Hackensack, NJ

Hackensack bans igniting or exploding any fireworks or other explosive substance anywhere in the city unless the Fire Department grants permission, under Chapter 86, Firearms, Weapons…

Hackensack requires smoke alarms outside every sleeping area, in each room used for sleeping, and on every story of a dwelling, in Group R-2, R-3 and R-4 buildings and other dwellings…

Hackensack's air pollution code bans open burning of trash, salvage materials, buildings, and plant life anywhere in the city. Section 46-4 covers rubbish, garbage, trade waste…

Open fires anywhere in the Bergen County Parks System are confined to spots the county has set up for that purpose, and campers need a separate Fire Permit from the Fire Warden 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…

Hackensack's dog code does not single out breeds by name, but Section 52-15F bars any vicious or dangerous dog from being brought into or remaining in the city, and Section 52-16 lets…

Dogs off their owner's property in Hackensack must be muzzled or kept on a leash no longer than eight feet under Section 52-15C. The Health Officer can also designate additional…

Hackensack allows animal hospitals and boarding facilities as a conditional use, but only if the site sits at least 200 feet from any Residential Zone District. Overnight boarding is…

Hackensack requires a Health Department permit to keep chickens or other fowl, along with pigs, cows, horses, sheep, goats, or other cattle, anywhere in the city. Chicken hens are the…

Hackensack prohibits feeding any wildlife, deer, geese, or other wild animals, on public parks or other city-owned property under Article VIII of Chapter 52. Section 52-44 bans the…

Hackensack pet shops can only offer dogs and cats obtained from an animal care facility or animal rescue organization, never a breeder or broker, under Section 52-21. No pet shop may…

Hackensack's park rules make it unlawful to hunt, harm, trap, chase, shoot at or otherwise molest any bird in a city park or public area, or to possess the eggs or nest of a wild bird…

Hackensack requires a Health Department permit before anyone keeps a lion or tiger cub, cheetah, snake, or other undomesticated animal, and bars every animal on that list, chicken hens…

Every cat over seven months old in Hackensack must be vaccinated against rabies and licensed with the Health Department under Article VI of Chapter 52. Licenses expire January 31 each…

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.

Hackensack requires owners and tenants to keep brush, hedges and other plant life trimmed to no more than three feet tall within 10 feet of a sidewalk or roadway and within 25 feet of…

Hackensack's zoning code requires street trees to be trimmed and maintained so they provide at least seven feet of clearance over sidewalks and streets year-round. The rule sits within…

Hackensack folds tree removal into whatever site-plan, building or subdivision permit already covers the property, but Section 162-8 separately requires advance notice to the Public…

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.

Hackensack, New Jersey requires a building permit before anyone constructs, erects, repairs or alters a swimming pool. The Construction Official issues the permit, pools must be…

Every private swimming pool in Hackensack must be completely surrounded by a fence or wall at least four feet high with no gaps over four inches, set at least three feet from the…

Hackensack limits amplified sound two ways under Chapter 112: § 112-8 bars any sound production device from raising total sound above the neighborhood residual level by more than the…

Hackensack bars construction and demolition activity, apart from emergency work, between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends and federal…

Hackensack's Chapter 112 noise ordinance bans removing or disabling a vehicle's factory noise-control equipment, requires motorcycles to run a federally compliant muffler, and caps…

Hackensack caps sound at the real property line under City Code § 112-7, which applies the decibel tables in Tables I through III to every listed source and receiving property…

Hackensack's nuisance code bars noise from domestic power tools, lawn mowers and agricultural equipment, muffled or not, from carrying beyond the property line between 8:00 p.m. and…

Hackensack's noise ordinance bars a property owner or tenant from letting a domesticated or caged animal disturb a neighbor's peace across the property line. Section 112-9G sets…

Hackensack limits noisy yard work, power tools and construction to fixed daytime windows under City Code Chapter 112. Residential power tools and landscaping equipment are barred from…

Hackensack's Code bars anyone from painting, staining, coloring or marking the curb, sidewalk or pavement of a public street, under Section 148-19. The only exception is a driveway…

Hackensack allows one recreational vehicle, travel trailer, or boat per residential lot, but only in the rear yard at least five feet from any side or rear lot line, or fully enclosed…

Hackensack does not ban overnight street parking citywide, but on the specific residential streets listed under § 170-71E, no vehicle may park between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. without a…

Hackensack caps a paved front-yard driveway at 20 feet wide for one- and two-family homes in residential districts, and limits total impervious coverage, driveways and walkways…

Hackensack designates specific curbside locations as loading zones, restricted to active loading and unloading of goods, materials or persons between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on…

Hackensack requires new multifamily and mixed-use developments of five or more dwelling units to pre-wire at least 15% of required parking as make-ready EV spaces, with a third wired…

Hackensack designates specific residential streets as residents-only parking areas under City Code § 170-71, barring non-permitted vehicles overnight, typically 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m…

Hackensack bars parking a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in the city's Zoning Ordinance, on any street within a residential district at any time, with a narrow exception for…

Hackensack treats a vehicle or chattel left on unoccupied private property for more than 24 hours as abandoned, and continuous parking on a public street for 72 hours is prima facie…

Hackensack's general parking ordinance, § 170-6, bans parking in front of any public or private driveway, on sidewalks, or in any position other than facing the direction of traffic…

Once snow accumulation covers a Hackensack street, parking is banned on both sides of every street listed in Schedule XVII, and the ban stays in force after the snowfall stops until…

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…

Hackensack's zoning code bans barbed wire, chicken wire, electrically charged fencing, and several other materials citywide, along with temporary snow-type fencing and collapsible…

A fence, wall, or enclosure over 18 inches high in Hackensack counts as an accessory structure under the zoning code, and no person may erect or alter any structure without first…

Hackensack caps most residential fences at six feet along rear and side property lines, with front-yard fences generally limited to four feet unless the lot faces a business or…

Hackensack caps accessory retaining walls that project into a required front, side, or rear yard at four feet in height under City Code Section 175-12.3.E(7), and the wall cannot block…

New Jersey common law and statute apply uniformly statewide to spite fences, boundary fences, and shared maintenance disputes between adjoining landowners.

Hackensack permits family day care as a conditional use in any residence, following the state's five-child cap, extendable to eight with resident children included, under N.J.A.C…

Hackensack zoning treats a home occupation as an accessory use limited to a state-licensed professional practice run from a residence. The activity cannot take up more than one-third…

Once a home occupation is legally established in Hackensack, the code allows only a single nameplate on the outside of the dwelling; no depository of goods and no other advertising is…

Hackensack's conditional-use standards cap client traffic for specific home occupations: tutoring and instruction in the fine and performing arts are limited to one client at a time…

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…

Hackensack limits tool sheds and similar small structures to the rear yard, caps their footprint at 3% of the rear yard area, and sets a three-foot property-line setback for sheds up…

Hackensack does not allow accessory dwelling units at all. Article X of the zoning code, Section 175-10.1, lists accessory dwellings among the uses that are not permitted, accessory…

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

New Jersey applies state sales tax and the State Occupancy Fee to transient short-term rentals statewide, regardless of which municipality the property sits in.

Hackensack requires anyone dealing in secondhand jewelry, coins, or old gold to hold a license from the Chief of Police, approved by the City Manager, under City Code Chapter 102…

Hackensack's Property Maintenance Code bars keeping any vehicle in major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled on residential premises, and bans…

Hackensack requires any establishment that sells electronic smoking devices, including e-cigarettes, vape pens and related products, to hold an annual license from the City before…

Hackensack requires every massage establishment to hold a Health Department license under City Code Chapter 111 before offering any massage or bodywork service. The initial application…

Hackensack licenses "official towers" to handle police-requested vehicle towing under Chapter 159, requiring a $500 application fee, a 15-minute response time citywide and…

Operating a tattoo, body piercing or permanent cosmetics business in Hackensack requires a license from the City Health Officer under Chapter 67, governed by New Jersey's Sanitation…

Hackensack targets blighted, unsafe buildings under City Code Ch. 44, Art. III, §§ 44-33 to 44-44, adopted September 4, 2018 by Ord. No. 40-2018. The Construction Code Official, acting…

Vacant lots in Hackensack must be mowed between the sidewalks, or at least 20 feet behind the curb or edge of pavement where there is no sidewalk, and grass or weeds cannot exceed 10…

Hackensack property owners, tenants and occupants must clear snow and ice from the sidewalk abutting their land within six hours of daylight after snowfall or freezing stops, under…

Hackensack City Code Chapter 105 requires owners of rental single-family, two-family, and multiple dwellings built before 1978 to have units inspected for lead-based paint hazards at…

Doors to any dwelling, rooming or housekeeping unit that is rented, leased or let in Hackensack must have a deadbolt with a throw of at least one inch that opens from inside without a…

Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators in Hackensack buildings must be maintained to ASME A17.1, with the current inspection certificate posted at the unit or on file for public…

Hackensack enforces the state Uniform Construction Code through its own Division of Building Inspection. Section 166-1 creates the local enforcing agency, headed by a Construction…

Hackensack's Electrical Subcode Official, created by Section 166-1 within the local Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency, issues electrical permits under the fee schedule in…

Hackensack's Plumbing Subcode Official, one of the positions Section 166-1 creates within the local Uniform Construction Code enforcing agency, issues plumbing permits under the…

Hackensack requires a Health Department license before operating a child-care facility for six or more children under six, and Chapter 74 conditions that license on written sign-off…

Hackensack requires a building permit from the Construction Official before anyone builds, alters or restores a structure or swimming pool, and a certificate of occupancy from the…

Hackensack does not set its own sprinkler mandate: the state Uniform Construction Code decides when a sprinkler system is required. What Section 166-3A(10)(a) fixes locally is the…

Carbon monoxide detectors are required in every Hackensack residential occupancy that has a fuel-burning device or an attached garage, installed near sleeping areas and listed to…

Hackensack lets owners of private outdoor video surveillance cameras voluntarily register them with the Hackensack Police Department through the Community Sharecam registry under City…

Any filming that blocks pedestrian or vehicular traffic with barricades, devices or temporary structures on public streets triggers Hackensack's Chapter 85 permit requirement. The City…

Nonprofit and educational applicants, including student filmmakers, pay a flat $25 permit fee under Hackensack's filming ordinance instead of the $100 basic fee and $200-per-day…

Hackensack requires a filming permit from the City Clerk whenever a shoot on public or private property uses public property for vehicles, equipment or temporary structures…

Hackensack's filming ordinance does not set a decibel limit for productions; instead Section 85-4 requires permit holders to minimize inconvenience to neighbors and, to the extent…

Hackensack landlords must keep rental premises in a sanitary, safe condition under the Property Maintenance Code (Ch. 100). Owners maintain the structure and exterior property…

Owners of rental units in Hackensack must carry at least $500,000 in liability insurance ($300,000 for an owner-occupied building of four units or fewer) and register a compliant…

Hackensack has run its own rent control law since 1990: Chapter 134, Rent Stabilization, caps annual rent increases on covered rental units and creates a Rent Stabilization Board to…

Hackensack caps annual rent increases on stabilized units at 4% to 5% depending on who pays for heat, and requires landlords to notify tenants in writing by certified mail at least 30…

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…

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…

Hackensack bans portable grills and open lighted fuel such as propane, wood, paper or synthetic material on balconies or any other portion of a building. Charcoal and electric grills…

Hackensack confines outdoor grilling on City parkland to designated grill areas under § 117-6(O), added in 2015. Bringing a grill or grilling device anywhere else in a park, or cooking…

Hackensack limits when trash and recycling carts can hit the curb and where they can sit the rest of the week. City Code § 93-7D(2) bars set-out before 6:00 p.m. the night before…

Hackensack splits the city at Central Avenue for its permanent weekly bulk rubbish schedule. City Code § 93-7D(4) sets pickup south of Central Avenue for the first and third Wednesday…

Hackensack regulates leaves and grass clippings under two companion ordinances. City Code § 93-14 bars sweeping or blowing yard waste within 10 feet of a storm drain at any time, and §…

Hackensack bans dumping or storing household or commercial solid waste, rubbish, litter, junk, junk vehicle parts, tires, appliances, furniture or construction debris on any street…

Hackensack requires every person and occupant in the city to separate recyclable materials, newspapers, cardboard, commingled glass and metal, mixed paper, electronic waste, batteries…

Hackensack caps how much heavy trash residents can set out at once. City Code § 93-7B(2) limits single-family homes and buildings up to four units to two large or heavy household items…

Placing a roll-off container or dumpster on a Hackensack street or municipal lot requires a police-issued permit. City Code § 93-22 bans unpermitted placement, and § 93-23 sets…

Beyond the household recycling mandate, Hackensack requires every commercial establishment, institutional establishment and multifamily dwelling of four or more units to register…

Hackensack's Division of Sanitation runs trash, recycling and garden refuse collection under City Code Chapter 93, and garbage pickup must happen no less than once per week on days the…

Hackensack requires every mobile food vendor, from food trucks to pushcarts, to hold an annual license from the Department of Health before selling food or beverages anywhere in the…

Hackensack confines routine mobile food vending to private commercial, industrial or office property inside an M-2 Zone, with a City zoning permit and a 300-foot buffer from any…

Hackensack bars mobile food vendors from selling on any public street or sidewalk, including from parking spaces along the curb. The City Manager can grant only limited, case-by-case…

Hackensack does not run a citywide food handler certification program for every restaurant, but it does require mobile food vendors specifically: before the Department of Health will…

Hackensack bars property owners and occupants from letting their premises become vermin- or rat-infested, or from creating conditions likely to cause infestation, under Chapter 84's…

Hackensack's general mobile food vendor rules cap one vendor per private lot and confine vending to M-2 zoned commercial property, but the City Manager can waive both limits for a…

Reserving a Hackensack city park for an organized event, including athletic competitions, picnics or organized gatherings, requires a permit from the Superintendent of Recreation…

Organizing a parade or procession on a Hackensack street requires a written permit from the City Manager under Code Section 148-8, filed at least 10 business days ahead, or 30 business…

Hackensack requires a license to operate an outdoor cafe on public sidewalks in the city's B-1 and B-2 business zones under Chapter 116. The $100 annual license runs from April 1…

Hackensack has no citywide loitering law; its original Loitering article was repealed in 1983. What remains is park-specific: § 117-3 bars loitering in an unlighted vehicle in any…

Hackensack bans smoking, including vaping, in all municipal buildings, within a 35-foot radius of their front entrances, in any city-registered vehicle, and in posted no-smoking zones…

Hackensack bans skateboarding and roller skating outright on Main Street, including its sidewalks, at any time, and bars both citywide on any public street, sidewalk or roadway between…

Hackensack bans consuming or possessing an open alcoholic beverage on streets, sidewalks, parks and other public places, and in parked or moving vehicles in public places, under §…

Hackensack's nuisance code makes it unlawful to smoke, vape or aerosolize cannabis, medical or recreational, in any public place in the city. Public place is defined broadly to include…

Hackensack's nuisance code declares it a public nuisance to use city streets, alleys, sidewalks or store entrances for begging, or for selling items like medicines, salves or jewelry…

Section 119-23 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in any public place not designated as a restroom, adopted in 2020 by Ord. No. 46-2020 as a public-nuisance measure. The ban also…

Section 121-3 requires anyone peddling, hawking or soliciting door-to-door in Hackensack to get a Police Department license before selling goods or taking orders. Applicants face a…

Hackensack lets residents block door-to-door sales by posting a sign: § 121-9B makes it unlawful for any peddler or solicitor to conduct business at a residence or property posted…

Hackensack regulates stormwater runoff from new development under Chapter 141, Article VIII, Stormwater Control, requiring green infrastructure and low-impact design to control…

Hackensack's Floodplain Management Regulations, Chapter 89, require a floodplain development permit for construction, filling, grading or substantial improvement within mapped flood…

Hackensack folds erosion control into its development approval process rather than running a separate ordinance: Chapter 141's stormwater rules require major development to meet the…

Hackensack sets a local design flood elevation (LDFE) above FEMA's base flood elevation, adding at least one foot of freeboard citywide and up to two feet for critical facilities. 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…

Hackensack's noise code requires every interior and exterior burglar alarm on a building or motor vehicle to shut itself off within a fixed window after triggering: five minutes for a…

Hackensack's noise ordinance treats a building's own air conditioners and HVAC equipment as a potential sound source under Chapter 112, even when the receiving property is on the same…

Hackensack's noise code expressly targets rhythmic bass from amplified music as a form of "plainly audible" sound under § 112-2, and § 112-10 sets distance limits for vehicular music…

Hackensack law flatly bars any building, structure or part of one from encroaching over, under or into a public street or public place, and separately bans placing any object on a…

Hackensack places sidewalk, curb and gutter repair squarely on the abutting property owner, who must fix any broken, uneven or otherwise defective surface likely to trip a pedestrian…

Anyone who wants to store building material, merchandise or other items on a Hackensack street or public place needs a permit first, under Code Section 148-24. The permit expires…

Hackensack allows only one cannabis retail store, sited through the Cannabis Retail Overlay Zone (CROZ) created by City Code Section 175-9.3. Outside the CROZ or another zone that…

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.

Hackensack allows roof-mounted solar panels on homes by permit through the Department of Building, Housing and Land Use under City Code Section 175-11.3.N, but bans energy-producing…

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…

Hackensack caps every building at the story and foot maximum set for its zoning district, allows narrow rooftop exceptions for parapets and mechanical equipment, and imposes a citywide…

Hackensack sets its maximum lot coverage percentages by zoning district in the bulk tables at Sections 175-7.3 and 175-7.4, but City Code Section 175-12.4 adds citywide rules…

Hackensack sets the front-yard setback for a one- or two-family home to match the block's existing average once more than half the block face is built out, never less than the zoning…

Garage, rummage and yard sale signs in Hackensack are capped at six square feet and five feet tall, whether posted on the sale property or another property within 200 feet. Signs may…

In Hackensack's Business and Manufacturing districts, window signage content is limited to specific categories, membership emblems, credit-card decals, required licenses, in-store sale…

Political and election signs are exempt from Hackensack's sign permit but capped at 12 square feet, must sit entirely on private property, and may go up only 30 days before an…

Hackensack's zoning code bans billboards outright and separately prohibits electronic message centers, changeable-copy displays, and any animated or mechanical sign contrivance…

Hackensack outlaws ailanthus altissima, the invasive tree of heaven. Since October 1, 2022, Section 162-3 makes it unlawful to sell, plant or knowingly propagate the species anywhere…

Hackensack has banned running bamboo outright. Since October 1, 2022, Section 162-3 of the City Code makes it unlawful to sell, plant or knowingly propagate phyllostachys aureosulcata…

Hackensack's sign code exempts "customary holiday decorations" on residential property from any sign permit or fee, but only for a fixed window: up to 10 days before the holiday and no…

All Hackensack public parks open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. year-round under § 117-7, adopted in 1977 and amended in 1990. The City Council may extend a park's closing time…

Hackensack's zoning code requires lighted parking areas in residential districts to be arranged so they throw no glare onto windows of nearby dwellings. The rule sits inside the…

Hackensack's zoning performance standards ban direct or sky-reflected glare from industrial, business, office, multi-family and health-service uses, require outdoor lights be shielded…

Hackensack's bicycle ordinance defines two classes of low-speed electric bicycles under Chapter 63: Class 1 pedal-assist e-bikes that cut off motor assistance at 20 miles per hour, and…

Hackensack's bicycle ordinance requires cyclists moving slower than surrounding traffic to ride within a marked bicycle lane once one exists on a roadway, with narrow exceptions for…

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…

Hackensack imposes a hotel and motel room occupancy tax under Code Section 153-2, set at a uniform 3% of room rent for stays on or after July 1, 2004 (an earlier 1% rate applied from…

Hackensack requires City Manager approval before anyone plants, prunes, or otherwise disturbs a shade tree standing on public property or in the street right-of-way. Section 162-2 also…

Hackensack allows only one garage or yard sale per calendar year at any residential address, capped at two days, under City Code Section 175-11.3.F. Sale signs must come down within 24…

Flying a drone, model airplane, or other radio-controlled aircraft anywhere in the Bergen County Park System requires a permit from the Bergen County Parks Department first. Any drone…

Flying a drone, model airplane, or other radio-controlled aircraft anywhere in the Bergen County Parks System requires a permit from the Bergen County Parks Department first. Drones…

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 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 gives both condominium and planned-community associations a foreclosable assessment lien with a limited 6-month priority over a prior first mortgage. The Condominium Act…

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…

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…

The New Jersey Right to Farm Act (N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.) shields eligible commercial farms from nuisance suits and preempts unreasonable municipal ordinances when farms follow…

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.

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…