East Brunswick, NJ

In East Brunswick Township parks, no person can hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase or tease any bird, or possess a bird's eggs, nest or young. The same section bars…

In East Brunswick Township, every cat of licensing age needs a license and a metal registration tag worn on a collar or harness. Cats are exempt from the barking, running-at-large…

In East Brunswick Township, § 158-3 of the Code bars every person from feeding any wildlife in any public park or on any other Township property. The Code defines wildlife as all…

In East Brunswick Township, no person can feed any wildlife in a public park or on any other Township property. Feeding means giving, placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or…

In East Brunswick Township, a dog in any public place must be on a leash not more than eight (8) feet long and be accompanied by a person capable of controlling it. No owner can let a…

East Brunswick Township names no banned breeds. Under § 83-16 the municipal court declares a dog vicious or potentially dangerous because of what the dog did, on clear and convincing…

In East Brunswick Township, a pet shop can offer for sale only dogs and cats that it obtained from, or displays in cooperation with, an animal care facility or an animal rescue…

In East Brunswick Township, § 83-31.2 requires groomers to be licensed annually, and the fee is $50.00. Section 83-1 defines a groomer as a person who earns their living grooming dogs…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, the RP-3 Rural Preservation district allows stables housing not more than four horses for private use, and no structure or area enclosing farm…

New Jersey requires beekeepers who overwinter colonies to register annually with the Department of Agriculture, and statewide beekeeping rules limit how far towns may restrict…

New Jersey's animal cruelty laws apply statewide, prohibiting neglect and overcrowding that constitute hoarding, with enforcement by humane officers and police.

In East Brunswick Township, a homeowner or tenant cannot run a leaf blower, mower or other yard maintenance equipment between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Commercial landscapers and public…

In East Brunswick Township, construction and demolition cannot be performed between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, or between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends and federal…

In East Brunswick Township, an owner or tenant cannot let a domesticated or caged animal make sound across a property line that unreasonably disturbs a neighbor. Barking for five…

In East Brunswick Township, car stereo sound cannot be plainly audible 50 feet from the operator between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., or 25 feet from the operator between 10:00 p.m. and…

Chapter 147 of the East Brunswick Township Code holds sound at a receiving residential property to 65 dB outdoors from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 50 dB from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Receiving…

In East Brunswick Township, a portable music or sound device used on a public space or public right-of-way cannot be plainly audible at 50 feet from the operator between 8:00 a.m. and…

In East Brunswick Township, residents cannot run power tools or yard equipment between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. unless they meet the Table limits, and commercial operators cannot run…

In East Brunswick Township, turf grass and weeds on a property cannot exceed 10 inches in height, or 10 inches in length if matted down over twenty five percent of the grassed area…

No one in East Brunswick Township can remove or destroy a tree of six inches in caliper or larger without a tree removal permit from the Director of Planning and Engineering. The fee…

New Jersey's statewide stormwater rule, N.J.A.C. 7:8, requires major developments to manage runoff with green infrastructure and expressly counts storing stormwater runoff for reuse…

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection may impose statewide or regional water use restrictions during drought warnings or emergencies under the Water Supply Management Act.

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted across the whole Township except the I/M Industrial District, and an existing installation…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, open burning for any reason is prohibited unless permits have been obtained from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the New…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, inspections and certificates for smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers are required for the sale, lease or other…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, no one can conduct a fireworks display without a permit from the Township Clerk, filed no earlier than 90 days and no later than 30 days before…

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildland fire prevention, declares burn bans, and enforces forest fire districts that supersede conflicting municipal…

In East Brunswick Township, § 166-15(G) requires any motor vehicle at a residence to be parked on a parking area such as a driveway, or in a garage or carport. Vehicles cannot be…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, a partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked, junked or discarded vehicle cannot stay on private property longer than forty-eight hours, and…

In East Brunswick Township, parking on the streets listed in Schedule A (Schedule XXIX) is limited, during the hours the schedule sets, to vehicles of street residents showing a…

In East Brunswick Township, electric vehicle charging equipment and stations are permitted accessory uses in all zoning districts, each charging space counts toward one required…

East Brunswick Township bans outdoor parking in all residential zones of construction equipment, tractor cabs, and any truck, trailer, bus or commercial vehicle longer than 20 feet…

In East Brunswick Township, § 192-40 requires truck loading and unloading areas off any public street or public parking area, screened from view, separate from parking spaces, and at…

In East Brunswick Township, § 209-31 bars parking on every street whenever snow covers the roadway, with a $100 fine per violation, and the ban continues until the streets are plowed…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, a boat, trailer, RV or camper can be stored in the side yard or rear yard of a residential lot, behind the front of the residence. Separately…

In East Brunswick Township, § 209-7 prohibits parking at all times on the streets listed in Schedule I and fines each violation $100. Other schedules set seasonal bans, hour-based…

New Jersey's Predatory Towing Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 56:13-7 et seq., and its implementing rule, N.J.A.C. 13:45A-31, control every non-consensual tow in the state. A private property…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, every pool must be surrounded by a fence or wall of substantial construction at least four feet high with no openings larger than three inches…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, no one can construct, install or maintain a private pool without first getting a permit from the Division of Construction Inspection. The…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, a short-term rental owner pays a nonrefundable $250 application fee and a $250 renewal fee each year under § 182-4. Rentals booked through a…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, a short-term rental that is not owner-occupied can run no more than 90 total nights per calendar year. Each night over the limit is a separate…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, a short-term rental is allowed only where an owner legally identifies the address as his or her principal residence. Under Chapter 182, set by…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, an owner must hold a short-term rental permit from the Department of Planning & Engineering before renting or even advertising a short-term…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, short-term rental fines climb with each offense: $250 per day for a first offense, $1,000 per day for a second, and $2,000 per day for each…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, a short-term rental owner must attach proof of general liability insurance in a minimum amount of $500,000 to the permit application. Section…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, guests at a short-term rental must obey every Township ordinance, including those on noise and nuisance conduct, and someone must answer…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, renters of a short-term rental are limited to one vehicle per two occupants, and the owner must report every legal off-street and adjacent…

In East Brunswick Township, short-term rentals are allowed only where an owner legally identifies the address as his or her principal residence. Two-family and multifamily owners can…

In East Brunswick Township, it is unlawful for any person, including the owner or agent, to let more people than the posted maximum number of occupants sleep in or occupy a short-term…

In East Brunswick Township, a booking service cannot charge, collect or receive a fee for a short-term rental unless it has registered the listing with the Zoning Officer to verify…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, Township Code § 192-45 requires retaining walls in slope control areas to be reinforced concrete, reinforced masonry or another construction the…

East Brunswick Township prohibits building any fence with barbed wire or any other sharp pointed materials. A painted fence must be one color, harmonious with the surrounding area, and…

A fence in East Brunswick Township cannot exceed six feet except on industrially zoned property, and a residential front yard fence must be less than fifty percent solid and no taller…

Every fence in East Brunswick Township, except a living fence, needs a fence permit issued by the Zoning Officer or his or her designee. A fence on the property line also needs the…

In East Brunswick Township, a fence cannot go on the property line without the adjacent property owner's approval, submitted in writing with the fence permit application. Every fence…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, no advertising sign may be displayed for a home occupation, and there can be no external display of goods. The ban is stated without a size or…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, a home occupation must be a lawful use conducted for profit entirely within a dwelling and carried on solely by its inhabitants. Not more than…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, no home occupation can be conducted with members of the public later than 10:00 P.M. Deliveries are limited to 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, a family day care home is a permitted principal use in the RP Rural Preservation district, and the Township defines it as the private residence…

New Jersey allows for-profit home food production only through a Cottage Food Operator Permit issued by the Department of Health's Public Health and Food Protection Program under…

New Jersey has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no way to license a home kitchen as a restaurant. N.J.A.C. 8:24-2.1(c)1 makes the person in charge responsible for ensuring…

In East Brunswick Township, a storage or utility shed of 200 square feet or less needs a five foot side and rear yard setback, or two feet on an undersized lot under one acre…

Converting a garage to habitable space requires a NJ Uniform Construction Code permit statewide, with mandatory inspections for framing, insulation, electrical, and plumbing changes.

In East Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, § 3-68(D) of the Township Code sets a Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax of 3% on charges of rent for occupancies on or after…

In East Brunswick Township, loose yard waste can sit at the curb or along the street only during the seven days before a scheduled and announced collection, and never within 10 feet of…

In East Brunswick Township, Code § 114-24 makes it mandatory for owners, renters and occupants of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional property to separate recyclables…

In East Brunswick Township, Code § 114-26 allows recyclables to be disposed of only through municipal collection or by giving or selling them to a collector who actually recycles them…

In East Brunswick Township, a roll-off container or dumpster on any street or municipally owned parking lot needs a permit from the Chief of Police. The street must be at least 30 feet…

In East Brunswick Township, § 114-7(B) names six holidays on which solid waste collections will not be made: New Year's Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day…

In East Brunswick Township, residents who want Township disposal place solid waste in carts, containers or bundles at the curbline or pavement edge, supply at least one receptacle per…

In East Brunswick Township, household bulky items such as washing machines, refrigerators, sofas and sheds stay off the curb unless special arrangements are made with the Township, go…

In East Brunswick Township, the Department of Public Works sets curbside collection sectors and dates by regulation under § 114-7(A). Residential dwellings get Township service, while…

In East Brunswick Township, trash carts go out beginning at dusk of the night before collection and must be at the curb by 5:00 a.m. on collection day. Keep three feet of clearance in…

In East Brunswick Township, § 88-3 bars anyone from throwing, spilling, dumping, casting or depositing mud, brush, trash, junk, debris or other waste on any land or public street or…

In East Brunswick Township, no one can operate a body art establishment without a current license from the Township Health Department. The annual fee is $400, due on or before January…

In East Brunswick Township, Chapter 153 makes it unlawful to distribute obscene material, take part in an obscene performance, or serve patrons while exposing genitals, buttocks or the…

In East Brunswick Township, anyone who owns or operates a health spa or a massage, bodywork or somatic therapy establishment must apply to the Municipal Clerk and pay an initial…

In East Brunswick Township, no one can operate a retail electronic smoking device establishment without first getting a license from the Clerk and paying the fee: $1,500 for an initial…

In East Brunswick Township no one can buy, sell or pawn precious metals or other secondhand goods without a license from the Municipal Clerk. Every license carries a number, and any…

In East Brunswick Township a pawnbroker is licensed with other secondhand dealers under Chapter 135, Article VIII. The initial application and license costs a nonrefundable $300…

In East Brunswick Township no one can operate a wrecker or tow truck business without a license. Towing and storage charges follow the New Jersey State Police and GSTA fee schedule…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, motor vehicle repair facilities are listed as a prohibited home occupation. A dwelling cannot host a repair business, and parked inoperable or…

In East Brunswick Township, the Construction Official issues no building permit until final approval has been granted to the application for development. A building or structure also…

In East Brunswick Township, the construction permit fee includes plumbing subcode fees set by § 75-3B: $25 per fixture or stack, $150 for a grease trap or other special equipment, and…

In East Brunswick Township, electrical permit fees are set by the § 75-3C subcode schedule: $75 for 1 to 25 receptacles and fixtures, $95 for an at-home EV charger or a service panel…

In East Brunswick Township, construction inspections run through the Division of Construction Inspection, the State Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency headed by the…

In East Brunswick Township, a mobile or ice cream truck and a catering truck each appear on the food license fee schedule at $150.00 a year, every itinerant retail food-handling…

In East Brunswick Township no peddler can offer merchandise, food, beverage or other goods along the public streets listed in § 135-25, or on adjoining private property, between 9:00…

In East Brunswick Township a licensed peddler cannot sell anything from a vehicle except food or beverages, and cannot transact business unless the vehicle is parked immediately…

In East Brunswick Township, § 158-10(D) requires a permit from the Director of Parks before anyone takes part in park activities the Director designates. The application names the day…

In East Brunswick Township, any parade, race, festival, rally or other outdoor event that affects streets, rights-of-way or sidewalks needs a special event permit from the Township…

In East Brunswick Township, every interior and exterior burglar alarm on a building or motor vehicle must shut off within five minutes for continuous airborne sound and fifteen minutes…

East Brunswick Township measures bass-heavy sound from stereos, speakers and instruments with a C-weighted meter inside the complainant's home. Under § 147-8, a sound production device…

In East Brunswick Township, anyone who prepares or handles potentially hazardous food, cleans utensils and equipment, or directly manages day-to-day operations at a retail food…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, the presence of rodents, insects and other pests is prohibited outright. Every building, lot, premises and commercial vehicle must be kept free…

In East Brunswick Township, the owner or tenant of any lands must remove brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, trash and other debris within ten (10) days after written…

Under § 166-7 of the East Brunswick Township Code, when a condition on a premises is an immediate threat to life and limb, the Zoning & Code Enforcement Officer can order the owner…

In East Brunswick Township, owners, occupants and tenants of premises abutting a street must remove snow and ice from the abutting sidewalk, or cover frozen ice with sand or ashes…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, students of high schools, colleges, and universities are exempt from the film permit requirements in § 101-11B(1) through (3) of the Township…

Filming permit holders in East Brunswick Township must conduct shoots to minimize inconvenience or discomfort to adjoining property owners and, to the extent practicable, abate noise…

In East Brunswick Township, no person or organization can film on public or private land without first obtaining a permit from the Municipal Clerk. The application must be filed at…

Chapter 101 of the East Brunswick Township Code prints no separate street closure permit for film shoots. Street use runs through the filming permit: holders must follow Police…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, propane, natural gas, and charcoal grills cannot be located for use within a building, on a porch, balcony or any other part of a building, or…

In East Brunswick Township, Chapter 139, Loitering, adopted 8-14-67 as Ord. No. 67-85, was repealed and rescinded on 11-13-84 by Ord. No. 84-618, and the chapter now reads Reserved. In…

In East Brunswick Township, § 158-6.1 sets the rules for the Skate Park Facility at Community Park on Dunhams Corner Road. It is open from dawn to 10:00 p.m. daily unless the Director…

In East Brunswick Township, § 158-8(L) bars any person in a park from possessing, using, selling or distributing marijuana or any other controlled dangerous substance as defined by…

In East Brunswick Township parks, no one can consume or possess alcoholic beverages without written permission from the Director of Parks, and being under the influence of intoxicating…

Smoking is prohibited on all public land in East Brunswick Township, except in areas the Township specifically designates and equips for that purpose. Under § 158-13.1, public streets…

It is unlawful in East Brunswick Township to urinate or defecate on public land or in a public place, a term that covers streets, sidewalks, parks, marinas, parking lots and the front…

In East Brunswick Township, § 158-6(F) bars camping in any Township park outside designated camp sites for supervised organized camping. No person can set up tents, shacks or any other…

In East Brunswick Township, § 158-8(I) makes it unlawful in a park to sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats, benches or other areas. It is a park conduct rule, not a street or…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector inspections and certificates are required for the sale, lease or other occupancy of residential…

A tenant in a rent control dwelling in East Brunswick Township who is not getting the same standard of service, maintenance, furniture, furnishings or equipment can appeal to the Rent…

In East Brunswick Township, § 158-10(A) keeps parks open every day of the year during designated hours, and the opening and closing hours of each park are posted in that park. Opening…

East Brunswick Township adopts the New Jersey State Housing Code by reference in § 166-1 as its property standard for all residential and nonresidential structures and premises, which…

A landlord in East Brunswick Township who wants a rent increase on a covered dwelling must notify the tenant by certified mail on a standardized form from the Department of Planning…

Rent control is in force in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, under Chapter 169 of the Township Code. Rents on covered dwellings can rise no more than the percentage increase in the…

Under New Jersey's Anti-Eviction Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, a landlord may evict a covered tenant only on a statutory good-cause ground. Non-payment under subsection a. needs no advance…

The New Jersey Anti-Eviction Act preempts local landlord-tenant law and limits residential evictions to specifically enumerated good-cause grounds statewide.

New Jersey sets no general statutory cap on residential late fees, leaving the amount to the lease subject to reasonableness. For senior citizens on government pensions and recipients…

To end a month-to-month residential tenancy in New Jersey, either party gives at least one month's written notice expiring at a rental period. Because the Anti-Eviction Act bars…

All New Jersey residential rental property owners must file a Landlord Identity Registration with the municipality and the Bureau of Housing Inspection under state law.

New Jersey caps a residential security deposit at 1.5 times one month's rent, and any later additional deposit may rise by no more than 10% per year. After a tenancy ends, the landlord…

A squatter cannot gain title quickly in New Jersey. Under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-30, thirty years of actual, continuous possession of real estate vests title in the possessor, and sixty years…

In East Brunswick Township no one can work as a peddler, solicitor or itinerant vendor without a license issued through the Township Clerk. The fee is $50 per person per year or any…

East Brunswick Township keeps a Do Not Knock Registry in the Office of the Township Clerk. Once a residence is registered, visiting it for commercial solicitation, peddling or hawking…

East Brunswick Township recognizes the right to farm in Chapter 99, subject to the Zoning Ordinance and to federal, State, Middlesex County and Township health and sanitary codes. In…

East Brunswick Township exempts lawn ornaments such as statues, whirligigs, flamingos and birdbaths from the screening requirement that applies to stored household items in residential…

East Brunswick Township Code § 192-51 requires every development application to follow the New Jersey State Soil Conservation Committee's soil erosion and sediment control standards…

East Brunswick Township Code § 192-53 requires green infrastructure stormwater management for major development, which means one or more acres of disturbance or 1/4 acre of new…

In East Brunswick Township, anyone who intends to conduct development in a flood hazard area must first apply to the Floodplain Administrator, who is the Director of Planning and…

In East Brunswick Township, the Local Design Flood Elevation is the best available flood elevation plus freeboard. For a delineated watercourse that means one foot of freeboard or the…

The Coastal Area Facility Review Act gives the New Jersey DEP exclusive permit jurisdiction over development in the coastal zone, applying uniform statewide standards regardless of…

East Brunswick Township bans planting, growing, maintaining or cultivating bamboo on any property in the Township unless the root system is entirely contained in an above-ground-level…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, tenants and occupants must immediately notify both the owner or agent and the Township of any defective water pipes, fixtures or connections…

In East Brunswick Township, lighting designed for site plan, planned unit residential and subdivision development must be directed into the site, and spillage of light from a property…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, outdoor lighting in the HC-3 Highway Commercial Shopping Center District must use sharp cut off luminaries where appropriate to reduce glare…

In East Brunswick Township, a homeowners association formed to own and maintain a development's common open space must be established before the units are sold, with mandatory…

In East Brunswick Township, a homeowners association established in a development must have owners pay their pro rata share of the cost, and the assessment it levies can become a lien…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-46(a) requires association bylaws to open every executive board meeting to members and voting-eligible tenants, except conference or working sessions where no binding…

New Jersey associations enforce recorded covenants and architectural standards through their declaration, but PREDFDA's Radburn regulations require associations to make alternative…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.4 bars a New Jersey community association from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station in a…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.1 makes any association rule or bylaw that limits or prohibits display of the flag of the United States, yellow ribbons, or signs supporting United States troops…

N.J.S.A. 46:8B-15(f) lets a New Jersey condominium association impose reasonable fines only if the master deed or bylaws authorize it, and then caps each fine at the maximum monetary…

A New Jersey condominium or homeowners association can record a lien on a unit for unpaid assessments and foreclose it by suit in the same manner as a mortgage foreclosure. The lien…

In East Brunswick Township, every site plan, subdivision and general development plan must preserve as undeveloped open space the largest known individual trees of each species in New…

In East Brunswick Township, a developer pays for and installs all new plantings in a subdivision and holds them under bond for two years after installation. New trees must be at least…

In East Brunswick Township, temporary political signs and posts go up no earlier than 30 days before an election and must come down five days after it. In residential zones a sign…

In East Brunswick Township, window signs and interior floor displays are restricted only between three and seven feet above the first-floor elevation. Within any five-foot stretch of…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, § 228-253 bans signs with blinking, flashing, vibrating, flickering, tracer or sequential lighting, and signs with manual or electronic…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, a house in the R-2 Single Family Suburban Residence District may not exceed a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet. The same 35 foot cap…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, the R-1 Single Family Rural Residence District requires a 50 foot front yard, a 40 foot rear yard and side yards of 20 feet on one side and 50…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, residential lot coverage is capped by lot size: 25% for lots of 30,000 square feet or greater, 30% for 10,000 to 29,999 square feet, and 40% for…

In East Brunswick Township, no one can construct or remove a sidewalk, driveway apron, curb or gutter within a public right-of-way without first obtaining a permit from the Manager of…

In East Brunswick Township, the owner of the property in front of a sidewalk and curb must keep both in good repair. When the Manager of Engineering Services decides work is necessary…

In East Brunswick Township, a roll-off container or dumpster on a street needs a Chief of Police permit and cannot obstruct any part of the sidewalk. Section 209-17.6 separately bars…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, a site or structure outside the Historic District Zone can be designated a landmark under Schedule B of the zoning code only if it kept its…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, the MXD/R Mixed Use Development/Residential District allows twelve (12) townhouse units and sixteen (16) apartment units per acre net, then adds…

In East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, any person is limited to three garage sales on his or her premises in any one calendar year. Each sale starts no earlier than 9:00 a.m., ends by…

East Brunswick Township prohibits cannabis cultivators, delivery services, distributors, manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers in all zones under § 228-229.4C of the Township Code…

New Jersey state law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis statewide, even for adults 21 and over and registered medical patients, and municipalities cannot legalize personal grows.

Commercial drone operations in New Jersey are governed by federal FAA Part 107 plus the uniform state criminal restrictions in N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27, leaving little room for conflicting…

New Jersey state law (N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27) sets uniform criminal restrictions on drone operations statewide, including bans on flying impaired, near critical infrastructure, or near…

New Jersey sets a uniform statewide minimum wage under NJSA 34:11-56a, scheduled to reach $15 per hour, with limited authority for municipalities to enact higher local wage floors.

The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law at NJSA 34:11D provides up to 40 hours of paid sick time and preempts local sick leave ordinances, creating a single statewide standard.

New Jersey issues concealed carry permits under NJSA 2C:58-4 with strict justifiable need replaced by shall-issue standards post-Bruen, while sensitive-place restrictions limit where…

New Jersey effectively prohibits open carry of handguns without a Permit to Carry under NJSA 2C:39-5, and long-gun open carry is restricted in most public contexts.

New Jersey strictly regulates firearm transport in vehicles under NJSA 2C:39-5 and 2C:39-6, requiring unloaded firearms in locked containers absent a valid Permit to Carry, with…

New Jersey splits the state into two frost zones: 2 feet 6 inches in Monmouth and Burlington counties and everything south, and 3 feet in Mercer and Middlesex counties and everything…

New Jersey's Casino Control Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12-1 et seq., confines legal casino gambling to a single city. State law defines an "approved hotel" eligible for a casino license as a…

New Jersey lets churches, veterans posts, fire companies, and other nonprofits run bingo or raffles only after two steps: registration with the state's Legalized Games of Chance…

New Jersey's Code of Criminal Justice defines a 'player' as a person who gambles only as a contestant or bettor and collects nothing beyond personal winnings, without otherwise…

New Jersey legalized sports betting in June 2018 under the Sports Wagering Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12A-10 et seq. Only Atlantic City casinos and Meadowlands/Monmouth Park-class racetracks…

New Jersey runs sobriety checkpoints, and the Legislature has never passed a statute authorizing or regulating them. The phrase "sobriety checkpoint" returns no documents at all in the…

New Jersey is a one-party consent state, so recording an encounter you are part of is lawful under N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-4(d), and there is no New Jersey statute that bans filming police…

New Jersey has no stop-and-identify statute. A full-text search of the New Jersey General and Permanent Statutes returns no provision requiring a pedestrian who is stopped on suspicion…

New Jersey put its vehicle-search rule inside the legalization act itself. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10c, enacted as section 61 of CREAMMA, provides that the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis…

New Jersey has a full low-speed vehicle regime and no golf cart regime at all. An LSV must be titled, registered, insured and plated with the Motor Vehicle Commission, and it may be…

Under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey banned single-use plastic carryout bags and single-use paper bags at large grocery stores effective May 2022, the strongest such law nationally.

New Jersey prohibits polystyrene foam food service products under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, banning foam clamshells, cups, trays, and similar items statewide effective May 2022.

Under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey food service businesses may provide single-use plastic straws only upon customer request, effective November 2021 statewide.

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.2 forbids a New Jersey community association from adopting or enforcing any restriction, covenant, bylaw, rule or regulation that prohibits solar collectors on two…

Under N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.4, New Jersey prohibits the sale, gift, or distribution of tobacco and electronic smoking products to anyone under 21, with escalating civil penalties for…

New Jersey bars retail sale of flavored electronic smoking devices and liquid nicotine, every characterizing flavor except tobacco, under N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.12, effective April 20…

New Jersey controls add-on lighting with an aiming rule, a counting rule and a flat ban on flashing. Under R.S. 39:3-54, any lighted lamp other than a headlamp, spot lamp or auxiliary…

New Jersey gives dash cams no windshield allowance. R.S. 39:3-74 forbids driving with any sign, poster, sticker or other non-transparent material on the front windshield, wings…

New Jersey has never authorized lane splitting or lane filtering, and the words appear nowhere in the Revised Statutes. A motorcycle riding the stripe between two lines of traffic is…

New Jersey does not ban license plate frames outright. R.S. 39:3-33 makes it an offence to drive with a frame or holder that conceals or obscures the state name, the registration…

New Jersey has no statute prohibiting a radar detector in a private passenger vehicle. A full-text search of the New Jersey statutes returns no provision on radar detectors at all, and…

Studded tires are legal in New Jersey, but only from November 15 to April 1 of a winter season. There is no permit, no sticker and nothing to apply for, and the window does not appear…

New Jersey publishes no legal darkness for the front of a passenger car, because add-on tint on the windshield and on the two front side windows is prohibited outright. R.S. 39:3-74…