Perth Amboy, NJ

In the City of Perth Amboy, it is unlawful to park within 16 inches on each side of a residential or commercial driveway. The owner of the driveway, the owner's household or a person…

In the City of Perth Amboy, loading zones in Schedule XI are enforced from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except Sundays and legal holidays. Commercial-plated vehicles with a permit get 30…

In the City of Perth Amboy, § 411-3 bars abandoning a vehicle and bars leaving a wrecked, junked or nonoperating vehicle on any property longer than forty-eight hours. Chapter 411 also…

In the City of Perth Amboy, § 411A-1 states that its purpose is to promote electric vehicle use by requiring the safe and efficient installation of EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no commercial vehicle of more than one ton manufacturer-rated capacity can be parked on any street overnight in a residential zone, or on any residential…

In the City of Perth Amboy, once snow covers the street, no vehicle can be parked on the major roadways listed in Schedule V, and the ban stays in force until the streets are plowed…

In the City of Perth Amboy, streets listed in Schedule VA are permit-only during posted hours: a vehicle cannot stay more than two hours unless a resident owns or regularly operates it…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no one can park a truck over four tons (8,000 lbs.), trailer, semitrailer truck with equipment attached, bus, mobile home, pop-up camper or boat on any…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, parking is kept out of required front yards except in front of an operable garage. Residential driveways run 10 to 24 feet wide and are paved…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, no commercial vehicle rated by its manufacturer for more than one (1) ton can be parked overnight on a street in a residential zone or parked on…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, anyone who wants to keep fowl, swine, cows or goats must first petition the Division of Health in writing and hold a written permit. Coops, pens and yards…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no one can keep or harbor a cat without a license from the City Clerk. Fees are $10 for an unneutered cat and $7 for a neutered cat, licenses expire on the…

Chapter 199 of the Perth Amboy code names no banned breed. In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the Municipal Court declares a dog vicious or potentially dangerous based on what the…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, anyone who keeps, operates or proposes to establish a pet-grooming establishment must first apply to the Health Division for a license. The…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a dog on any public street or public place must be securely confined and controlled by an adequate leash not more than six feet long, held by a…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a property is limited to four dogs and five cats, unless it holds a valid commercial kennel license. Apartment complexes are exempt, subject to…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a pet shop can offer a dog or cat for sale only if the animal came from, or is displayed in cooperation with, an animal care facility or an…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, no person may feed any wildlife in a public park or on any other property the City owns or operates. A first offense carries a fine of not less…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a cat in a feral colony must have an Electronic Animal Identification Device inserted by a veterinarian, and the colony's sponsor is the named contact for…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a home occupation is limited to one nameplate sign of no more than one square foot, attached or freestanding and set back at least ten feet from…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a home occupation can have no more than two clients, customers or patrons on the premises at any given time, and it cannot generate more traffic than solely…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a home occupation is a conditional use that needs approving board approval and site plan review. It is capped at 25 percent of the dwelling's gross floor…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a residential accessory building cannot exceed 300 square feet or 15 feet in height. It must sit behind the front building line of the house, with a 5-foot…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no accessory building in any zone can be used as a dwelling, sleeping quarters, kitchen or bathroom. Game rooms and play rooms in an accessory building are…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no person can cause, suffer or permit open burning of refuse or plant life, run a salvage operation by open burning, or hold a bonfire. Only the City itself…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a dwelling with a basement or cellar needs an additional smoke detector there, in a location a City fire inspector approves. The detector is…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, no person, firm or corporation can sell, use or possess fireworks. Chapter 230 also bars any permit or license for retail sale or use, lets the…

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildland fire prevention, declares burn bans, and enforces forest fire districts that supersede conflicting municipal…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, § 199-22 bars anyone from keeping, harboring or maintaining a dog which habitually barks, howls, whines or cries. The noise chapter separately…

In the City of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Chapter 304 bars anyone from operating an aircraft in or over the city with sound-amplifying equipment running. The ban…

In the City of Perth Amboy, § 304-10 ties several noise rules to the night. Sound equipment plainly audible 50 feet away between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is prima facie evidence of a…

In the City of Perth Amboy, live performances with amplified music need a public entertainment permit under Chapter 343. Section 343-7 bars permits for shows that begin before 12:00…

In the City of Perth Amboy, § 304-10 declares three vehicle noises unlawful: horns and signaling devices sounded other than as a danger warning, exhausts discharged without a muffler…

In the City of Perth Amboy, building, demolition, alteration and repair work, including excavating, is limited to 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the zoning performance standards cap noise at 55 dBA at the neighboring use or lot line in residential districts and 65 dBA at the district…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a short-term rental owner pays a non-refundable $250 initial registration fee with the permit application and a $200 renewal registration fee…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a short-term rental where the owner or operator is not present is limited to 60 total nights per calendar year. The code treats each night over…

In the City of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, a short-term rental has to sit at an owner's principal residence. Chapter 369 defines that address with three tests, and all…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, short-term rentals are tied to an owner who lives on site. Units in a two-family or small multiple dwelling qualify only where another unit is…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, no one may rent or advertise a short-term rental without a permit from the City Department of Code Enforcement. The permit lasts one year…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a short-term rental owner must attach proof of general liability insurance in a minimum amount of $500,000 to the permit application. Proof of…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, guests at a short-term rental must obey every city ordinance, including the noise and nuisance rules, and fines can land on the guests, owner…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a short-term rental application must count the legal off-street and adjacent on-street parking spaces, and the owner must agree that renters are…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a short-term rental property with three or more substantiated complaints loses its permit and cannot reapply for one year. Two substantiated…

In the City of Perth Amboy, the Building Subcode flat-fee list in § 184-2 prints a $75 fee for fences over 6 feet high. Separately, the zoning chapter caps fences at 4 feet in a front…

In the City of Perth Amboy, § 430-66 requires retaining walls in slope control areas to be built of heavy treated timber, reinforced concrete, reinforced masonry or other construction…

In the City of Perth Amboy, fences in a front yard cannot exceed 4 feet. Residential fences and hedges along side or rear yard lines can reach 6 feet behind the rear building line. No…

In the City of Perth Amboy, barbed wire, constine wire and razor ribbon are prohibited on fences, including open barbs on chain link fences. No fence can use any material or method…

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

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the owner or tenant of any land must remove cut grass, brush, leaves, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth, filth…

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.

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, every permanent private pool and permanent wading pool must be completely surrounded by a self-supporting fence or wall at least four (4) feet…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, building, installing or maintaining a private swimming pool or wading pool without a permit is unlawful. Applications go to the Building…

Recycling is mandatory in the City of Perth Amboy. Section 351-2 requires newspapers, mixed paper, cardboard and commingled containers to be separated at the point of generation and…

In the City of Perth Amboy, garbage goes out in a plastic bag of at least three mils inside a 32-gallon container or the City 95-gallon cart. Residential set-out opens one hour before…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, leaves go out in paper biodegradable bags of at least fifteen gallons, within two feet of the curbline, no earlier than the evening before…

In the City of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, it is unlawful to dump, throw, drop or let litter, garbage, bulk items, rubbish or hazardous materials pile up on public or…

In the City of Perth Amboy, solid waste authorized for automated collection goes only in the City-issued ninety-five-gallon green cart. Bulky waste, hazardous waste, mandatory…

In the City of Perth Amboy, bulk item pickup requires an appointment with the Public Works Department and a non-refundable $30 fee. Each address, by lot and block number, is limited to…

In the City of Perth Amboy, the Director of the Department of Public Works sets the rules for collecting garbage, refuse and rubbish, fixes the time of each collection, and can change…

In the City of Perth Amboy, placing a dumpster or construction container on a sidewalk, street or highway needs a Code Enforcement permit. Garbage dumpsters carry no fee, construction…

The City of Perth Amboy runs curbside recycling through its Department of Public Works. Under § 351-13, automated-collection recyclables go only in the city issued 95 gallon blue cart…

The City of Perth Amboy has a rent control ordinance in Chapter 353. Increases are allowed only at lease expiration or termination of a periodic lease, capped at 3% where rent includes…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a landlord seeking a rent increase must first notify the tenant by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, showing the calculations, the…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, every residential rental unit and every commercial unit must be registered with the Director of Environmental Control or the Director's…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, an owner who files a completed registration form and passes the necessary inspections is entitled to a certificate of habitability under §…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, every food handler and every person supervising a food or beverage establishment must complete a food safety and sanitation education program each calendar…

In the City of Perth Amboy, every building, public or private, vacant or occupied, must be ratproofed, freed of rats and kept rat-free under the Health Officer. Inspections are…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a special event on public property, which includes streets, needs a City permit. Applications go to the Business Administrator at least sixty days ahead…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no one operates a sidewalk cafe without a license from the Code Enforcement and Zoning Officer. A cafe cannot project more than one-half the sidewalk width…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, using a public park for any special event requires a permit under § 343-17. Applications go to the Business Administrator at least 60 days ahead…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a festival, carnival or other gathering held to sell or exhibit foods, goods or services needs a public entertainment permit under §§ 343-1 and…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a procession, parade, organized march, demonstration or protest needs a parade permit from the City Clerk's Office, obtained no less than 120 days before…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no building or structure can be erected, moved, added to or structurally altered without a building permit from the administrative official designated by…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the Department of Code Enforcement conducts and administers building inspections and enforcement proceedings and keeps a master file recording…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the owner of a one- or two-family or attached single family home must obtain a certificate of smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm, and portable…

In the City of Perth Amboy, plumbing work falls under the Plumbing Subcode Official of the Office of Construction and Fire Prevention, and § 184-2 prints the fees: $16 for each…

In the City of Perth Amboy, electrical work falls under the Electrical Subcode Official of the Office of Construction and Fire Prevention, and § 184-2 prints the fees: $75 for the…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a child-care center licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services is a permitted use in all nonresidential districts. It needs 30…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, ragweed and poison ivy are declared a public health nuisance on any public or private land, street, highway or right-of-way, and no owner…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a solicitor or canvasser who goes house to house taking orders for goods or services to be delivered later must hold a City license issued by…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, charitable canvassers going door to door must present themselves to the Police Department at least 24 hours in advance and cannot canvass after…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a high-rise multifamily building is capped at 100 feet and 10 stories. A two-family dwelling approved as a conditional use is capped at 28 feet and 2…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a high-rise multifamily project needs a 50-foot front yard, a 50-foot side yard with 100 feet of total side yard, and a 50-foot rear yard. A…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a high-rise multifamily project may cover 20 percent of its lot with buildings and 50 percent with impervious surface. A two-family conditional use may…

Section 430-10E of the Perth Amboy zoning chapter prohibits all classes of cannabis establishments, cannabis distributors and cannabis delivery services in every zoning district of 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.

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, adult bookstores are a listed prohibited use in the C-1 Neighborhood Business Zone, and the C-2 Central Business and C-3 Highway Commercial…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no one runs a body art establishment without a license, applied for through the local health department. Chapter 400 covers body piercing, tattooing and…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no one may provide towing and vehicle storage services to the City without an executed contract, and the Police Department runs a rotating call list with a…

In the City of Perth Amboy, outside storage of inoperable cars for more than fifteen days is not permitted in any residential zone, and no car in any stage of disassembly can be stored…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, operating as a pawnbroker requires both proof of a license from the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance and a pawnbroker permit from the City…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, no one can keep a junk shop, junkyard, junk cart, wagon, boat or vehicle for dealing in junk, old metals or any other secondhand articles…

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

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a temporary sale sign attached to a window needs no municipal sign permit, but it can go up only fourteen days before the event or sale, must…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, temporary political signs are permitted in any zone without a municipal sign permit if each is nonilluminated and no larger than twelve square…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a garage sale can use no more than two path marking signs, each no larger than two square feet. They go up no earlier than two days before the…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, billboards and other advertising signs, fixed or portable, are prohibited in all districts except where specifically permitted, and signs using…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, no use is allowed to direct or reflect light beyond its lot lines. Exterior lighting must be shielded, buffered and directed as approved on the…

In the City of Perth Amboy, § 386-14 makes the owner of the land responsible for laying and maintaining the abutting sidewalk in a good and safe condition. Failure to maintain is a…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, private use of the public sidewalk takes approval. Stoops and steps project no more than one-third of the sidewalk width without permission of…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, no one can encumber a street or sidewalk with boxes, barrels, merchandise or any thing, and no one can use the sidewalk in a way that…

In the City of Perth Amboy, § 414-1.1(B) designates Convery Boulevard between Smith Street and Pfieffer Boulevard for a traffic control signal monitoring system, subject to Subtitle 1…

In the City of Perth Amboy, every bicycle is subject to the conditions in § 158-8, licensed or not. Riders in the street or a designated bike route can go no more than two abreast…

New Jersey has a full low-speed vehicle regime and no golf cart regime at all. An LSV must be titled, registered, insured and plated with the Motor Vehicle Commission, and it may be…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a diesel or gasoline vehicle that is not in motion cannot run its motor for more than three consecutive minutes. The limit rises to five consecutive minutes…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the Local Design Flood Elevation for a delineated watercourse is the Best Available Flood Hazard Data Area elevation plus one foot of freeboard…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Chapter 231 applies to all proposed development in flood hazard areas and adopts the Middlesex County Flood Insurance Study dated July 6, 2010…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, every development must protect streams, lakes and ponds from sedimentation and control erosion under the state soil erosion standards. City Code…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Chapter 384 controls stormwater for major developments and, under § 384-11, for smaller projects too. New impervious surface of 200 square feet…

The Coastal Area Facility Review Act gives the New Jersey DEP exclusive permit jurisdiction over development in the coastal zone, applying uniform statewide standards regardless of…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, every public park, playground and recreation area is closed from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Anyone who wants to use a facility during closed hours…

In the City of Perth Amboy, minors 12 or fewer years of age cannot be on the streets from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and minors 16 or fewer cannot be out from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, owners of homes and businesses can voluntarily register outdoor security cameras with the Perth Amboy Police Department. Registration is free…

In the City of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, § 258-14 of the City Code lists the sites deemed historic landmarks, from City Hall and the Proprietary House to the Ferry…

In the City of Perth Amboy, no person can consume alcoholic beverages, or offer one to another for consumption, on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, park or playground, or on…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, § 386-3C(4) bars riding a scooter, roller skates or skateboard on any public sidewalk. Riders under age 12 are exempt, as is anyone skating in a…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, soliciting money on a public sidewalk in an aggressive manner is prohibited under § 386-3(C)(11). Solicitation is also barred within an…

In the City of Perth Amboy, the Director of Code Enforcement acts as the public officer for unsafe and unfit buildings. If an owner ignores an order to repair or close, the officer can…

In the City of Perth Amboy, owners of vacant lots must keep the premises free from garbage, refuse, rubbish and litter and keep surrounding fencing in good repair. An owner or tenant…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, owners and occupants of property abutting any street must clear snow and ice from the sidewalk within twenty-four hours after it stops falling…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, each registered rental unit and commercial unit must be inspected at least once a year under § 337-3, and the inspection tests compliance with…

In the City of Perth Amboy, § 304-10(I) declares the creation of a loud and excessive noise in connection with loading or unloading any vehicle, or opening and destroying bales, boxes…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a student film is filming or still photography produced to satisfy a course or curriculum requirement, and the filmmaker must supply proof of…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, no person or organization can film on public property without a permit from the Filming Review Committee, issued through the Office of Economic…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a filming permit holder must minimize discomfort to adjoining property owners and abate noise to the extent practicable. In residential zones…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a film crew that closes a public street pays a street closure fee of $5,000 per day under Chapter 217 of the City Code, on top of the basic…

In the City of Perth Amboy, § 184-2 charges $20 per unit (module) for solar panels, grounding grids and disconnect switches on the electrical fee schedule, and $100 for an active solar…

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 the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a mobile food vendor needs a peddler license from the City Clerk and a food permit from the City Department of Health, plus a Fire Prevention…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, fixed vendors can operate only at named sites: Washington Park, Rudyk Park, Caledonia Park, Patten Center, Chamberlain Avenue Field, Sadowski…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a cart conducting business on a sidewalk cannot exceed two feet wide, four feet long and four feet high including wheels, and no table, rack or…

In the City of Perth Amboy, the Master Deed for any affordable housing unit in a condominium or homeowner's association must set that unit's association fee at 100 percent of the…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a homeowner's association that owns common open space must make membership mandatory for every owner, put every right and duty in writing, and…

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…

In the City of Perth Amboy, new buildings that need site plan or subdivision approval must plant pollution-resistant shade trees on the owner's side of the sidewalk, at least 5 feet…

In the City of Perth Amboy, a developer subject to the mandatory affordable housing set-aside can request a density bonus, and the approving authority can grant it at its discretion…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, constructing or altering a building facade needs prior review against design criteria developed by the Downtown Perth Amboy Business Improvement…

In the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, lying on a public sidewalk is prohibited, sitting on one for more than one hour in any two-hour period is prohibited, and belongings left…

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…

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

Under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey banned single-use plastic carryout bags and single-use paper bags at large grocery stores effective May 2022, the strongest such law nationally.

New Jersey prohibits polystyrene foam food service products under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, banning foam clamshells, cups, trays, and similar items statewide effective May 2022.

Under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey food service businesses may provide single-use plastic straws only upon customer request, effective November 2021 statewide.

Under N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.4, New Jersey prohibits the sale, gift, or distribution of tobacco and electronic smoking products to anyone under 21, with escalating civil penalties for…

New Jersey bars retail sale of flavored electronic smoking devices and liquid nicotine, every characterizing flavor except tobacco, under N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.12, effective April 20…

New Jersey controls add-on lighting with an aiming rule, a counting rule and a flat ban on flashing. Under R.S. 39:3-54, any lighted lamp other than a headlamp, spot lamp or auxiliary…

New Jersey gives dash cams no windshield allowance. R.S. 39:3-74 forbids driving with any sign, poster, sticker or other non-transparent material on the front windshield, wings…

New Jersey has never authorized lane splitting or lane filtering, and the words appear nowhere in the Revised Statutes. A motorcycle riding the stripe between two lines of traffic is…

New Jersey does not ban license plate frames outright. R.S. 39:3-33 makes it an offence to drive with a frame or holder that conceals or obscures the state name, the registration…

New Jersey has no statute prohibiting a radar detector in a private passenger vehicle. A full-text search of the New Jersey statutes returns no provision on radar detectors at all, and…

Studded tires are legal in New Jersey, but only from November 15 to April 1 of a winter season. There is no permit, no sticker and nothing to apply for, and the window does not appear…

New Jersey publishes no legal darkness for the front of a passenger car, because add-on tint on the windshield and on the two front side windows is prohibited outright. R.S. 39:3-74…