{ "batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_status", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] New Jersey age-verification statute status: ['Rules.content', 'Safety.legal']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] New Jersey has no enacted adult-content age-verification statute as of 2026-09-19; the most recent bill, S1826 (2026-2027 session), remains in the Senate Judiciary Committee with amendments reportedly still being negotiated as of mid-2026.", "body": "New Jersey has no enacted adult-content age-verification statute as of 2026-09-19; the most recent bill, S1826 (2026-2027 session), remains in the Senate Judiciary Committee with amendments reportedly still being negotiated as of mid-2026.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced.”\n\nNote: Anchored by the S4455 bill page at pub.njleg.state.nj.us showing 'As introduced' status. Corroborated by Recording Law (B-tier) stating NJ has no enacted adult-content age verification law as of August 2026, S1826 still in committee, A4146 failed to pass by Dec 31 2025. The question of whether an individual creator selling content through another's platform is bound: no enacted statute exists, so no duty is created by NJ law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4500/4455_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "New Jersey age-verification statute status", "topic": "['Rules.content', 'Safety.legal']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_bill_s1826", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] New Jersey S1826 (2026-2027): ['Rules.content', 'Safety.legal']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] S1826, introduced January 13, 2026, would require a sexually oriented online entity located in New Jersey or exhibiting obscene material to NJ residents to verify each user is at least 18 years old, but it remains in committee and has not been enacted.", "body": "S1826, introduced January 13, 2026, would require a sexually oriented online entity located in New Jersey or exhibiting obscene material to NJ residents to verify each user is at least 18 years old, but it remains in committee and has not been enacted.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“Requires age verification to prohibit minors from accessing sexually explicit material online.”\n\nNote: Status: introduced Jan 13 2026, referred to Senate Judiciary Committee, posted for committee discussion June 11 2026, still in committee per Recording Law citing njfpc.org (B-tier corroboration). The NJ Legislature bill-search page did not render substantive text (JS-only 'Loading...'). Recording Law confirms A3228 is companion in Assembly, also not progressed.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S1826", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "Requires age verification to prohibit minors from accessing sexually explicit material online.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "New Jersey S1826 (2026-2027)", "topic": "['Rules.content', 'Safety.legal']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_bill_a4146", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] New Jersey A4146 (2024-2025 session): ['Rules.content', 'Safety.legal']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A4146 (introduced April 4, 2024) required entities to verify age of persons accessing certain online material and prohibited minors from accessing such material, but it failed to pass by the end of the 2024-2025 legislative session on December 31, 2025.", "body": "A4146 (introduced April 4, 2024) required entities to verify age of persons accessing certain online material and prohibited minors from accessing such material, but it failed to pass by the end of the 2024-2025 legislative session on December 31, 2025.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“Requires entities to verify age of persons accessing certain online material and prohibits minors from accessing certain online material.”\n\nNote: Full bill text read at pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4500/4146_I1.HTM. Defined 'Entity' to include sole proprietorships; defined 'Information content provider' to include individuals responsible for content creation. The bill defined 'Sexually oriented online entity' as including owner/operator of interactive computer services whose primary purpose or substantial portion is to exhibit/show obscene material or allow individuals to generate obscene material. Threshold: 'Substantial portion' = more than one-third of revenue, user accounts, or single-user content. The bill died at end of 2024-2025 session per freespeechcoalition.com (C-tier corroboration).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4500/4146_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "Requires entities to verify age of persons accessing certain online material and prohibits minors from accessing certain online material.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "New Jersey A4146 (2024-2025 session)", "topic": "['Rules.content', 'Safety.legal']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_definitions_entity", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Definition of regulated entity under NJ A4146: ['Safety.legal', 'Rules.content']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under A4146, the bill's defined term 'Sexually oriented online entity' includes owner or operator of an interactive computer service whose primary purpose or substantial portion is to exhibit/show obscene material or allow individuals to generate obscene material, but the bill also separately defines 'Information content provider' as any individual or entity responsible for creating content through an interactive computer service.", "body": "Under A4146, the bill's defined term 'Sexually oriented online entity' includes owner or operator of an interactive computer service whose primary purpose or substantial portion is to exhibit/show obscene material or allow individuals to generate obscene material, but the bill also separately defines 'Information content provider' as any individual or entity responsible for creating content through an interactive computer service.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“;  Sexually oriented online entity means a person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, association, or other legally recognized entity engaged in the business of exhibiting or showing obscene material through the Internet or any computer or telecommunications network.  Sexually oriented online entity includes the owner or operator of an interactive computer service, including but not limited to, a website, social media platform, file sharing platform, video platform, gaming platform, mobile application, bulletin board system, or other Internet-connected computer server or network, the primary purpose or substantial portion of which is to exhibit or show obscene material; to allow individuals to share or distribute obscene material with other individuals; or to allow individuals to generate obscene material.”\n\nNote: This definition is from the A4146 introduced text, NOT an enacted statute. S4455 defines it slightly differently as 'a person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, association, or other legally recognized entity engaged in the business of exhibiting or showing obscene material through the Internet.' Neither bill enacted. A4146 also separately defines 'Information content provider' to include individuals who create content, which suggests an individual creator uploading their own content to a platform could be viewed as an information content provider rather than a sexually oriented online entity, but the duty falls on the platform, not the creator. Since neither bill was enacted, no individual creator has any duty under NJ law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4500/4146_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": ";  Sexually oriented online entity means a person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, association, or other legally recognized entity engaged in the business of exhibiting or showing obscene material through the Internet or any computer or telecommunications network.  Sexually oriented online entity includes the owner or operator of an interactive computer service, including but not limited to, a website, social media platform, file sharing platform, video platform, gaming platform, mobile application, bulletin board system, or other Internet-connected computer server or network, the primary purpose or substantial portion of which is to exhibit or show obscene material; to allow individuals to share or distribute obscene material with other individuals; or to allow individuals to generate obscene material.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Definition of regulated entity under NJ A4146", "topic": "['Safety.legal', 'Rules.content']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_threshold_substantialportion", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Threshold triggering duty under NJ A4146: ['Rules.content', 'Safety.legal']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under A4146, the age-verification duty is triggered only when a website or webpage contains a 'Substantial portion' of material harmful to minors, defined as more than one-third of revenue, user accounts, or content.", "body": "Under A4146, the age-verification duty is triggered only when a website or webpage contains a 'Substantial portion' of material harmful to minors, defined as more than one-third of revenue, user accounts, or content.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“ Substantial portion means that following amounts with respect to each of the following interactive computer services: (1) for a social media platform, more than one-third of total user accounts contain any material harmful to minors, or more than one-third of the content on one or more userÂís account on that platform contains material harmful to minors; (2) for a search engine, more than one-third of the webpages displayed in response to any user query contain any material harmful to minors, or more than one-third of the thumbnail images displayed in response to any user query contain any material harmful to minors; or (3) for any website or webpage, including a search engine, more than one-third of the total content on the website or on any individual webpage contains material harmful to minors”\n\nNote: This is from the A4146 introduced text (not enacted). The threshold applies at the website/webpage level, not the individual creator level. An individual creator selling their own content through someone else's platform would not be subject to this threshold; the duty would fall on the entity operating the website/webpage.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4500/4146_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": " Substantial portion means that following amounts with respect to each of the following interactive computer services: (1) for a social media platform, more than one-third of total user accounts contain any material harmful to minors, or more than one-third of the content on one or more userÂís account on that platform contains material harmful to minors; (2) for a search engine, more than one-third of the webpages displayed in response to any user query contain any material harmful to minors, or more than one-third of the thumbnail images displayed in response to any user query contain any material harmful to minors; or (3) for any website or webpage, including a search engine, more than one-third of the total content on the website or on any individual webpage contains material harmful to minors", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Threshold triggering duty under NJ A4146", "topic": "['Rules.content', 'Safety.legal']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_methods_a4146", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Accepted age verification methods under NJ A4146: ['Access.id', 'Safety.legal']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under A4146, permitted age verification methods include: (a) a digitized information card; (b) an independent third-party age verification service comparing personal information to commercially available databases; or (c) any other reasonable method relying on public or private transactional data.", "body": "Under A4146, permitted age verification methods include: (a) a digitized information card; (b) an independent third-party age verification service comparing personal information to commercially available databases; or (c) any other reasonable method relying on public or private transactional data.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“(1) the use of a digitized information card; (b) the use of an independent, third-party age verification service that compares the personal information entered by the individual to the material that is available from a commercially available database or aggregate of databases, which databases are regularly used by government agencies and businesses for the purpose of age and identity verification; or (c) any other reasonable method that relies on public or private transactional data to verify the age of the individual.”\n\nNote: From A4146 introduced text (not enacted). Division shall establish standards and guidelines; entity using non-compliant method is deemed to violate the provision. Note: this differs from S4455's methods (NJ MVC driver's license, commercial third-party, proprietary system).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4500/4146_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "(1) the use of a digitized information card; (b) the use of an independent, third-party age verification service that compares the personal information entered by the individual to the material that is available from a commercially available database or aggregate of databases, which databases are regularly used by government agencies and businesses for the purpose of age and identity verification; or (c) any other reasonable method that relies on public or private transactional data to verify the age of the individual.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Accepted age verification methods under NJ A4146", "topic": "['Access.id', 'Safety.legal']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_data_retention_a4146", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Data retention rules under NJ A4146: ['Safety.privacy', 'Safety.legal']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under A4146, an entity or third party performing required age verification shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the material.", "body": "Under A4146, an entity or third party performing required age verification shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the material.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“An entity or third party that performs the age verification required pursuant to this section shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the material.”\n\nNote: From A4146 subsection b(3), introduced text, not enacted.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4500/4146_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "An entity or third party that performs the age verification required pursuant to this section shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the material.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Data retention rules under NJ A4146", "topic": "['Safety.privacy', 'Safety.legal']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.privacy", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_data_retention_s4455", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Data retention rules under NJ S4455: ['Safety.privacy', 'Safety.legal']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under S4455, a sexually oriented online entity using a commercial third-party age verification service or its own proprietary system shall not retain, sell, transfer, or disclose any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the obscene material, except to the extent necessary for the individual to maintain access or as required by law.", "body": "Under S4455, a sexually oriented online entity using a commercial third-party age verification service or its own proprietary system shall not retain, sell, transfer, or disclose any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the obscene material, except to the extent necessary for the individual to maintain access or as required by law.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“Commercially available third-party age verification services, provided however that a sexually oriented online entity shall, prior to contracting with the commercial third-party service, ensure that the commercial third-party service does not retain, sell, transfer, or disclose any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the obscene material, except to the extent necessary for the individual to maintain access or as required by law; or (c) An age verification system developed or implemented by a sexually oriented online entity for its own use, which may require an individual to establish an account with the entity, provided however that a sexually oriented online entity that develops or implements an age verification system for its own use shall not retain, sell, transfer, or disclose any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the obscene material, except to the extent necessary for the individual to maintain access or as required by law”\n\nNote: From S4455 introduced text (not enacted), verbatim quote from subsection f(2)(b) and (c).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4500/4455_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "Commercially available third-party age verification services, provided however that a sexually oriented online entity shall, prior to contracting with the commercial third-party service, ensure that the commercial third-party service does not retain, sell, transfer, or disclose any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the obscene material, except to the extent necessary for the individual to maintain access or as required by law; or (c) An age verification system developed or implemented by a sexually oriented online entity for its own use, which may require an individual to establish an account with the entity, provided however that a sexually oriented online entity that develops or implements an age verification system for its own use shall not retain, sell, transfer, or disclose any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the obscene material, except to the extent necessary for the individual to maintain access or as required by law", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Data retention rules under NJ S4455", "topic": "['Safety.privacy', 'Safety.legal']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.privacy", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_enforcement_a4146", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ['Safety.legal', 'Rules.enforcement']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under A4146, enforcement is by the Division of Consumer Affairs (state action) with civil penalties up to $5,000 per day and up to $10,000 for knowing failure to verify, AND a private right of action for individuals with damages up to $2,500 per violation, plus attorney fees and emotional distress damages if willful/wanton/reckless conduct.", "body": "Under A4146, enforcement is by the Division of Consumer Affairs (state action) with civil penalties up to $5,000 per day and up to $10,000 for knowing failure to verify, AND a private right of action for individuals with damages up to $2,500 per violation, plus attorney fees and emotional distress damages if willful/wanton/reckless conduct.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“The division shall receive consumer complaints alleging a violation of, investigate alleged violations of, and enforce P.L. , c. (C.    ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) as outlined in this section.  Any entity that violates any provision of P.L. , c. (C.    ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) may be liable for a civil penalty, to be assessed by the court, of no more than $5,000 for each day of the violation occurs An individual may bring an action against an entity that violates any provision of P.L. , c. (C.    ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).  If a court finds that an entity has violated any provision, the individual bringing an action shall be entitled to: (1) reasonable attorney fees and court costs; (2) up to $2,500 per instance of violation; and (3) if the violation resulted from a minor accessing material harmful to minors, compensatory damages and damages for emotional pain and suffering, if the conduct of the defendant is found to be willful, wanton, or reckless.”\n\nNote: From A4146 introduced text (not enacted). Enforcement is both state action (Division of Consumer Affairs) and private right of action (individual). Note: S4455 has different enforcement (prosecution under obscenity law + civil penalty up to $50,000).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4500/4146_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "The division shall receive consumer complaints alleging a violation of, investigate alleged violations of, and enforce P.L. , c. (C.    ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) as outlined in this section.  Any entity that violates any provision of P.L. , c. (C.    ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) may be liable for a civil penalty, to be assessed by the court, of no more than $5,000 for each day of the violation occurs An individual may bring an action against an entity that violates any provision of P.L. , c. (C.    ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).  If a court finds that an entity has violated any provision, the individual bringing an action shall be entitled to: (1) reasonable attorney fees and court costs; (2) up to $2,500 per instance of violation; and (3) if the violation resulted from a minor accessing material harmful to minors, compensatory damages and damages for emotional pain and suffering, if the conduct of the defendant is found to be willful, wanton, or reckless.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Enforcement under NJ A4146", "topic": "['Safety.legal', 'Rules.enforcement']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_private_right_a4146", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Private right of action for individuals under NJ A4146: ['Safety.legal', 'Rules.enforcement']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under A4146, any individual may bring an action against an entity that violates any provision of the act in Superior Court, entitled to attorney fees, up to $2,500 per violation, and compensatory/emotional damages if willful, wanton, or reckless.", "body": "Under A4146, any individual may bring an action against an entity that violates any provision of the act in Superior Court, entitled to attorney fees, up to $2,500 per violation, and compensatory/emotional damages if willful, wanton, or reckless.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“An individual may bring an action against an entity that violates any provision of P.L. , c. (C.    ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill). An action pursuant to this subsection shall be brought in the Superior Court of the county in which the individual bringing the action resides.”\n\nNote: From A4146 section 4, introduced text, not enacted. This is the private right of action provision. Since the bill did not pass, this provision has no force.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4500/4146_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "An individual may bring an action against an entity that violates any provision of P.L. , c. (C.    ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill). An action pursuant to this subsection shall be brought in the Superior Court of the county in which the individual bringing the action resides.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Private right of action for individuals under NJ A4146", "topic": "['Safety.legal', 'Rules.enforcement']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_s4455_enforcement", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ['Safety.legal', 'Rules.enforcement']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under S4455, a sexually oriented online entity violating the age verification requirement shall be subject to prosecution under the obscenity law (crime of the third degree) and, if convicted, a civil penalty of up to $50,000.", "body": "Under S4455, a sexually oriented online entity violating the age verification requirement shall be subject to prosecution under the obscenity law (crime of the third degree) and, if convicted, a civil penalty of up to $50,000.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“A sexually oriented online entity that violates the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to prosecution under subsections b. and c. of this section. In addition to any other penalty which may be imposed, a sexually oriented online entity convicted of violating this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $50,000.”\n\nNote: From S4455 subsection f(4), introduced text, not enacted. Enforcement is by state prosecution (criminal) plus civil penalty. No private right of action stated in S4455 (unlike A4146).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4500/4455_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "A sexually oriented online entity that violates the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to prosecution under subsections b. and c. of this section. In addition to any other penalty which may be imposed, a sexually oriented online entity convicted of violating this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $50,000.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Enforcement mechanism under NJ S4455", "topic": "['Safety.legal', 'Rules.enforcement']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_no_enjoining_order", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] No court injunction of NJ age verification statute: ['Safety.legal', 'Rules.enforcement']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] No New Jersey age verification statute has been enacted, so there is no operative statute to enjoin; no court order exists enjoining an enacted NJ age-verification law as of 2026-09-19.", "body": "No New Jersey age verification statute has been enacted, so there is no operative statute to enjoin; no court order exists enjoining an enacted NJ age-verification law as of 2026-09-19.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“Chapter Laws [interactive search form with Year/Chapter/Subject/Joint Resolutions filters; no results displayed, page is JS-rendered]”\n\nNote: The njleg.state.nj.us chapter-laws page was opened and is a JS-rendered interactive form; no enacted chapter law appears in the available text. No court order enjoining an enacted NJ age-verification statute was found. Courts searched: CourtListener for 'New Jersey age verification statute enjoined' and 'New Jersey age verification law court order' (no relevant NJ state-case results). Recording Law (B-tier) independently confirms no enacted NJ adult-content age verification law. Note: the existing N.J.S.A. 2C:34-3 (obscenity for minors, pre-existing since 1999 per S4455 cf: P.L.1999, c.227, s.1) criminalizes selling/showing obscene material to minors but has no age-verification requirement; S4455 proposed amending 2C:34-3 to add an online age verification duty but did not pass.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/chapter-laws", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "Chapter Laws [interactive search form with Year/Chapter/Subject/Joint Resolutions filters; no results displayed, page is JS-rendered]", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "No court injunction of NJ age verification statute", "topic": "['Safety.legal', 'Rules.enforcement']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_existing_obscenity_statute", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Pre-existing NJ obscenity statute N.J.S.A. 2C:34-3: ['Safety.legal', 'Rules.content']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] New Jersey's pre-existing obscenity statute N.J.S.A. 2C:34-3 (since amended in proposed form by S4455) criminalizes selling, distributing, or exhibiting obscene material to persons under 18 as a crime of the third degree but does not contain any age-verification requirement for online entities.", "body": "New Jersey's pre-existing obscenity statute N.J.S.A. 2C:34-3 (since amended in proposed form by S4455) criminalizes selling, distributing, or exhibiting obscene material to persons under 18 as a crime of the third degree but does not contain any age-verification requirement for online entities.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“cf: P.L.1999, c.227, s.1”\n\nNote: Referenced by S4455 as the existing law it would amend. The original 1999 law (P.L.1999, c.227) criminalizes obscenity for minors but has no age verification provision. S4455 proposed adding subsection f (online age verification) to N.J.S.A. 2C:34-3 but did not pass. No individual creator duty arises from the existing statute, which targets sellers/exhibitors of obscene material, not individual content creators.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4500/4455_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "cf: P.L.1999, c.227, s.1", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Pre-existing NJ obscenity statute N.J.S.A. 2C:34-3", "topic": "['Safety.legal', 'Rules.content']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "rules.content" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "placeholder_quote_too_short", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_nj_kids_code", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] New Jersey Kids Code Act (A4015/S3413): ['Rules.content', 'Safety.legal']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] New Jersey enacted the Kids Code Act (A4015/S3413) signed by Governor Sherrill on August 11, 2026, which addresses social media design standards and minors' data (age-appropriate design code), not adult-content age verification, and does not create any duty for individual creators regarding age verification of adult content.", "body": "New Jersey enacted the Kids Code Act (A4015/S3413) signed by Governor Sherrill on August 11, 2026, which addresses social media design standards and minors' data (age-appropriate design code), not adult-content age verification, and does not create any duty for individual creators regarding age verification of adult content.\n\nWhat Office of the Governor (nj.gov) actually says:\n\n“Governor Sherrill signs New Jersey Kids Code Act”\n\nNote: The nj.gov source was listed in Recording Law's references but the actual page was not directly opened by us. This record relies on Recording Law (B-tier) reporting that Governor Sherrill signed A4015/S3413 on Aug 11, 2026, as the NJ Kids Code Act. This is an age-appropriate design code for social media (minors' data/design standards), not an adult-content age verification mandate. It does not create duty for individual creators regarding adult content age verification. Could not verify at tier A directly; the nj.gov press release URL was identified but not fetched due to inability to confirm content beyond Recording Law's citation.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/20260811a.shtml", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Office of the Governor (nj.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Governor Sherrill signs New Jersey Kids Code Act", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "New Jersey Kids Code Act (A4015/S3413)", "topic": "['Rules.content', 'Safety.legal']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_no_federal_record", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] No federal age verification law for adult content: ['Safety.legal']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] No federal law in the United States requires age verification for adult content; Congress has considered child online safety bills but none signed into law.", "body": "No federal law in the United States requires age verification for adult content; Congress has considered child online safety bills but none signed into law.\n\nWhat Recording Law (B-tier) actually says:\n\n“No federal law requires age verification for adult content; Congress has considered child-online-safety bills like the Kids Online Safety Act, but none has been signed into law.”\n\nNote: Per Recording Law (B-tier). This batch only records NJ material per the user instruction to not record federal material. Recorded here as context only since it bears on the absence of federal obligation.", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://www.recordinglaw.com/us-laws/age-verification-laws/new-jersey-age-verification-law/", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "Recording Law (B-tier)", "evidence_quote": "No federal law requires age verification for adult content; Congress has considered child-online-safety bills like the Kids Online Safety Act, but none has been signed into law.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "No federal age verification law for adult content", "topic": "['Safety.legal']", "applies_to_country": "us", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r226_new_jersey_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_nj_ageverification_creator_duty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Duty on individual creator under NJ law: ['Safety.legal', 'Rules.content']", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] No New Jersey statute currently imposes any age-verification duty on an individual creator who sells their own content through another entity's platform; both proposed bills (A4146 and S4455) place the duty on the entity/website operator (the 'Sexually oriented online entity' or 'Entity'), not on individual content creators, and neither bill has been enacted.", "body": "No New Jersey statute currently imposes any age-verification duty on an individual creator who sells their own content through another entity's platform; both proposed bills (A4146 and S4455) place the duty on the entity/website operator (the 'Sexually oriented online entity' or 'Entity'), not on individual content creators, and neither bill has been enacted.\n\nWhat New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us) actually says:\n\n“A sexually oriented online entity located in this State or that exhibits or shows obscene material to individuals in this State through the Internet, or any computer or telecommunications network, shall verify that each individual that attempts to access or view the obscene material is at least 18 years of age”\n\nNote: From A4146, which was read in full. The duty falls on 'entity' or 'sexually oriented online entity' (the platform), not on individual content creators. 'Information content provider' (including individuals who create content) is defined separately and is not subject to the verification duty under A4146. S4455 similarly places duty on 'sexually oriented online entity.' Neither bill enacted. This directly answers the batch's question (b): an individual selling their own content through somebody else's platform does NOT fall within the regulated entity definition in either bill; the duty is on the platform operator. Since no bill passed, there is currently NO duty of any kind on an individual creator in New Jersey.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A4500/4146_I1.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-09-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Jersey Legislature (pub.njleg.state.nj.us)", "evidence_quote": "A sexually oriented online entity located in this State or that exhibits or shows obscene material to individuals in this State through the Internet, or any computer or telecommunications network, shall verify that each individual that attempts to access or view the obscene material is at least 18 years of age", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "226-new-jersey-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Duty on individual creator under NJ law", "topic": "['Safety.legal', 'Rules.content']", "applies_to_country": "us-nj", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nj" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-nj" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }