Passaic, NJ

Passaic bans parking, stopping or standing a vehicle anywhere in a residential front yard except on a properly constructed driveway or parking area. City Code § 219-16F also requires…

Passaic issues driveway parking permits under City Code § 295-7.6 letting a private driveway owner, or household members, legally park a passenger vehicle in front of that owner's own…

Passaic's designated loading zones run only between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, under Code of the City of Passaic § 295-36. Vehicles get a 45-minute limit for…

Passaic bans overnight parking of trucks, buses, trailers and truck tractors on any street citywide between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under City Code § 295-7.2, regardless of whether…

In designated residential and commercial/residential zones, Passaic bars parking without a valid resident permit overnight under City Code § 295-48 and § 295-52: midnight to 6:00 a.m…

Passaic designates specific residential and commercial/residential zones, including the Eastside, Main Avenue Redevelopment Plan Area, Brook Avenue East, Wall Street, Monroe Street and…

Every new EVSE and make-ready parking space in Passaic must meet design, safety and signage standards set by Code of the City of Passaic § 317-45, covering space dimensions, green…

Passaic bans front-yard parking of boats, motor homes and trailers, caps their length at 22 feet, and requires a $5 annual permit plus screening in the side or rear yard under Code of…

Once snow builds up enough on a street to require plowing, parking is banned on both sides of every street listed on Passaic's Schedule XII snow-emergency route map, and the ban stays…

Passaic prohibits keeping any abandoned, discarded, wrecked, junked or dismantled vehicle on private property under City Code § 293-3, with narrow exceptions for enclosed structures…

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…

Passaic won't issue a Short-Term Rental Registration Certificate without proof of coverage: Code of the City of Passaic § 100-15A(11) requires 'proof of general liability insurance in…

Passaic can pull a short-term rental's registration for cause, not just for a single technical lapse: Code of the City of Passaic § 100-15L lets the Director of Inspections and Code…

Passaic only lets owners register a short-term rental at the home where they actually live. Section 317-16H(7) requires the unit to be occupied by its owner as their principal…

Passaic's zoning code caps short-term rentals to two formats citywide: a hosted partial-home share, where the owner keeps living in the home and rents out a spare bedroom or accessory…

Passaic's short-term rental ordinance reaches beyond owners to reach hosting platforms directly: Code of the City of Passaic § 100-1 defines 'intermediary' to include any broker or…

Every short-term rental stay booked in Passaic carries a 3% municipal occupancy tax under City Code § 275-24, charged on top of the rent and any other applicable tax. Adopted February…

Passaic doesn't set a separate decibel limit for short-term rentals; instead, § 100-15G of the Code of the City of Passaic requires occupants to 'comply with all City ordinances…

Passaic doesn't set one fixed head-count for short-term rentals; instead, City Code Enforcement Inspectors calculate a unit-specific 'occupancy load', the maximum guests allowed, from…

Passaic requires a Short-Term Rental Registration Certificate before anyone can advertise or operate a short-term rental. Section 100-15 sets a detailed application checklist, a $250…

Passaic caps short-term rental vehicle traffic at the application stage: § 100-15A(9) of the Code of the City of Passaic requires owners to disclose on-site parking spaces and limits…

Passaic bans the classic whole-home-while-away-forever short-term rental. Section 317-16H(10) permits only two models: a 'hosted partial-home' rental where the owner shares the…

Accessory buildings on a Passaic residential lot, garages, utility sheds, freestanding storage, answer to the bulk standards in City Code § 317-48. A detached shed can't exceed one…

Passaic's Zoning Code permits one accessory dwelling unit per lot as a conditional use in every zone. Section 317-16G caps the ADU at 50% of the principal dwelling's living area…

Passaic doesn't let ADUs rent at market rate. Section 317-16G(9) locks every accessory dwelling unit into a twenty-year deed-restricted affordability period, capping both tenant income…

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

Passaic's floodplain code addresses pool enclosure fencing only inside mapped flood hazard areas: a fence built to the Uniform Construction Code's anti-climbing standard for a pool…

Installing or repairing a residential pool in Passaic, above-ground included, requires a $50 zoning permit under Code of the City of Passaic § 133-9C, and the pool must meet…

Passaic's Zoning Ordinance flatly prohibits keeping or breeding poultry, pigeons, fur-bearing animals, horses, cows, goats and similar livestock in any zoning district. The ban applies…

Passaic prohibits feeding unconfined wildlife in any city park or on any other city-owned or -operated property. Code of the City of Passaic § 117-29, adopted under Chapter 117…

Passaic bans abandoning cats anywhere in the city and requires every cat seven months or older to be licensed and rabies-vaccinated. Code of the City of Passaic § 117-19 also restricts…

Passaic bans dogs from running at large anywhere in the city, whether licensed or not. Under Code of the City of Passaic § 117-8, a dog is "running at large" unless held on a leash…

To use a Passaic County dog park, a dog six months or older must be spayed or neutered, and no puppy under four months old is allowed in at all. This is a condition of park access, not…

Inside Passaic County's dog parks, no single person may bring in more than two dogs at a time. This is a park-use rule under the county's Park Property Ordinance, not a household…

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…

Removing a street tree with a trunk 2.5 inches or wider in Passaic triggers the city's Tree Replacement Requirements Table, and cutting a tree in a street requires a written permit…

Passaic's property maintenance code requires owners and operators to keep the exterior of every property free of brush, weeds and other obnoxious growths, and lets code officers settle…

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

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

Passaic caps front-yard fences at four feet and allows rear- and side-yard fences up to six feet under Code of the City of Passaic § 317-50. Taller fences and walls are permitted only…

Retaining walls sit outside Passaic's fence-height limits, § 317-50A(1)(e) lists them among the wall types the Chapter 317 yard requirements don't prohibit, but any earth moving or…

Installing or repairing a fence in Passaic requires a zoning permit and a $50 fee under Code of the City of Passaic § 133-9. Applications go to the zoning administrative officer, who…

Passaic lets a rear or side yard fence run up to six feet high under City Code § 317-50A(1)(b), but only on condition that the finished side faces the neighboring property, the code…

Passaic prohibits barbed wire, razor wire and similar material on any fence or atop any wall citywide under Code of the City of Passaic § 317-50.A(2). Standard solid, open, chain-link…

Leaf blowers, lawn mowers and other domestic power tools may run in Passaic only from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends and legal holidays, and…

Under Table I of Code of the City of Passaic § 193-12, sound from a unit in a multi-dwelling building is capped at 45 db (7 a.m.–10 p.m.) and 40 db (10 p.m.–7 a.m.) reaching another…

Passaic bars operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle without a working original muffler (or an equivalent replacement) and separately bars playing a car radio or tape player loud…

City Code § 193-13B(6) bars operating construction, drilling, earthmoving, excavating or demolition equipment between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and bans it outright at any…

City Code § 193-13B(3) bans owning or harboring a pet that "frequently or for continued duration" makes disturbing sounds across a residential property line, and it defines a…

Passaic bars loudspeakers and public address systems from creating a noise disturbance across a residential property line between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. under the city's noise…

Passaic's Zoning Code allows a home occupation or home profession as an accessory use inside a dwelling, but § 317-10 caps it at 35% of the dwelling's floor area, confines it to the…

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…

Owners of one- and two-family homes in Passaic must install at least one electric or battery-powered smoke detector positioned for maximum protection of each sleeping area, under City…

New Jersey counties don't set neighborhood burn rules, that's municipal, but on its own park land Passaic County bans open burning outright. Article II, Section 22 of the Park Property…

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…

An exterior burglar alarm on a building or motor vehicle in Passaic must shut itself off within 15 minutes of activation. Code of the City of Passaic § 193-12B(6) exempts an alarm from…

Bars, clubs and other licensed entertainment establishments in Passaic must not let noise become a nuisance. Code of the City of Passaic § 129-13 bars a licensee from creating or…

City Code § 193-13B(4) restricts the hours for loading, unloading and handling boxes, containers, building materials and refuse: the provision governing delivery-truck and trash-pickup…

Passaic's noise ordinance targets amplified sound directly: City Code § 193-13B(1) bars operating or playing any radio, television, phonograph or similar device that reproduces or…

Passaic caps vehicle idling at three minutes in any hour for a stationary motor vehicle within 150 feet of a residential area between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., under Code of the City of…

New construction and substantial improvements in Passaic's flood hazard areas must sit at or above the city's 'local design flood elevation,' which adds at least one foot of freeboard…

Development anywhere in Passaic's mapped flood hazard areas needs a floodplain development permit from the Floodplain Administrator. Chapter 143, adopted November 9, 2023, layers the…

Passaic's Chapter 258A regulates stormwater from "major development", nonresidential projects and the aspects of larger residential projects not already governed by state…

Before moving earth, grading, filling or stripping topsoil anywhere in Passaic, except within an already-approved construction project, the property owner or contractor must first…

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…

Electrical work in Passaic is permitted and inspected by the Electrical Subcode Official within the Division of Code Enforcement, created under Code of the City of Passaic § 107-1B…

Every multiple dwelling in Passaic must have carbon monoxide detectors, alongside smoke detectors and alarms, installed to the standard set by N.J.A.C. § 5:10-25.3, under City Code §…

Plumbing work in Passaic is permitted through the Plumbing Subcode Official within the Division of Code Enforcement, created under Code of the City of Passaic § 107-1B. Fees under §…

Passaic enforces its Property Maintenance Code through the Director of Housing Inspections, who runs all inspections, regulations and enforcement hearings under § 219-147. Owners and…

Before framing a deck or pouring an at-grade patio in Passaic, City Code § 317-63 requires a zoning permit from the administrative officer, and in the R-1 District § 317-48 ties that…

Every operator of a child-care center in Passaic, including anyone under contract with the city, must recruit, verify credentials for, and screen all personnel under Code of the City…

Passaic's Property Maintenance Code requires every elevator in the city to be maintained to ANSI A17.1 standards, with doors, flooring, safety devices and operating mechanisms kept in…

Passaic landlords must have rental units inspected for lead-based paint hazards at every tenant turnover, or at least every three years if a unit stays occupied, under Code § 231A-2D…

City Code § 193-13A bans causing, allowing, or permitting any "noise disturbance," verbal or mechanical: language broad enough to cover a loud house party, not just a stereo. A noise…

Passaic bars drinking or possessing an unsealed alcoholic beverage on any street, sidewalk, park or other public place, and even inside a parked or moving car on public roads. Chapter…

Passaic's cannabis ordinance bars consuming marijuana anywhere in the city except inside a private residence: smoking, ingesting or otherwise using cannabis is off-limits both on a…

Passaic bans smoking within 35 feet of the front entrance of every municipal building and throughout all city-owned or -leased parks and recreation facilities, including adjacent…

Passaic makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any street, sidewalk or other public place outside a designated restroom, or on private property without the owner's consent, under…

Passaic County prohibits unauthorized loitering on county park premises outside posted open hours. Article II, Section 10 lets organized groups stay later only with the County's prior…

Passaic County limits electric skateboards and similar power-assisted wheeled devices to roadways, drives and parking areas on county park property. Article II, Section 40 also…

Passaic County flatly bans soliciting alms or contributions on county park property. Article II, Section 9 of the Park Property Ordinance allows no exception and requires no permit…

Passaic sets exact curbside windows for garbage cans and bags. On residential streets, containers go out no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before pickup and must come back in by 6:00…

Every tenant, superintendent, owner, business owner or other occupant of a Passaic dwelling or building where garbage, refuse or rubbish accumulates must collect those materials and…

Passaic requires every single-family household, apartment building, business and institution to source-separate designated recyclables from trash under Code of the City of Passaic §…

Passaic bans sweeping, raking or blowing weeds, brush and grass clippings loose into the street. Chapter 157's yard waste article, adopted in 2008, requires containerization before…

Chapter 230 makes source-separation of recyclables mandatory for every residential, commercial, and institutional property in Passaic under § 230-2. Fines start at $100-$250 for a…

Placing a dumpster, roll-off box or any similar object on a Passaic street, alley or sidewalk requires a permit from the City Engineer first. Chapter 259's obstruction article bans…

Passaic bars dumping solid waste, junk, tires, appliances or furniture along any road or right-of-way, and bars dumping on private property without the owner's written consent, under §…

Passaic does not run white-goods or tire curbside recycling pickups on legal holidays, and the city gives residents at least two weeks' notice before any change to the regular…

Passaic residents on one- and two-family lots may set garbage, rubbish and refuse at the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before collection and must pull back anything left…

Passaic picks up bulky waste, furniture, appliances, mattresses and similar nonrecyclable household items, once a week, on the second regular garbage day of each household's route. The…

Passaic confines licensed cannabis businesses to its M-1 and M-2 industrial zones, where they are a conditional use under Code of the City of Passaic § 317-23E. A cannabis business…

Cannabis businesses in Passaic are conditional uses confined to the M-1 and M-2 industrial zones, and § 317-23E(2) keeps every one of them at least 1,000 feet, measured along the…

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.

Every time a unit in a Passaic multiple dwelling turns over, the owner must notify the Division of Housing and get it inspected before a new tenant can move in. The Superintendent…

Any occupant, owner, prospective purchaser, mortgagee, or prospective occupant can apply directly to Passaic's Housing Officer for a code inspection under § 219-175, paying a $25 base…

Passaic Code Chapter 70 tightly controls adult bookstores and adult motion-picture theaters: every regulated use needs Planning Board conditional-use approval and must sit at least…

Passaic requires every massage, bodywork and somatic therapy establishment to hold a permit from the City before opening, issued through the Division of Health after a background…

Passaic Code § 297-5 caps what a private towing operator may charge motorists and property owners, from $155 for a light-duty hookup to itemized storage and recovery rates, and § 297-6…

Passaic requires a body art establishment license from the Health Division before anyone can advertise or operate a tattoo, body-piercing or permanent-cosmetics business, backed by a…

Passaic requires a city license before anyone can operate a junkyard, junk shop, or work as a junk dealer buying and collecting used and discarded materials commercially. Applicants…

Passaic keeps vehicle repair garages and auto body work out of residential neighborhoods entirely. Code of the City of Passaic § 317-23F lists repair garages, car washes and used car…

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.

Every owner or tenant of land in Passaic must keep brush, hedges and other plant life within 10 feet of a roadway, and within 25 feet of an intersection, cut to no more than two and a…

Passaic property owners on paved, curbed and flagged streets must clear snow and ice from the abutting sidewalk within 24 hours of it falling or forming, and clear grass, weeds or…

Passaic's Housing Officer can declare a building unfit for human habitation whenever it has one of the substandard conditions catalogued in City Code § 219-183: from inadequate…

Passaic declares bedbugs a public nuisance and puts the extermination duty on the property owner. Under Code of the City of Passaic § 125-18, once City personnel confirm an infestation…

Chapter 227 requires every building and premises in Passaic to be ratproofed and kept free of rats and vermin, with food-handling businesses barred from licensure until they comply…

Passaic's Division of Health runs its own food-handling training course, and the Health Officer can order any food establishment owner or employee to complete it or an equivalent…

Every retail and wholesale food establishment in Passaic must post its latest Division of Health inspection evaluation placard at eye level where patrons see it before or upon…

No one may operate a mobile food establishment anywhere in Passaic without first obtaining a license from the Division of Health. Licenses run on a calendar year, expire every December…

No one may peddle goods, wares, merchandise or food in Passaic without first obtaining a peddler's license from the City Clerk. Licenses run a calendar year, cost $400 (plus $150 per…

Passaic confines a slice of its licensed mobile food fleet to one designated stretch: Madison Street between Hope Avenue and George Street, called "Food Truck Row," with exactly 10…

Passaic closes its public parks overnight: nobody may remain in or enter a city park between sunset and 6:00 a.m. under § 203-3.G. Parks otherwise open at 6:00 a.m. and close at…

Passaic bars minors under 18 from public places between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and between midnight and 6:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday, under Code of the City…

Passaic runs municipal rent control under Chapter 231, capping most multi-dwelling rent increases at 3% per 12 months through the sixth anniversary of a 2025 ordinance, plus a limited…

Passaic landlords covered by rent stabilization must give tenants at least 30 days' written notice before any rent increase, itemizing the old rent, the increase and any surcharges…

Before a vacant apartment in a Passaic multiple dwelling can be rented to a new tenant, City Code § 100-6 requires a certificate of tenancy proving the unit is violation-free. The…

Every owner and tenant of a Passaic multiple dwelling must file a registration form with the Division of Housing before renting housing space, spelling out the rent, room sizes, 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…

Passaic puts sidewalk and curb upkeep on the abutting property owner, not the City. Code § 259-12A makes every owner, occupant or person in charge of a property responsible for…

Any structure that overhangs or protrudes over a Passaic sidewalk, street or other public right-of-way needs an encroachment permit from the Division of Building Code Enforcement under…

Passaic bans placing objects, boxes, signs, vending machines, merchandise, stands or anything else, on any sidewalk between the building line and curb without express authorization…

A Passaic garage-sale license does not allow signs in the street, sidewalk or other public right-of-way, § 234-6.D requires licensees to keep sale goods and signage entirely off public…

Passaic storefronts can't cover more than 33⅓% of any single window or window-display area with temporary signs or advertising, under City Code § 219-17D. Temporary signs must also…

Passaic caps yard political signs at eight square feet and building signs the same size (with one exception for a candidate's campaign headquarters), and limits posting to the 30 days…

Passaic ties on-location filming noise to its citywide noise code rather than setting a separate decibel limit. § 135-5A requires every film permit holder to keep noise within Chapter…

Passaic's filming ordinance folds commercial still photography into the same permit regime as movie and TV production. Chapter 135 defines 'filming' to include commercial still…

Passaic's filming ordinance doesn't authorize outright street closures: it requires permit holders to keep an emergency lane and public access open at all times while minimizing…

Passaic offers developers up to a 20% density bonus above the maximum Dwelling Units per Acre once they satisfy the City's mandatory affordable set-aside, under Code of the City of…

Anyone canvassing or soliciting door-to-door in Passaic, for goods, information, money or donations, paid or not, needs a $65 permit from the City Clerk through the Police Department…

Passaic requires a permit before anyone may solicit or canvass door-to-door, and City Code § 211-19 confines that activity to 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Canvassers must also stay 1,000…

Passaic's Property Maintenance Code directly bars light trespass in multi-unit housing: § 219-95.D requires that illumination of common areas be situated so it does not shine into…

A Passaic garage, yard, porch or house sale needs a City Clerk license before any goods can be sold, and § 234-4 caps how long that license runs: no more than three days within a…

Passaic doesn't authorize permanent, year-round outdoor dining: every form of it in City Code Chapter 194 is expressly seasonal. "Seasonal outdoor seating" under § 194-2 runs only…

Passaic requires a parklet license before any restaurant can install a curbside parklet, and allows them only in two licensed hospitality districts: the Passaic Bistro District on…

Passaic requires a parade permit from the Chief of Police before anyone can organize, join or start a parade, march or procession on city streets, parks or other public places…

No carnival, bazaar or fair can run in Passaic without a City license, a $2,000 cash bond and $1,000,000 in liability insurance, plus separate per-day permit fees that scale with…

Any group larger than 10 people that wants to picnic in a Passaic park needs advance sanction from the Division of Recreation or City Council, and any group organizing a sports match…

Passaic caps lot coverage at 35% for the conditional uses permitted in every zoning district, houses of worship, schools, and public or quasi-public buildings, under Zoning § 317-16…

No one may plant or set out a tree in a Passaic street, park, or planting strip without a written permit from the Department of Parks and Public Property first. The chapter's 2024…

Passaic outlaws selling, offering, or giving away any cigarette carrying a characterizing flavor other than tobacco, clove, or menthol, whether sold directly, through an employee, or…

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…

Hotels and motels operating in Passaic must charge guests a 3% municipal occupancy tax on room rent under City Code § 275-24, collect it the same way they collect rent, and remit it to…

Flying a drone anywhere on Passaic County park land or water is illegal unless the Director of Parks and Recreation issues a written permit first. Article II, Section 25 of the Park…

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…

Passaic County allows grilling in its parks but bans grills on tables or benches, bans deep fryers, torches, open fire pits and bonfires outright, and shuts down all grilling during…

Passaic County confines bicycle riding on county park land to paths, roadways or other County-designated areas. Article II, Section 18 also requires riders under 17 to follow New…

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…

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.

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…

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…