Howell, NJ

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a home office is a permitted accessory use in residential zone districts when it is run only by permanent full-time residents, occupies at most 10% of…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a home office cannot receive nonresident employees, customers, business invitees or guests for business purposes. Delivery trucks are limited to postal…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, no signage of any type may identify a home office. The same section bars any window or other display of any kind and any sale of merchandise on the…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a family day-care home is a permitted accessory use in all residential zone districts if it is registered under the state Family Day Care Provider…

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 Howell Township, no one- or two-family or attached single-family dwelling can be sold, re-sold, leased or newly occupied without a Certificate of Smoke Alarm, Carbon Monoxide Alarm…

In Howell Township, § 86-3 bars open burning of any garbage, rubbish or trade waste, any fallen leaves and plant life, and any building or structure. The only exceptions are…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, fireworks are strictly prohibited at all farm-related special events (small scale), the permitted weddings, birthday parties, anniversary parties and…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, every mobile home park owner must write into the park regulations that open fires and campfires are prohibited under any and all circumstances and that…

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 Howell Township, § 7-7 designates the curbside loading zones by Schedule X of Chapter 7, and the section prints no hours of its own. Off-street, § 188-106 requires every use under…

In Howell Township, Chapter 7 bans parking at all times on the streets listed in Schedule I, during set hours on Schedule II streets, and beyond the posted time limit on Schedule IV…

In Howell Township, a vehicle left on public property or on private property without consent for more than 48 hours, or for any period without current license plates, is an abandoned…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, the only electric vehicle parking rule printed in the Township Code sits in § 188-84.7, the ML-17 affordable housing overlay zone added by Ord. No…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, an emergency exists once snow covers a street or highway, and no one is allowed to park vehicles, equipment or personal property on public roadways…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, no motor vehicle can be parked on the front lawn of any property except during a snow emergency. Driveways and parking spaces must be kept in repair and…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, motorized boats, campers and recreation trailers must be stored in the side or rear yard with adequate screening and valid registration, unless they sit…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a commercial vehicle less than 30 feet long can be parked on residential property. A commercial vehicle greater than 30 feet can be parked or stored…

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…

Howell Township Code § 188-12(A) caps fences and walls at four feet unless set back from the street line the zone's minimum setback, then six feet in a residential zone and eight feet…

Howell Township Code § 139-31 prices a land use certificate for fences at $50, and § 139-86 adds an $80 fee for fences over six feet in height. Section 188-12(B) requires an owner to…

In Howell Township, § 134-7 requires a licensed New Jersey professional engineer's design for any retaining wall over 30 inches high, a guard on walls over 30 inches, weep holes in…

In Howell Township, § 188-225B prohibits razor wire fencing, permits chain link only with landscaping approved by the appropriate board, and requires walls and fences to match the…

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

In Howell Township, § 188-11(C) sets accessory structure setbacks at five feet on lots under 10,000 square feet and equal to the structure's height on larger lots. A storage shed of…

Howell Township Code § 188-4 treats a multigenerational family accommodation, the so-called mother-daughter apartment, as an accessory apartment. The owner must sign an agreement…

Howell Township permits accessory apartments in single-family homes served by water and sewer in any residential zoning district, but only through a special use permit from the…

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 Howell Township, § 134-6 requires a lot grading plan submitted to the Township Engineer before a construction or land use permit issues for an in-ground pool. The Engineer must…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a private swimming pool, hot tub or spa holding water more than 24 inches deep must be completely surrounded by a fence or barrier at least 48 inches…

In Howell Township, a multipurpose recreation and sports complex in the SED Zone must make at least 50% of all plantings species native to the region. Non-native plantings are capped…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a general growth of weeds or grass cannot exceed 12 inches under the Property Maintenance Code adopted in Chapter 232. The owner gets written notice…

In Howell Township, removing trees needs a tree removal permit from the administrative officer unless an exemption applies. The application lists the trees over four inches DBH by…

Howell Township has no standing watering-day schedule. Chapter 320 lets the Township Manager declare a water emergency, and a declaration orders full or partial curtailment of lawn…

In Howell Township, no one cuts, trims or removes a living tree of four inches or more DBH in a right-of-way without written permission from the Director of Public Works or…

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…

Howell Township, New Jersey, has no short-term rental permit because Howell Township Code § 178-29(C) prohibits renting or leasing any rental unit, dwelling or residential structure…

Howell Township, New Jersey, does not name Airbnb or any listing platform, but Howell Township Code § 178-29(E) prohibits print, electronic or internet advertisement of any rental that…

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 Howell Township, the Code defines livestock to include all chickens, ducks, geese, guinea hens, peacocks, turkeys, emus and rheas, and bars owners from letting livestock run at…

A pet grooming establishment in Howell Township, New Jersey needs a license from the Township Clerk under Howell Township Code § 57-5. The application must describe the premises and…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a dog on a public street or in any public place must be with a person capable of controlling it and held by a leash of not more than six feet. Section…

Howell Township Code § 57-12 regulates dogs by court declaration, not by breed list. Once the Howell Township Municipal Court or another New Jersey court declares a dog vicious or…

Every owner of a cat in Howell Township, New Jersey must keep it vaccinated against rabies and register it with the Township each January once it reaches registration age. Section…

Howell Township, New Jersey manages overpopulation of whitetail deer through a permit hunt in a portion of the Bear Swamp Recreation Area under Chapter 179. The Township sets how many…

Howell Township Code § 57-15 prohibits feeding any wildlife in a public park or on any other property owned or operated by Howell Township. The Township Police Department enforces the…

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 Howell Township, landscape machinery, including any noise-creating blower or power fan, cannot run except between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and between 9:00 a.m…

Howell Township Code § 208-10 bans removing or disabling a vehicle's noise-control equipment, requires every motorcycle to carry a muffler labeled under 40 CFR Part 205, and cuts off…

In Howell Township, no one can own, keep or harbor a dog that annoys neighbors by continuous barking, howling or yelping for more than 20 continuous minutes between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00…

Howell Township caps sound at residential receiving properties at 65 A-weighted decibels from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 50 decibels from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., measured outdoors…

In Howell Township, a portable music player on a public space or right-of-way cannot be plainly audible at 50 feet from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. or at 25 feet from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00…

Howell Township makes unreasonably loud, unnecessary or unusual noise unlawful at any hour under Township Code § 211-7. From 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., a radio or television plainly…

In Howell Township, construction and demolition cannot be performed from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays or from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekends and federal holidays, unless the…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a sexually oriented business needs a conditional use permit from the Planning Board and must sit at least 1,000 feet from schools, hospitals, churches…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, auto repair for anyone other than a resident is a prohibited home office use, along with painting vehicles, trailers and boats for a person other than…

Howell Township Code § 245-3 requires a license from the Township Clerk before anyone buys or sells used goods as a secondhand dealer. Licenses are limited to six, one per place of…

In Howell Township, no massage establishment can operate or provide massage services without a license from the Township Clerk under § 197-3. The license fee is $250 a year under §…

In Howell Township, no one can advertise as a body art practitioner or operate a tattoo or piercing business without a body art establishment license from the Monmouth County…

Howell Township licenses pawnbrokering together with secondhand dealing under Chapter 245. A license from the Township Clerk is required for each place of business, the number of…

No one can sell or manufacture vape products in Howell Township without a Township license. Under Howell Township Code § 302-11 the annual fee is $1,000 for a retail electronic smoking…

In Howell Township, a tow ordered by the Police Department is a nonconsent tow, and only operators permitted by the Chief of Police and placed on the rotating call list get those…

In Howell Township, anyone planning development in a flood hazard area must apply to the Floodplain Administrator, who is the Construction Official, and obtain a permit first. Chapter…

In Howell Township, every land use plan must include a soil erosion and sediment control program that the Monmouth County Soil Conservation District approves. The filing with that…

In Howell Township, the local design flood elevation is the best available flood elevation plus freeboard. A delineated watercourse takes one foot of freeboard or the N.J.A.C. 7:13…

Howell Township's stormwater article, added to the Land Use chapter in 2024, applies to major development: one or more acres disturbed, or 1/4 acre or more of regulated impervious or…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, no taxicab can sit with its engine running for more than three consecutive minutes. Howell Township Code § 295-26(D) applies the limit on public…

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…

Howell Township charges $150 for an R-3 or R-5 solar racking system and $225 for an R-5 or R-3 photovoltaic array up to 10 KW, plus $25 for each KW or portion above 10 KW. Township…

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…

In Howell Township, electrical work is priced under the electrical subcode fee schedule in § 139-86C of the Township Code. The base fee is $75 for 1 to 50 receptacles, fixtures and…

In Howell Township, § 104-7(D)(5) of the Commercial and Industrial Maintenance Code bars any temporary painting scaffold or other temporary construction, repair or maintenance…

In Howell Township, § 104-10 subjects every commercial and industrial building and premises to inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer, Health Officer, Police Department or any…

Howell Township, New Jersey, requires every rental unit built before 1978 to pass a lead paint inspection before a rental certificate is issued and a tenant moves in. Howell Township…

Howell Township Code § 188-224H promotes green building practices and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, but it words the rule as encouragement…

In Howell Township, a development permit from the administrative officer must be secured before a property use permit and building permit issue for the construction, erection or…

In Howell Township, § 180-2(B) defines all native and non-native bamboo, running or clumping, as an invasive plant. The Township Council does not ban planting it, but § 180-3 makes the…

Howell Township Code § 180-2 names Canadian thistle, Eurasian watermilfoil, garlic mustard, Japanese knotweed, Japanese stiltgrass, mile-a-minute, purple loosestrife, Russian olive and…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, nobody can install, construct or modify an eruv in a public right-of-way or across a public road without a permit from the Township Community…

In Howell Township, the owner of any premises abutting a sidewalk or curb must keep that sidewalk in good repair at the owner's own cost. After written notice by certified mail, the…

In Howell Township, the Township Council's park rules open each park at 8:00 a.m. and close it at dusk, Monday through Saturday, with Sunday hours of 12:00 noon to dusk. Organized use…

In Howell Township, § 118-2 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to be in any public place between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Seven exceptions cover juveniles with a parent, on an…

Howell Township has opted out of the legal cannabis market. Section 19-2 prohibits all six marketplace classes (cultivator, manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, distributor and delivery…

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.

Howell Township Code § 188-22 requires all area lighting to be focused downward and shielded to prevent light spillage off the site. Light cannot shine directly into windows or onto…

Howell Township prohibits new billboards in all zones, and any sign light needs approval under § 256-6C: the Code Enforcement Officer or a Construction Department employee grants it…

In Howell Township, an accessory structure in a residential zone sits five feet from the lot line on lots under 10,000 square feet and a distance equal to its height on larger lots. A…

In Howell Township's R-25 single-family zone, the maximum principal building height is 30 feet and the maximum number of stories is 2.5 stories. Residential lots carved out of…

In Howell Township, a residential lot subdivided from preserved farmland under the ARE zone farmland preservation option is capped at 10% building coverage and 15% lot coverage. Other…

In Howell Township, § 127-1 requires any dumpster at a commercial or industrial establishment or multifamily building to be bordered on three sides by a six-foot stockade fence or…

Howell Township Code § 192-17 bars anyone from throwing, depositing, leaving or abandoning litter, refuse, rubbish or junk on any open or vacant property or any other place in the…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, recycling is mandatory for residents, businesses and institutions. Designated recyclables must be kept apart from other solid waste and set out at the…

In Howell Township, every single-family and multifamily solid waste generator must contract with a private hauler for regular collection at least once per week, unless the generator…

In Howell Township, yard waste that is not containerized can go to the curb or street only during the 10 days before a scheduled and announced collection, and never closer than 10 feet…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, source separation is mandatory under Chapter 238 for every owner, tenant and occupant of residential and nonresidential premises. Designated recyclables…

In Howell Township, every Planned Retirement Community must have a homeowners' association established by the applicant under § 188-86J. The association consists of all residents and…

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…

Howell Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, taxes hotel and motel room rent under Howell Township Code § 175-3. The ordinance fixes a uniform 1% rate for occupancies from July 1…

In Howell Township, the right to farm all land is ordained as a permitted use everywhere in the township, subject only to area and bulk requirements and to health, sanitation and…

Howell Township Code § 244-1 recognizes the right to farm all land as a natural right and a permitted use everywhere in the Township, subject to area and bulk requirements and health…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, the New Jersey State Housing Code is the legal standard for whether a dwelling is fit to live in. Howell Township Code § 178-2 directs enforcement…

Every rental unit in Howell Township, New Jersey, must be registered with the Housing Official, inspected and licensed under Howell Township Code § 178-18. Single-unit landlords…

In Howell Township, rent stabilization under Chapter 204, Article I applies to mobile home parks. At the expiration of a tenancy a landlord cannot raise rent by more than increased…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a mobile home park landlord must notify the Rent Control Board in writing at least 60 days before any rent increase takes effect and serve a copy on…

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…

Howell Township, New Jersey, inspects every rental unit before issuing a rental certificate and again annually and at each change of ownership or tenancy under Howell Township Code §…

Howell Township's housing code prints no separate tenant complaint form. Two routes are written into Chapter 178: under § 178-4, officials can inspect when the owner or occupant…

Howell Township Code § 188-227D permits restaurants and cafes to operate outdoor dining areas in plazas and on sidewalks, provided pedestrian circulation and access to store entrances…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, an organized event, contest, sports activity or other organized gathering in a municipal park or facility needs an application to the Department of…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a street fair is a defined special event that needs a Township Manager permit before it is advertised or held. Applications are due 30 days ahead, hours…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, a block party on public property needs a permit, applied for 30 days ahead by a resident at least 18, backed by signatures from more than 50% of…

Howell Township requires a permit for any parade, race, festival or other special event, and § 330-4 bars advertising or holding one without it. Applications go to the Township…

Howell Township Code § 195-2 makes it unlawful to loiter in a public place in a manner that causes a violent reaction, creates a disturbance that threatens the peace, obstructs the…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, it is unlawful to carry, possess or consume any alcoholic beverage in any park, playground, open space, building or other Township property unless the…

Howell Township regulates skateboarding through Chapter 260, which sets rules for the Deerwood Park Skateboard Park: SNELL- or ANSI-approved helmets, knee and elbow pads and wrist…

Howell Township Code § 220-7 makes it unlawful to urinate on any street, avenue, road, alleyway, driveway or other public or private property except in public or private rest rooms. A…

Howell Township Code Chapter 302 defines smoking to include marijuana and cannabis, then bans smoking on all Township-owned property and in every municipal building and Township…

Howell Township bans smoking in every public park, athletic field, playground and pool facility the Township owns and operates, including adjacent parking areas, driveways, drive…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, an owner or tenant in possession of land must remove brush, weeds, dead trees, debris and junk. After written notice the owner has 10 days to comply…

In Howell Township, the owner, occupant or tenant of premises abutting any street must clear snow and ice from the abutting sidewalk within 12 hours of daylight after it falls or…

Chapter 83 of the Howell Township Code lets the Township Construction Official order the repair, closure or demolition of any building found unfit for human habitation, occupancy or…

In Howell Township, New Jersey public parks, charcoal and wood-burning grills are strictly prohibited. Propane gas grills are allowed only with a permit from the Howell Township Fire…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, food vending falls under Chapter 223, Peddling and Soliciting. Itinerant merchants and transient vendors, licensed or not, cannot sell from roadsides or…

Under Howell Township Code § 241-5, no one can operate a mobile retail food establishment without a license, or approval of an existing license, issued by the Board of Health, and the…

In Howell Township, mobile food establishments are licensed to serve construction sites and isolated industrial locations and cannot operate within 1,000 feet of any permanent retail…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, licensed door-to-door peddlers and solicitors can call only from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, never on Sunday. The Township Clerk…

Peddlers and solicitors in Howell Township need a license under Township Code § 223-3 before working door to door. The Township Clerk takes a sworn application, the Police Department…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, all structures and exterior property must be kept free from rodent harborage and infestation. Where rodents are found they must be promptly exterminated…

In Howell Township business and industrial zones, window signs are allowed on the first floor of the building only and must be attached to the inside of the store window. Total gross…

Howell Township allows political signs without a permit but only inside a window: no earlier than 30 days before a school board or special election, April 1 for a primary, or September…

Chapter 65 of the Howell Township Code sets the riding rules for bicycles on Township roadways: a white front light and red rear lamp visible 500 feet from one hour after sunset to one…

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…

Howell Township's noise chapter sets octave band limits that start at the 31.5 Hz and 63 Hz bands, the range where bass is carried. For a residential receiving property measured…

In Howell Township, a burglar alarm on a motor vehicle must shut off within five minutes when the sound is continuous and within fifteen minutes when it is intermittent. The limit is…

In Howell Township, New Jersey, street trees reviewed by the approving authority must measure at least 2 1/2 inches in diameter three feet above the ground, stand 40 to 60 feet apart…

Howell Township defines a specimen/landmark tree as any tree with a DBH of 16 inches or greater, and a landmark tree as an historic tree placed on a list by the Certified Tree Expert…

Howell Township Code § 188-191 bars cutting, removing or destroying any tree growing in the Township without a permit unless an exemption applies. It also requires written permission…

Howell Township Code § 220-13, added 10-1-2024 by Ord. No. 24-39, bars sleeping or camping, or setting up any temporary or permanent dwelling or lodging, on public streets, sidewalks…

Howell Township does not list banned flavors in its own text. Chapter 302 instead requires licensed vape retailers to follow any bans on products with characterizing flavors, and §…

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…

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…

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.

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…