NJ S4789

Vessel registration applications through the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission must include information about US Coast Guard approved personal flotation device types, with applicants required to acknowledge they read the information

Approved boating safety courses must include comprehensive instruction on personal flotation device types, including when each type is legally required and when particular types are recommended

Sellers and renters of personal watercraft must provide informational materials about flotation device types at point of sale or rental, and customers must acknowledge receipt of this information

Businesses selling or renting personal watercraft must offer customers the option to purchase or rent a Type I personal flotation device (the type that provides highest buoyancy and can turn an unconscious person face-up)

Takes effect on the first day of the seventh month following enactment