Employer Vehicle Tracking Device Notice Law
NJ Employee Vehicle Tracking Law
Employees · Location
New Jersey employers must give employees written notice before knowingly using a tracking device in a vehicle the employee uses. Federal motor carrier rules on electronic devices are not displaced.
- Where
- New Jersey
- Citation
- N.J.S.A. 34:6B-22; P.L.2021, c.449 (A3950)
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2022-04-18
- Enforced by
- New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Civil penalty of up to $1,000 for the first violation and up to $2,500 for each subsequent violation, collected by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development (34:6B-22(b)).
- Applies to
- Private employers (and their agents) that knowingly use a tracking device in a vehicle used by an employee; State and local government entities, corrections and parole agencies, and public transportation systems (including bus operators) are excluded (34:6B-22(a))
- 'Tracking device' excludes devices used only to document expense reimbursement (34:6B-22(a))
What a privacy notice must say
- Give the employee written notice before knowingly using a tracking device in a vehicle used by the employee.N.J.S.A. 34:6B-22(b)
Sources
- Official text
- P.L.2021, c.449, chapter law text (New Jersey Legislature)
- N.J.S.A. 34:6B-22, current text (NJ Legislature statutes database)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Effective date computed as the 90th day after approval on January 18, 2022 (April 18, 2022).
Research reference, not legal advice.