New Jersey S 510: Prohibits download or use of TikTok application on any State-issued electronic device.

Bill Text

S510 

SENATE, No. 510 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator JAMES BEACH

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires dealerships to notify buyers of recalls on 
used motor vehicles for sales; limits attorneys' fees in certain consumer 
actions.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning 
new and used motor vehicle dealers 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.� A dealer shall not 
sell or transfer a used motor vehicle without first contacting or accessing 
information provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to 
determine whether there are any open recalls on the specific vehicle.� In the 
event that an open recall is discovered, the dealer shall inform a prospective 
purchaser about the recall and provide the prospective purchaser with a printed 
copy of the recall information from the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration Internet website.

���� �b.�� A dealer shall not sell 
or transfer a used motor vehicle that is subject to a �stop sale� or �do not 
drive� or similar designation from the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration.

���� �c.��� There shall be a 
conclusive presumption that a dealer had no knowledge of the existence of an 
open recall on a used vehicle if that dealer accessed the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration�s Internet website and, after the dealer input 
the specific vehicle identification number, the website indicated no open 
recalls for that used vehicle.� This subsection shall not:

���� (1)�� create any legal duty 
upon a dealer related to the accuracy, errors, or omissions of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration�s website; or 

���� (2)�� require a dealer to 
provide a prospective purchaser with any recall information that may be added 
to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration�s Internet website, after 
the dealer has printed a copy of the recall information and provided it to the 
prospective purchaser of the used vehicle.

���� �d.�� Nothing in this section 
shall limit the legal duty or standard of care of a dealer related to the sale 
of a motor vehicle subject to an open recall in the event that the failure to 
repair causes personal injury or death.

���� �e.��� As used in this 
section:

���� (1)�� �dealer� means a person 
who is actively engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging new or 
used motor vehicles at retail.� For the purposes of this definition, �at 
retail� shall not include wholesale sales, sales between dealers, and sales to 
owners or operators of motor vehicle junk businesses or motor vehicle junk 
yards, as defined in R.S.39:11-2, or any other persons or entities engaged in 
the business of dismantling, destroying or recycling motor vehicles; 

���� (2)�� �motor vehicle 
franchisee� and �motor vehicle franchisor� shall have the same meanings as set 
forth in section 1 of P.L.1977, c.84 (C.56:10-13); and

���� (3)�� �open recall� refers to 
a safety or emissions recall on a specific vehicle that has not been corrected 
or addressed.

���� �2.�� a.� Any person who 
suffers any ascertainable loss of moneys or property, real or personal, as a 
result of the use or employment by a dealer of any method, act, or practice 
declared unlawful under P.L.1960, c.39 (56:8-1 et seq.) may bring an action or 
assert a counterclaim therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction.� In any 
action under this section, the court shall award compensatory damages sustained 
by any person in interest.� In any action under this section in which the court 
finds an egregious violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (56:8-1 et seq.), the court may 
award threefold the damages sustained by any person in interest.� In all 
actions under this section, including those brought by the Attorney General, 
the court may also award reasonable attorneys' fees, in an amount of up to $1,000 
or up to one third of the amount of damages awarded to the person in interest, at 
the discretion of the court, as well as filing fees and reasonable costs of 
suit.

���� �b.�� There shall be a 
conclusive presumption pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1982, c.98 (C.56:8-2.22) 
that the consumer received a copy of the signed contract documents related to 
an automobile purchase, if the consumer acknowledged receipt of the signed 
contract documents with the consumer�s signature.

���� �c.��� The damages provided in 
this section shall be the exclusive remedy for a person bringing an action or 
counterclaim against a dealer pursuant to P.L.1960, c.39 (56:8-1 et seq.).

���� �3.�� This act shall take effect on the first day of the 
seventh month next following the date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires a car 
dealer to provide informatio