Bill Text: NJ A4519 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturer or dealer from requiring subscription for certain motor vehicle features and from charging certain fees.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-05-25 - Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Wimberly) [A4519 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2022-A4519-Amended.html
[Third Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 4519
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman PAUL D. MORIARTY
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman JOE DANIELSEN
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblyman KEVIN J. ROONEY
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturer or dealer from requiring subscription for certain motor vehicle features and from charging certain fees.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended by the General Assembly on May 25, 2023.
An Act concerning motor vehicles subscriptions 1and other post-purchase fees1 and supplementing Title 56 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for a motor vehicle dealer or a manufacturer of motor vehicles sold or leased in this State to offer to a consumer a subscription service 1or to charge a consumer a post-purchase fee1 for any motor vehicle feature that:
(1) utilizes components and hardware already installed on the motor vehicle at the time of purchase or lease by the consumer; and
(2) would function after activation without ongoing expense to the dealer, manufacturer, or any third-party service provider.
2The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit a motor vehicle dealer or a manufacturer of motor vehicles sold or leased in this State from providing any software update to a consumer, provided the motor vehicle dealer or manufacturer does not charge the consumer a fee for any software update remedying a safety-related defect that is required to be provided to the consumer at no cost pursuant to State or federal law.2
b. As used in this section:
"Manufacturer" means a person or business engaged in the manufacturing or assembling of new motor vehicles.
"Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in R.S.39:1-1.
"Motor vehicle dealer" means any business that engages in the selling or leasing of new or used motor vehicles to consumers.
"Motor vehicle feature" means any convenience or safety function included on the motor vehicle, such as heated seats or driver assistance that typically is offered to a consumer as an upgrade at the time of purchase or lease of the motor vehicle.
"Subscription service" means a service provided on a subscription basis in exchange for a recurring payment, including, but not limited to, a weekly, monthly, or annual payment charged to and made by a consumer 3but shall not include third-party services, such as infotainment features, satellite radio, or in-vehicle Wi-Fi.3
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
