{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-12-98","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 56:12-98","heading":"Opting out of contracts without penalty for victims of domestic violence.","body":"6.\tA provider of direct broadcast satellite service shall allow a residential customer who is under contract with the provider, including but not limited to, a bundle contract or multi-year contract, to opt-out of the contract without paying an early termination fee or other similar charge when the customer is a victim of domestic violence and requests to opt-out of the contract in writing.  The residential customer who is a victim of domestic violence shall provide to the provider, within one year of the customer's request a copy of a permanent restraining order: issued by a court pursuant to section 13 of the \"Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991,\" P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-29); or from another jurisdiction issued pursuant to the jurisdiction's laws concerning domestic violence.  A request for opting-out of the contract without charge shall be made in good faith.  The provider shall waive the otherwise applicable charges for the residential customer requesting to opt-out of the contract as of the date the provider receives the request.\nL.2017, c.378, s.6.","path":["TITLE 56 TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"23e79b420d557b0bf73aea6bd34b7f78c07bc013eeb610c1fbbdef8544baf6c3","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-12-97","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-12-99"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}