N.J. Stat. tit. 56, ch. 8
N.J. Stat. tit. 56, ch. 8
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section8-1. Definitions.section8-1.1. Temporary help services; inclusion within definition of merchandise; rules, regulations; fees, charges on firms; transport of workers regulated.section8-1.2. Unlawful withholding of diversion of wages by temporary help service firm; penalty.section8-2. Fraud, etc., in connection with sale or advertisement of merchandise or real estate as unlawful practice.section8-2.1. Operation simulating governmental agency as unlawful practice.section8-2.2. Scheme to not sell item or service advertisedsection8-2.3. Advertising plan involving notification of winning of prize and other requirements unlawful.section8-2.4. Advertisement of unassembled merchandise as assembled in picture or illustration; prohibitionsection8-2.5. Sale, attempt to sell or offer for sale of merchandise without tag or label with selling pricesection8-2.6. Daily failure to tag as separate violationsection8-2.7. False representation unlawful practice.section8-2.8. "Going out of business sale" ; time limitssection8-2.9. Misrepresentation of identity of food in menus or advertisements of eating establishmentssection8-2.10. Acts constituting misrepresentation of identity of foodsection8-2.11. Violations; liabilitysection8-2.12. Recovery of refund in private actionsection8-2.13. Cumulation of rights and remedies; construction of actsection8-2.14. Short titlesection8-2.15. Definitionssection8-2.16. Posting of signs; locationssection8-2.17. Signs; contentssection8-2.18. Penalties; refunds or credits to buyerssection8-2.19. Posting of signs; exceptionssection8-2.20. Motor vehicle; perishables; custom merchandise; non-returnable merchandise; application of actsection8-2.21. Jurisdiction; penalties; cash refund; credit; damagessection8-2.22. Copy of transaction or contract; provision to consumersection8-2.23. Disclosure of profit-making naturesection8-2.25. Transaction of business under assumed name, misrepresented geographic origin, location.section8-2.27. Sale of baby food, non-prescription drugs, cosmetics, certain; unlawful.section8-2.28. Short title.section8-2.29. Definitions relative to raincheck policy disclosure.section8-2.30. Posting of raincheck policy by retail mercantile establishment.section8-2.31. Unlawful practices by retail mercantile establishment relative to rainchecks.section8-2.32. Regulations.section8-2.33. Discrimination against cash-paying customers prohibited; violations, penalties; exceptions.section8-3. Investigation by attorney general; powers and dutiessection8-3.1. Violations; penaltysection8-4. Additional powers.section8-5. Service of notice by attorney general.section8-6. Failure or refusal to file statement or report or obey subpoena issued by attorney general; punishment.section8-7. Self-incrimination; exemption from prosecution or punishmentsection8-8. Injunction against unlawful practices; appointment of receiver; additional penaltiessection8-9. Powers and duties of receiversection8-10. Claims against persons acquiring money or property by unlawful practicessection8-11. Costs in actions or proceedings brought by attorney generalsection8-12. Partial invaliditysection8-13. Penalties.section8-14. Enforcement of penalty; process.section8-14.1. Office of consumer affairs entitled to penalties, fines or fees.section8-14.2. Definitions relative to certain deceptive consumer practices.section8-14.3. Additional penalties for violation of C.56:8-1 et seq.section8-14.4. Restoration of money, property given prioritysection8-14.5. Educational program about consumer protection laws, rights.section8-14.6. Consumer Fraud Education Fundsection8-14.7. Rules, regulationssection8-15. Additional penalties.section8-16. Remission of penaltiessection8-17. Noncompliance; penalties.section8-18. Cease and desist order; violations; penaltysection8-19. Action, counterclaim by injured person; recovery of damages, costs.section8-19.1. Exemption from consumer fraud law, certain real estate licensees, circumstances.section8-19.2. Seller, real property, disclose, property location, FEMA Special, Moderate Risk Flood Hazard Area, purchaser.section8-20. Notice to attorney general of action or defense by injured person; intervention.section8-21. Short title.section8-22. Definitions.section8-23. Exposure or offer for sale at retail of consumer commodity; mark of price per measuresection8-24. Unit pricing regulations; hearings; exemptions; retail establishments and commodities listsection8-25. Other regulationssection8-26. Definitions.section8-27. Requirements for ticket broker.section8-28. Application for registration, fee.section8-29. Issuance of certificate of registration.section8-30. Bond required to engage in business of reselling tickets as a ticket broker.section8-31. Revocation or suspension of licensesection8-32. Display of license; copiessection8-33. Notification to purchaser of price of ticket, reselling of tickets limited.section8-34. Reselling of tickets prohibited in certain areas; reselling regulated.section8-35. Special treatment prohibited.section8-35.4. Use of digger unlawful.section8-35.5. Definitions relative to Internet ticket salessection8-36. Rules and regulationssection8-37. Violations; penalties.section8-38. Nonprofit or political organizations; application of actsection8-39. Definitionssection8-40. Registrationsection8-41. Securitysection8-42. Health club services contract; definitions.section8-42.1. Subscription service provider, health club services, online termination; definitions.section8-43. Right of actionsection8-44. 25% limitsection8-45. Contracts voidablesection8-46. Violationsection8-47. Nonapplicabilitysection8-48. Rules, regulationssection8-49. Definitionssection8-50. Notice of defect or hazard in children's products to directorsection8-51. Dealer display of notificationsection8-52. Inspection program; regulationssection8-53. Allocation of penalty moniessection8-53.1. Definitions relative to child product safety.section8-53.2. Unlawful practices relative to children's products deemed unsafe.section8-53.3. Duties of Division of Consumer Affairs; immunity from liability.section8-53.4. Retrofitting of children's products.section8-53.5. Rules, regulations.section8-54. Application of consumer fraud act to information servicessection8-55. Definitionssection8-56. Unlawful practice without disclosures requiredsection8-57. Unlawful practicessection8-58. Blocking of telephone accesssection8-59. Rules, regulations, feessection8-60. Injunctive relief, restraints on incomesection8-61. Short titlesection8-62. Definitionssection8-63. Posting of kosher informationsection8-64. Unlawful practice not committed; proof requiredsection8-65. Presumptive evidence of intent to sellsection8-66. Compliance with requirementssection8-67. Definitions relative to sale and warranty of certain used vehiclessection8-67.1. Sale of used passenger motor vehicle, upon termination of lease agreementsection8-68. Unlawful practicessection8-69. Written warranty required; minimum durationssection8-70. Written warranty; requirements of dealersection8-71. Dealer's failure to correct defectsection8-72. Term of warranty extended for repairssection8-73. Waiver of dealer's obligation to provide warrantysection8-74. Warranty given as a matter of lawsection8-75. Remedies, rights preservedsection8-76. Nonapplicability of actsection8-77. Bond to assure compliancesection8-78. Rules, regulationssection8-79. Consumer awareness program requiredsection8-80. Administrative fee establishedsection8-80.1. Prohibited sales of tires; violations, penalties.section8-81. Short titlesection8-82. Findings, declarations relative to industrial hygienesection8-83. Definitions relative to industrial hygienesection8-84. Unlawful practicessection8-85. Nonapplicability of act to supervised apprentices, studentssection8-86. Definitions relative to telecommunications service providerssection8-87. Change, redirection of telecommunications service provider; conditionssection8-88. Processing of change orderssection8-89. Rules, regulations relative to telecommunications service providers.section8-89.1. Rules, regulations to enforce FCC agreement.section8-90. Change notification; bill informationsection8-91. Violations, penaltiessection8-92. Short title.section8-93. Definitions relative to sales of cats and dogs.section8-94. Construction of act.section8-95. Noncompliance by pet shop considered deceptive practice.section8-95.1. Certain animals offered by breeder, broker, prohibited sale by pet shop.section8-95.2. Construction of act.section8-95.3. Violations, penalties.section8-96. Certification from veterinarian, recourse.section8-97. Rules, regulations.section8-98. Short title.section8-99. Definitions relative to food represented as halal.section8-100. Posting of information by dealer representing food to be halal.section8-101. Reliance on representation, good faith, defense.section8-102. Possession of food implies intent to sell.section8-103. Compliance required by dealer in regard to food represented as halal.section8-104. Definitions relative to certain loans for senior citizens.section8-105. Certain home improvement loans unlawful.section8-106. Immunity from liability for third party, exception.section8-107. Findings, declarations relative to excessive price increases at certain times.section8-108. Definitions relative to excessive price increases at certain times.section8-109. Unlawful practice to sell merchandise at excessive price during emergency.section8-110. Gift certificate, card, validity, terms, required; definitions.section8-110.1. Gift card fraud; detection, prevention; employee training; definitions.section8-110.2. Guidelines from the Division of Consumer Affairs.section8-110.3. Division of Consumer Affairs, Internet notice, gift card scam information.section8-111. Rules, regulations.section8-112. Violations deemed unlawful practice.section8-113. Short titlesection8-114. Findings, declarations realtive to qualification of safety professionalssection8-115. Definitions relative to qualifications of safety professionalssection8-116. Certification by safety professional certification organization requiredsection8-117. Motor vehicle window tinting, informing customer of State restrictions; required.section8-118. Rules, regulations; public information programsection8-119. Findings, declarations relative to telemarketing callssection8-120. Definitions relative to telemarketing callssection8-121. Unsolicited telemarketing calls prohibited, telemarketer registration required; feesection8-122. Additional requirements for registrationsection8-123. Refusal to issue, renew; revocation of licensesection8-124. Registration number to remain property of Statesection8-125. Reporting of change in informationsection8-126. Maintenance of bond by registrantsection8-127. Establishment, maintenance of no telemarketing call list, use of national registrysection8-128. Requirements relative to telemarketing sales calls.section8-129. Inclusion on list, notice to customers of existence of list, updating; directory informationsection8-130. Prohibited practices; "commercial mobile service," "commercial mobile service device" defined.section8-131. Construction of actsection8-132. Violations, penalties; exceptionssection8-133. "Consumer Protection Fund"section8-134. Rules, regulationssection8-135. Information not considered government recordsection8-136. Short title.section8-137. Definitions relative to home improvement contractors.section8-138. Registration for contractors; application, fee.section8-138.2. Home elevation contractors, rules, regulations; fees; penalties.section8-139. Act applicable to contractors who publicly advertise.section8-140. Inapplicability of act.section8-141. Additional requirements; refusal to issue, suspend, revoke registration; grounds.section8-142. Proof of commercial general liability insurance, cargo, other insurance, posting of bond; requirements.section8-143. Refusal to issue, renew, revocation, suspension of registration; procedures.section8-144. Display of registration number; requirements.section8-145. Applicability of act to out-of-State contractors.section8-146. Violations, fourth degree crime.section8-146.1. Additional penalties.section8-148. Municipal powers preserved.section8-149. Public information campaign, toll free number.section8-150. Applicability of C.56:8-1 et seq.section8-151. Contracts, certain, required to be in writing; contents.section8-152. Rules, regulations.section8-153. Definitions relative to unsolicited credit cards, checks.section8-154. Delivery of unsolicited credit card, unlawful practice.section8-155. Unsolicited credit card, unaccepted, immunity from liability for use.section8-156. Unsolicited check, unaccepted, immunity from liability for use.section8-156.1. Definitions.section8-156.2. Surcharge, greater than actual cost to seller to process credit card payment, prohibited.section8-157. Definitions relative to certain unsolicited advertisements over telephone lines.section8-158. Sending unsolicited advertisement to telephone facsimile machine prohibited, exceptions.section8-159. Action by aggrieved person.section8-160. Violation constitutes unlawful practice.section8-161. Definitions relative to security of personal information.section8-162. Methods of destruction of certain customer records.section8-163. Disclosure of breach of security to customers.section8-164. Prohibited actions relative to display of social security numbers.section8-165. Regulations concerning security of personal information.section8-166. Unlawful practice, violation.section8-166.1. Person, business, association prohibited from publishing certain information on the Internet.section8-166.3. Construction of act.section8-166.4. Definitions.section8-166.5. Applicability; consumers, personal data, control, processing.section8-166.6. Controller, consumer, privacy notice, personal data; disclosure, sale.section8-166.7. Personal data; controller, verified request, consumer, response period.section8-166.8. Discrimination against consumer, opt out, prohibited.section8-166.9. Waiver of requirements, void, unenforceable.section8-166.10. Consumer rights, personal data.section8-166.11. Consumer, authorized agent, opting out, processing, sale, personal data.section8-166.12. Controller, personal data, responsibilities, security.section8-166.13. Applicability, personal data, exceptions, institutions, certain.section8-166.14. Controller, not required, actions, certain, relating to personal data.section8-166.15. Controller, processor, compliance.section8-166.16. Controllers, processors, respective obligations.section8-166.17. Violations.section8-166.18. Rules, regulations.section8-166.19. Authority, enforcement.section8-167. Sale, offer of vehicle protection product by unregistered warrantor, person deemed unlawful practice.section8-168. Short title.section8-169. Findings, declarations relative to Internet dating safety.section8-170. Definitions relative to Internet dating safety.section8-171. Requirements for Internet dating services.section8-172. Unlawful practices for Internet dating services.section8-173. No violation to serve solely as intermediary.section8-174. Rules, regulations.section8-175. Definitions relative to prepaid telephone calling cards and services.section8-176. Disclosure of certain information required.section8-177. Certain cards not to be offered for sale.section8-178. Violation deemed unlawful practice; remedies, penalties.section8-179. Report to Governor, Legislature.section8-180. Rules, regulations.section8-181. Effective date; applicability of act.section8-185. Definitions relative to international labor matching, matchmaking organizations.section8-186. Criminal history record background checks condition for employment.section8-187. Certification as qualified to own enterprise.section8-188. Authorization for receipt of criminal history record information.section8-189. Written consent for criminal history record background check.section8-190. Information provided to recruits of international matchmaking organization.section8-191. Public education program.section8-192. Registration, fee.section8-193. Criminal history, provision required before information provided to recruit.section8-194. Violations.section8-195. Rules, regulations.section8-196. Definitions relative to the security of certain personal information.section8-197. Restrictions for health insurance carrier relative to certain computerized records.section8-198. Violation, unlawful practice.section8-199. Violations, unlawful practice.section8-200. Escrow agent evaluation services, charging certain fees prohibited.section8-201. Definitions relative to coin redemption machine fees.section8-202. Notice of fee required.section8-203. Violations; penalties, unlawful practice.section8-204. Rules, regulations.section8-205. Definitions relative to motor vehicle payment assurance devices.section8-206. Installation of payment assurance device on motor vehicle.section8-207. Certain baby monitors required to include security features.section8-208. Definitions relative to deed procurement services.section8-209. Unlawful practice, violation.section8-210. Rules, regulations.section8-211. Leasing of dogs and cats prohibited; violations, penalties; exceptions.section8-212. Definitions relative to annual report filing services.section8-213. Unlawful practice, violation.section8-214. Rules, regulations.section8-216. Actions prohibited for online education service.section8-217. Responsibilities of online education service.section8-218. Construction of act.section8-219. Construction of act.section8-220. Unlawful practice.section8-221. Rules, regulations.section8-222. Findings, declarations relative to return of certain items purchased during a state of emergency.section8-223. Definitions relative to the return of items purchased during a state of emergency.section8-224. Unlawful practice, violationsection8-225. Findings, declarations relative to third-party food takeout, delivery applications relative to restaurants.section8-226. Limit on service fee.section8-227. Solicitation by nongovernmental entity, unlawful practice, violation.section8-228. Advising, assisting, referring veterans benefits, compensation, limitations.section8-229. Class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS, use, sell, offer for sale, manufacture, distribution, prohibited, exceptions; definitions.section8-229.1. Definitions.section8-229.2. Producer of firefighting personal protective equipment defined; selling equipment with intentionally added PFAS, required written notice.section8-229.3. Prohibition against sale of firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally added PFAS, exceptions.section8-229.4. Liability not imposed, news media.section8-230. Definitions.section8-231. Marketing materials to contain accurate, complete information.section8-232. Unlawful practices for treatment provider, recovery residence, penalties, damages.section8-233. Secondhand cellular telephone transactions, dealer, documentation, device identifier.
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