New Jersey
New Jersey has not enacted an adult content age verification law, a social media minor access law, or an app store age verification law. Bills requiring age verification for sexually explicit websites (S1826, introduced January 2026, successor to S4455 which died in January 2026) and requiring parental consent and age verification before a minor can hold a social media account (S3993, introduced March 2026) remain in Senate committee without passing either chamber, as does an app store age verification bill (S4669) that died in January 2026. New Jersey's one enacted age gating instrument is the New Jersey Data Protection Act (S332, 2023), in effect since January 15, 2025, which requires opt in consent before processing the data of a known minor at least 13 and younger than 17 for targeted advertising, sale, or significant profiling.
Subnational jurisdiction. Reviewed 2026-07-15.
S332, New Jersey Data Protection Act
Requires a controller that has actual knowledge, or willfully disregards, that a consumer is at least 13 but younger than 17 years of age to obtain the consumer's own opt in consent before processing personal data for targeted advertising, sale, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects, and treats personal data collected from a known child under 13 as sensitive data that must be processed in accordance with COPPA.
- Citation
- N.J. Stat. Ann. section 56:8-166.4 et seq. (P.L. 2023, c. 266)
- Status
- In force
- Effective date
- 2025-01-15
- Applies to
- Private sector
- Age threshold
- 17
- Covered services
- Controllers subject to the New Jersey Data Protection Act processing data of a known child or minor
- Penalties
- Enforced under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act by the Division of Consumer Affairs, with a cure period in place through mid 2026
- Enforcement body
- New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
- Private right of action
- no
- Source
- N.J. Stat. Ann. section 56:8-166.4 et seq. (P.L. 2023, c. 266)
Reviewed 2026-07-15. Confidence: medium. Fast-moving area, verify before relying. Not legal advice.