Generates images with AI, in New Jersey
Each law's tag says when it binds: since in force proposed proposed
Identity Theft Prevention Act, methods of destruction of customer recordssince 3 lines
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-162 (L. 2005, c.226, s.11) · Read the law's page
- This binds any business or public entity holding a customer's records containing personal information within its custody or control, whether or not the entity is otherwise subject to the New Jersey Data Privacy Act.
- Destroy, or arrange for the destruction of, a customer's records containing personal information once they are no longer retained, by shredding, erasing, or otherwise modifying the personal information to make it unreadable, undecipherable, or non-reconstructable through generally available means.
- A willful, knowing, or reckless violation is deemed an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud Act, enforceable by the Attorney General and, separately, by an affected consumer through the Consumer Fraud Act's private right of action for an ascertainable loss.
Online Bot Disclosure Law (A4563)since 4 lines
N.J. Stat. §§ 56:18-1 to 56:18-5 (P.L. 2019, c. 486, A4563) · Read the law's page
- If you use an online bot to communicate or interact with a person in New Jersey in connection with the sale or advertisement of any merchandise or real estate, disclose at the outset of the communication or interaction, in clear and conspicuous fashion, that it is being conducted by or through a bot.
- If you use an online bot to solicit support for any candidate, party or public question in an election from a person in New Jersey, disclose at the outset of the communication or interaction, in clear and conspicuous fashion, that it is being conducted by or through a bot.
- A bot here is an automated online account where all or substantially all of the actions or posts of that account are not directly generated by a live natural person.
- A service provider of an online platform, including an Internet web hosting service provider or an Internet service provider, owes no duty under this law.
Deceptive Audio or Visual Media (Deepfake) Criminalization Actsince 3 lines
N.J. Stat. §§ 2C:21-17.7 to 2C:21-17.8 (P.L. 2025, c. 40, A3540) · Read the law's page
- Do not generate, solicit, disclose, or use a deceptive audio or visual media work (a deepfake) for the purpose of attempting or furthering an enumerated New Jersey crime, including a sexual offense, endangering the welfare of children, harassment, cyber-harassment, or threats or improper influence in official or political matters, or with knowledge that it will be so used by another.
- Do not knowingly or recklessly disclose a deceptive audio or visual media work created in violation of this Act, even absent a further unlawful purpose.
- Content a reasonable viewer would understand as criticism, comment, satire, parody, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research falls outside this Act, as does a work an audience would not believe to be authentic.
AI companion operators must tell users they are not communicating with a human (A4732)proposed3 lines
N.J. A4732 (2026-2027), supplementing Title 56 of the Revised Statutes · Read the law's page
- Proposed, not law: if A4732 is enacted as introduced, give each user of your AI companion within the State a clear and conspicuous notification, verbally or in writing, at the beginning of any interaction that the user is not communicating with a human.
- If A4732 is enacted as introduced, repeat that notification at least every three hours for continued AI companion interactions.
- An AI companion under the bill is a system using generative artificial intelligence designed to simulate a sustained human or human-like relationship by retaining information from prior interactions or user preferences, asking unprompted emotion-based questions and sustaining an ongoing dialogue concerning matters personal to the user.
Election Chatbot Disclosure Bill (A4729)proposed2 lines
N.J. Assembly Bill 4729, 2026-2027 Regular Session
- This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
- If your generative AI chatbot gives voters election-related information or information about candidates, include a permanent and conspicuous disclosure identifying the content as generated by an artificial intelligence system.
Generative AI Consumer Disclosure Bill (A4730)proposed2 lines
N.J. Assembly Bill 4730, 2026-2027 Regular Session
- This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
- Notify consumers clearly and conspicuously when they are communicating with generative artificial intelligence in connection with trade or commerce, so that nobody is deceived into believing they are dealing with a human.
Licensed Professionals Generative AI Policy Bill (A4731)proposed0 lines
N.J. Assembly Bill 4731, 2026-2027 Regular Session