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NJ Rev Stat § 45:17A-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:17A-28 - Registration of solicitors.

45:17A-28 Registration of solicitors.  11. a. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a solicitor of an independent paid fund raiser required to register pursuant to this act unless, prior to that person acting as a solicitor of the independent paid fund raiser, the independent paid fund raiser files registration information including the name, street address, telephone number, and any other information as may be prescribed by the Attorney General, of any such solicitor and files such registration information for that solicitor annually thereafter. Registration statements shall be on forms prescribed by the Attorney General and accompanied by a prescribed fee. The Attorney General shall review the statement pursuant to section 5 of this act and prescribe the fees pursuant to subsection f. of section 4 of this act. b. It shall be unlawful for any independent paid fund raiser to engage a solicitor to solicit charitable contributions unless the independent paid fund raiser files the solicitor's registration information with the Attorney General pursuant to this section. L.1994,c.16,s.11; amended 2005, c.283, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:17A-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:17A-29 - Written contract from commercial co-venturer.

45:17A-29 Written contract from commercial co-venturer.  12. a. Every charitable organization which permits a charitable sales promotion to be conducted on its behalf shall obtain a written contract from the commercial co-venturer and shall file a copy of the agreement with the Attorney General at least 10 business days prior to the initiation of that charitable sales promotion. All parties to the contract shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.1994, c.16 (C.45:17A-18 et seq.) and any rules adopted pursuant thereto. Every contract shall contain a provision clearly and conspicuously stating that the parties are subject to this act and any rules adopted pursuant thereto. b. A charitable organization shall file in writing on forms prescribed by the Attorney General the following information at the conclusion of the charitable sales promotion: (1) A certification from an officer or principal of the commercial co-venturer attesting to the gross amount of income received by the commercial co-venturer attributable to the charitable sales promotion, solicitation or venture undertaken; (2) The amount of money or other contribution remitted to the organization covering each event or portion of an extended charitable sales promotion; (3) A copy of each advertisement, publication, solicitation or other material used as part of the charitable sales promotion to directly or indirectly induce a contribution; and (4) Any other information as may be required by rules adopted by the Attorney General. c. All filings pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by a fee prescribed pursuant to the provisions of this act. d. The commercial co-venturer shall disclose in each advertisement for the charitable sales promotion the dollar amount or percent per unit of goods or services purchased or used that will benefit the charitable organization or purpose. If the actual dollar amount or percent cannot reasonably be determined prior to the final date of the charitable sales promotion, the commercial co-venturer shall disclose an estimated dollar amount or percent. Any such estimate shall be reasonable and shall be based upon all of the relevant facts known to the commercial co-venturer and the charitable organization regarding the charitable sales promotion. L.1994,c.16,s.12; amended 2005, c,283, s,8.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:17A-30.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:17A-30.1 - Caller identification blocking technology, use by solicitors, prohibited.

45:17A-30.1 Caller identification blocking technology, use by solicitors, prohibited.  13. Any person soliciting contributions shall not be permitted to use technology that blocks caller identification telephone systems used by any person in this State. L.2005,c.283,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:17A-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:17A-34 - Powers of Attorney General unaffected

45:17A-34. Powers of Attorney General unaffected  17. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit, impair or modify any of the common law powers previously afforded to the Attorney General under the common law.  L.1994,c.16,s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:17A-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:17A-35 - Ability of municipality to enact rules, ordinances unaffected

45:17A-35. Ability of municipality to enact rules, ordinances unaffected  18. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit, impair or modify the ability of any municipality to enact rules or ordinances to regulate the solicitation of contributions within its jurisdiction, provided that those rules or ordinances are in addition to and not duplicative of or in conflict with the provisions of this act. To the extent that a municipal ordinance is violative of this act it is invalid.  L.1994,c.16,s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:17A-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:17A-36 - Registrations previously issued not affected

45:17A-36. Registrations previously issued not affected  19. Nothing in this act shall affect the validity of any registration previously issued by the Attorney General, but all persons currently registered shall in all other respects be subject to the provisions of this act.  L.1994,c.16,s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:17A-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:17A-37 - Establishment of telephone information line

45:17A-37. Establishment of telephone information line  20. a. The Attorney General shall establish a telephone information line which shall be readily accessible to the public which shall offer information concerning the charitable organizations, fund raising counsels, independent paid fund raisers and solicitors registered in accordance with the requirements of this act.  b. The information available to the public through the telephone information line shall include:  (1) The public information, as required by this act, provided by registration statements, reports, notices, contracts or agreements, including those between charitable organizations and fund raising counsels, independent paid fund raisers, and commercial co-venturers;  (2) The information provided by a solicitor in an application for registration and reregistration in accordance with section 11 of this act;  (3) any other information which the Attorney General deems appropriate. L.1994,c.16,s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:17A-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:17A-38 - Required statement regarding information on file.

45:17A-38 Required statement regarding information on file.  21. Any printed solicitation, written confirmation, receipt or written reminder of a contribution issued by a charitable organization, independent paid fund raiser or solicitor concerning a solicitation or contribution on behalf of a charitable organization that is registered pursuant to this act shall contain the following statement which shall be conspicuously printed:"INFORMATION FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNING THIS CHARITABLE SOLICITATION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE CHARITY DURING THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD THAT WERE DEDICATED TO THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY CALLING 000-000-0000 AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT www.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx. REGISTRATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT." L.1994,c.16,s.21; amended 2005, c.283, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:17A-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:17A-39 - Applicability of act

45:17A-39. Applicability of act  22. The provisions of this act shall apply to any person engaging in any of the activities regulated by this act, including persons whose principal place of business is located outside this State.  L.1994,c.16,s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:17A-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:17A-40 - Fees; recovery of costs

45:17A-40. Fees; recovery of costs  23. Fees shall be established, prescribed or charged by the Attorney General pursuant to his regulatory authority to the extent necessary to defray all proper expenses incurred by the Attorney General and any staff employed to administer this act, provided that fees shall not be fixed at a level that will raise amounts in excess of the amount estimated to be so required and provided, further, that any fees set by the Attorney General shall not exceed the following amounts:  a. A charitable organization which is required pursuant to section 8 of this act to file a short form registration statement and received gross contributions of not more than $10,000 during the most recently filed fiscal year shall not be required to pay an annual registration fee.  b. A charitable organization which is required pursuant to section 8 of this act to file a short form registration statement and received gross contributions in excess of $10,000 during the most recently filed fiscal year of the organization shall pay an annual registration fee of not more than $30 a year.  c. A charitable organization which is required pursuant to section 7 of this act to file a long form registration statement and received gross contributions of not more than $100,000 during the most recently filed fiscal year of the organization shall pay an annual registration fee of not more than $60 a year.  d. A charitable organization which is required pursuant to section 7 of this act to file a long form registration statement and received gross contributions of more than $100,000 but not more than $500,000 during the most recently filed fiscal year of the organization shall pay an annual registration fee of not more than $150 a year.  e. A charitable organization which is required pursuant to section 7 of this act to file a long form registration statement and received gross contributions of more than $500,000 during the most recently filed fiscal year of the organization shall pay an annual registration fee of not more than $250 a year.  f. Contract filing fees established pursuant to this act shall be set at not more than $30 for each such fee.  g. A parent organization that registers local units in accordance with the provisions of subsection e. of section 7 or subsection c. of section 8 of this act shall pay an additional fee not to exceed $10 for each local unit.  All fees payable to the Attorney General and any civil penalties imposed by the Attorney General in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be paid to the Attorney General and shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer and become part of the General Fund. These fees and penalties shall be available to the Attorney General on a nonlapsing basis to effectuate the purposes of this act.  L.1994,c.16,s.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:18-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:18-1 - Collection agencies to file bond

45:18-1. Collection agencies to file bond  No person shall conduct a collection agency, collection bureau or collection office in this state, or engage therein in the business of collecting or receiving payment for others of any account, bill or other indebtedness, or engage therein in the business of soliciting the right to collect or receive payment for another of any account, bill or other indebtedness, or advertise for or solicit in print the right to collect or receive payment for another of any account, bill or other indebtedness, unless such person, or the person for whom he may be acting as agent has on file with the secretary of state sufficient bond as hereinafter specified.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:18-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:18-2 - Amount, term and provisions of bond; renewal; limitation of actions

45:18-2. Amount, term and provisions of bond; renewal; limitation of actions  The bond shall be in the sum of five thousand dollars and shall provide that the person giving the same shall, upon written demand, pay and turn over to or for the person for whom any account, bill or other indebtedness is taken for collection the proceeds thereof in accordance with the terms of the agreement upon which such account, bill or other indebtedness was received for collection. The board shall be in such form and shall contain such further provisions and conditions as the secretary of state deems necessary or proper for the protection of the persons for whom the accounts, bills or other indebtedness are taken for collection, and shall be for the term of one year from its date and must be renewed annually. No action on the bond shall be begun after two years from the expiration thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:18-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:18-3 - Execution and approval of bond; sureties

45:18-3. Execution and approval of bond; sureties  The bond mentioned in sections 45:18-1 and 45:18-2 of this Title shall be executed by the person filing the same to the State of New Jersey for the use of any party aggrieved with sufficient surety, to be furnished by any company or corporation authorized to transact such business in this State. The said bond shall be examined and approved by the Attorney-General and thereafter accepted and filed with the Secretary of State; provided, however, that cash may be accepted in lieu of sureties; and provided, further, that no such bond with individual sureties thereon may be approved, accepted or filed. Amended by L.1946, c. 293, p. 988, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:18-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:18-4 - Record of bonds; filing fee

45:18-4. Record of bonds; filing fee  The Secretary of State shall keep a record of such bonds, with the names, places of residence and places of business of the principals and sureties, and the name of the officer before whom the bond was executed or acknowledged, and the record shall be open to public inspection. There shall be paid a filing fee of $25.00 to the Secretary of State for the filing of each bond. Amended by L.1971, c. 169, s. 1, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:18-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:18-5 - Penalty

45:18-5. Penalty  Any person, member of a partnership or officer of an association or corporation who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for not more than three months, or both.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:18-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:18-6 - Exemptions

45:18-6. Exemptions  This chapter shall not apply to an attorney at law duly authorized to practice in this state, a national bank, or any bank or trust company duly incorporated under the laws of this state.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:18-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:18-6.1 - Discontinuance of operation; filing of notice

45:18-6.1. Discontinuance of operation; filing of notice  Any person who shall discontinue the operation of a collection agency, collection bureau or collection office in this State pursuant to the chapter hereby supplemented shall file with the Secretary of State a notice of such discontinuance. L.1959, c. 141, p. 583, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:19-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:19-8 - Title of act

45:19-8. Title of act  This act may be known and cited as "The Private Detective Act of 1939." L.1939, c. 369, p. 887, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:19-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:19-10 - License to conduct business, violation of section as misdemeanor

45:19-10. License to conduct business, violation of section as misdemeanor  No person, firm, association or corporation shall engage in the private detective business or as a private detective or investigator or advertise his or its business to be a private detective business or that of a detective agency or investigator without having first obtained from the superintendent a license to conduct such business, as hereinafter provided. Any person, firm, association or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.1939, c. 369, p. 889, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:19-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:19-11 - Application for license.

45:19-11 Application for license.  4. Any person, firm, association or corporation desiring to conduct a private detective business or the business of a private detective or investigator shall, for each bureau or agency, subagency, office and branch office to be owned, conducted, managed or maintained by such person, firm, association or corporation for the conduct of such business, submit to the Superintendent of State Police the applicant's name, address, fingerprints and written consent for a criminal history record background check to be performed. The superintendent shall cause such fingerprints to be compared to fingerprints filed with the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation consistent with applicable State and federal laws, rules and regulations. The applicant shall bear the cost for the criminal history record background check, including all costs of administering and processing the check. These fingerprints will be provided in addition to a written application duly signed and verified, accompanied, in the case of an application by a person, with the written approval of not less than five reputable citizens who shall be freeholders of the county where such applicant resides or in the county in which it is proposed to conduct such business, and in the case of a firm, the written approval of five reputable citizens for each of the members of the firm who shall be freeholders of the county where each member of the firm resides or the county in which it is proposed to conduct such business, or in the case of an association or corporation, the written approval by five reputable citizens for each officer and director of the corporation who shall be freeholders of the county where such officers and directors reside, or of the county in which it is proposed to conduct such business. Such approvals shall be signed and acknowledged by the respective citizens before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments of conveyances of real property. The application shall state the following: Name, age, residence, present and previous occupations of the applicant, or in case of a firm, of each member of the firm, or in the case of an association or corporation, of each officer and director thereof; that each of the foregoing persons are citizens of the United States; the name of the municipality and the location therein by street number or other apt description where is to be located the principal place of business and the location of each bureau, agency, subagency, office or branch office for which a license is desired, and such other facts as may be required by the superintendent as will tend to show the character, competency and integrity of each person or individual signing such application. Any person who shall knowingly state any fact falsely shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.1939,c.369,s.4; amended 2003, c.199, s.29.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:19-12.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:19-12.1 - Employees of licensee; fees payable, violations, penalties.

45:19-12.1 Employees of licensee; fees payable, violations, penalties.  3. a. Subsequent to the effective date of this act, every licensee shall pay to the superintendent an additional fee of $15.00 for each person in its employ engaged in said employment in this State as a private detective or investigator. Any licensee who shall employ any person in the aforementioned categories subsequent to its securing a license or renewal thereof and for whom the fee of $15.00 has not been paid shall pay the fee of $15.00 for each of said persons prior to the commencement of said employment with the licensee. Thereafter any licensee at the time of any renewal if its license hereunder shall pay a renewal fee of $5.00 for each of said employees in the aforementioned categories for whom an initial fee of $15.00 has been paid by said licensee. b. Any licensee who shall employ any person in the aforementioned categories in subsection a. above without having paid the fees in accordance with said subsection a. shall be a disorderly person. L.1971,c.342,s.3; amended 2004, c.134, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:19-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:19-13 - Surrender of license after expiration, revocation, etc.

45:19-13. Surrender of license after expiration, revocation, etc.  Any person, firm, association or corporation to whom a license may be issued in accordance with this act shall surrender such license and all duplicate copies thereof to the superintendent within five days after such license shall have expired or shall have been revoked, suspended or surrendered. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. L.1939, c. 369, p. 892, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:19-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:19-14 - Posting and display of license; loss or destruction of license; change in location of office or place of business

45:19-14. Posting and display of license; loss or destruction of license; change in location of office or place of business  Before any applicant shall exercise any rights under the license issued to him such license, or a certified copy thereof, shall be posted and at all times thereafter while the same is in force be displayed in a conspicuous place in the principal office and in each bureau, agency, subagency, office or branch office for which it is issued. Any person, firm, association or corporation holding any license issued by the superintendent under this act who posts or permits such license to be posted upon premises other than those described therein, or to which it may be transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act, or who fails to maintain such license in a conspicuous place in such offices or places of business, or knowingly alters, defaces or destroys any such license or permits the alteration, defacement or destruction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In the event that any license or certified copy thereof issued by the superintendent is lost or destroyed, notice of such loss or destruction shall be given to the superintendent forthwith, and the superintendent may, in his discretion, issue a duplicate or certified copy thereof. Upon written application to the superintendent setting forth a proposed change in the location of any office or place of business of the licensee as set forth in his license, the superintendent may authorize a new location for any such office or place of business, in which case the licensee shall produce to the superintendent his license and all copies thereof, to the end that the superintendent may either endorse thereon such change of location or issue a new license as of the same date as the original license in lieu of the license so surrendered. L.1939, c. 369, p. 893, s. 7.