Bill Text: NJ S2740 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires motor vehicle dealer to offer to delete personal information in motor vehicles in certain situations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-08 - Substituted by A4723 (2R) [S2740 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2022-S2740-Introduced.html

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SENATE, No. 2740

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED JUNE 2, 2022

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  RICHARD J. CODEY

District 27 (Essex and Morris)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires motor vehicle dealer to delete personal information from motor vehicle computer system prior to resale or lease.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  

An Act concerning motor vehicle dealers 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.  Whenever a motor vehicle dealer takes possession of a motor vehicle from a consumer for the purpose of resale or lease, the motor vehicle dealer shall delete the consumer's personal information from the motor vehicle's computer system. 

     b.    A motor vehicle dealer who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense, and $1,000 for any subsequent offense, to be collected and enforced by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).  The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section. 

     c.     As used in this section:

     "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in R.S.39:1-1. 

     "Motor vehicle dealer" means any business that engages in selling or leasing motor vehicles to consumers.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately. 

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill requires motor vehicle dealers to delete certain personal information from a motor vehicle computer system prior to resale.

     Under the bill, a motor vehicle dealer who takes possession of a motor vehicle from a consumer is required to delete the consumer's personal information from the motor vehicle's computer system prior to resale or lease. 

     A motor vehicle dealer who violates the provisions of this bill is subject to a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense, and $1,000 for any subsequent offense, which may be collected and enforced by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs.