Edison, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- License
- required, issued by Township Clerk
- Fees
- $100 initial; $25 renewal
- Retention hold
- 20 days minimum
- Bond required
- $10,000 surety
Summary
Edison Township requires a Township Clerk license to buy or sell used electronic equipment from the public, backed by a purchase log, ID checks, a surety bond and a 20-day resale hold.
No person, firm, corporation or other legal entity shall conduct or operate the business of purchasing or selling used electronic equipment from or to members of the public without first obtaining a license from the Township Clerk.
b. No person, firm, corporation or other legal entity shall advertise for the purchase or sale of used electronic equipment for members of the public without first having obtained a license from the Township Clerk.
c. Application for such a license shall be on a form provided by the Township Clerk and shall include the following information:
1. The name and address of the person, firm, corporation or other legal entity conducting the business or advertising same;
2. In case of a corporation, the names and addresses of all officers and stockholders of the corporation;
3. In case of a limited liability company, the name and addresses of all officers and members of the limited liability company;
4. The location at which the business is conducted and the hours of operation thereof.
d.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904708; v19 updated 2026-03-25; through 03-25-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 11-6.1 requires anyone who buys or sells used electronic equipment, including phones, computers, TVs and stereos, to or from the public to first get a license from the Township Clerk, following a Police Department background check. Licensees must log every transaction with the sellers name, address, date, price and age, verify identification, post a ten-thousand-dollar surety bond, and may not buy from anyone under 18 without a parents written consent. Purchased items must be held at least 20 days before resale or alteration. The license runs one hundred dollars initially and twenty-five dollars per year to renew.
Violations & Fines
Buying or selling used electronics without a license, or violating the logging, ID, minor-protection or 20-day retention rules, is a disorderly persons offense punishable by up to $500, up to 90 days at the county correctional facility, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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