Perth Amboy, NJ Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- Parade permit from the City Clerk's Office
- Apply
- No less than 120 days before the event
- Fee
- $100 (flag raising permit: no fee)
- Agency sign-off
- Police, OEM, Fire, Recreation, by 60 days prior
- Flag raising
- Apply 60 days prior; held at International Park
- Penalty
- $100 to $1,000 fine, up to 90 days, or both
Summary
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 the event. The fee is $100. Police, Emergency Management, Fire and Recreation must sign off no later than 60 days out. Flag raisings use a separate permit with no fee.
A. An application for a parade permit including line of march, location of start assembly, location of end assembly, estimated number of attendees, a copy of event invitation and facilities requested is required to conduct a procession, parade, organized march, demonstration, or protest within the City of Perth Amboy and must be obtained from the City Clerk's Office no less than 120 days prior to any event request. The application will be reviewed by recommendations made by and signed off by the Police Department, Office of Emergency Management, Fire Departments and Recreation Department by no later than 60 days prior to the event. The fee for a parade permit is $100. ... There shall be no fee for a flag raising permit. All flag-raising events initiated by community groups or organizations will be held exclusively at International Park on Sadowski Parkway in the City, unless otherwise approved in the discretion of City administration to take place at City Hall Park.
Full Breakdown
Perth Amboy City Code § 343-19 sets the parade permit process in the City of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The application must state the line of march, the location of the start assembly, the location of the end assembly, the estimated number of attendees, a copy of the event invitation and the facilities requested. It must be obtained from the City Clerk's Office no less than 120 days prior to any event request. The permit is not limited to parades: it covers any procession, organized march, demonstration or protest within the City of Perth Amboy.
After the application is filed, the Police Department, the Office of Emergency Management, the Fire Departments and the Recreation Department review it, make recommendations and sign off, and that sign-off must be finished no later than 60 days prior to the event. The fee for a parade permit is $100. The section was amended by Ord. No. 1960-2020 on 12-9-2020 and again by Ord. No. 2192-2024 on 9-25-2024.
Subsection B treats flag raisings separately. The organization files an application with its contact information, time, date, estimated number of attendees and a copy of the event invitation, obtained from and returned to the City Clerk's Office by no later than 60 days prior to the flag raising. There is no fee. Flag-raising events started by community groups or organizations are held exclusively at International Park on Sadowski Parkway, unless City administration approves City Hall Park in its discretion.
Section 343-19 sits in Article II, Special Events Permits, of Chapter 343, directly after the personnel and equipment schedule in § 343-18. That schedule prices putting out barricades at $45.00 for 1 man, 1 hour, picking them up at $45.00, and putting up banners at $90.00 for 2 men, 1 hour. Off-duty police officers and Fire Department EMTs are billed at contract rates, with a minimum of four (4) hours for police, and the number of officers is set beforehand by the Public Safety Director or his designee in consultation with the applicant. An applicant who is financially unable to pay the application fee can ask for an indigency waiver under § 343-12, which the Business Administrator and City Council consider as part of the application process.
Violations & Fines
Under § 343-11, any violation of a provision of Chapter 343 is punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. The parade permit section is part of that chapter. Applications are routed through the City Clerk's Office and reviewed by the Police Department, Office of Emergency Management, Fire Departments and Recreation Department.
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