Lexology January 22, 2024
New Jersey becomes the 14th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law – here are the highlights
On January 16, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 322 (“the Act”), making New Jersey the fourteenth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Florida, Texas, Oregon, and Delaware. The Act will take effect on January 16, 2025.
Most of the Act’s provisions cover the same ground as prior state privacy laws that follow the Virginia model by including the typical consumer rights and privacy policy disclosures and exclusions, with these primary exceptions:
- The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the...