Hoboken, NJ

Hoboken required every existing multiple dwelling with four or more units to install an approved smoke detection system by April 1, 1981, under City Code § 66-15. Owners must keep the…

In the City of Hoboken, Code § 101-24A bans possessing, selling or exploding fireworks anywhere in the city under N.J.S.A. 21:3-2a, while § 101-24D adds a local Second Ward launch ban…

In the City of Hoboken, burning litter in any open place, whether public or private, or in any outdoor fireplace or incinerator, is a prohibited nuisance under Section 136-2A(33). The…

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 the City of Hoboken, Code § 93-20 makes it unlawful to let a dog onto any sidewalk, public street, City park, walkway or public building unless the dog is with its owner and…

In the City of Hoboken, Code § 93-15 bars every pet shop and pet shop operator from selling, offering for sale, bartering, auctioning or breeding cats or dogs anywhere in the city, a…

In the City of Hoboken, veterinary services in the C-1 through C-4 commercial districts must sit on the first floor or basement of the host building and meet strict conditional-use…

In the City of Hoboken, keeping livestock or unlawful wildlife is prohibited outright unless the owner obtains a specific license from the Health Officer under Section 136-2A(24)…

In the City of Hoboken, City Code § 196-19G(3) confines animal grooming businesses in commercial districts to the first floor or basement, requires sound-attenuation to block noise…

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.

New Jersey statute bans the intentional feeding of black bears statewide and authorizes wildlife regulators to address other species attracting nuisance behavior.

In the City of Hoboken, on-street parking is permit-only around the clock outside metered zones, and each resident-only block requires a valid Parking Utility permit tied to one…

In the City of Hoboken, § 190-11 designates specific loading zones by street, side, and exact curb-line measurements, and restricts parking there to loading or unloading goods and…

Hoboken lets a driveway owner authorize on-street parking directly in front of their own driveway through a permit issued under § 190-41.1, but the parked car must sit parallel to the…

Hoboken bans large commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and construction equipment from parking on any municipal street between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. under § 190-5, and caps…

Hoboken bars parking on designated snow-emergency streets under City Code § 190-36 once snowfall covers the roadway or the city declares an emergency. The ban lists specific blocks of…

Hoboken designates specific municipal garage and on-street spaces as electric vehicle charging stations under City Code § 190-71, barring nonelectric vehicles from stopping, standing…

Hoboken treats a vehicle parked continuously on a public highway for 72 hours as prima facie evidence of abandonment under City Code § 191-4, giving police reasonable grounds to remove…

In the City of Hoboken, nearly every curb space is designated permit parking only. The Hoboken Parking Utility issues resident permits under City Code § 141A-2 for vehicles up to 2.5…

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…

Portable speakers and sound systems played in a Hoboken public space or right-of-way cannot be plainly audible beyond 50 feet from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., or beyond 25 feet overnight…

In the City of Hoboken, residential leaf blowers, power tools and yard maintenance equipment cannot run between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. under City Code § 133-9A. Commercial landscapers…

Construction and demolition work in Hoboken cannot run between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays, or at any time on weekends and federal holidays, under City Code § 133-9C. Crews may…

Hoboken makes it unlawful for a property owner or tenant to let a dog or other animal disturb a neighbor's peace, defining a violation as five minutes of continuous barking or 20…

Hoboken's general noise ordinance tightens at night: any sound production device that raises total sound above the neighborhood residual level inside a complainant's home is capped at…

Hoboken bans loud, unnecessary or prolonged vehicle noise under City Code § 190-45, including horns and signaling devices sounded except as a danger warning or in an emergency. The…

Hoboken caps outdoor residential sound at 65 decibels by day and 50 decibels overnight under City Code Section 133-7, Table I, with separate limits for indoor sound and octave-band…

In the City of Hoboken, outdoor lawn and landscape watering is capped at two days a week year-round, tied to a property's street address, with set hours and per-zone time limits for…

Cutting, trimming or otherwise disturbing a tree on a Hoboken street, park or right-of-way requires written permission from the Shade Tree Commission or Administrative Officer first…

In the City of Hoboken, no one may cut, remove, or destroy a tree growing on a street, public place, park, or parkway without a tree permit from the Administrative Officer and Shade…

In the City of Hoboken, every bin used to collect refuse, recycling or compost must have a properly fitting, access-resistant lid under Section 136-2. A backyard compost container gets…

In the City of Hoboken, grass and weeds on private property cannot exceed six inches under Section 136-2A(15), and the City separately bans using glyphosate herbicide on private…

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…

In the City of Hoboken, a fence, gate or stairway that extends onto a street, sidewalk or public easement needs a revocable license from the Zoning Officer, renewed every five years…

In the City of Hoboken, any licensed fence, gate or stoop built on a public sidewalk or right-of-way must be cast iron or similar material between three and four feet high; chain-link…

Hoboken caps ordinary fences and walls at six feet under City Code § 196-28. A taller fence is allowed only if it steps back from the lot line one foot for every additional foot of…

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

In the City of Hoboken, an in-ground or aboveground residential swimming pool is allowed only as an accessory use in the rear yard under City Code § 196-29. Pools deeper than three…

In the City of Hoboken, a home occupation is a permitted accessory use in residential districts, but City Code § 196-6 caps it at 900 square feet or the first-floor area, whichever is…

In the City of Hoboken, a home occupation cannot generate more visitor or vehicle traffic than a residential block would normally see, per City Code § 196-32B(4). Any parking the…

A home-based business in Hoboken's residential, waterfront and redevelopment districts can post exactly one identifying sign under City Code § 196-31D(1), and that sign can't exceed…

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…

The New Jersey Family Day Care Provider Registration Act creates a uniform statewide registration system for home daycares serving up to five children, with the state preempting most…

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…

A shed or other detached accessory building in Hoboken can't sit closer to the street than the principal building's street wall. City Code § 196-25 also ties its distance from the main…

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.

In the City of Hoboken, Chapter 35, Civic Green Buildings, requires municipal building projects, not private homes or businesses, to meet at least a LEED Silver rating. Adopted in…

Hoboken requires every elevator in a multilevel building to operate on the Yale 3502 standardized fire recall key under City Code § 101-39, and the Construction Official charges…

Electrical work in the City of Hoboken is permitted and inspected by the Electrical Subcode Official within the Uniform Construction Code Agency. City Code § 86-3B sets a minimum $50…

In the City of Hoboken, all construction, renovation, addition and demolition work runs through the Uniform Construction Code Agency created by City Code § 86-1. The Construction…

Plumbing installations in the City of Hoboken require a permit from the Plumbing Subcode Official within the Uniform Construction Code Agency. City Code § 86-3C sets a $50 minimum…

Hoboken bans the sale of paint containing more than 1% lead unless it carries a Health Officer-prescribed warning label under City Code Section 125-1, and since 2024 the City runs a…

In the City of Hoboken, the Mayor and City Council designate historic landmarks and districts under Chapter 42, Historic Preservation. Section 42-17 already locks in roughly two dozen…

Hoboken defines a block party as a weekend closure of one right-of-way block from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for residents and tenants along that block. The Division of Cultural Affairs…

Reserving a Hoboken park, designated park facility or recreation facility for a gathering requires a permit from the Division of Cultural Affairs. City Code § 58-23 makes issuance…

In the City of Hoboken, restaurants, bars, distilleries and breweries need an annual Zoning Officer license under City Code Chapter 138 to run a sidewalk cafe, with fixed fees, a…

In the City of Hoboken, restaurants, bars, distilleries and breweries seeking a curbside parklet must post a $15-per-square-foot maintenance bond, pay tiered monthly user fees, and…

In the City of Hoboken, restaurants, bars, distilleries and breweries operating sidewalk cafes, parklets or strEATERIES under City Code Chapter 138 must obtain Hoboken Fire Department…

In the City of Hoboken, vendors at art festivals, cultural events and street or sidewalk fairs need a permit from the Division of Cultural Affairs, with tiered fees by vendor type and…

In the City of Hoboken, anyone organizing a parade, block party, festival or other special event on park land or public right-of-way needs a permit from the Division of Cultural…

Hoboken bans open flames and barbecues in City parks and recreation areas unless the user first gets a permit. City Code § 58-21V puts grills and smokers in the same permit category as…

Hoboken outlaws smoking cannabis, tobacco or vaping in any City park outright, with no permit exception. City Code § 58-21GG lists cannabis alongside tobacco and e-cigarette vapor in a…

Hoboken bars outdoor smoking within 25 feet of any entrance or air intake duct on a City-owned, rented or leased building, and inside any outdoor courtyard or atrium on City property…

In the City of Hoboken, hosting a riotous gathering or letting a home, shop or store become a disorderly house between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. violates City Code Section 145-18, and…

In the City of Hoboken, City Code § 145-22 makes it unlawful to urinate in any street, highway, thoroughfare or public place. The Hoboken Police Department enforces the ban, part of…

In the City of Hoboken, City Code § 145-23 bars possessing an open container of alcohol, or drinking it, on any public street, sidewalk, park, marine basin or Hoboken Housing Authority…

Hoboken outlaws reckless skateboarding, in-line skating, roller skating and motorized scooters on any public street or sidewalk under City Code § 190-40. Reckless operation includes…

Hoboken adopted the Hoboken Trust Act in October 2025, barring City agents from spending resources on federal civil immigration enforcement and from honoring ICE detainers absent a…

Hoboken's Shade Tree Commission sets exact rules for planting a tree along any city sidewalk or public right-of-way. Street trees must come from the Commission's Approved Tree Species…

In the City of Hoboken, Chapter 169 of the City Code protects any tree with a trunk diameter of four inches or more, measured at breast height, and gives extra status to a SPECIMEN…

Hoboken has no active zoning density bonus ordinance. The City Council repealed its Affordable Housing article, Chapter 196, Article XVII, prospectively on October 17, 2012 by…

Hoboken bars a vehicle audible burglar alarm from running longer than a reasonable time after activation and requires direct physical contact before it can trigger, under City Code §…

Music or other noise from a bar, restaurant or nightclub in Hoboken is unlawful once it exceeds Table IV's limits as measured inside a neighboring dwelling unit, under City Code §…

Commercial vehicles cannot idle more than three minutes in any Hoboken residential district, and stationary ice cream or food vending trucks cannot play jingles while parked there…

Hoboken polices bass-heavy sound through a plainly audible standard rather than a strict decibel meter reading. City Code Section 133-2 defines plainly audible using the rhythmic bass…

Hoboken folds HVAC and other outdoor mechanical equipment into its general Noise Control chapter rather than writing a standalone rule. City Code Section 133-2 names an HVAC unit as…

In the City of Hoboken, City Code Section 140-10 imposes a 15% tax on fees paid to park, garage or store a motor vehicle, collected by the parking operator and remitted to the Chief…

In the City of Hoboken, docking, anchoring or mooring any pleasure or commercial vessel in a City park requires a permit under City Code Section 58-21X, and the North Park boat ramp is…

Hoboken requires major development, meaning projects needing site plan or subdivision approval in the W(RDV), W(N) and I-1(W) zoning districts, to meet erosion control standards drawn…

Hoboken requires new and substantially improved buildings in a mapped flood hazard area to elevate their lowest floor to the base flood elevation plus a freeboard margin set out in…

Hoboken applies its Flood Damage Prevention chapter, City Code Ch. 104, to every area of special flood hazard within city limits except "X" and shaded X zones, basing the boundaries on…

In the City of Hoboken, commercial vehicles cannot idle for more than three minutes in any district, and idling by any vehicle, commercial, public or private, is banned outright for…

In the City of Hoboken, Chapter 166 requires major developments in the W(RDV), W(N) and I-1(W) zones to control flooding, groundwater recharge and pollutants through green…

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…

In the City of Hoboken, Code § 95-6 requires every rental dwelling's foundation, floor, wall, ceiling, roof, windows and basement hatchways to be reasonably weathertight, watertight…

In the City of Hoboken, Section 155-4 requires a landlord seeking a rent increase to notify the tenant in writing at least 30 days before the increase takes effect and explain the…

In the City of Hoboken, Chapter 155 controls rent at the base rent level received on October 1, 1985, and caps regular lease increases at 5% or the change in the consumer price index…

In the City of Hoboken, Chapter 85 bars converting any rental housing unit to a condominium or cooperative and separately bars evicting a tenant solely because a unit is converted…

In the City of Hoboken, every rent-controlled dwelling must file an annual rent registration statement with the Division of Rent Leveling and Stabilization by June 30 and pay a $50…

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…

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…

In the City of Hoboken, Code § 136-2A(9) makes it a prohibited nuisance to leave any dwelling, rooming house or place of business without vermin- and rodent-proofing, including any rat…

Hoboken's Health Officer can require any food handler preparing food for human consumption to carry an annual certificate of health under City Code Section 115-4. A reputable physician…

Hoboken does not use a letter-grade placard system. Instead, City Code Section 115-10.4 requires every inspected food establishment to keep its most recent Health Department inspection…

In the City of Hoboken, Code § 97-2 requires anyone filming on public property to first obtain a permit from the three-member Local Film Commission through the Department of Cultural…

In the City of Hoboken, Code § 97-3D requires every film permit holder to minimize inconvenience and discomfort to adjoining property owners and abate production noise, parking…

In the City of Hoboken, only a Major Permit under Code § 97-4B(3) allows intersection traffic control (ITC), a street closure or off-duty police for a film shoot, and any production…

In the City of Hoboken, no one may block a street, sidewalk, alley or public park with building equipment or materials without a written right-of-way access permit from the City…

In the City of Hoboken, the owner of any real property bears the exclusive duty to construct, repair and maintain the public sidewalk abutting it in a safe and passable condition, and…

In the City of Hoboken, using a street or sidewalk right-of-way for a private purpose beyond ordinary peddling requires the Mayor's written permission under an application describing…

Before setting out refuse in Hoboken, ashes must be soaked in water and bagged separately from garbage and rubbish, and wet garbage must be drained of liquid and wrapped in paper…

Large or odd-shaped items that don't fit in a refuse container, or that weigh over 60 pounds, can only go out in Hoboken by appointment with the Department of Public Works under City…

Hoboken residents may not put refuse receptacles at the curb before 7:30 p.m. the night before collection (9:00 p.m. on Washington Street), and containers must be back in storage by…

Hoboken's collection days are set and advertised in a local newspaper by the Director of Public Works under City Code § 110-26, and property owners may only place containers at the…

In the City of Hoboken, dumping earth, dirt, rock, rubbish or any other article on a public place is a prohibited nuisance under Section 136-2A(31), enforced by the Health Department…

In the City of Hoboken, yard waste, defined under § 151-1 as grass clippings, hedge trimmings, Christmas trees, twigs, sticks, branches and shrubbery, is a designated recyclable…

The City of Hoboken requires every dwelling, business and institution to source-separate recyclables under § 151-3, splitting commingled containers from cardboard and paper for…

The City of Hoboken requires a demolition container permit from the Department of Transportation and Parking before a dumpster or roll-off container sits on any public street or…

In the City of Hoboken, Chapter 151 requires every owner, tenant and occupant of a dwelling, business or institution to source-separate twelve categories of recyclables, from…

In the City of Hoboken, property owners and occupants have six hours after snow, hail or ice forms to clear the abutting sidewalk, leaving a traversable path of at least four feet or…

In the City of Hoboken, the Building Inspector can declare a structure unfit for human habitation under Chapter 80 when defects create fire, sanitary or structural hazards. After…

In the City of Hoboken, an owner of a vacant lot must fence it under Section 136-2A(2)(c), and if brush, weeds or debris pile up, the City can order removal within 10 days under…

In the City of Hoboken, guests pay a 3% hotel and motel room occupancy tax on every room charge, set under § 177-10 and effective for occupancies on or after July 1, 2004. The tax…

Hoboken residents who believe a building is unfit for habitation can trigger a Building Inspector investigation directly. Under City Code § 80-3, a petition from a public authority or…

City of Hoboken parks, playgrounds and other public grounds close to loitering, idling and play between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under City Code § 89-5. The only exception is for…

In the City of Hoboken, anyone under 18 must be off public streets and public places between 11:59 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights (September 15 to June 15), 10:00…

In the City of Hoboken, planting running or clumping bamboo on any property is banned outright under Section 136-3B. An owner whose existing bamboo spreads onto a neighbor's land must…

Hoboken adopts the New Jersey State Sanitary Code's body art rules in full under City Code § 183-1, then adds its own licensing mandate: no one may run a tattoo, permanent-cosmetics or…

Hoboken caps who can tow from its streets: City Code § 184-4 limits the city to eight licensed light-duty towing services and three heavy-duty services a year, decided by lottery when…

In the City of Hoboken, home occupations cannot store equipment outdoors or emit glare, fumes or odors detectable off the lot, under City Code § 196-32B(2)-(3). Because vehicle repair…

Hoboken requires a City license before anyone runs a secondhand auto dealership or a general secondhand merchandise business, under City Code Chapter 128. The Municipal Clerk issues…

New Jersey regulates vape retailers under NJSA 54:40B and NJSA 26:3D, requiring licensing, prohibiting flavored vape sales, and applying age-21 minimum purchase rules statewide.

In the City of Hoboken, City Code § 193-3 gives an owner just 48 hours to hire a licensed plumber and fix a leaking water supply line before the City hires its own contractor and bills…

In the City of Hoboken, outdoor lawn and landscape watering is locked to two fixed days a week and set morning or evening hours under City Code § 193-13, but § 193-17 exempts outdoor…

The City of Hoboken requires anyone who sells goods or services door-to-door, or as a transient peddler, to obtain a license from the City Clerk under City Code § 146-4 before making a…

In the City of Hoboken, nonmotorized food carts and trailers licensed under Chapter 147 may only vend on the sidewalk, never in the street, and must move at least 30 feet after 30…

Operating a food truck in the City of Hoboken requires both a $500 annual business license and a health certificate under § 147-11, plus a separate parking permit from the Department…

City of Hoboken food trucks must park at least 75 feet from the entrance of any menu-serving restaurant under § 147-21A. Vendors can also buy a $1,000 Waterfront Zone license under §…

Hoboken requires cyclists to ride inside a marked bicycle lane once one exists on a street, under City Code § 190-50B, and separately bars motor vehicles from driving or parking in…

Hoboken defines Class 1 and Class 2 low-speed electric bicycles under City Code § 190-50J(6) by whether the motor only assists pedaling or can propel the bike alone, both capped at 20…

Hoboken regulates shared electric scooters, defined at City Code § 190-67 as scooters owned by a company offering pay-per-ride or subscription access, under Article XXXVII, added by…

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…

In the City of Hoboken, cannabis retailers and dispensaries must sit at least 500 feet from each other, measured entrance to entrance, under City Code § 196-33.1I. None may share a…

In the City of Hoboken, cannabis retailers, medical dispensaries and delivery offices are conditional uses limited to the C-1, C-2 and C-4 commercial zones and the I-1 and I-2…

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.

In the City of Hoboken, permanent window signs cannot exceed 30% of the window area under City Code § 196-31D(6). Retail and service businesses get a temporary-sign carve-out up to 50%…

Hoboken bans billboard signs outright in every zoning district. City Code § 196-31C(2)(k) lists billboards among signs prohibited citywide, and the same subsection separately bars…

Hoboken lets residents and campaigns put up political signs without a zoning or building permit under City Code § 196-31. The catch is timing: a political sign can go up no more than…

In the City of Hoboken, no solar energy system may go up without a first certificate of zoning compliance from the Zoning Officer and a building permit from the Construction Official…

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…

Hoboken's R-1 and R-CP residential zones set exact minimum yard dimensions under City Code § 196-14. Front setbacks generally match adjoining buildings and cap at 10 feet, rear yards…

In the City of Hoboken, City Code § 196-14F(6) caps residential building height at 40 feet or three stories above design flood elevation in the R-1 District, and 40 feet or 3.5 stories…

In the City of Hoboken, City Code § 196-14F(4) caps building lot coverage at 60% in the R-1 District and 50% in the R-CP District. Through lots on the west side of Hudson Street…

In the City of Hoboken, Chapter 154 lets any affected tenant, civic organization or municipal agency file a complaint over a landlord's failure to keep a rental unit occupied with the…

In the City of Hoboken, Chapter 120 adopts the New Jersey State Rules for Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings and directs the Director of the Department of Environmental…

In the City of Hoboken, City Code § 196-19F(6) requires exterior lighting for all commercial-district uses to be dark-sky compliant, with fixture types matching International Dark-Sky…

In the City of Hoboken, City Code § 196-19F(6) requires exterior lighting fixtures in commercial districts to be properly screened to prevent light pollution and excessive intrusion…

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 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…