New Jersey consumer data privacy act
N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq. · Read 2026-08-15
Enacted 2024-01-16 and applicable from 2025-01-15. Scope threshold as written: 100,000 consumers, or 25,000 consumers where the controller receives any benefit from the sale of personal data. Rulemaking sits with the Division of Consumer Affairs, not only with enforcement.
Identifier
- Identifier
- N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq.
- Level
- State NJ
- Status
- In force
- Adopted
- 2024-01-16
- Applies from
- 2025-01-15
- Supervisory bodies
- New Jersey AG
Named requirements
Applicability and thresholds
N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq.
100,000 consumers, or 25,000 consumers where the controller receives any benefit from the sale of personal data.
Privacy notice
N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq.
A reasonably accessible notice naming the categories processed, the purposes, the categories shared and how rights are exercised.
Consumer rights
N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq.
Access, deletion, portability, correction and opt-out of targeted advertising, sale and certain profiling, with an appeal route.
Sensitive data
N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq.
Consent, or in some states a strict necessity standard, before sensitive categories are processed.
Data protection assessment
N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq.
A documented assessment for targeted advertising, sale, sensitive data and profiling that carries a heightened risk.
Processor contract
N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq.
A written contract that sets instructions, confidentiality, deletion or return, and audit rights.
Enforcement
N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq.
Enforced by the state authority. Rulemaking sits with the Division of Consumer Affairs, not only with enforcement.
Official source
EU acts on the same ground
- gdpr
Covers the same ground as the GDPR on notice, rights and processor contracts, with a narrower scope and no general lawful basis requirement.
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Register | New Jersey AG, N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq. |
| Publisher | New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs |
| Last read | 2026-08-15 |
| Interval | Every 30 days |
| Next re-read | 2026-09-14 |
| Status | Re-read overdue |
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| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Row read against the official publication | New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs |
| 2025-01-15 | Date of application according to the publisher | New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs |
| 2024-01-16 | Adopted under N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq. | New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs |
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N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.4 et seq., New Jersey consumer data privacy act. NovaCopilot, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/us/regler/new-jersey-njdpa (hämtad 2026-10-25, bevis sha256:ec21a08347fe9717, bygge legal-2026-10-25).
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- ec21a08347fe971757ede183ba7435e6ef2a2a52c0bb26d41dbe5f3c204586fc
- hämtad:
- 2026-10-25
- source_confidence:
- derived
- bygge:
- legal-2026-10-25
- officiell källa:
- https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/PL23/266_.PDF
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