1. a. The final invoice regarding a consumer contract for construction or reconstruction at a
residential premises shall contain a disclosure by the contractor of the cost of construction
permits required to complete the construction or reconstruction of the residential premises, and
the amount of any administrative or processing fees that the contractor will charge to obtain the
required permits which amount shall not exceed the cost to the contractor to obtain the permit
and to record any necessary documents. For the purpose of this section, "construction or
reconstruction" means any work on a residence which will require a permit to be obtained under
the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.), or
regulations promulgated thereto, but excluding work on any new home subject to the "New
Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act," P.L.1977, c.467 (C.46:3B-1 et seq.) and for
which a certificate of occupancy has been issued
b. Upon written complaint filed by a consumer with the Division of Consumer Affairs in
the Department of Law and Public Safety, a contractor found to be in violation of this provision
shall be subject to a $500 penalty for each separate violation to be enforced pursuant to the
"Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
L.2005,c.291,s.1.
56:12-3. Failure to comply; liability