N.J. Stat. § 40:60-25.8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-25.8
Municipality may purchase property exempt from taxation because of state contract
Status: in_force

Any municipality in this State may purchase property exempt from local taxation because the owner enjoys the privilege of exemption from local taxation arising out of a contract with the State which the Legislature cannot abrogate or repeal without the owner's consent, for the purpose of extinguishing in perpetuity, with the owner's consent, the privilege, arising out of such contract with the State, of exemption from local taxation as to the property so acquired and as to any other property then or thereafter owned in the municipality by such owner, successors or assigns. L.1944, c. 206, p. 729, s. 2, eff. April 21, 1944.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-140 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-140
Right of entry for inspection; penalty for obstructing inspectors
Status: in_force

All engineers, surveyors, officers, agents, employees or committeemen appointed for the purposes provided in sections 40:62-133 to 40:62-150 of this title may enter upon any land or water for the purpose of making any and all surveys and examinations necessary, and at all reasonable hours enter any dwelling or other place where the water so furnished is taken or used, and where unnecessary waste thereof is known or suspected, and examine and inquire into the cause thereof, and may examine all service pipes, stopcocks and other apparatus connected with the water supply or drainage works, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the same are of the character and dimensions, and fixed in the manner by the rules of the commission regulating the same. If any person shall refuse to permit the examination, or oppose or obstruct an engineer, surveyor, officer, agent, employee or committeeman in the performance of such duties, the person so offending shall have the supply of water shut off until the required examination is made and such alteration and repairs as may be necessary shall be completed.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-102 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-102
Responsibility for selection of final site; approval required
Status: in_force

5. Subject to an enabling resolution adopted by the governing body of the county which has created such an authority or by the governing body of any beneficiary county (hereinafter referred to as the host county) pursuant to P.L.1960, c.183 (C.40:37A-44 et seq.), the county improvement authority shall have the responsibility for selecting a final site location or locations for any garbage and solid waste collection, treatment or disposal facilities to be operated by said authority. The governing body of such county shall not, however, adopt any such enabling resolution until the site location or locations tentatively designated by the improvement authority shall have been approved by: a. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection after an evaluation of all studies, surveys and plans, and any accompanying maps and data, as may be required by the commissioner pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1973, c.330 (C.40:37A-101); b. The governing bodies of the several municipalities situate within such county, by the adoption of concurring resolutions by any combination of such municipalities with an aggregate population of at least 75% of the total population of said county, as determined by the last decennial census; and c. The planning board of the host county, by a resolution affirming that such site location or locations are compatible with the host county's master plan, or such county planning policies as may exist. L.1973,c.330,s.5; amended 1994,c.76,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-25.54 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-25.54
Acquisition of lands for future school sites; approval
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality may acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation lands for use as future sites for public schools provided that such lands shall have theretofore been designated with the approval of the board of education as future public school sites on a master plan adopted by the planning board or official map, of the municipality, adopted by the governing body. L.1966, c. 298, s. 1, eff. Dec. 8, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-135 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-135
Contracts; engineers and assistants
Status: in_force

The commission may make all necessary and proper contracts, in the manner hereinafter provided and elect or appoint any and all engineers, surveyors, officers, agents and employees that it may deem necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purposes of providing and supplying with water any municipality and its inhabitants which it is authorized to supply, and to define their duties, regulate their compensation and provide for their removal.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-105 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-105
Necessary powers conferred
Status: in_force

The municipality and the party so supplying water, their officers, agents or servants, shall have the necessary rights and powers to carry out the provisions of sections 40:62-96 to 40:62-104 of this title.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-22.13 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-22.13
Establishment of county ethics board
Status: in_force

a. Each county of the State governed under the provisions of P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.) may, by ordinance, and the remaining counties may, by resolution establish a county ethics board consisting of six members who are residents of the county, at least two of whom shall be public members. The members of the ethics board shall be appointed by the governing body of the county and no more than one of whom shall be from the same municipality. The members shall be chosen by virtue of their known and consistent reputation for integrity and their knowledge of local government affairs. No more than three members of the ethics board shall be of the same political party. b. The members of the county ethics board shall annually elect a chairman from among the membership. c. The members shall serve for a term of five years; except that of the members initially appointed, two of the public members shall be appointed to serve for a term of five years, one member shall be appointed to serve for a term of four years, and the remaining members shall be appointed to serve for a term of three years. Each member shall serve until his successor has been appointed and qualified. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the ethics board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term. d. Members of the ethics board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed by the county for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this act. L.1991,c.29,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-105.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-105.1
Water commissioners; election; to perform duties exercised by township committee
Status: in_force

In any township wherein a water district has been established pursuant to section 40:62-96 et seq. of the Revised Statutes, the township committee may by ordinance provide for the election of water commissioners and said commissioners shall succeed to the duties presently exercised by the township committee together with such other duties as are herein contained. L.1951, c. 280, p. 954, s. 1, eff. June 25, 1951.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-46 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-46
Emergency appropriations
Status: in_force

A local unit may make emergency appropriations, after the adoption of a budget, for a purpose which is not foreseen at the time of the adoption thereof, or for which adequate provision was not made therein. Such an appropriation shall be made to meet a pressing need for public expenditure to protect or promote the public health, safety, morals or welfare or to provide temporary housing or public assistance prior to the next succeeding fiscal year. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:43-66.69 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-66.69
Legal proceedings
Status: in_force

No suit, action, or proceeding pending in any court or before any board or department wherein one of the participating municipalities or constituent school districts is a party, or in which it is interested, or by the determination of which it might be affected, shall abate by reason of the consolidation, but the consolidated municipality or new school district shall be substituted in the place and stead of such participating municipality or constituent school district, and the suit, action, or proceeding shall continue as if the consolidation had not taken place, and in accordance with the applicable laws, ordinances and regulations of the relevant participating municipality or school district. L.1977, c. 435, s. 35, eff. March 1, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-69 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-69
Ordinance; provisions; limitations
Status: in_force

a. A pedestrian mall ordinance shall set forth the findings required by section 4, designate the streets or parts thereof to constitute a pedestrian mall, limit the use of the surface of such streets or parts thereof at all times or during such hours or days as the governing body shall determine to pedestrians and to such classes of emergency, public works, maintenance, service and utility transportation vehicles as are defined in the ordinance and prohibit the use of such streets or parts thereof by other vehicles, and such further provisions as in this act required. b. The ordinance shall not limit vehicular use of an intersecting street crossing a pedestrian mall street or part thereof, and the ordinance shall so provide. c. If the governing body shall further find that a pedestrian mall street or part thereof is served by a transit utility engaged in mass transportation of persons within the municipality by bus or street railway, and that continued use of such street or part thereof by such transit utility will be of benefit to the municipality and the public and to adjacent property, it shall permit such transit utility to use such street or part thereof for such purposes to the same extent and subject to the same obligations and restrictions as are applicable to such transit utility in the use of other streets of the municipality. d. If any property abutting upon such street or part thereof does not, at the time such ordinance is adopted, have access to some other street or alley for delivery of or receiving merchandise and materials, the governing body shall provide in the ordinance for the issuance of a permit or permits to the owners or occupants of such property for the use of such street or part thereof for deliveries, or otherwise in the ordinance provide for deliveries, during such hours and days, which need not be ordinary business hours or days, as the governing body shall find to be reasonably adequate for such purpose and which will not interfere with the use of the street or part thereof by pedestrians and other authorized vehicles. L.1972, c. 134, s. 5, eff. Aug. 17, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12A-53 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-53
Adoption of ordinance to levy, collect franchise assessment; purposes
Status: in_force

4. a. A municipality that has created a district pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1995, c.173 (C.40A:12A-52), in which there is an area designated as an urban enterprise zone in which the receipts of certain sales are exempt to the extent of 50% of the tax imposed under the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.), pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-80), may for the purpose of increasing public revenue adopt an ordinance to levy and collect, within the district, a franchise assessment not to exceed three percent of gross receipts and to devote the proceeds from those assessments to municipal purposes as provided in this section. b. The rate of the franchise assessment shall be uniform throughout the district. The franchise assessment shall apply only within the territorial limits of the district and shall be in addition to any other assessments, taxes and excises. c. The ordinance shall be a valid and binding ordinance of the municipality. The ordinance shall continue in force and effect until repealed by the governing body. The municipality may also provide and covenant by ordinance that the ordinance authorizing the franchise assessment will not be amended so as to repeal or reduce the franchise assessment while bonds issued pursuant to P.L.1995, c.173 (C.40A:12A-50 et seq.) and this amendatory and supplementary act, P.L.1996, c.73 (C.40A:12A-50a et al.) are outstanding, unless the resolution authorizing the bonds shall provide otherwise. Such covenant shall constitute a valid and legally binding contract between the municipality and bondholders. d. No franchise assessment shall be imposed on gross receipts which the municipality or the State is prohibited from taxing under New Jersey law, or the Constitution and laws of the United States of America. e. Upon adoption, the municipal clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the ordinance to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs and to the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. Every ordinance levying a franchise assessment pursuant to this section shall provide for reporting assessments due and for the collection thereof, and all franchise assessments pursuant to such an ordinance shall be remitted to the chief financial officer of the municipality. An ordinance levying a franchise assessment shall take effect only on the first day of any month in any year. The ordinance shall provide for the allocation and distribution of the proceeds of the franchise assessments collected; provided, however, that only such sums as are retained by the municipality pursuant to the ordinance shall be included in the general funds of the municipality and all other franchise assessment proceeds shall be held in trust for the payment or reimbursement of costs or obligations incurred for the purposes of the district. f. The ordinance shall set forth the person or persons subject to the franchise assessment payment and collection procedures, and any other matters deemed relevant by the municipality with the municipality having discretion as to the mechanism to be utilized. The ordinance shall also contain findings that the imposition of the franchise assessment is necessary because of the substantial risks undertaken to develop a landfill reclamation improvement district, and to offset loss of revenues by the municipality because of its assignment of payments in lieu of taxes. g. The ordinance shall provide for the collection of the franchise assessment by an officer of the municipality who shall be designated in the ordinance; shall provide methods for enforcement; and may provide penalties for the violation of any of the provisions of the ordinance. h. All revenues collected under the ordinance and retained by the municipality pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the municipality and may be used for general municipal purposes, including the payment of salaries, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of municipal buildings, installations and properties and for such other purposes as may be provided by existing ordinances or ordinances hereafter enacted for general municipal purposes. L.1995,c.173,s.4; amended 1996,c.73,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:66-13 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-13
Bond, obligation, coupon fully negotiable.
Status: in_force

13. The provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, any bond or other obligation issued pursuant to P.L.2015, c.129 (C.40A:66-1 et al.) shall be fully negotiable for the purposes of the negotiable instruments law under Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes, and each holder or owner of a bond or other obligation, or of any coupon appurtenant thereto, by accepting the bond or coupon shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that the bond, obligation, or coupon is and shall be fully negotiable for the purposes of the negotiable instruments law under Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.2015, c.129, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-122.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-122.2
Municipalities wherein civil service laws operative; residency requirements
Status: in_force

In any municipality wherein Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes is operative, applicants for appointment to the police department and force who are not residents of the municipality shall be eligible for appointment thereto notwithstanding the provision of any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary. L.1972, c. 3, s. 12, eff. Feb. 15, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-6.29 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-6.29
Appropriation of funds; purchase or lease of machinery and equipment; acquisition of lands
Status: in_force

Any county and municipality entering into a contract authorized by this act may appropriate the necessary funds to provide for the carrying out thereof. Any such county entering into any such contract may purchase or lease all machinery and equipment and may acquire by gift, purchase, lease or condemnation all such lands as may be necessary in order to perform the terms thereof. L.1958, c. 121, p. 602, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-60.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-60.3
Municipalities over 300,000; department of administration; assistant business administrator
Status: in_force

The director of the department of administration in any municipality having a population of more than 300,000 which, prior to the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, had adopted the form of government designated as "Mayor-Council Plan C" provided for in article 5 of the act of which this act is a supplement, may appoint and may remove, with the approval of the mayor, an assistant business administrator of his department who shall serve in the unclassified service of the civil service of the city and shall receive such salary as shall be fixed by ordinance. No municipality shall adopt the provisions of this section on or after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act. L.1965, c. 35, s. 1, eff. May 5, 1965. Amended by L.1981, c. 465, s. 41, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37B-11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37B / Section 37B-11
Creation of other authority for same or similar purposes prohibited
Status: in_force

No governing body which may create an authority pursuant to this act for any of the purposes hereinbefore set out shall thereafter create any other authority for the same or similar purpose which will be competitive with the public services to be rendered or furnished by the authority first established. L.1967, c. 136, s. 11, eff. June 28, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-136.7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-136.7
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. P.L.2020, c.53 (C.40:55D-136.7 et seq.) shall be known and may be cited as the "Permit Extension Act of 2020." L.2020, c.53, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:20-12 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-12
Ballots; form and content; sample ballots
Status: in_force

The ballots to be used for the submission of this question at the presidential primaries shall be provided by the same officer and in the same manner as the primary ballots and shall be distributed to the different election boards in the same manner and by the same officials. Sample copies thereof shall be distributed at the same time as the sample presidential delegate ballots but of a different color. The ballots to be used in voting for the acceptance or rejection of sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19 of this title shall be numbered from one upward, and there shall be provided twice the number as shall be deemed to be necessary, and the ballots to be used shall be distributed in the polling place, and in no other place and at no other time, and shall conform as nearly as possible with the ballot to be used at the primary election, except as to size. They shall contain the question in substantially the following form: "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO. "Shall the county of ........ [ ] YES reorganize its board of chosen freeholders under the provisions of sections 40:20-2 [ ] NO to 40:20-19 of the title Municipalities and Counties of the Revised Statutes?" If no mark is placed in either square, the ballot shall not be counted for or against the proposition, but a note thereof shall be made upon the return, and the ballot shall be preserved in the same manner as the other ballots. Sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19 of this title shall be construed to permit every legal voter of the county, irrespective of his party or lack of party affiliations, to cast a vote upon the question of the adoption or rejection of the provisions of said sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5A-15 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-15
Annual audit.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.40A:5-1 et seq., each authority shall cause an annual audit of its accounts to be made, and for this purpose it shall contract with the Division of Local Government Services or employ a registered municipal accountant of New Jersey or a certified public accountant of New Jersey. The audit shall be completed and filed with the authority no later than the last day of the eighth month after the close of the fiscal year of the authority. A certified duplicate copy thereof shall be filed with the governing body of each local unit having created the authority and with the director within five days after the original report is filed with the authority. The Local Finance Board shall, by rule or regulation, prescribe the accounting principles and policies, auditing procedures, and financial reporting practices applicable to authorities and authority audits conducted pursuant to this section. The rules and regulations may include or be similar to any provisions of the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law" (N.J.S. 40A:5-1 et seq.) which the Local Finance Board shall deem to be practicable or necessary. L.1983, c. 313, s. 15; amended 2025, c.185, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 40:43-66.37 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-66.37
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act, unless the context requires another or different meaning: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs; b. "Consolidated municipality" means the single new municipality that results from an affirmative consolidation effort pursuant to the provisions of this act; c. "Consolidation commission," or "commission," means a joint municipal consolidation study commission created pursuant to the provisions of this act; d. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs; e. "Eligible consolidated municipality" means a municipality consolidated pursuant to the provisions of this act under a plan approved by the department; and, f. "Participating municipalities" means any two or more municipalities involved in a consolidation effort, or which have been consolidated together into a consolidated municipality, pursuant to the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 435, s. 3, eff. March 1, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-78 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-78
Powers
Status: in_force

The board president shall: a. Insure adequate supervision, direction and control of all county administrative departments, and care and maintenance of all county properties, institutions and agencies by the administrative officer; b. With the advice and consent of the board, appoint all members of boards, commissions and authorities, and all other officials not serving in the administrative service of the county the manner of whose appointment is not prescribed elsewhere in this article; c. Serve as an ex-officio nonvoting member of all appointive bodies in county government; d. At his discretion, require from the administrative officer reports and examine the accounts, records and operations of any agency of county government; e. At his discretion, remove or suspend anyone occupying one of the offices specified in subsection b. of this section subject to the procedures set forth in section 87b. of this act. L.1972, c. 154, s. 78, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1975, c. 84, s. 32, eff. May 5, 1975; L.1975, c. 257, s. 5, eff. Dec. 9, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-130 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-130
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Permit Extension Act." L.1992,c.82,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-155 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-155
Members of governing body eligible for certain offices; exceptions
Status: in_force

A member of the governing body of a municipality who resigns his office as such may be appointed to an office or position required to be filled by the governing body unless the office or position was created by ordinance adopted during the term of office of the member so resigning. In cases of any such appointment the salary of the holder of said office or position shall not be increased during the term of office of the member so resigning. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:20-1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-1
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Long Term Tax Exemption Law." L.1991,c.431,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:49-27 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 49 / Section 49-27
Debt-authorization referendum procedure
Status: in_force

Any ordinance authorizing the incurring of any indebtedness, except for current expenses, shall become operative 20 days after the publication thereof after its final passage, unless within those 20 days a protest against the incurring of such indebtedness shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk, by a petition signed by registered voters of the municipality equal in number to at least 15% of the number of votes cast in the municipality at the most recent general election at which members of the General Assembly were elected, in which case such ordinance shall remain inoperative until a proposition for the ratification thereof shall be adopted, at an election to be held for that purpose, by a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality voting on the proposition, subject to the provisions of R.S. 40:49-10 to 40:49-12. A petition circulated pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of sections 2 through 5 of P.L. 1986, c. 69 (C. 40:49-27a to 40:49-27c). Amended by L. 1986, c. 69, s. 1, eff. July 30, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-24 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-24
Contracts relative to contiguous parks
Status: in_force

In case any part of any park, heretofore or hereafter established by any municipality under this chapter, shall be or shall become contiguous to any part of any park, heretofore or hereafter so established by any other municipality in the same or adjoining counties, the several municipalities may contract with each other for the development, improvement, control or management of both or all of said public parks, or any parts thereof, either jointly or by any one or more of the municipalities. In case any two or more such municipalities shall contract for the joint control and management of any such parks or places, the same shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted pursuant to law by the ordinance of the governing body of one of the municipalities and approved by the ordinance of the governing body or bodies of the other interested municipality or municipalities.
N.J. Stat. § 40:67-20 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 67 / Section 67-20
Abandonment of plans to open or widen streets; disposition of lands
Status: in_force

Whenever any municipality shall have received, or may hereafter receive, by deed or otherwise, land for the widening of any public street, and thereafter abandons such widening, the municipality may convey the land not needed to the owner or owners of the abutting lands.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14-13 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-13
Borrowing money appropriated; expenditure
Status: in_force

When such appropriations shall be made and the money voted, the boards of chosen freeholders and the governing bodies of the municipalities appropriating the same may borrow the money so appropriated upon the obligations of their respective counties or municipalities and pay the same to the county treasurer to be expended under the direction of the board of chosen freeholders of the county for the purposes for which it was voted.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-2
Connecting streets with streets in adjoining municipality; considered a local improvement
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing body of a municipality may deem it advantageous to lay out, open and construct a public street or highway through such municipality into and through an adjoining municipality in order to connect any street or highway therein with a street or highway in the first municipality, it may acquire the necessary land in such adjoining municipality by purchase or condemnation, and lay out, open and construct such street or highway as it may deem necessary. The laying out, opening and construction of such street or highway may be carried out as a local improvement and the benefits therefrom assessed on any lands or real estate benefited thereby in the municipality laying out, opening and constructing such street or highway.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14A-15 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14A / Section 14A-15
Negotiability of bonds
Status: in_force

Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bond or other obligation issued pursuant to this act shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of the negotiable instruments law of the State, and each holder or owner of such a bond or other obligation, or of any coupon appurtenant thereto, by accepting such bond or coupon shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that such bond, obligation or coupon is and shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of said negotiable instruments law. L.1946, c. 138, p. 656, s. 15, eff. April 23, 1946.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12A-22.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-22.2
Criminal history background checks on applicants for employment with local housing authorities.
Status: in_force

2. a. An authority may perform criminal history background checks on applicants for employment, according to the provisions of this act. An authority which elects to comply with this act shall not hire an applicant unless it determines that no criminal record information exists on file in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division, or in the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police which would disqualify the individual from being employed pursuant to the provisions of this act. An applicant shall be disqualified from employment if the criminal history record check reveals his conviction: (1) In New Jersey, of any crime or disorderly persons offense: (a) Involving danger to the person pursuant to N.J.S.2C:11-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:12-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:13-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:14-1 et seq. or N.J.S.2C:15-1 et seq.; or (b) Against the family, children or incompetents, pursuant to N.J.S.2C:24-1 et seq.; or (2) In any other state or jurisdiction, for conduct which, if committed in New Jersey, would constitute any of the crimes or offenses included in paragraph (1) of this subsection. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section to the contrary, an applicant shall not be disqualified from consideration for employment under this act on the basis of any conviction disclosed by a criminal history record check if the individual has affirmatively demonstrated to the authority clear and convincing evidence of his rehabilitation. In determining whether an individual has affirmatively demonstrated rehabilitation, an authority shall consider: (1) The nature and responsibility of the applicant's prospective position; (2) The nature and seriousness of the offense; (3) The circumstances under which the offense occurred; (4) The date of the offense; (5) The age of the applicant when the offense was committed; (6) Whether the offense was repeated; (7) Social conditions which may have contributed to the offense; and (8) Any evidence of rehabilitation, including good conduct in prison or in the community, counseling or psychiatric treatment received, acquisition of additional academic or vocational education, successful participation in correctional work-release programs, or the recommendation of persons who have supervised the applicant. L.1997,c.265,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-25.35 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-25.35
Investigation
Status: in_force

Upon receiving such request from such corporation or such board of health, the board or body having charge or control of the finances of such municipality shall investigate whether or not the said burying ground or cemetery is so located that it is inconvenient to care for the same properly, and whether or not it is for the best interest of the people of the municipality where the same is located that the bodies interred therein should be removed and reinterred in a more suitable place, and such old burying ground or cemetery converted into a park or devoted to other public uses or purposes or to school purposes by such municipality or the board of education thereof, as the case may be. L.1948, c. 80, p. 467, s. 3, eff. May 21, 1948.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-109 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-109
Amercement of sheriff, acting sheriff
Status: in_force

If a sheriff or acting sheriff fails to perform any duty imposed upon him by law in respect to writs of execution resulting in loss or damage to the judgment creditor, he shall be subject to amercement in the amount of such loss and damage to and for the use of the judgment creditor. Such amercement may be made by the court having jurisdiction of the judgment and proceedings for the enforcement thereof in an action or proceeding for amercement or in the nature of an amercement brought for the purpose. The court may proceed in a summary manner or otherwise. The delinquent sheriff or acting sheriff shall also be subject to attachment or punishment for contempt. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-36 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-36
Dedicated revenues; general definition
Status: in_force

"Dedicated revenues" shall include all amounts reasonably expected to be realized in cash during the fiscal year from any source other than the issuance of bonds or notes and required by law to be applied to a specific purpose. Dedicated revenues stated in the budget shall be classified according to their respective sources and shall be stated in a separate section of the budget, together with the appropriations to the purposes to which such dedicated revenues are applicable. The total of anticipated revenues must equal the total of appropriations. In the event such appropriations include payments to be made for the principal of or interest on bonds or notes, the amount required for such purposes shall be separately stated. Any anticipated deficit in expenditures to which dedicated revenues are applicable shall be provided for by an appropriation in the budget. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-124 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-124
Repeal of development transfer ordinance
Status: in_force

a. If the development transfer ordinance is repealed, the municipality shall, by ordinance, amend its master plan to reflect the repeal and shall provide for continued use of development transfers that have been separated from a sending zone but which have not yet been redeemed by transfer to a receiving zone by establishing density bonuses for development transfers to designated areas of the municipality for a period of not less than 10 years. b. The repeal of a development transfer ordinance shall in no way rescind or otherwise affect the restrictions imposed and recorded pursuant to section 7 of this act on the use of the land from which the development potential has been transferred, unless all of the municipal, county, or State agencies to whom the deed restrictions run and whose funds were used to purchase the easement agree that it is in the public interest to release the restrictions. L.1989,c.86,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-25 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-25
Article inapplicable in certain cases
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders shall not exercise jurisdiction under the provisions of this article in any city, the governing body of which may have adopted the provisions of an act entitled "An act to authorize cities in this state to provide by ordinance for the regulation and inspection of electrical wires, appliances and currents for furnishing light, heat and power in certain cases, and to fix the penalty for the failure to comply with the provisions of such ordinance and to make it unlawful when an ordinance for such regulation is passed by any city in this state, for insurance companies, and those engaged in furnishing electricity for light, heat or power purposes, to charge for inspection covered by such ordinance," approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand nine hundred and twelve (L.1912, c. 271, p. 477).
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-143 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-143
Improvement and care of connecting parkways
Status: in_force

When a portion of a contemplated parkway for the connection of two established parks or reservations is already a street, avenue or way, the care, custody and control of which has been transferred to a park commission, and a portion is not a street, avenue or way, the care, custody and control of which has been transferred to a park commission, the commission may, in laying out parkways and boulevards, pay for the construction and improvement of such parkways and boulevards, throughout their entire length, from any money which may be in its hands for the purpose of construction and improvement of parks and parkways without the necessity of assessing the cost of such construction and improvement upon the abutting property owners.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-169 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-169
Referendum; submission at general election; notice
Status: in_force

The question of the adoption of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of this title shall be submitted to the voters of any county having the necessary population at the next general election. The county clerk shall, at least ten days before the election, give public notice by publication in two or more newspapers published and circulating in the county, that the submission will be made at the ensuing election. The notice shall state briefly the question to be submitted.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54D-1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54D / Section 54D-1
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Tourism Improvement and Development District Act." L.1992,c.165,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:7-23 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 7 / Section 7-23
Effect on constables
Status: in_force

All constables, resident within the territory annexed, shall continue to hold their respective offices until the expiration of their respective terms. L.1979, c. 181, s. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:8-6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-6
Control of airports; regulations; fees.
Status: in_force

40:8-6. The governing body of a municipality or county which has established an airport or landing field and acquired, leased or set apart real property for such purpose may construct, improve, equip, maintain and operate the same, or may vest jurisdiction for the construction, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation thereof, in any suitable officer, board or body of such municipality or county. Provision or performance of goods or services in connection with the operation, management or administration of an airport shall be done pursuant to the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.) and any supplements thereto. The expenses of such construction, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation shall be a municipal or county charge, as the case may be. The governing body of any municipality or county may adopt regulations and establish fees or charges for the use of such airport or landing field, or may authorize an officer, board or body of such municipality or county having jurisdiction to adopt such regulations and establish such fees or charges, subject, however, to the approval of such governing body before they shall take effect. Amended 1999, c.440, s.43.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-8.37 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-8.37
Recitals in bonds and notes; limitation on maturity
Status: in_force

All of such bonds or notes when issued shall contain a recital to the effect that they are issued pursuant to the "county improvement authorities law" (P.L.1960, c. 183) as amended and are entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act. Except as otherwise provided in this act, any bonds or notes entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act shall be authorized and issued in the manner provided for by the "county improvement authorities law." Bonds or notes entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this act shall mature not later than 40 years from their date, without regard to any limitations as to maturities or amounts of annual installments for such bonds or notes as provided in the "county improvement authorities law." L.1979, c. 273, s. 12, eff. Jan. 3, 1980. Amended by L.1982, c. 113, s. 23, eff. Aug. 14, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-34 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-34
Costs apportioned; annual report; money turned over to commission
Status: in_force

The cost of acquiring any lands, lakes, ponds, streams, flowage and other rights, as well as the cost of the maintenance thereof as a public park, shall be borne ratably by the municipalities adopting the provisions of this article, according to the then last preceding tax levy in each of the municipalities. The commission shall on or before August first in each year certify to the various municipalities the money which they are severally required to raise for the current year as their pro rata share of the cost of acquiring or maintaining such public park, and the various assessors shall include that amount in their tax levy for that year. The amount due from each municipality shall be paid over to the treasurer of the commission on or before January first following the levy and assessment and shall be applied by the commission to the payment of any debts incurred by it under the provisions of this article.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:31-4 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 31 / Section 31-4
Acquisition, construction or operation of water supply facilities by one or more local units
Status: in_force

A local unit may, either separately or in combination with one or more other local units, a private water company subject to regulation by the Board of Public Utilities as a public utility, or the State, acquire, construct or operate a water supply facility upon a determination by the governing body of the local unit or each participating local unit that the public health, safety or welfare can best be assured by the acquisition, construction or operation of water supply facilities by the local unit or units. The determination shall be by ordinance or resolution, or parallel ordinances or resolutions, as the case may be, of the governing body of the local unit or each of the participating local units. No water supply facilities may be acquired, constructed or operated pursuant to this act until all necessary permits and approvals have been received from the appropriate State agency. Source: C.40:14C-4 (P.L.1979, c.451, s.4). L.1989,c.109,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-99 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-99
Technical assistance and planning grants for municipalities from counties and county planning agencies and water resources associations
Status: in_force

Counties, county planning agencies and county water resources associations shall be authorized to provide technical assistance and planning grants to municipalities to assist in the preparation and revision of municipal storm water management plans and implementing ordinances pursuant to section 1 of this supplementary act. L.1981, c. 32, s. 7, eff. Feb. 12, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 40:43-66.71 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-66.71
Permits, licenses and franchises
Status: in_force

Permits, licenses and franchises granted to any place or person by any of the participating municipalities shall, subject to their conditions, remain in full force and effect and be recognized by the consolidated municipality until the expiration of the term for which they were granted. But this section shall not be construed as to prevent the revocation of any such permit or license before its expiration, in the manner provided by law. L.1977, c. 435, s. 37, eff. March 1, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56A-8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56A / Section 56A-8
Joint environmental commission; creation by ordinance; members; compensation
Status: in_force

a. The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may, by adoption of substantially similar ordinances, create a joint environmental commission for the protection, development or use of natural resources, including water resources located within their combined territorial limits. b. The number and qualifications of the members of such joint environmental commission, and their terms and methods of appointment or removal shall be such as may be determined and agreed upon by said governing bodies and set forth in the ordinance creating such joint commission, except that (1) when such joint commission is created by two municipalities only, there shall be at least three members from each municipality; (2) when such joint commission is created by three or more municipalities, there shall be at least two members from each municipality; (3) at least one member from each municipality shall be a member of the planning board (if any) of the municipality, and (4) a majority of the members of the joint commission shall hold no other public office, except membership on a municipal or other planning board. c. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but may receive reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the commission. L.1975, c. 334, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-11.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-11.2
Contract with municipality or administrator of Public Housing and Development Authority for use of lands for veterans' emergency housing
Status: in_force

The county park commission in any county may contract with any municipality in such county, or with the Administrator of the Public Housing and Development Authority in the Department of Economic Development of the State of New Jersey or with both such municipality and said Administrator, for the temporary use and occupancy of any lands owned by or under the care, custody and control of such park commission for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining emergency housing and other dwelling facilities for veterans of World War II and other persons, upon such terms, subject to such conditions and in such manner as such park commission may deem proper or necessary for the preservation for park purposes of the lands of such county park commission, and as may be agreed upon between the contracting parties. L.1946, c. 279, p. 958, s. 1. Amended by L.1946, Second Sp.Sess., c. 320, p. 1345, s. 2; L.1947, c. 26, p. 80, s. 1, eff. March 24, 1947.
N.J. Stat. § 40:24-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-5
Who may serve warrant or other process.
Status: in_force

40:24-5. Any police officer may serve any warrant or other process issuing out of the court, to apprehend any person for the violation of any such resolution. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 643, s. 42, eff. March 19, 1953; amended 2023, c.250, s.41.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-16.5 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-16.5
Renegotiation of contract to reflect increase in solid waste disposal costs
Status: in_force

Any person entering into a contract with a contracting unit pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), which contract requires the contractor to provide for the disposal of solid waste, shall have the right to renegotiate the contract to reflect any increase in solid waste disposal costs whenever: a. the increase occurred as a result of compliance with an order issued by the Department of Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the Board of Public Utilities, directing the solid waste be disposed at a solid waste facility other than the facility previously utilized by the person to whom the contract has been awarded; or b. the increase in solid waste disposal costs occurred as a result of lawful increases in the rates, fees or charges imposed on the disposal of solid waste at the solid waste facility utilized by the person to whom the contract has been awarded. L.1989, c.236, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-142 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-142
Tax collector; term of office
Status: in_force

Every municipal tax collector shall hold his office for a term of 4 years from the first day of January next following his appointment. Vacancies other than due to expiration of term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. Nothing herein contained shall affect any of the provisions of Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L.1979, c. 384, s. 14, eff. Feb. 5, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-103 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-103
Classification of solid waste facility as public utility
Status: in_force

6. Any solid waste facilities owned or operated by a county improvement authority pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act, shall be deemed a public utility and shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Board of Public Utilities in accordance with the provisions of the "Solid Waste Utility Control Act" (P.L.1970, c.40, C.48:13A-1 et seq.). The improvement authority's application to operate any solid waste facility shall be considered at a public hearing by the Board of Public Utilities. L.1973,c.330,s.6; amended 1991,c.381,s.46.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-5.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-5.4
Appointment of advisory committee
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders is authorized to appoint an advisory committee or commission composed of residents of New Jersey representative of various county economic and governmental interests, and to seek its advice on matters of economic development. L.1962, c. 124, s. 4, eff. July 25, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:20-29 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-29
Petition for submission; sufficiency; filing
Status: in_force

In order to require the submission of the question of the adoption or rejection of sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this title at a general election, a petition therefor signed by at least ten per cent of the qualified voters of the county, as evidenced by the total number of votes cast in the county at the next preceding general election, shall be filed with the county clerk.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-129 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-129
Treasurer's duties
Status: in_force

The treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the municipality and shall keep and maintain books and records of all financial transactions of the municipality in accordance with the standards and requirements of the State Division of Local Government. The treasurer shall have custody of all public moneys of the municipality. He shall make monthly reports to council of all receipts, expenditures, commitments and unencumbered appropriation balances. L.1950, c. 210, p. 497, s. 13-15, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-55.21 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-55.21
Powers and obligations of municipality; ad valorem taxes; levy
Status: in_force

The power and obligation of a municipality to pay any note or obligation issued pursuant to this act shall be unlimited and the municipality shall have power and be obligated to levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable property within the municipality for the payment of such notes or obligations and interest thereon, without limitation of rate or amount. L.1982, c. 66, s. 4, eff. July 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-105.45 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-105.45
Allotment and division of property and money between new municipalities; "municipality" defined
Status: in_force

The governing bodies of such new municipalities and the treasurer or person having the custody of the funds and securities of such water district shall meet at a convenient place to be designated by the clerk of either of such new municipalities upon ten days' notice mailed to or served personally upon each of the members of such governing bodies and such treasurer or custodian, and shall then and there proceed to allot and divide between or among such municipalities all property, real and personal, money on hand, due or to become due, in proportion to the aggregate value of the buildings and contents which each shall take from the limits of such water district as ascertained from the last assessment for raising money for said water district. The result of such allotment and division shall be reduced to writing and show the amount of the funds on hand to be paid and transferred by said treasurer or custodian or said water district commissioners to each of said governing bodies and be signed by a majority of the members of said governing bodies present, and the inhabitants of said respective municipalities shall be liable to pay their proportion of the debts of said water district. A majority of the persons comprising such governing bodies shall constitute a quorum and may proceed to make the said division, and their decision shall be final and conclusive. Said meeting may be adjourned to such time and place within either of such municipalities as a majority of those present may deem proper. The amount to be paid or the property to be transferred to each municipality having been ascertained as aforesaid the said treasurer or custodian and said water district commissioners shall forthwith pay and transfer said funds to the treasurer or custodian of the funds of said municipalities in the manner ascertained and directed. The word "Municipality" as used in this section and section forty-four of this act includes any township, borough, borough commission, town or city. L.1951, c. 280, p. 969, s. 45, eff. June 25, 1951.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54D-39 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54D / Section 54D-39
Audit
Status: in_force

39. The authority shall cause a financial audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once each year by certified public accountants pursuant to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.), and copies thereof shall be filed with the State Treasurer and with the State Auditor. L.1992,c.165,s.39.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68A-22 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68A / Section 68A-22
Bonds as legal investments
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any restriction contained in any other law, the State and all public bodies, and agencies thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds issued pursuant to this act, and such bonds shall be authorized security for any and all public deposits. L.1948, c. 349, p. 1398, s. 22.
N.J. Stat. § 40:78-2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 78 / Section 78-2
Clerk to turn over records; village clerk to act
Status: in_force

The clerk of such township shall forthwith turn over to the clerk of such village, all books, papers, vouchers and assets of the township being in his hands as such clerk, and the village clerk shall perform all the duties of the office of township clerk.
N.J. Stat. § 40:10-11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-11
County, municipal appropriations for veterans' memorials
Status: in_force

1. a. The Legislature finds and declares that it is a public purpose and in the public interest to permit local units of government to appropriate funds for county or State memorials honoring war veterans. b. The governing body of any county or municipality may annually appropriate funds in support of the development, construction and maintenance of a veterans' memorial situate in a public place within the county or State. Appropriations pursuant to this subsection may be made to any governmental or not-for-profit entity established for the purpose of developing, constructing or maintaining the veterans' memorial. L.1998,c.117,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-65 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-65
Office not to be abolished for economy reasons or otherwise to terminate services of an exempt fireman having tenure; exceptions
Status: in_force

No department of the State government, nor any board of chosen freeholders of a county, governing body of a municipality or board of education shall abolish, change the title or reduce the emoluments of any office held by an exempt fireman having tenure therein, for economy reasons or otherwise, for the purpose of terminating his services, except in time of a widespread economic depression or mandatory retrenchment, but in any such case, the termination or reduction shall be made in the same ratio as in the case of other employees. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-17 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-17
Number of working days specified
Status: in_force

All specifications for the doing of any public work for a contracting unit shall fix the date before which the work shall be completed, or the number of working days to be allowed for its completion; and every such contract shall contain a provision for a deduction, from the contract price, or any wages paid by the contracting unit to any inspector or inspectors necessarily employed by it on the work, for any number of days in excess of the number allowed in the specifications. L.1971, c. 198, s. 17, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:12-9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-9
Joint actions.
Status: in_force

40:12-9. Any two or more municipalities in any county, any municipality and the coterminous school district, any municipality and county, or any municipality and county park commission may jointly acquire property for, or improve, operate, and maintain on existing property, any playgrounds, completely inclusive playgrounds, playfields, gymnasiums, public baths, swimming pools, or indoor recreation centers, and may appropriate money therefor. The municipality may pay over to the board of education of the school district any money as may be so appropriated to be disbursed by the board of education for any of these joint purposes. The county or county park commission may pay over to the municipality any money as may be so appropriated to be disbursed by the county or county park commission for any of these joint purposes. amended 1948, c.61; 2018, c.104, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-117 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-117
Expenses prior and subsequent to acquisition of plant
Status: in_force

All expenses incurred prior to the acquisition of the waterworks shall be considered as part of the cost thereof. All expenses subsequently incurred for operating the waterworks and all other expenses and charges not properly chargeable to capital account shall be paid or set aside out of earnings.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-30 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-30
Grant of powers to county
Status: in_force

30. The grant of powers under this act is intended to be as broad as is consistent with the Constitution of New Jersey and with general law relating to local government. The grant of powers shall be construed as liberally as possible in regard to the county's right to reorganize its own form of government, to reorganize its structure and to alter or abolish its agencies, subject to the general mandate of performing services, whether they be performed by the agency previously established or by a new agency or another department of county government. All county offices, boards, commissions and authorities authorized or established by statute, other than an authority organized under the "municipal and county utilities authorities law," P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.), those boards and offices which are subject to the provisions of subsection b. of section 125 of P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-125), and other than educational institutions authorized or established pursuant to Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, shall be considered to be county agencies for the purposes of this section. Based on the need to develop effective services to meet problems which cross municipal boundaries and which cannot be met effectively on an individual basis by the municipalities or the State, this act shall be construed as intending to give the county power to establish innovative programs and to perform such regional services as any municipality or the State may determine, in its own best interest, to have the county perform on a contractual basis. L.1972,c.154,s.30; amended 1981,c.48,s.2; 1997,c.39,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:11A-17 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-17
Contracts respecting labor and materials
Status: in_force

Subject to any of the foregoing provisions any authority may but without intending by this provision to limit any powers of such authority enter into and carry out such contracts or establish or comply with such rules and regulations concerning labor and materials and other related matters in connection with any project or portion thereof as the authority may deem desirable or as may be requested by any Federal agency that may assist in the financing of such project or any part thereof. L.1948, c. 198, p. 990, s. 17.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-6
Further proceedings by resolution
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing body shall pass an ordinance for making any local improvement all further acts and proceedings necessary to carry out and complete the same and the work thereof and all orders relating thereto may be by resolution.
N.J. Stat. § 40:49-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 49 / Section 49-4
Revision and codification of ordinances
Status: in_force

40:49-4. The governing body may provide, from time to time, for the revision and codification of its ordinances. Where there are two or more bodies in any municipality having power to pass ordinances, the body having charge of the finances may provide for the revision and codification of all the ordinances of the municipality. The work of revision and codification shall be done under the direction of the municipal counsel or attorney or some other counsellor-at-law employed by the governing body, which shall have power to provide adequate compensation therefor. Nothing herein shall prevent the governing body from providing that the work of revision and codification be done, under the direction of the municipal counsel or attorney, by any person, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of codifying and revising municipal ordinances. In case the work is done by the counsel or attorney of the municipality, the governing body of the municipality may compensate the counsel or attorney for such work in addition to any salary paid. Such revision and codification of the ordinances when completed shall be submitted to each municipal body having power to pass ordinances. Each such body shall consider the same and make such changes in such revision and codification of its own ordinances, as it shall deem proper, and may then accept and adopt the same. All the provisions of this chapter relating to the adoption, approval and advertising of ordinances, shall apply to the ordinance adopting such compilation and revision, but it shall not be necessary to publish said revised and compiled ordinances prior to or after their adoption as herein provided, or to set forth the same at length in the ordinance by which they are adopted: provided, that such compilation and revision of ordinances is so described in said adopting ordinance as clearly to identify it and the effect of proposed changes be fully explained, and it is stated in said adopting ordinance that a copy of such compilation and revision has been filed in the office of the municipal clerk, there to remain for the use and examination of the public until final action is taken on said adopting ordinance and thereafter while the same shall be in effect, if such ordinance shall be adopted; and provided, that said copy of said compilation and revision of ordinances shall be and remain on file accordingly. Such ordinances, when so revised and codified and finally adopted, shall be reported by the person in charge of the revision to the body in charge of the finances, which shall order the same, or so much thereof as are of a general nature to be published in book form, and when so published and certified to by the seal of the municipality, shall be received in all courts of this State as evidence of the ordinances contained in such compilation and revision as fully as if the original ordinances were produced. Printed copies of such ordinances as so revised and codified shall be made available to citizens. Nothing herein shall operate to repeal any ordinances not included in such revision and codification, except by necessary implication, or those expressly repealed. The governing body may provide for the printing and distribution or sale of its ordinances in book form. There may be included in any printed book of ordinances the charter of the municipality or such of the general laws of the State relating to the municipality as the governing body may direct to be included therein. Amended 1950,c.232; 1991,c.362,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-210 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-210
Appeal to arbitration, final determination, payment status.
Status: in_force

11. a. In lieu of serving a written notice to the Superior Court under the provisions of N.J.S.40A:14-150 or N.J.S.40A:14-22, as appropriate, seeking review of the termination of his employment for a complaint or charges, other than a complaint or charges relating to a criminal offense, as prescribed in subsection a. of section 10 of P.L.2009, c.16 (C.40A:14-209), an officer or firefighter may submit his appeal to arbitration as hereinafter provided. b. Within 20 days of receiving notice of termination, the officer or firefighter shall submit his appeal for arbitration to the Public Employment Relations Commission. The appeal shall be filed in a manner and form prescribed by the commission. Upon receipt of such an appeal, the commission shall forthwith notify the employing agency or department of the appeal. c. The commission shall establish a special panel of arbitrators to hear appeals filed pursuant to this section. The arbitrators selected to serve on this special panel shall be qualified by experience and expertise in disciplinary matters and cases subject to the provisions of P.L.2009, c.16 (C.40A:14-200 et al.). d. Within 10 days of notifying the appealing officer's former employing agency or the firefighter's former department, the commission shall provide the parties with a list of available arbitrators. If within 10 days of receiving the list of available arbitrators, the parties are unable to mutually agree upon the selection of an arbitrator and so notify the commission in writing, the assignment of the arbitrator for the purposes of this section shall be the responsibility of the commission, independent of and without any participation by either of the parties. The commission shall select the arbitrator for assignment by lot. Should an arbitrator selected by mutual agreement be unable to serve, the parties shall be afforded an opportunity to select a replacement. If the two parties are unable to mutually agree upon the selection of a replacement within a time period prescribed by the commission, the commission shall select the replacement in the manner hereinafter provided. In any proceeding where an assigned arbitrator is unable to serve or, pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the two parties are unable to mutually agree upon a replacement, the commission shall assign a replacement arbitrator. The assignment shall be the responsibility of the commission, independent of and without any participation by either of the parties. The commission shall select the replacement arbitrator for assignment by lot. e. The arbitrator may administer oaths, require the attendance of witnesses, and the production of such documents as he may deem material to a just determination of the appeal, and for such purpose may issue subpoenas. If any person refuses to obey a subpoena, or refuses to be sworn or to testify, or if any witness, party or attorney is guilty of contempt while in attendance of any hearing, the arbitrator may, or the Attorney General if requested, shall invoke the aid of the Superior Court within the county in which the hearing is being held, and that court shall issue an appropriate order. A failure to obey the order may be punished by the court as contempt. f. The arbitrator shall render an opinion and final determination within 90 days of his appointment, be that appointment by mutual agreement of the parties or by assignment of the commission by lot. The arbitrator's final determination shall be binding on all parties and shall be implemented immediately. g. (1) If the final determination sustains the officer's or the firefighter's appeal, the officer or firefighter shall be reinstated immediately with full pay, be restored all rights and benefits, including those accruable during the period of appeal, and shall, within a timely period prescribed by rule and regulation, be paid any salary moneys withheld by the officer's employing agency or the firefighter's department. (2) If the final determination denies the officer's or the firefighter's appeal, the officer or firefighter shall reimburse his employing agency or department for all pay received during the period of the appeal pursuant to this section. If an officer or firefighter fails to reimburse his employing agency or department for the amounts he received pursuant to this section, the agency or department may have a lien, pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of P.L.2009, c.16 (C.40A:14-212), for those amounts on any and all property and income to which the officer or firefighter shall have or may acquire an interest in, including moneys contributed by the officer or firefighter to the Police and Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey, established pursuant to P.L.1944, c.255 (C.43:16A-1 et seq.) or any other State retirement system established by law, and all terminal pay, such as compensation for earned sick and vacation leave, to which the officer or firefighter is entitled. h. (1) During the period of an appeal of an arbitrator's final determination filed by an officer's employing agency or a firefighter's department, that officer or firefighter shall be entitled to receive the salary he was being paid at the time of his termination and shall continue to do so until a final determination has been made on the appeal. (2) During the period of an appeal of an arbitrator's final determination filed by an officer or firefighter, that officer or firefighter shall not be entitled to receive any salary. L.2009, c.16, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33B-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33B / Section 33B-10
Approval of commissioner
Status: in_force

Any rule, regulation, ordinance, resolution or standard adopted or promulgated pursuant to this act and applying to an historic building which is included in the National Register of Historic Places or the New Jersey Register of Historic Places is subject to the approval of the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection as conforming to the provisions of State or federal laws, rules or regulations pertaining to the appropriate register. L. 1987, c. 255, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.28 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.28
Fire prevention ordinances authorized
Status: in_force

In addition to powers granted pursuant to article 1 of chapter 48 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, the governing body of any municipality may by ordinance provide for the regulation and control of any or all of the following matters related to fire prevention which are hereby declared to be matters in the interest of the public health and safety: (a) Construction, maintenance and use of flues and chimneys; (b) The types of space heaters using liquid fuel and methods of installation, maintenance and use thereof; (c) The methods, other than underground storage, which may be employed for storage of various amounts of liquid fuels. L.1955, c. 157, p. 652, s. 1, eff. July 20, 1955.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37B-6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37B / Section 37B-6
Election of chairman and vice-chairman; appointment of other officers, agents and employees
Status: in_force

Every authority, upon the first appointment of its members and thereafter on or after February 1 in each year, shall annually elect from among its members a chairman and a vice chairman who shall hold office until February 1 next ensuing and until their respective successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Every authority may also appoint and employ a secretary, a treasurer, such professional and technical advisers and experts, and such other officers, agents and employees as it may require, and it shall determine their qualifications, terms of office, duties and compensation. L.1967, c. 136, s. 6, eff. June 28, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-20 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-20
Assistants; limitation of expenditures
Status: in_force

The commissioners provided for in section 40:37-19 of this title may employ such assistants as they may deem necessary and may expend such sums therefor and in the discharge of their duties, including the actual traveling expenses of the members, as they may deem expedient, not exceeding the sum of ten thousand dollars. All expenditures shall, from time to time, be certified by them to the board of chosen freeholders who, if satisfied of the correctness thereof, shall order the county treasurer to pay the same out of the funds appropriated or to be appropriated for the maintenance of highways and bridges in the county or out of any unexpended balance.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14-22 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-22
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

a. Within the limits of the funds available to it, the commission shall have the power to employ the services of such agents, employees, workmen and servants as it may deem necessary or proper, including legal and engineering services; to fix and determine the duties and compensation of persons employed by it; to obtain such insurance and surety bonds on its members and personnel as it may deem advisable; and, except as may be specifically prohibited in this act, to do all other acts and things as may, in the judgment of the commission, be necessary or proper to alleviate flood conditions and to prevent floods in member municipalities and counties, and provided that such work is done in a comprehensive manner and where flood control work is undertaken that it shall be done in accordance with applicable law and in a manner approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection. b. The commission may expend funds appropriated to it by member municipalities and counties, and by the State, or received by it as provided in this act, for the carrying out of the purposes of this act. c. Without in any way limiting the powers otherwise set forth in this act, the commission, in pursuance of its purposes set forth in section 1 of this act, shall have the power to: (1) collect, study and analyze data on flooding, past floods and the causes of floods in the area; (2) make such data and studies available to the participating members, to the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Division of Water Resources therein, the Army Corps of Engineers, local and county planning boards and officials concerned with subdivisions and development of properties within the floodway and drainage areas; (3) keep itself informed as to the availability of State and Federal funds and grants, and the procedures for applying therefor, and shall make such information available to participating members; (4) coordinate the activities of the participating members relating to flooding, flood prevention, brook cleaning and the like, with neighboring municipalities and counties and the appropriate State departments and agencies; (5) encourage the acquisition of lands within the floodway and low-lying areas, by appropriate county park commissions, counties or participating municipalities; (6) publicize methods of flood control and flood prevention; (7) encourage its participating members, and others, to adopt appropriate ordinances and regulations relating to flood control; (8) encourage its participating members to support other programs designed or intended to alleviate flooding. L.1971, c. 316, s. 7, eff. Sept. 14, 1971. Amended by L.1972, c. 60, s. 2, eff. June 9, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-162 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-162
Beneficiaries; amount of pension
Status: in_force

Each of the persons hereinafter specified shall be entitled to receive a pension for life from the fund established under section 40:37-157 of this Title, equal to 1/2 of his average salary for the last 3 years of his employment. Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 771, s. 4, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-29.21 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-29.21
Title to realty
Status: in_force

The title to any real estate acquired pursuant to any such appropriation shall be taken in the names of the municipalities as tenants in common, but the use and control thereof shall be in the board of trustees so long as such real estate is used for joint free public library purposes. L.1959, c. 155, p. 624, s. 19, eff. Sept. 4, 1959.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-29.13 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-29.13
Board of trustees
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall be vested with authority to carry out the purposes of the joint library, in the manner provided for free public libraries governed pursuant to chapter 54 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes. The powers and duties of boards of trustees of free public libraries governed by said chapter are hereby conferred and imposed upon the board of trustees of such joint library and its trustees and officers. P.L. 1959, c. 155, s. 11; amended 1988,c.38,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-51.7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-51.7
Sale of lands acquired for places of resort and recreation
Status: in_force

Whenever any municipality in this State shall heretofore have acquired lands for public purposes and for places of resort for public health and recreation and to improve the same, and shall thereafter have acquired other lands, which the governing body of the said municipality shall deem to be better suited for the purposes of resort for public health and recreation, and shall have improved such other lands; and whenever the governing body of such municipality shall, by resolution duly adopted, determine that the said lands first acquired are no longer needed for public use, it shall be lawful for the governing body of such municipality to sell such land first acquired, either as a whole or in parcels, and if in parcels, either at 1 time or from time to time, at public auction, to the highest bidder or bidders, upon such terms and conditions and subject to such restrictions as the said governing body shall determine and to be set forth both in the resolution to sell and in the advertisement of sale, and to make due conveyance of such lands pursuant to such sale or sales; provided no part of such land shall be sold until due public advertisement, signed by the municipal clerk, of the time and place of selling the same shall have been given by publication once in each week for 2 consecutive calendar weeks prior to the date of sale, in a newspaper circulating in said municipality, the last publication to be not more than 7 days prior to the day appointed for selling the same. L.1958, c. 118, p. 598, s. 1, eff. July 8, 1958.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-30 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-30
Other group insurance plans
Status: in_force

In addition to the insurance required pursuant to the provisions of chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes and the coverage provided in N.J.S. 40A:10-29, a municipality maintaining a volunteer fire department or in which there are one or more incorporated volunteer fire companies may: a. Effect and maintain group accidental death and dismemberment, hospitalization, medical, surgical, major medical expenses, or health and accident insurance with any insurance company authorized to do business in New Jersey, or with a nonprofit hospital service or medical service corporation with respect to the benefits which they are authorized to provide, which is determined to be necessary or desirable for the protection, safety and welfare of the members of the volunteer fire department or the members of the incorporated volunteer fire companies; b. Effect and maintain a contract or contracts to provide drug prescription or other health care benefits which is determined to be necessary or desirable for the protection, safety and welfare of the members of the volunteer fire department or members of an incorporated volunteer fire company; c. In the discretion of the governing body of the municipality, appropriate and pay all or any portion of the costs of such insurance or contract or both. L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:35A-2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 35A / Section 35A-2
Contract with public or private entity
Status: in_force

Any county operating or providing for the operation of a transportation service and system pursuant to this act may contract with any public or private entity or corporation for the operation, in whole or part, of the service and system for and on behalf of the county. L.1975, c. 83, s. 2, eff. May 5, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-8.26 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-8.26
Ballots for referendum election
Status: in_force

The ballots to be used at such election shall be in substantially the following form: "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross ( x ) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross ( x ) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO. "Shall the ordinance (here insert the title of the proposed ordinance) be adopted?" [ ] YES [ ] NO L.1947, c. 71, p. 435, s. 12, eff. April 19, 1947.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-67 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-67
Intermunicipal fire departments and forces
Status: in_force

The governing bodies of 2 or more adjoining municipalities, by reciprocal ordinances, may provide for the establishment and maintenance of a joint fire department and force, or for their contributions for the maintenance and operation of a volunteer fire company serving such municipalities. The said governing bodies, by mutual agreement, may allocate their respective contributions for such maintenance and operation upon such terms and conditions as shall be deemed necessary. Nothing herein contained shall affect the employment or continuance in office or tenure or pension rights of any paid fireman in any such municipality. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33A-1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33A / Section 33A-1
Creation; membership; terms; vacancies; compensation
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county is authorized to create, by resolution, a county cultural and heritage commission to be composed of not less than five residents and not more than nine residents of the county to be appointed by the board for terms of 5 years, except that of the members first appointed on a five-member commission one member shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, and one member each for terms of 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. In the case of members first appointed on a commission with a membership in excess of five members, five shall be appointed in the same manner as prescribed herein for a five-member board. A sixth member if appointed shall serve a term of 1 year, a seventh for a term of 2 years, an eighth for a term of 3 years, and a ninth for a term of 4 years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term. The members shall serve without compensation but with the consent of the board they may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the commission. L.1968, c. 31, s. 1, eff. May 6, 1968. Amended by L.1971, c. 326, s. 1, eff. Oct. 28, 1971; L.1971, c. 451, s. 2, eff. Feb. 16, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:66-8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 66 / Section 66-8
Creation of solid waste collection district
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality which operated a solid waste collection district as of December 31, 1989, may, by ordinance and subject to the approval of the Local Finance Board of the Department of Community Affairs, set off and create within its boundaries a district, covering all or a portion of the area of the municipality, which district shall be known as a solid waste collection district. The governing body may, by ordinance and subject to the approval of the Local Finance Board of the Department of Community Affairs, alter the boundaries of any solid waste collection district so created. L.1991,c.54,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:60-3 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 60 / Section 60-3
Organization, Officers; Meetings
Status: in_force

a. The mayor and council shall hold an annual meeting on the first day of January at 12 o'clock noon, or during the first seven days of January in any year. b. At its annual meeting, the council shall, by the vote of a majority of its number, elect a president of the council, who shall preside at all its meetings when the mayor does not preside. The president of the council shall hold office for one year and until the next annual meeting. He shall have the right to debate and vote on all questions before council. If the council fails to elect a president at the annual meeting, the mayor shall appoint the president from the council and, in that case, no confirmation by the council shall be necessary. c. The president of the council shall perform all the duties of the mayor during any period in which the mayor is absent from the borough for three days or more or is unable to perform the duties of his office. Where such absence is intended, the president of the council shall become the acting mayor until the mayor's return. If the president of the council is unable to perform the duties of the acting mayor, then the member of council with the longest term of service may act temporarily for the president of the council. d. Three councilmen and the mayor or, in the absence of the mayor, four councilmen shall constitute a quorum for transacting business. e. The council may, at its annual meeting, establish for its members such committees of the council as will assist it for the ensuing year. f. The council shall hold such other meetings, at such time and place as it may by resolution direct, but all regular meetings shall be held within the borough. g. The mayor shall, when necessary, call special meetings of the council. In case of his neglect or refusal, any four members of the council may call such meeting at such time and place in the borough as they may designate, and in all cases of special meetings notice shall be given to all the members of the council, or left at their places of residence. h. No officer who has obtained tenure by any provision of any section herein repealed by section 8 of this act shall be affected in any way by such repeal. (Source: R.S. 40:88-1 to R.S. 40:88-3, and New.) (Added by P.L. 1987, c.379, effective January 8, 1988.)
N.J. Stat. § 40:74-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 74 / Section 74-5
Remonstrance against ordinance; petition; reconsideration; referendum; vote required for adoption
Status: in_force

If within 20 days after the final passage of an ordinance, except ordinances, or any portion thereof, fixing the salaries, wages or compensation of the employees of the municipality, as defined in section 3 of the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act, P.L.1941, c. 100 (C. 34:13A-3), or ordinances authorizing an improvement or the incurring of an indebtedness, other than for current expenses, where other requirements are made by law, or ordinances which by their terms or by law cannot become effective in the municipality unless submitted to the voters, or which by its terms authorizes a referendum in the municipality concerning the subject matter thereof, a petition signed by electors of the municipality equal in number to at least 15% of the entire vote cast at the last preceding general election at which members of the General Assembly were elected protesting against the passage of such ordinance, be presented to the board, it shall thereupon be suspended from going into operation and the board of commissioners shall reconsider the ordinance within 20 days of the presentation of the petition to the board. If the ordinance is not entirely repealed, the board shall submit it, in the manner provided in paragraph b. of R.S. 40:74-14 and R.S. 40:74-15 to R.S. 40:74-18 to the vote of the electors of the municipality. The ordinance shall be submitted either at the next general election or regular municipal election, whichever shall first occur, not less than 40 days from the final date for withdrawal of the petition as provided for in this section, except that if no such election is to be held within 90 days of that date, a special municipal election shall be called for that purpose, and be held not less than 40 nor more than 60 days from the final date for withdrawal of the petition as provided for in this section. An ordinance so submitted shall not become operative unless a majority of the qualified electors voting on the ordinance shall vote in favor thereof. The names and addresses of five voters, designated as the Committee of the Petitioners, shall be included in the petition. If within 10 days after final adverse action by the board or after the expiration of the time allowed for board action, as the case may be, a written request, signed by at least four of the five members of the Committee of the Petitioners, is filed with the municipal clerk requesting that the petition be withdrawn, the petition shall have no effect. Amended by L.1976, c. 96, s. 4, eff. Sept. 21, 1976; L.1979, c. 278, s. 1; L.1982, c. 145, s. 9, eff. Sept. 28, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-32 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-32
Interest on unpaid assessments
Status: in_force

When any assessment shall not be paid within two months after the date of confirmation thereof interest thereon from the date of confirmation shall be imposed at the same rate as may be imposed upon unpaid taxes in the municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:67-8 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 67 / Section 67-8
Bond resolution adoption, management committee, powers.
Status: in_force

8. Upon adoption of a bond resolution, the board of authority commissioners, on behalf of the authority, shall have power to incur indebtedness, borrow money, and issue bonds for the purpose of financing the construction or operation of the center and any satellite facilities to meet the needs of its members or of funding or refunding the bonds issued pursuant to P.L.2023, c.346 (C.40A:67-1 et seq.). The bonds shall be authorized by the bond resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear the date or dates, mature at a time or times not exceeding 40 years from the date thereof or through the date for the expected dissolution of the authority pursuant to the agreement, whichever occurs first, bear interest at a rate or rates within a maximum rate as permitted by law, be in a denomination or denominations, be in a form, either coupon or registered, carry conversion or registration privileges, have a rank or priority, be executed in a manner, be payable from sources in a medium of payment at a place or places within or without the State, and be subject to the terms of redemption, with or without a premium, as the bond resolution may provide. L.2023, c.346, s.8; amended 2025, c.253, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:52-1.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 52 / Section 52-1.2
Delinquent property taxes; revocation, suspension of license
Status: in_force

1. Except as provided herein, the governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, as a condition for the issuance or renewal of any license or permit issued by, or requiring the approval of, the municipality, require that the applicant, if he is the owner thereof, pay any delinquent property taxes or assessments on the property that is the subject of the license or on which a licensed activity or business is or will be conducted. The ordinance may also provide for the revocation or suspension of a license or permit when any licensee, who is an owner of the property affected by the license or upon which the licensed business or activity is conducted, has failed to pay the taxes due on the property for at least three consecutive quarters. Upon payment of the delinquent taxes or assessments, the license or permit shall be restored. The provisions of this section shall not apply to or include any alcoholic beverage license or permit issued pursuant to the "New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control Act," R.S.33:1-1 et seq. L.1987,c.174,s.1; amended 1995,c.385,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:66-11 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-11
Sale of bonds.
Status: in_force

11. Bonds of the municipal shared services energy authority may be sold by the municipal shared services energy authority at public or private sale, and at a price or prices the municipal shared services energy authority shall determine subject to the provisions of the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c. 313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.). L.2015, c.129, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-135 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-135
Notice
Status: in_force

6. State agencies shall, within 30 days after the effective date of this act, place a notice in the New Jersey Register extending all approvals in conformance with this act. L.1992,c.82,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40:20-35.11a — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-35.11a
Vacancy on board of chosen freeholders eligible to be filled by election; exceptions.
Status: in_force

2. a. When any vacancy occurs on the board of chosen freeholders otherwise than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by election for the unexpired term only at the next general election occurring not less than 60 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, except that no such vacancy shall be filled at the general election which immediately precedes the expiration of the term in which the vacancy occurs. In the event a vacancy eligible to be filled by election hereunder occurs on or before the sixth day preceding the last day for filing petitions for nomination for the primary election for the general election, such petitions may be prepared and filed for nomination in that primary election in the manner provided by article 3 of chapter 23 of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes. In the event the vacancy occurs after that sixth day preceding the last day for filing petitions for nomination for the primary election for the general election, or if the vacancy occurs on or before the sixth day preceding the last day for filing petitions for nomination for the primary election for the general election but no such petition has been filed with respect to a given political party, each political party, or that party respectively, may select a candidate for the office in question in the manner prescribed in subsections a. and b. of R.S.19:13-20 for selecting candidates to fill vacancies among candidates nominated at primary elections. A statement of such selection under R.S.19:13-20 shall be filed with the county clerk not later than the 48th day preceding the date of the general election. Besides the selection of candidates by each political party, candidates may also be nominated by petition in a manner similar to direct nomination by petition for the general election; but if the candidate of any party to fill the vacancy will be chosen at a primary election for the general election, such petition shall be filed with the county clerk at least 55 days prior to the primary election; and if no candidate of any party will be chosen at a primary election for the general election, such petition shall be filed with the county clerk not later than 12 o'clock noon of the day on which the first selection meeting by any party is held under this section to select a nominee to fill the vacancy. The county clerk shall print on the ballots for the territory affected, in the personal choice column, the title of office and leave a proper space under such title of office; and print the title of office and the names of such persons as have been duly nominated, in their proper columns. b. Notwithstanding subsection a. of this section, if at any time after an election for a member of the board of chosen freeholders and before the time fixed for the commencement of the term of the office, the person elected to that office dies or otherwise becomes unable to assume office, the county committee of the political party of which the person elected was the nominee shall appoint another person to fill the position until the next general election. If the person elected was not the nominee of a political party, on or within 30 days after the time fixed for the commencement of the term of office, the governing body shall appoint a successor to fill the office until the next general election without regard to party. L.1990,c.33,s.2; amended 2000, c.126, s.10; 2005, c.136, s.61.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-141 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-141
Appointment of tax collector; compensation; work hours.
Status: in_force

40A:9-141. a. Notwithstanding any other law the governing body or chief executive officer, as shall be appropriate to the form of government of the municipality, by ordinance, shall provide for the appointment of a municipal tax collector and the compensation of the tax collector shall be fixed in the manner otherwise provided by law. The requirement that every municipality shall have a municipal tax collector may be fulfilled by the sharing of a municipal tax collector with another municipality or municipalities under a shared service agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et seq.). Any such shared service agreement shall be subject to the provisions of section 4 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-4) and, with respect to pilot municipalities, of section 3 of P.L.2013, c.166 (C.40A:65-4.2). The governing body may, by resolution, set appropriate hours of operation of the tax collector's office and the work hours of the tax collector, commensurate with the compensation paid to the tax collector, and all personnel assigned to the tax collector's office. The office of municipal tax collector and municipal treasurer, or municipal clerk may be held by the same person. b. Within 90 days of the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of municipal tax collector, unless an extension is granted by the director upon written request by the governing body or chief executive officer, the governing body or the chief executive officer, as appropriate to the form of government of the municipality, shall appoint an individual with a tax collector certificate issued pursuant to P.L.1979, c.384 (C.40A:9-145.1 et seq.) to serve as municipal tax collector. In lieu of an appointment pursuant to this section, a shared services agreement with another municipality or municipalities may be entered into pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The director may approve an extension to the 90-day period upon good cause shown and the municipality having demonstrated its inability to fill the vacancy in the office despite having made a good faith effort to do so. c. If a governing body or chief executive officer, as appropriate to the form of government of the municipality, fails or refuses to comply with this section, and has received an order from the director to do so, the chief executive or the members of a governing body who willfully fail or refuse to comply shall each be subject to a personal penalty of $100 for each day after the date fixed for final action that failure or refusal to comply continues. The amount of the penalty may be recovered by the director in the name of the State as a personal debt of the chief executive or member of the governing body, and shall be paid, upon receipt, into the State Treasury. amended 1979, c.384, s.13; 1994, c.75; 2000, c.126, s.22; 2013, c.166, s.12; 2025, c.185, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-52 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-52
Ex officio member
Status: in_force

9. No member of the governing body of the county or any existing or potential beneficiary county shall be appointed as a member of, or employed by, an authority; but the governing body of the county may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, provide that, in addition to the members appointed pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1960, c.183 (C.40:37A-48), the county executive in the case of a county having adopted article 3 of the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-31 et seq.), the county supervisor in the case of a county having adopted article 5 of that act (C.40:41A-59 et seq.), or the president of the board of chosen freeholders in case the county is any other type of county, shall be appointed to serve ex officio, as a non-voting member of an authority. L.1960,c.183,s.9; amended 1982,c.113,s.6; 1994,c.76,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-140.14 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-140.14
Prior holders of municipal finance officer certificate continue to hold certificate, issuance of certificate to newly-qualified applicants
Status: in_force

a. Any person who holds a municipal finance officer certificate prior to the effective date of P.L.1988, c.110 shall continue to hold the certificate without any further qualifications, except as provided in section 10 of P.L.1988, c.110 (C.40A:9-140.15). b. Notwithstanding the provisions of this act, on and after the effective date of this act, but not later than one year after the enactment of this act, the director shall issue upon payment of a fee of $50 to the order of the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey a municipal finance officer certificate to any applicant who has successfully completed the training courses provided in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.413 (C.40A:9-140.2) and who desires to satisfy the experience requirements set forth in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.413 (C.40A:9-140.2) through one or more full years of experience as supervisor of accounts payable and who has successfully completed the examination administered by the director pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1971, c.413 (C.40A:9-140.2). L.1988,c.110,s.9; amended 1991,c.175,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:16-17 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-17
Special election when person elected to office becomes disqualified before commencement of term
Status: in_force

If at any time after an election for the office of mayor or for a member of the governing body and before the time fixed for the commencement of the term of the office, it shall be determined that the person elected to that office shall no longer have the qualifications required for the office, the municipal clerk shall forthwith fix the date for a special election to fill the office for its term or unexpired term, as the case may be, to be held not less than 45 days nor more than 50 days from the date of such determination. L.1979, c. 83, s. 1, eff. April 26, 1979. Amended by L.1980, c. 93, s. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-16.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-16.1
Policy addressing job-related issues of pregnant members of paid or part-time fire departments.
Status: in_force

1. Not later than 180 days after the effective date of P.L.2025, c.192 (C.40A:14-16), a paid or part-paid fire department or force shall adopt, review, and update, if needed, at least annually, a policy that addresses the job-related issues of any pregnant member of that department or force, including, but not limited to, disclosure of a pregnancy, issuance of a medical certificate by the member’s physician in regard to any limitations on job-related duties, and the availability of any light-duty or non-hazardous assignments. The policy shall also provide that a pregnant firefighter will be given information as to when certain job-related tasks may not be appropriate for the member, the use of leave time for pregnancy, and the continuation of employee benefits. In creating this policy the department or force shall be guided by the standards of the National Fire Protection Association, or of another such professional organization, that apply to the job-related issues affecting pregnant firefighters. L.2025, c.192.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-26 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-26
Standard questionnaire; effect of unsatisfactory answers.
Status: in_force

26. The governing body of any contracting unit may adopt a standard form of statement or questionnaire for bidders and may require from any person proposing to bid upon any such contract a statement or answers showing the bidder's financial ability and experience in performing public sector work and describing the equipment available to such bidder in the performance of such contract, and if not satisfied with the sufficiency of this statement or answers may refuse to furnish plans and specifications to the bidder. L.1971,c.198,s.26; amended 1999, c.440, s.33.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.66 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.66
Permission required for posting, display of certain advertisements.
Status: in_force

1. a. A person shall not post or otherwise display any temporary commercial or business advertisement, to induce directly or indirectly any person to enter into any obligation or acquire title or interest in any property, object, ware, good, commodity, or service, on any real property located within a municipality, or any building, pole, post or other structure on the property, without the prior written permission of the owner of record for the property, or the building or other structure thereon. This subsection shall not apply to a person posting or otherwise displaying a temporary advertisement containing information and directional indicators inviting the public to purchase or lease real property at a real estate open house or similar event for that property. b. The governing body of every municipality may make, amend, and repeal ordinances to enforce the provisions of subsection a. of this section. An ordinance so adopted shall set forth procedures for reporting violations and shall also prescribe penalties for violations in accordance with R.S.40:49-5. Ordinances adopted pursuant to this section shall be consistent with the purposes of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.) to the extent necessary to allow the State to carry out the policy as declared therein. In the event of conflict between an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section and the provisions of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.), or the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, section 22 of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-26) shall govern. c. (1) The municipality shall have the power to remove or cause to be removed any advertisement posted or displayed in violation of subsection a. of this section. The procedure for removal shall be set forth in any ordinance so adopted. (2) (a) Whenever the municipality removes, or causes to be removed, an advertisement, the municipality may present the person who posted or otherwise displayed the removed advertisement, or the business advertised in the removed advertisement, by certified and regular mail, a detailed itemization of the costs of removal incurred by the municipality, requiring reimbursement by that person or business of the removal costs. (b) If the person or business does not provide reimbursement within 30 days of receipt of the municipal itemization, the municipality may enforce the payment of these costs, together with interest and reasonable collection costs, by instituting an action at law for the collection thereof. The Superior Court, or the municipal court, shall have jurisdiction of any collection action. d. The money collected by the municipality for advertisement removal shall be credited, along with any other funds made available, to a municipal advertisement removal fund, which the municipality shall establish by ordinance. The ordinance shall include guidelines establishing the parameters governing the expenditure of money from the fund, which shall be used exclusively to remove advertisements and otherwise enforce the provisions of this section, and to administer the fund. e. The municipality may report to the Division of Consumer Affairs, in the Department of Law and Public Safety, for further investigation by the division, any pattern or practice of advertisements posted or otherwise displayed in violation of subsection a. of this section, which reasonably appears to violate the provisions of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). Any report by a municipality to the division under this subsection shall be investigated by the division as may be warranted. L.2013, c.192, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-117.9 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-117.9
Seniority; inclusion of permanent time in grade in former titles; reclassification of provisional civil service status
Status: in_force

Seniority for employees appointed as sheriff's officers pursuant to this act shall be calculated so as to include permanent time in grade in their former titles for civil service purposes. All employees who, on the effective date of this act, held provisional civil service status in a title the functions of which encompass duties set forth in section 1 of this act, shall be reclassified by the Civil Service Commission under the appropriate level sheriff's officer title and may continue in a provisional status pending the regular civil service examination process. L.1982, c. 133, s. 4, eff. Sept. 14, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-199 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-199
Immunities, benefits of search, rescue teams.
Status: in_force

1. Whenever a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician or paramedic employed by a municipality, county or fire district of this State or the State participates in a national, multi-state, State, county, municipal or regional search and rescue task force or team, and that law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician or paramedic suffers injury or death as a result of his participation in such search and rescue task force or team, he or his designee or legal representative shall be entitled to the salary, pension rights, worker's compensation, or other benefits as would have accrued if the injury or death had occurred in the performance of duties in the territorial jurisdiction in which he is employed. As used in this section, "participate" and "participation" shall include taking part in meetings, training sessions, emergency drills, fire control, debris removal, emergency responses and such other similar activities of a search and rescue task force or team whether as an employment duty of the territorial jurisdiction of employment or as a volunteer, and shall include travel to and from such activities. In addition, such officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician or paramedic shall have the same powers, authority and immunities as law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, as the case may be, in the municipality in which the assistance is being rendered. A law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician or paramedic employed by a municipality, county or fire district of this State or the State who participated in a search and rescue task force or team in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 without the authorization of the municipality, county or fire district or the State and who suffered injury or death as a result of participation in that search and rescue task force or team shall be deemed an employee of this State for the purpose of payment of workers' compensation benefits as would have accrued if the injury or death had occurred in the performance of duties in the territorial jurisdiction in which he is employed. Whenever a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician or paramedic employed by a municipality, county or fire district of this State or the State participates in a national, multi-state, State, county, municipal or regional search and rescue task force or team without the authorization of the municipality, county or fire district or the State but pursuant to a Declaration of Emergency by the Governor of the State of New Jersey specifically authorizing volunteers to respond immediately to the emergency without requiring the authorization of the municipality, county or fire district or the State, and the law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician or paramedic suffers injury or death as a result of participation in the search and rescue task force or team, he shall be deemed an employee of this State for the purpose of payment of workers' compensation benefits as would have accrued if the injury or death had occurred in the performance of duties in the territorial jurisdiction in which he is employed. L.1999, c.251,s.1; amended 2001, c.325, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-19 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-19
Recreation commissioners; powers
Status: in_force

For the purpose of arranging and providing for the things enumerated in section 40:61-17 of this title, the commission may: a. Purchase or otherwise acquire, in its own name, such lands either improved or unimproved, in fee or otherwise, as may be necessary; b. Improve or cause the same to be improved; c. Lay out or cause to be laid out all necessary roads, paths, tracts and boulevards; d. Construct or cause to be constructed on the lands so acquired such buildings or other structures as may be deemed necessary to enable the commission to properly and adequately arrange and provide for the giving of the aforesaid divertisements; and e. Improve, maintain and police the same.
N.J. Stat. § 40:32-7.13 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-7.13
Actions for violations; enforcement of rules
Status: in_force

The municipal court of the municipality in which the public golf course or other county recreational, playground or public entertainment facility is located shall have jurisdiction in actions for the violation of any such rule or regulation. The rules and regulations shall be enforced by the same proceedings and processes, and the practice for the enforcement thereof shall be the same as that provided by law for the enforcement of other ordinances of the municipality. L.1958, c. 94, p. 540, s. 8. Amended by L.1975, c. 343, s. 5, eff. March 3, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40:66-2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 66 / Section 66-2
Buildings, appliances for solid waste disposal; acquisition of lands
Status: in_force

40:66-2. The governing body may, subject to the provisions of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.), erect the necessary buildings and equip the same with all appliances proper for the disposal of solid waste, and acquire the real estate necessary therefor by purchase, gift or condemnation. Such buildings may be erected on any real estate owned by the municipality suitable for the purpose. Amended 1989, c.244, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-8.45 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-8.45
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: a. "Convention center operating authority" means, in the case of any eligible municipality, the public authority or other governmental entity empowered to operate convention hall and the convention center facilities in the eligible municipality. b. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. c. "Eligible municipality" means any municipality in which any portion of the proceeds of a retail sales tax levied by ordinance adopted by the municipality pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1947, c.71 (C.40:48-8.15) is applied as authorized by law to the payment of costs of convention center facilities located in the municipality. d. "Hotel" means a building or a portion of a building which is regularly used and kept open as such for the lodging of guests. "Hotel" includes an apartment hotel, a motel, inn, and rooming or boarding house or club, whether or not meals are served, but does not include a transient accommodation. e. "Obtained through a transient space marketplace" means that payment for the accommodation is made through a means provided by the marketplace or travel agency, either directly or indirectly, regardless of which person or entity receives the payment, and where the contracting for the accommodation is made through the marketplace or travel agency. f. "Occupied room" means a room or rooms of any kind in any part of a hotel or transient accommodation, other than a place of assembly, which is used or possessed by a guest or guests, whether or not for consideration. g. "Professionally managed unit" means a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space for the lodging of occupants in the State, that is offered for rent as a rental unit that does not share any living or sleeping space with any other rental unit, and that is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a person offering for rent two or more other units during the calendar year. h. "Residence" means a house, condominium, or other residential dwelling unit in a building or structure or part of a building or structure that is designed, constructed, leased, rented, let or hired out, or otherwise made available for use as a residence. i. "Transient accommodation" means a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space for the lodging of occupants, including but not limited to residences or buildings used as residences, that is obtained through a transient space marketplace or is a professionally managed unit. "Transient accommodation" does not include: a hotel or hotel room; a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space used as a place of assembly; a dormitory or other similar residential facility of an elementary or secondary school or a college or university; a hospital, nursing home, or other similar residential facility of a provider of services for the care, support and treatment of individuals that is licensed by the State; a campsite, cabin, lean-to, or other similar residential facility of a campground or an adult or youth camp; a furnished or unfurnished private residential property, including but not limited to condominiums, bungalows, single-family homes and similar living units, where no maid service, room service, linen changing service or other common hotel services are made available by the lessor and where the keys to the furnished or unfurnished private residential property, whether a physical key, access to a keyless locking mechanism, or other means of physical ingress to the furnished or unfurnished private residential property, are provided to the lessee at the location of an offsite real estate broker licensed by the New Jersey Real Estate Commission pursuant to R.S.45:15-1 et seq.; or leases of real property with a term of at least 90 consecutive days. j. "Transient space marketplace" means a marketplace or travel agency through which a person may offer transient accommodations to customers and through which customers may arrange for occupancies of transient accommodations. "Transient space marketplace" does not include a marketplace or travel agency that exclusively offers transient accommodations in the State owned by the owner of the marketplace or travel agency. L.1991, c.376, s.1; amended 2018, c.49, s.8; 2018, c.132, s.7; 2019, c.235, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:26A-17 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 26A / Section 26A-17
Payments by local unit to another local unit
Status: in_force

The chief fiscal officer of another government having entered into a contract pursuant to this act, shall cause to be paid to the local unit the amounts of money at the times stipulated in the contract and certified by the local unit. The power and obligation to make payments in accordance with the terms of the contract shall be unlimited, and the sums necessary therefor shall be included in the annual budget of the other government, which shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to levy ad valorem taxes on all taxable property therein, without limits as to the rate or amount, to the extent necessary to make payments in full as due. Any part of a payment that remains unpaid for 30 days following the date payment is due, shall be assessed at interest charge at a rate of interest at least equal to the monthly index for the immediately preceding month for 20 year tax exempt bond yields as compiled by the Bond Buyer or any similar index agreed to by the parties. Source: C.40:23-19.11 (P.L.1966, c.205, s.11); R.S.40:63-115 and New. L.1991,c.53,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-65 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-65
Receivers
Status: in_force

If the bond resolution of an authority authorizing or providing for the issuance of a series of its bonds shall provide in substance that the holders of the bonds of such series shall be entitled to the benefits of section 21 of this act and shall further provide in substance that any trustee appointed pursuant to said section or having the powers of such a trustee shall have the powers provided by this section, then such trustee, whether or not all of the bonds of such series shall have been declared due and payable, shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver of the public facility or facilities of the authority, and such receiver may enter upon and take possession of such public facility or facilities and, subject to any pledge or contract with the holders of bonds of the authority, shall take possession of all moneys and other property derived from or applicable to the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, reconstruction, sale, lease or disposition of such public facility or facilities and proceed with such acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, reconstruction, sale, lease or disposition which the authority is under any obligation to do, and operate, maintain, reconstruct, and prosecute such public facility or facilities and fix, charge, collect, enforce and receive the facility charges and all facility revenues and other moneys thereafter arising subject to any pledge thereof or contract with the holders of bonds relating thereto and perform the public duties and carry out the contracts and obligations of the authority in the same manner as the authority itself might do and under the direction of the court. L.1960, c. 183, p. 746, s. 22. Amended by L.1962, c. 224, s. 7, eff. Jan. 14, 1963.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-187 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-187
Abolishment, amendment of length of service award program, special vote.
Status: in_force

5. A length of service award program established by a local government unit pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1997, c.388 (C.40A:14-185) may be abolished or amended in the same manner as it was created. However, any such amendment or abolition shall be by a two-thirds vote of the full membership of the governing body of the local government unit. All accumulated proceeds shall remain in trust for the volunteer members. L.1997,c.388,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:11A-15 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-15
Real property exempt from levy
Status: in_force

All real property of an authority shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall any judgment against an authority be a charge or lien upon its real property; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to foreclose or otherwise enforce any mortgage of any authority or the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by an authority on its rents, fees or revenues. L.1948, c. 198, p. 989, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.12s3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.12s3
Municipal ordinances, authority; foreclosed, abandoned properties; filing summons, complaints.
Status: in_force

3. a. The governing body of any municipality may adopt ordinances to: (1) create a property registration program for the purposes of identifying and monitoring residential and commercial properties within the municipality for which a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a mortgage has been filed; (2) regulate the care, maintenance, security, and upkeep of the exterior of vacant and abandoned residential and commercial properties for which a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose has been filed; and (3) impose property registration fees on the creditor of residential or commercial properties on an annual or semi-annual basis. b. An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall: (1) require that the creditor filing a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose shall, in addition to the notice provided to the municipality pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2008, c.127 (C.46:10B-51) or section 2 of P.L.2021, c.444 (C.40:48-2.12s2), register the residential or commercial property with the municipality's property registration program as a property in foreclosure and, as part of that registration: (a) provide the municipality with the information regarding the creditor required by paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 17 of P.L.2008, c.127 (C.46:10B-51) or paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2021, c.444 (C.40:48-2.12s2); (b) identify the date the summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a mortgage was filed against the subject property, the court in which it was filed, and the docket number of the filing; and (c) identify whether the property is vacant and abandoned in accordance with the definition in the ordinance required by paragraph (8) of this subsection; (2) require, if there is any change in the name, address, or telephone number for a representative, agent, or individual authorized to accept service on behalf of a creditor required to register pursuant to the property registration program following the filing of the summons and complaint, the creditor shall update the property registration program within 10 days of the change in that information; (3) require that the creditor filing a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose shall, if the registered property becomes vacant and abandoned in accordance with the definition in the ordinance required by paragraph (8) of this subsection after the property is initially registered with the municipality, update the property registration with the municipality to reflect the change in the property's status; (4) require that the creditor filing a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose shall be responsible for the care, maintenance, security, and upkeep of the exterior of the property if the property is vacant and abandoned at any time while the property is registered with the property registration program; (5) require that a creditor located out-of-State shall be responsible for appointing an in-State representative or agent to act for the foreclosing creditor; (6) identify any requirements that the municipality imposes on the creditor filing a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a property, that is or becomes vacant and abandoned, relating to the care, maintenance, security, and upkeep of the exterior of the property, including, but not limited to, any requirements to secure the property against unauthorized entry, post a sign affixed to the inside of the property and visible to the public indicating the name, address, and telephone number of the creditor or an out-of-State creditor's in-State representative or agent for the purpose of receiving service of process, or acquire and otherwise maintain liability insurance by procuring a vacancy policy, covering any damage to any person or any property caused by any physical condition of the property while registered with the property registration program; (7) identify any fees that may be imposed on the creditor in connection with the property registration program that are authorized pursuant to subsection e. of this section; and (8) define that a property shall be considered vacant and abandoned if it is not legally occupied by a mortgagor or tenant, which is in such condition that it cannot be legally reoccupied, because of the presence or finding of at least two of the following: (a) overgrown or neglected vegetation; (b) the accumulation of newspapers, circulars, flyers, or mail on the property; (c) disconnected gas, electric, or water utility services to the property; (d) the accumulation of hazardous, noxious, or unhealthy substances or materials on the property; (e) the accumulation of junk, litter, trash, or debris on the property; (f) the absence of window treatments such as blinds, curtains, or shutters; (g) the absence of furnishings and personal items; (h) statements of neighbors, delivery persons, or government employees indicating that the property is vacant and abandoned; (i) windows or entrances to the property that are boarded up or closed off, or multiple window panes that are damaged, broken, and unrepaired; (j) doors to the property that are smashed through, broken off, unhinged, or continuously unlocked; (k) a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the public or any adjoining or adjacent property owners due to acts of vandalism, loitering, criminal conduct, or the physical destruction or deterioration of the property; (l) an uncorrected violation of a municipal building, housing, or similar code during the preceding year, or an order by municipal authorities declaring the property to be unfit for occupancy and to remain vacant and unoccupied; (m) the mortgagee or other authorized party has secured or winterized the property due to the property being deemed vacant and unprotected or in danger of freezing; (n) a written statement issued by a mortgagor expressing the clear intent of all mortgagors to abandon the property; or (o) any other reasonable indicia of abandonment. c. An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall authorize a public officer, designated or appointed pursuant to P.L.1942, c.112 (C.40:48-2.3 et seq.), or any other local official responsible for administration of any property maintenance or public nuisance code to issue a notice to the creditor filing the summons and complaint in an action to foreclose, if the public officer or other authorized municipal official determines that the creditor has violated the ordinance. In the case of a violation for failure to provide care, maintenance, security, and upkeep of the exterior of vacant and abandoned property, such notice shall require the person or entity to correct the violation within 30 days of receipt of the notice, or within 10 days of receipt of the notice if the violation presents an imminent threat to public health and safety. d. A municipality may contract with and set the compensation of a private entity, pursuant to the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), to assist the municipality in the implementation and administration of the property registration program established pursuant to an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section. A county or county improvement authority may similarly contract with a private entity to assist the county or authority in the implementation and administration of a property registration system established for the use of a municipality with a property registration program established pursuant to an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section as well as for the use of the county or improvement authority. A local unit may delegate to such private entity any duties under the property registration program, including, without limitation, identifying properties located within the municipality that are subject to the registration requirements of the property registration program, maintaining and updating the property registrations for the municipality, communicating with the creditors or the in-State representative or agent appointed by creditors located out of State of such properties, invoicing and collecting payment from the creditors for such properties any fees authorized by the ordinance and subsection e. of this section, and monitoring compliance with the requirements of the ordinance. A local unit may conduct property registration services on behalf of a municipality pursuant to a shared services agreement subject to the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act," P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et al.). Property registration fees imposed pursuant to subsection e. of this section and an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be considered a municipal charge pursuant to the "tax sale law," R.S.54:5-1 et seq., regardless of whether the fees are being collected by a third-party entity or by the municipality directly. The Local Finance Board of the Department of Community Affairs may adopt rules and regulations pertaining to contracts, entered pursuant to this subsection, with third-party entities for the implementation and administration of a property registration program. e. A municipality may impose an annual fee on a creditor required to register a property pursuant to an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The fee shall not exceed: (1) $500 per property annually for any property that is required to be registered because a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose was filed by the creditor; and (2) an additional $2,000 per property annually if the property is vacant or abandoned pursuant to the definition in the ordinance when the summons and complaint in an action to foreclose is filed, or becomes vacant and abandoned pursuant to the definition in the ordinance at any time thereafter while the property is in foreclosure. All such annual fees and the due dates thereof shall be identified in the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section. f. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.40A:5-15 to the contrary, any property registration fees imposed pursuant to subsection e. of this section and an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section and collected by a third-party entity contracted with pursuant to subsections d. and e. of this section shall be paid over to the municipality within a timeframe specified in the contract between the municipality and the third-party entity. Amounts collected by the third-party entity on behalf of the local unit shall be paid over in full to the local unit without any amount deducted as payment for services rendered by the third-party entity. Once the collected fees are paid over to the local unit, the officer charged with the custody of the general funds shall deposit all such funds within 48 hours after the receipt thereof to the credit of the municipality in its designated legal depository. A third-party entity shall collect and pay over to the municipality any interest and penalties, based upon the rate of interest and penalties fixed by the governing body of the municipality for late payment of property taxes, assessments, and other municipal charges pursuant to R.S.54:4-67, for late payment of the property registration fees imposed pursuant to subsection e. of this section and an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The third-party entity shall at least once a year, or as requested by the municipal tax collector, file a certification as may be required by the tax collector to enforce tax liens for all unpaid property registration program fees due and owing at the time the certification is filed. g. (1) An out-of-State creditor subject to an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section found by the municipal court of the municipality in which the property subject to the ordinance is located, or by any other court of competent jurisdiction, to be in violation of the requirement to appoint an in-State representative or agent pursuant to the ordinance shall be subject to a fine of $2,500 for each day of the violation. Any fines imposed on a creditor for the failure to appoint an in-State representative or agent shall commence on the day after the 10-day period set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 17 of P.L.2008, c.127 (C.46:10B-51) or paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2021, c.444 (C.40:48-2.12s2) for providing notice to the municipal clerk that a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a mortgage has been served. (2) A creditor subject to an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section found by the municipal court of the municipality in which the property subject to the ordinance is located, or by any other court of competent jurisdiction, to be in violation, excluding only a violation addressed by paragraph (1) of this subsection, of the ordinance shall be subject to a fine of $1,500 for each day of the violation. Any fines imposed pursuant to this paragraph shall commence 31 days following receipt of the notice of violation, except if the violation presents an imminent risk to public health and safety, in which case any fines shall commence 11 days following receipt of the notice. h. No less than 20 percent of any money collected pursuant to subsection f. or g. of this section or an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be utilized by the municipality for municipal code enforcement purposes. i. As used in this section: "Creditor" means a mortgagee or an agent or assignee of a mortgagee, such as the servicer, who has filed a complaint in the Superior Court seeking to foreclose upon a residential or commercial mortgage. If the entity seeking to foreclose upon the residential or commercial mortgage changes as a result of an assignment, transfer, or otherwise after the filing of the foreclosure complaint in the Superior Court, the new entity shall be deemed the creditor for purposes of this section. For purposes of this section, a creditor shall not include the State, a political subdivision of the State, a State, county, or local government entity, or their agent or assignee, such as the servicer. "Local unit" means a municipality, a county, or a county improvement authority or other subdivision of a municipality or county. L.2021, c.444, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:63-120 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-120
Assessments for connecting sewers; abutting property
Status: in_force

In the case of sewers or drains constructed in any street or road dividing the municipalities, to connect with joint outlet or trunk sewers or disposal plants, the assessment upon all lands and real estate which at the time of making such assessment front or abut on or are situate in the vicinity of the line of such sewer or any other sewer already constructed and connected directly or indirectly therewith, whereby a direct tapping or drainage benefit is or may be secured, shall be collectible at once, and where such benefit is prospective only, depending upon the construction of any other and connecting sewer not yet built, such assessment shall be collectible and bear interest only from the time when the assessment to be made for benefits conferred upon such land and real estate by the construction of such other sewer along the line of which such lands and real estate fronting or abutting or in the vicinity of, shall be confirmed and collectible.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12-30 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-30
Effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect July 1, 1971. L.1971, c. 199, s. 30, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-206 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-206
Charters, amendments and supplements superseded; existing ordinances and resolutions remain in force where not inconsistent
Status: in_force

Upon the effective date of an optional charter adopted pursuant to this act, any other charter and its amendments and supplements theretofore applicable to the municipality shall be superseded with respect to such municipality. All ordinances and resolutions of the municipality to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act shall remain in full force and effect until modified or repealed as provided by law. L.1950, c. 210, p. 522, s. 17-57, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-95.10c — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-95.10c
Ballots
Status: in_force

Whenever the board of chosen freeholders of the county shall pass a resolution authorizing the submission of the question of the adoption or rejection of this act to the voters of the county, the county clerk shall cause the question to be printed upon the sample and official ballots for the ensuing general election, occurring not less than 40 days after the passage of the resolution, the following: If you favor the proposition printed below make a cross X, plus + or check / in the square opposite the word "Yes." If you are opposed thereto make a cross X, plus + or check / in the square opposite the word "No." Shall the supplement to "An act concerning Yes. county parks, playgrounds, and recreation places, and supplementing chapter 37 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes" (P.L.1966, c. ), providing for No. the issuance of park bonds for land and improvements not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $5,000,000.00 be adopted? In any county in which voting machines are used, the question shall be placed upon the official ballots to be used upon the voting machines without the foregoing instruction to the voters and shall be voted upon by the use of such machines without marking as aforesaid. L.1966, c. 144, s. 3, eff. June 18, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68A-14 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68A / Section 68A-14
Provisions of bond resolutions
Status: in_force

Any bond resolution of a port authority providing for or authorizing the issuance of any bonds may contain provisions, and such port authority, in order to secure the payment of such bonds and in addition to its other powers, shall have power by provision in the bond resolution to covenant and agree with the several holders of such bonds, as to: (1) The custody, security, use, expenditure or application of the proceeds of the bonds; (2) The construction and completion, or replacement, of all or any part of the port facilities; (3) The use, regulation, operation, maintenance, insurance or disposition of all or any part of the port facilities, or restrictions on the exercise of the powers of the port authority to dispose, or to limit or regulate the use, of all or any part of the port facilities; (4) Payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds, or any other obligations, and the sources and methods thereof, the rank or priority of any such bonds or obligations as to any lien or security, or the acceleration of the maturity of any such bonds or obligations; (5) The use and disposition of any moneys of the port authority, including revenues derived or to be derived from the operation of all or any part of the port facilities, including any parts thereof theretofore constructed or acquired and any parts, extensions, replacements or improvements thereof thereafter constructed or acquired; (6) Pledging, setting aside, depositing or trusteeing all or any part of the revenues or other moneys of the port authority to secure the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds or any other obligations, or the payment of expenses of operation or maintenance of the port facilities, and the powers and duties of any trustee with regard thereto; (7) The setting aside out of the revenues or other moneys of the port authority of reserves and sinking funds, and the source, custody, security, regulation, application and disposition thereof; (8) The rents, rates, fees, or other charges for the services and use of the port facilities, including any parts thereof theretofore constructed or acquired and any parts, extensions, replacements or improvements thereof thereafter constructed or acquired, and the fixing, establishment, collection and enforcement of the same, the amount or amounts of revenues to be produced thereby, and the disposition and application of the amounts charged or collected; (9) The assumption or payment or discharge of any indebtedness, liens or other claims relating to any part of the port facilities or any obligations having or which may have a lien on any part of the revenues; (10) Limitations on the issuance of additional bonds or any other obligations or on the incurrence of indebtedness of the port authority; (11) Vesting in a trustee or trustees such property, rights, powers and duties in trust as the port authority may determine which may include any or all the rights, powers and duties of the trustee appointed by the holders of bonds pursuant to section seventeen of this act, and limiting or abrogating the right of such holders to appoint a trustee pursuant to section fifteen of this act or limiting the rights, duties and powers of such trustee; (12) Payment of costs or expenses incident to the enforcement of the bonds or of the provisions of the bond resolution or of any covenant or contract with the holders of the bonds; (13) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any covenant or contract with, or duty to, the holders of bonds may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given or evidenced; or (14) Any other matter or course of conduct which, by recital in the bond resolution, is declared to further secure the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds. All such provisions of the bond resolution and all such covenants and agreements shall constitute valid and legally binding contracts between the port authority and the several holders of the bonds, regardless of the time of issuance of such bonds, and shall be enforceable by any such holder or holders by mandamus or other appropriate action, suit, or proceeding at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction. L.1948, c. 349, p. 1391, s. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-91 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-91
Severability
Status: in_force

If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this act shall be adjudged unconstitutional or to be ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not adjudged unconstitutional or is not ineffective, it shall be valid and effective and no other section, subsection, clause or provision of this act shall on account thereof be deemed invalid or ineffective, and the inapplicability or invalidity of any section, subsection, clause or provision of this act in any 1 or more instances or under any 1 or more circumstances shall not be taken to affect or prejudice in any way its applicability or validity in any other instance or under any other circumstance. L.1960, c. 183, p. 759, s. 48, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
N.J. Stat. § 40:67-23.6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 67 / Section 67-23.6
Schedule for reimbursement for portion of cost
Status: in_force

5. a. Pursuant to a reimbursement agreement entered into in lieu of providing some or all of the services set forth in section 2 of P.L.1989, c.299 (C.40:67-23.3), the municipality shall reimburse the qualified private community for a portion of the cost of providing services commencing in local budget year 1993 for municipalities operating on a calendar year basis and in local budget year 1994 for municipalities operating on a fiscal year basis in the following manner: 1993 or 1994, as appropriate, ...20% of the total cost of services in 1993 or 1994, as appropriate 1994 or 1995, as appropriate, ...40% of the total cost of services in 1994 or 1995, as appropriate 1995 or 1996, as appropriate, ...60% of the total cost of services in 1995 or 1996, as appropriate 1996 or 1997, as appropriate, ...80% of the total cost of services in 1996 or 1997, as appropriate The total cost of services in each local budget year shall be determined pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1989, c.299 (C.40:67-23.5). In local budget year 1997 or 1998, as appropriate, and for each local budget year thereafter, the municipality shall either provide the services pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1989, c.299 (C.40:67-23.3) or enter into a written agreement to annually reimburse the qualified private community in full pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1989, c.299 (C.40:67-23.5). b. Notwithstanding the schedule set forth in subsection a. of this section, any municipality that entered into a reimbursement agreement prior to January 1, 1993, shall be permitted to continue in accordance with the schedule in that reimbursement agreement. c. Appropriations by a municipality during the phase-in period in conformance with the implementation schedule set forth in subsection a. or b. of this section shall be considered appropriations mandated by State statute for the purposes of subsection cc. of section 3 of P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.3). The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, for the purpose of calculating the allowable operating appropriations before exceptions, shall provide a cap base adjustment to the local budget year in which the 100% level is reached for the full amount appropriated pursuant to P.L.1989, c.299 (C.40:67-23.2 et seq.). L.1989,c.299,s.5; amended 1993,c.6,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:66-22 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-22
Investment of funds.
Status: in_force

22. Notwithstanding any restriction contained in any other law, the State and all public officers, municipalities, counties, political subdivisions of public bodies, and agencies thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any sinking funds, monies, or other funds belonging to them or within their control, in any bonds of the authority, and the bonds shall be authorized security for any and all public deposits. L.2015, c.129, s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 40:43-66.66 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-66.66
Cooperation of officers and employees of participating municipalities
Status: in_force

All officers and employees of the participating municipalities are authorized and directed to cooperate fully with any officers elected to govern the consolidated municipality, who have not yet taken office, in order to insure an orderly transition of government. L.1977, c. 435, s. 32, eff. March 1, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-184 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-184
Definitions relative to retirement benefits for certain municipal emergency services volunteers.
Status: in_force

2. For the purposes of this act: "Active volunteer member" means a person who has been so designated by the governing board of a duly created emergency service organization and who is faithfully and actually performing volunteer service in that organization. "Certification list" means a list prepared annually by an emergency service organization certifying to a governing body the names of members who have qualified to receive a length of service award. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. "Emergency service organization" means a fire or first aid organization, whether organized as a volunteer fire company, volunteer fire department, fire district or duly incorporated volunteer first aid, emergency or volunteer ambulance or rescue squad association. "Elected or appointed position" means a line officer, department or company officer, trustee of an emergency services organization, or a duly established position in a municipality as determined by the governing body of the municipality. "Length of service award program" means a system established to provide tax-deferred income benefits to active volunteer members of an emergency service organization by means of investment in those products permitted pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1977, c.381 (C.43:15B-3). "Local government unit" means any municipality, county, or fire district having control of, or which is serviced by, a volunteer fire department, duly incorporated fire or first aid company, or volunteer emergency, ambulance or rescue squad association or organization. "Participant" means an active volunteer member who is eligible for a benefit under a service award program. "Sponsoring agency" means any local government unit which duly adopts a length of service award program pursuant to the provisions of this act. "Year of active emergency service" means a 12-month period during which an active volunteer member participates in the fire or first aid service and satisfies the minimum requirements of participation established by the sponsoring agency on a consistent and uniform basis. L.1997,c.388,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-34 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-34
Eminent domain
Status: in_force

Every municipal authority is hereby empowered, in its own name but for the local unit or units, to acquire by purchase, gift, grant or devise and to take for public use real property, within or without the district, which may be deemed by the municipal authority necessary for its purposes, including public lands, waters, parks, roads, playgrounds, reservations and public or private rights in waters within or without the district, and any property within or without the district owned by or in which any county, municipality or political subdivision of the State, or public body or agency of such political subdivision, has any right, title or interest. Such municipal authority is hereby empowered to acquire and take such real property, including any such public property or such public interests therein, by condemnation, in the manner provided in P.L.1971, c. 361 (C. 20:3-1 et seq.) and, to that end, may invoke and exercise in the manner or mode of procedure prescribed in said chapter, either in its own name or in the name of any local unit or units, all of the powers of such local unit or units to acquire or take property for public use; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this act, no municipal authority shall acquire or take, by condemnation, any real property owned by the State or in which the State has any right, title or interest or real property in use as part of any system of water supply or distribution actually serving 50 or more parcels of real property or real property owned by a municipal or county government or any agency thereof which is utilized as part of a utility system thereby; and provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this act, no municipal authority shall acquire or take, by condemnation, any real property situate without the district owned or occupied by any county, municipality or other political subdivision of the State, except rights-of-way or easements for the location, construction, maintenance, renewal, relocation and removal of collecting, distribution and transmission pipes, mains, conduits, manholes, gatehouses, appurtenances and other like facilities, and for access thereto. L.1957, c. 183, p. 661, s. 34, eff. Aug. 22, 1957. Amended by L.1977, c. 384, s. 12, eff. Feb. 10, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48E-8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48E / Section 48E-8
Surcharge collected to be appropriated to relevant municipality, dedicated fire services trust fund.
Status: in_force

2. Subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, the amounts collected and administered, pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2025, c.158 (C.40:48E-7), by the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury from the $3 per day surcharge imposed pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2025, c.158 (C.40:48E-7), are hereby appropriated to the relevant municipality for deposit in the municipality’s dedicated fire services trust fund, as provided for pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.2025, c.158 (C.40:48E-7). L.2025, c.158, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-37.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-37.1
Rules.
Status: in_force

44. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Director of the Division of Local Government Services after consultation with the Commissioner of Education may adopt rules implementing the provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.) and the "Public School Contracts Law," N.J.S.18A:18A-1 et seq. L.1999,c.440,s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-45.3e — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-45.3e
Additional exceptions to limits on increases to certain appropriations of local units.
Status: in_force

13. In addition to the exceptions to the limits on increases to municipal appropriations set forth in section 3 of P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.3) and to the county tax levy set forth in section 4 of P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.4), an increase in appropriations that represents expenditures made by a municipality or county for the purpose of funding the provision of health insurance shall be exempt from the limits on increases to municipal appropriations and to the limits on increases to the county tax levy in county budgets, respectively, for any budget year, to the extent that the increases in health care costs equal that portion of the actual increase in total health care costs for the budget year that is in excess of four percent of the total health care costs in the prior year, but is not in excess of the product of the total health care costs in the prior year and the average percentage increase of the State Health Benefits Program, as annually determined by the Division of Pensions and Benefits in the Department of the Treasury. L.2007, c.62, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37B-42 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37B / Section 37B-42
Guarantee of vested rights of bondholders
Status: in_force

The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds issued pursuant to a bond resolution of an authority adopted pursuant to this act that the State will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to acquire, construct, maintain, reconstruct, operate, sell, lease or dispose of any public facility or to fix, establish, charge and collect its facility charges or other moneys and to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of such bonds or other obligations, so as to in any way impair the rights or remedies of such holders, and will not modify in any way the exemptions from taxation provided for in this act until the bonds, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged or provided for. L.1967, c. 136, s. 42, eff. June 28, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-9.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-9.2
Municipalities wherein civil service operative; residency requirements
Status: in_force

In any municipality wherein Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes is operative, applicants for appointment to the paid fire department and force or as paid members of the part-paid fire department and force who are not residents of the municipality shall be eligible for appointment thereto notwithstanding the provision of any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary. L.1972, c. 3, s. 2, eff. Feb. 15, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-4
Canvass of election
Status: in_force

The result of the votes cast for and against the adoption of the public question shall be returned by the election officers, and a canvass of such election had, as is provided by law in the case of other public questions put to the voters of a single municipality. The votes cast for members of the charter commission shall be counted, and the result thereof returned by the election officers, and a canvass of such election had as is provided by law in the case of the election of members of the local governing body. The five candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected and shall constitute the charter commission, provided that if a majority of those voting on the public question shall vote against the election of a charter commission, none of the candidates shall be elected. If two or more candidates shall be equal and greatest in votes they shall draw lots to determine which one shall be elected. L.1950, c. 210, p. 462, s. 1-4, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:2-51.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 2 / Section 2-51.1
Issuance of refunding bonds
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.40A:2-51 to the contrary, a county or a municipality in which a pension fund has been established pursuant to P.L.1943, c.160 (C.43:10-18.1 et seq.), R.S.43:10-1 through R.S.43:10-18, P.L.1948, c.310 (C.43:10-18.50 et seq.), or P.L.1954, c.218 (C.43:13-22.3 et seq.), may incur indebtedness, borrow money, authorize and issue negotiable refunding bonds, and in any amount determined to be necessary by the county or the municipality and approved by the Local Finance Board to effect the refunding for the purpose of the actuarial liabilities of its pension system, in addition to the other purposes for which it may do the same under N.J.S.40A:2-51. L.1985,c.67,s.1; amended 1994,c.185,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-22.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-22.4
Credit provided by utilities authority for damage caused by catastrophic event.
Status: in_force

5. a. For a unit damaged by a catastrophic event, a county, regional or municipal utilities authority shall provide, within two years after the date of the catastrophic event, a credit for the connection fee or tapping fee assessed pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-21) for connection to the water system, or a credit for the connection fee or tapping fee assessed pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-22) for connection to the sewerage system, or both, as the case may be, provided that: (1) the unit was damaged by a catastrophic event during construction or refurbishing of the unit; (2) the connection fee or tapping fee has been paid; and (3) the damaged unit is refurbished or replaced with another unit and connected to the water system or the sewerage system, or both, as the case may be, within two years after the date of the catastrophic event. If the refurbishing of the damaged unit or the construction of the unit replacing the damaged unit expands the water system use or the sewerage system use, or both, as the case may be, the property owner of the refurbished unit or the newly constructed unit, as applicable, shall be credited for any connection fee or tapping fee previously paid for the unit and shall be assessed the difference between the credit and the connection fee or tapping fee, as applicable, for the new class of use. b. For the purposes of this section, "catastrophic event" means a fire or any declared national, State or municipal emergency or a flood or other natural disaster or event which substantially affects or damages a building or structure; and "unit" means any publicly or privately owned real property that is a building or part of a building that is connected to, or, after construction or refurbishing, is to be connected to, a water system or a sewerage system, or both, as the case may be, and shall include, but shall not be limited to, any building or part of a building leased, operated, or owned by a municipality or a school district L.2005,c.173,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37C-16 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37C / Section 37C-16
Powers conferred by act as additional and supplementary
Status: in_force

The powers conferred by this act shall be in addition and supplementary to those in other laws and the limitations by this act shall not affect the powers conferred by any other law. L.1973, c. 376, s. 16, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-10
Establishment; appropriation; lands, buildings and equipment
Status: in_force

Any municipality may, after making the necessary appropriation therefor, acquire by purchase, gift, condemnation or lease, such lands and buildings as may be needed for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a municipal ice plant or a municipal coal and wood depot, and may acquire such additional lands, acquire or construct such additional buildings and equipment and purchase such supplies as may be necessary for properly conducting such business. It may acquire any and all horses and vehicles necessary in such business and may from time to time replace and repair the same.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-33 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-33
Operation of utility or enterprise
Status: in_force

The anticipated revenues from the operation of any utility or enterprise owned or operated by a local unit and the appropriations to be made therefor shall be set forth in a separate section of the budget. Dedicated revenues, derived from publicly owned or operated utilities or enterprises, shall not be stated in the budget in an amount which is in excess of the appropriation therein to the purposes to which the same are applicable, or in excess of the amount actually realized in cash from the same source during the preceding fiscal year, unless the director shall, upon application of the governing body, determine that the facts clearly warrant the expectation that such excess amount will actually be realized in cash during the fiscal year and shall certify such determination in writing to the local unit. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:76-15 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 76 / Section 76-15
Notice of election; form and content
Status: in_force

The municipal clerk shall forthwith prepare a certificate of notice in the following form: "This is to certify that a petition has been filed with the clerk of (insert name of municipality) requesting that a special election be called for the purpose of submitting the following question to the legal voters of (insert name of municipality). " "Shall the (name of municipality) abandon its government under chapters 70 to 76 of the title Municipalities and Counties of the Revised Statutes (s. 40:70-1 et seq.), commonly known as the "Walsh Act" , and resume the form of government under the law under which it was operating at the time when such commission form of government was adopted, subject to any amendments and supplements to said laws which have been passed in the interim?' "An election to decide this question will be held on Tuesday the day of , 19 "Dated this day of , 19 " " Municipal Clerk.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-149 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-149
Powers of condemnation
Status: in_force

If the commission and the owner of any property, or interest therein which the commission is authorized to acquire, cannot agree on terms for the sale or lease thereof, the commission may acquire it by condemnation in the manner prescribed in sections 40:62-114 to 40:62-116 of this title.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-174 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-174
Election of successor; use of recall ballot
Status: in_force

The same ballot used for submitting the question or questions of recall shall be used for the election of a successor to the incumbent sought to be removed and immediately under the black line following the recall question shall appear the phrase "Nominees for successors of (here insert name of incumbent) in the event he is recalled." The names of all persons nominated as successors shall be placed upon the ballot in the same manner provided for other elections of municipal officers in the municipality. L.1950, c. 210, p. 513, s. 17-25, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:84-19 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 84 / Section 84-19
Councilmen to continue in office if recall lost
Status: in_force

If the results of such recall election shall by the certificate of the municipal clerk, be shown to be against the recall of the councilman he shall continue in office as if no recall election had been held, and the vote for the election for the successor of such councilman taken at the time of such attempted recall shall be void.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33A-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33A / Section 33A-3
Responsibility of commission
Status: in_force

A county cultural and heritage commission shall be responsible for the development of county programs to promote public interest in local and county history, in the arts, and in the cultural values, goals and traditions of the community, the State and the Nation, and with the approval of the board, and within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it, undertake the restoration, operation, maintenance and preservation of real property acquired by the county pursuant to R.S. 40:32-6 or otherwise. L.1968, c. 31, s. 3, eff. May 6, 1968. Amended by L.1971, c. 451, s. 3, eff. Feb. 16, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-28 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-28
Miscellaneous revenues; sinking fund surplus
Status: in_force

Whenever the sinking funds to the credit of the several issues of term bonds of a local unit equal the principal of such issues and there is a cash surplus in the sinking fund, such surplus may, upon written application by the sinking fund commission and the approval of the director, be used, in whole or in part, as an anticipated miscellaneous revenue in the budget of such local unit. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-87 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-87
Special items of revenue and appropriations
Status: in_force

40A:4-87. Special items of revenue and appropriations. The director may approve the insertion of any special item of revenue in the budget of any local unit when such item shall have been made available by any public or private funding source and the amount thereof shall not have been determined at the time of the adoption of the budget, and may approve the insertion of an appropriation item of an amount equal to any such special item of revenue making such item of revenue available for expenditure. A local unit may borrow money and issue its negotiable notes to meet such purpose. Such notes shall be authorized by resolution adopted by the governing body of the local unit and shall be designated as "Special (here insert purpose) Aid Notes". Such notes shall mature not later than three months from their date and may be renewed from time to time until the end of the third month after the purpose for which the appropriation was made shall have been completed, or until the end of 31 days after the receipt in full by such local unit of all moneys anticipated from grants-in-aid or other sources for such purpose, whichever shall be later. Any such notes that shall remain unpaid at the close of the first full fiscal year after the purpose shall have been completed shall be included in the budget of the then next succeeding fiscal year as an item of appropriation for the payment thereof. The provisions of this chapter relating to tax anticipation notes shall apply to such notes. Amended 1989,c.226,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-102 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-102
Tax collection
Status: in_force

a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the expense of the operation and maintenance of such water systems, waterworks and pumping stations shall be met by taxes to be assessed and levied on the property lying and being in the water district or districts, and such assessment and levy shall be made and such taxes collected as other taxes. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, whenever a water district shall have been established, and the municipality in which such water district is situate has issued bonds and notes in order to refund existing indebtedness of such water district, for capital improvements or for any other reason, the money required to meet such obligations shall be raised by taxation by levying a district tax against all taxable property situate within said water district. The amount of money necessary to be raised each year for the purpose of paying such obligations shall be certified to the tax collector by the municipal clerk after determination by resolution of the governing body of the municipality in which said water district is situate; the said tax collector shall collect said taxes in the same manner as other taxes are collected. b. Property lying within a water district shall be exempt from the assessments authorized by subsection a. of this section if: (1) The water supplied by the water district is not reasonably available to the owner of the property; and (2) Prior to each annual assessment the governing body of the municipality where the water district is located determines that the exemption would not adversely affect the ability of the municipality to meet principal reduction and interest payments on outstanding bonds issued by the municipality for the reasons specified in subsection a. of this section. Amended by L. 1938, c. 253, p. 562, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1938; L. 1985, c. 191, s. 2, eff. June 20, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-6.32 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-6.32
Construction of additional entrances and exits to highway projects
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of a county or the governing body of a municipality is authorized to contract with the New Jersey Highway Authority for the construction by the authority of additional entrances and exits, to a highway project operated by the authority, which entrances or exits the authority refuses to construct at its own expense on the basis of financial feasibility studies. Any entrance or exit constructed pursuant to this act shall become the property of, and a part of the highway project of the authority. L.1966, c. 294, s. 1, eff. Nov. 29, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-54 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-54
Entry into design-build contracts permitted.
Status: in_force

27. a. If a contracting unit determines in its discretion that the design-build approach meets their needs better than the traditional design-bid-build approach established under New Jersey public procurement statutes for the project or projects under consideration, it shall be the public policy of this State to permit that contracting unit to enter into design-build contracts as defined in section 26 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.40A:11-53), provided the following conditions are met: (1) The project or projects under consideration have a cost equal to or exceeding $5,000,000. (2) The contracting unit shall, prior to issuing solicitations, publish procedures consistent with regulations promulgated by the Department of Community Affairs, where applicable for the solicitation and award of design-build contracts, and shall adhere to sections 26 through 33 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.40A:11-53 through C.40A:11-60) and those procedures; and (3) The contracting unit shall, for each public project or projects under sections 26 through 33 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.40A:11-53 through C.40A:11-60), make a determination based on the timeliness of the project or projects that it is in the best interest of the public to enter into a design-build contract to complete the public project or projects. b. All workers employed in a design-build construction project shall be paid the prevailing wage determined by the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to the provisions of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). c. All design-build construction projects shall be encouraged to adhere to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System as adopted by the United States Green Building Council, the Green Globes Program adopted by the Green Building Initiative, or a comparable nationally recognized, accepted, and appropriate sustainable development system. d. Any design-build contract awarded pursuant to sections 26 through 33 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.40A:11-53 through C.40A:11-60) may be reviewed by the Office of the State Comptroller. L.2021, c.71, s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-60.5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-60.5
Appointment of executive secretary, aides.
Status: in_force

1. The municipal council of any municipality having a population of more than 270,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census which, prior to January 9, 1982 had adopted the form of government designated as "Mayor-Council Plan C" provided for in article 5 of P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-55 et seq.), may appoint an executive secretary and not more than four fulltime equivalent aides for each council member, who shall serve, and be removable at the pleasure of the council member, and who shall serve in the unclassified service of the civil service of the city and shall receive such salary as shall be fixed by ordinance . Each fulltime aide position may be divided into two part-time aide positions, which shall be considered the equivalent of one fulltime aide, allowing not more than eight total part-time aides or four total fulltime aides. Each council member may appoint both fulltime and part-time aides and shall appoint not more than four fulltime equivalent aides. Persons appointed pursuant to this section may have their salaries increased on a periodic basis in accordance with the recommendation in an annual merit evaluation for each aide, to be filed with the municipal clerk by the council members, but not in excess of the average percentage increase granted to other municipal employees in the same period. The municipal council of any municipality having a population of more than 200,000, but less than 270,000, according to the most recent federal decennial censuswhich, prior to January 9, 1982, had adopted the form of government designated as "Mayor-Council Plan C" provided for in article 5 of P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-55 et seq.) may appoint not more than one fulltime equivalent aide for each council member, who shall serve, and be removable at the pleasure of the council member, and who shall serve in the unclassified service of the civil service of the city and shall receive a salary as shall be fixed by ordinance .Each fulltime aide position may be divided into two part-time aide positions, which shall be considered the equivalent of one fulltime aide, allowing not more than two total part-time aides or one total fulltime aide. A person who is employed as a part-time aide pursuant to this section shall not be eligible to receive health benefits coverage under a health benefits plan provided by the municipality. No municipality shall adopt the provisions of this section on or after October 26, 1985. L.1973, c.89, s.1; amended 1979, c.469; 1981, c.465, s.42; 1985, c.159, s.2; 1989, c.221, s.4; 1993, c.40; 1994, c.116; 2019, c.180.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-124 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-124
Collection of prior arrearages; water shut off
Status: in_force

If at the time possession is taken by the commission of any such waterworks any person shall be indebted to the owner thereof for water supplied or furnished therefrom, and shall neglect, fail or refuse for a period of sixty days after the indebtedness becomes due to pay the amount thereof to such owner, the commission upon the filing with it of an affidavit by the owner showing the amount due shall upon ten days' notice to the delinquent debtor shut off all water then being supplied or furnished to the delinquent debtor from the waterworks, and shall keep the supply shut off until the delinquent debtor shall pay the owner the amount of the indebtedness.
N.J. Stat. § 40:67-31 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 67 / Section 67-31
Location of tunnel and approaches; right of entry upon lands
Status: in_force

The governing body may locate such tunnels and approaches wholly on private lands, or partly in streets or highways or avenues and partly on private lands, and the municipality by its agents and employees may enter upon, open, use and occupy such portion of any such street, highway or avenue in the municipality as may be necessary or proper to construct properly the tunnel or tunnels and approaches.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-248 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-248
Petition for submission
Status: in_force

When in any county there has or shall have been submitted to the voters thereof at any election, the question of the establishment of a county park system or county park commission under the provisions of any law, and the question shall have failed of adoption as provided by the law under the terms of which the same was submitted, no proposition for the establishment of a county park system or county park commission shall thereafter be submitted to the voters of that county unless and until there shall have been filed with the board of chosen freeholders of that county, at least sixty days prior to the next following general election, a petition signed by at least two per cent of the persons who were qualified to vote at the last preceding general election.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-115 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-115
Undersheriffs; appointments; oaths
Status: in_force

40A:9-115. The appointment of an undersheriff shall be by writing under the hand and seal of the sheriff. Every undersheriff, before he assumes his office, shall take and subscribe before a judge of the Superior Court, an oath that he will well and faithfully, impartially and justly execute the office of undersheriff, according to the best of his ability and judgment. His appointment, with the certificate of his oath indorsed thereon and attested by the judge, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. Nothing in this section shall prevent the sheriff at his pleasure from removing an undersheriff. L.1971, c.200, s.1; amended 1991,c.91,s.403.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-22 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-22
Custodian of gifts; expenditure
Status: in_force

Any gift or bequest, when accepted by the governing body of the municipality, shall be received by the treasurer or other corresponding officer of the municipality and expended by and under the direction of the board of trustees of the free public library for the purposes for which the gift or bequest was made, in the same manner as other funds are expended by such board.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-22.24 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-22.24
Supervision, maintenance, operation and regulation
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality may assign the general supervision and control over the maintenance, operation and regulation of any such public swimming pool and all forms of recreation, playground, and public entertainment activities carried on in connection therewith, to the board or body, if any, in charge of recreation in said municipality, or may provide, by ordinance, for the appointment of a board of commissioners to consist of not more than 5 residents of the municipality who shall have such general supervision and control. The members of such commission shall serve without compensation, but their necessary expenses shall be allowed and paid by the municipality. L.1957, c. 166, p. 597, s. 4, eff. July 22, 1957.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-25.18 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-25.18
Industrial property; management
Status: in_force

In any municipality which shall have heretofore purchased or shall hereafter purchase property pursuant to the provisions of chapters two hundred six or two hundred seven of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, and all or a portion of such property is industrial property, the governing body of the municipality, to wit, that governmental board of body of the municipality having control or jurisdiction over its financial affairs, may be resolution authorize the mayor or other chief executive of such municipality to appoint a commission (hereinafter referred to as the "commission" ) to manage, maintain, operate, repair, rehabilitate, sell, lease, and if advisable, improve the industrial and other property so acquired or to be acquired (hereinafter in this act referred to as the "property" ), and to designate a chairman of such commission. L.1946, c. 245, p. 862, s. 1. Amended by L.1947, c. 361, p. 1170, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1947.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-11
Work done by municipality or by contract
Status: in_force

All work or any portion thereof in connection with any local or general improvement may be done either by the municipality or by contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Advertisements for bids for the doing of any such work shall be published and the bids shall be received and the contract awarded in each municipality in accordance with the provisions of chapter 50 of this title (s. 40:50-1 et seq.).
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-208 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-208
Appointments between election and time of taking office under optional plan; pending actions and proceedings
Status: in_force

(a) No subordinate board, department, body, office, position or employment shall be created and no appointments shall be made to any subordinate board, department or body, or to any office, employment or position, including without limitation patrolmen and firemen, between the date of election of officers and the date the newly elected officers take office under any optional plan. (b) All actions and proceedings of a legislative, executive or judicial character which are pending upon the effective date of an optional plan adopted pursuant to this act may continue, and the appropriate officer or employee under such optional plan shall be substituted for the officer or employee theretofore exercising or discharging the function, power or duty involved in such action or proceeding. L.1950, c. 210, p. 523, s. 17-59. Amended by L.1954, c. 69, p. 428, s. 7, eff. June 24, 1954.
N.J. Stat. § 40:66A-40 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 66A / Section 66A-40
Certified copy of bond resolution and bond proceedings; filing
Status: in_force

Every such "solid waste management authority" shall file a certified copy of every bond resolution as finally passed with the Director of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury and in addition shall file a certified copy of all bond proceedings with the said director. L.1968, c. 249, s. 7.2, eff. Aug. 16, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-105.29 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-105.29
Meeting to determine amount to be raised; notice
Status: in_force

If the water commissioners in any water district shall deem it expedient, they may call said special meeting, whereof ten days' notice shall be given by the commissioners, or a majority thereof, by posting notices setting forth the time, place and object of the meeting in five of the most public places in the district. At said time and place the legal voters or a majority present and voting shall elect a chairman and clerk of the meeting and determine the amount to be raised for acquiring the necessary appurtenances for the supply of water, not exceeding the sum of five mills on the dollar of the last assessed valuation of property in the district. L.1951, c. 280, p. 963, s. 29, eff. June 25, 1951.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-1.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-1.3
Holding DUI arrestees in protective custody, certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

1. a. A municipality may enact an ordinance providing that a person who is arrested for a violation of the provisions of R.S.39:4-50 shall be held in protective custody at an appropriate police or other facility where the person's condition may be monitored until the person is no longer a danger to himself or others. The municipal ordinance shall provide for the release of the person from protective custody when that person is no longer a danger to himself or others. The municipal ordinance may provide that a person is no longer a danger to himself or others when the person's blood alcohol concentration is less than 0.05% and the person is no longer under the influence of any intoxicating liquor or narcotic or hallucinogenic or habit-forming drug to the extent that the person's facilities are impaired. In no event shall a municipality hold a person in protective custody for a period of longer than eight hours without providing an appropriate hearing. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of any ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, provided that it is not a detriment to the public safety, the arresting law enforcement agency may, because of the age, health or safety of the arrested person, release the person pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2001, c.69 (C.39:4-50.22 et seq.) or provide an appropriate alternative to protective custody. The municipality shall not be subject to liability if a person is released from custody pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the use of State Police facilities by a municipality for the purposes of this act. L.2003,c.164,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:26B-14 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 26B / Section 26B-14
Contracts with private entities.
Status: in_force

14. A county, municipality, or authority that establishes a stormwater utility pursuant to P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et al.) may, pursuant to the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), enter into a contract with a private entity for the planning, design, engineering, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of a stormwater management system. L.2019, c.42, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-63 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-63
Office or position held by an exempt fireman not to be abolished or changed or emoluments reduced to terminate services
Status: in_force

No department of the State government nor any board of chosen freeholders of a county, or governing body of a municipality, or a school board or board of education shall abolish, change the title or reduce the emoluments of any office or position held by an exempt fireman for the purpose of terminating his service. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:75-42 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 75 / Section 75-42
Result of election determined; vote required
Status: in_force

If a majority of the electors voting at the recall election shall vote to recall the incumbent as evidenced by marking a cross ( x ) or plus (+) in the square upon the ballot opposite the word YES, the office of the incumbent shall forthwith become vacant, and his term of office as commissioner shall immediately cease and determine. If a majority of the electors voting at the recall election shall vote not to recall the incumbent, as evidenced by marking a cross ( x ) or plus (+) in the square upon the ballot opposite the word NO then the incumbent shall be entitled to the remainder of his term as commissioner, and shall not be subject to another recall within one calendar year from the date of the previous recall election.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-105.32 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-105.32
Conduct of election
Status: in_force

At any election held for the purpose of ordering money to be raised by the issuance of bonds, the legal voters shall vote by ballot, and the election shall be held and conducted as nearly as may be in the manner provided in sections seven to twenty-four of this act. L.1951, c. 280, p. 965, s. 32, eff. June 25, 1951.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-213 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-213
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Responders Employment Protection Act." L.2009, c.202, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-16 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-16
Form of the referendum question
Status: in_force

If the charter study commission shall have recommended that the voters approve one of the optional forms contained in this act, the following question, framed by the commission to conform with its recommendations shall be submitted to the voters: "Shall the (designating the caption of article 3, 4, 5 or 6) of the Optional County Charter Law be adopted for county, with provision for a board of freeholders of (designating 5, 7 or 9) members elected for (concurrent or nonconcurrent, as the case may be) terms and elected (all at large, or all from 5, 7 or 9 districts) (or with a combination of 2 at large, 3 by districts, or 3 at large, 4 by districts or 4 at large, 5 by districts, as the case may be)?" L.1972, c. 154, s. 16, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.6
Standards
Status: in_force

4. An ordinance adopted by a municipality under this act shall provide that the public officer may determine that a building is unfit for human habitation or occupancy or use if he finds that conditions exist in such building which are dangerous or injurious to the health or safety of the occupants of such building, the occupants of neighboring buildings or other residents or such municipality; such conditions shall be deemed to include the following (without limiting the generality of the foregoing): defects therein increasing the hazards of fire, accident, or other calamities; lack of adequate ventilation, light, or sanitary facilities; dilapidation; disrepair, structural defects; uncleanliness; failure to comply with the requirements of the building code or the certificate of occupancy; such ordinance may provide additional standards to guide the public officer, or his agents, in determining the fitness of a building for human habitation or occupancy or use. L.1942,c.112,s.4; amended 1956,c.197,s.5; 1992,c.89,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12A-10 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-10
Relocation of public utility facilities
Status: in_force

10. Whenever a redevelopment entity which has acquired by purchase or condemnation real property for any project or for the widening of existing roads, streets, parkways, avenues or highways or for construction of new roads, streets, parkways, avenues or highways to any project or partly for such purposes and partly for other municipal or county purposes, shall determine that it is necessary that any tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles and other equipment and appliances (herein called "public utility facilities") of any public utility as defined in R.S.27:7-1 in, on, along, over or under the project or real property, should be relocated in, or removed from, that project or real property, the public utility owning or operating the public utility facilities shall relocate or remove the same in accordance with the order of the redevelopment entity; provided, however, that the cost and expenses of relocation or removal, including the cost of installing the public utility facilities in a new location, or new locations, and the cost of any lands, or any rights or interest in lands, or any other rights acquired to accomplish the relocation or removal, less the cost of any lands or any rights or interest in lands or any other rights of the public utility paid to the public utility in connection with the relocation or removal, shall be ascertained and paid by the redevelopment entity making such order. In case of any such relocation or removal of public utility facilities, the public utility, its successors or assigns, may maintain and operate such facilities, with the necessary appurtenances, in the new location or new locations, for as long a period, and upon the same terms and conditions, as it had the right to maintain and operate the public utility facilities in their former location or locations. L.1992,c.79,s.10.