisee holding a franchise which includes that series, line, brand or class, even if that series, line, brand or class of new motor vehicle is part of a motor vehicle franchise which includes other series, lines, brands or classes of new motor vehicles. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a franchisor may change, add or delete models, specifications, model names, numbers or identifying marks or similar characteristics of the new motor vehicles it markets, if those changes, additions or deletions do not result, directly or indirectly, in the termination, cancellation or discontinuation of a distinct series, line, brand or class of new motor vehicle. L.1991,c.459,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-29 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-29
Action by franchisee
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle franchisee may bring an action against the motor vehicle franchisor which has granted its franchise, or any other person, in the Superior Court to enjoin any violation of this act and to recover, where appropriate, any damages sustained by the franchisee as a result of a violation of this act. The franchisee, if successful, shall also be entitled to costs of the action, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees. L. 1985, c. 361, s. 4, eff. Nov. 12, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-96 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-96
Violations deemed unlawful practice.
Status: in_force

10. a. A violation of any 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.). b. In order to enforce the provisions of this act, the director may conduct examinations of any provider, administrator, seller, or other person subject to the provisions of this act. Upon request by the director, a provider, administrator, seller, or other person shall make any accounts, books, papers, documents and other records required and maintained pursuant to section 9 of this act available to the director for inspection which are necessary to enable the director to reasonably determine compliance with this act. L.2013, c.197, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-8 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-8
Conduct in compliance with Fair Credit Billing as compliance with this act
Status: in_force

With respect to any inconsistencies between the provisions of this act and the "Fair Credit Billing Act" (Public Law 93-495, 58 Stat. 1511) comprising Title III of the Federal Truth in Lending Act (Public Law 90-321, 82 Stat. 146, 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) conduct in compliance with said Federal law and regulations shall be deemed and construed to be conduct in compliance with the provisions of this act. L.1975, c. 94, s. 4, eff. May 14, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 56:7-23 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-23
Advertisements, offers for sale or sales involving two or more items
Status: in_force

In all advertisements, offers for sale or sales involving two or more items, at least one of which items is cigarettes, at a combined price, and in all advertisements, offers for sale, or sales, involving the giving of any gift or concession of any kind whatsoever (whether it be coupons or otherwise), the retailer's or wholesaler's combined selling price shall not be below the "cost to the retailer" or the "cost to the wholesaler," respectively, of the total costs of all articles, products, commodities, gifts and concessions included in such transactions. L.1952, c. 247, p. 826, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-58 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-58
Reporting patient medical debt by creditor, collector, consumer reporting agency, prohibited.
Status: in_force

3. a. A medical creditor or medical debt collector shall not report a patient's medical debt to any consumer reporting agency for health care services performed on and after the effective date of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.). b. A consumer reporting agency shall not make any consumer report containing a patient's paid medical debt or a medical debt of less than $500 regardless of the date it was incurred. L.2024, c.48, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-7 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-7
Prohibited practices.
Status: in_force

7. It shall be a violation of this act for any franchisor, directly or indirectly, through any officer, agent or employee, to engage in any of the following practices: a. To require a franchisee at time of entering into a franchise arrangement to assent to a release, assignment, novation, waiver or estoppel which would relieve any person from liability imposed by this act. b. To prohibit directly or indirectly the right of free association among franchisees for any lawful purpose. c. To require or prohibit any change in management of any franchisee unless such requirement or prohibition of change shall be for good cause, which cause shall be stated in writing by the franchisor. d. To restrict the sale of any equity or debenture issue or the transfer of any securities of a franchise or in any way prevent or attempt to prevent the transfer, sale or issuance of equity securities or debentures to employees, personnel of the franchisee, or spouse, child or heir of an owner, as long as basic financial requirements of the franchisor are complied with, and provided any such sale, transfer or issuance does not have the effect of accomplishing a sale or transfer of control, including, but not limited to, change in the persons holding the majority voting power of the franchise. Nothing contained in this subsection shall excuse a franchisee's obligation to provide prior written notice of any change of ownership to the franchisor if that notice is required by the franchise. e. To impose unreasonable standards of performance upon a franchisee. f. To provide any term or condition in any lease or other agreement ancillary or collateral to a franchise, which term or condition directly or indirectly violates this act. L.1971,c.356,s.7; amended 1999, c.45, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:13-8 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-8
Findings, declarations relative to towing, towing operators.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. While the majority of towing companies in New Jersey are reputable service providers, some unscrupulous towing companies are engaged in predatory practices victimizing persons whose vehicles are parked on public streets and private property; b. Predatory towing practices include charging unwarranted or excessive fees, particularly in connection with towing vehicles from private parking lots which do not display any warnings to the vehicle owners or operators, or overcharging persons for towing services provided under circumstances where the person has no meaningful opportunity to withhold consent; c. The legitimate business interests of towing companies and the needs of private property owners for relief from unauthorized parking must be balanced with the interest in providing appropriate protection to persons who own or operate vehicles; d. Whatever authority exists in the law to regulate towing and towing companies is fragmented among various State agencies and local governments so that inconsistent or inadequate regulation often results, with insufficient recourse provided under the law; and e. Therefore, it is in the public interest to create a coordinated, comprehensive framework to establish and enforce minimum standards for towing companies. L.2007, c.193, s.2; amended 2018, c.165, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-185 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-185
Definitions relative to international labor matching, matchmaking organizations.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Client" means a resident of this State for whom an international labor matching organization seeks to locate labor assistance from non-citizens residing outside the country or for whom an international matchmaking organization renders dating, matrimonial or social referral services involving citizens of a foreign country. "Criminal history record background check" means a determination of whether a person has a criminal record by cross-referencing that person's name and fingerprints with those on file with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division and the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police. "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. "International labor matching organization" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that does business in the United States, whose primary purpose is to offer to State residents, opportunities to locate labor assistance from foreign recruits residing outside the country for the purpose of bringing the foreign recruit to the State. "International matchmaking organization" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that does business in the United States and whose primary purpose is offering, including to State residents, dating, matrimonial, or social referral services involving citizens of a foreign country or countries who are not residing in the United States, such as (1) an exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses, or statistics; (2) a selection of photographs; or (3) a social environment in a country other than the United States. The term shall not include an on-line personal services organization. "On-line personal services organization" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that does business in the United States and for profit provides an on-line forum for persons to post personal profiles as a means of self-referral for dating, matrimonial, or other social purpose. "Recruit" means a noncitizen, nonresident person that is recruited by an international labor matching organization for the purpose of bringing the laborer to the State or by an international matchmaking organization for the purpose of providing dating, matrimonial or social referral services. L.2009, c.152, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-42 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-42
Unlawful use or other disposition of milk or cream cans
Status: in_force

No person shall, without the written consent of the owner or owners or shipper, or shippers, or his or their agent, use, sell, dispose of, buy or traffic in any milk or cream can, belonging to any dealer in or shipper of milk or cream residing in this state or elsewhere, who may ship milk or cream to any city, town or place within this state, or who may buy or sell milk or cream within this state, which can has the name or initials of the owner or owners, dealer or dealers, or shipper or shippers, stamped, marked or fastened thereupon, or willfully mar, erase or change by remarking or otherwise such name or initials.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-8 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-8
Opinions on compliance of consumer contracts; review by attorney general; certification; fee
Status: in_force

a. A creditor, seller, insurer, lessor or any person in the business of preparing and selling forms of consumer contracts may request an opinion from the Attorney General, or the Commissioner of Insurance, in regard to contracts of insurance provided for in subsection c. of section 1 of this act (C. 56:12-1c.), as to whether a consumer contract complies with this act. The Attorney General or the Commissioner of Insurance, as the case may be, shall furnish the opinion within a reasonable period of time. b. After reviewing the contract the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Insurance, as the case may be, shall: (1) certify that the contract complies with this act; (2) decline to certify that the contract complies with this act and note his objections to the contractual language; (3) decline to review the contract and refer the party submitting the contract to other previously certified contracts of the same type; (4) decline to review the contract because the contract's compliance with this act is the subject of pending litigation; or (5) decline to review the contract because the contract is not subject to this act. c. Actions of the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Insurance, as the case may be, pursuant to this section are not appealable. d. Any consumer contract certified pursuant to this section is deemed to comply with this act. Certification of a consumer contract pursuant to this section is not otherwise an approval of the contract's legality or legal effect. e. Failure to submit a contract to the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Insurance, as the case may be, for review pursuant to this section does not show a lack of good faith nor does it raise a presumption that the contract violates this act. If pursuant to this section the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Insurance, as the case may be, refers a party to a previously certified contract, that the party chooses not to use the contract does not show a lack of good faith nor does it raise a presumption that a contract used by that party violated this act. f. The Attorney General or the Commissioner of Insurance, as the case may be, may charge a fee, not to exceed $50.00, for the costs of reviewing a consumer contract pursuant to this section. L.1980, c. 125, s. 8, eff. Oct. 16, 1980. Amended by L.1981, c. 464, s. 6; L.1982, c. 88, s. 3, eff. July 23, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-32 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-32
Display of license; copies
Status: in_force

Immediately upon the receipt of the license issued pursuant to this act, the licensee shall display and maintain his license in a conspicuous place in his principal office for reselling tickets. He shall request copies of the license from the director for the purpose of displaying a copy of the license in each branch office, bureau or agency and the director may charge a fee for the copies. L.1983, c. 135, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-12 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-12
Partial invalidity
Status: in_force

If any provision of this law or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the law which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this law are severable. L.1960, c. 39, p. 142, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-50 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-50
Noncompliance, liability.
Status: in_force

9. a. Any person who willfully fails to comply with the requirements of sections 4 through 9 of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be liable to a consumer as provided in section 11 of P.L.1997, c.172 (C.56:11-38). b. Any person who is negligent in failing to comply with the requirements of sections 4 through 9 of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be liable to a consumer as provided in section 12 of P.L.1997, c.172 (C.56:11-39). L.2005,c.226,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.5 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.5
Sale, attempt to sell or offer for sale of merchandise without tag or label with selling price
Status: in_force

It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to sell, attempt to sell or offer for sale any merchandise at retail unless the total selling price of such merchandise is plainly marked by a stamp, tag, label or sign either affixed to the merchandise or located at the point where the merchandise is offered for sale. L.1973, c. 308, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-10 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-10
Guidelines
Status: in_force

a. To insure that a consumer contract shall be simple, clear, understandable and easily readable, the following are examples of guidelines that a court, the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Insurance, in regard to contracts of insurance provided for in subsection c. of section 1 of this act (C. 56:12-1c.), may consider in determining whether a consumer contract as a whole complies with this act: (1) Cross references that are confusing; (2) Sentences that are of greater length than necessary; (3) Sentences that contain double negatives and exceptions to exceptions; (4) Sentences and sections that are in a confusing or illogical order; (5) The use of words with obsolete meanings or words that differ in their legal meaning from their common ordinary meaning; (6) Frequent use of Old English and Middle English words and Latin and French phrases. b. The following are examples of guidelines that a court, the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Insurance, in regard to contracts of insurance provided for in subsection c. of section 1 of this act (C. 56:12-1c.), may consider in determining whether the consumer contract as a whole complies with this act: (1) Sections shall be logically divided and captioned; (2) A table of contents or alphabetical index shall be used for all contracts with more than 3,000 words; (3) Conditions and exceptions to the main promise of the agreement shall be given equal prominence with the main promise, and shall be in at least 10 point type. L.1980, c. 125, s. 10, eff. Oct. 16, 1980. Amended by L.1981, c. 464, s. 7; L.1982, c. 88, s. 4, eff. July 23, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.10 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.10
Fraudulent registration
Status: in_force

10. Fraudulent registration. Any person who shall for himself or herself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the filing or registration of any mark in the office of the Secretary of State under the provisions of this act, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, orally or in writing, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all damages sustained in consequence of the filing or registration, to be recovered by or on behalf of the injured party in any court of competent jurisdiction. L.1966,c.263,s.10; amended 1995,c.171,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:9-16 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-16
Cumulative remedies
Status: in_force

The remedies provided in this act shall be cumulative. L.1970, c. 73, s. 16, eff. May 21, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-95.3 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-95.3
Service contract, requirement for registering with division, renewal.
Status: in_force

6. a. A person shall not provide or administer a service contract in this State, unless the person has registered with the division. b. The registration application and renewal shall be on a form provided by the division and shall: (1) disclose the address, ownership, and nature of business of the regulated entity; (2) be renewed annually on July 1 or other date established by the director; and (3) be accompanied by a fee of $300 per registration and annual renewal. c. A registration application or registration renewal shall not be considered filed until all required information and fees are received by the division. d. Any regulated entity that fails to register prior to the sale of a service contract shall pay a late filing fee of $100 for each 30-day period, or portion thereof, that the registration is late. A regulated entity that fails to timely renew its registration shall pay a late fee of $50 for each 30-day period, or portion thereof, that the annual renewal filing fee is late. The late fees authorized by this subsection shall be in addition to all other penalties authorized by law, including civil penalties for the sale of any service contract while unregistered. e. The director may refuse to issue or renew, and may revoke or suspend, any registration for failure to comply with, or violation of, the provisions of P.L.2022, c.91 (C.56:12-95.1 et al.) or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, or the provisions of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). A refusal, revocation, or suspension shall not be made except upon reasonable notice to, and opportunity to be heard, by the applicant registrant. L.2022, c.91, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-84 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-84
Unlawful practices
Status: in_force

4. a. It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to advertise or hold himself out as a certified industrial hygienist in training or "CIHIT", or as a certified industrial hygienist or "CIH", unless that person is certified by an industrial hygiene certification organization. b. It shall be an unlawful practice for any person who does not have an industrial hygienist education to advertise or hold himself out as an industrial hygienist. L.1996,c.130,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-95.4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-95.4
Publication of non-confidential information, regulated entity registered, required to register.
Status: in_force

7. The division may publish any non-confidential information regarding any regulated entity registered, or required to be registered, under section 6 of P.L.2022, c.91 (C.56:12-95.3) on a publicly accessible webpage operated by the division. L.2022, c.91, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-116 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-116
Certification by safety professional certification organization required
Status: in_force

4. It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to advertise or hold himself out as possessing a professional safety certification from a safety professional certification organization unless that person is certified by the applicable safety professional certification organization. L.2002,c.50,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.21 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.21
Regulations, fees
Status: in_force

15. The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the provisions of this act. The regulations promulgated by the secretary shall include the fees payable for the various applications and recording fees and for related services. Unless specified by the secretary, the fees shall not be refundable. L.1995,c.171,s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 56:4-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-1.1
Contracts to restrain resale of commodity at lower than stipulated price; unenforceability
Status: in_force

Any contract provision that purports to restrain a vendee of a commodity from reselling such commodity at less than the price stipulated by the vendor or producer shall not be enforceable or actionable at law. L.1975, c. 107, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-13.6 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-13.6
Violations by franchisor
Status: in_force

5. It shall be a violation of the "Franchise Practices Act," P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-1 et seq.), for a motor vehicle franchisor to exercise a right of first refusal or other right to acquire a motor vehicle franchise from a motor vehicle franchisee as a means to influence the consideration or other terms offered by a person in connection with the acquisition of the motor vehicle franchise or to influence a person to refrain from entering into, or to withdraw from, negotiations for the acquisition of the motor vehicle franchise. L.1993,c.189,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:16-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-4.1
Autobus schedules.
Status: in_force

10. a. The owner of an autobus shall develop a route schedule for each autobus providing fixed route service provided by the owner or operator. b. The owner or operator shall publish the route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, on the website of the owner or operator and at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand where the autobus provides fixed route service. c. In the event that the route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is changed by the owner or operator, the owner or operator shall update the owner or operator’s website to reflect the changes and post the new route schedule at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand where the autobus provides fixed route service, within 30 days of the changes to the route schedule taking effect. L.2025, c.260, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-40 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-40
Affirmative defense.
Status: in_force

12. It shall be an affirmative defense to a claim under this act that the alleged nonconformity does not substantially impair the use, value, or safety of the new motor vehicle or that the nonconformity is the result of abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modifications or alterations of the motor vehicle by anyone other than the manufacturer, or, in the case of an authorized emergency vehicle, the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier, or its dealer or distributor. L.1988, c.123, s.12; amended 2009, c.324, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 56:14-3 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-3
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

3. 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.) to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.2009, c.156, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:9-2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

a. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires "person" shall mean any natural person or persons, or any corporation, partnership, company, trust or association of persons. b. "Trade or commerce" shall include all economic activity involving or relating to any commodity or service. c. "Commodity" shall mean any kind of real or personal property. d. "Service" shall mean any activity which is performed in whole or in part for the purpose of financial gain, including but not limited to sale, rental, leasing or licensing for use. L.1970, c. 73, s. 2, eff. May 21, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-29 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-29
Findings, declarations relative to consumer credit reports.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Recent amendments to the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act," enacted as the "Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1996," (Subtitle D, Chapter 1, Pub.L.104-208), add important new substantive provisions, some of which strengthen the federal law and its enforcement. b. Among these amendments is subsection (c) added to the enforcement section, 15 U.S.C. s.1681s, which specifically provides that a state can take action to enjoin a person from violating the provisions of the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act" and to recover damages for residents of the state for such violations. c. The designation of a specific agency of the State to have enforcement authority and to be a source of information for consumers about their rights under the federal law and this act will increase the confidence of consumers in the State that credit reporting problems will be vigorously investigated and that persons violating the federal law and the provisions of this act will be prosecuted; d. While the amendments to the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act" contained in the "Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1996" specifically preempt states from establishing requirements or prohibitions with respect to the provisions of certain sections of the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act," the provisions of the other sections of that act are left subject to actions by states as long as the provisions enacted in state law are not inconsistent with federal law; e. The purpose of this act therefore is to provide additional consumer protection with respect to consumer credit reports and credit reporting agencies consistent with the provisions of the"Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act." L.1997,c.172,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-18 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-18
Cease and desist order; violations; penalty
Status: in_force

Where the Attorney General or his designee, after a hearing as provided in P.L.1967, c. 97, finds that an unlawful practice has been or may be committed, he may order the person committing such unlawful practice to cease and desist or refrain from committing said practice in the future. When it shall appear to the Attorney General that a person against whom a cease and desist order has been entered has violated said order, the Attorney General may initiate a summary proceeding in the Superior Court for the violation thereof. Any person found to have violated a cease and desist order shall pay to the State of New Jersey civil penalties in the amount of not more than $25,000.00 for each violation of said order. In the event that any person fails to pay a civil penalty assessed by the court for violation of a cease and desist order, the court assessing the unpaid penalty is authorized, upon application of the Attorney General, to grant any relief which may be obtained under any statute or court rule governing the collection and enforcement of penalties. L.1971, c. 247, s. 6, eff. June 29, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-25 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-25
Credit card transaction forms by accepters
Status: in_force

2. a. Any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation which accepts credit cards used exclusively for credit card transactions shall only use credit card forms which: (1) are carbonless; (2) after the transaction is complete, do not render a separate piece of paper, carbon or otherwise, which readily identifies the cardholder by name or number, other than those necessary for use by the seller, credit cardholder and issuer to complete the credit card transaction; (3) are carbonized backed forms that may be retained for recordkeeping purposes of the seller, the seller's agent or subcontractor, the issuer or the credit cardholder; or (4) have a perforated or split carbon, half of which is disposable, and upon completion of the transaction the disposable portion of the carbon renders only half of the cardholder's name and account number. b. No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation which accepts credit cards for the transaction of business shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of subsection a. of this section, if that person, firm, partnership, association or corporation shows by a preponderance of evidence that the violation was not intentional and resulted from bona fide error made notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid any such error. c. The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall not apply to forms used for a special purpose incidental to the credit card transaction but related to shipping, delivery or installment of purchased merchandise or special orders. L.1991,c.482,s.2.