STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES

The statutory references listed below refer the Code user to state statutes applicable to New Jersey municipalities. They are current with laws effective through L. 2015, c. 120 and J.R. No. 7.

General Provisions

Incorporation

NJSA ch. 40:43

Classification of cities

NJSA ch. 40A:6

Annexation

NJSA ch. 40A:7

General powers

NJSA ch. 40:48

Elections

NJSA ch. 40:45

Wards

NJSA ch. 40:44

Eminent domain for parking authorities

NJSA § 40:11A-7

Legal holidays

NJSA title 36

Codification of ordinances

NJSA § 40:49-4

Penalties for violating ordinances

NJSA § 40:49-5

Administration and Personnel

Governing bodies generally

NJSA chs. 40:45A, 40:72, 40:75, 40:81, 40:84

Boroughs generally

NJSA ch. 40A:60

Townships generally

NJSA ch. 40A:63

Officers and employees

NJSA chs. 40:46, 40:73, 40:83, 40A:9 and §§ 40:48-1(3)—(5)

Local government ethics law

NJSA § 40A:9-22.1 et seq.

Oaths and affidavits

NJSA title 41

Ordinances and resolutions

NJSA ch. 40:49

Optional municipal charters

NJSA ch. 40:69A

Commission form of government

NJSA ch. 40:70 et seq.

Municipalities governed by municipal council and municipal manager

NJSA ch. 40:79 et seq.

Special meetings of governing bodies

NJSA § 40:48-24

Police and fire departments

NJSA chs. 15:8, 40:47 and 40A:14

Municipal investigations

NJSA § 40:48-25 et seq.

Vacancies in certain municipal offices

NJSA ch. 40A:16

Municipal planning board

NJSA § 40:55D-23 et seq.

Municipal courts

NJSA ch. 2B:12

Board of recreation commissioners

NJSA ch. 40:12

Local historians

NJSA ch. 40:10A

Revenue and Finances

Local Tax Authorization Law

NJSA ch. 40:48C

Claims against public agencies

NJSA title 59

Sinking funds

NJSA ch. 40:3

Public moneys and financial statements

NJSA Ch. 40:5

Hotel occupancy tax

NJSA ch. 40:48E

Taxation and finance generally

NJSA §§ 40:48-7 et seq.

Local improvements

NJSA ch. 40:56

Ordinances authorizing indebtedness

NJSA § 40:49-27 et seq.

Ordinances for improvements

NJSA § 40:49-6 et seq.

Local Bond Law

NJSA ch. 40A:2

Municipal Qualified Bond Act

NJSA ch. 40A:3

Local Budget Law

NJSA ch. 40A:4

Local Fiscal Affairs Law

NJSA ch. 40A:5

Local Public Contracts Law

NJSA ch. 40A:11

Alcoholic beverages tax

NJSA § 40:48C-3 et seq.

Employer payroll tax

NJSA § 40:48C-14 et seq.

Sales tax

NJSA § 40:48-8.15 et seq.

Hotel room use fees

NJSA § 40:48-8.46 et seq.

Parking tax

NJSA § 40:48C-6 et seq.

Business Licenses and Regulations

Business licenses

NJSA ch. 40:52

Sunday sales

NJSA ch. 40A:64

Alcoholic beverage sales

NJSA § 40:48-2.39 et seq. and NJSA title 33

Community antenna television systems

NJSA § 40:48-5.9 et seq.

Taxicabs, autocabs and jitneys

NJSA ch. 48:16

Licensing rooming and boarding houses

NJSA § 40:52-10 et seq.

Hucksters

NJSA § 40:48-1(12)

Rental property

NJSA §§ 40:48-2.12n et seq., 40:52-1(d.)

Vehicle removal and storage

NJSA § 40:48-2.49 et seq.

Animals

Authority to regulate animals

NJSA § 40:48-1(10.) and (11.)

Vicious and dangerous dogs

NJSA § 4:19-16 et seq.

Health and Safety

Local boards of health

NJSA ch. 26:3

Public health services

NJSA ch. 40:13

Garbage disposal

NJSA ch. 40:66

Brush, weeds and debris

NJSA § 40:48-2.13 et seq.

Fire prevention regulations

NJSA § 40:48-2.28 et seq.

Nuisances

NJSA § 40:48-2.30 et seq.

Explosives

NJSA § 40:48-1(17.)

Uniform Fire Safety Act

NJSA § 52:27D-192 et seq.

Public Peace, Morals and Welfare

Generally

NJSA §§ 40:48-1(6.) and (7.) and 40:48-2

Firearms

NJSA § 40:48-1(18.)

New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice

NJSA title 2C

Juvenile curfew and truancy

NJSA § 40:48-2.52

Vehicles and Traffic

State vehicle code

NJSA title 39

Powers of municipalities

NJSA § 39:4-197 et seq.

Removal of vehicles from public or private property

NJSA ch. 39:10A and § 40:48-2.49 et seq.

Use of parking meter revenues

NJSA § 40:5-2.11

Abandoned motor vehicles

NJSA ch. 39:10A

Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places

Parks and playgrounds

NJSA chs. 40:12, 40:61

Shade trees

NJSA ch. 40:64

Street cleaning

NJSA ch. 40:66

Streets, tunnels, bridges and viaducts

NJSA ch. 40:67

Sidewalks

NJSA ch. 40:65

Parking Authority Law

NJSA ch. 40:11A

Port facilities

NJSA ch. 40:68A

Snow and ice removal

NJSA § 40:48-2.47

Excavations

NJSA § 40:48-1(21.)

Ordinances relating to street improvements

NJSA § 40:49-13 et seq.

Public Services

Municipally owned public utilities

NJSA ch. 40:62

Airports

NJSA ch. 40:8

Libraries

NJSA chs. 40:9A, 40:54

Public transportation

NJSA ch. 40:9C

Cemeteries

NJSA ch. 40:10B

Parking authorities

NJSA ch. 40:11A

Sewage authorities

NJSA ch. 40:14A

Water and sewage disposal authorities

NJSA ch. 40:14B

Local improvements

NJSA ch. 40:56

Sewers, drains and disposal plants

NJSA ch. 40:63

Contracts for public services

NJSA § 40:48-3 et seq.

Buildings and Construction

State Uniform Construction Code Act

NJSA § 52:27D-119 et seq.

Authority to regulate buildings and structures

NJSA §§ 40:48-2.12a et seq., 40:48-1(13.)

Hotels and multiple dwellings

NJSA ch. 55:13A

Dangerous buildings

NJSA §§ 40:48-2.3 et seq., 40:48-1(15.), 40:48-1.1

Ordinances enacting building codes

NJSA § 40:49-5.1 et seq.

Subdivisions

Subdivision and site plan review and approval

NJSA § 40:55D-37 et seq.

Zoning

Planning and zoning

NJSA chs. 40:55 and 40:55D