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NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-45 - Records, books, accounts, documents and writings; keeping within state; consent for exemption; conditions; designation of agent as custodian; jurisdiction for enforcement of compliance

48:5A-45. Records, books, accounts, documents and writings; keeping within state; consent for exemption; conditions; designation of agent as custodian; jurisdiction for enforcement of compliance  a. Every CATV company shall at all times keep within this State all records, books, accounts, documents and other writings relating to contracts entered into, transactions had, services rendered, business done and property within this State, and shall at no time remove any of such records, books, accounts, documents or writings from this State without the consent in writing of the board first had and obtained. The board may by order in writing grant consent and permission under such regulations and conditions as it may see fit to impose for the keeping of any such records, books, accounts, documents and other writings outside the State in such cases as it may determine that such consent or permission may be of financial advantage to the customers of the CATV company within this State. Such consent or permission so granted may be revoked by the board at any time without notice. A CATV company granted such consent or permission shall on the notice in writing of the board produce such records, books, accounts, documents and other writings at such time and place within this State as it may designate. b. Every CATV company shall file with the board a designation in writing of an agent, resident of this State, who shall have the custody of such records, books, accounts, documents and other writings, and upon whom process for the protection of the same may be served. Such designation shall set out the name of such agent, his place of residence within the State and his place of business. A CATV company may at any time revoke such designation if simultaneously a substituted designation be filed by it with the board. c. Jurisdiction and power are hereby conferred upon the Superior Court, at the suit of the board, to enforce compliance with this section through sequestration of, or the appointment of a receiver for, the property in this State of any CATV company failing to comply with the same. d. If for any cause service of process to produce such records, books, accounts, documents or other writings cannot be effected upon a designated agent, service may be made within this State upon any officer, agent or employee of such CATV company having custody or control of the same, or access thereto. L.1972, c. 186, s. 45.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-46 - Inspection and examination of books, records, accounts, papers and memoranda

48:5A-46. Inspection and examination of books, records, accounts, papers and memoranda  The board and any officers or employees of the office under its direction may inspect and examine all books, records, accounts, papers and memoranda kept by any CATV company in respect of any matter within the office's jurisdiction and which would not be privileged in any judicial proceeding. L.1972, c. 186, s. 46.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-47 - Revocation, suspension, alteration of certificate, franchise.

48:5A-47 Revocation, suspension, alteration of certificate, franchise.  47. The board may, after affording the holder an opportunity to be heard, revoke, suspend or alter any certificate of approval or franchise for the violation of any provisions of P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-1 et seq.) or the rules, regulations or orders made under authority of P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-1 et seq.), or for other reasonable cause, upon a finding that the revocation, suspension or alteration will not adversely affect the public interest in the provision of safe, adequate and proper cable television service in this State. L.1972,c.186,s.47; amended 2006, c.83, s.28.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-48 - Order to extend system, to repair, to improve or add to system

48:5A-48. Order to extend system, to repair, to improve or add to system  The board may, after affording an opportunity for hearing, order a CATV company (1) to construct and operate any reasonable extension of its existing CATV system within the certified territory, (2) to make any reasonable repair or improvement or addition to such system. L.1972, c. 186, s. 48.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-49 - Landlords allowing cable television service reception by tenants; prohibition of charges and fees; indemnification of owners by installers; definitions

48:5A-49. Landlords allowing cable television service reception by tenants; prohibition of charges and fees; indemnification of owners by installers; definitions  a. No owner of any dwelling or his agent shall forbid or prevent any tenant of such dwelling from receiving cable television service, nor demand or accept payment in any form as a condition of permitting the installation of such service in the dwelling or portion thereof occupied by such tenant as his place of residence, nor shall discriminate in rental charges or otherwise against any such tenant receiving cable television service; provided, however, that such owner or his agent may require that the installation of cable television facilities conforms to all reasonable conditions necessary to protect the safety, functioning, appearance and value of the premises and the convenience, safety and well-being of other tenants; and further provided, that a cable television company installing any such facilities for the benefit of a tenant in any dwelling shall agree to indemnify the owner thereof for any damage caused by the installation, operation or removal of such facilities and for any liability which may arise out of such installation, operation or removal. b. For purposes of this section: (1) "Owner" includes, but is not limited to, a condominium association and housing cooperative, and "owner of any dwelling or his agent" includes, but is not limited to, a mobile home park owner or operator. (2) "Condominium association" means an entity, either incorporated or unincorporated, responsible for the administration of the form of real property which, under a master deed, provides for ownership by one or more owners of individual units together with an undivided interest in common elements appurtenant to each unit. (3) "Housing cooperative" means a housing corporation or association which entitles the holder of a share or membership interest thereof to possess and occupy for dwelling purposes a house, apartment or other structure owned or leased by the corporation or association, or to lease or purchase a dwelling constructed by the corporation or association. (4) "Tenant" includes, but is not limited to, a resident of a mobile home in a mobile home park. L.1972, c. 186, s. 49. Amended by L.1982, c. 231, s. 1, eff. Jan. 5, 1983; L.1983, c. 166, s. 1 eff. May 3, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-50 - Immunity from liability for use of facilities for CATV company

48:5A-50. Immunity from liability for use of facilities for CATV company  No cable television company shall be liable to prosecution or for damages, directly or indirectly, arising out of any suit for libel, slander, defamation of character, indecency, invasion of privacy or any other cause of action arising from the use of its facilities by any person to whom the use of such facilities is extended by the company in compliance with its obligations under any State or Federal law, regulation or policy requiring that it make such use available to members of the public. L.1972, c. 186, s. 50.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-51 - Penalties, enforcement.

48:5A-51 Penalties, enforcement.  51. a. Any person or any officer or agent thereof who shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-1 et seq.) or aid or advise in such violation, or who, as principal, manager, director, agent, servant or employee knowingly does any act comprising a part of such violation, is guilty of a misdemeanor. b. Any person who shall violate any provision of P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-1 et seq.) or any rule, regulation or order duly promulgated hereunder, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for a first offense, not less than $2,000 nor more than $5,000 for a second offense, and not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 for a third and every subsequent offense. The penalties provided in this subsection may be enforced by summary proceedings instituted by the board in the name of the State in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). For the purposes of the fines imposed pursuant to this subsection, a "cable television company" shall include all of the affiliates of such company. c. Whenever it shall appear to the board that any person has violated, intends to violate, or will violate any provisions of this act or any rule, regulation or order duly promulgated hereunder, the board may institute a civil action in the Superior Court for injunctive relief and for such other relief as may be appropriate in the circumstances, and the said court may proceed in any such action in a summary manner. L.1972,c.186,s.51; amended 1991, c.91, s.470; 2006, c.83, s.29.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-53 - Severability

48:5A-53. Severability  If any provision of this act or the application of such provision is held invalid for any reason, the remainder of this act or the application of the provision to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1972, c. 186, s. 53.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-54 - Short title

48:5A-54. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Cable Subscriber Privacy Protection Act."  L. 1988, c. 121, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-55 - Definitions

48:5A-55. Definitions  As used in this act:  a. "Upstream communications channel" means a signaling path provided by a cable television company for the transmission of signals over a cable television system from subscriber terminals;  b. "Interactive cable television program or service" means a cable television program or service involving the collection, reception, aggregation, storage or use of information contained in signals transmitted from subscriber terminals over upstream communications channels;  c. "Intercept" means to acquire, at any time from initiation to completion of a signal transmission over a cable television system, the content of the information contained in that signal;  d. "Personally identifiable information" means any information that identifies any individual as a subscriber to, or user of, a cable television system, or that otherwise provides information about that individual or his use of any service provided by a cable television system; and  e. "Qualified auxiliary service" means any business activity necessary or incidental to the provision of cable television services performed by a cable television company or other party, and shall include, but not be limited to, billing services, program suppliers, management consulting services, brokers, and banking or other financial services.  L. 1988, c. 121, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-57 - Provision of personally identifiable information to others

48:5A-57. Provision of personally identifiable information to others  a. No cable television company shall rent, sell or otherwise release personally identifiable information, in part or whole, without the prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber, to any person except to a person providing qualified auxiliary services to the company, or pursuant to law.  b. A cable television company may disclose the names and addresses of subscribers to any of its services if:  (1) The company has provided each subscriber with the opportunity to prohibit the disclosure of his name and address; and  (2) The disclosure does not reveal the nature or extent of the use of any cable television service or other service by any subscriber, subscriber household or user of a subscriber terminal.  c. No person shall be refused any cable television service for prohibiting the inclusion of his name and address on a mailing list provided to a third party.  d. Use of personally identifiable information by those receiving the information from a cable television company pursuant to the provisions of this act is limited to the purposes for which the disclosure is made. At the time that personally identifiable information is no longer required for such purposes, it shall be destroyed. Information acquired pursuant to the consent of a subscriber shall be destroyed immediately upon receipt of notice from the cable television company that the subscriber consent has been withdrawn or that the contract between the subscriber and the cable television company has been terminated, except that the information may be retained until the fulfillment of the purposes for which it was received, if such retention is permitted by the subscriber consent granted pursuant to subsection f. of section 3 of this act.  e. Concurrent with, or prior to, the provision of personally identifiable information to others pursuant to the provisions of this act, a cable television company shall give notice to the person or entity receiving the information of the provisions of this act. If personally identifiable information is provided on a continuing basis, notice shall be provided at the time of or prior to the provision of the first of such information and once per year thereafter.  f. A third party which has received personally identifiable information pursuant to section 3 or 4 of this act shall not retain that information if no longer needed for the purposes for which it was acquired, nor shall the party rent, sell or otherwise release that information to any other person, except as provided by law.  L. 1988, c. 121, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-58 - Disclosure to subscriber

48:5A-58. Disclosure to subscriber  a. A cable television company shall disclose to a subscriber all information which the company possesses pertaining to that subscriber upon request of the subscriber.  b. A subscriber may examine and copy any information in the possession of a cable television company pertaining to the subscriber, his household or a user of his terminal upon reasonable notice during regular business hours. The information supplied to the subscriber shall be in a legible format which is easily understood by the subscriber. The subscriber shall bear all copying or mailing costs occasioned by the examination.  c. A cable television company shall correct the information upon a reasonable showing by a subscriber that personally identifiable information contained therein is inaccurate. Within 45 days of receiving this notification from the subscriber, the cable television company shall transmit a corrected copy of the information to any party which was given the erroneous information. Copies of all such correspondence shall be sent to the subscriber.  L. 1988, c. 121, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-59 - Monitoring

48:5A-59. Monitoring  a. Except as otherwise provided in this act, no signal of any upstream communications channel may be transmitted from a subscriber terminal for the purpose of monitoring individual household viewing patterns or practices except with the written authorization of the subscriber, contained in a document separate from any contract entered into by the subscriber and a cable television company for non-interactive cable television services.  b. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall intercept a signal of an upstream communications channel transmitted from a subscriber terminal except the subscriber and the intended receiver of the signal.  c. Written authorization shall not be required for a cable television company to conduct system-wide or individually addressed monitoring for the purposes of verifying system integrity, controlling return path transmission, or for any purpose for which personally identifiable information may be lawfully acquired pursuant to this act, except that, if not for such purpose, the monitoring shall not result in the creation of personally identifiable information other than the name and address of the subscriber.  L. 1988, c. 121, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-60 - Collection of debt

48:5A-60. Collection of debt  This act shall not prohibit a cable television company from providing individual subscriber data to a proper court or agency for the purposes of collecting a debt owed the company.  L. 1988, c. 121, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-61 - Examination, disclosure of data

48:5A-61. Examination, disclosure of data  This act shall not prohibit the examination of aggregate data by, or the disclosure of such data to, any third party, provided that the data contain no personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber, his household, or a user of his terminal.  L. 1988, c. 121, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-62 - Fine for violation

48:5A-62. Fine for violation  Any person who discloses personally identifiable information in violation of this act or otherwise engages in negligent, willful or reckless conduct in violation of this act shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 for each disclosure, or for each negligent, willful or reckless act or omission, as appropriate. The fine shall be collected in a summary manner, pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.).  L. 1988, c. 121, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-63 - Liability

48:5A-63. Liability  a. Subject, where appropriate, to the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act" (N.J.S. 59:1-1 et seq.), any person, State or local agency or other governmental or public entity which discloses personally identifiable information in violation of this act, or otherwise engages in negligent, willful or reckless conduct in violation of this act, shall be liable to the aggrieved subscriber for:  (1) Actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at a rate of $100.00 per day for each day of violation or a total of $1,000.00 for all violations, whichever is greater;  (2) Such punitive damages as the court may allow; and  (3) Attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably and actually incurred.  b. In determining the amount of punitive damages, if any, the court shall consider, among other relevant factors, the amount of any actual damages awarded, the nature and seriousness of any intangible harm suffered by the subscriber, the frequency and persistence of failures of compliance by the defendant, the resources of the defendant, the number of persons adversely affected, and the extent to which the failure of the defendant to comply was intentional.  L. 1988, c. 121, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:5A-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:5A-64 - Contract between private aggregator and municipalities.

48:5A-64 Contract between private aggregator and municipalities.  6. a. A private aggregator may enter into a contract with two or more municipalities for the purpose of facilitating the joint action of those municipalities in granting municipal consent for the provision of cable television service, pursuant to the "Cable Television Act," P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented, subject to the requirements of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.). b. A private aggregator shall register with the office, which shall include the filing of basic information pertaining to the aggregator, such as name, address, telephone number, business or organization background, and business or organization profile. A private aggregator shall provide annual updates of this information to the office.  L.2003,c.38,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6-14 - Powers in general

48:6-14. Powers in general  Every canal company organized under this Title shall have power: I. To enter upon all lands or waters to explore, survey and locate the route of the proposed canal, doing no unnecessary injury to private or other property, and subject to responsibility for all damages which shall be done thereto; II. To purchase, hold and use all such real estate and other property as may be necessary in the construction, operation and maintenance of the canal, necessary for the full and free enjoyment of the canal; III. Upon depositing in the office of the Secretary of State a survey of the route of the proposed canal, to construct, maintain and operate a canal between the points named in the certificate of incorporation; IV. To use and let others use the canal and to charge tolls; V. To demand and receive such sums of money for the transportation of persons and property and for any other services in connection therewith, in accordance with its filed tariff as approved by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners; VI. To have constructed or to purchase all boats, machinery and other property necessary for the carrying on of its business; and VII. To do any other act necessary for the full and free use and enjoyment by any canal company of the franchises hereby granted. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 91.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6-15.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6-15.1 - Condemnation; authority; restrictions; payment of damages

48:6-15.1. Condemnation; authority; restrictions; payment of damages  Every canal utility may take and condemn pursuant to sections 48 and 49 hereof, such lands, waters and streams as may be necessary for the construction and operation of a canal. No property used by any canal in operation shall be taken, nor shall any canal be interfered with, unless the consent of the utility operating the canal shall be first obtained. The payment or tender of payment of all damages for the occupancy of all lands, whether covered by water or not, shall be made before the utility shall enter upon the premises, except for the purpose of surveying and locating the canal, unless the consent of the owner of the land be first obtained. L.1962, c. 198, s. 50.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6-16 - Width of canal

48:6-16. Width of canal  No canal constructed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall exceed two hundred and fifty feet in width unless more land is required for the slopes of cuts and embankments.