Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 921 — State of New Jersey (January 26, 2023)

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The Senate Commerce Committee of the State of New Jersey, in a statement dated January 26, 2023, reports favorably Senate Bill No. 921 with committee amendments. The bill requires a telemarketer, within 30 seconds of making a telemarketing sales call, to give the customer the name and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the call is made. A violation is a disorderly persons offense, in addition to other penalties under current law. The mailing address of the telemarketer and of the business it calls for must be disclosed on its website and later written communications. These rules do not apply when a customer contacts the telemarketer and affirmatively requests a follow-up call or other contact.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
921

with
committee amendments

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JANUARY
26, 2023

The
Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 921 with committee
amendments.

As
amended, this bill requires a telemarketer, within 30 seconds of making a
telemarketing sales call, to provide the customer the name and telephone number
of the person on whose behalf the call is being made. A violation of the
bill’s provisions is to constitute a disorderly persons offense, in addition to
other penalties as already prescribed by current law.

The
bill also requires the mailing address of a telemarketer and any business on
whose behalf the telemarketer is telemarketing to be disclosed on any website
owned or operated by the telemarketer and on any subsequent written
communication to customers.

The
prohibition on unsolicited sales calls and the requirement to disclose certain
telemarketer information required in this bill do not apply to telemarketing
sales calls when a customer contacts the telemarketer via phone call or website
and affirmatively requests a follow-up telemarketing sales call or other
contact from the telemarketer.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

The committee amended the bill to clarify that in
addition to a disorderly persons offense, a party in violation of the bill will
incur other penalties as provided by law.

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