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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A regulated entity that provides or administers service contracts in this State, shall not use in its name, products, descriptions of products, advertisements, or any other materials the words “insurance,” “casualty,” “surety,” “mutual” or any other word descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business, and shall not use a name deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety corporation, or to the name of any other regulated entity registered pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2013, c. 197 (C.56:12-90) except that nothing in this section shall prevent a regulated entity that provides or administers service contracts in this State, from using the terms to indicate that service contracts do not constitute insurance, guaranties, warranties or extended warranties. A regulated entity that provides or administers service contracts in this State may use in its name, products, descriptions of products, advertisements or any other materials the terms “guaranty” or “warranty,” but only if the regulated entity clearly and conspicuously makes the following disclosure in any consumer contract or agreement, any product description made available to a consumer, and any advertisements and related materials in which that term is used: “The product being offered is a service contract and is separate and distinct from any product or service warranty which may be provided by the manufacturer, importer, or seller,” or, if the service contract is in the nature of a home warranty, “The product being offered is a service contract and is separate and distinct from any product or service warranty which may be provided by the home builder or manufacturer.” A regulated entity that provides or administers service contracts in this State may use in its name, products, descriptions of products, advertisements or any other materials the term “extended warranty,” but only if the regulated entity clearly and conspicuously makes the following disclosure in any consumer contract or agreement, any product description made available to a consumer, and any advertisements and related materials in which that term is used: “The product being offered is a service contract and is separate and distinct from any product or service warranty which may be provided by the manufacturer, importer, or seller, and does not extend the term of any original product or service warranty that the manufacturer, importer, or seller may have provided,” or, if the service contract is in the nature of an extended home warranty, “The product being offered is a service contract and is separate and distinct from any product or service warranty which may be provided by the home builder or manufacturer, and does not extend the term of any original product or service warranty that the manufacturer, importer, or seller may have provided.”
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 56. Trade Names, Trade-Marks and Unfair Trade Practices 56 § 12-89 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-56-trade-names-trademarks-and-unfair-trade-practices/nj-st-sect-56-12-89/
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