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Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Assembly, No. 802 with committee amendments (June 16, 2021)

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A Senate Commerce Committee statement, dated June 16, 2021, to [First Reprint] Assembly, No. 802 of the State of New Jersey, with committee amendments. The committee reports Assembly Bill No. 802 (1R) favorably and with committee amendments. As amended, the bill requires every mercantile establishment in this State that displays gift cards for sale to train employees on how to identify and respond to gift card fraud, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. A retail mercantile establishment that does not train employees would be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000. The statement says the bill is identical to Senate Bill No. 1352 and that the committee approved an amendment to make a technical change.

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     SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

                    STATEMENT TO

                       [First Reprint]
                ASSEMBLY, No. 802
                   with committee amendments



 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                      DATED: JUNE 16, 2021

    The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with
committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 802 (1R).
    As amended, this bill requires every mercantile establishment in
this State that displays gift cards for sale to train employees on how
to identify and respond to gift card fraud.
    In consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of the
Division of Consumer Affairs would be required to issue guidelines
concerning the detection and prevention of gift card fraud. The
training for employees of retail mercantile establishments would be
required to be conducted in accordance with the guidelines.
    The bill provides that the guidelines would include, but not be
limited to: (1) information raising public awareness of the prevalence
of gift card fraud; (2) information concerning common gift card fraud
schemes; and (3) best practices for retail mercantile establishments to
prevent gift card fraud. The guidelines would be published on the
Internet websites of the Department of Law and Public Safety and the
Division of Consumer Affairs, and updated periodically, as necessary.
    A retail mercantile establishment that does not train employees
as required by its provisions would be subject to a civil penalty in
the amount of $1,000. However, failure to train employees would
not be considered an unlawful practice in violation of the New
Jersey consumer fraud act.
    As amended and reported, this bill is identical to Senate Bill No.
1352, as also amended and reported by the committee.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
   The committee approved an amendment to make a technical
change.

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