Jackson, NJ

Jackson Township declares snow removal emergencies under Township Code Article VIII, giving residents just four hours from the declaration to clear their vehicles from every street and…

Jackson Township bars trucks, tractors, trailers, semitrailers and omnibuses from parking on any public street between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Township Code § 103-43, with signs…

Jackson Township, New Jersey bans parking, stopping or standing within 50 feet of any intersection where a Township road meets a county road, per Code § 103-6.2, added in 2024…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, Township Code § 244-169 allows outdoor storage of one recreational vehicle and one small boat per single-family property, each capped at 35 feet long…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, Township Code § 244-170 bars parking or storing commercial motor vehicles, buses, pole trailers or road tractors on residentially used or zoned land…

Jackson Township Code § 244-194G requires every structure's driveway to be at least 10 feet wide with a center-line grade between 0.5% and 10%, built of bituminous concrete, portland…

Jackson Township, New Jersey bans keeping any abandoned, unregistered or inoperable vehicle outdoors on public land, and limits private property to one unregistered or uninspected…

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…

Jackson Township requires trees, brush, hedges and other plant life within 10 feet of any roadway, and within 25 feet of a road intersection, to be kept cut to 2.5 feet or less under…

Jackson Township, New Jersey does not set bin standards for backyard composting; instead, Township Code § 216-23 lets residents skip curbside leaf collection entirely by storing or…

Jackson Township, New Jersey lets the Mayor cut off nonessential water use once a water emergency is declared, including a total ban on sprinkling or irrigating lawns, shrubs, gardens…

Jackson Township Code § 244-193B(6) lets property owners plant native species and replace existing nonnative plants with native or nonnative species inside required landscape buffer…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, removing any tree with a trunk diameter of six inches or more requires a tree removal permit from the Shade Tree Commission. Property owners file a…

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 Jackson Township, New Jersey, accessory dwelling units are permitted only within the RG-3 Regional Growth Zone under Jackson Township Code § 244-91G. Each ADU must attach to the…

When a Jackson Township homeowner adds an accessory dwelling unit to an existing house, Township Code § 244-12J charges an affordable-housing development fee equal to 1.5% of the…

A garden-type utility shed in Jackson Township needs no construction permit as long as it stays at or under 200 square feet in area and 10 feet in height. Larger accessory structures…

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

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires every dog to be kept under restraint at all times; running at large is banned outright under Code § 98-9. In Township parks and on hiking trails…

Jackson Township, New Jersey handles vicious dog cases entirely under state law: § 98-16 adopts N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 et seq. for municipal court hearings and impoundment or destruction of…

Jackson Township, New Jersey bans traditional retail puppy and kitten sales. Code § 98-28.1, added March 22, 2016 by Ordinance No. 07-16, limits pet shops to dogs and cats obtained…

Jackson Township, New Jersey bans feeding unconfined wildlife, deer, geese and strays alike, on any public park or other Township-owned property. Code § 98-53, adopted February 28…

Jackson Township, New Jersey bars killing, trapping, hunting, shooting or injuring any bird or wild fowl, or robbing a nest of its eggs, anywhere in the Township without a New Jersey…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, veterinary clinics, hospitals and animal care facilities are a conditional use under Township Code § 244-132, requiring kennels set back 100 feet from…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, keeping horses, ponies or similar livestock in any zone that allows it requires a lot of at least 45,000 square feet under Township Code § 98-48, an…

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.

Jackson Township lets residents burn a recreational fire only inside a contained pit, outdoor fireplace or barbecue grill capped at three feet in diameter and two feet in height, per…

Jackson Township bars kindling or maintaining any open burning unless it complies with the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code's open-burning rule, and agricultural burns need a state Forest…

Jackson Township requires an approved, Uniform Construction Code smoke detector system in every individual unit of a single-family, two-family or multiple-dwelling before a certificate…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, Township Code § 244-160J limits residential liquefied petroleum gas storage to a combined 500-gallon water capacity per dwelling, requires Bureau of…

New Jersey statute permits only non-aerial, non-explosive sparklers and novelties for adult consumers; aerial fireworks remain banned across every municipality with no local opt-in…

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…

Jackson Township charges a construction permit fee for every new retaining wall: $225 for a wall over 550 square feet at a Class 3 residential structure, $115 at 550 square feet or…

Jackson Township requires a construction permit for any fence six feet or taller; shorter fences skip the permit unless they double as a swimming pool barrier. The Division of…

Jackson Township Code § 244-190 limits solid front-yard fences to 30 inches and open front-yard fences to 48 inches, with any fence over 48 inches barred from extending past the…

Jackson Township Code § 244-190A(6) bars spikes, barbed wire and razor ribbon on any fence or wall townshipwide. Section 244-190A(7) separately prohibits barbed wire, canvas, cloth…

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

A Jackson Township homeowner installing an in-ground or aboveground pool must apply to the Construction Official with a plot plan showing setbacks, unless the pool is under 24 inches…

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires every in-ground residential pool to be fully enclosed by a fence at least four feet high with no gaps over two inches, set back at least six feet…

Jackson Township issues no short-term rental permit because Chapter 350 bans the practice outright: no dwelling, or part of one, may be rented for less than 30 days. Advertising a…

Despite banning short-term rentals, Jackson Township lets an owner rent a single room in their year-round home under Chapter 350: a certified rental unit, a minimum two bedrooms, a…

Jackson Township's room-rental exception to its short-term rental ban requires room for a dedicated space. Section 350-4B(11) of the Township Code conditions the lawful lease of a…

Jackson Township bans all short-term rentals under 30 days under § 350-3 of the Township Code. The narrow room-rental exception in § 350-4 allows leasing a single room only if, among…

Under § 350-4B(6) of the Jackson Township Code, an owner renting a single room in their home, the only lawful alternative to a banned short-term rental, must carry all required…

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.

Jackson Township treats a small family day-care home as a permitted accessory use, not a conditional use, in its residential zones. Code § 244-46 allows a family day-care home caring…

A home business sign in Jackson Township, New Jersey cannot advertise anything beyond the name and occupation of the permitted home occupation, must be affixed directly to the house…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, a home occupation is a conditional use under Township Code § 244-121, limited to residents of the dwelling, capped at 50% of the first floor's gross…

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…

Jackson Township bars construction and demolition work between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekends and federal holidays under Township…

Jackson Township bans engine braking, known as Jake braking, on any road at any time under Township Code § 103-341, and separately requires every motorcycle muffler to comply with…

Jackson Township caps sound at the receiving property line under Township Code § 291-7: residential properties may receive no more than 65 decibels (A-weighted) from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00…

Jackson Township restricts portable and nonvehicular sound or music devices used in public spaces and rights-of-way under Township Code § 291-9F: the sound cannot be plainly audible…

Jackson Township makes it unlawful for a property owner or tenant to let a dog or other domesticated or caged animal create noise across a real property line that unreasonably disturbs…

Jackson Township limits when landscaping and yard maintenance equipment, including leaf blowers, can run under Township Code § 291-9A and B. A homeowner or tenant cannot operate power…

Jackson Township's Tree Removal ordinance lets the Shade Tree Commission designate individual trees as "historic," based on age, type, size or historic association, or as "specimen"…

Jackson Township, New Jersey designates certain trees as specimen or historic under Chapter 405 of its Township Code, and protects them beyond the ordinary six-inch permit threshold. A…

Jackson Township Code § 244-193 requires developers to plant shade or street trees from an approved species list, spaced a minimum of 40 feet and maximum of 50 feet apart within shade…

Jackson Township requires carbon monoxide detectors in every Use Group I-1, R-1 and R-2 building, plus any Use Group R-3 building registered with the state Department of Community…

Jackson Township's Commercial Building Standards, Section 139-11, requires every commercial building or occupancy with an elevator or dumbwaiter to carry an annual certification, which…

Jackson Township's Inspection Division must inspect a dwelling or commercial unit and issue a certificate of occupancy or a written notice of violation within seven days of application…

No building or structure in Jackson Township may be erected, restored, added to, or structurally altered until the Construction Official issues a building permit. Township Code also…

Jackson Township enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code's plumbing subcode through its Division of Inspections, charging $20 per fixture, appliance or piping connection…

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires lead-based paint inspections of pre-1978 rental dwellings under Chapter 245, Article V, enacted pursuant to New Jersey's 2021 lead-safe law…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, child-care centers, nursery schools and day-care centers are a conditional use under Township Code § 244-114, requiring a minimum one-acre lot…

Jackson Township bars anyone from blocking a street or public place, including sidewalks, without written permission from the Township Committee. Chapter 372, Article II of the…

Jackson Township places sidewalk repair squarely on the abutting property owner. Section 372-1 of the Township Code requires the owner, at his own cost, to keep the sidewalk, curb or…

Jackson Township requires a street opening permit before anyone disturbs the public right-of-way. Section 372-12 of Chapter 372, Article III, makes it unlawful to dig, excavate or…

Jackson Township bars anyone under 17 from public streets and public places between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Chapter 172 of the Township Code. Parents and guardians who knowingly…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, public parks and recreation facilities close to the public between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Code § 304-1.G, while neighborhood parks and…

Chapter 115 of the Jackson Township Code bars owners and tenants of any land, including vacant and unimproved lots, from letting brush, weeds, debris or junk accumulate, and lets the…

Chapter 133 of the Jackson Township Code lets the Construction Official, acting as public officer, declare a dilapidated or unfit building unsafe, order it repaired or vacated, and…

Jackson Township gives owners and tenants a tight deadline to clear sidewalk snow. Section 372-7A of the Township Code requires each owner and tenant abutting a sidewalk to keep it…

Jackson Township adopts the state's three-class e-bike system under Chapter 111. Class 1 and 2 low-speed electric bicycles cap assist or throttle power at 20 mph, while Class 3…

Jackson Township regulates low-speed electric scooters under Section 111-6, letting them park on sidewalks without impeding traffic while barring all operation on Township-owned…

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…

Section 139-13 of the Jackson Township Code requires every commercial building to stay free of rodents, vermin and insects, and lets the Ocean County Board of Health order…

Jackson Township, New Jersey bans drinking or possessing alcohol on streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds and other public places under Code §§ 86-8 and 86-9. Open containers are…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, smoking is banned on all Township-owned property at all times, including every park and recreational facility, under Code § 304-1.R. Violators answer…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, the skateboard/in-line skating facility requires helmets, elbow pads and kneepads under Code § 304-33, and bans bicycles, razor boards and scooters and…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, the Camp Joy Municipal Recreation Area bans loitering or remaining on the grounds after closing under Code § 304-22, unless it's an emergency reported…

Jackson Township caps window signage at 25% of the total window area in which it's displayed, and the limit applies equally to permanent storefront lettering and temporary sale signs…

Jackson Township's zoning code treats a garage-sale sign as a "private sale or special event sign": one per lot, non-illuminated, capped at four square feet. It must sit within 20 feet…

Jackson Township, New Jersey outlaws digital and electronic billboards outright. Code Section 244-207D bars any billboard, off-premises or outdoor advertising sign Township-wide, and…

Jackson Township, New Jersey lets residents post political signs without a sign permit, but Code Section 244-207 sets placement and timing limits. Signs must sit within 20 feet yet no…

Jackson Township caps the height of any principal building in its R-2, R-3, and R-5 Residential Zones at 35 feet under § 244-46D, the same table that sets the zones' lot size, density…

Jackson Township's R-2, R-3, and R-5 Residential Zones set fixed yard setbacks for the principal building under § 244-46D. R-5 lots need an 80-foot front yard, R-3 also 80 feet, and…

In Jackson Township's R-1 Residential Zone, no more than 50% of a lot may be covered by buildings, driveways, patios and other impervious surfaces, and buildings alone cannot exceed…

Jackson Township, New Jersey, in Ocean County requires a conditional-use permit for solar energy facilities under Code § 244-133.1, available only in the zoning districts the ordinance…

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…

Jackson Township requires developers to dedicate completed stormwater management systems to the Township under § 244-40 and pay a maintenance fee set by § 244-12K before performance…

Jackson Township adopts FEMA's Ocean County flood maps and the December 16, 2021 Flood Insurance Study to establish its special flood hazard areas, and joined the National Flood…

Jackson Township sets its local design flood elevation at the best-available flood data plus at least one foot of freeboard, rising to two feet for Class IV critical facilities, under…

In Jackson Township's Pinelands Area, a landowner's dock, pier, mooring or boat launch is allowed in wetlands only if it avoids a significant adverse impact under state Pinelands…

Jackson Township requires a land disturbance permit before disturbing any soil under § 363-2 of Chapter 363, Soil Erosion and Sediment Control. Applicants must submit a plan to 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…

Jackson Township's Chapter 244 performance standards cap outdoor light spilling onto a neighbor's land: § 244-160L limits artificial illumination to 0.5 footcandle beyond any property…

Jackson Township requires any cooking food truck to hold a Type 1 fire safety permit from the local Fire Bureau plus an annual Mobile Food Vendor License from the Township, under…

Jackson Township confines street and sidewalk vending to 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., bans overnight and permanent placement, and keeps vendors 200 feet from schools or houses of worship in…

Jackson Township, New Jersey has opted out of licensed cannabis operations entirely. Township Code § 252-1, adopted by the Township Council on June 29, 2021 under Ordinance No. 13-21…

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.

Jackson Township requires a license from the Township Clerk before anyone may operate a massage establishment or work as a massagist. Chapter 268 of the Township Code sets a $100…

Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers must hold a Jackson Township Police license before buying or trading gold, electronics, jewelry or other used goods. The license costs $200 plus a…

Jackson Township requires anyone buying or selling secondhand goods, from jewelry and electronics to tools and gift cards, to hold a police-issued license before operating in Jackson…

Jackson Township requires towing companies to hold an annual, nontransferable license from the Chief of Police before operating a wrecker or joining the Police Department's rotation…

Jackson Township Code § 244-179 bars operating a sexually oriented business within 1,500 feet of any place of worship, school or school bus stop, growth area/village/rural development…

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.

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires every single-family and multifamily property to contract for regular solid waste collection unless residents haul their own trash to the…

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires every resident, homeowner and renter to recycle under Township Code § 216-21, and the same mandate extends to businesses, institutions and…

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires every property owner to keep a suitable trash receptacle of 96 gallons or less, or sealed disposable bags, on the premises at all times under…

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires residents to supply their own recycling container, capped at 45 gallons, under Township Code § 216-21H, set out on a biweekly schedule the…

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires residents to place garbage, rubbish and refuse receptacles at the curbline before 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day under Township Code §…

Jackson Township, New Jersey defines yard waste as leaves and brush under Township Code § 216-37 and sets strict specifications for brush placed at curbside under § 216-40: no more…

Jackson Township, New Jersey gives every resident one annual curbside bulky waste and brush pickup under Township Code § 216-36, scheduled by one of eight Public Works zones or by…

Jackson Township's antidumping ordinance bans depositing garbage, litter, refuse or solid waste anywhere in Jackson Township, New Jersey, without state DEP or Board of Public Utilities…

Jackson Township requires every outdoor dumpster and refuse container in Jackson Township, New Jersey to stay covered at all times and never leak into the storm sewer system, under…

Anyone canvassing, peddling or itinerant vending door-to-door in Jackson Township must give the Township Clerk 14 business days' written notice before starting, including names…

Jackson Township residents can add their address to the Township Clerk's No-Knock Registry and get a free sticker barring door-to-door solicitors. Licensed canvassers, peddlers and…

Jackson Township runs a Rent Leveling Board that caps annual rent increases at 4.25% for apartments and 2.5% for manufactured home lots, tied to the consumer price index. Buildings of…

Before filing a rent-increase application with Jackson Township's Rent Leveling Board, a landlord must personally serve every affected tenant with a copy showing the proposed increase…

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires every landlord of a one- or two-dwelling-unit rental to register with the Bureau of Rental Housing Inspections. Effective January 1, 2026, §…

Jackson Township's Housing Standards, Rental/Lease ordinance sets the minimum conditions every leased dwelling in Jackson Township, New Jersey must meet, from potable water and…

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…

Jackson Township, New Jersey allows restaurants and coffee houses inside a Mixed Use Neighborhood Center (MUNC) development to use part of the public sidewalk for outdoor dining under…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, no parade, public meeting or assembly may use Township streets or public places without a permit from the Chief of Police under Code § 298-1…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, a special Township Council permit is required before anyone stages a rock, pop or jazz festival or similar public entertainment event on private or…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, organized groups reserving a park, field or recreation facility need a permit from the Recreation Department under Code § 304-3, while any resident…

Jackson Township, New Jersey has no historic "downtown" design code; the functional equivalent is the Mixed Use Neighborhood Center (MUNC) overlay at Code § 244-239, tied to the Route…

In Jackson Township, New Jersey, Pinelands development credits redeemed for a density bonus in the RG-2, RG-3 and RG-4 Zones under Township Code § 244-105 yield four dwelling units per…

Jackson Township, New Jersey requires every leased dwelling unit, other than state-inspected multiple dwellings, to be inspected by the Bureau of Rental Housing Inspections before…

Jackson Township, New Jersey lets its Code Enforcement Official act on rental problems after issuance of a certificate of occupancy: § 245-18 requires an inspection whenever the…

Jackson Township protects working farmland through its AR Agricultural Retention Zone, created in 2010 to preserve and conserve existing farmland across Jackson Township, New Jersey…

Jackson Township Code § 244-176 recognizes the right to farm as a natural right and a permitted use in every zone where farming already legally exists, protecting the usual farm noise…

Jackson Township's noise code defines "plainly audible" sound to specifically include the rhythmic bass component of amplified music under § 291-2, letting a Noise Control Officer cite…

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…

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…