STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ALIXON COLLAZOS-GILL
District 27 (Essex and Passaic)
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV
District 31 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Rodriguez, Assemblywoman Carter, Assemblyman Karabinchak, Assemblywomen Haider and Morales
SYNOPSIS
Requires rental car company to provide notice to renter to delete personal information from motor vehicle computer system upon return of vehicle.*
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning rental car companies and supplementing P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section:
“Motor vehicle” shall have the same meaning as defined in R.S.39:1-1.
“Personal information” means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is associated with, a person, including, but not limited to, navigation history, phone data, and garage door codes.
“Rental car company” means a person engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles to the general public at retail, including renting vehicles on an hourly, daily, per trip, or other short-term basis.
“Renter” means a person renting a motor vehicle from a rental company.
b. A rental car company shall provide notice advising renters to unpair personal devices from a rented vehicle and to delete their personal information from the motor vehicle’s computer system upon returning the vehicle to the rental car company. The notice shall be posted at the return area of a rental car company’s premises. Notice also may be posted on the rental car company’s Internet website or in the rental agreement.
c. A rental car company that 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 over proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month after enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires a rental car company to post a notice on their premises advising renters to unpair their devices from the rented vehicle and to delete their personal information from the motor vehicle’s computer system. The bill permits a rental car company to also post notice on their Internet website or in the rental agreement.
A rental car company that 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, to be collected and enforced by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs.