[telecom] New Jersey's New Telemarketing Law

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On May 15, 2023, New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy signed SB921 (the "Seinfeld Bill") into law, which amends and adds to New Jersey's telemarketing law. As readers of this blog know, this comes on the heels of Maryland's enactment of its own mini–Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") law. The Seinfeld Bill is effective as of December 2023.

The Seinfeld Bill is notably less comprehensive than the mini-TPCA laws of Florida, Maryland, Washington, and Oklahoma. Unlike those mini-TCPA laws, the New Jersey law, among other things, does not include:

• A rebuttable presumption about calls placed to in-state area codes;

• A business-to-business exception;

• Whether there is a private right of action; and

• A provision concerning the use of autodialers.

• Moderator's Note

• I get the feeling this went out before, but I don't know if I'm

• right. It was in the report dated May 30, so probably not.

• Bill Horne