West New York, NJ

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, open burning is unlawful at any location in town under § 198-44 of the Town Code. The only carve-out covers sparkling devices…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), selling or offering fireworks of any kind is prohibited, and setting them off requires a permit granted on written application…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, Chapter 344 requires at least one smoke detector per dwelling unit and a detector in the hallway of each level of a multilevel dwelling. No…

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…

The Town of West New York, New Jersey, has no single quiet-hours clause. Its Noise chapter instead sets night windows by source. Section 266-7B limits impulsive sound to 80 decibels…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a residential owner or tenant cannot run landscaping or yard maintenance equipment between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Commercial and public…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, it is unlawful to let a domesticated or caged animal create noise across a property line that unreasonably disturbs a resident. Five minutes…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, construction and demolition (other than emergency work) is barred from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, portable music devices on public space and vehicle sound systems cannot be plainly audible at 50 feet between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., or at…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, impulsive sound cannot equal or exceed 80 decibels between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., or at night when it occurs less than four times in an…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, § 266-10 bars removing a vehicle's noise-control equipment, requires every motorcycle muffler to be labeled under 40 C.F.R. Part 205, and…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, it is unlawful to park any truck, trailer, van, commercial vehicle, school bus, motorized home, camper or recreation vehicle on a public…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, § 277-19 of the Town Code lets a vehicle stand in front of a private driveway in three cases only: the same person owns the car…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, every street is in the Residential Permit Parking program under Article VII of Chapter 277. Permit parking is in effect 24…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, § 277-16 of the Town Code, headed "Overnight parking prohibited," bars trucks, vans, trailers, campers, recreation vehicles…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, no vehicle can be parked on either side of Bergenline Avenue, Park Avenue or 60th Street once snow accumulation exceeds two…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, § 277-41 requires a car or motorcycle to park between the painted lines on a marked street space, with only one vehicle per…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), a business holding an approved loading zone must reapply every July 1 on Police Department Traffic Division forms and pay a…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), the Police Department stripes and restripes approved loading zones, and the business that asked for the zone pays. After the…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no person can abandon a motor vehicle on a public street or highway. A vehicle stationary and unused on the street for more than three days is…

New Jersey's Predatory Towing Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 56:13-7 et seq., and its implementing rule, N.J.A.C. 13:45A-31, control every non-consensual tow in the state. A private property…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a dog on a public thoroughfare counts as running at large unless it is fastened to a leash or chain securely held by its owner or custodian…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no person can own, keep or harbor a dangerous animal, defined as any mammal, reptile or fowl that is not naturally tame or gentle and would…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, the Municipal Court holds hearings to declare a dog potentially dangerous or vicious, and no one can keep or harbor a vicious dog. An owner…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no family can own, keep or harbor more than three cats and/or dogs, in any combination, per household, and no household can hold more than…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, every owner of a cat must have the cat licensed under the requirements set out in Chapter 174 of the Town Code. Article VII, adopted…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), Town Code § 322-97 states that under no condition shall chickens, pigeons, ducks, geese or other fowl be kept or maintained in…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), Town Code § 322-106 bars any person, firm, corporation or retail, wholesale or commercial business located in the Town from…

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 statute bans the intentional feeding of black bears statewide and authorizes wildlife regulators to address other species attracting nuisance behavior.

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, dwelling units must compost leaves. Leaves are recycled either by composting on the owner's, lessee's or occupant's own property or by placing…

In the Town of West New York, NJ, removing or damaging a public shade tree needs a Building Department permit at $25 per tree. Trees on residential lots are exempt unless they sit on…

In the Town of West New York, NJ, cutting a branch or limb of a tree within the lines of a street or public place takes a $5 Building Department permit for anyone other than the…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), Chapter 409 adopts the Weed Control Code of New Jersey (1953), which declares ragweed and poison ivy a nuisance. Chapter 299…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, lawn watering limits apply only after the governing body adopts a resolution declaring a water emergency. The resolution picks a full ban on…

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…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, the building fee schedule in § 161-2 prices a retaining wall permit at $250 up to 550 square feet and $375 over 550 square feet. In flood…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), no fence can be built in the front yard of a residential, commercial or mixed-use building. In side and rear yards the maximum…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a fence of six feet or less needs a zoning permit costing $75, and a fence over six feet needs a building permit. Skipping the zoning permit…

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

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a shed of 100 square feet or less needs a zoning permit. No shed can be higher than 12 feet from grade, closer than three feet to a rear or…

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 the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a sign naming a permitted home occupation or profession in a residence district cannot exceed one square foot. Only one such sign is allowed…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, Note 4 of § 414-15 allows customary home occupations as an accessory use inside the principal structure, run only by the inhabitants, no more…

New Jersey allows for-profit home food production only through a Cottage Food Operator Permit issued by the Department of Health's Public Health and Food Protection Program under…

The New Jersey Family Day Care Provider Registration Act creates a uniform statewide registration system for home daycares serving up to five children, with the state preempting most…

New Jersey has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no way to license a home kitchen as a restaurant. N.J.A.C. 8:24-2.1(c)1 makes the person in charge responsible for ensuring…

In the Town of West New York, NJ, Chapter 380A lets the Board of Commissioners set all fees and charges needed to carry out its vacation rental rules, and the chapter prints no dollar…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, Chapter 380A treats a rental of 30 consecutive days or less in a unit approved only for permanent residential occupancy as a prohibited…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, § 380A-2 reaches hosting platform operators directly: no person, including any hosting platform operator, can undertake, maintain, authorize…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a permanent resident on site does not take a stay out of the vacation rental definition. Section 380A-1 covers rentals of 30 consecutive days…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no one may locate and construct, alter or operate a swimming pool until the Board of Commissioners issues a permit. Operating permits expire…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, no one may work in preparing, cooking, packaging or wrapping exposed food without a food handler's certificate from the Town's…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, the green building rule sits in the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing article and reaches only buildings and renovations…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a building cannot be sold or conveyed until an ownership certificate issues after inspection and approval. Commercial and mixed-use sales need…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a property owner must obtain a certificate of smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm compliance (CSDCMAC) each time occupancy changes…

The Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, adopted the National Standard Plumbing Code 2018 in its entirety in Chapter 290, to be used for the maintenance of all buildings…

The Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, adopted the National Electrical Code (NFPA70) 2017 for all buildings and structures, administered by the Building Inspector. The…

Chapter 142 of the West New York Town Code sets lock standards for exterior doors on business buildings and for residential buildings in the Town of West New York, New Jersey. Single…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, § 142-12 requires mirrors and emergency stop buttons wired to the elevator alarm in residential structures of six or more units. Section…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no building or structure in any district can be erected, enlarged or structurally altered without a building permit issued by the Construction…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, a junkyard, salvage yard or used-goods dealer needs a license granted by the Board of Commissioners at a public meeting…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a massage business and each massage practitioner need separate annual licenses from the Town Health Department, on top of New Jersey state…

The Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, regulates adult entertainment through its alcoholic beverage chapter. Nude or nearly nude activity is unlawful on any premises…

In the Town of West New York, NJ, only official towers appointed by the Director of Public Safety get police-requested tows. Each towing operator on the rotation pays $7,000 for a…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, all persons or entities, whether commercial or private, are prohibited from dismantling, repairing or servicing motor vehicles on the public…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), § 414-14 expressly prohibits smoke shops and vape shops as uses in all zone districts. Both are premises dedicated as a…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, Chapter 204 applies to all proposed development in flood hazard areas, which § 204-14 defines using the August 16, 2006 Hudson…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, § 204-15 sets the local design flood elevation at the best available flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard, or the…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), every site plan or subdivision plat must include a grading and drainage plan that the Town's Engineers can check, and no…

In the Town of West New York, NJ, development under the subdivision chapter cannot strip topsoil from the site or use it as spoil, and moved topsoil must be redistributed to at least…

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

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, every interior and exterior burglar alarm on a building or motor vehicle must shut off within five minutes for continuous airborne sound and…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, music crossing a property line cannot raise the sound level inside a complainant's residence above the neighborhood residual level by more…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, a plenary retail consumption licensee cannot provide any entertainment whose sounds or vibrations can be heard or felt outside…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no person can urinate, defecate, void or expose their genitals on public property or on private property in open view to the public. Section…

The Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, bans drinking alcohol in public parks, public places, public buildings, and on public streets and sidewalks. A separate section…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no one can use skates, skateboards or scooters in any park, ball field or playground, and riders under 14 are barred from state and county…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, smoking is prohibited inside municipal buildings, within a thirty-five-foot radius of every municipal building entrance, in Town-owned or…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a person under 18 cannot be on a street, alley, sidewalk, public park or other public property from 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, or…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no one can use a dumpster or construction container without a written permit from the Department of Public Works. A permit lasting more than…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, recyclables must be prepared to fixed specifications: newspaper bundles cannot exceed 30 pounds or 12 inches in height, glass and cans go in…

The Town of West New York, New Jersey, requires recycling by law: dwelling units must compost leaves and separate newspapers, aluminum cans and glass, businesses and institutions must…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, yard trimmings count as combustible waste, which must be tied into bundles that one person can handle and kept to 75 pounds per package…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, garbage receptacles cannot be set out except on collection days or the evening before, and not before 8:00 p.m. Private commercial pickup must…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, refuse receptacles go to the curb only on the scheduled collection day or the evening before, and never before 8:00 p.m. that evening. Private…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, garbage receptacles stay inside the building or in the rear or side premises until collection time, then go to the sidewalk curb in front of…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), it is unlawful to discard or dump household or commercial solid waste, rubbish, junk, vehicles, tires, appliances or furniture…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), a residential property owner cannot store or permit storage of bulky household waste, including household appliances…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, § 198-8B provides that R uses are inspected upon sale, complaint or change of tenant. Residential inspections cover the common areas only, and…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a landlord of a structure with more than two apartment dwelling units must obtain an apartment certificate of occupancy before leasing any…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), nobody can film on public property without a permit from the Town Clerk. The permit names the approved location and specific…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a nonprofit applicant filming for educational purposes on public land pays a $50 permit instead of the $750 permit for filming on public land…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no public street can be closed for filming without the permission of the Mayor and the Board of Commissioners. A Town Clerk filming permit…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, filming cannot start before 7:00 a.m. or continue after 11:00 p.m. without express approval from the Director of Public Safety, and shoots run…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, § 284-3 makes it unlawful for any peddler, solicitor, distributor or transient merchant to sell or distribute anything in the…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, § 284-12 bars peddling, soliciting or distributing merchandise except between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., unless the occupant…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, owners and managers of vacant land must keep the lot and its abutting sidewalk clear of litter, refuse, junk, trash, debris and unreasonable…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, the Building Inspector serves as the public officer under Chapter 139 and decides whether a building is unfit for human habitation, occupancy…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, the owner, occupant or tenant of premises abutting a street must remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalk for four feet from the…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no mobile or street food permit is issued on 60th Street, Kennedy Boulevard or Kennedy Boulevard East except for special events approved by…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a mobile or street food entity needs a permit and location approval before it operates on streets, parks or public lands, and the Town caps…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no one can operate, sell or place a mobile or street food entity on the streets, parks or public lands without a permit and approved location…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, every landlord covered by N.J.S.A. 46:8-27 et seq. must file the required statements with the Municipal Clerk, and the Board of Health…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, the Board of Commissioners adopted the Chapter 10 Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings Regulations (N.J.A.C. 5:10-1.1) for all hotels…

The Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County) enforces rent control under Chapter 312 of its Town Code, administered by a seven-member Rent Control Board. Rents are continued…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), a landlord seeking a rent increase on a rent-controlled apartment must serve written notice on the tenant by certified mail…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), an owner who evicts a tenant under N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1g(1) or h must file the tenant’s name, address, base rent and forwarding…

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…

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…

The Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, defines low-speed electric bicycles as class 1 (pedal assist only, ending at 20 miles per hour) or class 2 (motor can propel…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, cyclists keep to the right side of the roadway, ride single file except on paths set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles…

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

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, nobody can run a carnival, traveling show, concert or street parade without a Town license that the Board of Commissioners…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), an outdoor cafe on a sidewalk or private property needs a license costing $250 a year from the Construction Code Official…

The Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County) prohibits any outdoor cafe that extends onto a public street, a designated street parking area, or any public or private parking…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, no person or organization can conduct an activity or event where 50 or more people are expected to participate or attend without first…

The Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, bans planting, cultivating or growing bamboo on any lot unless its roots are fully contained in an above-ground planter or vessel…

In the Town of West New York, owners and managers of every property, whether residential, commercial or vacant land, must keep the abutting sidewalk in good repair and free from…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, it is unlawful to erect stands or showcases on the sidewalk, to display or sell merchandise there, or to place any article on a sidewalk so as…

In the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, window display signs in nonresidential districts are capped at an aggregate 10% of the total window area in which they sit, and…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, signs of a political party or announcing a candidacy need no permit, but they are capped at two square feet in residential districts and must…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, Chapter 338 prohibits any billboard, defined as a sign for outdoor advertising of products or services in excess of 40 square feet. For other…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, a photovoltaic system is priced in the electrical fee schedule of § 161-2: $80 for 1 to 25 panels, microinverters and optimizers, plus $35 for…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.2 forbids a New Jersey community association from adopting or enforcing any restriction, covenant, bylaw, rule or regulation that prohibits solar collectors on two…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, exterior lighting submitted with a site plan must be shielded where lights along property lines illuminate adjacent residential property, with…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, the zoning chapter prohibits billboards in every district except industrial districts and bans signs that cast direct glare into dwellings as…

The Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County) allows two cannabis retailers, and only inside the Cannabis Retail Overlay Zone on Bergenline Avenue between 49th and 55th Street…

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 Town of West New York, NJ, imposes a uniform 3% hotel and motel occupancy tax on charges of rent, collected by the person who collects the rent and paid by the purchaser. Vendors…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, the notes in § 414-15 set printed yard minimums: 15 feet front and rear and 10 feet on each side for garden and elevator apartments, a 20-foot…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, § 414-15 caps garden apartments at two stories or 35 feet, elevator apartments at 12 stories or 135 feet, and row house principal buildings at…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, § 414-15 limits building coverage to 35 percent of the lot for garden apartments, 55 percent for elevator apartments and 60 percent for row…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, § 414-29C caps the Controlled Waterfront Development District at 50 dwelling units per acre, requires 20 percent affordable housing, and…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), no one can plant or permit a poplar or willow tree in any public street or public place, or within 40 feet of the side lines…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey (Hudson County), Town Code Chapter 327 requires security cameras on all newly constructed residential dwelling units, including condominium…

In the Town of West New York, New Jersey, the Division of Constituent Services in the Department of Revenue and Finance centralizes all citizens' and organizations' complaints…

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 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…