Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 1352 with committee amendments (June 16, 2021)

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Senate Commerce Committee statement to Senate, No. 1352 of the State of New Jersey, dated June 16, 2021, reporting Senate Bill No. 1352 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 to identify and respond to gift card fraud, under guidelines issued by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in consultation with the Attorney General. The guidelines would cover public awareness, common gift card fraud schemes and best practices,. An establishment that does not train employees would face a civil penalty of $1,000. The statement says the bill is identical to Assembly Bill No. 802 (1R).

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     SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

                    STATEMENT TO

                  SENATE, No. 1352
                   with committee amendments



 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                      DATED: JUNE 16, 2021

    The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with
committee amendments Senate Bill No. 1352.
    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.
    Under the bill, 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 Assembly Bill No.
802 (1R), as also amended and reported by the committee.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
    The committee amendments require the Director of the Division of
Consumer Affairs to issue guidelines concerning the detection and
prevention of gift card fraud. The training for employees of retail
mercantile establishments under the bill would be required to be
conducted in accordance with the guidelines. The amendments provide
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.


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