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NJ A2303

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Luanne Peterpaul

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Requires that consent to disclosure be strictly construed and limited only to the express purpose for which consent was obtained.

  • Creates a legal distinction between two separate acts requiring separate consent: the taking of an intimate image and the subsequent disclosure of that image.

  • Addresses a gap in current law where consent to being photographed could be interpreted as waiving restrictions on later distribution of the images.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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