New Jersey Statutes 56:12-16.1. Consumer contract relative to motor vehicle; right of consumer to make statements; violations, penalties
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:12-16.1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1981, c.454 (C. 56:12-14 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, and in addition to any other remedy available under law, a consumer contract for the purchase, lease or repair of a motor vehicle shall not contain any provision which waives a consumer’s right to make any statement, or penalizes a consumer for making any statement, including a statement posted on the Internet, regarding the manufacturer, seller or lessor of the motor vehicle, or its employees or agents, or concerning any goods or services rendered pursuant to the contract.
b. If the Attorney General determines that a manufacturer, seller or lessor is in violation of this section, the Attorney General may impose upon that manufacturer, seller or lessor a civil penalty in an amount up to $5,000 for the first violation and up to $10,000 for each and every subsequent violation, collectible in an action brought in the name of the Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.).
c. In addition to the penalties described in subsection b. of this section, or any other remedy available under law, any person aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring an action in Superior Court to recover damages.
L.2017, c.371, s.1.