NJ S2693

All new passenger automobiles manufactured in New Jersey after the law's effective date must be equipped with rear-seat detection systems capable of detecting unattended occupants after the engine is turned off.

Detection systems must include auditory, visual, and haptic warnings to alert individuals both inside and outside the vehicle, and cannot be disabled, overridden, reset, or recalibrated.

The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission will prescribe functional design specifications and may require systems to notify emergency responders and provide the vehicle's geographical location.

Vehicles manufactured before the law takes effect are exempt from the rear-seat detection system requirement.

The law takes effect two years after enactment, with an average of 38 children dying annually from vehicular heatstroke nationally cited as justification for the requirement.