Robocall Help · New Jersey
Robocall Lawyer in New Jersey: $500 to $1,500 Per Illegal Call
New Jersey’s Telemarketing Do Not Call Law (N.J.S.A. 56:8-119 and following) bars sales calls to residents on the national Do Not Call registry, bans telemarketing calls between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m., and prohibits blocking your caller ID, all enforced by the Division of Consumer Affairs. Max Morgan is admitted to practice in New Jersey, and the federal TCPA is what pays per call. If illegal calls or texts are hitting your phone in New Jersey, you may be owed $500 to $1,500 per call.
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New Jersey robocall law at a glance
The federal TCPA covers everyone in New Jersey. The state’s Do Not Call Law adds calling hours, caller ID rules, and telemarketer registration.
The Telemarketing Do Not Call Law, N.J.S.A. 56:8-119 through 56:8-135, is New Jersey’s telemarketing statute. Under N.J.S.A. 56:8-127 the Division of Consumer Affairs maintains the no-telemarketing-call list by using the national registry, so a New Jersey resident registers once at donotcall.gov and is covered under both federal and state law. N.J.S.A. 56:8-128 sets the call rules: the caller must promptly identify the telemarketer, the seller, and the purpose of the call, may not make an unsolicited telemarketing sales call between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. local time at the customer’s location, and may not intentionally block or circumvent a caller identification service.
Telemarketers calling New Jersey residents must register with the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the Division’s fact sheet says it investigates and enforces the law with penalties of up to $10,000 for a first offense and up to $20,000 for each subsequent one. Complaints go to the Division at 888-NJNOCALL (888-656-6225) or through its online complaint form.
State enforcement fines the caller; it does not pay you. The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act does: it lets a private person sue for $500 to $1,500 per illegal call or text. Cases are handled nationwide under the federal TCPA. Local counsel is associated where New Jersey rules require it. Max Morgan is himself admitted in New Jersey.
Two laws protect New Jersey residents
A federal law covers everyone, and New Jersey’s Do Not Call Law adds its own call rules.
The TCPA
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the nationwide law behind every claim.
- Protects everyone in New Jersey, no matter the state rules.
- Bars autodialed or prerecorded calls and texts to your cell without consent.
- $500 to $1,500 per call, stacking with every violation.
- You can sue personally, you don’t wait on the government.
Telemarketing Do Not Call Law, N.J.S.A. 56:8-119 et seq.
How New Jersey adds to your protection under the federal rules.
- Calling hours: no unsolicited telemarketing sales calls between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. local time (N.J.S.A. 56:8-128).
- Do Not Call: the national registry is New Jersey’s list; calls to a registered resident are prohibited (N.J.S.A. 56:8-127).
- Caller ID: a telemarketer may not intentionally block or circumvent your caller identification service.
- Enforced by the Division of Consumer Affairs; a state claim can sometimes be added to a federal TCPA case.
How the law works in New Jersey
The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) protects every New Jersey resident. It makes it illegal for a company to call or text your cell phone with an autodialer or a prerecorded or artificial voice without your prior express consent, and it bars telemarketing calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. When a company breaks those rules you can sue for $500 per illegal call or text, and up to $1,500 per call when the violation was willful or knowing. Damages are counted per call, so a few months of robocalls to a 201 number in Jersey City, a 973 number in Newark or Paterson, or an 856 number in South Jersey adds up quickly.
New Jersey’s Telemarketing Do Not Call Law, N.J.S.A. 56:8-119 and following, layers state rules on top. Telemarketers must register with the Division of Consumer Affairs before calling New Jersey residents. Under N.J.S.A. 56:8-127 the state list is the national registry, so a call to a registered New Jersey number breaks state law as well as federal law. N.J.S.A. 56:8-128 requires the caller to identify itself and its purpose promptly, bars unsolicited telemarketing sales calls between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. local time, and bars blocking caller ID. The Division investigates and enforces with civil penalties. A state claim can sometimes be added to a TCPA case, but the TCPA is the statute with a clear private right of action and fixed per-call damages, so it is the engine of the claim.
A federal TCPA claim for a New Jersey resident is filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, which covers the whole state from courthouses in Newark, Trenton, and Camden. Whether the calls hit a phone in Elizabeth, Edison, or Cherry Hill, the same court and the same federal rule apply. The federal TCPA has a four-year limitations period, but the count of calls and the dates matter, so talk to us before assuming there is time.
Max Morgan, Esq. of The Weitz Firm in Philadelphia represents New Jersey residents in these cases, and he is admitted to practice in New Jersey as well as Pennsylvania. The firm sits just across the river from Camden County. Because the TCPA is a federal law he also handles claims for consumers across the country. Two patterns that often become cases are wrong-number debt collection calls and marketing texts you never agreed to. The review is free, and there is no attorney’s fee unless you recover.
Getting illegal calls in New Jersey? Do this.
- Register on the national list.New Jersey uses the national registry as its state list, so one registration at donotcall.gov covers both. Note the date; the Division says telemarketers have up to three months to stop, and calls after that are evidence.
- Keep every call and text.Do not delete the log, the voicemails, or the message threads. Screenshots with the date, time, and number are what a TCPA claim is built on, and a call logged after 9 p.m. is its own state violation.
- Say “stop” and note the date.A company that keeps calling after you tell it to stop is in a worse position under the TCPA. Write down when you said it and to whom.
- File with the Division of Consumer Affairs.Contact the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs at 888-NJNOCALL (888-656-6225) or use the complaint form on njconsumeraffairs.gov. Include the date of the call, the telemarketer’s name, the seller’s name, and the number that called.
- Report it nationally, then get a free review.Report the calls to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and the FCC at fcc.gov/complaints. Then tell us what is happening and we will tell you, free, whether you have a case. Our guide to how to report a robocall covers each step.
Why New Jersey residents reach out
Three patterns we hear from New Jersey callers. If one sounds like your phone, it is worth a free look.
Calls after 9 p.m. and caller ID blocking both break N.J.S.A. 56:8-128, and an autodialed or prerecorded call to your cell can break the TCPA as well.
Wrong-number collection robocalls are one of the most common TCPA claims. You do not have to owe the debt to bring one.
Calls to a registered New Jersey number can violate the TCPA and the state Do Not Call Law. The registration date is the starting line for counting violations.
What we help New Jersey residents with
Each of these is a real, recoverable claim under the TCPA.
Wrong-number robocalls
Prerecorded or auto-dialed calls meant for someone else. You can have a claim even though you’re not a customer.
About wrong-number robocall claimsWrong-number debt collection
Auto-dialed collection calls for a debt that was never yours. Illegal twice over, and it pays.
About wrong-number debt collection claims“Stop calling me”
You told them to stop and the calls kept coming. Each one can be a separate violation.
About claims for calls after you said stopSpam text messages
Marketing texts you never agreed to count under the TCPA too. Screenshots are often all the proof you need.
About spam text message lawsuitsDo-Not-Call violations
Registered your number and the calls didn’t stop? Continued telemarketing may entitle you to damages.
About Do Not Call violation claimsPrerecorded cell calls
Robotic or artificial-voice calls to your cell without consent are a clear TCPA violation.
About prerecorded cell call claimsHow it works
Three steps. No cost to find out. No obligation to go further.
Tell us what happened
Answer a few plain-English questions about the calls or texts. It takes about two minutes.
Max reviews it free
Max Morgan’s team looks at your answers and tells you, honestly, whether you have a claim worth pursuing.
If you qualify, he fights for it
You pay nothing up front and nothing unless you recover. Max handles the case.
Real cases Max has helped win
The TCPA is federal, so these results apply to New Jersey residents too.
Wrong-number prerecorded debt-collection calls.
Lucas v. Synchrony Bank (N.D. Ind.)
Telemarketing to Do-Not-Call list & after opt-out.
Campbell v. Everything Breaks (D. Nev.)
385 wrong-number calls at $1,500 each.
Higgs v. Golden Title Loans (W.D. Tenn.)
Prerecorded calls to cell phones without consent.
Key v. Miracle Faith Center (N.D. Fla.)
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.
New Jersey robocall FAQs
Does New Jersey have its own Do Not Call list?
New Jersey’s list is the national registry. Under N.J.S.A. 56:8-127 the Division of Consumer Affairs uses the national Do Not Call registry as the state’s no-telemarketing-call list, so there is no separate New Jersey sign-up. Registering at donotcall.gov is the only step, and a telemarketer who calls a registered New Jersey resident breaks both federal and state law.
Which court hears a robocall case for a New Jersey resident?
A federal TCPA claim is filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, which covers the entire state from courthouses in Newark, Trenton, and Camden. Some claims can also be brought in state court. We decide venue with you once we have seen the call records.
Do I need a New Jersey lawyer for a robocall case?
Max Morgan, Esq. is admitted to practice in New Jersey as well as Pennsylvania, and The Weitz Firm is in Philadelphia, across the river from South Jersey. The TCPA is also a federal law that applies nationwide. The case review is free and there is no attorney’s fee unless you recover.
What does New Jersey law add on top of the TCPA?
The Telemarketing Do Not Call Law requires telemarketers to register with the Division of Consumer Affairs, bars calls to registered residents, bars unsolicited sales calls between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m., requires callers to identify themselves, and bans caller ID blocking. The Division enforces it with civil penalties. A state claim can sometimes be added to a federal case, but the fixed $500 to $1,500 per call comes from the TCPA.
Are there calling-hour rules in New Jersey?
Yes. Under N.J.S.A. 56:8-128, a telemarketer may not make an unsolicited telemarketing sales call to a customer between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. local time at the customer’s location. A call outside that window breaks state law, and if it was autodialed or prerecorded to your cell it likely breaks the TCPA as well.
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