New Jersey

From US state consumer privacy laws: Which US states have comprehensive consumer privacy laws, who do they apply to, and what happens if a business breaks them?

Law: Not looked at yet

The act's official or short title as the statute or the state's official page gives it, with its code citation if stated.

No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.

Takes effect: Not looked at yet

The first date the law's main consumer-privacy duties apply to businesses, as stated by the statute or state. Ignore later phase-ins for specific provisions.

No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.

Who it applies to: Not looked at yet

The law's applicability threshold in short form, as the statute states it, such as revenue or number of consumers processed.

No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.

Consumers threshold: 100000 consumers

The lowest number of state consumers whose personal data triggers the law on its own, without a revenue test. Null if the law has no such number.

control or process the personal data of at least 100,000 consumers

Source: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/PL23/266_.PDF. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.

Cure period: 30 days

Days the statute gives a business to fix a violation before enforcement. Null if the law gives no right to cure.

within 30 days after receiving notice of alleged noncompliance from the division

Source: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/PL23/266_.PDF. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.

Cure period ends: Not looked at yet

The date the right to cure sunsets, as stated in the statute. Null if there is no cure period or it does not expire.

No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.

Enforced by: Office of the Attorney General

The official or agency the statute names as enforcer.

The Office of the Attorney General shall have sole and exclusive authority to enforce

Source: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/PL23/266_.PDF. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.

Maximum penalty: Not looked at yet

The highest civil penalty per violation stated in the statute, including higher tiers such as intentional violations. Use the statute's base figure, not inflation-adjusted amounts, unless the statute itself states the adjusted figure.

No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.

Private right of action: Not looked at yet

True if consumers can sue directly under the law for any violation. False if the statute says it creates no private right of action or leaves enforcement solely to the state.

No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.

Opt-out signal required: Yes

True if the statute requires businesses to honor a universal opt-out signal or preference signal, such as Global Privacy Control, now or by a stated date.

through a user-selected universal opt-out mechanism

Source: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/PL23/266_.PDF. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.