An Act concerning certain consumer contracts and supplementing Title 56 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
C.56:12-2a Consumer contracts for services, definition.
1. a. A consumer contract for a service offered by a company shall apply solely to the service offered by the company and purchased by the consumer. The consumer contract shall not contain provisions that allow or require the contract to govern the circumstances under which the consumer purchases other products or services from the contracting company, or an affiliate of the company, that are not offered pursuant to the contract.
b. As used in this section:
“Consumer contract” means a written agreement in which an individual contracts for a service, that is obtained for personal, family, or household purposes. “Consumer contract” does not include a written agreement involving a transaction in securities with a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or a transaction in commodities with a futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
2. This act shall take effect on the 180th day next following enactment and shall apply to consumer contracts entered into or renewed on or after that date.
Approved July 8, 2025.