New Jersey - PART 8. INSTALLMENT SALES
CHAPTER 16C. RETAIL INSTALLMENT SALES
N.J. Stat. § 17:16C-61.5 (2006)
§ 17:16C-61.5. Rescission; duties of buyer and seller; exception of certain sales; record of buyer's notice

(a) Any retail installment sale of goods or retail installment contract for the sale of goods, other than a motor vehicle, a boat, and motor vehicle or boat accessories, for a purchase price in excess of $ 25.00, which is entered into at a place other than the place of business of the retail seller may be rescinded by the retail buyer if the retail buyer:

(1) Furnishes to the retail seller a notice of intent to rescind the retail installment sale or retail installment contract by certified mail, return receipt requested, postmarked not later than 5 p.m. of the third business day following the day on which the retail installment sale or retail installment contract is executed; and

(2) Gives up possession of any goods, subject to such retail installment sale or retail installment contract, delivered to the retail buyer prior to receipt by the retail seller of such notice of intent to rescind.

(b) Within 10 business days after receipt of such notice of intent to rescind the retail installment sale or retail installment contract, a retail seller shall:

(1) Pick up, at his own expense, any goods subject to such sale or contract, delivered to the retail buyer prior to receipt by the retail seller of such notice;

(2) Refund to the retail buyer all amounts of money paid by the retail buyer (less reasonable charges for any damage to such goods which occurred while in the possession of the retail buyer); and

(3) Redeliver to the retail buyer any goods traded-in to the retail seller on account of or in contemplation of the retail installment sale or retail installment contract (less any reasonable charges actually incurred in making the goods ready for sale).

(c) This section does not apply to mail order sales, telephone sales, catalog sales where an order is placed by mail or telephone, or sales in which the retail buyer has requested the retail seller to enter into the sale at a place other than the retail seller's place of business, but it does apply to sales in which the retail buyer has requested the retail seller to conduct a demonstration or exhibition at a place other than the retail seller's place of business and has not also requested to enter into a sale at that place at the same time he has requested such demonstration or exhibition.

(d) Each retail seller shall maintain a record of the receipt of any retail buyer's notice of intent to rescind a sale under this act for at least 18 months after the receipt of such notice of intent to rescind.


N.J. Stat. § 17:16C-61.6 (2006)
§ 17:16C-61.6. Receipt; form and content

(a) At the time of executing every retail installment sale or retail installment contract subject to the provisions of section 5 of this act, the retail seller shall deliver to the retail buyer two copies of a receipt which clearly and conspicuously sets forth:

(1) The retail seller's name and place of business;

(2) A description of the goods sold; and

(3) The amount of money paid by the retail buyer or the cash value of any goods delivered to the retail seller at the time the retail installment sale or retail installment contract was entered into.

(b) The receipt required to be delivered to the retail buyer shall also clearly and conspicuously bear, in at least 10-point bold type, the following statement:

"NOTICE TO RETAIL BUYER: YOU MAY RESCIND THIS SALE PROVIDED THAT YOU NOTIFY THE RETAIL SELLER OF YOUR INTENT TO DO SO BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN 5 P.M. OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING THE SALE. FAILURE TO EXERCISE THIS OPTION, HOWEVER, WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY OTHER REMEDIES AGAINST THE RETAIL SELLER YOU MAY POSSESS. IF YOU WISH, YOU MAY USE THIS PAGE AS NOTIFICATION BY WRITING "I HEREBY RESCIND' AND ADDING YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. A DUPLICATE OF THIS RECEIPT IS PROVIDED BY THE RETAIL SELLER FOR YOUR RECORDS."

(c) No receipt required to be delivered to the retail buyer shall contain, or be accompanied by any document which contains, provisions by which the retail buyer waives his rights under this act.

(d) A retail seller who in the ordinary course of business regularly uses a language other than English in any advertising or other solicitation of retail buyers, or in any printed forms for use by retail buyers, or in any face-to-face negotiations with retail buyers shall deliver the two copies of the receipt to a retail buyer whose principal language is such other language one in English and one in the other language.

(e) The receipt required to be delivered to the retail buyer, other than the notice provision required under subsection (b) of this section, shall be in a type-size less than 10 points high and in type other than bold.