Title 17, Title 17: CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE

17:16C-79. Issuance or refusal of license Within 60 days after the filing of the application and the payment of the fees herein set forth the commissioner shall: (a) issue and deliver to the applicant a license to engage in the business of a home financing agency, home repair con…

17:16C-8 Motor vehicle installment seller; license, application fee. 8. With respect to a license fee imposed prior to the implementation of the assessment pursuant to P.L.2005, c.199 (C.17:1C-33 et al.), every motor vehicle installment seller shall pay to the commissioner at the…

17:16C-80. Notice and hearing upon refusal of license If the commissioner refuses to issue a license he shall: (a) Notify the applicant of the denial and of his right to request a hearing within 10 days; (b) If the applicant does not request a hearing, return the sum paid as a li…

17:16C-81. Transaction of business under other names or at other locations; change of location or employer (a) No home repair contractor or home financing agency shall transact any business subject to this act under any other name or maintain an office at any other location than …

17:16C-82 License fees payable by home financing agency. 21. (a) With respect to a license fee imposed prior to the implementation of the assessment pursuant to P.L.2005, c.199 (C.17:1C-33 et al.), every home financing agency shall pay to the commissioner at the time of making th…

17:16C-83. Abatement in amount of license fee; expiration of license No abatement in the amount of the said license fee shall be made if the license is issued for less than 1 year, nor if the license is surrendered, canceled or revoked prior to the expiration of the period for wh…

17:16C-84. Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew license; notice; grounds The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any license issued hereunder, upon 10 days' notice in writing, forwarded by registered or certified mail to the principal place of business or re…

17:16C-85. Investigations by commissioner; oaths and affirmations; power to administer The commissioner shall have power to make such investigations as he shall deem necessary, and may examine the books, accounts, records and files of any person who is a party to or holder of a h…

17:16C-86. Issuance of subpoenas; failure to comply; order of superior court; contempt The commissioner shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, papers, books, records and other evidence before him in any matte…

17:16C-87 Maintenance, preservation of books, accounts, records, annual report; violations, penalties. 26. a. Every home repair contractor, home financing agency and holder of a home repair contract shall maintain at its place or places of business such books, accounts and record…

17:16C-88. Sale, transfer or assignment of obligation or evidence (a) No holder shall sell, transfer or assign any obligation in connection with a home repair contract or any evidence of indebtedness thereunder to any person who is not authorized as a home financing agency, excep…

17:16C-89. Violations; penalties; enforcement (a) Any home repair contractor, home financing agency or holder of a home repair contract and any officer, partner, member, employee, agent or representative of either who shall knowingly violate any provision of this act or shall dir…

17:16C-9. Abatement in amount of fee; expiration of license No abatement in the amount of the said license fee shall be made if the license is issued for less than 1 year, nor if the license is surrendered, canceled or revoked prior to the expiration of the period for which such …

17:16C-90. Partial invalidity If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held unconstitutional, the remainder of the act and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1960, …

17:16C-93. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Home Repair Financing Act." L.1960, c. 41, p. 174, s. 32.

17:16C-94. Effective date This act shall take effect 90 days from the date of its approval and apply to contracts executed after the effective date of this act. L.1960, c. 41, p. 175, s. 33.

17:16C-95. Short title This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Door-to-Door Home Repair Sales Act of 1968." L.1968, c. 224, s. 1.

17:16C-96. Remedial legislation; liberal construction This act being deemed and hereby declared remedial legislation necessary for the protection of the consumers of this State, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and intent thereof. L.1968, c. 224, s. 2.

17:16C-97. Legislative findings The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the consumer is frequently induced to enter into home repair contracts for goods and services which he does not need through the unsolicited and often unethical persuasion of certain door-to-door selle…

17:16C-98. Definitions As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday. (b) "Place of business" means the main or branch office or local address of a home repair contractor. (c) "Purcha…

17:16C-99. Rescission; duties of buyer and seller; exclusion of certain sales (a) Any home repair contract, for a purchase price in excess of $25.00, which is entered into at a place other than the place of business of the home repair contractor may be rescinded by the owner if t…