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2009 New Jersey Code
TITLE 56 - TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
56:8
- 56:8-1 - Definitions
- 56:8-1.1 - Temporary help services; inclusion within definition of merchandise; rules, regulations; fees, charges on firms; transport of workers regulated
- 56:8-1.2 - Unlawful withholding of diversion of wages by temporary help service firm; penalty
- 56:8-2 - Fraud, etc., in connection with sale or advertisement of merchandise or real estate as unlawful practice
- 56:8-2.1 - Operation simulating governmental agency as unlawful practice
- 56:8-2.2 - Scheme to not sell item or service advertised
- 56:8-2.3 - Advertising plan involving notification of winning of prize and other requirements unlawful.
- 56:8-2.4 - Advertisement of unassembled merchandise as assembled in picture or illustration; prohibition
- 56:8-2.5 - Sale, attempt to sell or offer for sale of merchandise without tag or label with selling price
- 56:8-2.6 - Daily failure to tag as separate violation
- 56:8-2.7 - Solicitation of funds or contributions, or sale or offer for sale of goods or services under false representation of solicitation for charitable or nonprofit organization or of benefit for handicapped persons
- 56:8-2.8 - "Going out of business sale" ; time limits
- 56:8-2.9 - Misrepresentation of identity of food in menus or advertisements of eating establishments
- 56:8-2.10 - Acts constituting misrepresentation of identity of food
- 56:8-2.11 - Violations; liability
- 56:8-2.12 - Recovery of refund in private action
- 56:8-2.13 - Cumulation of rights and remedies; construction of act
- 56:8-2.14 - Short title
- 56:8-2.15 - Definitions
- 56:8-2.16 - Posting of signs; locations
- 56:8-2.17 - Signs; contents
- 56:8-2.18 - Penalties; refunds or credits to buyers
- 56:8-2.19 - Posting of signs; exceptions
- 56:8-2.20 - Motor vehicle; perishables; custom merchandise; non-returnable merchandise; application of act
- 56:8-2.21 - Jurisdiction; penalties; cash refund; credit; damages
- 56:8-2.22 - Copy of transaction or contract; provision to consumer
- 56:8-2.23 - Disclosure of profit-making nature
- 56:8-2.26 - Charging of discriminatory, unusual rates for towing, storage
- 56:8-2.27 - Sale of baby food, non-prescription drugs, cosmetics, certain; unlawful
- 56:8-2.28 - Short title
- 56:8-2.29 - Definitions relative to raincheck policy disclosure
- 56:8-2.30 - Posting of raincheck policy by retail mercantile establishment
- 56:8-2.31 - Unlawful practices by retail mercantile establishment relative to rainchecks
- 56:8-2.32 - Regulations
- 56:8-3 - Investigation by attorney general; powers and duties
- 56:8-3.1 - Violations; penalty
- 56:8-4 - Additional powers
- 56:8-5 - Service of notice by attorney general
- 56:8-6 - Failure or refusal to file statement or report or obey subpoena issued by attorney general; punishment
- 56:8-7 - Self-incrimination; exemption from prosecution or punishment
- 56:8-8 - Injunction against unlawful practices; appointment of receiver; additional penalties
- 56:8-9 - Powers and duties of receiver
- 56:8-10 - Claims against persons acquiring money or property by unlawful practices
- 56:8-11 - Costs in actions or proceedings brought by attorney general
- 56:8-12 - Partial invalidity
- 56:8-13 - Penalties
- 56:8-14 - Enforcement of penalty; process
- 56:8-14.1 - Office of consumer affairs entitled to penalties, fines or fees
- 56:8-14.2 - Definitions relative to certain deceptive consumer practices
- 56:8-14.3 - Additional penalties for violation of C.56:8-1 et seq
- 56:8-14.4 - Restoration of money, property given priority
- 56:8-14.5 - Educational program about consumer protection laws, rights
- 56:8-14.6 - Consumer Fraud Education Fund
- 56:8-14.7 - Rules, regulations
- 56:8-15 - Additional penalties
- 56:8-16 - Remission of penalties
- 56:8-17 - Noncompliance; penalties
- 56:8-18 - Cease and desist order; violations; penalty
- 56:8-19 - Action, counterclaim by injured person; recovery of damages, costs
- 56:8-19.1 - Exemption from consumer fraud law, certain real estate licensees, circumstances
- 56:8-20 - Notice to attorney general of action or defense by injured person; intervention
- 56:8-21 - Short title
- 56:8-22 - Definitions
- 56:8-23 - Exposure or offer for sale at retail of consumer commodity; mark of price per measure
- 56:8-24 - Unit pricing regulations; hearings; exemptions; retail establishments and commodities list
- 56:8-25 - Other regulations
- 56:8-26 - Definitions
- 56:8-27 - Requirements for ticket broker
- 56:8-28 - Application for registration, fee
- 56:8-29 - Issuance of certificate of registration
- 56:8-30 - Bond required to engage in business of reselling tickets as a ticket broker
- 56:8-31 - Revocation or suspension of license
- 56:8-32 - Display of license; copies
- 56:8-33 - Price charged printed on ticket, maximum premium for reseller; exceptions
- 56:8-34 - Reselling tickets prohibited in certain area; exceptions
- 56:8-35 - Special treatment in obtaining tickets; prohibition
- 56:8-35.1 - Withholding tickets from sale, prohibited amount
- 56:8-35.2 - Refunds prohibited under certain circumstances
- 56:8-35.3 - Method for lawful sell back
- 56:8-35.4 - Use of digger unlawful
- 56:8-36 - Rules and regulations
- 56:8-37 - Violations; penalty
- 56:8-38 - Nonprofit or political organizations; application of act
- 56:8-39 - Definitions
- 56:8-40 - Registration
- 56:8-41 - Security
- 56:8-42 - Health club services contract
- 56:8-43 - Right of action
- 56:8-44 - 25% limit
- 56:8-45 - Contracts voidable
- 56:8-46 - Violation
- 56:8-47 - Nonapplicability
- 56:8-48 - Rules, regulations
- 56:8-49 - Definitions
- 56:8-50 - Notice of defect or hazard in children's products to director
- 56:8-51 - Dealer display of notification
- 56:8-52 - Inspection program; regulations
- 56:8-53 - Allocation of penalty monies
- 56:8-53.1 - Definitions relative to child product safety
- 56:8-53.2 - Unlawful practices relative to children's products deemed unsafe
- 56:8-53.3 - Duties of Division of Consumer Affairs; immunity from liability
- 56:8-53.4 - Retrofitting of children's products
- 56:8-53.5 - Rules, regulations
- 56:8-54 - Application of consumer fraud act to information services
- 56:8-55 - Definitions
- 56:8-56 - Unlawful practice without disclosures required
- 56:8-57 - Unlawful practices
- 56:8-58 - Blocking of telephone access
- 56:8-59 - Rules, regulations, fees
- 56:8-60 - Injunctive relief, restraints on income
- 56:8-61 - Short title
- 56:8-62 - Definitions
- 56:8-63 - Posting of kosher information
- 56:8-64 - Unlawful practice not committed; proof required
- 56:8-65 - Presumptive evidence of intent to sell
- 56:8-66 - Compliance with requirements
- 56:8-67 - Definitions relative to sale and warranty of certain used vehicles
- 56:8-67.1 - Sale of used passenger motor vehicle, upon termination of lease agreement
- 56:8-81 - Short title
- 56:8-82 - Findings, declarations relative to industrial hygiene
- 56:8-83 - Definitions relative to industrial hygiene
- 56:8-84 - Unlawful practices
- 56:8-85 - Nonapplicability of act to supervised apprentices, students
- 56:8-86 - Definitions relative to telecommunications service providers
- 56:8-87 - Change, redirection of telecommunications service provider; conditions
- 56:8-88 - Processing of change orders
- 56:8-89 - Rules, regulations relative to telecommunications service providers
- 56:8-89.1 - Rules, regulations to enforce FCC agreement
- 56:8-90 - Change notification; bill information
- 56:8-91 - Violations, penalties
- 56:8-92 - Short title
- 56:8-93 - Definitions relative to sales of cats and dogs
- 56:8-94 - Construction of act
- 56:8-95 - Noncompliance by pet shop considered deceptive practice
- 56:8-96 - Certification from veterinarian, recourse
- 56:8-97 - Rules, regulations
- 56:8-98 - Short title
- 56:8-99 - Definitions relative to food represented as halal
- 56:8-100 - Posting of information by dealer representing food to be halal
- 56:8-101 - Reliance on representation, good faith, defense
- 56:8-102 - Possession of food implies intent to sell
- 56:8-103 - Compliance required by dealer in regard to food represented as halal
- 56:8-104 - Definitions relative to certain loans for senior citizens
- 56:8-105 - Certain home improvement loans unlawful
- 56:8-106 - Immunity from liability for third party, exception
- 56:8-107 - Findings, declarations relative to excessive price increases at certain times
- 56:8-108 - Definitions relative to excessive price increases at certain times
- 56:8-109 - Unlawful practice to sell merchandise at excessive price during emergency
- 56:8-110 - Gift certificate, card, validity, terms, required; definitions
- 56:8-111 - Rules, regulations
- 56:8-112 - Violations deemed unlawful practice
- 56:8-113 - Short title
- 56:8-114 - Findings, declarations realtive to qualification of safety professionals
- 56:8-115 - Definitions relative to qualifications of safety professionals
- 56:8-116 - Certification by safety professional certification organization required
- 56:8-117 - Motor vehicle window tinting, informing customer of State restrictions; required
- 56:8-118 - Rules, regulations; public information program
- 56:8-119 - Findings, declarations relative to telemarketing calls
- 56:8-120 - Definitions relative to telemarketing calls
- 56:8-121 - Unsolicited telemarketing calls prohibited, telemarketer registration required; fee
- 56:8-122 - Additional requirements for registration
- 56:8-123 - Refusal to issue, renew; revocation of license
- 56:8-124 - Registration number to remain property of State
- 56:8-125 - Reporting of change in information
- 56:8-126 - Maintenance of bond by registrant
- 56:8-127 - Establishment, maintenance of no telemarketing call list, use of national registry
- 56:8-128 - Requirements relative to telemarketing sales calls
- 56:8-129 - Inclusion on list, notice to customers of existence of list, updating; directory information
- 56:8-130 - Prohibited practices; "commercial mobile service", "commercial mobile service device" defined
- 56:8-131 - Construction of act
- 56:8-132 - Violations, penalties; exceptions
- 56:8-133 - "Consumer Protection Fund"
- 56:8-134 - Rules, regulations
- 56:8-135 - Information not considered government record
- 56:8-136 - Short title
- 56:8-137 - Definitions relative to home improvement contractors
- 56:8-138 - Registration for contractors; application, fee
- 56:8-139 - Act applicable to contractors who publicly advertise
- 56:8-140 - Inapplicability of act
- 56:8-141 - Additional requirements; refusal to issue or suspend or revoke registration; grounds
- 56:8-142 - Proof of commercial general liability insurance; requirements
- 56:8-143 - Refusal to issue, renew, revocation, suspension of registration; procedures
- 56:8-144 - Display of registration number; requirements
- 56:8-145 - Applicability of act to out-of-State contractors
- 56:8-146 - Violations, fourth degree crime
- 56:8-147 - Supersedure of municipal ordinance, regulation
- 56:8-148 - Municipal powers preserved
- 56:8-149 - Public information campaign, toll free number
- 56:8-150 - Applicability of C.56:8-1 et seq
- 56:8-151 - Contracts, certain, required to be in writing; contents
- 56:8-152 - Rules, regulations
- 56:8-153 - Definitions relative to unsolicited credit cards, checks
- 56:8-154 - Delivery of unsolicited credit card, unlawful practice
- 56:8-155 - Unsolicited credit card, unaccepted, immunity from liability for use
- 56:8-156 - Unsolicited check, unaccepted, immunity from liability for use
- 56:8-157 - Definitions relative to certain unsolicited advertisements over telephone lines
- 56:8-159 - Action by aggrieved person
- 56:8-160 - Violation constitutes unlawful practice
- 56:8-161 - Definitions relative to security of personal information
- 56:8-162 - Methods of destruction of certain customer records
- 56:8-163 - Disclosure of breach of security to customers
- 56:8-164 - Prohibited actions relative to display of social security numbers
- 56:8-165 - Regulations concerning security of personal information
- 56:8-166 - Unlawful practice, violation
- 56:8-168 - Short title
- 56:8-169 - Findings, declarations relative to Internet dating safety
- 56:8-170 - Definitions relative to Internet dating safety
- 56:8-171 - Requirements for Internet dating services
- 56:8-172 - Unlawful practices for Internet dating services
- 56:8-173 - No violation to serve solely as intermediary
- 56:8-174 - Rules, regulations
- 56:8-175 - Definitions relative to prepaid telephone calling cards and services
- 56:8-176 - Disclosure of certain information required
- 56:8-177 - Certain cards not to be offered for sale
- 56:8-178 - Violation deemed unlawful practice; remedies, penalties
- 56:8-179 - Report to Governor, Legislature
- 56:8-180 - Rules, regulations
- 56:8-181 - Effective date; applicability of act
- 56:8-185 - Definitions relative to international labor matching, matchmaking organizations
- 56:8-186 - Criminal history record background checks condition for employment
- 56:8-187 - Certification as qualified to own enterprise
- 56:8-188 - Authorization for receipt of criminal history record information
- 56:8-189 - Written consent for criminal history record background check
- 56:8-190 - Information provided to recruits of international matchmaking organization
- 56:8-191 - Public education program
- 56:8-192 - Registration, fee
- 56:8-193 - Criminal history, provision required before information provided to recruit
- 56:8-194 - Violations
- 56:8-195 - Rules, regulations
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