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2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 56 - TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
Chapter 8
- Section 56:8-1 - Definitions.
- Section 56:8-1.1 - Temporary help services; inclusion within definition of merchandise; rules, regulations; fees, charges on firms; transport of workers regulated.
- Section 56:8-1.2 - Unlawful withholding of diversion of wages by temporary help service firm; penalty.
- Section 56:8-2 - Fraud, etc., in connection with sale or advertisement of merchandise or real estate as unlawful practice
- Section 56:8-2.1 - Operation simulating governmental agency as unlawful practice
- Section 56:8-2.2 - Scheme to not sell item or service advertised
- Section 56:8-2.3 - Advertising plan involving notification of winning of prize and other requirements unlawful.
- Section 56:8-2.4 - Advertisement of unassembled merchandise as assembled in picture or illustration; prohibition
- Section 56:8-2.5 - Sale, attempt to sell or offer for sale of merchandise without tag or label with selling price
- Section 56:8-2.6 - Daily failure to tag as separate violation
- Section 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 no
- Section 56:8-2.8 - "Going out of business sale" ; time limits
- Section 56:8-2.9 - Misrepresentation of identity of food in menus or advertisements of eating establishments
- Section 56:8-2.10 - Acts constituting misrepresentation of identity of food
- Section 56:8-2.11 - Violations; liability
- Section 56:8-2.12 - Recovery of refund in private action
- Section 56:8-2.13 - Cumulation of rights and remedies; construction of act
- Section 56:8-2.14 - Short title
- Section 56:8-2.15 - Definitions
- Section 56:8-2.16 - Posting of signs; locations
- Section 56:8-2.17 - Signs; contents
- Section 56:8-2.18 - Penalties; refunds or credits to buyers
- Section 56:8-2.19 - Posting of signs; exceptions
- Section 56:8-2.20 - Motor vehicle; perishables; custom merchandise; non-returnable merchandise; application of act
- Section 56:8-2.21 - Jurisdiction; penalties; cash refund; credit; damages
- Section 56:8-2.22 - Copy of transaction or contract; provision to consumer
- Section 56:8-2.23 - Disclosure of profit-making nature
- Section 56:8-2.25 - Transaction of business under assumed name, misrepresented geographic origin, location.
- Section 56:8-2.27 - Sale of baby food, non-prescription drugs, cosmetics, certain; unlawful.
- Section 56:8-2.28 - Short title.
- Section 56:8-2.29 - Definitions relative to raincheck policy disclosure.
- Section 56:8-2.30 - Posting of raincheck policy by retail mercantile establishment.
- Section 56:8-2.31 - Unlawful practices by retail mercantile establishment relative to rainchecks.
- Section 56:8-2.32 - Regulations.
- Section 56:8-3 - Investigation by attorney general; powers and duties
- Section 56:8-3.1 - Violations; penalty
- Section 56:8-4 - Additional powers
- Section 56:8-5 - Service of notice by attorney general
- Section 56:8-6 - Failure or refusal to file statement or report or obey subpoena issued by attorney general; punishment
- Section 56:8-7 - Self-incrimination; exemption from prosecution or punishment
- Section 56:8-8 - Injunction against unlawful practices; appointment of receiver; additional penalties
- Section 56:8-9 - Powers and duties of receiver
- Section 56:8-10 - Claims against persons acquiring money or property by unlawful practices
- Section 56:8-11 - Costs in actions or proceedings brought by attorney general
- Section 56:8-12 - Partial invalidity
- Section 56:8-13 - Penalties.
- Section 56:8-14 - Enforcement of penalty; process.
- Section 56:8-14.1 - Office of consumer affairs entitled to penalties, fines or fees.
- Section 56:8-14.2 - Definitions relative to certain deceptive consumer practices
- Section 56:8-14.3 - Additional penalties for violation of C.56:8-1 et seq.
- Section 56:8-14.4 - Restoration of money, property given priority
- Section 56:8-14.5 - Educational program about consumer protection laws, rights.
- Section 56:8-14.6 - Consumer Fraud Education Fund
- Section 56:8-14.7 - Rules, regulations
- Section 56:8-15 - Additional penalties.
- Section 56:8-16 - Remission of penalties
- Section 56:8-17 - Noncompliance; penalties.
- Section 56:8-18 - Cease and desist order; violations; penalty
- Section 56:8-19 - Action, counterclaim by injured person; recovery of damages, costs.
- Section 56:8-19.1 - Exemption from consumer fraud law, certain real estate licensees, circumstances.
- Section 56:8-20 - Notice to attorney general of action or defense by injured person; intervention
- Section 56:8-21 - Short title
- Section 56:8-22 - Definitions
- Section 56:8-23 - Exposure or offer for sale at retail of consumer commodity; mark of price per measure
- Section 56:8-24 - Unit pricing regulations; hearings; exemptions; retail establishments and commodities list
- Section 56:8-25 - Other regulations
- Section 56:8-26 - Definitions.
- Section 56:8-27 - Requirements for ticket broker.
- Section 56:8-28 - Application for registration, fee.
- Section 56:8-29 - Issuance of certificate of registration.
- Section 56:8-30 - Bond required to engage in business of reselling tickets as a ticket broker.
- Section 56:8-31 - Revocation or suspension of license
- Section 56:8-32 - Display of license; copies
- Section 56:8-33 - Price charged printed on ticket, maximum premium for reseller; exceptions.
- Section 56:8-34 - Reselling tickets prohibited in certain area; exceptions.
- Section 56:8-35 - Special treatment in obtaining tickets; prohibition
- Section 56:8-35.1 - Withholding tickets from sale, prohibited amount.
- Section 56:8-35.2 - Refunds prohibited under certain circumstances.
- Section 56:8-35.3 - Method for lawful sell back.
- Section 56:8-35.4 - Use of digger unlawful.
- Section 56:8-36 - Rules and regulations
- Section 56:8-37 - Violations; penalty
- Section 56:8-38 - Nonprofit or political organizations; application of act
- Section 56:8-39 - Definitions
- Section 56:8-40 - Registration
- Section 56:8-41 - Security
- Section 56:8-42 - Health club services contract
- Section 56:8-43 - Right of action
- Section 56:8-44 - 25% limit
- Section 56:8-45 - Contracts voidable
- Section 56:8-46 - Violation
- Section 56:8-47 - Nonapplicability
- Section 56:8-48 - Rules, regulations
- Section 56:8-49 - Definitions
- Section 56:8-50 - Notice of defect or hazard in children's products to director
- Section 56:8-51 - Dealer display of notification
- Section 56:8-52 - Inspection program; regulations
- Section 56:8-53 - Allocation of penalty monies
- Section 56:8-53.1 - Definitions relative to child product safety.
- Section 56:8-53.2 - Unlawful practices relative to children's products deemed unsafe.
- Section 56:8-53.3 - Duties of Division of Consumer Affairs; immunity from liability.
- Section 56:8-53.4 - Retrofitting of children's products.
- Section 56:8-53.5 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 56:8-54 - Application of consumer fraud act to information services
- Section 56:8-55 - Definitions
- Section 56:8-56 - Unlawful practice without disclosures required
- Section 56:8-57 - Unlawful practices
- Section 56:8-58 - Blocking of telephone access
- Section 56:8-59 - Rules, regulations, fees
- Section 56:8-60 - Injunctive relief, restraints on income
- Section 56:8-61 - Short title
- Section 56:8-62 - Definitions
- Section 56:8-63 - Posting of kosher information
- Section 56:8-64 - Unlawful practice not committed; proof required
- Section 56:8-65 - Presumptive evidence of intent to sell
- Section 56:8-66 - Compliance with requirements
- Section 56:8-67 - Definitions relative to sale and warranty of certain used vehicles
- Section 56:8-67.1 - Sale of used passenger motor vehicle, upon termination of lease agreement
- Section 56:8-68 - Unlawful practices
- Section 56:8-69 - Written warranty required; minimum durations
- Section 56:8-70 - Written warranty; requirements of dealer
- Section 56:8-71 - Dealer's failure to correct defect
- Section 56:8-72 - Term of warranty extended for repairs
- Section 56:8-73 - Waiver of dealer's obligation to provide warranty
- Section 56:8-74 - Warranty given as a matter of law
- Section 56:8-75 - Remedies, rights preserved
- Section 56:8-76 - Nonapplicability of act
- Section 56:8-77 - Bond to assure compliance
- Section 56:8-78 - Rules, regulations
- Section 56:8-79 - Consumer awareness program required
- Section 56:8-80 - Administrative fee established
- Section 56:8-80.1 - Prohibited sales of tires; violations, penalties.
- Section 56:8-81 - Short title
- Section 56:8-82 - Findings, declarations relative to industrial hygiene
- Section 56:8-83 - Definitions relative to industrial hygiene
- Section 56:8-84 - Unlawful practices
- Section 56:8-85 - Nonapplicability of act to supervised apprentices, students
- Section 56:8-86 - Definitions relative to telecommunications service providers
- Section 56:8-87 - Change, redirection of telecommunications service provider; conditions
- Section 56:8-88 - Processing of change orders
- Section 56:8-89 - Rules, regulations relative to telecommunications service providers.
- Section 56:8-89.1 - Rules, regulations to enforce FCC agreement.
- Section 56:8-90 - Change notification; bill information
- Section 56:8-91 - Violations, penalties
- Section 56:8-92 - Short title.
- Section 56:8-93 - Definitions relative to sales of cats and dogs.
- Section 56:8-94 - Construction of act.
- Section 56:8-95 - Noncompliance by pet shop considered deceptive practice.
- Section 56:8-95.1 - Certain animals offered by breeder, broker, prohibited sale by pet shop.
- Section 56:8-95.2 - Construction of act.
- Section 56:8-95.3 - Violations, penalties.
- Section 56:8-96 - Certification from veterinarian, recourse.
- Section 56:8-97 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 56:8-98 - Short title.
- Section 56:8-99 - Definitions relative to food represented as halal.
- Section 56:8-100 - Posting of information by dealer representing food to be halal.
- Section 56:8-101 - Reliance on representation, good faith, defense.
- Section 56:8-102 - Possession of food implies intent to sell.
- Section 56:8-103 - Compliance required by dealer in regard to food represented as halal.
- Section 56:8-104 - Definitions relative to certain loans for senior citizens.
- Section 56:8-105 - Certain home improvement loans unlawful.
- Section 56:8-106 - Immunity from liability for third party, exception.
- Section 56:8-107 - Findings, declarations relative to excessive price increases at certain times.
- Section 56:8-108 - Definitions relative to excessive price increases at certain times.
- Section 56:8-109 - Unlawful practice to sell merchandise at excessive price during emergency.
- Section 56:8-110 - Gift certificate, card, validity, terms, required; definitions.
- Section 56:8-111 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 56:8-112 - Violations deemed unlawful practice.
- Section 56:8-113 - Short title
- Section 56:8-114 - Findings, declarations realtive to qualification of safety professionals
- Section 56:8-115 - Definitions relative to qualifications of safety professionals
- Section 56:8-116 - Certification by safety professional certification organization required
- Section 56:8-117 - Motor vehicle window tinting, informing customer of State restrictions; required.
- Section 56:8-118 - Rules, regulations; public information program
- Section 56:8-119 - Findings, declarations relative to telemarketing calls
- Section 56:8-120 - Definitions relative to telemarketing calls
- Section 56:8-121 - Unsolicited telemarketing calls prohibited, telemarketer registration required; fee
- Section 56:8-122 - Additional requirements for registration
- Section 56:8-123 - Refusal to issue, renew; revocation of license
- Section 56:8-124 - Registration number to remain property of State
- Section 56:8-125 - Reporting of change in information
- Section 56:8-126 - Maintenance of bond by registrant
- Section 56:8-127 - Establishment, maintenance of no telemarketing call list, use of national registry
- Section 56:8-128 - Requirements relative to telemarketing sales calls.
- Section 56:8-129 - Inclusion on list, notice to customers of existence of list, updating; directory information
- Section 56:8-130 - Prohibited practices; "commercial mobile service", "commercial mobile service device" defined
- Section 56:8-131 - Construction of act
- Section 56:8-132 - Violations, penalties; exceptions
- Section 56:8-133 - "Consumer Protection Fund"
- Section 56:8-134 - Rules, regulations
- Section 56:8-135 - Information not considered government record
- Section 56:8-136 - Short title.
- Section 56:8-137 - Definitions relative to home improvement contractors.
- Section 56:8-138 - Registration for contractors; application, fee.
- Section 56:8-138.1 - Identification badge required for certain contractors.
- Section 56:8-138.2 - Home elevation contractors, rules, regulations; fees; penalties.
- Section 56:8-139 - Act applicable to contractors who publicly advertise.
- Section 56:8-140 - Inapplicability of act.
- Section 56:8-141 - Additional requirements; refusal to issue or suspend or revoke registration; grounds.
- Section 56:8-142 - Proof of commercial general liability insurance; requirements.
- Section 56:8-143 - Refusal to issue, renew, revocation, suspension of registration; procedures.
- Section 56:8-144 - Display of registration number; requirements.
- Section 56:8-145 - Applicability of act to out-of-State contractors.
- Section 56:8-146 - Violations, fourth degree crime.
- Section 56:8-147 - Supersedure of municipal ordinance, regulation.
- Section 56:8-148 - Municipal powers preserved.
- Section 56:8-149 - Public information campaign, toll free number.
- Section 56:8-150 - Applicability of C.56:8-1 et seq.
- Section 56:8-151 - Contracts, certain, required to be in writing; contents.
- Section 56:8-152 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 56:8-153 - Definitions relative to unsolicited credit cards, checks.
- Section 56:8-154 - Delivery of unsolicited credit card, unlawful practice.
- Section 56:8-155 - Unsolicited credit card, unaccepted, immunity from liability for use.
- Section 56:8-156 - Unsolicited check, unaccepted, immunity from liability for use.
- Section 56:8-157 - Definitions relative to certain unsolicited advertisements over telephone lines.
- Section 56:8-158 - Sending unsolicited advertisement to telephone facsimile machine prohibited, exceptions.
- Section 56:8-159 - Action by aggrieved person.
- Section 56:8-160 - Violation constitutes unlawful practice.
- Section 56:8-161 - Definitions relative to security of personal information.
- Section 56:8-162 - Methods of destruction of certain customer records.
- Section 56:8-163 - Disclosure of breach of security to customers.
- Section 56:8-164 - Prohibited actions relative to display of social security numbers.
- Section 56:8-165 - Regulations concerning security of personal information.
- Section 56:8-166 - Unlawful practice, violation.
- Section 56:8-166.1 - Person, business, association prohibited from publishing certain information on the Internet.
- Section 56:8-167 - Sale, offer of vehicle protection product by unregistered warrantor, person deemed unlawful practice.
- Section 56:8-168 - Short title.
- Section 56:8-169 - Findings, declarations relative to Internet dating safety.
- Section 56:8-170 - Definitions relative to Internet dating safety.
- Section 56:8-171 - Requirements for Internet dating services.
- Section 56:8-172 - Unlawful practices for Internet dating services.
- Section 56:8-173 - No violation to serve solely as intermediary.
- Section 56:8-174 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 56:8-175 - Definitions relative to prepaid telephone calling cards and services.
- Section 56:8-176 - Disclosure of certain information required.
- Section 56:8-177 - Certain cards not to be offered for sale.
- Section 56:8-178 - Violation deemed unlawful practice; remedies, penalties.
- Section 56:8-179 - Report to Governor, Legislature.
- Section 56:8-180 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 56:8-181 - Effective date; applicability of act.
- Section 56:8-185 - Definitions relative to international labor matching, matchmaking organizations.
- Section 56:8-186 - Criminal history record background checks condition for employment.
- Section 56:8-187 - Certification as qualified to own enterprise.
- Section 56:8-188 - Authorization for receipt of criminal history record information.
- Section 56:8-189 - Written consent for criminal history record background check.
- Section 56:8-190 - Information provided to recruits of international matchmaking organization.
- Section 56:8-191 - Public education program.
- Section 56:8-192 - Registration, fee.
- Section 56:8-193 - Criminal history, provision required before information provided to recruit.
- Section 56:8-194 - Violations.
- Section 56:8-195 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 56:8-196 - Definitions relative to the security of certain personal information.
- Section 56:8-197 - Restrictions for health insurance carrier relative to certain computerized records.
- Section 56:8-198 - Violation, unlawful practice.
- Section 56:8-199 - Violations, unlawful practice.
- Section 56:8-200 - Escrow agent evaluation services, charging certain fees prohibited.
- Section 56:8-201 - Definitions relative to coin redemption machine fees.
- Section 56:8-202 - Notice of fee required.
- Section 56:8-203 - Violations; penalties, unlawful practice.
- Section 56:8-204 - Rules, regulations.
- Section 56:8-205 - Definitions relative to motor vehicle payment assurance devices.
- Section 56:8-206 - Installation of payment assurance device on motor vehicle.
- Section 56:8-207 - Certain baby monitors required to include security features.
- Section 56:8-208 - Definitions relative to deed procurement services.
- Section 56:8-209 - Unlawful practice, violation.
- Section 56:8-210 - Rules, regulations.
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