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Navigating New Jersey's Data Broker Registration And Sensitive Data Restrictions
New Jersey's data broker law (A5328), enacted 30 June 2026, imposed unusually high registration fees ($5k–$1.5m annually), broad "data collector" coverage, and severe penalties ($2.5k daily for registration non-compliance; $50k per record for sensitive data sales). State officials announced an enforcement pause and signalled legislative amendments following backlash from businesses, campaigns, and privacy practitioners.
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The Wire takeaway
If you buy, sell, or licence consumer data in New Jersey—including political campaigns and voter-file vendors—the registration fees and penalties just got frozen, but the ban on selling sensitive data will likely survive and hit you hard. Spring 2027 is when you'll know what sticks; use the pause to rewrite your data-handling contracts now, because the sensitive-data restriction is durable law.
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Topics: Fintech · data-broker-law · nj-privacy · registration-fees · sensitive-data-ban · political-carveout