N.J. Stat. § 56:8-169 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-169
Findings, declarations relative to Internet dating safety.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares: a. Residents of this State need to be informed of the potential risks of participating in Internet dating services. There is a public safety need to disclose whether criminal history background screenings have been performed and to increase public awareness of the possible risks associated with Internet dating activities. The primary purpose of this act is to enhance the safety of individuals who use Internet service to facilitate dating. b. The offer of Internet dating services to residents of this State, and the acceptance of membership fees from residents of this State means that an Internet dating service is conducting business in this State and is subject to regulation by this State and the jurisdiction of the State's courts. L.2007, c.272, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-21 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-21
Violations of article; imprisonment or fine
Status: in_force

Any person, acting for himself or as the agent of any person, firm or corporation, who violates the provisions of this article shall, for the first offense, be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than one year, or by a fine of five dollars for each bottle, container or receptacle mentioned in section 56:3-15 of this title filled, sold, bought, given, taken, used, disposed of, trafficked in or possessed in contravention of this article, or by both such imprisonment and fine, and for each subsequent offense by imprisonment for not less than twenty days nor more than one year, or by a fine of ten dollars for each such bottle, container or receptacle so filled, sold, bought, given, taken, possessed, used, disposed of, or trafficked in, or by both such imprisonment and fine, in the discretion of the court or magistrate before which or whom the offense is tried.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.18 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.18
Penalties; refunds or credits to buyers
Status: in_force

A retail mercantile establishment violating any provision of this act shall be liable to the buyer, for up to 20 days from the date of purchase, for a cash refund or a credit, at the buyer's option, provided that the merchandise has not been used or damaged by the buyer. L.1982, c. 29, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:16-1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

3. Sections 3 through 10 of P.L.2013, c.224 (C.56:16-1 et seq.) shall be known and may be cited as the "Bill of Rights for Customers of Certain Autobuses Act." L.2013, c.224, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:15-5 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-5
Prohibited defense.
Status: in_force

5. A person who misappropriates a trade secret shall not use as a defense to the misappropriation that proper means to acquire the trade secret existed at the time of the misappropriation. L.2011, c.161, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-3.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-3.1
Violations; penalty
Status: in_force

Upon receiving evidence of any violation of the provisions of chapter 39 of the laws of 1960, the Attorney General, or his designee, is empowered to hold hearings upon said violation and upon finding the violation to have been committed, to assess a penalty against the person alleged to have committed such violation in such amount within the limits of chapter 39 of the laws of 1966 as the Attorney General deems proper under the circumstances. Any such amounts collected by the Attorney General shall be paid forthwith into the State Treasury for the general purposes of the State. L.1967, c. 97, s. 1, eff. June 8, 1967. Amended by L.1971, c. 247, s. 11, eff. June 29, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-97 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-97
Definitions relative to direct broadcast satellite and telecommunications service.
Status: in_force

5. As used in section 6 of P.L.2017, c.378 (C.56:12-98): "Bundle contract" means the provision of direct broadcast satellite service and telecommunications service to a residential customer in this State through a contract with a provider of direct broadcast satellite service for those services. "Provider of direct broadcast satellite service" or "provider" shall have the same meaning as provided in 47 U.S.C. s.335. "Residential customer" or "customer" means a customer receiving direct broadcast satellite service from a provider of direct broadcast satellite service. "Telecommunications service" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2 of P.L.1991, c.428 (C.48:2-21.17). "Victim of domestic violence" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19). L.2017, c.378, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-62 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-62
Lease requirements
Status: in_force

3. Every lease: a. Shall be in writing and contain all of the terms and conditions of the lease agreement between the lessor and the lessee and shall be signed by the lessor and lessee; b. Shall state the names and addresses of all parties, and the phone number of the leasing dealer. If the dealer knows the identity of the party to whom the leasing dealer intends to assign the lease, the dealer shall include in the lease the name, address and telephone number of the assignee. If the leasing dealer does not include the name, address and telephone number of the assignee in the lease, the dealer or the assignee shall, promptly upon assignment, mail or personally deliver to the lessee the name, address and telephone number of the assignee; c. Shall state the dates when the lease is executed by the parties; d. Shall identify the lease with the term "lease" in 14-point bold type and shall be in a style and format to be determined by the director by regulation; e. Shall be completed in full without any blank spaces to be filled in after the lease is signed by the lessee; f. Shall specify the periodic basis or intervals when the lease payments shall be payable; g. Shall provide the following information concerning the conditions of the lease: (1) Whether or not the lessee has the option to purchase the motor vehicle at the end of the lease term, and if so, either: (a) the purchase option price, or (b) the method for ascertaining the purchase option price. If the lease includes a method for determining the purchase option price, and that method is based upon an amount set forth in a publication, the identity of the publication and the classification contained within the publication to be used, shall be included. If the publication ceases to exist, the lessor shall immediately notify the lessee of that fact and inform the lessee of the identity of the comparable publication which will be utilized to ascertain the purchase option price. If a method for ascertaining the purchase option price not set forth in a publication is included in the lease, the lease shall set forth a good faith estimate of the amount, using that method; (2) The total amount of all payments required at the inception of the lease term, including any refundable security deposit , any trade-in allowance and any nonrefundable payment such as a down payment or capitalized cost reduction, required at the beginning of the lease, or a statement that no payment is required at the beginning of the lease; (3) The number of periodic payments to be paid during the term of the lease and the amount of each payment; (4) A description of the standards to be used by the lessor in determining excessive wear or damage, and any liability the lease imposes upon the lessee at the end of the term of the lease, including any liability which may be imposed upon the lessee because of excessive wear or damage of the motor vehicle and any disposition costs imposed upon the lessee; (5) (a) If the lease contains a purchase option, the total cost of the lease, assuming there is no default and that the lessee exercises the purchase option at the end of the term of the lease , which shall be the sum of: (i) the total amount of all payments required at the beginning of the lease; (ii) the total amount to be paid in periodic payments during the term of the lease; (iii) the amount of any liability the lease imposes upon the lessee at the end of the term of the lease; and (iv) the purchase option price. (b) If the lease does not contain a purchase option or if the purchase option price is not set forth in the lease, the total fixed cost of the lease , which shall be the sum of (i), (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (a) of this paragraph. (c) For purposes of calculating the total cost of the lease under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph or the total fixed cost of the lease under subparagraph (b) of this paragraph , the amount of the refundable security deposit and insurance shall be excluded; (6) The formula which shall be used by the lessor to calculate the total liability of the lessee if the lease is terminated by the lessee; (7) The residual value of the vehicle; (8) The total number of miles or the number of miles per month or year which the vehicle may be driven without additional charge as permitted under the terms of the lease, and the charge per mile for the miles driven in excess of that permissible mileage; (9) The liability of the lessee in the event the motor vehicle is damaged, stolen or otherwise lost. In the event the motor vehicle is damaged, stolen or lost and is deemed a total loss by the insurance company, and the lease contains a provision whereby the difference between the insurance proceeds and the amount due under the terms of the lease shall be waived if the lessor receives the insurance proceeds and if the lessee has otherwise complied with all other promises contained in the lease (including, where applicable, the requirement that the lessee pay the deductible under any insurance coverage), the lease shall disclose that the lessee shall have no further liability. Otherwise, the lease shall disclose the option on the part of the lessee to purchase from the lessor or from a third party, either insurance or damage waivers, if available, to indemnify him for the difference between the insurance proceeds and the amount due under the terms of the lease; (10) The gross capitalized cost of the vehicle, the capitalized cost reduction and the adjusted capitalized cost when the cost of the vehicle for the purpose of calculating the gross capitalized cost exceeds the manufacturer's suggested retail price; and h. Shall provide the following information concerning the motor vehicle to be leased: (1) If the odometer reads in excess of 1,000 miles, an explanation of the prior use of the motor vehicle using the following terms, as applicable: personal, family or household, demonstrator, livery, daily rental, police, prior wreckage, unknown; provided that the lessor may insert "unknown" only if the lessor does not know the prior use of the motor vehicle; (2) The odometer reading at the beginning of the lease term; (3) The make, model, and year; (4) The number of engine cylinders; (5) Whether the transmission is automatic or manual; (6) Whether the brakes and steering mechanism are power assisted or manual; (7) Whether or not the vehicle is air conditioned; (8) The vehicle identification number of the vehicle; and (9) If the vehicle is required to have a Monroney label, the manufacturer's suggested retail price as set forth on the Monroney label. L.1994,c.190,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-14.6 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-14.6
Consumer Fraud Education Fund
Status: in_force

5. a. There is established in the General Fund a special fund to be known as the Consumer Fraud Education Fund. The State Treasurer shall credit to the fund all moneys received by the State for penalties assessed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1999, c.129 (C.56:8-14.3). The fund shall be continuing and nonlapsing. The fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer, and any interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. b. The Division of Consumer Affairs may draw upon the fund to effectuate the purposes of section 4 of P.L.1999, c.129 (C.56:8-14.5) and to pay reasonable and necessary administrative expenses incurred in implementing the provisions of this act to the extent that moneys are available. L.1999,c.129,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-27 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-27
Sales through franchises only.
Status: in_force

2. a. Except as provided pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2015, c.24 (C.56:10-27.1), it shall be a violation of this act for any motor vehicle franchisor, directly or indirectly, through any officer, agent, employee, broker, or any shareholder of the franchisor, except a shareholder of one percent or less of the outstanding shares of any class of securities of a franchisor which is a publicly traded corporation, or other person, to offer to sell or sell motor vehicles to a consumer, other than an employee of the franchisor, except through a motor vehicle franchisee. b. Subsection a. of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the leasing or assigning of vehicles by a franchisor to its employees or to employees of an affiliate or subsidiary of the franchisor. Such vehicles shall be titled and registered with the Motor Vehicle Commission and shall therefore be eligible to receive a standard issue license plate. A franchisor may elect to title and register the vehicles with the Motor Vehicle Commission or to designate a third party approved by the Motor Vehicle Commission to do so on behalf of the franchisor. c. A franchisor that has its headquarters in this State may assign, or otherwise lend for use and operation, vehicles to individuals or entities for promotional, testing, marketing, or product familiarity purposes. Any such vehicle that is titled, registered, and insured in the name of the franchisor or its affiliate or subsidiary and shall therefore be eligible to receive a standard issue license plate up to an aggregate of 50 vehicles at any given time for such plate. A franchisor may elect to title and register the vehicles with the Motor Vehicle Commission or to designate a third party approved by the Motor Vehicle Commission to do so on its behalf. d. A franchisor that has its headquarters in this State may perform service, including, but not limited to, warranty, routine, and recall maintenance on vehicles leased or assigned pursuant to this section, including ordering parts, components, accessories, or any other item needed for the servicing of such motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this section, this subsection shall not be construed to permit a franchisor to perform retail service on motor vehicles sold, leased, or assigned to a consumer by a franchisee or another franchisor. Such franchisor shall operate such servicing and the servicing facility with the equipment installed therein as shall be requisite for the servicing of motor vehicles in a manner as to make them comply with the laws of this State and with any rules and regulations governing the equipment, use, and operation of motor vehicles within the State. However, such franchisor shall not be required to comply with the provisions of R.S.39:10-19 requiring the maintaining of a place of business with a permanent building of not less than 1,000 square feet in floor space to be used principally for the servicing and display of motor vehicles or to have an exterior sign at the franchisor’s servicing facility. L.1985, c.361, s.2; amended 2015, c.24, s.4; 2025, c.176.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-9 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-9
Liability of creditor
Status: in_force

The liability of a creditor under this act is in lieu of, and not in addition to, the creditor's liability under the Federal Fair Credit Billing Act. An action brought by a consumer with respect to a violation of this act may not be maintained pursuant to this act if a final judgment has been rendered for or against that consumer with respect to the same violation pursuant to the Federal Fair Credit Billing Act. An action brought by a consumer with respect to a violation of this act shall be abated upon motion by the creditor if an action, with respect to the same conduct, is pending before any court pursuant to the Federal Fair Credit Billing Act. If a final judgment has been rendered in favor of a consumer pursuant to this act and thereafter a final judgment with respect to the same conduct is rendered in favor of the same consumer pursuant to the Federal Fair Credit Billing Act, a creditor liable under both judgments has a cause of action against the consumer for appropriate relief to the extent necessary to avoid double liability with respect to the same conduct. L.1975, c. 94, s. 5, eff. May 14, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-134 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-134
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

16. The division, 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 necessary to implement this act, which shall include, but not be limited to: a. provisions governing the availability and distribution of the no call list established pursuant to section 9 of this act; b. any other matters relating to the no call list established pursuant to section 9 of this act that the division deems necessary; and c. such procedures as may be most effective to ensure that the no call list is up-to-date and accurately reflects the telephone numbers of persons wishing to be on the no call list and procedures to identify telephone numbers that have been reallocated to persons other than those who have indicated that they wish to be on the no call list. Such procedures may include, but not be limited to, establishing a means of matching the no call list with the names and numbers of persons with current listings supplied by the local exchange telephone companies, or establishing a requirement for re-enrollment to the list from time to time. L.2003,c.76,s.16; amended 2003, c.208, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.30 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.30
Posting of raincheck policy by retail mercantile establishment.
Status: in_force

3. Every retail mercantile establishment which issues rainchecks to consumers for the sale of advertised merchandise that is not available throughout the advertised period shall conspicuously post its raincheck policy on a sign in at least one of the following locations: a. Affixed to a cash register or location of the point of sale; b. So situated as to be clearly visible to the buyer; c. Posted at each store entrance used by the public; d. At the location where the merchandise was offered for sale; e. In an advertisement for merchandise; or f. Printed on the receipt of sale. L.2006,c.59,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:7-24 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-24
Sales by wholesaler to another wholesaler
Status: in_force

When one wholesaler sells cigarettes to any other wholesaler, the former shall not be required to include in his selling price to the latter, "cost to the wholesaler," as provided by section five of this act, except that no such sale shall be made at a price less than the "basic cost of cigarettes" as defined in said section two of this act, but the latter wholesaler, upon resale to a retailer, shall be deemed to be the wholesaler governed by the provisions of said section five of this act. L.1952, c. 247, p. 827, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-202 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-202
Notice of fee required.
Status: in_force

2. No operator shall charge a fee to a consumer for the consumer's use of a coin redemption machine unless a notice is prominently displayed on the coin redemption machine disclosing to the consumer: a. If a fee will be imposed for providing the coin redemption service; and b. The amount of any fee. L.2015, c.267, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-35 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-35
Filing names, marks or devices; fee
Status: in_force

Any person engaged in the business of supplying towels, coats, aprons, toilet devices or other kindred articles or supplies for hire or compensation, used for the purpose of providing cleanliness and sanitation, and having a name, or trade-mark or device branded, stamped, marked, sewed, or otherwise impressed thereon, may file, in the office of the clerk of the county in which his principal place of business is situated, a description of such name, trade-mark or device, and cause such description to be printed once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in such county, or if his principal place of business is in another state such filing shall be made in the office of the clerk of any county in this state in which business is done, and such description printed for three successive weeks in any newspaper published in such county. For such filing there shall be paid to the county clerk two dollars for each such name, mark or device so filed.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-125 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-125
Reporting of change in information
Status: in_force

7. Any material change in any information filed with the director pursuant to this act shall be reported in writing to the director within 30 business days of the change. L.2003,c.76,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-73 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-73
Enforceability of agreements
Status: in_force

3. This act shall not affect the enforceability of any provision of any lease contract, conditional sale contract or security agreement by any party thereto. L.1995,c.77,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-17 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-17
Violations; civil liability to aggrieved consumer; action; termination of contract
Status: in_force

Any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be liable to the aggrieved consumer for a civil penalty of not less than $100.00 or for actual damages, or both at the election of the consumer, together with reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. This may be recoverable by the consumer in a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction or as part of a counterclaim by the consumer against the seller, lessor, creditor, lender or bailee or assignee of any of the aforesaid, who aggrieved him. A consumer also shall have the right to petition the court to terminate a contract which violates the provisions of section 2 of this act and the court in its discretion may void the contract. L.1981, c. 454, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-166.4
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4 et seq.): "Affiliate" means a legal entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another legal entity. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means: the ownership of or the power to vote, more than 50 percent of the outstanding shares of any class of voting security of a company; the control in any manner over the election of a majority of the directors or individuals exercising similar functions; or the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a company. "Biometric data" means data generated by automatic or technological processing, measurements, or analysis of an individual's biological, physical, or behavioral characteristics, including, but not limited to, fingerprint, voiceprint, eye retinas, irises, facial mapping, facial geometry, facial templates, or other unique biological, physical, or behavioral patterns or characteristics that are used or intended to be used, singularly or in combination with each other or with other personal data, to identify a specific individual. "Biometric data" shall not include: a digital or physical photograph; an audio or video recording; or any data generated from a digital or physical photograph, or an audio or video recording, unless such data is generated to identify a specific individual. "Child" shall have the same meaning as provided in COPPA. "Consent" means a clear affirmative act signifying a consumer's freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous agreement to allow the processing of personal data relating to the consumer. "Consent" may include a written statement, including by electronic means, or any other unambiguous affirmative action. "Consent shall not include: acceptance of a general or broad terms of use or similar document that contains descriptions of personal data processing along with other, unrelated information; hovering over, muting, pausing, or closing a given piece of content; or agreement obtained through the use of dark patterns. "Consumer" means an identified person who is a resident of this State acting only in an individual or household context. "Consumer" shall not include a person acting in a commercial or employment context. "Controller" means an individual, or legal entity that, alone or jointly with others determines the purpose and means of processing personal data. "COPPA" means the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. s.6501 et seq., and any rules, regulations, guidelines, and exceptions thereto, as may be amended from time to time. "Dark pattern" means a user interface designed or manipulated with the substantial effect of subverting or impairing user autonomy, decision-making, or choice, and includes, but is not limited to, any practice the United States Federal Trade Commission refers to as a "dark pattern." "Decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer" means decisions that result in the provision or denial of financial or lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment or opportunity, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health care services, or access to essential goods and services. "De-identified data" means: data that cannot be reasonably used to infer information about, or otherwise be linked to, an identified or identifiable individual, or a device linked to such an individual, if the controller that possesses the data: (1) takes reasonable measures to ensure that the data cannot be associated with an individual, (2) publicly commits to maintain and use the data only in a de-identified fashion and not to attempt to re-identify the data, and (3) contractually obligates any recipients of the information to comply with the requirements of this paragraph. "Designated request address" means an electronic mail address, Internet website, or toll-free telephone number that a consumer may use to request the information required to be provided pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.6). "Personal data" means any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable person. "Personal data" shall not include de-identified data or publicly available information. "Precise geolocation data" means information derived from technology, including, but not limited to, global positioning system level latitude and longitude coordinates or other mechanisms, that directly identifies the specific location of an individual with precision and accuracy within a radius of 1,750 feet. "Precise geolocation data" does not include the content of communications or any data generated by or connected to advanced utility metering infrastructure systems or equipment for use by a utility. "Process" or "processing" means an operation or set of operations performed, whether by manual or automated means, on personal data or on sets of personal data, such as the collection, use, storage, disclosure, analysis, deletion, or modification of personal data, and also includes the actions of a controller directing a processor to process personal data. "Processor" means a person, private entity, public entity, agency, or other entity that processes personal data on behalf of the controller. "Profiling" means any form of automated processing performed on personal data to evaluate, analyze, or predict personal aspects related to an identified or identifiable individual's economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements. "Publicly available information" means information that is lawfully made available from federal, State, or local government records or widely distributed media or information that a controller has a reasonable basis to believe a consumer has lawfully made available to the general public and has not restricted to a specific audience. "Sale" means the sharing, disclosing, or transferring of personal data for monetary or other valuable consideration by the controller to a third party. "Sale" shall not include: The disclosure of personal data to a processor that processes the personal data on the controller's behalf; The disclosure of personal data to a third party for the purposes of providing a product or service requested by the consumer; The disclosure or transfer of personal data to an affiliate of the controller; The disclosure of personal data that the consumer intentionally made available to the general public through a mass media channel and did not restrict to a specific audience; or The disclosure or transfer of personal data to a third party as an asset that is part of a proposed or actual merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other transaction in which the third party assumes control of all or part of the controller's assets. "Sensitive data" means personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin; religious beliefs; mental or physical health condition, treatment, or diagnosis; financial information, which shall include a consumer's account number, account log-in, financial account, or credit or debit card number, in combination with any required security code, access code, or password that would permit access to a consumer's financial account; sex life or sexual orientation; citizenship or immigration status; status as transgender or non-binary; genetic or biometric data that may be processed for the purpose of uniquely identifying an individual; personal data collected from a known child; or precise geolocation data. "Targeted advertising" means displaying advertisements to a consumer where the advertisement is selected based on personal data obtained or inferred from that consumer's activities over time and across nonaffiliated Internet web sites or online applications to predict such consumer's preferences or interests. "Targeted advertising" shall not include: advertisements based on activities within a controller's own internet websites or online applications; advertisements based on the context of a consumer's current search query, visit to an internet website or online application; advertisements directed to a consumer in response to the consumer's request for information or feedback; or processing personal data solely to measure or report advertising frequency, performance, or reach. "Third party" means a person, private entity, public entity, agency, or entity other than the consumer, controller, or affiliate or processor of the controller. "Trade secret" has the same meaning as section 2 of P.L.2011, c.161 (C.56:15-2). "Verified request" means the process through which a consumer may submit a request to exercise a right or rights established in P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4 et seq.), and by which a controller can reasonably authenticate the request and the consumer making the request using commercially reasonable means. L.2023, c.266, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:9-17 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-17
Cooperation with Federal Government and with other states
Status: in_force

The Attorney General may cooperate with officials of the Federal Government and the several states in the enforcement of this act. L.1970, c. 73, s. 17, eff. May 21, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-90 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-90
Assurance of faithful performance required to sell service contracts.
Status: in_force

4. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection d. of this section, a person shall not provide or administer service contracts in this State unless the person complies with one or more of the following means of assuring faithful performance to its contract holders: (1) each service contract shall be insured under a reimbursement insurance policy issued by an insurer licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to transact the business of insurance in this State, and which complies with the provisions of section 6 of P.L.2013, c.197 (C.56:12-92); (2) a funded reserve account shall be established and maintained for its obligations under each contract issued and outstanding in this State, with reserves calculated at not less than 40% of gross consideration received, then less the amount of claims paid under those contracts. If those reserves fall below the minimum required, the provider has 90 days to come into compliance without violating this section. The reserve account shall be subject to examination and review by the director pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2013, c.197 (C.56:12-96); or (3) alone or together with the provider's parent or other affiliated corporation, the provider shall maintain a net worth or stockholders' equity of not less than $100,000,000. Upon request by the director, the provider shall provide the director with a copy of the provider's or its parent's or other affiliated corporation's most recent Form 10-K or Form 20-F, or successor form containing substantially the same information, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within the last 12-month period, or if the provider, or parent or other affiliated corporation, does not file this form with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a copy of the entity's audited financial statements, which show a net worth of the provider, or parent or other affiliated corporation, of not less than $100,000,000. If the provider's parent's or other affiliated corporation's form or financial statements are filed to meet the provider's means of assuring faithful performance to its contract holders, the parent or other affiliated corporation shall agree to guarantee the obligations of the provider. b. Except with respect to a provider that complies with paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection a. of this section or with respect to an insurer that the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance has determined meets financial solvency standards established under Title 17 of the New Jersey Statutes, in addition to the requirements set forth in subsection a. of this section, the provider shall maintain a bond, having a value of not less than five percent of the gross consideration received per annum, less claims paid, on the sale of the service contract for all service contracts issued and in force, but not less than $25,000, in order to provide service contracts in this State. The provider shall name the division as a party on the bond, and shall notify the division, in writing, in the event of the cancellation or non-renewal of the bond. c. In addition to any applicable damages and penalties pursuant to subsection a. of section 10 of P.L.2013, c.197 (C.56:12-96), a person who provides or administers a service contract that is not in compliance with P.L.2013, c.197 (C.56:12-87 et al.) or that is issued by a provider that is not in compliance with P.L.2013, c.197 (C.56:12-87 et al.) shall be jointly and severally liable for all covered contractual obligations arising under the terms of such non-compliant contract or under the terms of any service contract issued at a time when the provider of the contract is non-compliant. d. A person who administers service contracts in this State is required to comply with one or more means of assuring faithful performance as set forth in paragraph (1) through (3) of subsection a. of this section; or the means of assuring faithful performance of a service contract set forth in subsection a. of this section adopted by the provider of the service contract shall apply to indemnify that person's conduct with respect to administering the service contract. L.2013, c.197, s.4; amended 2022, c.91, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:2-3 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-3
§ 56:2-3
Status: in_force

When a name, badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia has been registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, no registration or alteration in registration of a name, badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia, imitating, or so nearly resembling as to be calculated to be deceptive of, a name, badge, motto, button, decoration, membership card, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia already registered, shall be accepted, unless the same was adopted and has been in actual use by any regularly organized association or organization mentioned in section 56:2-1 of this title, for at least three months prior to June twenty-first, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.5 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.5
Duration and renewal
Status: in_force

5. Duration and renewal. Registration of a mark with the Secretary of State shall be effective for a term of five years from the date of registration and, upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of the term, in a manner complying with the requirements of the Secretary of State, the registration may be renewed for a like term from the end of the expiring term. A renewal fee in an amount established by and payable to the Secretary of State, shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration. A mark registration may be renewed for successive periods of five years in like manner. Any registration in force on the effective date of P.L.1995, c.171 (C.56:3-13.1a et al.) shall continue in full force and effect for the unexpired term of the registration, and may be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the Secretary of State complying with the requirements of the Secretary of State and paying the renewal fee established by the Secretary of State within six months prior to the expiration of the registration. All applications for renewal shall include a verified statement that the mark has been and is still in use and shall include a specimen showing actual use of the mark on or in connection with the goods or services. L.1966,c.263,s.5; amended 1971,c.171,s.3; 1982,c.52,s.9; 1987,c.435,s.24; 1995,c.171,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-35.4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-35.4
Use of digger unlawful.
Status: in_force

12. It shall be an unlawful practice for a person to use a digger to acquire any ticket. L.2001,c.394,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-8.2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-8.2
Power of commissioner of insurance to review and certify insurance contracts; effect on prior certification by Attorney General
Status: in_force

The transfer to the Commissioner of Insurance of the power and duty to review and certify contracts of insurance provided for in subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.1980, c. 125 (C. 56:12-1c.) shall not affect any certification made by the Attorney General prior to the effective date of this act. L.1982, c. 88, s. 7, eff. July 23, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-3 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-3
Written notice of billing error by consumer; acknowledgment by creditor; prohibition of communication on claimed billing error
Status: in_force

If a creditor, having transmitted to a consumer a statement of the consumer's account, receives from the consumer at an address designated therefor by the creditor in accordance with section 5 of this act, within 60 days of the mailing of said statement, a written notice, on a document other than a document provided by the creditor to accompany payment, by mail or other delivery setting forth sufficient information to enable the creditor to identify the consumer and the account, the amount and transaction shown in the statement which the consumer in good faith believes to be a billing error, and the facts providing the basis for the consumer's belief that the statement is in error; the creditor shall: a. Not later than 30 days after receipt of the notice, mail a written acknowledgment to the consumer; and b. Not later than 90 days after receipt of the notice and prior to taking any action to collect the amount believed by the consumer to be a billing error, (1) make appropriate corrections in the account of the consumer and mail to the consumer a written notice stating that the amount believed to be in error has been corrected and will be shown on the next statement mailed to the consumer or (2) send a written notice to the consumer setting forth the reasons why the creditor believes the account of the consumer was correctly shown in the statement; and c. Not communicate unfavorable credit information concerning the consumer to any person, including but not limited to credit bureaus or credit reporting agencies, based upon the consumer's failure to pay the amount believed by him to be a billing error, until the creditor has complied with this section. L.1974, c. 146, s. 3; L.1975, c. 94, s. 1, eff. May 14, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-78 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-78
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

12. The Director 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 purposes of this act. L.1995,c.373,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 56:14-2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-2
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

2. A person who violates this act shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $500 for the first offense and not more than $1,000 for each subsequent offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Each article of clothing apparel that is not marked in accordance with the provisions of this act shall constitute a separate violation. L.2009, c.156, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.17 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.17
Signs; contents
Status: in_force

Any sign required by section 3 of this act to be posted in retail mercantile establishments shall state whether or not it is a policy of such establishment to give refunds and, if so, under what conditions, including, but not limited to, whether a refund will be given: a. On merchandise which has been advertised as "sale" merchandise or marked "as is" ; b. On merchandise for which no proof of purchase exists; c. At any time or not beyond a point in time specified; or d. In cash, or as credit or store credit only. L.1982, c. 29, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-9 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-9
Action against franchisor; defenses
Status: in_force

It shall be a defense for a franchisor, to any action brought under this act by a franchisee, if it be shown that said franchisee has failed to substantially comply with requirements imposed by the franchise and other agreements ancillary or collateral thereto. L.1971, c. 356, s. 9, eff. Dec. 21, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 56:9-10 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-10
Injunctions and other relief; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

a. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this act. The Attorney General may institute proceedings to prevent and restrain violations. In addition to granting prohibitory injunctions and other restraints for a period and upon terms and conditions necessary to deter the defendant from, and insure against, the committing of a future violation of this act, the court may grant mandatory injunctions reasonably necessary to restore and preserve competition in the trade or commerce affected by the violation. The court may issue temporary restraining orders or prohibitions and the court may proceed in a summary manner. b. Any person may institute proceedings for injunctive relief, temporary or permanent in the Superior Court against threatened loss or damage to his property or business by a violation of this act, when and under the same conditions and principles as injunctive relief against threatened conduct that will cause loss or damage is granted by courts of equity, under the rules governing such proceedings, and upon the execution of proper bond against damages for an injunction improvidently granted and a showing that the danger of irreparable loss or damage is immediate, a preliminary injunction may issue. If the court issues a permanent injunction, the plaintiff shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees, filing fees and reasonable costs of suit. Reasonable costs of suit may include, but shall not be limited to the expenses of discovery and document reproduction. c. In addition to injunctive relief authorized pursuant to subsection a of this section, any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be liable to a penalty of not more than the greater of $100,000.00 or $500.00 per day for each and every day of said violation. L.1970, c. 73, s. 10, eff. May 21, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-223 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-223
Definitions relative to the return of items purchased during a state of emergency.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Groceries and other foodstuffs" means dairy products, meat and delicatessen products, produce products, seafood products, carbonated beverages, coffee and other beverages, snack foods, candy products, baked products, paper products, household cleaning items, health and beauty products, frozen foods, pet foods and supplies, and any other edible product not previously listed. "Retail food store" means any retail establishment where groceries and other foodstuffs are regularly and customarily sold in a bona fide manner for off-premises consumption. L.2020, c.16, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:7-37 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-37
Powers available
Status: in_force

All of the powers vested in the Director of the Division of Taxation by the provisions of the "Cigarette Tax Act," aforesaid, shall be available to the said Director in the enforcement of this Unfair Cigarette Sales Act. L.1952, c. 247, p. 831, s. 20.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-19.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-19.1
Exemption from consumer fraud law, certain real estate licensees, circumstances.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) to the contrary, there shall be no right of recovery against a real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson licensed under R.S.45:15-1 et seq. for the communication of any false, misleading, or deceptive information provided to the real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson, regarding real estate located in New Jersey, if the real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson demonstrates that they: a. Had no actual knowledge of the false, misleading or deceptive character of the information; b. Made a reasonable and diligent inquiry to ascertain whether the information is of a false, misleading, or deceptive character. For purposes of this section, communications by a real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson which shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of a "reasonable and diligent inquiry" include, but shall not be limited to, communications which disclose information: (1) provided in a report or upon a representation by a person, licensed or certified by the State of New Jersey, including, but not limited to, an appraiser, home inspector, plumber or electrical contractor, or an unlicensed home inspector until December 30, 2005, of a particular physical condition pertaining to the real estate derived from inspection of the real estate by that person; (2) provided in a report or upon a representation by any governmental official or employee, if the particular information of a physical condition is likely to be within the knowledge of that governmental official or employee; or (3) that the real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson obtained from the seller in a property condition disclosure statement, which form shall comply with regulations promulgated by the director in consultation with the New Jersey Real Estate Commission, provided that the real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson informed the buyer that the seller is the source of the information and that, prior to making that communication to the buyer, the real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson visually inspected the property with reasonable diligence to ascertain the accuracy of the information disclosed by the seller. In addition to any other question as the director shall deem necessary, the property condition disclosure statement shall include a question specifically concerning the presence of lead plumbing, including but not limited to any service line, piping materials, fixtures, and solder, in the residential property; and c. If a property condition disclosure statement contained information indicating the seller's awareness of water leakage, accumulation or dampness, the presence of mold or other similar natural substance, or repairs or other attempts to control any water or dampness problem on the real property, the real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson referred the buyer of the real property to the "Mold Guidelines for New Jersey Residents" pamphlet on the Department of Health Internet website, or other pamphlet or guidelines deemed appropriate by the director and, if requested by the buyer, provided the buyer with a physical copy of the pamphlet. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to affect the obligations of a real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson pursuant to the "New Residential Construction Off-Site Conditions Disclosure Act," P.L.1995, c.253 (C.46:3C-1 et seq.), or any other law or regulation. L.1999,c.76,s.1; amended 2004, c.18, s.2; 2021, c.264; 2021, c.268; 2021, c.442.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-104 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-104
Definitions relative to certain loans for senior citizens.
Status: in_force

1. For the purposes of this act: "Home solicitation" means any transaction made at the consumer's primary residence, except those transactions initiated by the consumer. A consumer response to an advertisement is not a home solicitation. "Senior citizen" means an individual who is 60 years of age or older. "Transaction" means a sale as defined in subsection e. of section 1 of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1). L.2000,c.125,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.6 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.6
Assignment, other instruments
Status: in_force

6. Assignment, other instruments. a. Any mark and its registration or application for registration shall be assignable with the good will of the business in which the mark is used, or with that part of the good will of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the mark. Assignment shall be by instruments in writing duly executed and shall be recorded with the Secretary of State upon the payment of the recording fee payable to the Secretary of State. An assignment of any registration under this act shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration without notice, unless it is filed for recording with the Secretary of State within 20 days after the date of the assignment or prior to the subsequent purchase or transfer. b. Other instruments which relate to a mark registered or application pending pursuant to this act, including, but not limited to, a change of owner name, shall be recorded by the Secretary of State upon the payment of the recording fee established by and payable to the Secretary of State, provided that the instrument is in writing and executed by the applicant or registrant. Instruments recordable under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, such as security interests and mortgages, and their recordation, shall continue to be governed by and recorded under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code. c. Acknowledgement by the assignee or transferee shall be prima facie evidence of the execution of an assignment or other instrument and, when recorded by the Secretary of State, the record shall be prima facie evidence of execution. d. A photocopy of any instrument referred to in subsections a. and b. of this section shall be accepted for recording if it is certified by any of the parties to the instrument, or their successors, to be a true and correct copy of the original. L.1966,c.263,s.6; amended 1971,c.171,s.4; 1982,c.52,s.10; 1987,c.435,s.25; 1995,c.171,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-8 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-8
Injunction against unlawful practices; appointment of receiver; additional penalties
Status: in_force

Whenever it shall appear to the Attorney General that a person has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in any practice declared to be unlawful by this act he may seek and obtain in a summary action in the Superior Court an injunction prohibiting such person from continuing such practices or engaging therein or doing any acts in furtherance thereof or an order appointing a receiver, or both. In addition to any other remedy authorized herein the court may enjoin an individual from managing or owning any business organization within this State, and from serving as an officer, director, trustee, member of any executive board or similar governing body, principal, manager, stockholder owning 10% or more of the aggregate outstanding capital stock of all classes of any corporation doing business in this State, vacate or annul the charter of a corporation created by or under the laws of this State, revoke the certificate of authority to do business in this State of a foreign corporation, and revoke any other licenses, permits or certificates issued pursuant to law to such person whenever such management, ownership, activity, charter authority license, permit or certificate have been or may be used to further such unlawful practice. The court may make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to prevent the use or employment by a person of any prohibited practices, or which may be necessary to restore to any person in interest any moneys or property, real or personal which may have been acquired by means of any practice herein declared to be unlawful. L.1960, c. 39, p. 140, s. 8. Amended by L.1971, c. 247, s. 2, eff. June 29, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 56:18-4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-4
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

4. a. A person who violates the provisions of P.L.2019, c.486 (C.56:18-1 et seq.) shall be liable for a civil penalty of $2,500 for the first offense, $5,000 for the second offense, and $10,000 for each subsequent offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section. b. In addition to the penalty provided above, if a person violates, P.L.2019, c.486 (C.56:18-1 et seq.), the Attorney General may seek injunctive relief to prohibit and prevent the violation. In any action brought pursuant to this section, the State shall be entitled to recover the costs of investigation, costs of the action, and reasonable attorney fees. L.2019, c.486, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-206 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-206
Installation of payment assurance device on motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

2. a. No person other than a creditor may install or have installed a payment assurance device on a motor vehicle. b. A creditor may install or have installed a payment assurance device on a motor vehicle only if: (1) Prior to or at the time the motor vehicle is purchased or leased, the creditor provides, and the consumer acknowledges in writing the receipt of, written notification of the installation of the payment assurance device, which shall include, but is not limited to, a statement in at least 10-point boldface type indicating that the motor vehicle is equipped with a device that the creditor can use to remotely disable the vehicle, advising the consumer of the grace period and warning provided for in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, and identifying the name, address, and a telephone number of the creditor; (2) The consumer is not billed or charged a fee for the installation of the device; (3) The creditor or an agent thereof does not remotely disable the motor vehicle until the consumer is in default on any term under the financing agreement or lease agreement, including but not limited to the periodic payment due on the purchase or lease, for five or more calendar days on a financing agreement or lease agreement whose terms call for at least one weekly payment or for 10 or more calendar days on any other financing agreement or lease agreement; (4) The consumer is provided a warning no less than 72 hours before the motor vehicle is disabled remotely, and the warning is transmitted by the creditor through at least two modes of communication, such as by email, mail, telephone, text message, or through the payment assurance device or motor vehicle, provided that the warning method shall not violate any applicable State or federal law; (5) The payment assurance device cannot remotely disable the motor vehicle while it is being operated; and (6) The consumer in default is provided with the ability to start a remotely disabled motor vehicle and use it for a period of at least 48 hours. c. A violation of the provisions of subsection a. of this section by a creditor is an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). L.2017, c.37, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-156 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-156
Unsolicited check, unaccepted, immunity from liability for use.
Status: in_force

4. No person in whose name an unsolicited check is issued shall be liable for any amount resulting from use of that check or account, unless the person who is the holder of the account upon which the check is to be drawn, or who is the payee on the check, as the case may be, has accepted the check or account by using the check or account. Failure to destroy or return an unsolicited check shall not constitute acceptance of the check or account. L.2004,c.159,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-36 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-36
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

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 necessary to implement this act. L.1983, c. 135, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-13.13 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-13.13
Common law rights
Status: in_force

Nothing herein shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in marks acquired in good faith at any time at common law. L.1966, c. 263, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-1.1
Temporary help services; inclusion within definition of merchandise; rules, regulations; fees, charges on firms; transport of workers regulated.
Status: in_force

14. Services provided by a temporary help service firm shall constitute services within the term "merchandise" pursuant to P.L.1960, c.39, s.1 (C.56:8-1(c)), and the provisions of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) shall apply to the operation of a temporary help service firm. The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-4). The Attorney General shall, by rule or regulation, establish, prescribe or change an annual registration fee or other charge on temporary help service firms to such extent as shall be necessary to defray all proper expenses incurred by his office in the performance of its duties under this section of this act but such registration fees or other charges shall not be fixed at a level that will raise amounts in excess of the amount estimated to be so required. In addition to any other appropriate requirements, the Attorney General shall, by rule or regulation require the following: a. Each temporary help service firm operating within the State of New Jersey shall, prior to the effective date of this act or commencement of operation and annually thereafter, notify the Attorney General as to its appropriate name, if applicable; the trade name of its operation; its complete address, including street and street number of the building and place where its business is to be conducted; and the names and resident addresses of its officers. Each principal or owner shall provide an affidavit to the Attorney General setting forth whether such principal or owner has ever been convicted of a crime. b. When a temporary help service firm utilizes any location other than its primary location for the recruiting of applicants, including mobile locations, it shall notify the Office of the Attorney General of such fact in writing or by telephone, and subsequently confirm in writing prior to the utilization of such facility. c. Each temporary help service firm shall at the time of its initial notification to the Attorney General, and annually thereafter, post a bond of $1,000.00 with the Attorney General to secure compliance with P.L.1960, c. 39 (C. 56:8-1 et seq.), provided however that the Attorney General may waive such bond for any corporation or entity having a net worth of $100,000 or more. d. Any temporary help service firm, as the term is used in P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), P.L.1989, c.331 (C.34:8-43 et seq.) or this section, which places individuals in work which requires them to obtain transportation services to get to, or return from, the site of the work shall be subject to the provisions of this subsection, except that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply if the firm requires the individuals to use their own vehicles or other transportation of their choice, for transportation to and from work and shall not apply if public transportation is available at the times needed for them to get to, and return from, the site of the work and the firm permits them to use the public transportation. If the firm provides transportation services with any vehicle owned, leased or otherwise under the control of the firm, the firm shall be responsible for compliance with the provisions of R.S.48:4-3 et seq. and any other applicable law or regulation regarding the vehicle and its use and shall keep records in the manner required by regulations adopted by the Attorney General in consultation with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. If the firm does not provide transportation services, but refers, directs or requires the individuals to use any other provider or providers of transportation services, or provides no practical alternative to the use of services of the provider or providers, the firm shall obtain, and keep on file, documentation that each provider is in compliance with the provisions of R.S.48:4-3 et seq. and any other applicable law or regulation in the manner required by regulations adopted by the Attorney General in consultation with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. The firm may not require the individuals to use transportation provided by the firm or another provider of transportation services if they have other transportation available. A failure to comply with the provisions of this subsection, including all record-keeping requirements of this subsection, shall be regarded as an unlawful practice and a violation of this section, of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) and of R.S.48:4-3 et seq. and a temporary help service firm found to be in violation shall be subject to penalties provided for violations of those acts, and shall be jointly and severally liable with the provider of transportation services for any injury which occurs to the individuals while being transported in a vehicle owned, leased or otherwise under the control of the provider. In the case of noncompliance with the provisions of this section on more than one occasion, the Attorney General may suspend or revoke the firm's registration as a temporary help service firm for the purposes of this section, P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) and P.L.1989, c.331 (C.34:8-43 et seq.). L.1981,c.1,s.14; amended 2007, c.14.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-14.7 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-14.7
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

6. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.1999,c.129,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-37 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-37
Dispute resolution.
Status: in_force

9. a. A consumer shall have the option of submitting any dispute arising under section 4 of this act to the division for resolution, including, in the case of an authorized emergency vehicle, a dispute between a manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier regarding the source of nonconformities and resulting liability to the consumer. The director may establish a filing fee, to be paid by the consumer, fixed at a level not to exceed the cost for the proper administration and enforcement of this act. This fee shall be recoverable as a cost under section 14 of this act. Upon application by the consumer and payment of any filing fee, the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier shall submit to the State hearing procedure. The filing of the notice in subsection b. of section 5 of P.L.1988, c.123 (C.56:12-33) shall be a prerequisite to the filing of an application under this section. b. The director shall review a consumer's application for dispute resolution and accept eligible disputes for referral to the Office of Administrative Law for a summary hearing to be conducted in accordance with special rules adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), by the Office of Administrative Law in consultation with the director. Immediately upon acceptance of a consumer's application for dispute resolution, the director shall contact the parties and arrange for a hearing date with the Clerk of the Office of Administrative Law. The hearing date shall, to the greatest extent possible, be convenient to all parties, but shall be no later than 20 days from the date the consumer's application is accepted, unless a later date is agreed upon by the consumer. The Office of Administrative Law shall render a decision, in writing, to the director within 20 days of the conclusion of the summary hearing. The decision shall provide a brief summary of the findings of fact, appropriate remedies pursuant to this act, and a specific date for completion of all awarded remedies. The director, upon a review of the proposed decision submitted by the administrative law judge, shall adopt, reject, or modify the decision no later than 15 days after receipt of the decision. Unless the director modifies or rejects the decision within the 15-day period, the decision of the administrative law judge shall be deemed adopted as the final decision of the director. If the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier unreasonably fails to comply with the decision within the specified time period, that party shall be liable for penalties in the amount of $5,000.00 for each day it unreasonably fails to comply, commencing on the day after the specified date for completion of all awarded remedies. c. The Office of Administrative Law is authorized to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, papers and records relevant to the dispute. d. A manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier, or a consumer may appeal a final decision to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. An appeal by a manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier shall not be heard unless the petition for the appeal is accompanied by a bond in a principal sum equal to the money award made by the administrative law judge plus $2,500.00 for anticipated attorney's fees and other costs, secured by cash or its equivalent, payable to the consumer. The liability of the surety of any bond filed pursuant to this section shall be limited to the indemnification of the consumer in the action. The bond shall not limit or impair any right of recovery otherwise available pursuant to law, nor shall the amount of the bond be relevant in determining the amount of recovery to which the consumer shall be entitled. If a final decision resulting in a refund to the consumer is upheld by the court, recovery by the consumer shall include reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by the consumer for the rental of a motor vehicle equivalent to the consumer's motor vehicle and limited to the period of time after which the consumer's motor vehicle was offered to the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier for return under this act, except in those cases in which that party made a comparable vehicle available to the consumer free of charge during that period. If the court finds that the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier had no reasonable basis for its appeal or that the appeal was frivolous, the court shall award treble damages to the consumer. Failure of the Office of Administrative Law to render a written decision within 20 days of the conclusion of the summary hearing as required by subsection b. of this section shall not be a basis for appeal. e. The Attorney General shall monitor the implementation and effectiveness of this act and report to the Legislature after three years of operation, at which time a recommendation shall be made either to continue under the procedures set forth in this act or to make such modifications as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1988, c.123, s.9; amended 1993, c.21, s.4; 2009, c.324, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-213 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-213
Unlawful practice, violation.
Status: in_force

2. a. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for any person to: (1) use a written form of communication to solicit clients for annual report filing services unless the written form of communication displays, in a clear, conspicuous, and prominent manner and makes the information stand out from the rest of the text of the communication, the URL address of the Department of the Treasury's Internet web site through which the recipient could file an annual report directly, the amount of the fee that the Department of the Treasury's office assesses for filing annual reports, and any other language that the director may prescribe by regulation; or (2) create a false impression in a solicitation for annual report filing services that the recipient is in any way legally required to use the person's services in order to file an annual report. b. Any person who uses a written form of communication to solicit clients for annual report filing services shall, at least 15 days prior to distribution, provide a copy of such written form of communication to the Department of the Treasury. L.2019, c.488, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-86 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-86
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

12. The director of the Division of Consumer Affairs shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as may be needed to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1995,c.233,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-9 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-9
Application to dollar limitation on consumer contracts; nonapplication to real estate or insurance contracts
Status: in_force

This act shall not apply to consumer contracts involving amounts of more than $50,000.00, but no dollar limitation shall apply to consumer contracts involving real estate or insurance. L.1980, c. 125, s. 9, eff. Oct. 16, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.11 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.11
Violations; liability
Status: in_force

Any person violating the provisions of the within act shall be liable for a refund of all moneys acquired by means of any practice declared herein to be unlawful. L.1979, c. 347, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-2.3 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-2.3
Case for displaying prices; manner of stating prices.
Status: in_force

3. No retail dealer shall sell or offer for sale any motor fuel without having a. attached by a suitable bracket or slot arrangement in a manner regulated by the Director of the Division of Taxation to each pump or other dispensing equipment from which motor fuel is sold or offered for sale a weather-proof case of such dimensions as shall be prescribed by the director, or b. displayed by a sign or signs located on the premises and visible from any adjacent roadway in a manner and of such dimensions as shall be prescribed by the director, or c. both, as the director may prescribe, stating the price per gallon, or the price per gallon and per liter, at which motor fuel may be purchased from such pumps or other dispensing equipment. The price signs shall show the unit price per gallon, or if sold by the liter the unit price per gallon and the unit price per liter. If sold by the liter, the price per gallon shall be located on the top half of the sign and the price per liter shall be located on the bottom half of the sign on differing background colors, such colors to be designated by the director. Such unit price shall include all taxes imposed, whether State or Federal. Beneath the unit price there shall be either the statement: "Includes (insert the tax per gallon) N.J.Tax-- (insert the tax per gallon) Federal Tax," "Includes State and Federal Taxes," "Includes N.J. and U.S. Taxes," or "Includes all Taxes." The colors of all price signs shall be of such combination that the sign may be easily read by any person purchasing motor fuel from the pump or other dispensing equipment to which the sign is attached. Any figure or fraction used in any price computing mechanism constituting a part of a computing pump or any other dispensing equipment shall not be considered a price sign under the provisions of this section. Price signs displayed in accordance with the provisions of subsection b. of this section shall include the price per gallon, or the price per gallon and per liter, for both cash and credit card purchases of motor fuel. L.1952, c.258, s.3; amended 1981, c.230, s.4; 2011, c.152.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-52 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-52
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

3. A covered entity who violates this act shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each offense, to be collected in a civil action by summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which a non-flushable disposable wipe product is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in violation of P.L.2023, c.280 (C.56:3-50 et seq.) shall constitute a separate offense. The Superior Court and the municipal court, as appropriate, shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999." L.2023, c.280, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-48 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-48
Agreements void.
Status: in_force

20. Any agreement entered into by a consumer for the purchase or lease of a new motor vehicle , or subsequent repair of a nonconformity in relation thereto, which waives, limits or disclaims the rights set forth in P.L.1988, c.123 (C.56:12-29 et seq.), or which penalizes a consumer for making any statement, including a statement posted on the Internet, regarding the manufacturer, dealer or lessor of the new motor vehicle, or its employees or agents, or concerning any goods or services rendered pursuant to the agreement, shall be void as contrary to public policy. L.1988, c.123, s.20; amended 2017, c.371, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-13 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-13
Record of commissioner's official act; copies of rules, regulations, etc.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall keep a record of all of his official acts and shall preserve copies of all rules, regulations, decisions and orders made by him. Copies of any rule, regulation, decision or order made by him or of any paper or papers filed in any office maintained by him in the administration of this act may be authenticated under his official seal, and when so authenticated shall be evidence in all courts of this State of the same weight and force as the originals thereof. For authenticating any such copy the commissioner shall be paid a fee of one dollar ($1.00). L.1938, c. 163, p. 371, art. V, s. 508.
N.J. Stat. § 56:18-5 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-5
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

5. 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.), necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2019, c.486 (C.56:18-1 et seq.). L.2019, c.486, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-38 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-38
Nonprofit or political organizations; application of act
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall not apply to any person who sells, raffles or otherwise disposes of the ticket for a bona fide nonprofit or political organization when the premium proceeds are devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization. L.1983, c. 135, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-121 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-121
Unsolicited telemarketing calls prohibited, telemarketer registration required; fee
Status: in_force

3. a. A person shall not make or cause to be made, or attempt to make or cause to be made, an unsolicited telemarketing sales call to a customer in the State of New Jersey unless that person is registered with or employed by a person who is registered with the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety in accordance with the provisions of this act. b. Every telemarketer, including telemarketers whose residence or principal place of business is located outside of this State, shall annually register with the director. Application for registration shall be on a form provided by the director and shall include the name and address of the applicant and any other information which the director shall prescribe by rule. The application shall be accompanied by a reasonable fee, set by the director in an amount sufficient to defray the division's expenses incurred in administering and enforcing this act. L.2003,c.76,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:13-6 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-6
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

6. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2002,c.67,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-17 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-17
Personal identification information not required for credit card transaction
Status: in_force

No person which accepts a credit card for a consumer transaction shall require the credit card holder, as a condition of using a credit card in completing the consumer transaction, to provide for recordation on the credit card transaction form or any other form, any personal identification information that is not required by the issuer to complete the credit card transaction, including, but not limited to, the credit card holder's address or telephone number, or both; provided, however, that the credit card holder's telephone number may be required on a credit card transaction form if the credit card transaction is one for which the credit card issuer does not require authorization. L.1990,c.72,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-29 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-29
Civil penalties for violations of article; action at law
Status: in_force

Any person or corporation who or which violates the provisions of this article shall be liable to a penalty of five dollars, for the first offense, for each bottle, container or receptacle mentioned in section 56:3-15 of this title, filled, sold, bought, given, taken, used, disposed of, trafficked in or possessed in violation of the provisions of this article, and, for the second and each subsequent offense, a penalty of double that amount, recoverable by the owner or proprietor of any such bottle, container or receptacle, or his agent, in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-7.4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-7.4
Additional practices prohibited.
Status: in_force

5. It shall be a violation of P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-1 et seq.) for any motor vehicle franchisor, directly or indirectly, through any officer, agent or employee, to engage in any of the following practices: a. To impose unreasonable standards of performance or unreasonable facilities, financial, operating or other requirements upon a motor vehicle franchisee. b. To base the disapproval of the transfer, sale or assignment of a motor vehicle franchise, or any interest therein, on the ground that the proposed transferee is not a natural person. c. To fail to compensate a motor vehicle franchisee for all reasonable costs incurred by the franchisee in complying with the requirements imposed on the franchisee by the franchisor relating to a product recall. d. To utilize an arbitrary or unreasonable formula or other calculation or process intended to gauge performance as a basis for making any decision or taking any action governed by P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-1 et seq.). e. Except as provided pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2015, c.24 (C.56:10-27.1), to own or operate or enter into an agreement with a person, other than an existing motor vehicle franchisee, to operate a retail facility for the servicing of motor vehicles, which is authorized to perform warranty service on motor vehicles manufactured or distributed by the motor vehicle franchisor. The establishment, relocation, reopening or reactivation of such a facility pursuant to an agreement with a motor vehicle franchisee shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.1982, c.156 (C.56:10-16 et seq.), except that paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 8 of that act (C.56:10-23) shall not be applicable. Notice shall be given to motor vehicle franchisees in the same line make or makes within six miles of the proposed retail facility for the servicing of motor vehicles which is authorized to perform warranty service on motor vehicles manufactured or distributed by the motor vehicle franchisor. f. To require an unconditional release from a motor vehicle franchisee without permitting the franchisee to except from the release any claims for outstanding financial obligations of the motor vehicle franchisor to the motor vehicle franchisee for which payment will not be made at or before the giving of the release. g. (1) To require or attempt to require a motor vehicle franchisee to order or purchase a new or used motor vehicle, or any accessory or equipment thereof not required by law; or (2) to require or attempt to require a motor vehicle franchise to accept delivery of any motor vehicle, or any accessory or equipment thereof not required by law, which is not as ordered by the motor vehicle franchisee; or (3) to take or withhold or threaten to take or withhold any action, impose or threaten to impose any penalty, or deny or threaten to deny any benefit, as a result of the motor vehicle franchisee's failure or refusal to purchase, order or accept delivery of any such motor vehicle, accessory or equipment. This subsection shall not prevent a motor vehicle franchisor from requiring that a motor vehicle franchisee carry a representative inventory of models offered for sale by the motor vehicle franchisor. h. To fail or refuse to sell or offer to sell to all motor vehicle franchisees in a line make every motor vehicle sold or offered for sale to any motor vehicle franchisee of the same line make, or to fail or refuse to sell or offer to sell such motor vehicles to all motor vehicle franchisees at the same price for a comparably equipped motor vehicle, on the same terms, with no differential in discount, allowance, credit or bonus, and on reasonable, good faith and non-discriminatory allocation and availability terms. However, the failure to deliver any such motor vehicle shall not be considered a violation of this section if the failure is not arbitrary and is due to a lack of manufacturing capacity or to a strike or labor difficulty, a shortage of materials, a freight embargo or other cause over which the franchisor has no control. A motor vehicle franchisor shall not require a motor vehicle franchisee to purchase unreasonable quantities of advertising materials, purchase special tools not required to properly service a motor vehicle or undertake sales person or service person training unrelated to the motor vehicle or meet unreasonable display requirements as a condition of receiving a motor vehicle. i. Unless compelled by law or legal process, (1) if the customer has objected thereto in writing, to require a motor vehicle franchisee to publish, release, convey or otherwise provide information obtained with respect to any customers, contracts, products, services or other transactions of the motor vehicle franchisee which is not necessary for the motor vehicle franchisor to meet its obligations to consumers or the motor vehicle franchisee, including vehicle recalls or other requirements imposed by State or federal law, or for complying with the duties or obligations of the respective parties under the franchise; or (2) to release such information which has been provided to it by the motor vehicle franchisees to any third party. j. To impose or attempt to impose any requirement, limitation or regulation on, or interfere or attempt to interfere with, the manner in which a motor vehicle franchisee utilizes the facilities at which a motor vehicle franchise is operated, including, but not limited to, requirements, limitations or regulations as to the line makes of motor vehicles that may be sold or offered for sale at the facility, or to take or withhold or threaten to take or withhold any action, impose or threaten to impose any penalty, or deny or threaten to deny any benefit, as a result of the manner in which the motor vehicle franchisee utilizes his facilities, except that the motor vehicle franchisor may require that the portion of the facilities allocated to or used for the motor vehicle franchise meets the motor vehicle franchisor's reasonable, written space and volume requirements as uniformly applied by the motor vehicle franchisor. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply if the motor vehicle franchisor and the motor vehicle franchisee voluntarily agree to the requirement and separate and valuable consideration therefor is paid. k. To require or attempt to require a motor vehicle franchisee, or the owner or landlord of property on which a motor vehicle franchise is operated, to give a motor vehicle franchisor or any person under the control of the motor vehicle franchisor an interest in or option with respect to the real property on which the motor vehicle franchise is operated, to restrict the uses to which the facility at which the motor vehicle franchise is operated may be put during or after the term of the franchise, or to take or withhold or threaten to take or withhold any action, impose or threaten to impose any penalty, or deny or threaten to deny any benefit, as a result of the failure or refusal of a motor vehicle franchisee, property owner, or landlord to agree to or comply with any such demand or restriction. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to bar a voluntary agreement between a motor vehicle franchisor and a motor vehicle franchisee, or the owner or landlord of property on which a motor vehicle franchise is operated, to give the motor vehicle franchisor or the person under the control of the motor vehicle franchisor an interest in or option with respect to the real property on which a motor vehicle franchise is operated, or to restrict the uses to which the facility at which the motor vehicle franchise is operated is put, provided that separate and valuable consideration is paid for such interest, option or restriction. l. To require or attempt to require a motor vehicle franchisee to relocate his franchise or to implement any facility or operational modification or to take or withhold or threaten to take or withhold any action, impose or threaten to impose any penalty, or deny or threaten to deny any benefit as a result of the failure or refusal of such motor vehicle franchisee to agree to any such relocation or modification, unless the motor vehicle franchisor can demonstrate that: (1) funds are generally available to the franchisee for the relocation or modification on reasonable terms; and (2) the motor vehicle franchisee will be able, in the ordinary course of business as conducted by such motor vehicle franchisee, to earn a reasonable return on his total investment in such facility or from such operational modification, and the full return of his total investment in such facility or from such operational modifications within 10 years; or (3) the modification is required so that the motor vehicle franchisee can effectively sell and service a motor vehicle offered by the motor vehicle franchisor based on the specific technology of the motor vehicle. This subsection shall not be construed as requiring a motor vehicle franchisor to guarantee that the return as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection will be realized. m. Directly, or through any financial institution having any commonality of ownership with the motor vehicle franchisor, to require or attempt to require, or to take or withhold or threaten to take or withhold any action, impose or threaten to impose any penalty, or deny or threaten to deny any benefit, as a result of the failure or refusal of a motor vehicle franchisee to maintain working capital, equity, floor plan financing or other indications of financial condition, greater than the lesser of (1) the minimum required to operate the motor vehicle franchise based on the operations of the franchise over the prior 12-month period; or (2) an increase of no more than 5% over the prior calendar year, unless the motor vehicle franchisor, or the financial institution having any commonality of ownership with a motor vehicle franchisor, can establish that such failure or refusal prevents the franchisee from operating the franchise in the ordinary course of business. This subsection shall not apply if the working capital, equity, floor plan financing or other indication of financial condition is the result of an accommodation by the motor vehicle franchisor, or financial institution with a commonality of ownership with the motor vehicle franchisor, to the motor vehicle franchisee, containing specific terms and deadlines for the restoration of the motor vehicle franchisee's working capital, inventory, floor plan financing or other indication of financial condition, which accommodation is agreed to in writing by the motor vehicle franchisee. n. To impose or attempt to impose any conditions on the approval of the transfer of a motor vehicle franchise, except as provided in section 6 of P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-6). o. To amend or modify the franchise of a motor vehicle franchisee, or any lease or agreement ancillary or collateral to such franchise, including in connection with the renewal of a franchise, if such amendment or modification is not in good faith, is not for good cause, or would adversely and substantially alter the rights, obligations, investment or return on investment of the motor vehicle franchisee. p. To take or withhold or threaten to take or withhold any action, impose or threaten to impose any penalty, or deny or threaten to deny any benefit, because the motor vehicle franchisee sold or leased a motor vehicle to a customer who exported the vehicle to a foreign country or who resold the vehicle, unless the motor vehicle franchisor can establish that the motor vehicle franchisee knew or reasonably should have known, prior to the sale or lease, that the customer intended to export or resell the motor vehicle; provided, however, that it shall be presumed that the motor vehicle franchisee did not know or should not have reasonably known that the vehicle would be exported if the vehicle is titled or registered in any state or the District of Columbia. q. To require a motor vehicle franchisee, at the time of entering into a franchise arrangement, any lease or agreement ancillary or collateral to a motor vehicle franchise, or any amendment, modification, renewal or termination thereof, to assent to a release, assignment, novation, waiver or estoppel, which would relieve any person from liability imposed by P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-1 et seq.); provided that nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit a voluntary agreement between the motor vehicle franchisor and the motor vehicle franchisee which contains a release, assignment, novation, waiver or estoppel for which separate and valuable consideration is paid by the motor vehicle franchisor to the motor vehicle franchisee. r. To provide any term or condition in any motor vehicle franchise, in any lease or other agreement ancillary or collateral to a motor vehicle franchise or in any renewal, amendment or modification thereof, which term or condition directly or indirectly violates P.L.1971, c.356 (C.56:10-1 et seq.). s. To allocate vehicles to or evaluate the performance of a motor vehicle franchise based on, or offer any discount, incentive, bonus, program, allowance or credit that differentiates between vehicle sales by a motor vehicle franchisee within a territory or geographic area assigned to the motor vehicle franchisee and vehicle sales outside of such territory or geographic area. L.1999, c.45, s.5; amended 2011, c.66, s.2; 2015, c.24, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-93.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-93.1
Service contract for certain leased motor vehicle, maintenance not to exceed cost of vehicle.
Status: in_force

2. In the case of a service contract that provides for leased motor vehicle excess wear and use protection, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2013, c.197 (C.56:12-87), the contract shall not provide for a payment for maintenance that exceeds the purchase price of the vehicle. L.2020, c.86, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.10 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-166.10
Consumer rights, personal data.
Status: in_force

7. a. A consumer shall have the right to: (1) confirm whether a controller processes the consumer's personal data and accesses such personal data, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall require a controller to provide the data to the consumer in a manner that would reveal the controller's trade secrets; (2) correct inaccuracies in the consumer's personal data, taking into account the nature of the information and the purposes of the processing of the information; (3) delete personal data concerning the consumer; (4) obtain a copy of the consumer's personal data held by the controller in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows the consumer to transmit the data to another entity without hindrance, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall require a controller to provide the data to the consumer in a manner that would reveal the controller's trade secrets; and (5) opt out of the processing of personal data for the purposes of (a) targeted advertising; (b) the sale of personal data; or (c) profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer. b. A controller that has lawfully obtained personal data about a consumer from a source other than the consumer shall be deemed in compliance with a consumer's request to delete such data pursuant to this subsection by: (1) retaining a record of the deletion request and the minimum data necessary for the purpose of ensuring the consumer's personal data remains deleted from the controller's records and not using such retained information for any other purpose pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4 et seq.); or (2) deleting such personal data. L.2023, c.266, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-156.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-156.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Credit card" means a card, plate, charge card, charge plate, or other single credit device that may be used from time to time to obtain credit. "Goods" means any beverage, chattels, foodstuffs, products, or wares of any type or description but shall not include "motor fuel." "Motor fuel" means any combustible liquid or gaseous substance used, or suitable, for the generation of power to propel motor vehicles. "Restaurant" means an establishment in which the principal business is the sale of food or beverages for consumption on or off the premises. "Seller" means a person who sells, leases, or rents goods or services to a customer. "Surcharge" means any additional amount imposed by a seller at the time of a credit card transaction that increases a charge to a customer for the use of a credit card. L.2023, c.146, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-7 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-7
Audit, examination or investigation of books, records, papers, etc.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of administering this act, the commissioner whenever he deems it expedient, may make or cause to be made by any employee of the State Tax Department engaged in the administration of this act an audit, examination or investigation of the books, records, papers, vouchers, accounts and documents of any retail dealer. It shall be the duty of every retail dealer, his agents or employees, to exhibit to the commissioner or to any such employee of the State Tax Department all such books, records, papers, vouchers, accounts and documents of the retail dealer and to facilitate any such audit, examination or investigation so far as it may be in his or their power so to do. L.1938, c. 163, p. 369, art. V, s. 502.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-33 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-33
Presumption of inability to correct nonconformity; written notification.
Status: in_force

5. a. It is presumed that a manufacturer, or, in the case of an authorized emergency vehicle, the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier, or its dealer or distributor, is unable to repair or correct a nonconformity within a reasonable time if, within the first 24,000 miles of operation or during the period of two years following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer, whichever is the earlier date , or in the case of a farm tractor, during the period of two years following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to the consumer: (1) Substantially the same nonconformity has been subject to repair three or more times by the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier, or its dealer or distributor, other than a nonconformity subject to examination or repair pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection because it is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, and the nonconformity continues to exist; (2) The motor vehicle is out of service by reason of repair for one or more nonconformities for a cumulative total of 20 or more calendar days, or in the case of a motorhome, 45 or more calendar days, since the original delivery of the motor vehicle and a nonconformity continues to exist; or (3) A nonconformity which is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven has been subject to examination or repair at least once by the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier, or its dealer or distributor, and the nonconformity continues to exist. b. The presumption contained in subsection a. of this section shall apply against a manufacturer only if the manufacturer has received written notification, or, in the case of an authorized emergency vehicle, the manufacturer, and co-manufacturer or post-manufacturing modifier, if known, or the dealer or distributor, has received written notification, by or on behalf of the consumer, by certified mail return receipt requested, of a potential claim pursuant to the provisions of this act and has had one opportunity to repair or correct the defect or condition within 10 calendar days following receipt of the notification. Notification by the consumer shall take place any time after the motor vehicle has had substantially the same nonconformity subject to repair two or more times, or has been out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of 20 or more calendar days, or in the case of a motorhome, 45 or more calendar days, or with respect to a nonconformity which is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, the nonconformity has been subject to examination or repair at least once by the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier, or its dealer or distributor, and the nonconformity continues to exist. c. The two-year term and the 20-day period, or 45-day period for motorhomes, specified in this section shall be extended by any period of time during which repair services are not available to the consumer because of a war, invasion or strike, or a fire, flood, or other natural disaster. d. (1) In the case of a motorhome where two or more manufacturers contributed to the construction of the motorhome, or in the case of an authorized emergency vehicle, it shall not be considered as any examination or repair attempt if the repair facility at which the consumer presented the vehicle is not authorized by the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier to provide service on that vehicle. (2) It shall be considered as one examination or repair attempt for a motorhome if the same nonconformity is addressed more than once due to the consumer's decision to continue traveling and to seek the repair of that same nonconformity at another authorized repair facility, rather than wait for the repair to be completed at the initial authorized repair facility. (3) Days out of service for reason of repair for a motorhome shall be a cumulative total of 45 or more calendar days. L.1988, c.123, s.5; amended 2009, c.128, s.2; 2009, c.324, s.5; 2015, c.271, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-11 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-11
Costs in actions or proceedings brought by attorney general
Status: in_force

In any action or proceeding brought under the provisions of this act, the Attorney General shall be entitled to recover costs for the use of this State. L.1960, c. 39, p. 142, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-97 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-97
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

7. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules or regulations as the director deems necessary for the implementation of this act. L.1999,c.336,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-61 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-61
Definitions
Status: in_force

2. As used in sections 1 through 8 and sections 11 through 14 of this act: "Adjusted capitalized cost" means the agreed upon amount which serves as the basis for determining the periodic lease payment and a portion of the lessee's early termination liability, computed by subtracting from the gross capitalized cost any capitalized cost reduction. "Business day" means every day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which State-chartered banks in New Jersey are required to be closed. "Capitalized cost reduction" means any payment made by cash, check, rebates or similar means that are in the nature of down payments made by the lessee and any net trade-in allowance granted by the lessor at the inception of the lease for the purpose of reducing the gross capitalized cost but does not include any periodic lease payments due at the inception of the lease or all of the periodic lease payments if they are paid at the inception of the lease. "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. "Fair market value commercial lease" means a contract or other agreement between a lessor and a lessee in which the vehicle is to be used primarily for business or commercial purposes and which provides an option for the purchase of the vehicle by the lessee from the lessor at its fair market value at the end of the lease term. "Fleet lease" means a contract or other agreement between a lessor and a lessee entered into after the effective date of this act and in which the vehicles are to be used primarily for business or commercial purposes that is either: a written agreement for the use of at least two vehicles that includes an agreement for an option to use at least one additional motor vehicle; or a written agreement for the lease of five or more vehicles. "Gross capitalized cost" means the amount, which, when reduced by the amount of the capitalized cost reduction, equals the adjusted capitalized cost. The gross capitalized cost shall include, the cost of the vehicle and, without limitation, taxes, registration, license, acquisition, assignment and other fees and charges for insurance, for a waiver of the contractual obligation to pay certain liability in the event the motor vehicle is damaged, stolen or otherwise lost, for accessories and their installation, for delivering, serving, repairing or improving the motor vehicle and for other services and benefits incidental to the lease. It may also include, with respect to a vehicle or other property traded-in in connection with a lease, the unpaid balance of any amount financed under an outstanding vehicle loan agreement or vehicle retail installment contract or the unpaid portion of the early termination obligation under any other obligation of the lessee. "Lease" means a contract or other agreement between a lessor and a lessee, other than a fleet lease, a fair market value commercial lease, or a TRAC lease, entered into after the effective date of this act for the use of a motor vehicle by the lessee for a period of time exceeding 120 days, whether or not the lessee has the option to purchase or otherwise become the owner of the motor vehicle at the expiration of the lease. A lease shall not be deemed to be a retail installment contract, as defined in subsection (b) of section 1 of P.L.1960, c.40 (C.17:16C-1), unless the lessee, for no or for a nominal consideration, becomes the owner, or has the option of becoming the owner, of the motor vehicle at the end of the term of the lease. "Leasing dealer" means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, offers or enters into motor vehicle leases or who in the course of any 12-month period offers or enters into more than three motor vehicle leases. The term "leasing dealer" shall not include a person to whom a lease is assigned by a leasing dealer. "Lessee" means a person who leases a motor vehicle under a lease. "Lessor" means a leasing dealer who holds title to a motor vehicle leased to a lessee under a lease or a leasing dealer who holds the lessor's rights under the lease or a person to whom a lease is assigned. "Motor vehicle" or "vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in R.S.39:1-1, except the living facilities of motor homes. "Purchase option price" means total cost to the lessee, excluding sales tax, to purchase the motor vehicle at the end of the lease term. "Residual value" means the projected fair market value of the motor vehicle at the end of the lease term. "TRAC lease" means a contract or other agreement between a lessor and a lessee which contains a "terminal rental adjustment clause," as that provision is defined in subsection (h) of 26 U.S.C. s.7701. L.1994,c.190,s.2; amended 1999, c.293.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-14 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-14
Enforcement of penalty; process.
Status: in_force

2. The Superior Court and every municipal court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the collection and enforcement of a penalty imposed because of the violation, within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, of any provision of the act to which this act is a supplement. Except as otherwise provided in this act the penalty shall be collected and enforced in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). Process shall be either in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue in the name of the State, upon the complaint of the Attorney General or any other person. In any action brought pursuant to this section to enforce any order of the Attorney General or his designee the court may, without regard to jurisdictional limitations, restore to any person in interest any moneys or property, real or personal, which have been acquired by any means declared to be unlawful under this act, except that the court shall restore to any senior citizen twice the amount or value, as the case may be, of any moneys or property, real or personal, which have been acquired by any means declared to be unlawful under P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). In the event that any person found to have violated any provision of this act fails to pay a civil penalty assessed by the court, the court may issue, upon application by the Attorney General, a warrant for the arrest of such person for the purpose of bringing him before the court to satisfy the civil penalty imposed. A person who fails to restore any moneys or property, real or personal, 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.1966,c.39,s.2; amended 1971, c.247, s.10; 1991, c.91, s.526; 1999, c.298, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-43 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-43
Use of funds
Status: in_force

All fees, penalties and costs collected by the division pursuant to this act shall be appropriated for purposes of offsetting costs associated with the handling and resolution of consumer automotive complaints. L. 1988, c. 123, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-19 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-19
Legislative declaration of policy
Status: in_force

(a) It is hereby declared that: The methods and practices of the distribution and sale of motor fuels in this State have developed unfair methods of competition in the marketing of motor fuels; such conditions have produced waste harmful to the public and impaired the sale and distribution of motor fuel; that such conditions have caused unfair methods of competition in the industry resulting in the impairment of the supply of motor fuel needed by the general public and thereby affecting the general economic welfare of the people of this State. (b) These conditions vitally concern the health, safety and general economic welfare of the people of this State. (c) The distribution and sale of motor fuels within this State is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest. The provisions of this article are enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this State for the purpose of protecting the health, safety and general welfare of the people of this State. L.1953, c. 413, p. 2072, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-21 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-21
Short title.
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Unit Price Disclosure Act" . L.1975, c. 242, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:13-9 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-9
Definitions relative to towing, towing operators.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Basic towing service" means towing as defined in this section and other ancillary services as may be specified by the director by regulation, which are components of a routine tow. "Decoupling fee" means a charge by a towing company for releasing a motor vehicle to its owner or operator when the vehicle has been, or is about to be, hooked or lifted by a tow truck, but prior to the vehicle actually having been moved or removed from the property. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. "Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Motor vehicle" includes all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, excepting such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks and motorized bicycles, motorized scooters, motorized wheelchairs and motorized skateboards. "Motor vehicle" includes commercial motor vehicles as defined in R.S.39:1-1. "Non-consensual towing" means the towing of a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner or operator of the vehicle, regardless of the reason for the tow. "Person" means an individual, a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or any other business entity. "Private property owner" means the owner or lessee of private property, or an agent of such owner or lessee, but shall not include a private property towing company acting as an agent of such owner or lessee. "Private property towing" means the non-consensual towing from private property or from a storage facility by a motor vehicle of a motor vehicle that is parked illegally, parked during a time at which such parking is not permitted, or otherwise parked without authorization, or the immobilization of or preparation for moving or removing of such motor vehicle, for which a service charge is made, either directly or indirectly. This term shall not include the towing of a motor vehicle that has been abandoned on private property in violation of section 1 of P.L.1967, c.305 (C.39:4-56.5), provided that the abandoned vehicle is reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency prior to removal and the vehicle is removed in accordance with section 1 of P.L.1973, c.137 (C.39:4-56.6). "Private property towing company" means a person offering or performing private property towing services. "Towing" means the moving or removing, from public or private property or from a storage facility, by a motor vehicle of a motor vehicle that is damaged as a result of an accident or otherwise disabled, is recovered after being stolen, or is parked illegally or otherwise without authorization, parked during a time at which such parking is not permitted, or otherwise parked without authorization, or the immobilization of or preparation for moving or removing of such motor vehicle, for which a service charge is made, either directly or indirectly. Dues or other charges of clubs or associations which provide towing services to club or association members shall not be considered a service charge for purposes of this definition. "Vehicle" means any device in, upon, or by which a person or property is or may be transported upon a highway. L.2007, c.193, s.3; amended 2009, c.39, s.1; 2018, c.165, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-23 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-23
Collection and enforcement of penalties, jurisdiction
Status: in_force

56:3-23. The Superior Court and any municipal court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the collection and enforcement of a penalty imposed because of the violation, within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, of any provision of this article. The proceedings shall be summary and in accordance with "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.). Process shall be either in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue in the name of the State, upon the complaint of any person. Amended 1953,c.53,s.4; 1991,c.91,s.520.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-93 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-93
Contents of service contract.
Status: in_force

7. A service contract issued, offered for sale, or sold in this State shall be written in a simple, clear, understandable, and easily readable way and shall contain the requirements set forth in this section, as applicable: a. the provider's name, principal or other appropriate business address, and telephone number; b. the administrator's name, principal or other appropriate business address, and telephone number; c. the service contract holder's name and address, to the extent this information is furnished by the contract holder , provided, however, that a provider that bills a consumer for the provider fee on a periodic basis at a physical or electronic address provided by the service contract holder shall be exempt from the requirement of this subsection; d. the provider fee, or a reference to any other documentation which contains the provider fee and the terms under which the contract is sold; e. the property subject to coverage by the service contract, the contractual obligations of the provider with respect to that property , any limitations, exceptions, and exclusions, a toll-free telephone number for claim service, and complete instructions for making a claim for service on or replacement of the property covered by the contract , or for reimbursement for service on or replacement of the property; f. the amount of any deductible or service fee, as applicable; g. whether the provider's use of refurbished, reconditioned, or non-original manufacturer's parts is permitted; h. whether the service contract provides for consequential damages or preexisting conditions; i. the contractual obligations of the service contract holder, including, but not limited to, the duty of the contract holder to comply with the provisions of the owner's manual for the property and to protect the property against any further damage; j. the conditions governing the transferability of the service contract; k. the conditions governing the cancellation of the service contract by the service contract holder, which shall: (1) permit the contract holder, if the contract holder makes no claim arising under the contract, to cancel the contract: (a) within 10 days of receipt of the contract, or a longer period specified in the contract, if delivered at the time of purchase; or (b) within 20 days of the date the contract was sent to the contract holder , or a longer period specified in the contract, if not delivered at the time of purchase; and (2) if cancelled within the time period specified in subparagraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) of this subsection, require the provider to provide the contract holder with the full purchase price or amount paid on the contract by refund or credit to the account of the contract holder, and to additionally pay the contract holder a 10% per month penalty, based upon the purchase price of the contract, if the refund or credit is not completed within 45 days of the cancellation of the contract; l. the conditions governing cancellation of the service contract by the provider, prior to the expiration of the contract, which shall: (1) require, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, that the provider mail a written notice to the contract holder at the contract holder's last known address: (a) which contains the reason for the cancellation and the effective date of the cancellation; and (b) is delivered at least five days prior to the effective date of the cancellation; and (2) explain that a written notice shall not be required if the reason for cancellation is nonpayment of the provider fee, a material misrepresentation or omission, or a substantial breach of contractual obligations concerning the property or its use; and m. whether the service contract is insured by a reimbursement insurance policy, and: (1) if insured, the contract shall contain: (a) the insurer's name, principal or other appropriate business address, and telephone number accompanied by a conspicuous statement in substantially the following form: "Obligations of the provider under this service contract are insured under a service contract reimbursement insurance policy"; and (b) information concerning the procedure for the contract holder to present a claim arising under the contract directly to the reimbursement insurance company, pursuant to the insurer's obligations set forth in section 6 of this act, in the event that 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; or (2) if not insured, the contract shall contain a conspicuous statement in substantially the following form: "Obligations of the provider under this service contract are backed by the full faith and credit of the provider." L.2013, c.197, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-39 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-39
Decision binding.
Status: in_force

11. A consumer shall not be required to participate in a manufacturer's, or, in the case of an authorized emergency vehicle, a manufacturer's, co-manufacturer's, or post-manufacturing modifier's, informal dispute settlement procedure or the division's summary hearing procedure before filing an action in the Superior Court. However, a decision rendered in a proceeding brought pursuant to the division's summary hearing procedure shall be binding on the consumer and the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier, subject to the right of appeal as set forth in subsection d. of section 9 of this act, and shall preclude the institution of any other action in the Superior Court under this act. L.1988, c.123, s.11; amended 2009, c.324, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-26 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-26
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Consumer" means the purchaser, other than for resale, of a motor vehicle. "Franchise" means a written arrangement for a definite or indefinite period in which a motor vehicle franchisor grants a right or license to use a trade name, trademark, service mark or related characteristics and in which there is a community of interest in the marketing of new motor vehicles at retail, by lease, agreement or otherwise. "Motor vehicle" means and includes all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, and motorcycles, trailers and tractors, excepting: (1) those vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks, motorized bicycles, and buses, including school buses; and (2) those motor vehicles not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway. "Motor vehicle franchisee" means a person to whom a franchise is granted by a motor vehicle franchisor and who or which holds a current valid motor vehicle dealer's license issued pursuant to R.S.39:10-19 and has an established place of business. "Motor vehicle franchisor" means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling or distributing new motor vehicles, or importing into the United States new motor vehicles manufactured or assembled in a foreign country, who will under normal business conditions during the year, manufacture, assemble, distribute or import at least 10 new motor vehicles. "New motor vehicle" means a newly manufactured motor vehicle. "Person" means a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity and, in the case of an entity, it shall include any other entity which has a majority interest in that entity or effectively controls that other entity as well as the individual officers, directors, and other persons in active control of the activities of each such entity. "Place of business" means a fixed geographical location at which the motor vehicle franchisor's motor vehicles are offered for sale and sold, but shall not include an office, a warehouse, a place of storage, a residence or a vehicle. "Zero emission vehicle" means a motor vehicle certified as a zero emission vehicle pursuant to the California Air Resources Board zero emission vehicle standards for the applicable model year, but shall not include an advanced technology partial zero emission vehicle, a partial zero emission vehicle, or a hybrid electric vehicle. L.1985, c.361, s.1; amended 1991, c.409; 2015, c.24, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-29 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-29
Findings, intentions.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds that the purchase of a new motor vehicle is a major, high cost consumer transaction and the inability to correct defects in these vehicles creates a major hardship and an unacceptable economic burden on the consumer. It is the intent of this act to require the manufacturer of a new motor vehicle, or, in the case of a new motor vehicle that is an authorized emergency vehicle, the manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier, to correct defects originally covered under warranty which are identified and reported within a specified period. It is the further intent of this act to provide procedures to expeditiously resolve disputes between a consumer and a manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier when defects in a new motor vehicle are not corrected within a reasonable time, and to provide to award specific remedies where the uncorrected defect substantially impairs the use, value, or safety of the new motor vehicle. L.1988, c.123, s.1; amended 2009, c.324, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-88 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-88
Provisions for issuance of service contracts; exemptions.
Status: in_force

2. a. Service contracts may be issued, offered for sale, or sold in this State only in accordance with the provisions of this act. b. The following shall be exempt from the provisions of this act: (1) warranties; (2) maintenance agreements; (3) service contracts on property if the property for which the service contract is sold has a purchase price of $250 or less, excluding sales tax; (4) mechanical breakdown insurance policies offered by licensed insurers pursuant to the insurance laws of this State; (5) motor club or association membership contracts that primarily provide for roadside assistance and towing services in situations that involve impairment of the operation of a member's motor vehicle, for reasons that include, but are not limited to, mechanical breakdown or adverse road conditions; (6) newspapers that accept or publish advertising for items that fall within the scope of this act; (7) service contracts on emergency, life safety, or property safety goods; and (8) service contracts issued, offered, or sold: (a) by a public utility to the extent that the public utility is regulated by the Board of Public Utilities, or by a person providing central heating and air conditioning services, but only with respect to a service contract regarding the product sold to a consumer or installed or repaired for the consumer at the consumer's household by a utility , a subsidiary of a utility, or a person providing central heating and air conditioning services; or (b) to any person other than a consumer. c. Service contracts are not insurance in this State or otherwise regulated under Title 17 of the Revised Statutes. The making, proposing to make, issuing, marketing, offering, selling, administering of, or providing contractual obligations for, a service contract shall not be construed to be the business of insurance and shall be exempt from regulation as insurance pursuant to Title 17 of the Revised Statutes, however nothing in this act shall be construed to exempt the making, issuing, marketing, offering, or selling of a reimbursement insurance policy from any applicable provisions of Title 17 of the Revised Statutes. L.2013, c.197, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-46 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-46
Election of placement of security freeze on consumer report, procedure.
Status: in_force

5. a. A consumer may elect to place a security freeze on his consumer report by: (1) making a request in writing by certified mail or overnight mail to a consumer reporting agency; or (2) making a request directly to the consumer reporting agency through a secure electronic mail connection, if an electronic mail connection is provided by the consumer reporting agency. b. A consumer reporting agency shall place a security freeze on a consumer report no later than five business days after receiving a written request from the consumer. c. The consumer reporting agency shall send a written confirmation of the security freeze to the consumer within five business days of placing the freeze and at the same time shall provide the consumer with a unique personal identification number or password to be used by the consumer when providing authorization for the release of his credit for a specific party or period of time. d. If the consumer wishes to allow his consumer report to be accessed for a specific party or period of time while a freeze is in place, he shall contact the consumer reporting agency via certified or overnight mail or secure electronic mail and request that the freeze be temporarily lifted, and provide all of the following: (1) Information generally deemed sufficient to identify a person; (2) The unique personal identification number or password provided by the consumer reporting agency pursuant to subsection c. of this section; and (3) The proper information regarding the third party who is to receive the consumer report or the time period for which the consumer report shall be available to users of the consumer report. e. A consumer reporting agency that receives a request from a consumer to temporarily lift a freeze on a consumer report pursuant to subsection d. of this section shall comply with the request no later than three business days after receiving the request. f. A consumer reporting agency shall develop procedures involving the use of telephone, fax, the Internet, or other electronic media to receive and process a request from a consumer to temporarily lift a freeze on a consumer report pursuant to subsection d. of this section in an expedited manner. The director shall promulgate regulations necessary to allow the use of electronic media to receive and process a request from a consumer to temporarily lift a security freeze pursuant to subsection d. of this section as quickly as possible, with the goal of processing a request within 15 minutes of that request. g. A consumer reporting agency shall remove or temporarily lift a freeze placed on a consumer report only in the following cases: (1) Upon consumer request, pursuant to subsection d. or j. of this section; or (2) If the consumer report was frozen due to a material misrepresentation of fact by the consumer. If a consumer reporting agency intends to remove a freeze upon a consumer report pursuant to this paragraph, the consumer reporting agency shall notify the consumer in writing at least five business days prior to removing the freeze on the consumer report. h. If a third party requests access to a consumer report on which a security freeze is in effect, and this request is in connection with an application for credit or any other use, and the consumer does not allow his consumer report to be accessed for that specific party or period of time, the third party may treat the application as incomplete. i. (1) At any time that a consumer is required to receive a summary of rights required under section 609 of the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 15 U.S.C. s.1681g, the following notice shall be included: New Jersey Consumers Have the Right to Obtain a Security Freeze You may obtain a security freeze on your credit report to protect your privacy and ensure that credit is not granted in your name without your knowledge. You have a right to place a "security freeze" on your credit report pursuant to New Jersey law. The security freeze will prohibit a consumer reporting agency from releasing any information in your credit report without your express authorization or approval. The security freeze is designed to prevent credit, loans, and services from being approved in your name without your consent. When you place a security freeze on your credit report, within five business days you will be provided a personal identification number or password to use if you choose to remove the freeze on your credit report or to temporarily authorize the release of your credit report for a specific party, parties or period of time after the freeze is in place. To provide that authorization, you must contact the consumer reporting agency and provide all of the following: (i) The unique personal identification number or password provided by the consumer reporting agency; (ii) Proper identification to verify your identity; and (iii) The proper information regarding the third party or parties who are to receive the credit report or the period of time for which the report shall be available to users of the credit report. A consumer reporting agency that receives a request from a consumer to lift temporarily a freeze on a credit report shall comply with the request no later than three business days or less, as provided by regulation, after receiving the request. A security freeze does not apply to circumstances in which you have an existing account relationship and a copy of your report is requested by your existing creditor or its agents or affiliates for certain types of account review, collection, fraud control or similar activities. If you are actively seeking credit, you should understand that the procedures involved in lifting a security freeze may slow your own applications for credit. You should plan ahead and lift a freeze, either completely if you are shopping around, or specifically for a certain creditor, a few days before actually applying for new credit. You have a right to bring a civil action against someone who violates your rights under the credit reporting laws. The action can be brought against a consumer reporting agency or a user of your credit report. (2) If a consumer requests information about a security freeze, he shall be provided with the notice provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection and with any other information, as prescribed by the director by regulation, about how to place, temporarily lift and permanently lift a security freeze. j. A security freeze shall remain in place until the consumer requests that the security freeze be removed. A consumer reporting agency shall remove a security freeze within three business days of receiving a request for removal from the consumer, who provides the following: (1) Proper identification; and (2) The unique personal identification number or password provided by the consumer reporting agency pursuant to subsection c. of this section. k. A consumer reporting agency shall require proper identification of the person making a request to place or remove a security freeze. l. The provisions of this section do not apply to the use of a consumer report by the following: (1) A person, or subsidiary, affiliate, or agent of that person, or an assignee of a financial obligation owing by the consumer to that person, or a prospective assignee of a financial obligation owing by the consumer to that person in conjunction with the proposed purchase of the financial obligation, with which the consumer has or had prior to assignment an account or contract, including a demand deposit account, or to whom the consumer issued a negotiable instrument, for the purposes of reviewing the account or collecting the financial obligation owing for the account, contract, or negotiable instrument. For purposes of this paragraph, "reviewing the account" includes activities related to account maintenance, monitoring, credit line increases, and account upgrades and enhancements; (2) A subsidiary, affiliate, agent, assignee, or prospective assignee of a person to whom access has been granted under subsection d. of this section, for purposes of facilitating the extension of credit or other permissible use; (3) Any State or local agency, law enforcement agency, trial court, or private collection agency acting pursuant to a court order, warrant, or subpoena; (4) The Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury for the purpose of enforcing the tax laws of this State; (5) A State or local child support enforcement agency; (6) The use of credit information for the purposes of prescreening as provided for by the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 15 U.S.C. s.1681 et seq.; (7) Any person or entity administering a credit file monitoring subscription service to which the consumer has subscribed; or (8) Any person or entity for the purpose of providing a consumer with a copy of the consumer's credit report upon the consumer's request. m. (1) A consumer reporting agency shall not charge a consumer any fee to place a security freeze on that consumer's consumer report, or to remove or temporarily lift a security freeze on that consumer's consumer report. (2) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2018, c.153) (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2018, c.153) L.2005, c.226, s.5; amended 2018, c.153.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-2.2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-2.2
Price signs; display and maintenance
Status: in_force

Signs under the control of the retail dealer, stating the price of motor fuel for delivery into the service tank or tanks of any vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine, shall be displayed and maintained as provided for in section 3 of P.L.1952, c. 258 (C. 56:6-2.3). No other sign relating to the price of motor fuel shall be used or displayed on or about the premises where the motor fuel is sold at retail or on other premises under the control of the retail dealer. L.1952, c. 258, p. 880, s. 2. Amended by L.1981, c. 230, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-130 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-130
Prohibited practices; "commercial mobile service," "commercial mobile service device" defined.
Status: in_force

12. a. A telemarketer shall not make or cause to be made any unsolicited telemarketing sales call to a commercial mobile service device of any customer, except that a telemarketer that is a commercial mobile services company may call its customer using its commercial mobile services if its customer will not incur telecommunication charges or a usage allocation deduction as a result of the call and the call is directly related to the commercial mobile services of the commercial mobile services company, unless the customer has stated to the commercial mobile services company that the customer no longer desires to receive these calls.
b. For the purposes of this section, "commercial mobile service" means a type of mobile telecommunications service as defined in subsection (d) of section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. s.332(d)); and "commercial mobile service device" means any equipment used for the purpose of providing commercial mobile service.
c. The provisions of this section shall apply to those numbers for commercial mobile service devices which the division is able to distinguish from numbers for devices for telecommunications service, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1991, c.428 (C.48:2-21.17), on the 30th day following certification of such to the Governor and the Legislature. L.2003, c.76, s.12; amended 2015, c.2, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:15-1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Trade Secrets Act." L.2011, c.161, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-2a — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-2a
Consumer contracts for services, definition.
Status: in_force

1. a. A consumer contract for a service offered by a company shall apply solely to the service offered by the company and purchased by the consumer. The consumer contract shall not contain provisions that allow or require the contract to govern the circumstances under which the consumer purchases other products or services from the contracting company, or an affiliate of the company, that are not offered pursuant to the contract. b. As used in this section: "Consumer contract" means a written agreement in which an individual contracts for a service, that is obtained for personal, family, or household purposes. "Consumer contract" does not include a written agreement involving a transaction in securities with a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or a transaction in commodities with a futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. L.2025, c.93.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.17 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-166.17
Violations.
Status: in_force

14. a. It shall be an unlawful practice and violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for a controller to violate the provisions of P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4 et seq.). b. Until the first day of the 18th month next following the effective date of P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4 et seq.), prior to bringing an enforcement action before an administrative law judge or a court of competent jurisdiction in this State, the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall issue a notice to the controller if a cure is deemed possible. If the operator controller fails to cure the alleged violation of P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4 et seq.) within 30 days after receiving notice of alleged noncompliance from the division, such enforcement action may be brought. L.2023, c.266, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 56:4A-4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-4
Rights of customers under federal patent or copyright law or law pertaining to unfair competition unaffected
Status: in_force

This act shall not be construed to affect the rights of customers under federal patent or copyright law, or any State or federal law pertaining to unfair competition. This act shall not apply if a molder retains title to and possession of a mold, die or form, nor shall this act be construed to grant a customer any rights, title or interest in a mold, die or form. L.1983, c. 217, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:1-5 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-5
§ 56:1-5
Status: in_force

Sections 56:1-1 to 56:1-4 of this title shall in no way affect or apply to any corporation duly organized under the laws of this state, or any corporation organized under the laws of any other state and lawfully doing business in this state, nor shall they be construed to prevent the lawful use of a partnership name or designation, if such partnership name or designation shall include the true or real names of all members of such partnership.
N.J. Stat. § 56:7-32 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-32
Action to enjoin violation; action for damages
Status: in_force

a. An action may be maintained in any court of equitable jurisdiction to prevent, restrain or enjoin a violation, or threatened violation, of any of the provisions of this act. Such an action may be instituted by any person injured by any violation or threatened violation of this act or by the Attorney-General, upon the request of the director. If in such action a violation or threatened violation of this act shall be established, the court shall enjoin and restrain, or otherwise prohibit, such violation or threatened violation. In such action it shall not be necessary that actual damages to the plaintiff be alleged or proved, but where alleged and proved, the plaintiff in said action, in addition to such injunctive relief and costs of suit, including reasonable attorney's fees, shall be entitled to recover from the defendant the actual damages sustained by such plaintiff. b. In the event that no injunctive relief is sought or required, any person injured by a violation of this act may maintain an action for damages and costs of suit in any court of competent jurisdiction. L.1952, c. 247, p. 829, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.22 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.22
Copy of transaction or contract; provision to consumer
Status: in_force

It shall be an unlawful practice for a person in connection with a sale of merchandise to require or request the consumer to sign any document as evidence or acknowledgment of the sales transaction, of the existence of the sales contract, or of the discharge by the person of any obligation to the consumer specified in or arising out of the transaction or contract, unless he shall at the same time provide the consumer with a full and accurate copy of the document so presented for signature but this section shall not be applicable to orders placed through the mail by the consumer for merchandise. L.1982, c. 98, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-77 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-77
Bond to assure compliance
Status: in_force

11. To assure compliance with the requirements of this act, a dealer shall provide a bond in favor of the State of New Jersey in the amount of $10,000, executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in the State of New Jersey by the Department of Insurance and to be conditioned on the faithful performance of the provisions of this act. This bond shall be for the term of 12 months and shall be renewed at each expiration for a similar period. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall not issue a dealer's license and shall not renew a license of any dealer who has not furnished proof of the existence of the bond required by this act. L.1995,c.373,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-226 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-226
Limit on service fee.
Status: in_force

2. a. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for any third-party food takeout and delivery service application or Internet website, during and until the first day of the third month following any state of emergency declared by the Governor in response to COVID-19 that restricts restaurant dine-in service to less than 25 percent of the maximum capacity allowed by law, to charge a service fee to a restaurant for food take-out or delivery orders that is: (1) greater than 20 percent of the cost of the individual order; or (2) greater than 10 percent of the cost of the individual order, when the order is delivered by an employee of the restaurant or an independent contractor with whom the restaurant has contracted directly. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the ability of any restaurant to choose to pay up to 25 percent of the cost of the individual order to access additional advertising or other products and services offered by any third-party food takeout and delivery service application or Internet website. However, any restaurant that chooses to pay a service fee that is greater than the fee set forth in the provisions of this section shall be required to affirmatively elect to pay that fee regardless of any contract that is in effect on the effective date of this act unless the contract was entered into prior to the state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to Executive Order No. 103 of 2020. b. The provisions of this section shall supersede and preempt any county or municipal law, ordinance, resolution, or regulation concerning the relationship between third-party food takeout and delivery service applications or Internet websites and any restaurant utilizing its services. c. As used in this section, "third-party food takeout and delivery service application or Internet website" means any online food ordering and delivery service that allows a consumer to place an order for takeout or delivery from a restaurant. L.2020, c.42, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-14.2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-14.2
Definitions relative to certain deceptive consumer practices.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.1999, c.129 (C.56:8-14.2 et seq.): "Fund" means the Consumer Fraud Education Fund created pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1999, c.129 (C.56:8-14.6). "Pecuniary injury" shall include, but not be limited to: loss or encumbrance of a primary residence, principal employment, or source of income; loss of property set aside for retirement or for personal or family care and maintenance; loss of payments received under a pension or retirement plan or a government benefits program; or assets essential to the health or welfare of the senior citizen or person with a disability. "Person with a disability" means a natural person who has a physical disability, infirmity, malformation, or disfigurement which is caused by bodily injury, birth defect, or illness including epilepsy, and which shall include, but not be limited to, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical coordination, blindness or visual impairment, deafness or deaf-blindness or hearing impairment, inability to speak or speech impairment, or physical reliance on a service animal, wheelchair, or other remedial appliance or device, or from any mental, psychological, or developmental disability resulting from anatomical, psychological, physiological, or neurological conditions which prevents the normal exercise of any bodily or mental functions or is demonstrable, medically or psychologically, by accepted clinical or laboratory diagnostic techniques. "Senior citizen" means a natural person 60 years of age or older. L.1999, c.129, s.1; amended 2001, c.339; 2017, c.131, s.217.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-61 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-61
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Kosher Food Consumer Protection Act." L.1994,c.138,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-32 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-32
Rights of registrants under prior laws
Status: in_force

Any person or corporation who has filed in any of the offices mentioned in section 56:3-16 of this title a description of the names, marks or devices upon his or its property therein mentioned, and has caused the same to be published according to the law existing at the time of such filing and publication, shall not be required to again file and publish such description in order to be entitled to the benefits of this article; but may avail himself or itself of any or all of the provisions, modes of procedure and methods of protection provided for in this article, as fully as if he or it had registered such names, marks or devices under and in accordance with the provisions of this article.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-20 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-20
Definitions
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Charge card" means a credit card on an account for which no periodic rate is used to compute a finance charge. "Check" means a demand draft drawn on or payable through an office of a depository institution located in the United States that has imprinted on it the account holder's name and the depository institution's name, location and routing number. "Consumer" means a natural person. "Consumer transaction" means the sale of goods, services or anything of value to a consumer, primarily for personal, family or household purposes. "Credit card" means any card, plate, coupon book, or other single credit device that may be used from time to time to obtain credit. "Depository institution" means a state or federally chartered bank, savings bank, savings and loan association or credit union. L.1991,c.281,s.1; amended 1999, c.234, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-197 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-197
Restrictions for health insurance carrier relative to certain computerized records.
Status: in_force

2. a. A health insurance carrier shall not compile or maintain computerized records that include personal information, unless that information is secured by encryption or by any other method or technology rendering the information unreadable, undecipherable, or otherwise unusable by an unauthorized person. Compliance with this section shall require more than the use of a password protection computer program, if that program only prevents general unauthorized access to the personal information, but does not render the information itself unreadable, undecipherable, or otherwise unusable by an unauthorized person operating, altering, deleting, or bypassing the password protection computer program. b. This section shall only apply to end user computer systems and computerized records transmitted across public networks. L.2014, c.88, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-207 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-207
Certain baby monitors required to include security features.
Status: in_force

1. a. A baby monitor that broadcasts audio or video through an Internet connection and is manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this State shall: (1) provide end-to-end encryption; (2) provide Certificate-based Authentication for manufacturer access when obtaining updates, registering, or relaying audio or video between Internet servers; (3) prohibit unauthenticated access, including prohibiting implied third-party trusted access; (4) prevent a consumer from disabling security measures; and (5) include conspicuous and easily understandable instructions supplied by the manufacturer notifying consumers about the proper use of the baby monitor and its security enhancement. b. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute any baby monitor that does not meet the requirements of subsection a. of this section. c. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, in consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. d. For the purposes of this section, "baby monitor" means a device that is marketed exclusively for the purpose of broadcasting audio or video of an infant or child. The term shall not include a multi-functional device such as a smart phone, digital video camera, security camera, or other similar device. L.2017, c.81, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-45 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-45
Proceedings.
Status: in_force

17. The director may institute proceedings against any manufacturer, or, in the case of an authorized emergency vehicle, any manufacturer, co-manufacturer, or post-manufacturing modifier, who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this act. L.1988, c.123, s.17; amended 2009, c.324, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-6 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-6
Administration; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The State Tax Commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to carry into effect the provisions of this act and in pursuance thereof to make and enforce such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary. L.1938, c. 163, p. 369, art. V, s. 501.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-189 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-189
Written consent for criminal history record background check.
Status: in_force

5. a. The division shall not initiate a criminal history record background check pursuant to this act without the written consent of the person. The consent required under this section shall be in a manner and form prescribed by the director and shall include, but not be limited to, the signature, name, address and fingerprints of the person. b. Upon receiving the results of a criminal history record background check, the director shall promptly notify any person who has not been convicted of a disqualifying offense. Along with that notice, the director shall forward a certification stating that the person has been subjected to a criminal history record background check and that the check has not revealed any record that the person has been convicted of a disqualifying offense. The certificate shall be in a form and contain any additional information as the director may prescribe by rule and regulation. c. The director shall promptly notify a person whose criminal history record background check reveals a disqualifying criminal conviction of the results of the background check. The person shall have 30 days from the receipt of that notice to petition the director for a review and cite reasons substantiating the review. If the person successfully challenges the accuracy of the criminal history record information indicating a criminal conviction or the person demonstrates affirmatively to the director clear and convincing evidence of rehabilitation, the director may issue a certificate indicating that the person has successfully cleared a background check. In determining whether the rehabilitation of a person has been affirmatively demonstrated, the director shall consider: (1) The nature and seriousness of the offense; (2) The circumstances under which the offense occurred; (3) The date of the offense; (4) The age of the person when the offense was committed; (5) Whether the offense was repeated; (6) Social conditions which may have contributed to the offense; and (7) Any evidence of rehabilitation, including good conduct in the community; counseling, psychological or psychiatric treatment; additional academic or vocational training; or personal recommendations. d. The director shall not certify a person subject to the provisions of this act who refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check. L.2009, c.152, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-53.4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-53.4
Retrofitting of children's products.
Status: in_force

4. A children's product deemed unsafe in accordance with P.L.2007, c.124 (C.56:8-53.1 et al.) as a result of a recall or warning issued by a federal agency, may be retrofitted by the manufacturer if the retrofit has been approved by the federal agency issuing the recall or warning or another federal agency with the authority to approve the retrofit. A retrofitted children's product may be placed in the stream of commerce. A commercial user is responsible for maintaining a record of any notice provided by the manufacturer concerning a retrofitted children's product stating that the retrofit has been approved by the federal agency issuing the recall or warning or another federal agency with the authority to approve the retrofit. L.2007,c.124,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-1.2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-1.2
Unlawful withholding of diversion of wages by temporary help service firm; penalty.
Status: in_force

1. It shall be an unlawful practice for a temporary help service firm, as the term is used in P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), section 14 of P.L.1981, c.1 (C.56:8-1.1) and P.L.1989, c.331 (C.34:8-43 et seq.), to willfully withhold or divert wages for any purpose not expressly permitted by section 4 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.4). In addition to any fine or penalty, the Attorney General may refuse to issue or renew, and may suspend or revoke a firm's registration to operate as a temporary help service firm for the purposes of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), section 14 of P.L.1981, c.1 (C.56:8-1.1), P.L.1989, c.331 (C.34:8-43 et seq.) and related regulations for a violation of this section. A refusal, suspension or revocation shall not be made except upon reasonable notice to, and the opportunity to be heard by, the applicant or registrant. L.2007,c.15.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3A-8 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3A / Section 3A-8
Obligations under federal copyright law
Status: in_force

8. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a performing rights society from informing a proprietor of the proprietor's obligations under the federal copyright law pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code. L.1996,c.122,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 56:12-6 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-6
Use of specific language
Status: in_force

The use of specific language in a consumer contract required, permitted or approved by a law, regulation, rule or published interpretation of a State or Federal agency shall not violate this act. L.1980, c. 125, s. 6, eff. Oct. 16, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-50 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-50
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Covered entity" means (1) the manufacturer of a covered product that is sold or offered for sale in this State; and (2) a wholesaler, supplier, or retailer that is responsible for the labeling or packaging of a covered product. "Covered product" means a consumer product sold or offered for sale in this State that is (1) a premoistened nonwoven disposable wipe marketed as a baby wipe or diapering wipe; or (2) a premoistened nonwoven disposable wipe that contains petrochemical-derived fibers that is likely to be used in a bathroom, including baby wipes, bathroom cleaning wipes, toilet cleaning wipes, hard surface cleaning wipes, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizing wipes, antibacterial wipes, facial and makeup removal wipes, general purpose cleaning wipes, personal care wipes for use on the body, feminine hygiene wipes, adult incontinence wipes, adult hygiene wipes, and body cleansing wipes. "Do Not Flush labeling" means product packaging that includes a "Do Not Flush" symbol and label notice in accordance with subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.2023, c.280 (C.56:3-51). "High contrast" means a light symbol on a solid dark background or a dark symbol on a solid light background and having at least 70 percent contrast between the symbol artwork and background using the formula [(B1 - B2) / B1] * 100, where B1 is the light reflectance value of the light background, and B2 is the light reflectance value of the dark background or symbol. "Label" means to represent by statement, word, picture, design, or emblem on a covered product package. "Label notice" means the phrase "Do Not Flush" in a size equal to at least two percent of the surface area of the principal display panel, except as otherwise specified in subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.2023, c.280 (C.56:3-51); provided, however, for covered products regulated pursuant to the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. s.1261 et seq.) by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission under 16 CFR s.100.121, if the label notice requirements in this paragraph would result in a type size larger than first aid instructions under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, then the type size for the label notice shall, to the extent permitted by federal law, be equal to or greater than the type size required for first aid instructions; and for a covered product required to be registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. s.136 et seq.) if the label notice requirements in this paragraph would result in a type size on the principal display panel larger than a warning pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, then the type size for the label notice shall, to the extent permitted by federal law, be equal to or greater than the type size required for a child hazard warning required by the Environmental Protection Agency. "Non-flushable disposable wipe product" means (1) a pre-moistened nonwoven disposable wipe marketed as a baby wipe or diapering wipe; or (2) a pre-moistened nonwoven disposable wipe that is composed partly or entirely of petrochemical-derived fibers which may reasonably be used in a bathroom and shall include, but not be limited to, baby wipes, bathroom cleaning wipes, toilet cleaning wipes, hard surface cleaning wipes, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizing and other sanitizing wipes, antibacterial wipes, facial and makeup removal wipes, general purpose cleaning wipes, personal care wipes for use on the body, feminine hygiene wipes, adult incontinence wipes, adult hygiene wipes, and body cleansing wipes. "Principal display panel" means the side of the product package that is most likely to be displayed, presented, or shown under customary conditions of display for retail sale; provided, however, for a cylindrical or nearly cylindrical package, the surface area of the principal display panel shall constitute 40 percent of the product package as measured by multiplying the height of the container by the circumference; and for a flexible film package in which a rectangular prism or nearly rectangular prism stack of wipes is housed within the film, the surface area of the principal display panel shall be measured by multiplying the length and width of the side of the package when the flexible packaging film is pressed flat against the stack of wipes on all sides of the stack. "Product packaging" means the disposable outer material such as cardboard, film plastic, rigid plastic tub or canister, or paper that contains the unit of product as intended for sale at retail. "Symbol" means a "Do Not Flush" symbol, or its gender equivalent, as depicted in the INDA/EDANA Code of Practice, Second Edition, as published in "Guidelines for Assessing the Flushability of Disposable Nonwoven Products," Edition 4, May 2018, in a size equal to at least two percent of the surface area of the principal display panel, except as otherwise specified in section 2 of P.L.2023, c.280 (C.56:3-51). L.2023, c.280, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3-45 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-45
Emptying and taking possession of cans unlawfully used
Status: in_force

Any can or cans mentioned in section 56:3-42 of this title, full or partly full of milk or cream, used in violation of the provisions of this article, may be emptied of their contents by the owner, dealer or shipper, or his agent, and taken possession of by any of such several parties, without being liable in damages therefor, upon first giving notice to the person having the possession of such can or cans to empty the same.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-161 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-161
Definitions relative to security of personal information.
Status: in_force

10. As used in sections 10 through 15 of P.L.2005, c.226 (C.56:8-161 through C.56:8-166): "Breach of security" means unauthorized access to electronic files, media or data containing personal information that compromises the security, confidentiality or integrity of personal information when access to the personal information has not been secured by encryption or by any other method or technology that renders the personal information unreadable or unusable. Good faith acquisition of personal information by an employee or agent of the business for a legitimate business purpose is not a breach of security, provided that the personal information is not used for a purpose unrelated to the business or subject to further unauthorized disclosure. "Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity, however organized and whether or not organized to operate at a profit, including a financial institution organized, chartered, or holding a license or authorization certificate under the law of this State, any other state, the United States, or of any other country, or the parent or the subsidiary of a financial institution. "Communicate" means to send a written or other tangible record or to transmit a record by any means agreed upon by the persons sending and receiving the record. "Customer" means an individual who provides personal information to a business. "Individual" means a natural person. "Internet" means the international computer network of both federal and non-federal interoperable packet switched data networks. "Personal information" means an individual's first name or first initial and last name linked with any one or more of the following data elements: (1) Social Security number; (2) driver's license number or State identification card number; (3) account number or credit or debit card number, in combination with any required security code, access code, or password that would permit access to an individual's financial account; or (4) user name, email address, or any other account holder identifying information, in combination with any password or security question and answer that would permit access to an online account. Dissociated data that, if linked, would constitute personal information is personal information if the means to link the dissociated data were accessed in connection with access to the dissociated data. For the purposes of sections 10 through 15 of P.L.2005, c.226 (C.56:8-161 through C.56:8-166), personal information shall not include publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state or local government records, or widely distributed media. "Private entity" means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or other entity, other than a public entity. "Public entity" includes the State, and any county, municipality, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public body in the State. For the purposes of sections 10 through 15 of P.L.2005, c.226 (C.56:8-161 through C.56:8-166), public entity does not include the federal government. "Publicly post" or "publicly display" means to intentionally communicate or otherwise make available to the general public. "Records" means any material, regardless of the physical form, on which information is recorded or preserved by any means, including written or spoken words, graphically depicted, printed, or electromagnetically transmitted. Records does not include publicly available directories containing information an individual has voluntarily consented to have publicly disseminated or listed. L.2005, c.226, s.10; amended 2019, c.95, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-21 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-21
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this act, shall have the meaning ascribed to them except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (a) "Distributor" or "refiner" or "supplier" means and includes every person, wherever resident or located, who imports or causes to be imported into this State motor fuels for distribution or sale after the same shall reach this State, whether in the original packages or containers in which it is imported or otherwise; and also any person who produces, refines, manufactures, blends or compounds or causes to be produced, refined, manufactured, blended or compounded fuels and distributes or sells the same within this State. (b) "Wholesaler" means any person who engages in the business of selling motor fuels to other persons who resell the said motor fuel or who place or have the said fuel placed into their containers or storage tanks for future consumption. The words "containers" or "storage tanks" as herein used shall not apply to vehicle service tanks used only to carry motor fuels for use in propelling only the vehicle carrying such tanks. (c) "Director" means the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. (d) "Branded Motor Fuel" shall be that motor fuel which a retail dealer sells using the trade name of the refiner or supplier. (e) "Tank wagon price" is the invoice cost of motor fuel to the retailer. L.1953, c. 413, p. 2072, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 56:1-4 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-4
§ 56:1-4
Status: in_force

Any person conducting or transacting business contrary to the provisions of either section 56:1-1 or 56:1-2 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.1 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-166.1
Person, business, association prohibited from publishing certain information on the Internet.
Status: in_force

3. a. (1) Upon notification pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, and not later than 10 business days following receipt thereof, a person, business, or association shall not disclose or re-disclose on the Internet or otherwise make available, the home address or unpublished home telephone number of any covered person, as defined in subsection d. of this section. (2) An authorized person seeking to prohibit the disclosure of the home address or unpublished home telephone number of any covered person consistent with paragraph (1) of this subsection shall provide written notice to the person from whom the authorized person is seeking nondisclosure that the authorized person is an authorized person and requesting that the person cease the disclosure of the information and remove the protected information from the Internet or where otherwise made available. (3) An immediate family member who has provided notice pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection and who no longer resides with the judicial officer, law enforcement officer, child protective investigator in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, or prosecutor shall provide notice to that effect to the person, business, or association not later than 30 days from the date on which the immediate family member no longer resided with the judicial officer, law enforcement officer, child protective investigator in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, or prosecutor. b. A person, business, or association that violates subsection a. of this section shall be liable to the covered person or the covered person's assignee, who may bring a civil action in the Superior Court. c. The court shall award: (1) actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of $1,000 for each violation of this act; (2) punitive damages upon proof of willful or reckless disregard of the law; (3) reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred; and (4) any other preliminary and equitable relief as the court determines to be appropriate. d. For the purposes of this section: "Assignee" means a person or entity to whom or which an authorized person has assigned, in writing, a covered person's right to bring a civil action for a violation of subsection a. of this section. "Authorized person" means a covered person or any of the following persons hereby authorized to submit or revoke a request for the redaction or nondisclosure of a home address on behalf of a covered person: (1) on behalf of any federal judge, a designee of the United States Marshals Service or of the clerk of any United States District Court; (2) on behalf of any covered person who is deceased or medically or psychologically incapacitated, a person acting on behalf of the covered person as a designated trustee, as an estate executor, or pursuant to a written power of attorney or other legal instrument; and (3) on behalf of any immediate family member who is a minor and who is otherwise entitled to address redaction or nondisclosure pursuant to this act, the parent or legal guardian thereof. "Covered person" means an active, formerly active, or retired judicial officer, law enforcement officer, or child protective investigator in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, as those terms are defined by section 1 of P.L.1995, c.23 (C.47:1A-1.1), or prosecutor, and any immediate family member residing in the same household as such judicial officer, law enforcement officer, child protective investigator in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, or prosecutor. "Disclose" shall mean to solicit, sell, manufacture, give, provide, lend, trade, mail, deliver, transfer, post, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, advertise, or offer, and shall include making available or viewable within a searchable list or database, regardless of whether a search of such list or database is actually performed. "Home telephone number" means any telephone number used primarily for personal communications, including a landline or cellular telephone number. "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, or parent of, or any other family member related by blood or by law to, an active, formerly active, or retired judicial officer, law enforcement officer, or child protective investigator in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, as those terms are defined by section 1 of P.L.1995, c.23 (C.47:1A-1.1), or prosecutor and who resides in the same household as such judicial officer, law enforcement officer, child protective investigator in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, or prosecutor. "News media" means newspapers, magazines, press associations, news agencies, wire services, or other similar printed means of disseminating news to the general public. "Person" shall not be construed to include in any capacity the custodian of a government record as defined in section 1 of P.L.1995, c.23 (C.47:1A-1.1). e. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a person, business, or association that has received information as unredacted pursuant to the provisions of sections 1 through 3 of P.L.2021, c.371 (C.47:1B-1 through C.47:1B-3) from making the information available consistent with the purposes for which the person, business, or association received the information. A person, business, or association that uses or makes available the information in a way that is inconsistent with the purposes for which the person, business, or association received the information shall be liable as provided pursuant to subsection c. of this section. f. Nothing herein shall be construed to impose liability on the news media for failure to remove information from previously printed newspapers, and nothing herein shall be construed to impose liability relating to telephone directories or directory assistance unless the covered person has requested to be unpublished in the directory and directory assistance by the applicable publication deadline. L.2015, c.226, s.3; amended 2020, c.125, s.6; 2021, c.24, s.5; 2021, c.371, s.8; 2023, c.113, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-24 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-24
Parties responsible for own costs
Status: in_force

In any administrative proceeding under this act, each party shall be responsible for his own litigation costs and attorney fees. The committee shall assess and equally apportion among the parties to the hearing, and shall transfer to the Office of Administrative Law, the administrative hearing costs resulting from a protest filed pursuant to this act. Administrative hearing costs shall be based on a billing rate established by the Office of Administrative Law and approved by the Director of Budget and Accounting. L. 1982, c. 156, s. 9; amended by L. 1987, c. 274, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.23 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2.23
Disclosure of profit-making nature
Status: in_force

It shall be an unlawful practice for any person, other than a charitable or nonprofit organization, engaged in the business of selling used goods, wares or merchandise for profit to solicit, by telephone, by the placement of collection boxes or otherwise, donations of used goods, wares or merchandise for resale for profit, without first disclosing to the person solicited the profit-making nature of the business, or if profits are to be shared with a charitable or nonprofit organization, the portion of profits which that organization will receive. For the purposes of this act, "engaged in the business of selling used goods, wares or merchandise" means anyone who conducts sales more than five times a year. L. 1985, c. 254, s. 1, eff. July 31, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-67 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-67
Definitions relative to sale and warranty of certain used vehicles
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "As is" means a used motor vehicle sold by a dealer to a consumer without any warranty, either express or implied, and with the consumer being solely responsible for the cost of any repairs to that motor vehicle. "Consumer" means the purchaser or prospective purchaser, other than for the purpose of resale, of a used motor vehicle normally used for personal, family or household purposes. "Covered item" means and includes the following components of a used motor vehicle: Engine - all internal lubricated parts, timing chains, gears and cover, timing belt, pulleys and cover, oil pump and gears, water pump, valve covers, oil pan, manifolds, flywheel, harmonic balancer, engine mounts, seals and gaskets, and turbo-charger housing; however, housing, engine block and cylinder heads are covered items only if damaged by the failure of an internal lubricated part. Transmission Automatic/Transfer Case - all internal lubricated parts, torque converter, vacuum modulator, transmission mounts, seals and gaskets. Transmission Manual/Transfer Case - all internal lubricated parts, transmission mounts, seals and gaskets, but excluding a manual clutch, pressure plate, throw-out bearings, clutch master or slave cylinders. Front-Wheel Drive - all internal lubricated parts, axle shafts, constant velocity joints, front hub bearings, seals and gaskets, Rear-Wheel Drive - all internal lubricated parts, propeller shafts, supports and U-joints, axle shafts and bearings, seals and gaskets. "Dealer" means any person or business which sells or offers for sale a used motor vehicle after selling or offering for sale three or more used motor vehicles in the previous 12-month period. "Deduction for personal use" means the mileage allowance set by the federal Internal Revenue Service for business usage of a motor vehicle in effect on the date a used motor vehicle is repurchased by a dealer in accordance with section 5 of this act, multiplied by the total number of miles a used motor vehicle is driven by a consumer from the date of purchase of that vehicle until the time of its repurchase. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Excessive wear and tear" means wear or damage to a used motor vehicle beyond that expected to be incurred in normal circumstances. "Material defect" means a malfunction of a used motor vehicle, subject to a warranty, which substantially impairs its use, value or safety. "Repair insurance" means a contract in writing to refund, repair, replace, maintain or take other action with respect to a used motor vehicle for any period of time or any specified mileage and provided at an extra charge beyond the price of the used motor vehicle. "Service contract" means a contract in writing to refund, repair, replace, maintain or take other action with respect to a used motor vehicle for any period of time or any specific mileage or provided at an extra charge beyond the price of the used motor vehicle. "Used motor vehicle" means a passenger motor vehicle, excluding motorcycles, motor homes and off-road vehicles, title to, or possession of which has been transferred from the person who first acquired it from the manufacturer or dealer, and so used as to become what is commonly known as "secondhand," within the ordinary meaning thereof but does not mean a passenger motor vehicle, subject to a motor vehicle lease agreement which was in effect for more than 90 days , which is sold by the lessor to the lessee, or to a family member or employee of the lessee upon the termination of the lease agreement. "Warranty" means any undertaking, in writing and in connection with the sale by a dealer of a used motor vehicle, to refund, repair, replace, maintain or take other action with respect to the used motor vehicle, and which is provided at no extra charge beyond the price of the used motor vehicle. L.1995,c.373,s.1; amended 1997,c.22,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-166.13 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-166.13
Applicability, personal data, exceptions, institutions, certain.
Status: in_force

10. Nothing in P.L.2023, c.266 (C.56:8-166.4 et seq.) shall apply to: a. protected health information collected by a covered entity or business associate subject to the privacy, security, and breach notification rules issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Parts 160 and 164 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, established pursuant to the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-191, and the "Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act,"42 U.S.C. s.17921 et seq.; b. a financial institution, data, or an affiliate of a financial institution that is subject to Title V of the federal "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act," 15 U.S.C. s.6801 et seq., and the rules and implementing regulations promulgated thereunder; c. the secondary market institutions identified in 15 U.S.C. s.6809(3)(D) and 12 C.F.R. s.1016.3(l)(3)(iii); d. an insurance institution subject to P.L.1985, c.179 (C.17:23A-1 et seq.); e. the sale of a consumer's personal data by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission that is permitted by the federal "Drivers' Privacy Protection Act of 1994," 18 U.S.C. s.2721 et seq.; f. personal data collected, processed, sold, or disclosed by a consumer reporting agency, as defined in 15 U.S.C. s.1681a(f), if the collection, processing, sale, or disclosure of the personal data is limited, governed, and collected, maintained, disclosed, sold, communicated, or used only as authorized by the federal "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 15 U.S.C. s.1681 et seq., and implementing regulations; g. any State agency as defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-13), any political subdivision, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission, or other instrumentality created by a political subdivision; or h. personal data that is collected, processed, or disclosed, as part of research conducted in accordance with the Federal Policy for the protection of human subjects pursuant to 45 C.F.R. Part 46 or the protection of human subjects pursuant to 21 C.F.R. Parts 50 and 56. L.2023, c.266, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 56:6-2 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-2
Regulations relative to sale of motor fuels.
Status: in_force

201. (a) Every retail dealer shall publicly display and maintain, in the manner regulated by the Director of the Division of Taxation, a sign stating the price per gallon if sold by the gallon, and per gallon and per liter if sold by the liter of the motor fuel sold by said dealer. All taxes, State and Federal, imposed with respect to the manufacture or sale of motor fuel shall be included in the price shown on said sign, but said sign shall contain a statement of the amount of taxes included in said price, or, without specifying the amount thereof, said sign shall state that taxes are included in said price. A retail dealer shall not sell at any other price than the price, including tax, so posted. Any such price when posted shall remain posted and in effect for a period of not less than twenty-four (24) hours. (b) No retail dealer shall sell motor fuel at a price which is below the net cost of such motor fuel to the retail dealer plus all selling expenses. (c) No other price signs of motor fuel so dispensed, or signs relating to the price of such fuel shall be used or displayed on or about the premises where motor fuel is sold at retail, other than the signs provided by section 3 of P.L.1952, c.258 (C.56:6-2.3). (d) No advertising or sign other than that provided for in section 3 of P.L.1952, c.258 (C.56:6-2.3), which directly or indirectly contains a statement of, or an implied reference to the price of motor fuel shall be displayed at any place where motor fuel is dispensed at retail. Any advertising of the retail price of motor fuel through any other medium which contains a reference to the per gallon or per liter price thereof, shall include all taxes in the price stated, and there shall be included in such advertising a statement that such price includes taxes, or a statement of the amount of taxes which are included in such price. Such advertising shall be identified by the name of the product, and the letters of the name shall be not less than one-half the size of the figures used in the price. (e) No rebates, allowances, concessions or benefits shall be given, directly or indirectly, so as to permit any person to obtain motor fuels from a retail dealer below the posted price or at a net price lower than the posted price applicable at the time of the sale, except that credits earned through purchases on a credit card, debit card, or rewards card may be utilized by a person to receive a rebate, allowance, concession, or benefit in the purchase of motor fuels, provided that: (1) the use of credits earned through purchases on a credit card, debit card, or rewards card shall not change the retail price displayed on any sign required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1952, c.258 (C.56:6-2.3); and (2) the retail dealer shall not be responsible for any of the costs associated with the rebate, allowance, concession, or benefit received by the motor fuel purchaser except for any interchange fees and transaction fees associated with the use of a credit card or debit card by a customer for the purchase of motor fuels. As used in this subsection, "rewards card" means a card or certificate distributed by the issuer to a consumer pursuant to an awards, loyalty, rewards, or promotional program, or used to benefit frequent shoppers or to collect data on purchasing habits. (f) It shall be unlawful for any retail dealer to use lotteries, wheels of fortune, punchboards or other games of chance, in connection with the sale of motor fuels. (g) All above-ground equipment for storing or dispensing motor fuel operated by a retail dealer shall bear, in a conspicuous place, the name or trade-mark of the product stored therein or dispensed therefrom, and no retail dealer shall permit delivery into underground or above-ground containers, tanks or equipment of any motor fuel other than the brand represented or designated by the name or trade-mark appearing on such container or dispensing equipment attached thereto. No retail dealer shall be a party to the substitution of one grade of motor fuel for another. (h) If the motor fuel stored in or dispensed from any above-ground equipment by a retail dealer shall not have a brand name or trade-mark, such container or dispensing equipment shall have conspicuously displayed thereon the words "No Brand." L.1938, c.163, s.201; amended 1939, c.62, s.1; 1981, c.230, s.1; 1995, c.51; 2011, c.164; 2015, c.44.
N.J. Stat. § 56:3A-5 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 3A / Section 3A-5
Contract between performing rights society and proprietor
Status: in_force

5. A contract between a performing rights society and a proprietor for the payment of royalties shall be offered for a term of one year, but the parties may agree to contract for a term other than one year. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a contract for a term negotiated between a performing rights society and a bona fide national trade association representing a substantial percentage of proprietors of the same type. L.1996,c.122,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 56:11-47 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-47
Actions of consumer reporting agency relative to security freeze.
Status: in_force

6. If a security freeze is in place, a consumer reporting agency shall not change any of the following official information in a consumer report without sending a written confirmation of the change to the consumer within 30 days of the change being posted to the consumer's file: name; date of birth; Social Security number; or address. Written confirmation is not required for technical modifications of a consumer's official information, including name and street abbreviations, complete spellings, or transposition of numbers or letters. In the case of an address change, the written confirmation shall be sent to both the new address and to the former address. L.2005,c.226,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-128 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-128
Requirements relative to telemarketing sales calls.
Status: in_force

10. a. A telemarketer shall not make or cause to be made any unsolicited telemarketing sales call to any customer whose telephone number is included on the no telemarketing call list established pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2003, c.76 (C.56:8-127), except for a call made within three months of the date the customer's telephone number was first included on the no call list but only if the telemarketer had at the time of the call not yet obtained a no call list which included the customer's telephone number and the no call list used by the telemarketer was issued less than three months prior to the time the call was made. b. A telemarketer making a telemarketing sales call shall, within the first 30 seconds of the call, accurately identify the telemarketer's name, the name and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the call is being made, and the purpose of the call. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a violation of this subsection shall constitute a disorderly persons offense. c. A telemarketer shall be required to disclose the mailing address of the telemarketer, and any company on whose behalf the company is telemarketing, on any website owned or operated by the telemarketer and on any subsequent written communication to a customer. d. A telemarketer shall not make or cause to be made any unsolicited telemarketing sales call to any customer between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., local time, at the customer's location. e. A telemarketer shall not intentionally use any method that blocks a caller identification service from displaying caller identification information or otherwise circumvents a customer's use of a telephone caller identification service, including, but not limited to, the use of any technology or method which displays a telephone number or name not associated with the telemarketer or intentionally designed to misrepresent the telemarketer's identity. f. The requirements of this section shall not apply to any telemarketer who makes a residential marketing call in response to a customer's phone call or contact with the telemarketer's website, in which the customer affirmatively requests a follow-up telemarketing sales call or other contact from the telemarketer. L.2003,c.76,s.10; amended 2003, c.208, s.3; 2005, c.289; 2023, c.58.
N.J. Stat. § 56:7-36 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-36
Enforcement of act
Status: in_force

In order to effectuate the purposes of this act it shall be the duty of the director to carry out the enforcement provisions of this act. In accordance with the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, the director may, within the limits of available appropriations, employ and fix the duties and compensation of such inspectors and other personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. L.1952, c. 247, p. 831, s. 19.
N.J. Stat. § 56:8-193 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-193
Criminal history, provision required before information provided to recruit.
Status: in_force

9. a. Upon receipt of a request for information from a recruit, an international labor matching organization or an international matchmaking organization shall refrain from providing any further services to the recruit or the client with regard to facilitating future interaction between the recruit and the client until the client has submitted to the organization the complete transcript of any criminal history record obtained from the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police consistent with applicable State and Federal laws, rules and regulations. The client shall bear the cost for the criminal history record background check, including all costs of administering and processing the check. b. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the director if the person who was the subject of a criminal history record background check pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of this act is convicted of a disqualifying crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. L.2009, c.152, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 56:10-13.7 — NJ Code / Title 56 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-13.7
Exceptions to violations by franchisor, "acquiring transferee" defined
Status: in_force

6. 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 unless the motor vehicle franchisor: a. at the election of the motor vehicle franchisee, assumes the lease for or acquires the real property on which the motor vehicle franchise is conducted on the same terms as those on which the real property or lease was to be sold or transferred to the acquiring transferee in connection with the sale of the motor vehicle franchise, unless otherwise agreed to by the motor vehicle franchisee and motor vehicle franchisor; and b. reimburses the acquiring transferee of the motor vehicle franchise for the reasonable expenses paid or incurred by him in evaluating and investigating the motor vehicle franchise and negotiating and pursuing the acquisition of the motor vehicle franchise prior to the motor vehicle franchisor's exercise of the right of first refusal or other right to acquire the motor vehicle franchise. For purposes of this subsection, expenses to evaluate and investigate the motor vehicle franchise means, in addition to any other expenses associated with the evaluation and investigation of the motor vehicle franchise, legal and accounting expenses, and expenses associated with the evaluation and investigation of any real property on which the motor vehicle franchise is conducted, including, but not limited to, expenses associated with title examinations, environmental assessments and other expenses directly related to the acquisition or lease of such real property by the acquiring transferee. Upon reimbursement, any title reports, or other reports or studies received by the acquiring transferee as a result of the evaluation or investigation of the motor vehicle franchise or the real property on which the motor vehicle franchise is conducted shall be provided to the motor vehicle franchisor. The acquiring transferee shall submit an itemized list of the expenses to be reimbursed along with supporting documents, if any, to the motor vehicle franchisor no later than 30 days after receipt of a written request for same from the motor vehicle franchisor. The motor vehicle franchisor shall make payment within 30 days of receipt of the itemized list. c. For purposes of this section, "acquiring transferee" means the person to whom the motor vehicle franchise would have been transferred had the right of first refusal or other right to acquire the motor vehicle franchise not been exercised by the motor vehicle franchisor. L.1993,c.189,s.6.