Title 56, Title 56: TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

56:8-2.9. Misrepresentation of identity of food in menus or advertisements of eating establishments It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to misrepresent on any menu or other posted information, including advertisements, the identity of any food or food products to any …

56:8-20. Notice to attorney general of action or defense by injured person; intervention. 8. Any party to an action asserting a claim, counterclaim or defense based upon violation of this act, or the act hereby amended or supplemented, shall electronically mail to a dedicated add…

56:8-200 Escrow agent evaluation services, charging certain fees prohibited. 1. a. It shall be an unlawful practice for any person or entity to prepare a report for use by a mortgage lender in evaluating the capacity of an escrow agent to perform real estate settlement services, …

56:8-201 Definitions relative to coin redemption machine fees. 1. As used in this act: "Coin redemption machine" means a device that accepts, sorts, and counts coins deposited by a consumer and provides the consumer with a cash refund or refundable voucher. "Operator" means any p…

56:8-202 Notice of fee required. 2. No operator shall charge a fee to a consumer for the consumer's use of a coin redemption machine unless a notice is prominently displayed on the coin redemption machine disclosing to the consumer: a. If a fee will be imposed for providing the c…

56:8-203 Violations; penalties, unlawful practice. 3. An operator in violation of section 2 of this act shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a first offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," …

56:8-204 Rules, regulations. 4. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2015, c.267, s.4.

56:8-205 Definitions relative to motor vehicle payment assurance devices. 1. As used in this act: "Consumer" means a purchaser or lessee of a motor vehicle normally used for personal, family, or household purposes. "Creditor" means a dealer or lender, or any assignee of a dealer …

56:8-206 Installation of payment assurance device on motor vehicle. 2. a. No person other than a creditor may install or have installed a payment assurance device on a motor vehicle. b. A creditor may install or have installed a payment assurance device on a motor vehicle only if…

56:8-207 Certain baby monitors required to include security features. 1. a. A baby monitor that broadcasts audio or video through an Internet connection and is manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this State shall: (1) provide end-to-end encryption; (2) provide…

56:8-208 Definitions relative to deed procurement services. 1. As used in this act: "Deed" means a written instrument entitled to be recorded in the office of a county recording officer which purports to convey or transfer title to a freehold interest in any lands, tenements, or …

56:8-209 Unlawful practice, violation. 2. a. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for any person to: (1) use a written form of communication to solicit clients for deed procurement services unless the written form of communication …

56:8-21. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Unit Price Disclosure Act" . L.1975, c. 242, s. 1.

56:8-210 Rules, regulations. 3. The director, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2017, c.251, s.3.

56:8-211 Leasing of dogs and cats prohibited; violations, penalties; exceptions. 1. a. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for a pet dealer, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1999, c.336 (C.56:8-93), to enter into a: (1) contract for…

56:8-212 Definitions relative to annual report filing services. 1. As used in this act: "Annual report" means a report filed every year to the Department of the Treasury by a for-profit corporation, a non-profit corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or …

56:8-213 Unlawful practice, violation. 2. a. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for any person to: (1) use a written form of communication to solicit clients for annual report filing services unless the written form of communicat…

56:8-214 Rules, regulations. 3. The director, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2019, c.488, s.3. 56:8-215 Definitions relative t…

56:8-216 Actions prohibited for online education service. 2. a. An operator of an online education service shall not knowingly: (1) use information, including covered information, created or gathered by the operator's online education service, to amass a profile about a student f…

56:8-217 Responsibilities of online education service. 3. An operator of an online education service shall: a. implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the covered information; b. protect that information from unauthorized a…

56:8-218 Construction of act. 4. Nothing in P.L.2019, c.494 (C.56:8-215 et seq.) shall be construed to prohibit an operator of an online education service from using de-identified data to: a. improve the educational products within the service owned by the operator; b. demonstrat…

56:8-219 Construction of act. 5. Nothing in P.L.2019, c.494 (C.56:8-215 et seq.) shall be construed to: a. limit the authority of a law enforcement agency to obtain any content or information from an operator as authorized by law or under a court order; b. limit the ability of an…

56:8-22. Definitions. As used in this act: "Consumer commodity" means any merchandise, wares, article, product, comestible or commodity of any kind or class produced, distributed or offered for retail sale for consumption by individuals other than at the retail establishment, or …

56:8-220 Unlawful practice. 6. It shall be an unlawful practice pursuant to P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for an operator of an online education service to violate the provisions of P.L.2019, c.494 (C.56:8-215 et seq.), or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto. L.20…

56:8-221 Rules, regulations. 7. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rule…

56:8-222 Findings, declarations relative to return of certain items purchased during a state of emergency. 1. a. The Legislature finds and declares that in response to the state of emergency and the public health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers have purc…

56:8-223 Definitions relative to the return of items purchased during a state of emergency. 2. As used in this act: "Groceries and other foodstuffs" means dairy products, meat and delicatessen products, produce products, seafood products, carbonated beverages, coffee and other be…

56:8-224 Unlawful practice, violation 3. It shall be an unlawful practice, and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for any retail food store to accept the return of any groceries and other foodstuffs purchased by a consumer during, and for 30 days following, a declar…

56:8-225 Findings, declarations relative to third-party food takeout, delivery applications relative to restaurants. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that due to the current state of emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants have been prohibited fr…

56:8-226 Limit on service fee. 2. a. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for any third-party food takeout and delivery service application or Internet website, during and until the first day of the third month following any state …

56:8-226.1 Third-party restaurant reservation service, written agreement required. 1. a. As used in this act: “Food service establishment” means a place where food is provided for individual portion service directly to the consumer, whether that food is provided free of charge or…

56:8-227 Solicitation by nongovernmental entity, unlawful practice, violation. 1. a. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for any person to send a mailing which constitutes a solicitation by a nongovernmental entity for the purchas…

56:8-228 Advising, assisting, referring veterans benefits, compensation, limitations. 1. a. (1) No person shall receive compensation for advising or assisting any individual with regard to any veterans benefits matter, except as permitted under federal law. (2) No person shall re…

56:8-229 Class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS, use, sell, offer for sale, manufacture, distribution, prohibited, exceptions; definitions. 1. a. (1) Beginning two years after the effective date of P.L.2023, c.243 (C.56:8-229 et al.), no person shall use, o…

56:8-229.1 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: “Firefighting personal protective equipment” means any clothing or wearable items designed, intended, or marketed to be worn by firefighting personnel in the performance of their duties that are designed for use in fire and rescue a…

56:8-229.2 Producer of firefighting personal protective equipment defined; selling equipment with intentionally added PFAS, required written notice. 2. a. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be considered a producer of a piece of firefighting personal protective equi…

56:8-229.3 Prohibition against sale of firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally added PFAS, exceptions. 3. a. Except as provided in subsection c. of this section, beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for …

56:8-229.4 Liability not imposed, news media. 4. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impose liability on any news media that accept or publish advertising for any product that would otherwise be subject to the provisions of this act. L.2025, c.373, s.4.

56:8-23. Exposure or offer for sale at retail of consumer commodity; mark of price per measure It shall be an unlawful practice for any person to expose or offer for sale at retail any consumer commodities, except as specifically exempted by the director in accordance with sectio…

56:8-230 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: “Recovery residence” means a boarding house licensed by the Department of Community Affairs and which provides a sober living environment and alcohol- and drug-free living accommodations to individuals with substance use disorders, or…

56:8-231 Marketing materials to contain accurate, complete information. 2. Any marketing or advertising materials published or disseminated by a treatment provider or a recovery residence shall provide accurate and complete information, in plain language, and shall include: a. in…

56:8-232 Unlawful practices for treatment provider, recovery residence, penalties, damages. 3. a. It shall be an unlawful practice, pursuant to P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), for a treatment provider or a recovery residence, as applicable, to: (1) make a false or misleading s…

56:8-233 Secondhand cellular telephone transactions, dealer, documentation, device identifier. 1. a. As used in this section: “Secondhand dealer” means any person who engages in the business of purchasing, selling, receiving, trading, consignment selling, or otherwise transferrin…

56:8-24. Unit pricing regulations; hearings; exemptions; retail establishments and commodities list The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety may by regulation, and in each instance after public hearing, provide for the manner in …

56:8-25. Other regulations The director, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate such other regulations as shall be necessary in his discretion to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1975, c. 242…

56:8-26 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: a. "Director" means the director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. b. "Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. c. "Person" means corpora…