ASSEMBLY, No. 1246

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblyman AZZOLINA and Assemblywoman CRECCO

An Act concerning certain solicitations and amending P.L.1969, c.131.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. Section 2 of P.L.1969, c.131 (C.56:8-2.3) is amended to read as follows:

    2. a. The notification to any person by any means, as a part of an advertising plan or scheme, that he has won a prize [and requiring him to do any act, purchase any other item or submit to a sales promotion effort] and requiring him to do any act, purchase any other item or submit to a sales promotion effort is an unlawful practice and a violation of [the act to which this act is a supplement] P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) .

    b. The notification to any person by any means, as part of an advertising plan or scheme, that he has won a prize or may win a prize is an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) unless that notification includes the following disclosures:

    (1) The total number of prizes to be awarded;

    (2) The odds of winning any particular prize to be awarded; and

    (3) The retail value of any prize to be awarded.

(cf: P.L.1969, c.131, s.2)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

     This bill provides that any person conducting an advertising or promotional scheme in which consumers are notified that they have won a prize or may win a prize shall include the following disclosures: the total number of prizes to be awarded; the odds of winning any particular prize to be awarded; and the retail value of any prize to be awarded.

Requires disclosure of certain information when offering prizes.