Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:12-98

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
6. A provider of direct broadcast satellite service shall allow a residential customer who is under contract with the provider, including but not limited to, a bundle contract or multi-year contract, to opt-out of the contract without paying an early termination fee or other similar charge when the customer is a victim of domestic violence and requests to opt-out of the contract in writing. The residential customer who is a victim of domestic violence shall provide to the provider, within one year of the customer’s request a copy of a permanent restraining order: issued by a court pursuant to section 13 of the “Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991,” P.L.1991, c.261 (C. 2C:25-29); or from another jurisdiction issued pursuant to the jurisdiction’s laws concerning domestic violence. A request for opting-out of the contract without charge shall be made in good faith. The provider shall waive the otherwise applicable charges for the residential customer requesting to opt-out of the contract as of the date the provider receives the request.

L.2017, c.378, s.6.