NJ A4658

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 receipt by signature, initials, or checkbox.

State-approved boating safety courses must include comprehensive instruction on personal flotation device types, including when each type is required by law and when specific types are recommended.

Personal watercraft sellers and rental businesses must provide purchasers and renters with State Police-prepared informational materials about flotation device types at the point of sale or rental.

Personal watercraft sellers and rental businesses must offer customers the option to purchase or rent a Type I personal flotation device (the highest buoyancy level designed to turn unconscious persons face-up).

The bill takes effect on the first day of the seventh month following enactment and is intended to be designated as "Dylan's Law" after Dylan Geller, who died in July 2025 from a seizure while wearing a Type III life jacket.