Ridgewood, NJ

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-97B requires a zoning permit from the Zoning Officer before installing a fence or freestanding wall, listed as an example of a residential exterior…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-97J requires a zoning permit for any retaining wall over two feet tall, with engineering review by the Village Engineer, unless the wall is two feet or…

Residential fences and freestanding walls in the Village of Ridgewood are capped at four feet, rising to six feet only in the side or rear yard under listed conditions. Front-yard…

Village of Ridgewood zoning bars fences and walls that are electrified or carry broken glass, razor wire, barbed wire or other sharp edges as a public hazard. Unfinished poured…

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

Ridgewood Water restricts lawn irrigation year round to two fixed days a week set by whether an address is odd or even numbered, bans watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and can…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 223-59A caps weeds and plant growth on every property at 10 inches and bans poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac and ragweed outright, with escalating fines…

Beyond the bare permit requirement, Village of Ridgewood Code Secs. 260-9 and 260-10 spell out what a tree removal application must contain and how many replacement trees an owner in…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-119E requires every homeowner in a residential zone to keep tree branches trimmed to a clear eight-foot height above the ground or sidewalk wherever…

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 Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, requires a construction permit before building a residential swimming pool. The Department of Building and Inspections charges $110 for an…

Ridgewood requires every swimming pool and hot tub enclosure to meet the state Uniform Construction Code on top of the Village's own fence rules, with the stricter of the two…

Village of Ridgewood zoning caps outdoor storage of boats, boat trailers and camping trailers on residential lots to the side and rear yard, at six feet high unless garaged. A parked…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-121F(2)(a) lets single-family and two-family homeowners park anywhere in a required yard except the front yard, where a vehicle may only sit on the…

The Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey bars parking on any roadway or municipal lot outside a marked space, and parking that interferes with public safety draws a fine of…

Village of Ridgewood Code Sec. 223-64 bars parking an unregistered or uninspected motor vehicle ungaraged on residential property, and bars any vehicle in major disassembly, disrepair…

Village of Ridgewood Code Sec. 265-26 caps how long a vehicle may sit in a designated loading zone in the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey: 10 minutes for a business…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-121.1 lets anyone install EV charging equipment as a permitted accessory use in every zone without a variance, requires new multifamily projects to make…

No one may park a vehicle on any Village of Ridgewood street between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. under § 265-21. Residents who need an exception must call Central Dispatch, where the…

Village of Ridgewood zoning bars storing a commercial pickup, panel truck, mobile home, bus or van on a residential lot unless it sits inside an enclosed garage, and any truck must be…

Village of Ridgewood Code Sec. 265-43 lets the Village Manager declare "No Parking Areas" village-wide or street by street during a snow or ice incident in the Village of Ridgewood…

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…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-124B lets a family day-care home operate inside a residence but bars any exterior sign or remodeling that suggests a business, forbids employing anyone…

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…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 105-36 bans keeping or harboring any wild animal in the Village, defined by § 105-35 and § 105-34 as a species dangerous or savage by nature regardless of…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 105-45 requires every cat four months or older to carry a current rabies vaccination, and § 105-46 requires a Village license displaying that number…

Village of Ridgewood Code §§ 105-17 and 105-18 require a Division of Health license to keep cattle, poultry or fowl, set coop and barn setbacks from dwellings and food establishments…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 105-20 deems the keeping of five or more animals on one premises a kennel, and § 105-21 then requires a Division of Health license to operate as a kennel…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 105-26 lets the Division of Health refuse a kennel, pet shop or animal hospital license over neighborhood incompatibility, § 105-27 requires the site be…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 105-8 forbids any dog from running at large, defined by § 105-1 as being off its owner's property unrestrained by collar and leash or a controlling person…

The Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County does not single out any dog breed. Code § 105-1 defines a 'potentially dangerous dog' as one a municipal court has declared dangerous under…

The Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, bans purposely or knowingly feeding unconfined wildlife, including birds, deer, waterfowl and raccoons, on any public or private…

In the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, it is unlawful to hunt, molest, injure, capture or otherwise interfere with any wild, undomesticated bird, squirrel, fish or other animal…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 105-56 bars pet shops from selling dogs and cats obtained anywhere except an animal care facility or animal rescue organization, and bans the sale of any…

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…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 223-63 prohibits open fires anywhere in the Village unless the Fire Official has specifically approved the burn, a flat ban that covers brush, leaf and…

Village of Ridgewood treats propane tanks as exterior mechanical equipment: a zoning permit is required to install one, it must meet the principal building's front-yard setback, sit at…

Ridgewood zoning names fire pits directly among the residential deck and patio improvements that must stay out of the front yard and keep a 10-foot setback from side and rear lot…

The Village of Ridgewood requires a working smoke detector on every level of a dwelling unit before it can be sold, rented, leased or transferred, plus one on the basement ceiling if…

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…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 105-3 bars any owner from letting a dog bark 'in a loud or disturbing manner which tends to disturb the public peace,' whether on the owner's own property…

Amplified music and sound is prohibited in Bergen County parks except for official county use or with a written permit issued by the Department of Parks. Outside the parks, amplified…

Bergen County does not set countywide residential quiet hours; those rules are set by each municipality under New Jersey's Noise Control Act. The county directly regulates noise only…

New Jersey's Noise Control Act sets uniform statewide decibel limits for stationary commercial and industrial sources, preempting conflicting local rules.

In the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, a freestanding accessory building or shed in a residential zone cannot exceed 15 feet in height and is barred from every front…

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

The Village of Ridgewood outlaws paid stays of 30 days or less in any dwelling: no permit exists because the activity itself is prohibited. Owners, lessors and anyone facilitating or…

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.

Village of Ridgewood law requires landlords to heat rented homes and apartments to at least 68°F between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. and 65°F overnight from October 1 through May 1, supply hot…

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…

All New Jersey residential rental property owners must file a Landlord Identity Registration with the municipality and the Bureau of Housing Inspection under state law.

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…

Ridgewood caps bulk refuse set out for collection at seven items per pickup, bans overflowing waste bins, and requires carpet and mattresses to be specially prepared before curbside…

The Village of Ridgewood Division of Solid Waste Control collects solid waste under rules the Village Manager adopts, and the Village can suspend or reroute pickup along a route during…

Village of Ridgewood Code Chapter 275 bars residents and landscapers from raking or blowing loose yard waste into the street except during the announced fall leaf season, and bans…

Since November 15, 1990, Ridgewood has required every garden apartment, condo, co-op, and townhouse property to recycle, with the building owner or association responsible for…

Ridgewood requires every property owner to separate recyclables like newsprint, cardboard, cans, glass and construction debris from trash, backed by fines from $25 up to $1,000 per…

Ridgewood's bulk refuse article bars curbside placement more than 48 hours before the scheduled pickup and gives owners just 24 hours to remove bulk refuse after a written Village…

Ridgewood limits garbage and rubbish cans to 32 gallons and 80 pounds, and containers cannot go curbside before 5 p.m. the night before pickup or stay out past 11:59 p.m. on collection…

The Village of Ridgewood requires every dumpster and refuse container exposed to the weather to stay covered at all times and bans any spilling or leaking of refuse into the storm…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 165-2 bans putting, depositing or leaving rubbish, refuse or other material on sidewalks, gutters, public places, parking lots or public buildings, a…

Ridgewood requires two construction subcode permits for a photovoltaic installation: a $100 building subcode permit plus an electrical subcode permit priced by system size, from $125…

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…

The Village of Ridgewood enforces the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code's electrical subcode through its own Electrical Subcode Official. Wiring work needs a construction permit…

Village of Ridgewood's Existing Structures Code requires every occupied building with passenger elevators to keep at least one running at all times, letting a single-elevator building…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 223-81 requires every exterior door and its hardware to be kept in good condition, with locks on doors entering a dwelling unit in good repair and able to…

The Village of Ridgewood requires a building permit before any construction that must conform to the zoning code, and bars issuance until plans show compliance, site plan/subdivision…

Ridgewood's rental property code defines a lead-based paint hazard and requires landlords to remediate it through lead abatement or control methods once found, then get a follow-up…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-122H(6) allows temporary, nonilluminated political signs in every zone but requires candidate signs down within 20 days after the election, or 10 days…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 163-6 allows no more than two garage-sale signs per property, each capped at four square feet, posted only on sale days on the seller's own premises, never…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-122B(1)(a) bans billboards outright everywhere in the Village except at a railroad station, and § 190-122B(4)(a) separately forbids flashing or…

Ridgewood confines privately funded holiday displays on Village property to one spot at Van Neste Square, caps them at 12 feet in each dimension, and limits the display period to…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-122E(2)(d) caps nonilluminated interior window signs at 20% of the glass area or 50 square feet, whichever is less, per window unit, and allows a tenant…

Anyone who wants to sell food or beverages from a truck, pushcart, wagon or other vehicle inside the Village of Ridgewood, including door to door or in any public place, must first get…

Village of Ridgewood Code bars selling, displaying or storing food for sale on the sidewalk itself, an entrance, a passageway or any surface outside a building. The rule sits inside…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 156-15C bans selling food or beverages from a wagon, pushcart, truck or other vehicle on roughly 40 named streets and public places across the Village, from…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 163-2 caps garage sales at two per calendar year per premises and per person, each licensed sale limited to two consecutive days, with a permit from the…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 249-15 requires a written permit from the Director of Building and Inspections before driving over a curb, digging up a street, erecting building staging…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 249-24 puts the duty to install, repair and maintain abutting sidewalks, and to fix curb damage they caused, on the property owner at the owner's sole cost…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 249-14 makes it unlawful to place any obstruction or hazard in streets, gutters, curbs or sidewalks. § 249-21 separately bars driving on or blocking…

When Ridgewood Water shuts off a customer's service for a leak, defect, misuse or disuse, the owner or agent must report the completed repair in writing to the Department before…

Village of Ridgewood Code Section 241-2 bans riding a skateboard, scooter, bicycle, or micromobility device on any public sidewalk, public property, or public-invited private property…

Village of Ridgewood Code Section 244-11 bans smoking, tobacco use, and e-cigarette or vapor use across all Village parks and recreational facilities, municipal facilities, and Board…

In Village of Ridgewood municipal parking facilities, Code § 215-7 bars loitering for any purpose other than parking or retrieving a vehicle, alongside bans on carrying skateboards…

Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, law flatly bars begging: Code § 215-1 says no person shall go door to door or place himself in the streets to beg or gather alms, a blanket…

Smoking, vaping, and cannabis, tobacco, or hookah use of any kind is banned everywhere in the Bergen County Park System under Article III's Prohibited Acts, including electronic…

Drinking, possessing, or bringing in alcohol is banned throughout the Bergen County Park System under Article IV, except at golf course clubhouses or under an Event or Special Permit…

Urinating or defecating outside a restroom is banned everywhere in the Bergen County Park System under Article III's rule on Urination or Defecation. The prohibition covers open-air…

Village of Ridgewood Code Section 249-1 gives most property owners 24 hours after snow or ice falls to clear their abutting sidewalk. Central Business District properties in the B-1…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 223-52C requires every vacant structure and vacant lot in the Village to be kept clean, safe, secure and sanitary so it does not become a blighting problem…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 223-31 lets the Code Official condemn any structure found unsafe, unsanitary, vermin-infested or otherwise unfit for human occupancy, and § 223-28…

Village of Ridgewood Code Chapter 174 caps any privately funded holiday display placed on Village land at 12 feet in every dimension and runs the season from November 22 through…

The Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, requires anyone organizing a parade, march, motorcade or fun-run on its streets, sidewalks or parks to get a permit from the Chief of Police…

The Village of Ridgewood's Parks and Recreation Department runs a facility-reservation system for Village Hall's meeting rooms under Code § 212-31, requiring applications at least 30…

Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, ordinance treats any planned gathering of more than 10 people in a public place, such as a park, plaza or sidewalk (the footprint a block party…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 156-68 requires a license from the Department of Buildings and Inspections to run an outdoor cafe on Village sidewalks or private property in the B-1 and…

Fairs and festivals held in Bergen County parks need a Special Event Permit under Article V of the Parks System Rules. Applications are due at least 90 days ahead, and any vendor…

Village of Ridgewood Code Section 244-18 bans cannabis and marijuana shops, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers in every zoning district in the Village, and separately bans all…

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.

The Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, caps outdoor light spilling onto neighboring residential land at one footcandle measured at the property line under Village Code Chapter 194…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-85 requires all site lighting fixtures to be shielded and directed downward so no direct light source is visible beyond the property line, and caps…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 223-92 requires every structure in the Village to be kept free of insect and rat infestation, with § 223-57 placing extermination costs on the property…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 156-57 requires every person who prepares, sells or processes exposed food in the Village to hold a food-handler's certificate from the Department of…

Village of Ridgewood Code Sec. 260-2 names twelve tree species, from black locust to tree of heaven, as invasive in the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, and that…

Village of Ridgewood Code Sec. 260-5H flatly bans planting running bamboo, phyllostachys aureosulcata or any bamboo of that genus, anywhere in the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County…

Village of Ridgewood Code Chapter 258 governs police-directed towing in the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, setting rotational dispatch, insurance and fee rules for…

Village of Ridgewood Code confines tobacco, smoke, and electronic vapor shops to the OB-2 Zone, requires a Planning Board conditional use permit under Section 244-16, and makes vape…

The Village of Ridgewood requires every body art establishment, meaning tattoo, body-piercing and permanent-cosmetics businesses, to hold an annual license from the Health Department…

In Ridgewood's R-125 Single-Family Residence District, Village Code § 190-100E(10) caps total lot coverage by above-grade structures at 20 percent of the lot area, with a matching 20…

Village Code § 190-100E fixes yard setbacks in Ridgewood's R-125 Single-Family Residence District at a 50-foot minimum front yard, 20-foot minimum side yards, and a 40-foot minimum…

Village Code § 190-100E(1) caps residential buildings in the R-125 zone at 30 feet and 2 1/2 stories, but allows up to 35 feet on wider lots that also satisfy side-yard-depth and steep…

The Village of Ridgewood sets a local design flood elevation (LDFE) that adds at least one foot of freeboard above the state's minimum flood elevation for A, Coastal A and V zones…

Any minor development in the Village of Ridgewood adding a pool, an addition, or at least 200 square feet of new impervious surface must submit a soil erosion and sediment control plan…

The Village of Ridgewood regulates all development in flood hazard areas under Chapter 154, requiring a floodplain development permit and adopting the FEMA-mapped special flood hazard…

The Village of Ridgewood regulates stormwater under § 190-83, requiring green infrastructure and nonstructural measures for flood control, groundwater recharge and pollutant reduction…

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…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-84 sets fixed placement standards for street trees: both sides of the right-of-way, no more than 50 feet apart, minimum 1 3/4 to 2 inch trunk caliper…

The Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey has no separate landmark or heritage-tree label. Instead, Village Code Chapter 260 protects every non-invasive "qualified tree" of…

The Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, requires a Historic Preservation Commission report and a historic preservation permit from the Construction Official before anyone may demolish…

Every development application inside the Village of Ridgewood's Village Center Historic District, the Bergen County commuter downtown around the NJ Transit station, must comply with…

Every single-family, two-family and multiple rental dwelling in the Village of Ridgewood must undergo a lead-based paint inspection every three years or at each tenant turnover…

The Village of Ridgewood's seasonal skate park next to the Lester Stable on North Maple Avenue is open only from roughly mid-April through mid-October, daily from 9:00 a.m. to sunset…

The Village of Ridgewood requires a permit before any commercial or educational still photography or motion picture filming can take place anywhere within village limits. Applications…

Village of Ridgewood Code Section 241-1 defines low-speed electric bicycles using New Jersey's two-class system. A Class 1 bike assists only while the rider pedals and cuts off at 20…

Bicycles, scooters, hoverboards, and similar wheeled devices are restricted to paths, roadways, or areas the county has designated for that use inside the Bergen County Parks System…

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…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 218-3A bars anyone from peddling, soliciting or canvassing in the Village without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the Village Clerk, and…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 218-3F bans door-to-door solicitation between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. every day, and § 218-3J makes it unlawful to knock or ring a doorbell at any Ridgewood…

Flying a drone, model airplane, or other radio-controlled aircraft anywhere in the Bergen County Park System requires a permit from the Bergen County Parks Department first. Any drone…

Flying a drone, model airplane, or other radio-controlled aircraft anywhere in the Bergen County Parks System requires a permit from the Bergen County Parks Department first. Drones…

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…

Cooking anywhere in a Bergen County park is limited to portable grills set up in designated picnic areas, or to campsite ground fires except at Van Saun County Park, where a permanent…

New Jersey sets a uniform statewide minimum wage under NJSA 34:11-56a, scheduled to reach $15 per hour, with limited authority for municipalities to enact higher local wage floors.

The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law at NJSA 34:11D provides up to 40 hours of paid sick time and preempts local sick leave ordinances, creating a single statewide standard.

New Jersey issues concealed carry permits under NJSA 2C:58-4 with strict justifiable need replaced by shall-issue standards post-Bruen, while sensitive-place restrictions limit where…

New Jersey effectively prohibits open carry of handguns without a Permit to Carry under NJSA 2C:39-5, and long-gun open carry is restricted in most public contexts.

New Jersey strictly regulates firearm transport in vehicles under NJSA 2C:39-5 and 2C:39-6, requiring unloaded firearms in locked containers absent a valid Permit to Carry, with…

New Jersey splits the state into two frost zones: 2 feet 6 inches in Monmouth and Burlington counties and everything south, and 3 feet in Mercer and Middlesex counties and everything…

New Jersey's Casino Control Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12-1 et seq., confines legal casino gambling to a single city. State law defines an "approved hotel" eligible for a casino license as a…

New Jersey lets churches, veterans posts, fire companies, and other nonprofits run bingo or raffles only after two steps: registration with the state's Legalized Games of Chance…

New Jersey's Code of Criminal Justice defines a 'player' as a person who gambles only as a contestant or bettor and collects nothing beyond personal winnings, without otherwise…

New Jersey legalized sports betting in June 2018 under the Sports Wagering Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12A-10 et seq. Only Atlantic City casinos and Meadowlands/Monmouth Park-class racetracks…

New Jersey gives both condominium and planned-community associations a foreclosable assessment lien with a limited 6-month priority over a prior first mortgage. The Condominium Act…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-46(a) requires association bylaws to open every executive board meeting to members and voting-eligible tenants, except conference or working sessions where no binding…

New Jersey associations enforce recorded covenants and architectural standards through their declaration, but PREDFDA's Radburn regulations require associations to make alternative…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.4 bars a New Jersey community association from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station in a…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.1 makes any association rule or bylaw that limits or prohibits display of the flag of the United States, yellow ribbons, or signs supporting United States troops…

N.J.S.A. 46:8B-15(f) lets a New Jersey condominium association impose reasonable fines only if the master deed or bylaws authorize it, and then caps each fine at the maximum monetary…

A New Jersey condominium or homeowners association can record a lien on a unit for unpaid assessments and foreclose it by suit in the same manner as a mortgage foreclosure. The lien…

New Jersey runs sobriety checkpoints, and the Legislature has never passed a statute authorizing or regulating them. The phrase "sobriety checkpoint" returns no documents at all in the…

New Jersey is a one-party consent state, so recording an encounter you are part of is lawful under N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-4(d), and there is no New Jersey statute that bans filming police…

New Jersey has no stop-and-identify statute. A full-text search of the New Jersey General and Permanent Statutes returns no provision requiring a pedestrian who is stopped on suspicion…

New Jersey put its vehicle-search rule inside the legalization act itself. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10c, enacted as section 61 of CREAMMA, provides that the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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