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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 3 - SALE OF MEAT AT RETAIL › Section 13:45A-3.6 - Advertising when additional name used

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If a name in addition to the species and primal cut as set forth in Section 5 (Name in addition to the species and primal cut) of this Subchapter is used in advertising meat, the species and primal cut of the meat shall be prominently displayed contiguous to the additional name and be shown in the same style lettering and on the same background as the addition name and meet the following requirements as to size:
1. If the additional name is one inch or more in height, the species and primal cut shall be at least 1/4 the size of the additional name in height.
2. If the additional name is less than one inch in height, the species and primal cut shall be at least 1/3 the size of the additional name in height.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 3 - SALE OF MEAT AT RETAIL › Section 13:45A-3.7 - Use of United States Department of Agriculture grading terms

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United States Department of Agriculture grading terms, for example, "prime", "choice" and the like, shall not be used in labeling or advertising meat unless the carcass or part thereof from which such meat is derived has been so marked by the United States Department of Agriculture.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 3 - SALE OF MEAT AT RETAIL › Section 13:45A-3.8 - Use of United States Department of Agriculture grading terms for pork

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United States Department of Agriculture grading terms, for example, "prime", "choice" and so forth shall not be used in labeling or advertising pork.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 3 - SALE OF MEAT AT RETAIL › Section 13:45A-3.9 - Labeling or advertising when certain United States Department of Agriculture grading terms used

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If meat is advertised, sold or offered for sale at retail and the carcass or part thereof from which such meat is derived has been marked with a United States Department of Agriculture grade other than "prime" or "choice", the trading term or recognized abbreviation thereof of such meat shall appear contiguous to the true name of such meat and be at least as equal in size to and as prominent as the true name, for example:
BEEF ROUND
UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 3 - SALE OF MEAT AT RETAIL › Section 13:45A-3.10 - Labeling of certain meat food products

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any meat food product in the form of chopped and shaped steaks, patties, loaves, loaf mixes, and so forth which is uncooked and contains fat, extenders and/or added water, flavorings, batter, breading, and so forth shall display a label clearly and conspicuously exhibiting the product name, qualifying statement, if appropriate, and ingredient statement.
(b) The ingredients in such meat food product shall be listed by their common usual names in the descending order of the amount of each ingredient used in formulating the product together with the percentage of each such ingredient contained therein, for example:
"BEEF PATTY, Beef fat and cereal added"
Ingredients: Beef 77%, Beef Fat added 8%,
Cereal 7%, Added water 6%, Flavoring 1%,
Monosodium Glutamate 1%, total fat not in excess of 30%
or
"BREADED VEAL STEAK, Beef fat added,
chopped and shaped"
Veal 61%, Breading and Batter not in
excess of 30% (Flour, Water, Salt,
Nonfat Dry Milk, Baking Powder, Dry
Eggs, Monosodium Glutamate, Dextrose,
Flavorings,) Beef fat added 8%,
Monosodium Glutamate 1%. Total fat not
in excess of 30%.
(c) Any meat food product to which this Section is applicable shall not contain more than 30 per cent fat and the label for such product shall so indicate.
(d) The amount of batter and breading used as a coating for breaded product shall not exceed 30 per cent of the weight of the finished breaded product and the label for such product shall so indicate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 3 - SALE OF MEAT AT RETAIL › Section 13:45A-3.11 - Fabricated steak

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Fabricated beef steaks, veal steaks, beef and veal steaks, or veal and beef steaks, and similar products, such as those labeled "Beef Steak, Chopped, Shaped, Frozen," "Veal Steaks, Beef Added," Chopped--Molded--Cubed--Frozen, Hydrolized Plant Protein and Flavoring shall be prepared by comminuting and forming the product from fresh and/or frozen meat; with or without added fat, of the species indicated on the label. Such products shall not contain more than 30 per cent fat and shall not contain added water, binders or extenders.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 3 - SALE OF MEAT AT RETAIL › Section 13:45A-3.12 - Supply of meat advertised

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No person shall advertise meat for sale at retail unless such person shall have available at all outlets listed in the advertisement a sufficient quantity of the advertised meat to meet reasonably anticipated demands, unless the advertisement clearly and adequately discloses that supply is limited and/or the product is available only at designated outlets.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 3 - SALE OF MEAT AT RETAIL › Section 13:45A-3.13 - Frozen meat

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All meat other than that which is used in hamburger, ground beef, ground pork, ground veal or ground lamb which has been frozen at any time prior to such meat being offered or exposed for sale at retail shall be clearly and conspicuously labeled or advertised as "Frozen" or "Frozen and thawed", whichever is appropriate, and such term shall be contiguous to and in the same size and style lettering and on the same background as the product name.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 3 - SALE OF MEAT AT RETAIL › Section 13:45A-3.14 - Violations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Without limiting any other practices which may be unlawful under the Consumer Fraud Act, 56:8-1 et seq., any violation of the provisions of this rule shall be subject to the sanctions contained in said Consumer Fraud Act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 3 - SALE OF MEAT AT RETAIL › Section 13:45A-3.15 - Meat charts

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(a) The meat charts referred to in this rule are as follows:
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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 4 - RULES CONCERNING HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS › Section 13:45A-4.1 - Unconscionable commercial practice

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(a) It shall be an unconscionable commercial practice for any person, including any business entity, to manufacture, distribute, sell or offer for sale any consumer product contrary to any order of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §§
										2051 et seq. or to advertise a consumer product that has been the subject of a safety advisory, warning, or recall issued by any governmental agency or the manufacturer of the product, without clearly and conspicuously disclosing in the advertisement, at the place in the store where the product is or, if the product is no longer sold, where it was displayed, and at the customer service area, that the product is the subject of a safety advisory, warning, or recall and the general nature of the safety hazard that prompted the advisory, warning, or recall.
(b) It shall be an unconscionable practice for any person, including any business entity, to advertise or market to, or otherwise solicit the sale from, a resident of this State, a consumer product that is illegal to possess or use in this State or a consumer product that is illegal to possess or use in this State without a valid permit or license, where the possession or use, or the possession or use without a valid permit or license, would subject the person possessing or using the product to criminal prosecution, without clearly and conspicuously disclosing that the product is illegal to possess or use in this State, or to possess or use in this State without a valid permit or license, as the case may be.
(c) It shall be an unconscionable practice for any person, including any business entity, to advertise or market to, or otherwise solicit the sale from, a resident of this State or to expose for sale, offer for sale, or sell in this State, a consumer product consisting of a motor vehicle that is not required to be registered with any state or Federal agency, whose possession or use in this State is subject to restrictions or limitations, including mandated safety devices, specific to such product imposed by State law or rule, without clearly and conspicuously disclosing that the product is subject to restrictions or limitations imposed by State law or rule and the general nature of such restrictions or limitations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 4 - RULES CONCERNING HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS › Section 13:45A-4.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
"Consumer product" means any article or component part thereof, produced or distributed:
1. For sale to a consumer for use in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, a school, in recreation or otherwise; or
2. For the personal use, consumption or enjoyment by a consumer in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, a school, in recreation or otherwise.
"Motor vehicle" means a vehicle propelled otherwise than by muscular power, in, upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported upon land.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 4 - RULES CONCERNING HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS › Section 13:45A-4.3 - Violations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Without limiting the prosecution of any other practices which may be unlawful under the Consumer Fraud Act, 56:8-1 et seq. any violation of the provisions of this rule shall be subject to the sanctions contained in said Consumer Fraud Act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 5 - DELIVERY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS › Section 13:45A-5.1 - Delivery practices; generally

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(a) Any person who is engaged in the sale of household furniture for which contracts of sale or sale orders are used for merchandise ordered for future delivery shall:
1. Deliver all of the ordered merchandise by or on the promised delivery date; or
2. Provide written notice to the consumer of the impossibility of meeting the promised delivery date. The notice shall offer the consumer the option to cancel said order with a prompt, full refund of any payments already made or to accept delivery at a specified later time. Said written notice shall be provided prior to the delivery date.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 5 - DELIVERY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS › Section 13:45A-5.2 - Contract forms; date of order

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(a) The contract forms or sales documents shall show the date of the order and shall contain the following sentence in ten-point bold face type:
The merchandise you have ordered is promised for delivery to you on or before
(insert date or length of time agreed upon).
(b) The blank for the delivery date referred to in (a) above shall be filled in by the seller at the time the contract of sale is entered into by the parties or when the sales documents are issued, either as a specific day of a specific month or as a length of time agreed upon by the buyer and seller (for example, "six weeks from date of order"). The date for delivery shall not be pre-printed in the contract prior to the time the contract of sale is entered into by the parties or when the sales documents are issued.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 5 - DELIVERY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS › Section 13:45A-5.3 - Contract form; delayed delivery

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(a) The contract forms or sales documents shall conspicuously disclose the seller's obligations in the case of delayed delivery in compliance with 13:45A-5.1 and shall contain, on the first page of the contract form or sales document, the following notice in ten-point bold face type:
If the merchandise ordered by you is not delivered by the promised delivery date, (insert name of seller) must offer you the choice of (1) canceling your order with a prompt, full refund of any payments you have made, or (2) accepting delivery at a specific later date.
(b) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to any person who sells household furniture in or from the State of New Jersey or to any person located outside of the State of New Jersey who sells household furniture into this State.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to use any contract or sales agreement that contains any terms, such as "all sales final," "no cancellations" or "no refunds," which violate or are contrary to the rights and responsibilities provided for by this rule. Any contract or sales agreement which contains such a provision shall be null and void and unenforceable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 5 - DELIVERY OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS › Section 13:45A-5.4 - Violations; sanctions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Without limiting the prosecution of any other practices which may be unlawful under the Consumer Fraud Act, 56:8-1 et seq., any violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to the sanctions contained in said Consumer Fraud Act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 6 - INTERNET DATING SERVICES › Section 13:45A-6.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to require Internet dating services to make disclosures in addition to those required by P.L. 2007, c. 272, 56:8-168 et seq. (Act), in order to effectuate the purposes of the Act.
(b) The subchapter applies to Internet dating services that offer dating services over the Internet to residents of the State and accept membership applications from residents of the State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 6 - INTERNET DATING SERVICES › Section 13:45A-6.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms as used in this subchapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Criminal background screening" means a name search for a person's criminal convictions initiated by an on-line dating service provider and conducted by one of the following means:
1. By searching available and regularly updated government public record databases for criminal convictions, so long as such databases, in the aggregate, provide substantial national coverage; or
2. By searching a database maintained by a private vendor that is regularly updated and is maintained in the United States with substantial national coverage of criminal history records and sexual offender registries.
"Internet dating service" means a person or entity directly or indirectly in the business of offering, promoting or providing access to dating, relationship, compatibility, matrimonial or social referral services principally on or through the Internet for profit, where the profit is derived from fees from members, advertising, or any other source.
"Member" means a customer, client or participant who submits to an Internet dating service information required to access the service for the purpose of engaging in dating, relationship, compatibility, matrimonial or social referral.
"New Jersey member" means a member who provides a New Jersey address or zip code when registering with the service.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 6 - INTERNET DATING SERVICES › Section 13:45A-6.3 - Criminal background information

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(a) An Internet dating service that conducts criminal background screenings on its members shall, in addition to the disclosures required by P.L. 2007, c. 272 (56:8-171(d)  ), disclose, clearly and conspicuously, to all New Jersey members:
1. The means that it uses to conduct the criminal background screenings;
2. A description of how the criminal background screening is conducted, including how the means disclosed pursuant to (a)1 above are utilized, whether it updates criminal background screening information, and if so, how often the update is performed;
3. Whether it allows a member who has been identified as having a conviction for any crime, including, but not limited to, any sex offense, that would qualify the offender for registration pursuant to section 2 of P.L. 1994, c. 133 (2C:7-2 ) or under another jurisdiction's equivalent statute to have access to its service to communicate with any New Jersey member; and
4. What crimes, if any, disqualify a member from having access to its service to communicate with any New Jersey member.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 6 - INTERNET DATING SERVICES › Section 13:45A-6.4 - Date of criminal background information

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
An Internet dating service that discloses that it conducts a criminal background screening on members shall conspicuously display on the webpage containing a member's profile the service's policy, or a link to the policy, regarding the updating of criminal background screening information.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.1 - Scope

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(a) The provisions of this subchapter apply to providers offering or selling prepaid calling service or prepaid calling cards to persons in the State and distributors of such cards for resale to persons in the State.
(b) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to prepaid calling cards printed prior to August 1, 2008 and point-of-sale material relating to such cards printed prior to that date.
(c) All prepaid calling cards printed after August 1, 2008 and all sales material and voice prompts created, printed, distributed or aired after that date shall be subject to this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Advertisement" means the attempt, directly or indirectly by publication, dissemination, solicitation, endorsement or circulation or in any other way, to induce directly or indirectly any person to purchase any prepaid calling card or calling services, appearing in any newspaper, magazine, periodical, circular, in-store or out-of-store sign or other written matter placed before the consuming public or in any radio broadcast, television broadcast, electronic medium or delivered to or through any computer.
"Government fees" means any and all fees, taxes and charges assessed pursuant to State or Federal law, regulation or other mandate or requirement, including universal service fees and charges.
"Pay phone surcharge" means the surcharge that a provider may charge a customer when that consumer places a call with a card from a pay phone using a toll-free access number. The pay phone surcharge shall be deducted from a card's balance.
"Permitted fee" means the fees and surcharges that a provider may charge to, or deduct from, a card's balance for the use of that card, in addition to the rate per minute to the particular destination called, which includes and is limited to any pay phone surcharge, any recharge convenience fee, any directory assistance fee and any government fees.
"Person" means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or any other entity.
"Prepaid calling card" or "card" means any right of use purchased for a sum certain that contains an access number and authorization code that enables a consumer to use a prepaid calling service. Such rights of use may be embodied on a card or other physical object or may be purchased by an electronic or telephonic means through which the purchaser obtains access numbers and authorization codes that are not physically located on a card or other object. "Prepaid calling card" shall not be construed to include cards or other rights of use that provide access to:
1. Telecommunications service if the card or other rights of use and telecommunications service are provided:
i. For free or at no additional charge as a promotional item accompanying a product or service purchased by a consumer; or
ii. Pursuant to an awards, loyalty, rebate or promotional program without any separate monetary consideration being given by the consumer solely in exchange therefor; or
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.4 - Prohibited practices

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(a) A provider shall not charge, apply or deduct from a card's balance any fees, taxes, surcharges or other amounts for use of the card, except:
1. The rate per minute for the particular destination called;
2. Any permitted fees; and
3. Any rate per minute, fee or charge disclosed pursuant to 13:45A-8.3(a)3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.5 - Required toll-free telephone number

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(a) A provider shall establish and maintain a toll-free customer service telephone number that shall meet the following requirements:
1. Customer service may be provided by a combination of a live operator, interactive voice response and electronic voice recording of customer inquiries and complaints, but live operator service shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If an electronic voice recorder is used, the provider shall attempt to contact the customer no later than the next day following the date of the recording;
2. The telephone number shall have sufficient capacity and staffing to accommodate a reasonably anticipated number of calls without incurring a busy signal or undue wait. If a language other than English is predominantly used on a card or any advertising for a card or service, such card or advertising shall contain a notice in that other language whether customer service is available in that other language;
3. The telephone number shall allow consumers to lodge complaints and obtain information on all of the following:
i. All rates, surcharges, taxes and fees;
ii. The minutes and, if applicable, the dollar balance, available and remaining on the card, for use in a single, uninterrupted call to a single, requested destination through the card and prepaid calling service;
iii. The provider's recharge, refund and expiration policies; and
iv. In the event of a dispute, the information specified in 13:45A-8.9(a); and
4. A provider shall not impose a fee or surcharge related to obtaining customer service, including any charge related to connecting with the customer service number or waiting to speak to a live operator.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.6 - Verbal disclosure requirements

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(a) Providers shall provide a verbal announcement, which may be automated, immediately after a destination number is entered and prior to the processing of the call, stating the minutes remaining on the prepaid calling services account or prepaid calling card for a call to the number entered and offering the caller the opportunity to cancel the call, followed by a pause giving the caller reasonable time to terminate the call without incurring any charge for the call.
(b) The voice prompt shall state only the number of minutes available for that call to the dialed destination. The caller must be able to receive 100 percent of the minutes of prepaid calling service that have been announced on the voice prompt for such call. The provider or distributor may not disclaim liability under this section by providing notice that the announced minutes are subject to, or before the application of, fees or charges or by utilizing other disclaimers or limitations. Other than information about the number of minutes available to the destination dialed by the consumer on the particular call, providers shall not advertise or promote minutes or rates available for calls to other destinations through voice prompts after the entry of the destination number dialed by the caller.
(c) The consumer shall not be charged for any busy signal or unanswered call.
(d) When, during a call, the prepaid account or card balance is about to be completely depleted, the provider shall provide a voice prompt or other audible signal at least one minute or billing increment before the time expires.
1. If the voice prompt or other audible signal occurs more than one minute before the call time expires, then the voice prompt or audible signal shall indicate the minutes of call time remaining.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.7 - Availability of minutes advertised or promoted

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All minutes or rates, or both, promoted or advertised on any prepaid calling card, any point-of-sale material relating to that card or otherwise relating to any prepaid calling service, shall be available and achievable by the consumer and there shall be no limitations on the period of time for which the promoted or advertised minutes or rates, or both, will be available to the consumer unless those limitations are clearly and conspicuously disclosed in the same location on the card, advertising or point-of-sale material where the minutes or rates, or both, are promoted or advertised.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.8 - Billing decrement rounding and monetary rounding

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(a) The billing decrement required to be disclosed under 13:45A-8.3(a)3  xii shall be the policy that applies to the use of the prepaid calling card or calling service for calls from New Jersey to the advertised destination no matter where the caller is when the call is placed. The disclosure shall also give notice, if applicable, that additional or different billing decrement policies may apply to usage of the prepaid calling card or prepaid calling service to or from other destinations.
(b) A provider or distributor shall not be required to print a billing decrement rounding policy when calls are rounded no higher than to the nearest minute.
(c) A provider or distributor shall not be required to print a monetary rounding policy when rates are rounded no higher than the nearest cent.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.9 - Call detail information; records

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(a) In the event of a dispute between a customer and a provider concerning the duration or occurrence of a call, which cannot otherwise be resolved, the provider shall provide the customer with the following information about the disputed call or calls:
1. The area code or country code of the originating telephone number;
2. The area code or country code of the terminating telephone number; and
3. The date, time and call duration.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.10 - Activation and recharging

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(a) If a card is not available for use until activated by a point-of-sale terminal or comparable means, notice shall be provided on the card or on the front of the card's packaging in language that reasonably explains that the card has no value until activated.
(b) If a customer contacts the provider to recharge the card, the provider shall inform the customer, upon request, of the per minute rate and all charges and/or fees that apply to the use of the card for calls within the continental United States made from New Jersey, including, but not limited to, maintenance fees, pay phone surcharge and connection fees.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.11 - Minimum active period; maintenance fees

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(a) A card shall expire at the earlier of the expiration date or the end of the expiration period stated on the card. Cards without a specific expiration date or policy printed on the card, and with a balance of service remaining, shall be considered active for a minimum of one year from the date of sale, or if recharged, from the date of the last recharge.
(b) No maintenance or dormancy fee shall be charged against a card for any period prior to the time it is first used to dial a destination number.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.12 - Required refunds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A provider that issues prepaid calling cards or prepaid calling services shall provide a refund to any purchaser of a prepaid calling card or prepaid calling services if the network services associated with that card or services fail to operate in a commercially reasonable manner. The refund shall be in an amount not less than the value remaining on the card or in the form of a replacement card and shall be provided to the consumer within 60 days from the date of receipt of notification from the consumer that the card has failed to operate in a commercially reasonable manner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.13 - Surcharges

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A provider shall not charge any fee or surcharge that is not disclosed as required by this subchapter or that exceeds the amount disclosed by the provider.
(b) A provider shall not charge a consumer for, or impose a fee or surcharge on, any call if the consumer is not connected to the number called. For this purpose, a call shall not be considered connected to the number called if the consumer receives a busy signal or the call is unanswered.
(c) In the case of prepaid calling cards or services utilized at a pay phone, the provider shall provide voice prompt notification of any applicable pay phone surcharges, in addition to the notice required by 13:45A-8.3(a)3  vii, so long as the provider affords users of prepaid calling cards or services reasonable time to terminate the call after notification of applicable pay phone surcharges without incurring any charge for the call.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.14 - Access number

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A provider shall maintain access numbers with sufficient capacity to accommodate a reasonably anticipated number of calls without incurring a busy signal or undue delay.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 8 - PREPAID CALLING CARDS › Section 13:45A-8.15 - Violations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Without limiting the prosecution of any other practices, which may be unlawful under the Consumer Fraud Act, 56:8-1 et seq., any violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to the sanctions contained in the Consumer Fraud Act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 9 - GENERAL ADVERTISING › Section 13:45A-9.2 - General advertising practices

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Without limiting the application of 56:8-1 et seq., the following practices shall be unlawful with respect to all advertisements:
1. The failure of an advertiser to maintain and offer for immediate purchase advertised merchandise in a quantity sufficient to meet reasonably anticipated consumer demand therefor. When an advertisement states a specific period of time during which merchandise will be available for sale, a sufficient quantity of such merchandise shall be made available to meet reasonably anticipated consumer demand during the stated period. When no stated period appears in the advertisement, a sufficient quantity of merchandise shall be made available to meet reasonably anticipated consumer demand during three consecutive business days commencing with the effective date of the advertisement. The requirement of this subsection shall not be applicable to merchandise which is advertised:
i. On an in-store sign only with no corresponding out-of-store sign;
ii. As being available in a specific quantity; or
iii. As being available in a "limited supply," pursuant to a "closeout sale" or pursuant to a "clearance sale" if such offering meets the definition of a closeout sale; or if represented to be permanently reduced.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 9 - GENERAL ADVERTISING › Section 13:45A-9.3 - Price reduction advertisements; merchandise advertised at a price of less than $ 100.00

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An advertiser offering a price reduction on merchandise at a price of less than $ 100.00 shall, in addition to complying with the provisions of 13:45A-9.2:
1. State with specificity in any price reduction advertisement the period of time during which the price reduction shall be applicable, unless that merchandise is advertised in the manner set forth in 13:45A-9.2(a)  1i through iii;
2. Ensure that the amount of the price reduction is sufficiently large that the consumer, if he or she knew what the former price was, would believe that a genuine bargain or saving was being offered; and
3. Comply with the provisions of 13:45A-9.4 if the advertisement makes reference to a former price or price range; however, this requirement shall not apply to merchandise discount offers made in accordance with 13:45A-9.8.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 9 - GENERAL ADVERTISING › Section 13:45A-9.4 - Price reduction advertisements; items of merchandise specifically advertised at a price of more than $ 100.00

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An advertiser offering an item of merchandise specifically advertised for sale at a price of $ 100.00 or more shall, in addition to complying with the provisions of 13:45A-9.2:
1. State the selling price or price range;
2. State the former price or price range or the amount of the reduction in dollars;
3. State with specificity in any price reduction advertisement the period of time during which the price reduction shall be applicable, unless the merchandise is advertised in the manner set forth in 13:45A-9.2(a)  1i through iii;
4. Set forth the former price or price range or the amount of reduction in dollars in close proximity to the selling price or price range and the advertised item;
5. Set forth the basis upon which the former price or price range or the amount of reduction in dollars was established in close proximity to the former price or price range of the advertised item. In this regard, terms such as "comparable value," "competitor's price," "our regular price," or words of similar import shall be used to designate the basis for the former price; and
6. Set forth with specificity when in the remote past a former price of an item of merchandise was effective if it was not actively or openly offered for sale within the advertiser's trade area in the regular course of business during at least 28 of the 90 days before the effective date of the advertisement. In this regard, when advertising a seasonal sale, such as Christmas dishes, pool supplies, outdoor furniture, etc., actual dates, specific holidays or terms such as "last season," may be used to describe when the former price was used in the remote past.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 9 - GENERAL ADVERTISING › Section 13:45A-9.5 - Price reduction advertisements; merchandise advertised as a savings of a percentage or a range of percentages

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An advertiser offering merchandise for sale at a savings of a percentage or a range of percentages (such as "save 20% or 20% to 50% off") shall, in addition to complying with the provisions of 13:45A-9.2:
1. State the minimum percentage reduction as conspicuously (such as the same size print) as the maximum percentage reduction when applicable; and
2. Set forth the basis upon which the former price was established pursuant to 13:45A-9.6(b), in close proximity to the percentage reduction. In this regard, terms such as "competitor's price" or "our regular price" or words of similar import shall be used to designate the basis for the former price.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 9 - GENERAL ADVERTISING › Section 13:45A-9.6 - Pricing; prohibition on fictitious pricing and methods of substantiation

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An advertiser shall not use a fictitious former price. Use of a fictitious former price will be deemed to be a violation of the Consumer Fraud Act.
(b) A former price or price range or the amount of reduction shall be deemed fictitious if it can not be substantiated, based upon proof:
1. Of a substantial number of sales of the advertised merchandise, or comparable merchandise of like grade or quality made within the advertiser's trade area in the regular course of business at any time within the most recent 60 days during which the advertised merchandise was available for sale prior to, or which were in fact made in the first 60 days during which the advertised merchandise was available for sale following the effective date of the advertisement;
2. That the advertised merchandise, or comparable merchandise of like grade or quality, was actively and openly offered for sale at that price within the advertiser's trade area in the regular course of business during at least 28 days of the most recent 90 days before or after the effective date of the advertisement; or
3. That the price does not exceed the supplier's cost plus the usual and customary mark-up used by the advertising merchant in the actual sale of the advertised merchandise or comparable merchandise of like grade or quality in the recent regular course of business.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 9 - GENERAL ADVERTISING › Section 13:45A-9.7 - Application of regulation

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This subchapter shall apply to the following advertisements:
1. Any advertisement uttered, issued, printed, disseminated or distributed within this State concerning goods and services advertised as available at locations exclusively within this State; and
2. Any advertisement, other than radio and television broadcasts, issued, printed, disseminated or distributed to any substantial extent within this State concerning goods and services advertised as available at locations within this State and outside this State; and
3. Any advertisement, other than radio and television broadcasts, issued, printed, disseminated or distributed primarily within this State concerning goods and services advertised as available at locations exclusively outside this State; and
4. Any radio and television broadcasts uttered, issued, disseminated or distributed primarily within this State and outside this State, or at locations exclusively outside this State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 9 - GENERAL ADVERTISING › Section 13:45A-9.8 - Retail discounts in scanner stores; percentage-off discounts; point-of-sale discounts; multi-tiered pricing offers; targeted discounts

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Retail establishments which use scanners that have the capability of providing percentage-off discounts, and wish to offer percentage-off discounts at the point of sale shall set forth the regular price and the price after any discounts are taken relating to the merchandise purchased by the consumer on the register receipt given to the consumer at the point of sale.
(b) An advertiser who offers a percentage-off discount is not required to disclose the basis of the percentage reduction or the regular price or price range in an advertisement pursuant to 13:45A-9.5 provided that:
1. The retail price per unit of merchandise is less than $ 100.00; and
2. The regular price and the price after any discounts are taken are set forth on the register receipt given to the consumer at the point of sale.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 10 - SERVICING AND REPAIRING OF HOME APPLIANCES › Section 13:45A-10.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Home appliance" means any electrical, mechanical or thermal article produced or distributed for sale to a consumer for use in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence including, but not limited to, air conditioners, cameras, computers, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, dryers, electronic games, fans, freezers, motorized kitchen aids, ovens, radios, ranges, refrigerators, stereo equipment, television and washers.
"Home appliance dealer" means any person, including any business entity who, in the ordinary course of business, is engaged in the advertising, sale or lease of home appliances.
"Home appliance repairer" means any person, including any business entity who, in the ordinary course of business, is engaged in the service or repair of home appliances.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 10 - SERVICING AND REPAIRING OF HOME APPLIANCES › Section 13:45A-10.2 - Required information

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Whenever a consumer purchases a home appliance, the home appliance dealer shall supply the consumer with a written copy of any information concerning:
1. Manufacturer's warranties, if any are still applicable;
2. Dealer's warranties, if any;
3. Dealer's service contract, if such is agreed upon, which shall include a clear statement of:
i. Any basic "diagnostic" charges or any additional set fee;
ii. The methods used to determine any additional charge including the charge for labor and parts;
iii. The legal name and business address of the seller, including the legal name and business address of the sales representative or agent who solicited or negotiated the contract for the seller; and
4. Whether the item being purchased is refurbished.