N.J. Stat. § 17:16G-2: Debt adjuster

a. No person other than a nonprofit social service agency or a nonprofit consumer credit counseling agency shall act as a debt adjuster.

b. It shall be unlawful for any nonprofit social service agency or nonprofit consumer credit counseling agency to act as a debt adjuster without first obtaining a license from the Commissioner of the Department of Banking pursuant to this act.

c. A licensee is authorized to offer credit counseling.

L. 1979, c. 16, s. 2, eff. Feb. 8, 1979. Amended by L. 1986, c. 184, s. 2, eff. Dec. 10, 1986.