N.J.S.A. 17:22B-13 — Prohibited practices.

17:22B-13 Prohibited practices. 13. No individual, firm, association or corporation licensed under P.L.1993, c.66 (C.17:22B-1 et al.) shall: a. solicit the adjustment of a loss or damage occurring in this State from an insured, whether by personal interview, by telephone, or by any other method, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during the 24 hours after the loss has occurred; b. enter into any contract, oral or written, with an insured to negotiate or settle claims for loss or damage occurring in this State between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. during the 24 hours after the loss has occurred; c. have any right to compensation from any insured for or on account of services rendered to an insured as a public adjuster unless the right to compensation is based upon a written contract, signed by the party to be charged and by the adjuster and the contract: (1) states the license number of the public adjuster signing the contract as well as the license number of the company or firm, if the contract is in the name of a public adjusting company or firm; (2) specifies or clearly defines the services to be rendered, the amount or extent of the compensation, and the insured's right to cancel the contract within three business days or terminate the contract after that time on a form and with such language as the commissioner may prescribe; and (3) meets the minimum standards and requirements of section 2 of P.L.2025, c.84 (C.17:22B-13.1); d. induce cancellation of a duly executed written contract between an insured and a public adjuster; e. make any misrepresentation of facts or advise any person on questions of law in connection with the transaction of business as an adjuster; or f. receive, accept, or hold any moneys towards the settlement of a claim for loss or damage on behalf of an insured unless the public adjuster deposits the moneys in an escrow account in a banking institution or savings and loan association in this State insured by an agency of the federal government. Any funds held in escrow together with interest accumulated thereon shall be the property of the insured until disbursement thereof pursuant to a written contract, signed by the insured and by the adjuster, as specified above and in section 2 of P.L.2025, c.84 (C.17:22B-13.1). In the event of the insolvency or bankruptcy of a public adjuster, the claim of an insured for any settlement moneys received, accepted or held by the adjuster shall constitute a statutory trust. L.1993, c.66, s.13; amended 2010, c.116, s.3; 2025, c.84, s.1.

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