New Jersey

Subnational jurisdiction · as of 2026-07-15

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.

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Instruments on record

S332, New Jersey Data Protection Act

In force

N.J. Stat. Ann. section 56:8-166.4 et seq. (P.L. 2023, c. 266)

Effective 2025-01-15 · Applies to private

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.

Age threshold17
PenaltiesEnforced under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act by the Division of Consumer Affairs, with a cure period in place through mid 2026
Enforcement bodyNew Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Private suitsno

Source: Full text of law