NJ A4213

Increases maximum liquidated damages from $1,000 to $10,000 per violation for unauthorized recording or disclosure of sexual or intimate images, with actual damages (including emotional distress) available as an alternative if greater.

Expands civil liability to cover threats to disclose intimate images, not just actual disclosures, and allows recovery of any financial gain the actor obtained from the disclosure.

Permits victims to file complaints confidentially in Superior Court using fictitious names or initials without listing their address to protect privacy.

Clarifies that consent to being photographed or previous confidential sharing of an image does not constitute consent to subsequent disclosure by the defendant.

Establishes exceptions to liability for good faith disclosures to law enforcement, in legal proceedings, for medical purposes, reporting unlawful conduct, matters of public interest, or to assist the depicted person.