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On January 16, 2024, Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Data Privacy Law, P.L. 2023, c. 266. The law went into effect on January 15, 2025. Please click on this Frequently Asked Questions link to learn more about the new law and your rights under it.
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On January 8, 2024, Governor Murphy signed into law P.L. 2023, c. 237, which, among other things: amended the Contractors’ Business Registration Act (“CBRA,” formerly the “Contractors’ Registration Act”), N.J.S.A. 56:8-136 et seq., and created the “Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractor Licensing Act,” N.J.S.A. 45:5AAA-1 et seq. For more information on the registration requirements for contractors and businesses under these laws, click here.
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On July 10, 2024, Governor Murphy signed into law the Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act, P.L. 2024, c.32, which, among other things, requires sellers of residential property located in New Jersey to use the "Seller's Property Condition Disclosure Statement" ("Disclosure Statement," questions 1 through 108).

Additionally, on July 3, 2023, Governor Murphy signed into law P.L. 2023, c.93, which, among other things, requires sellers of all real property located in New Jersey to make certain additional disclosures concerning flood risks on the "Disclosure Statement." On July 15, 2024, the Division published a "Flood Risk Addendum" to the Disclosure Statement (questions 109 through 117), which includes the additional disclosures concerning flood risks.

As a result of these two laws, effective August 1, 2024:
  • Sellers of residential property must complete the Disclosure Statement (questions 1 through 108). A copy of the Disclosure Statement is available here; and
  • All sellers of real property, both residential and non-residential, must complete the Flood Risk Addendum to the Disclosure Statement (questions 109 through 117). A copy of the Flood Risk Addendum is available here.

The Division has created an instruction sheet with additional information regarding the use of these forms. The forms linked above supersede any forms previously posted by the Division, including, but not limited to, the "Amended Disclosure Statement" posted on December 21, 2023.

Press Release

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​For Immediate Release:
April 10, 2020

Office of The Attorney General
Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General

Division of Consumer Affairs
Paul R. Rodríguez, Acting Director

​​​​For Further Information Contact:
Gema de las Heras
(973) 504-6444
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AG Grewal Announces Waiver of In-Person Continuing Education Requirements to Promote Social Distancing for NJ Professionals

Division of Consumer Affairs Relaxes Continuing Education Rules for 16 Professional Boards and Committees Continuing Education Waiver: https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/DCA-W-2020-04-CE-Waiver.pdf


NEWARK – To promote social distancing during the public health emergency related to COVID-19, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that New Jersey is temporarily suspending rules for the sixteen of the professional boards and committees under the DCA’s supervision that ordinarily require in-person continuing education to maintain a professional license, certificate of registration, or certification.

Governor Phil Murphy issued an Executive Order declaring a public health emergency related to COVID-19 on March 9, 2020, and extended the public health emergency on April 7, 2020. The Governor can extend a public health emergency for up to 30 days at a time.

Under the policy announced today, the sixteen boards and committees will count all continuing education credits earned during the current public health emergency as in-person credits.

The affected boards and committees are:

  1. Acupuncture Examining Board
  2. Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee
  3. Art Therapists Advisory Committee
  4. Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  5. Board of Dentistry
  6. Electrologists Advisory Committee
  7. Elevator, Escalator, and Moving Walkway Mechanics Licensing Board
  8. Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee
  9. Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  10. Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners
  11. Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
  12. Board of Mortuary Science
  13. Board of Optometrists
  14. Perfusionists Advisory Committee
  15. Board of Pharmacy
  16. Board of Psychological Examiners
The Division of Consumer Affairs houses 51 professional boards, which oversee approximately 720,000 active licensed professionals, from accountants to doctors and plumbers to veterinarians. The Division’s other boards and committees have continuing education requirements, but do not require that any of the continuing education occur in person.


Last Modified: 4/14/2020 10:21 AM