Toms River, NJ

Toms River Township bans parking trucks, trailers, and road tractors on any street from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. townwide, plus a separate overnight ban on ordinary vehicles for specific…

Toms River Township's HB-MF Highway Business Multi-Family overlay zone lists electric vehicle charging and service equipment among the accessory uses permitted by right for the…

Toms River Township bars storing an inoperative or unregistered motor vehicle anywhere in town unless it sits inside a garage. Chapter 481, adopted in 2008, exempts licensed motor…

Toms River Township bars parking or storing commercial trucks, buses, tractors and pole trailers on residential land between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., except vehicles under four tons or on…

Toms River Township bars parking on any street included in Chapter 477's Schedule XX whenever snow accumulation covers the roadway, keeping the ban in force until the street is plowed…

Toms River Township requires a paved or unpaved driveway for every single- and two-family home, sized between 10 and 26 feet wide within the road right-of-way.

Toms River Township designates loading zones street by street under Chapter 477's Article X, and every location the Township Council has actually adopted is listed in Schedule XIV. As…

Toms River Township splits on-street parking prohibitions into separate schedules under Chapter 477's Prohibited Parking article: Schedule I streets ban parking at all times, Schedule…

Toms River Township allows homeowners to store one travel trailer, camper or up to two small boats outdoors, but not in the front yard and not exceeding 28 feet long.

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…

Toms River Township's short-term room rental exception applies only when the dwelling is owner-occupied year-round, one of nine conditions listed under Township Code § 335-41.

Toms River Township bans short-term rentals townshipwide: no dwelling or room may be leased for less than 30 days. The Township carves out one exception for the barrier island between…

Toms River Township automatically suspends a rental certificate of occupancy the moment a landlord receives a third violation notice under any part of the Township Code.

Toms River Township Code § 335-44 bans print, electronic, and Internet advertising of any rental, including platform listings, that violates the Article VI short-term rental rules.

Toms River Township charges a $150 registration and inspection fee for every rental unit, including short-term/seasonal rentals, plus separate amended-registration, reinspection, and…

Toms River Township requires every short-term and seasonal rental to be registered, inspected, and issued a certificate of occupancy by the Bureau of Property Maintenance before it can…

Toms River caps how many people may occupy a rental, including short-term room rentals, using a 70-square-foot-per-sleeper standard plus room-by-room minimums in Table 1.

A Toms River Township homeowner renting a single room to a lodger must carry sufficient insurance coverage and give the township proof of it, one of the conditions in the room-rental…

Toms River Township allows the rental of a single room within a home, but only if the owner lives there year-round. Section 335-41 of the Township Code bars renting multiple rooms to…

Toms River Township allows renting a single room in a home short-term only if the property provides one on-premises parking space for the tenant's vehicle, among other conditions.

Toms River Township permits an accessory apartment only through its Affordable Accessory Apartment program under Township Code § 348-11.4, and only in the R-800, RR, R-400C and R-400…

Toms River Township requires that any affordable accessory apartment sit inside a detached home occupied by its owner: it cannot be added to a rental, condo, or non-owner-occupied…

Toms River Township requires affordable accessory apartments to be rented only to low- or moderate-income households, and that income restriction must continue for at least 10 years…

Toms River Township requires a permit for any shed: structures over 200 square feet need a full development permit with an engineer- or architect-prepared plot plan, while sheds 200…

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

Toms River Township lets small nonresidential redevelopment projects skip full major-development stormwater review by routing roof runoff to dry wells, rain barrels or planting beds…

Toms River Township requires a permit before cutting, removing, or destroying any tree in the township under its Woodlands Management ordinance, with landmark trees of 16 inches DBH or…

Toms River property owners must prune any tree overhanging a street or sidewalk to keep at least eight feet of clearance above the surface.

Toms River Township can order owners to clear brush, weeds, high grass, and debris within seven days of notice, then bill the removal cost as a lien against the property if the owner…

Toms River Township restricts lawn and yard watering only when the Township Council formally declares a water emergency by resolution: there's no standing watering-day or time schedule…

Toms River Township bans dogs running at large at any time and requires a leash in any public place, highway, or sidewalk. The Township Code holds owners liable for damages their dog…

Toms River Township prohibits feeding unconfined wildlife, deer, geese, ducks or other wild animals, on any township park or other property the township owns or operates. The rule…

Toms River Township doesn't mandate spay/neuter, but bans tethering any unneutered or unspayed dog outright and charges a higher dog-license fee for unaltered dogs than altered ones.

Toms River Township caps commercial livestock density at one cow or horse per acre and seven goats or sheep per acre, but the limit applies only to farms with 10 or more animals of…

Toms River Township requires every cat over seven months old to be vaccinated against rabies and licensed annually, with a tag or sleeve displaying the license number.

Toms River Township treats veterinary clinics, hospitals and animal care facilities as a conditional use requiring a two-acre lot, wide setbacks for kennels and runs, and a curfew…

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.

Toms River Township lets a resident run a business from home in any zoning district without a permit, but only if the operation stays invisible from the street. Township Code § 348-2.3…

Toms River Township allows home occupations as a conditional use in specified zones, capped at two outside employees and half the first-floor area.

Toms River Township only allows a home occupation on a lot that fronts a collector or arterial street, with driveway access and sign placement there too: a direct limit on funneling…

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…

Toms River Township caps retaining wall height at one-third the horizontal distance to the nearest building foundation and requires engineered construction in slope-control areas.

Toms River Township caps fences at 30 inches between the street and the building line, and at 72 inches everywhere else on the lot, including the sides and rear, under §§ 291-3 and…

Toms River Township bars anyone from erecting a barbed-wire or electrically charged fence or wall on their own land unless the adjoining property owner consents to it first.

Toms River Township's zoning code bans barbed wire, canvas, cloth, electrically charged, and expandable or collapsible fencing in every zone, including residential lots, under its Land…

Toms River Township requires a building permit before erecting any solid-construction fence under § 291-5 of the Township Code, with the fee originally set by Ordinance No. 1167. That…

Toms River Township bans open burning of trash, lumber, leaves, straw, brush, trees or any other combustible material in any street, alley, vacant lot, or on land improved by a…

Toms River Township caps residential propane (LP-gas) storage at a combined 500-gallon water capacity per dwelling, with tougher Fire Prevention Code compliance once combined capacity…

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…

Toms River Township's zoning performance standards cap noise at a property line by frequency band, from 69 decibels in the lowest band (20-75 cycles per second) down to 28 decibels in…

Toms River Township bans noisy construction equipment on weeknights after 6 p.m., all weekend from Saturday 6 p.m. to Monday 8 a.m., and on holidays, absent Township Council permission…

Toms River Township bars disruptive vehicle repair, rebuilding, or testing noise near homes and restricts horns to genuine danger warnings, treating both as nuisance violations under…

Toms River restricts outdoor power mowers and landscaping power tools, the category covering gas leaf blowers, to the hours of 8 a.m. through 8 p.m., banning their operation overnight…

Toms River Township bans amplified music at its municipal skatepark unless the Department of Recreation preapproves it in advance. Section 383-18(P), part of the skatepark rules…

Toms River Township bans power mowers and other landscaping equipment between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.; running them during those overnight hours is a declared nuisance under the township's…

Toms River Township prohibits owning a dog or other animal that habitually barks, howls, cries or makes noise over a prolonged period, day or night, under § 516-14 of the Board of…

Toms River Township's Board of Health regulates public and commercial pools under the adopted 1970 New Jersey Swimming Pool Code, requiring state-approved lab water testing and daily…

Toms River Township lets a permanent above-ground pool skip extra fencing if it has an attached 4-foot fence rated for 250 pounds; a temporary above-ground pool must be emptied or…

Toms River Township requires any car or building alarm that sounds to shut itself off within 15 minutes of activation, or the owner is committing a nuisance violation under the…

Toms River Township bars loading, unloading, or handling crates, containers, and garbage cans between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. when it disturbs nearby residents, covering overnight…

Toms River Township treats loud music or amplified sound from any bar, club, or venue that disturbs nearby residents as a nuisance under its general noise ordinance, regardless of the…

Political signs in Toms River Township may go up 30 days before an election and must come down within seven days after, and can never be attached to utility poles, light standards, or…

Off-premises digital billboards in Toms River Township must meet New Jersey's multiple-message sign standard, N.J.A.C. 16:41C-8.8, and win conditional-use approval; no existing…

Within the Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District, window lettering and logos applied directly to glass cannot exceed 25% of the window area or 10 square feet, whichever is…

Toms River Township exempts outdoor holiday decorations from sign permits and area limits entirely, so long as the display doesn't advertise a product or business: the sign code sets…

Every rental unit in Toms River Township must be registered with the Bureau of Property Maintenance and hold a certificate of occupancy before it can be leased, rented, occupied, or…

Toms River Township has no rent control in force: the Township Council repealed its Rent Leveling Board on March 11, 2026 (Ord. No. 4831-26), ending the ordinance first adopted…

Toms River Township has adopted the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code as its rental habitability standard, enforced by the Bureau of Property Maintenance and Housing…

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…

Toms River treats disruptive home auto repair as a nuisance rather than a licensing issue: repairing, rebuilding or testing vehicles, off-road vehicles or motorboats in or near a…

Toms River Township treats pawnbrokers as a category of licensed 'dealer' under Chapter 415, requiring a numbered Municipal Clerk license, an FBI fingerprint background check, and a…

Toms River Township's zoning code excludes tattoo parlors and body piercing shops from the personal-service uses permitted in the Village Business and Village Seaport Zones, so these…

Toms River Township caps non-consent tow licenses at five and routes all police-called tows through a CAD-monitored rotation; operators may only respond to a crash scene if the…

Toms River Township requires every buyer, seller or pawnbroker of precious metals, jewelry, coins, electronics, tools or other secondhand goods to hold a dealer's license from the…

Operating a massage business or working as a masseur or masseuse in Toms River Township requires a separate license from the Township Clerk; the Township Council can deny or reject…

Toms River Township bars tobacco retailers from operating a vending machine that dispenses e-cigarettes or tobacco within 1,000 feet of any school, backing it with signage and…

Toms River Township doesn't fix pickup days by ordinance: the Director of Public Works sets collection days and times by regulation, which only takes effect once the Township Council…

Toms River Township requires every outdoor dumpster or refuse container to stay covered at all times and bans any leak or discharge into the storm sewer system.

Toms River Township lets residents set bulky items like tree trimmings, building materials, and carpet at the curb for pickup, but caps bundle size, weight, and volume.

Toms River Township requires residents to keep leaves separate from other trash and set them out in bags at the curb, loose unbagged leaves are not accepted, unless the leaves stay…

Toms River Township requires empty garbage cans and robocans to be pulled from the curb and stored within six feet of the house by 9 p.m. on collection day: no lingering curbside carts.

Toms River Township requires every resident, tenant and business to separate designated recyclables, aluminum, glass, paper, cardboard, batteries and more, from regular solid waste…

Toms River Township requires garbage set out for pickup in watertight metal, neoprene or vinyl cans with tight covers and two handles, or in sealed heavy-duty plastic bags: cracked or…

Toms River Township treats illegal dumping as a strict-liability offense with mandatory penalties. Chapter 524 bans dumping refuse, rubbish, garbage, ashes or other waste materials…

Toms River adopted a red-light camera ordinance in 2008, but New Jersey's statewide pilot program lost its statutory authority on December 16, 2014, so no cameras currently operate in…

Toms River Township makes it unlawful to ride or propel a bicycle or similar vehicle on any township sidewalk, effectively pushing cyclists onto the street.

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…

Toms River Township caps taxicab idling at three minutes while parked. Section 457-39(M) of the Township Code, part of the taxicab driver's equipment-responsibility rules, requires…

Toms River Township requires developers to prevent stream siltation during construction, using silt basins, holding ponds, or diversion berms under the grading ordinance and Chapter…

Major development in Toms River Township must control flooding, groundwater recharge and pollution through green infrastructure and low-impact-development stormwater practices under…

Toms River Township requires a building permit before digging, constructing, or bulkheading any boat basin, dock, lagoon, or marina, issued by the Building Inspector under Chapter 201.

Toms River Township requires a development permit for any construction in a special flood hazard area, and new or substantially improved homes must have their lowest floor elevated at…

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…

Toms River Township requires every property owner to control invasive plants, defined by Township Code § 340-2 as vines and vegetation that "grow out of place and are competitive…

Toms River Township requires a licensed engineer's or architect's plot plan for house additions, pools, and any accessory structure, paving, or regrading over 200 square feet, while…

Before selling, leasing, or changing occupancy of a residential property, Toms River Township owners must obtain a carbon monoxide alarm compliance certificate from the Bureau of Fire…

Installing residential fire sprinklers in Toms River Township requires a Fire Subcode plan review under Chapter 252 of the Township Code. For one- and two-family homes (Use Groups R-3…

Toms River Township adopted the National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition, along with any later amendments the state Department of Community Affairs approves, as its local electrical…

Toms River Township requires a permit before any plumbing construction or alteration, charging $10 for the first five fixtures under its locally adopted Plumbing Code.

Toms River Township's Office of Construction Permits and Inspections runs separate building, plumbing, electrical, and fire subcode inspections before any certificate of occupancy is…

Toms River Township requires lead-based paint hazard inspections of pre-1978 rental dwellings at tenant turnover or within two years of July 2022, whichever comes first.

Elevator devices in Toms River Township are inspected and tested under the state Elevator Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-12, and the township's Office of Construction Permits and Inspections…

Toms River Township allows nursery schools and day nurseries only as a conditional use, capping any building at 5,000 square feet above grade and banning classrooms or recreation space…

Toms River Township bans every class of cannabis business townshipwide: cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers and delivery services are all prohibited from…

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.

Toms River Township inspects every registered rental unit before occupancy and recertifies nonseasonal rentals every three years, with annual inspections required for seasonal and…

Toms River Township's Bureau of Property Maintenance must inspect a rental within 10 days of receiving a complaint alleging a code violation.

Toms River Township requires a homeowners' or condo association board to formally designate, by resolution, a representative before it can negotiate a municipal services agreement with…

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…

Commercial filming in Toms River Township requires a location permit from the Township Clerk, a $350 fee per site, filed at least 14 days ahead, with proof of $1 million/$3 million…

Toms River Township film permit holders must minimize inconvenience to neighbors and, where practicable, abate noise and keep production vehicles off public streets during filming.

Toms River Township counts a built-in outdoor kitchen as part of deck height, so an outdoor kitchen structure must fit within the zone's height limit like any other accessory feature.

Toms River Township's RHB-AH9 affordable-housing overlay grants a 15% residential density bonus when the low- and moderate-income units in a planned unit development are built as…

In Toms River Township's Village Seaport Zone, new buildings must be designed to protect public views of the Toms River, and every downtown building plan must follow architectural…

Toms River Township bars drinking or carrying an open alcohol container on streets, sidewalks, parks, and in parked or moving vehicles, plus on private property without the owner's OK.

Toms River Township prohibits loitering that breaches the peace, disturbs others, or blocks pedestrians and vehicles in any public place. Police can order a person to leave, and…

Toms River Township bans skateboarding, hobbyist activities and organized sporting activities on the grounds of the Municipal Complex and the adjacent Parking Garage at 33 Washington…

Smoking is banned on Ortley Beach's North and South Beaches, Shelter Cove Beach, and at the Municipal Swimming Pool, and within 100 feet of playground equipment in any Township park…

Toms River Township bans erecting, keeping or abandoning any structure, buildings, boats, trailers, even dumpsters, that encroaches on a public street or right-of-way. Section 450-64…

Toms River Township bans dumping or sweeping litter onto any street, avenue or sidewalk in town. Section 450-2 covers broken glass, metal, wood, paper and any other refuse or dirt, and…

Toms River Township puts sidewalk upkeep on the property owner, tenant, developer or applicant responsible for the land, requiring curbing and sidewalks to stay free of cracks and…

Peddlers, hawkers, itinerant vendors and canvassers must get a Township license, pass a criminal background check, and pay an $800 fee before selling door-to-door or on Toms River…

Toms River bans street food vending on its main roads and within 1,000 feet of stores selling similar goods, but licensed food trucks may operate on Washington Street between Route 166…

Toms River Township licenses mobile food units as peddlers, charging $800 for the first truck and $100 for each additional one, on top of a criminal background check and Board of…

Toms River Township requires mobile home park operators to apply insect and rodent control measures recommended by the Health Officer, clear debris that could harbor rodents, and act…

Toms River won't issue a peddler or vending license to sell food until the Board of Health first issues a food handler's license, tying street food sales to a public-health check under…

Groups of 25 to 50 people need a Department of Recreation facility use permit to gather at a Toms River Township playground; groups over 50 aren't allowed at all.

Toms River Township lets restaurants add outdoor seating without full site plan approval, but only after a zoning permit that caps seating at four tables and 16 chairs and requires…

Toms River Township caps outdoor special events like fairs and vendor gatherings at four per business per year, 30 days each and 60 days total, and requires a Zoning Officer permit…

Commercial filming in Toms River residential zones is capped at four weekdays a week for 60 days total, with shoots limited to 8 a.m.-3 p.m. under Chapter 295's residential filming…

The Township Clerk maintains a public 'Do Not Knock' Registry: residents sign up at Town Hall, and any peddler, canvasser, or door-to-door seller who gets a license must skip every…

Toms River Township bars anyone from soliciting contributions for a charitable or religious cause within the township without a permit from the Township Clerk. Non-residents and…

A Township zoning performance standard caps outdoor artificial lighting on any use or structure at 0.5 footcandle measured at the property line and requires spotlight beams to stay…

Every use in Toms River Township must keep artificial light under 0.5 footcandle past its property line, and any spotlight beam has to stay on-site under the Land Use Code's lighting…

Toms River Township Code § 348-5.25.1 shields active farming from nuisance complaints townshipwide, declaring farming a permitted use in every zone where it already legally exists and…

Toms River Township permits crop farms in any zoning district, but farm buildings must sit back at least 100 feet from property lines and produce stands at least 40 feet from the…

Toms River Township can order the repair, vacating, or demolition of any building so dilapidated, unsafe, or unsanitary that it's unfit for human habitation, under Chapter 228.

Toms River Township can order the owner or tenant of any lot, vacant or built, to cut brush, weeds, and high grass within seven days of notice, then bill the cleanup as a tax lien if…

Toms River Township property owners must clear snow and ice from abutting sidewalks within 12 hours of daylight after it falls, or face escalating fines.

Toms River Township defines any tree of 16 inches or greater DBH as a landmark tree and requires developers to identify, map, and make every effort to preserve landmark trees when a…

Street and shade trees planted in Toms River's public right-of-way must come from an approved species list and be spaced 40 to 50 feet apart.

Toms River's tree ordinance singles out "specimen trees", exceptional trees measured against New Jersey's Record Trees registry, and bars issuing a removal permit that would take one…

Toms River Township caps building coverage at 35% and impervious coverage at 70% of lot area in the R-75 Residential Zone, the township's standard 7,500-square-foot single-family…

Toms River Township ties every yard setback to the bulk schedule for that lot's zoning district, but layers on flat floors of 20 feet for corner lots and for any yard along the water's…

Toms River Township caps residential buildings in the R-75 Zone at 35 feet and three usable floor levels under Toms River Township Code § 348-10.13E(8), which folds in the…

Installing solar panels in Toms River Township requires an Electrical Subcode permit, and the fee is tiered by system size under § 252-6C(2)(q) of the Township Code: $150 for systems…

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…

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…

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…