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NJ A2303
Bill
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Luanne Peterpaul
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AI Summary
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Amends New Jersey's invasion of privacy statute (N.J.S.A.2C:14-9) to establish that consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded in a sexual or nude manner does not include or imply consent to disclosure of those images.
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Requires that consent to disclosure be strictly construed and limited only to the express purpose for which consent was obtained.
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Creates a legal distinction between two separate acts requiring separate consent: the taking of an intimate image and the subsequent disclosure of that image.
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Addresses a gap in current law where consent to being photographed could be interpreted as waiving restrictions on later distribution of the images.
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Disclosure of intimate images without consent remains a third-degree crime, punishable by fines up to $30,000.
Legislative Description
Clarifies consent to being photographed, filmed, or recorded in a sexual manner does not include or imply consent to disclosure of image.
Judiciary
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
1/13/2026