New Jersey No Telemarketing Call Law
NJ Do Not Call Law
Marketing · Communications
New Jersey requires telemarketers to register annually with the Division of Consumer Affairs and bars unsolicited sales calls to numbers on the no-call list (which uses the FTC's national registry), to mobile devices, and between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. Telemarketers must identify themselves, the seller, and the purpose within 30 seconds and may not block or spoof caller ID.
- Where
- New Jersey
- Citation
- N.J.S.A. 56:8-119 to 56:8-135; P.L.2003, c.76, amended by P.L.2003, c.208, P.L.2005, c.289, P.L.2015, c.2 and P.L.2023, c.58
- Status
- In force
- Last amended
- 2023-12-01
- Enforced by
- New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs / Attorney General (Consumer Fraud Act)
- People can sue
- Limited
- Penalties
- Violations are unlawful practices subject to Consumer Fraud Act penalties of up to $10,000 for a first offense and $20,000 for each later offense (56:8-13) plus the enhanced penalties of 56:8-14.3 (56:8-132). A safe harbor applies to isolated calls by telemarketers with quarterly-updated lists, written procedures, trained staff, and compliance records (56:8-132). Since December 1, 2023, failure to identify the caller within 30 seconds is also a disorderly persons offense (56:8-128(b)).
- Applies to
- Telemarketers (in or outside New Jersey) making residential telemarketing sales calls to customers located in New Jersey, and persons who control or supervise them (56:8-120)
- Calls in response to a customer's express written request, and calls to existing customers who have not opted out, are not 'unsolicited' (56:8-120)
What a privacy notice must say
- Within the first 30 seconds, identify the telemarketer, the name and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the call is made, and the purpose of the call.N.J.S.A. 56:8-128(b) · From 2023-12-01
- Disclose the telemarketer's mailing address, and that of the company it calls for, on any website it operates and on later written communications to customers.N.J.S.A. 56:8-128(c) · From 2023-12-01
Practices it requires
- Do not make unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to numbers on the no telemarketing call list (a three-month grace period applies to newly listed numbers).N.J.S.A. 56:8-127, 56:8-128(a)
- Do not make unsolicited telemarketing sales calls to a customer's mobile device, except limited calls by a wireless carrier to its own customers at no charge.N.J.S.A. 56:8-130(a)
- No unsolicited telemarketing calls between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. at the customer's location, and no blocking or spoofing of caller ID.N.J.S.A. 56:8-128(d)-(e)
Registration
- Register annually with the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs, pay the fee, and file a criminal-conviction disclosure before making unsolicited telemarketing sales calls into New Jersey.N.J.S.A. 56:8-121, 56:8-122
Sources
- Official text
- P.L.2003, c.76, chapter law text (New Jersey Legislature)
- P.L.2023, c.58, chapter law text (New Jersey Legislature)
- N.J.S.A. 56:8-128 and 56:8-130, current text (NJ Legislature statutes database)
- Consumer Fraud Act courtesy copy, 56:8-119 to 56:8-135 (NJ Division of Consumer Affairs)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: The law became operative on the Director's certification of readiness (P.L.2003, c.76, s.18); the operative date was not confirmed, so effective_date is null. | Implementing rules (N.J.A.C. 13:45D) and the current registration fee were not checked. | A private CFA claim under 56:8-19 requires an ascertainable loss; the federal TCPA supplies the more common private remedy.
Research reference, not legal advice.