New Jersey § 56:11-62 Medical debt furnished to consumer reporting agency in violation, voided; penalties; moneys, properties restored.

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§ 56:11-62 — Medical debt furnished to consumer reporting agency in violation, voided; penalties; moneys, properties restored.

New Jersey § 56:11-62

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:11-62 (2026).

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a.Any portion of a medical debt that is furnished to a consumer reporting agency in violation of the provisions of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.) shall be void.

b.It shall be a violation of P.L.1997, c.172 (C.56:11-28 et seq.) for a medical creditor or medical debt collector to undertake a collection action in violation of the provisions of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.).

c.In addition to the assessment of civil penalties, the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee may, after a hearing and upon a finding of a practice in violation of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.), order that any moneys or property, real or personal, which have been acquired by means of the practice in violation P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.) be restored to any person in interest.

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7. a. Any portion of a medical debt that is furnished to a consumer reporting agency in violation of the provisions of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.) shall be void. b. It shall be a violation of P.L.1997, c.172 (C.56:11-28 et seq.) for a medical creditor or medical debt collector to undertake a collection action in violation of the provisions of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.). c. In addition to the assessment of civil penalties, the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee may, after a hearing and upon a finding of a practice in violation of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.), order that any moneys or property, real or personal, which have been acquired by means of the practice in violation P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.) be restored to any person in interest. d. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1997, c.172 (C.56:11-28 et seq.) to the contrary, the Office of the Attorney General shall have sole and exclusive authority to enforce a violation of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.) and nothing in P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.) shall be construed as providing the basis for a private right of action arising solely from a violation of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.). e. In any instance where the provisions of this section conflict with the provision of P.L.1997, c.172 (C.56:11-28 et seq.), the provisions of this section shall prevail. L.2024, c.48, s.7.