Stafford Township, NJ

Stafford Township defines a family day-care home in § 130-2 as a private residence approved by the Division of Youth and Family Services, or a contracting organization, where…

Stafford Township permits a home occupation as an accessory use under § 211-35U in the districts that specify it. The business must stay inside the dwelling or accessory building, use…

A Stafford Township home occupation can sell goods or services from the property only by appointment, and § 211-35U(1)(i) caps traffic at an average of 10 vehicle visits per week…

A home occupation in Stafford Township is limited to a single lighted or unlighted identification sign not exceeding two square feet in area. Section 211-35U(1)(g) bars any other…

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…

Construction and demolition in Stafford Township cannot be performed from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, or from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekends and federal holidays, unless…

In Stafford Township, hand-held music equipment on a public space or public right-of-way cannot be plainly audible 50 feet from the operator between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Between…

Stafford Township caps outdoor sound received at a residence at 65 dB from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 50 dB from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with indoor limits of 55 and 40 dB. Impulsive…

Section 60-9 of the Stafford Township Code bars anyone from owning, keeping, harboring or maintaining a dog, cat or other animal that habitually barks, howls or cries frequently and…

In Stafford Township, vehicle music cannot be plainly audible at a residential property line from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., or 50 feet from the operator of a personal vehicle from 8:00…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, homeowner power tools and yard maintenance equipment cannot run from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. unless they meet the decibel tables. Commercial…

Section 153-9 bans unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise in Stafford Township at every hour, and Chapter 142 sets the nighttime clocks: 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for the…

Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, bars anyone from keeping, harboring or owning an exotic animal covered by the 2014 ordinance. Owners who can prove ownership from before the…

Stafford Township requires a $20 annual registration with the Department of Animal Control to keep chickens or other fowl on a lot of at least 0.20 acres with a single-family home. A…

Stafford Township prints no outright ban on retail sales of dogs and cats. Section 60-21F lets the Township issue a pet shop license that restricts the shop from selling cats or dogs…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, no one can capture, hunt, trap, molest or injure a bird in a Township park, set out bait or a harmful substance for one, or take its young…

The Stafford Township dog sections quoted here turn on behavior and a state declaration process, not on a named breed. The Animal Control Officer follows N.J.S.A. 4:19-19 et seq. when…

In Stafford Township, a dog on a public street, sidewalk, thoroughfare, park, playground, school yard or other public place must be controlled by an adequate leash or tether not more…

Stafford Township prohibits feeding wildlife in any public park or on any other Township-owned or operated property, and on private property, where the listed wildlife includes…

Every cat in Stafford Township must be licensed and wear a collar with a metal disc bearing the township name, year and license number. The annual license is $12 for an unaltered cat…

New Jersey requires beekeepers who overwinter colonies to register annually with the Department of Agriculture, and statewide beekeeping rules limit how far towns may restrict…

New Jersey's animal cruelty laws apply statewide, prohibiting neglect and overcrowding that constitute hoarding, with enforcement by humane officers and police.

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, a residential fence cannot be built with barbed wire, cannot be electrified, and cannot be topped with spikes, sharp points or any other…

In Stafford Township, a fence permit is required for all fences except living fences, and the Township Zoning Office issues it. Fences in residential districts cannot exceed six feet…

Section 130-72 of the Stafford Township code prints no height limit for retaining walls. It requires walls in slope-control areas to be built of treated timber or logs, reinforced…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, no fence, wall or hedge in a residential district can exceed six feet in height, and fences in a front yard have to be at least 50% open…

In Stafford Township, a fence cannot go on a property line without the written approval of the adjoining owners, and every fence must be erected at least six inches from the property…

In Stafford Township, § 201-7B bars any truck, tractor, trailer or omnibus over 12,000 pounds from parking on a residential-zone street, and § 211-35F(6) bars a commercial vehicle of…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, every retail, wholesale or industrial use must provide off-street loading and maneuvering space under § 130-81C of the Land Use and…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, § 201-3 bars parking at any time on every street listed in Schedule I of Chapter 201. A first violation under §§ 201-3 through 201-6 carries…

It is unlawful in Stafford Township to abandon a motor vehicle on a public street, road or public land. A vehicle left on public property, or on private property without the owner's…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, parking on any Township road is prohibited once snow has fallen deeply enough to require plowing by the Department of Public Works. The ban…

In Stafford Township, § 201-4.1 bars parking on Beacon Avenue from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. every day, Sundays and public holidays included. Section 201-7A separately bars trucks…

Stafford Township treats electric vehicle charging equipment and make-ready parking spaces as a permitted accessory use in every zoning or use district, with no variance required. New…

In every residential zone in Stafford Township, no commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 7,000 pounds or greater can be parked or stored in a driveway or on the street. The…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, an unoccupied RV, motor home, travel trailer, camper or boat can be stored outdoors on a single-family property. Storage must sit at least…

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 Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, all plant materials in stormwater management areas must be species indigenous to the area under § 130-51D(5). Section 130-83 separately…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, no irrigation system connected to the public water system can run outside the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Underground systems for…

Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, requires all premises and exterior property to be kept free from weeds or plant growth in excess of 10 inches, and bans noxious weeds. Chapter…

In Stafford Township, owners and tenants must keep brush, hedges, fences and other obstructions within 10 feet of any roadway, and within 20 feet of any intersection of two roadways…

Stafford Township requires a tree removal permit from the Department of Community Development and Planning before anyone removes a street tree with a DBH of 2.5 inches or more or a…

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

Stafford Township bans every form of open burning on public and private property unless Chapter 147 authorizes it. Contained cooking fires are allowed, and recreational fires need a…

In Stafford Township, a recreational or ceremonial fire such as a bonfire needs a permit from the Fire Prevention Subcode Official, requested in writing at least 10 days ahead. The…

In Stafford Township, the smoke detectors in every seasonal rental licensed dwelling unit must be in working order at all times. Structures with a combined maximum occupancy of eight…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, it is unlawful to sell, possess or use fireworks such as firecrackers, roman candles, rockets and mortars unless specifically permitted and…

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…

Every seasonal rental license in Stafford Township states the maximum permitted occupancy of the dwelling unit, as calculated by the Code Official. Each tenant present during a…

In Stafford Township, three substantiated convictions for disorderly conduct tied to a seasonal rental's tenants within one license term let the Township start proceedings to force the…

Stafford Township requires a seasonal rental license from the Code Official before anyone occupies a residential property rented for fewer than 175 consecutive days to a person with a…

A seasonal rental license in Stafford Township costs $100 per application, and each application for reinspection costs $50. The Code Official charges and collects both fees under…

At any property with a seasonal rental licensed dwelling in Stafford Township, it is unlawful to park any vehicle in a front, side or rear yard unless it sits entirely on a driveway…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, an accessory building such as a shed cannot occupy a front yard in any zone and cannot take up more than 35% of the available rear yard. Its…

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

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, every pool must have the fences and gates required by the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23. The township code points to…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, a pool permit has to be obtained from the Building Official, and no one can locate, construct, alter or operate a swimming pool until the…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, the property owner must locate and fix a water leak immediately. If the Water and Sewer Utility Director confirms a water line break with no…

Every rental unit inspected in Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, must comply with Township ordinances, the New Jersey statutes cited in Chapter 81, and the International…

In Stafford Township, an owner who does not live at a residential property, or does not operate a business at a commercial property, must register with the Clerk of the Township on a…

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…

Every leased or rented building, structure or unit in Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, is inspected by the Code Official at each initial occupancy or change of occupancy, no…

Stafford Township has no printed design guide, but Article XIII of Chapter 10 creates a seven-member Design Review Committee for Bay Avenue from Route 9 to Hilliard Boulevard in…

In the Pinelands Forest Area Zone (FA) in Stafford Township, clustered single-family development under § 211-10S starts at one unit per 17 acres and adds a bonus that scales with…

Stafford Township bars residents from setting out trash receptacles before 5:00 p.m., local time, 24 hours prior to collection, and requires containers off the street or curbline by…

Stafford Township residents must separate leaves from other solid waste under Code § 166-4.1. The Township runs a spring leaf season from March 1 through April 30 and a fall season…

In Stafford Township, every responsible solid waste generator whose waste is not picked up by the municipal service must contract for regular collection with a private hauler and file…

Everyone in Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, must separate designated recyclable materials from trash under Code § 166-4A. The rule covers owners, tenants and occupants of…

Stafford Township's Code § 167-3 sets who gets curbside pickup and what is collected. Residents put source-separated materials on the curb in front of the dwelling, the Township…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, it is unlawful to dump garbage, rubbish, ash, yard waste or recyclable materials on township property, or to trespass on another person's…

Stafford Township prohibits placing a dumpster, construction materials or a portable storage facility on any public street or within any public right-of-way. Chapter 102 sets a fine of…

Stafford Township collects brush up to four inches in diameter in one curb pile no larger than 10 feet wide by four feet high by eight feet long, and bulk items no larger than 10 feet…

In Stafford Township, recycling containers sit between the curb and the sidewalk from 5:00 p.m. the day before collection until no later than 6:00 a.m. on collection day, and come back…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, nobody can camp in a Township park except in areas the Township has designated for camping, and every camper needs a camping permit. Camping…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, artificial lighting on a property cannot exceed 0.5 footcandle beyond any property line, and no light can shine directly onto a neighboring…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, artificial lighting on any property cannot exceed 0.5 footcandle beyond any property line, and spotlight beams must be aimed so they do not…

In Stafford Township, a billboard is a defined sign type, and the sign code limits every illuminated sign, billboards included, to 0.5 footcandle of offsite intensity at ground level…

In the Pinelands Area of Stafford Township, private docks, piers, moorings and boat launches are among the few uses allowed in a wetland, and only with no significant adverse impact on…

Stafford Township sets its local design flood elevation at the best available flood elevation plus two feet of freeboard for delineated watercourses, including AE Zones. In AO zones…

Stafford Township regulates development in flood hazard areas under Chapter 114, adopted in 2021. The Township joined the National Flood Insurance Program on September 14, 1979, and §…

In Stafford Township, no site can be disturbed for new construction of a primary structure until the Ocean County Soil Conservation District certifies a soil erosion and sediment…

Stafford Township prohibits spilling, dumping or disposing of anything other than stormwater into its municipal separate stormwater system (MS4) and bans illicit connections that carry…

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…

Stafford Township has no mandatory green building code in its Code. Section 211-25.2N of the Mixed Use Zone instead directs the Planning Board to offer parking, sign area, lot coverage…

Owners and landlords of single-family, two-family and multiple-dwelling rentals in Stafford Township must obtain a lead-based paint inspection at tenant turnover and every three years…

In Stafford Township, the Department of Building Inspection, led by the Construction Official, enforces the State Uniform Construction Code. Its central permit office at 260 East Bay…

Stafford Township regulates plumbing under the Plumbing Code of New Jersey (Revised 1964), adopted by reference in Chapter 230. A permit for new plumbing construction or alteration…

Building and construction permits in Stafford Township are applied for at the central permit office of the Department of Building Inspection, in the Municipal Building at 260 East Bay…

Stafford Township requires a block party permit from the Township Clerk before any use of a public street, sidewalk or right-of-way. The application costs $20 and is due at least 30…

In Stafford Township, a permit is required before holding a park picnic or gathering of 25 or more persons, a performance or similar event, a public meeting or parade, or any exclusive…

In Stafford Township, no one can engage in, form or start a parade, march, ceremony, show, exhibition or procession on a street, park or other public place without a parade permit from…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin Village, outdoor dining in designated "sidewalk cafe" areas of the Mixed Use Zone is allowed as an accessory use to a restaurant during its…

In Stafford Township, a window sign is a wall sign affixed to a window of a building. In the nonresidential districts that print a window figure, Table 1 of the sign code limits window…

In Stafford Township, any sign posted to advertise a garage sale must be removed within 48 hours after the completion of the sale. The rule sits in Chapter 170, the garage sale…

In Stafford Township, digital LED billboards are multiple message signs allowed only on the southerly side of Route 72 between the Garden State Parkway and US Highway Route 9. A Type C…

In Stafford Township, generators can be exercised or operated for maintenance purposes only between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. The rule sits in the noise…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, vehicle and portable music that is plainly audible is banned at residential property lines from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. The code defines…

An exterior burglar alarm on a building or motor vehicle in Stafford Township must stop within five minutes for continuous airborne sound and within 15 minutes for impulsive sound…

Stafford Township gives itself a defined remedy when a homeowners' association neglects common open space. Under § 130-59E the Township serves written notice, demands a cure within 35…

In Stafford Township, a homeowners' association assessment can become a lien on each member's property, and the association is allowed to adjust the assessment as needs change. Section…

Stafford Township lets a development use a homeowners' association to own and maintain common open space only if the approving authority is satisfied the group has enough members to…

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…

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…

Mobile vendors in Stafford Township cannot vend within 200 feet of a school, church, synagogue or other house of worship while it is in session, and cannot set up within 500 feet of a…

Every food truck and food vendor in Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, needs a Type 1 fire safety permit from the Stafford Township Bureau of Fire Prevention. The fee is $54, or…

Vending on Stafford Township streets and sidewalks runs from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and every vending unit must be mobile and off public ways overnight. Ice cream vendors get until…

Section 130-53 makes it Stafford Township policy to preserve and protect specimen trees: the largest known individual trees of each species in New Jersey, or any tree the Stafford…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, new development must plant shade trees on both sides of a street in the strip between the curb and the sidewalk. Trees go 30 feet to 50 feet…

Stafford Township protects any tree that the governing body or a local historical organization recognizes for its size, age, rarity or historical value. Chapter 194 reserves the…

Stafford Township protects historic landmarks through Chapter 123, the Historic Preservation Ordinance, which requires a certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Preservation…

In Stafford Township, a sexually oriented business can locate only on a county road within the Local Business (LB) Zone and must stay 1,000 feet from places of worship, schools, school…

In Stafford Township, buying, selling or pawning precious metals or other secondhand goods requires a license from the Municipal Clerk after a Chief of Police investigation. The fee is…

In residential zones in Stafford Township, it is unlawful to store inoperable, unlicensed or junk motor vehicles, or their parts, anywhere except an enclosed building or a licensed…

Stafford Township runs a rotating list of licensed towing and storage contractors administered by the Chief of Police. Chapter 192 requires 24-hour service with arrival within 15…

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.

Drinking alcohol on a public street, sidewalk, park, playground, public parking place or any other public or quasi-public place is prohibited in Stafford Township, including…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, it is unlawful to urinate or defecate in any public place except a place provided for that use. Public place includes the front of any store…

Smoking is prohibited in all Township parks, playgrounds and recreational areas in Stafford Township, including Manahawkin. Signs reading "No Smoking Permitted Beyond This Point" mark…

Stafford Township bans standing, stopping, loitering or remaining on a bridge or viaduct for fishing, crabbing, diving or swimming, or for any purpose other than orderly passage…

In Stafford Township, nobody can skateboard on a commercial establishment or its surrounding vehicle and pedestrian areas without the owner's prior written consent, except when…

Stafford Township bars anyone 21 or older from consuming a cannabis item in a public place by any method other than smoking, vaping or aerosolizing, and that includes any indoor public…

In Stafford Township, no one can throw or deposit litter on open or vacant private property, whether they own it or not. The Code Enforcement Officer can order an owner to clear…

Stafford Township treats any building so old, dilapidated or out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary or unfit for human habitation as a public hazard. The Zoning Officer…

In Stafford Township, including Manahawkin, Township parks are open every day of the year from sunrise to dusk and in no case beyond 9:00 p.m., except athletic events on lighted fields…

Stafford Township's Rural Residential Zone (RA) permits all farm and agricultural activities under § 211-16A(2), with one distance condition: no building or area enclosing farm animals…

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…

Anyone who wants to open or dig a trench in a Stafford Township public road, right-of-way, public easement, street or highway needs a written application to the Township Clerk, the…

Owners of property abutting a sidewalk or street right-of-way in Stafford Township cannot allow or cause any permanent or temporary structure or obstruction in or on the sidewalk or…

In Stafford Township the owner of the land in front of a sidewalk or curb pays to reconstruct, repair or replace it. The owner needs a Township permit first, which carries no fee, and…

In Stafford Township, burning charcoal, dry clean untreated wood or other cooking fuels in an outdoor grill or traditional food cooking device is expressly allowed without a burn…

Stafford Township treats spreading or running bamboo as an invasive plant under Chapter 127. Owners must keep it on their own lot, and growth onto a neighbor's property is a violation…

In Stafford Township, premises where dogs, cats, livestock, birds or other animals are maintained must keep rodents and insects hazardous to public health from infesting the property…

Anyone selling goods or soliciting funds in Stafford Township as an itinerant salesman or vendor needs a permit first. The application goes to the Chief of Police and carries a $150…

Stafford Township keeps a No Solicitation Registry of addresses that refuse canvassing, peddling and door-to-door sales, and no one can knowingly enter a registered property or one…

Within the Pinelands Area of Stafford Township, installing an accessory solar energy facility on an existing structure or impervious surface is exempt from the Pinelands review…

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…

Stafford Township prohibits cannabis cultivators, delivery services, distributors, manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers from operating anywhere in the Township, including…

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 maximum building height in the Rural Residential Zone (RA) in Stafford Township is 35 feet under § 211-16F(10). Chapter 130 measures building height from the average elevation of…

In the Rural Residential Zone (RA) in Stafford Township, § 211-16F sets a 50-foot minimum front yard, a 20-foot side yard, a 50-foot combined side yard and a 40-foot rear yard…

In the Rural Residential Zone (RA) in Stafford Township, § 211-16F caps building coverage at 10% of the lot and impervious surface coverage at 25%. Installing dry wells for roof runoff…

In Stafford Township, a garage sale needs a $5 license from the Township Clerk. One person gets two licenses in any twelve-month period, each covering no more than two consecutive…

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…

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…

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…