N.J. Stat. § 17:16C-51: Collection of charges if sale not made prohibited; status of deposit on contemplated purchase of goods

No retail seller shall collect or retain any amount whatsoever in connection with the contemplated sale of goods under a retail installment sales contract, if such sale is not made; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall affect the legal status of a deposit paid by a prospective retail buyer to a retail seller as a binder on the contemplated purchase of goods.

L.1960, c. 40, p. 160, s. 51.