New Jersey P.L.2026, c.25, registration of data brokers and data collectors (N.J. P.L.2026, c.25, secs. 2a, 2c(1), 8 (C.56:8-166.20) (approved June 30, 2026))
New Jersey reaches the first-party seller too: a company that sells or licenses its own customers' personal data to a data broker is a data collector and must register annually with the Division of Consumer Affairs and pay a fee scaled by the number of New Jersey consumers (from $5,000 up to $1.5 million). The law took effect on June 30, 2026; only the public registry was deferred 270 days.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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““Data collector” means a business, or units of a business, separately or together, that knowingly: (1) collect the personal data of a consumer with whom the data collector has a direct relationship; and (2) sell or license such personal data to a data broker. ... (1) Each data broker and data collector engaged in selling or licensing personal data of New Jersey consumers shall annually register with the division and pay to the division a registration fee in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection. ... This act shall take effect immediately, except that subsection b. of section 2 of this act shall remain inoperative for 270 days following the date of enactment. Approved June 30, 2026.”
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