N.J. Stat. § 40:20-74 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-74
Salaries of freeholders not paid on per diem basis
Status: in_force

In counties where the members of the board of chosen freeholders are not compensated upon a per diem basis, and in counties not governed by small boards of chosen freeholders under any of the provisions of sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-35 of this Title, the members of the board shall each receive a salary of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $1,500.00 per annum and the director shall receive a salary of not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $2,500.00 per annum, to be paid by the county treasurer out of the county treasury in equal quarterly payments. The salaries to be paid to the members and director may, within the limits prescribed in this section, be fixed by the respective boards by resolution. No other compensation shall be allowed or paid to any such member or director. Amended by L.1947, c. 302, p. 1017, s. 3; L.1964, c. 108, s. 1, eff. June 8, 1964.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-15 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-15
Notice of certain hearings.
Status: in_force

7.4. a. Notice by personal service, certified mail, or e-mail with confirmation that the e-mail was delivered, shall be made to the clerk of an adjoining municipality of all hearings on the adoption, revision or amendment of a development regulation involving property situated within 200 feet of such adjoining municipality at least 10 days prior to the date of any such hearing. b. Notice by personal service, certified mail, or e-mail with confirmation that the e-mail was delivered, shall be made to the county planning board of (1) all hearings on the adoption, revision or amendment of any development regulation at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing, and (2) the adoption, revision or amendment of the municipal capital improvement program or municipal official map not more than 30 days after the date of such adoption, revision or amendment. Any notice provided hereunder shall include a copy of the proposed development regulation, the municipal official map or the municipal capital program, or any proposed revision or amendment thereto, as the case may be. Notice of hearings to be held pursuant to this section shall state the date, time and place of the hearing and the nature of the matters to be considered. Any notice by certified mail or e-mail pursuant to this section shall be deemed complete upon mailing or when e-mailing, upon confirmation that the e-mail was delivered, as appropriate. For the purposes of this section, proof that an e-mail was sent to the correct e-mail address within the required time frame shall constitute a rebuttable presumption of confirmation that the e-mail was delivered. L.1975, c.291, s.7.4; amended 2015, c.207.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.48 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.48
Real property of camp meeting association; sanitary sewerage facilities; assessment
Status: in_force

Whenever any real property owned by and controlled by any camp meeting association heretofore or hereafter incorporated under any laws of this State shall lie within the territorial area of any municipality, and said association, and the lessees of any such real property pay taxes to said municipality based on assessments and rates fixed by said municipality, and said lessees are legal voters within said municipality, then, pursuant to a determination by the governing bodies of said association and municipality that said association is unable to provide proper sewerage facilities with respect to said real property lying within the boundaries of said municipality pursuant to chapter 96 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes and that the provision of such facilities would promote the health and safety of the inhabitants of said municipality, said municipality, upon the request by resolution of the board of trustees of said camp meeting association, may provide sanitary sewerage facilities with respect to said real property lying within said municipality by an extension of the existing sanitary sewerage system of said municipality, as provided by agreement between said association and municipality. Any such agreement or supplements thereto between said association and municipality may provide for and relate to the original acquisition or construction of such sanitary sewerage facilities and the operation and maintenance and subsequent extensions to and improvements of such facilities, and the costs and expenses and any other matters of interest or concern to said municipality and association with respect to the aforementioned and said sanitary sewerage facilities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, said municipality is and shall be authorized to assess all or any part of the cost of construction of said sanitary sewerage facilities upon the real estate lots or parcels of land benefited thereby. Any such assessment by said municipality shall be made in accordance with the provisions of chapter 56 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey for assessments for benefits. For the purposes of such assessments, any leasehold interest with respect to said real estate, lots or parcels of land owned by the association having a term of duration equal to or exceeding 99 years shall be deemed to be and to constitute real estate and shall be assessed as such and the failure of any lessee to pay any such assessment shall create a first lien thereon, paramount to all prior or subsequent alienations, descents or encumbrances, except subsequent taxes or assessments, notwithstanding any mistake in the name or names of any lessee or lessees, or any omission to name any lessee or lessees who are unknown, and notwithstanding any lack of form therein, or in any other proceeding which does not impair the substantial rights of the lessee or lessees or other person or persons having a lien upon or interest therein. Any municipality which shall undertake to provide sanitary sewerage facilities pursuant to this act is expressly authorized to make appropriations therefor, to acquire from said association all land, rights in land, easements and rights-of-way necessary or convenient or desirable therefor and to authorize and issue its bonds or notes therefor pursuant to the provisions of the local bond law of New Jersey, provided, however, that no down payment shall be required. L.1974, c. 101, s. 1, eff. Sept. 16, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 40:75-41 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 75 / Section 75-41
Conduct of election; laws applicable
Status: in_force

The recall election shall be conducted and returned in the same manner as general elections and, except as otherwise provided in this article, the laws relating to general elections.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-38 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-38
Lease voided upon violation of terms
Status: in_force

Upon the violation of the terms upon which any lease or privilege is granted, the same shall become void and such governing body shall have power to so declare and may re-enter any place so leased and prevent the exercise of any privilege so forfeited.
N.J. Stat. § 40:84-9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 84 / Section 84-9
Councilmen may be elected for terms of three years in certain cases
Status: in_force

Whenever in any municipality in which the terms of office of the members of the municipal council by whatsoever name the council and its members may be known, expire in successive years, proceedings are instituted for the adoption pursuant to this subtitle of the municipal manager form of government, the request or petition filed pursuant to section 40:80-1 of this title may state in words or substance that it is the desire of the petitioners, in case said form of government is adopted, that the terms of office of the members of the municipal council shall be three years each. If the election held pursuant to such a petition shall result in the adoption of the municipal manager form of government then the terms of the members of the first municipal council elected as provided in section 40:81-4 of this title shall be as follows: If the municipal council is to consist of three members one of the first members shall be elected for one year, one for two years and one for three years. If the municipal council is to consist of five members two of the first members shall be elected for one year, two for two years and one for three years. If the municipal council is to consist of seven members three of the first members shall be elected for one year, two for two years and two for three years. If the municipal council is to consist of nine members three of the first members shall be elected for one year, three for two years and three for three years.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-210 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-210
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law. L.1950, c. 210, p. 524, s. 17-61, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-10.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-10.3
Completion of application for development; certification; completion after 45 days if no certification; exception; waiver of requirements for submission
Status: in_force

An application for development shall be complete for purposes of commencing the applicable time period for action by a municipal agency, when so certified by the municipal agency or its authorized committee or designee. In the event that the agency, committee or designee does not certify the application to be complete within 45 days of the date of its submission, the application shall be deemed complete upon the expiration of the 45-day period for purposes of commencing the applicable time period, unless: a. the application lacks information indicated on a checklist adopted by ordinance and provided to the applicant; and b. the municipal agency or its authorized committee or designee has notified the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies in the application within 45 days of submission of the application. The applicant may request that one or more of the submission requirements be waived, in which event the agency or its authorized committee shall grant or deny the request within 45 days. Nothing herein shall be construed as diminishing the applicant's obligation to prove in the application process that he is entitled to approval of the application. The municipal agency may subsequently require correction of any information found to be in error and submission of additional information not specified in the ordinance or any revisions in the accompanying documents, as are reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements necessary for approval of the application for development have been met. The application shall not be deemed incomplete for lack of any such additional information or any revisions in the accompanying documents so required by the municipal agency. L.1984, c. 20, s. 5, eff. March 22, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-132 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-132
Mayor to vote in certain cases
Status: in_force

In every municipality, unless otherwise provided by law, if the governing body shall fail (a) to organize and elect a president or chairman at its annual meeting held for such purpose, (b) to fill any vacancy in office or position, (c) to adopt any resolution or ordinance or (d) to take any other action whatsoever, by reason of a tie or insufficient vote among the members, the mayor shall vote in aid of said organization, the election of candidates, appointments of officers or others, adoption of resolutions or ordinances or the taking of any other action. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-29 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-29
Receipts from delinquent taxes
Status: in_force

Delinquent taxes shall consist of taxes levied for prior fiscal years unpaid and owing to the local unit, and in the case of a municipality, also the lien value of tax titles to real estate standing in the name of the municipality. The maximum amount which may be anticipated as "Receipts from Delinquent Taxes" shall be computed in the manner set forth in the following paragraph. A determination of the percentage of collection of delinquent taxes for the year immediately preceding the fiscal year. This percentage shall be determined by dividing the amount of prior year's delinquent taxes collected by the amount of delinquent taxes unpaid and owing on the first day of the year, after adjusting such amount by the addition of prior year's taxes added during such fiscal year, less any prior year's delinquent taxes abated, remitted or canceled during such year. The maximum which may be anticipated is the sum produced by the multiplication of the amount of delinquent taxes unpaid and owing to the local unit on the first day of the current fiscal year by the percentage of collection of delinquent taxes for the year immediately preceding the current fiscal year. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-37 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-37
Leasing of privileges
Status: in_force

The governing body may let out to any person, any privileges in any public parks, recreation grounds or places of public resort, upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-48 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-48
Control functions
Status: in_force

Provision shall be made by ordinance for the exercise of a control function, in the management of the finances of the municipality, by some officer other than the business administrator. The control function shall include provision for an encumbrance system of budget operation, for expenditures only upon written requisition, for the pre-audit of all claims and demands against the municipality prior to payment, and for the control of all payments out of any public funds by individual warrant for each payment to the official having custody thereof. L. 1950, c. 210, p. 477, s. 3-18, eff. June 8, 1950. Amended by L. 1985, c. 374, s. 7, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48C-40.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48C / Section 48C-40.1
Tax information to designated municipal officer for limited purposes.
Status: in_force

5. The Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury shall furnish employer-provided wage and tax withholding information contained in tax reports or returns filed pursuant to N.J.S.54A:7-2, 54A:7-4 and 54A:7-7, or such other tax return information as may be necessary, to the designated municipal officer of a municipality authorized to impose an employer payroll tax pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 (Employer Payroll Tax) of the "Local Tax Authorization Act," P.L.1970, c.326 (C.40:48C-14 et seq.), upon request, for the following limited purposes: (1) verifying the payroll information reported by employers subject to the employer payroll tax; and (2) identifying each employer in the municipality that is subject to the employer payroll tax and which did not report payroll information for a preceding calendar quarter. L.2025, c.314, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-56 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-56
Report to governing body; powers limited
Status: in_force

13. (1) Whenever an authority after investigation and study shall plan to undertake any public facility or facilities (other than a development project or redevelopment project) for the purposes of the authority, the authority shall make to the governing body of the county and if the public facility or facilities (including a development project or redevelopment project) benefit any beneficiary county, to the governing body of any such beneficiary county a detailed report dealing with the proposed public facility or facilities. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the authority shall not construct or acquire such public facility or facilities (other than a development project or redevelopment project within the county which created the authority), or make any lease or other agreement relating to use by any governmental unit or person of all or any part of any such public facility or facilities for a term in excess of five years, until there has been filed with the authority a copy of a resolution adopted by the governing body of the county and, if applicable, by any beneficiary county, certified by its clerk, describing such public facility or facilities in terms sufficient for reasonable identification and consenting to the construction or acquisition thereof by the authority or the making of such leases or other agreements. (2) Unless otherwise required by any agreement of the authority with holders of its bonds, no authority shall sell any part of a development project or make any lease or other agreement relating to use by any governmental unit or person of said part for a term in excess of five years (A) Until the Commissioner of Community Affairs (hereinafter called the "commissioner") has approved a plan (hereinafter called, with respect to such part, the "development plan") prepared by the authority which provides an outline for the development of said part sufficient, in the opinion of the commissioner: (i) to indicate its relationship to appropriate land uses in the area and proper traffic, public transportation, public utility, recreational and community facilities, and other public improvements, (ii) to indicate proposed land uses and building requirements and restrictions in said part, and (iii) to provide reasonable assurance that said part will not be in danger of becoming a blighted area and will be developed in a manner reasonably designed in the public interest to encourage industrial, commercial, residential or other proper uses thereof or restore or increase employment opportunities for residents of the State; or (B) Unless such sale, lease or other agreement, in the opinion of the authority, is necessary or desirable in order to effectuate and carry out the said development plan. (3) Every authority shall have power, subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of any development project or to lease the same to any governmental unit or person or make agreement of any kind with any governmental unit or person for the use or operation thereof, for such consideration and for such period or periods of time and upon such other terms and conditions as it may fix and agree upon. In the exercise of such power, the authority may make any land or structure in the development project available for use by private enterprise or governmental units in accordance with the development plan at its use value, being the value (whether expressed in terms of rental or capital price) at which the authority determines such land or structure should be made available in order that it may be developed or used for the purpose or purposes specified in such plan. In order to assure that land or other property included in the development project is developed or used in accordance with the development plan, the authority, upon the sale, lease or other disposition of such land or property, shall obligate purchasers, lessees or other users: (A) to use the land or property for the purpose designated in such plan, (B) to begin the building or installation of their improvements or other property (if any), and to complete the same, within such periods of time as the authority may fix as reasonable, and (C) to comply with such other conditions as are necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes stated in this act. Any such obligations imposed on a purchaser of land shall be covenants and conditions running with the land where the authority so stipulates. L.1960,c.183,s.13; amended 1962,c.224,s.5; 1979,c.275,s.35; 1994,c.76,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:13-28 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-28
Chapter 132 of the Laws of 1958 saved from repeal
Status: in_force

Chapter 132 of the Laws of 1958 is saved from repeal. (This act annexes to the township of Millburn, in the county of Essex, a part of the township of Springfield, in the county of Union, and changes the boundaries between said counties to give effect thereto.) L.1979, c. 181, s. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-71 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-71
Powers
Status: in_force

The administrative officer shall: a. Supervise, direct and control all county administrative departments; b. Appoint the heads of all county departments and, if so provided in the administrative code, of any designated divisions within such departments, and all other county personnel the manner of whose appointment is not prescribed elsewhere in this article; c. At his discretion, remove or suspend any official in the unclassified service of the county over whose office the administrative officer has power of appointment in accordance with the provisions of section 87b.; d. At his discretion, but subject to any pertinent provisions of the administrative code or civil service requirements, delegate to any department head powers of appointment and removal of their departmental employees. If the administrative officer does not so delegate his power he may appoint and remove, subject to civil service requirements, all employees whose positions have been created in accordance with the administrative code; e. At his discretion, require reports and examine the accounts, records and operation of any agency of county government; f. May, at his discretion, order any agency under his jurisdiction as specified in the administrative code to undertake any task for any other agency on a temporary basis if he deems it necessary for the proper and efficient administration to do so. L.1972, c. 154, s. 71, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1975, c. 84, s. 28, eff. May 5, 1975; L.1975, c. 257, s. 4, eff. Dec. 9, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-133.13 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-133.13
Waterworks public property, bonds exempt from taxation
Status: in_force

Every waterworks and all other property of a commission are declared to be public property of a political subdivision of the State and devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and, other than lands subject to assessment and taxation pursuant to R.S.54:4-3.3, shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or any subdivision thereof. All bonds are declared to be issued by a political subdivision of this State and for an essential public and governmental purpose and to be a public instrumentality and the bonds, and the interest thereon and the income therefrom, and all service charges, funds, revenues and other moneys pledged or available to pay or secure the payment of the bonds, or interest thereon, shall at all times be exempt from taxation except for transfer, inheritance and estate taxes and taxes on transfers by or in contemplation of death. L.1991,c.162,s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-53.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-53.2
Municipal payments to professionals for services rendered; determination
Status: in_force

13. a. The chief financial officer of a municipality shall make all of the payments to professionals for services rendered to the municipality or approving authority for review of applications for development, review and preparation of documents, inspection of improvements or other purposes under the provisions of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.). Such fees or charges shall be based upon a schedule established by resolution. The application review and inspection charges shall be limited only to professional charges for review of applications, review and preparation of documents and inspections of developments under construction and review by outside consultants when an application is of a nature beyond the scope of the expertise of the professionals normally utilized by the municipality. The only costs that shall be added to any such charges shall be actual out-of-pocket expenses of any such professionals or consultants including normal and typical expenses incurred in processing applications and inspecting improvements. The municipality or approving authority shall not bill the applicant, or charge any escrow account or deposit authorized under subsection b. of this section, for any municipal clerical or administrative functions, overhead expenses, meeting room charges, or any other municipal costs and expenses except as provided for in this section, nor shall a municipal professional add any such charges to his bill. If the salary, staff support and overhead for a municipal professional are provided by the municipality, the charge shall not exceed 200% of the sum of the products resulting from multiplying (1) the hourly base salary, which shall be established annually by ordinance, of each of the professionals by (2) the number of hours spent by the respective professional upon review of the application for development or inspection of the developer's improvements, as the case may be. For other professionals the charge shall be at the same rate as all other work of the same nature by the professional for the municipality when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants or developers. b. If the municipality requires of the developer a deposit toward anticipated municipal expenses for these professional services, the deposit shall be placed in an escrow account pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1985, c.315 (C.40:55D-53.1). The amount of the deposit required shall be reasonable in regard to the scale and complexity of the development. The amount of the initial deposit required shall be established by ordinance. For review of applications for development proposing a subdivision, the amount of the deposit shall be calculated based on the number of proposed lots. For review of applications for development proposing a site plan, the amount of the deposit shall be based on one or more of the following: the area of the site to be developed, the square footage of buildings to be constructed, or an additional factor for circulation-intensive sites, such as those containing drive-through facilities. Deposits for inspection fees shall be established in accordance with subsection h. of section 41 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-53). c. Each payment charged to the deposit for review of applications, review and preparation of documents and inspection of improvements shall be pursuant to a voucher from the professional, which voucher shall identify the personnel performing the service, and for each date the services performed, the hours spentto one-quarter hour increments, the hourly rate and the expenses incurred. All professionals shall submit vouchers to the chief financial officer of the municipality on a monthly basis in accordance with schedules and procedures established by the chief financial officer of the municipality. If the services are provided by a municipal employee, the municipal employee shall prepare and submit to the chief financial officer of the municipality a statement containing the same information as required on a voucher, on a monthly basis. The professional shall send an informational copy of all vouchers or statements submitted to the chief financial officer of the municipality simultaneously to the applicant. The chief financial officer of the municipality shall prepare and send to the applicant a statement which shall include an accounting of funds listing all deposits, interest earnings, disbursements, and the cumulative balance of the escrow account. This information shall be provided on a quarterly basis, if monthly charges are $1,000 or less, or on a monthly basis if monthly charges exceed $1,000. If an escrow account or deposit contains insufficient funds to enable the municipality or approving authority to perform required application reviews or improvement inspections, the chief financial officer of the municipality shall provide the applicant with a notice of the insufficient escrow or deposit balance. In order for work to continue on the development or the application , the applicant shall within a reasonable time period post a deposit to the account in an amount to be agreed upon by the municipality or approving authority and the applicant. In the interim, any required health and safety inspections shall be made and charged back against the replenishment of funds. d. The following close-out procedure shall apply to all deposits and escrow accounts established under the provisions of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.) and shall commence after the approving authority has granted final approval and signed the subdivision plat or site plan, in the case of application review escrows and deposits, or after the improvements have been approved as provided in section 41 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-53), in the case of improvement inspection escrows and deposits. The applicant shall send written notice by certified mail to the chief financial officer of the municipality and the approving authority, and to the relevant municipal professional, that the application or the improvements, as the case may be, are completed. After receipt of such notice, the professional shall render a final bill to the chief financial officer of the municipality within 30 days, and shall send a copy simultaneously to the applicant. The chief financial officer of the municipality shall render a written final accounting to the applicant on the uses to which the deposit was put within 45 days of receipt of the final bill. Any balances remaining in the deposit or escrow account, including interest in accordance with section 1 of P.L.1985, c.315 (C.40:55D-53.1), shall be refunded to the developer along with the final accounting. e. All professional charges for review of an application for development, review and preparation of documents or inspection of improvements shall be reasonable and necessary, given the status and progress of the application or construction. Review fees shall be charged only in connection with an application for development presently pending before the approving authority or upon review of compliance with conditions of approval, or review of requests for modification or amendment made by the applicant. A professional shall not review items which are subject to approval by any State governmental agency and not under municipal jurisdiction except to the extent consultation with a State agency is necessary due to the effect of State approvals in the subdivision or site plan. Inspection fees shall be charged only for actual work shown on a subdivision or site plan or required by an approving resolution. Professionals inspecting improvements under construction shall charge only for inspections that are reasonably necessary to check the progress and quality of the work and such inspections shall be reasonably based on the approved development plans and documents. f. If the municipality retains a different professional or consultant in the place of the professional originally responsible for development, application review, or inspection of improvements, the municipality or approving authority shall be responsible for all time and expenses of the new professional to become familiar with the application or the project, and the municipality or approving authority shall not bill the applicant or charge the deposit or the escrow account for any such services. L.1991,c.256,s.13; amended 1995,c.54,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-1.12 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-1.12
Local elective office; residency requirement; vacancy upon cessation of residency
Status: in_force

No person shall be a candidate for, nor hold, any local elective office unless he is a resident of the local unit to which the office pertains. If any person nominated for, or holding, any local elective office shall cease to be a resident of the local unit to which the office pertains, the nomination or office, as the case may be, shall be vacant, and shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law. L.1980, c. 94, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-3
Improvement at request and expense of petitioners; improvement by owners; cash deposit
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may undertake any improvement mentioned in this chapter at the request of a number of petitioners who shall agree to pay the cost of the improvement and all expenses incidental thereto, and any other charge imposed by the governing body. The petitioners shall file with the governing body a statement showing the improvement desired, the real estate owned by each of them, and the proportion of cost each is willing to pay. The statement shall be verified by each of the petitioners and, before any such work or improvement is commenced, the petitioners shall enter into bond with sufficient surety to the municipality in double the amount of the cost of the improvement as estimated by the engineer of the municipality conditioned for the prompt payment of the cost of the improvement and all expenses incidental thereto and charges imposed. The governing body may require further security for such payment as it may deem advisable, and when so secured may proceed to make the improvement. Upon the completion thereof the governing body shall determine the cost and expense thereof and cause the same to be collected from the petitioners. Whenever an owner of land in this State is desirous of improving same by the installation of utilities, sidewalks, curbs, street paving and any other improvement and the municipality wherein the land is located desires assurance of completion of such improvement, such municipality is hereby authorized to accept a cash deposit from said owner, conditioned upon the completion of said improvement or improvements to the satisfaction of, and within the time set by the governing body of such municipality. Upon such completion, the municipality shall return said cash deposit to the owner of said land. Upon failure to complete to the satisfaction of the municipality, the municipality may complete said improvement or improvements, using the monies so deposited, or so much thereof as is necessary for such purpose, returning the balance of said deposit, if any, to the owner of such land so improved. Such cash deposit shall be used for no other purpose. The municipality is further authorized to enter into such contracts, stipulations or agreements with said owner as are necessary and proper to carry out the purpose of this act. Nothing in this act contained shall prevent a municipality from accepting bonds or other surety under like circumstances, and nothing herein shall be construed to, in any way, limit the powers of a municipality as they now exist, it being intended that the authority herein granted is supplementary and in addition to rights and powers presently possessed by municipalities. Amended by L.1941, c. 242, p. 661, s. 1, eff. June 28, 1941.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-85.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-85.1
Appeal to municipality of final decision on application for development by regional planning board or zoning board of adjustment
Status: in_force

a. In the case of any final decision of a regional planning board or regional zoning board of adjustment approving an application for development, the governing body of the municipality in which the land is situated which is the subject of the application for development may hear and decide an appeal by any interested party of this approval if the application for development is of a class of applications for development specified by ordinance as so subject to appeal. The appeal shall be made within 10 days of the date of publication of the final decision pursuant to subsection i. of section 6 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-10). The appeal to the governing body shall be made by serving the municipal clerk in person or by certified mail with a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof and the name and address of the appellant and name and address of his attorney, if represented. The appeal shall be decided by the governing body only upon the record established before the regional board. b. Notice of the meeting to review the record below shall be given by the governing body by personal service or certified mail to the appellant, to those entitled to notice of a decision pursuant to subsection h. of section 6 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-10) and to the board from which the appeal is taken, at least 10 days prior to the date of the meeting. The parties may submit oral and written argument on the record at the meeting, and the governing body shall provide for verbatim recording and transcripts of the meeting pursuant to subsection f. of section 6 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-10.) c. The appellant shall, (1) within five days of service of the notice of the appeal pursuant to subsection a. hereof, arrange for a transcript pursuant to subsection f. of section 6 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-10) for use by the governing body and pay a deposit of $50.00 or the estimated cost of such transcription, whichever is less, or (2) within 35 days of service of the notice of appeal, submit a transcript as otherwise arranged to the municipal clerk; otherwise, the appeal may be dismissed for failure to prosecute. The governing body shall conclude a review of the record not later than 95 days from the date of publication of notice of the decision below pursuant to subsection i. of section 6 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-10) unless the applicant consents in writing to an extension of the period. Failure of the governing body to hold a hearing and conclude a review of the record below and to render a decision within the specified period shall constitute a decision affirming the action of the board. d. The governing body may reverse, remand, or affirm with or without the imposition of conditions the final decision of the regional board. e. The affirmative vote of a majority of the full authorized membership of the governing body shall be necessary to reverse, remand, or affirm with or without conditions any final action of the regional board. f. An appeal to the governing body shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action in respect to which the decision appealed from was made unless the board from whose action the appeal is taken certifies to the governing body, after the notice of appeal shall have been filed with the board, that by reason of acts stated in the certificate a stay would, in its opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property. In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed other than by an order of the Superior Court on application upon notice to the board from whom the appeal is taken and on good cause shown. g. The governing body shall mail a copy of the decision to the appellant or if represented then to his attorney, without separate charge, and for a reasonable charge to any interested party who has requested it, not later than 10 days after the date of the decision. A brief notice of the decision shall be published in the official newspaper of the municipality, if there is one, or in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The publication shall be arranged by the applicant unless a particular municipal officer is so designated by ordinance; but nothing contained herein shall be construed as preventing the applicant from arranging the publication if he so desires. The governing body may make a reasonable charge for its publication. The period of time in which an appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction may be made shall run from the first publication, whether arranged by the municipality or the applicant. h. Nothing in this act shall be construed to restrict the right of any party to obtain a review by any court of competent jurisdiction according to law. L. 1985, c. 516, s. 17.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-27 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-27
County powers generally
Status: in_force

Any county that has adopted a charter pursuant to this act may, subject to the provisions of such charter, general law and the State Constitution: a. Organize and regulate its internal affairs; create, alter and abolish offices, positions and employments and define the functions, powers and duties thereof; establish qualifications for persons holding offices, positions and employments; and provide for the manner of their appointment and removal and for their term, tenure and compensation. b. Adopt, amend, enforce, and repeal ordinances and resolutions as defined in sections 100 and 101, notwithstanding the effect of any referendum conducted prior to the county's adoption of its charter pursuant to this act. c. Construct, acquire, operate or maintain public improvements, projects or enterprises for any public purposes, subject to such referendum as may otherwise be imposed by law; d. Exercise powers of eminent domain, borrowing and taxation only as provided by general State law; e. Exercise all powers of county government in such manner as its board of freeholders may determine; f. Sue and be sued; have a corporate seal; contract and be contracted with; buy, sell, lease, hold and dispose of real and personal property; appropriate and expend moneys for county purposes; g. Enter into contractual agreements with any other governmental body or group of bodies within or without the borders of the county but within the borders of the State; without regard to whether such other governmental body or group of bodies be a unit of State, county, or municipal government or a school district, authority or special district, to perform on behalf of that unit, any service or function which that unit would be authorized to provide for itself or for any other unit of government; provided, however, that no county shall contract to provide a service or function to any unit in any other county unless the board of freeholders of such other county shall first approve the proposed contract. All contracts under this section shall be specific as to the terms for rendering of services, the level, quality, and scope of the services to be performed, the cost of providing these services, and the duration of the contract. Such contract may provide for binding arbitration or for binding fact-finding procedures to settle disputes or questions arising as to the terms of service and quality and quantity levels thereof to be provided under the contract. All services shall be performed on a cost basis, and no contract shall be for a duration of more than 7 years. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent two or more counties from jointly undertaking a contract to provide a service or function to any other unit or group of units. For the purposes of this section, the county shall be deemed to be the general agent of the other party or parties to the contract with respect to the performance of the service or services as specified in the contract, with full powers of performance and maintenance of the service contracted for and full powers to undertake any operation ancillary thereto, and all other powers of enforcement and administrative regulation which are or might be exercised by the contracting principal. Except that no contracting party shall be liable for any part or share of the cost of constructing or maintaining any capital facility built by the county to provide such service unless such part or share of the cost of such capital facility's construction or maintenance is provided for in the contract between the two parties and the governing bodies of such contracting parties shall have ratified the contract. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the contracting for provision of more than one service or group of services by the county, and the county may become the agent of any other unit of government in the performance of any and all functions which the contracting unit sees fit to employ the county as agent to perform. However, the administration of municipal civil service may not be contracted to any county under this section. L.1972, c. 154, s. 27, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1974, c. 144, s. 1, eff. Nov. 11, 1974; L.1975, c. 84, s. 9, eff. May 5, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-88 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-88
Powers of municipality vested in council; exceptions
Status: in_force

All powers of the municipality and the determination of all matters of policy shall be vested in the municipal council, except as otherwise provided by this act or by general law. L.1950, c. 210, p. 487, s. 9-8, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48H-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48H / Section 48H-5
Assignment of proceeds to trustee.
Status: in_force

23. An ordinance imposing a tax pursuant to sections 19 through 27 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.40:48H-1 et seq.) may authorize the municipality to assign all or any portion or percentage of the proceeds thereof directly to the trustee for any bonds issued pursuant to section 24 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.40:48H-6), as payment or security for the bonds. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the assignment shall be an absolute assignment of all of the municipality's right, title and interest in the tax proceeds, or portion or percentage thereof. Tax proceeds assigned to the trustee pursuant to this section shall be paid directly by the municipality's chief financial officer to the trustee, and accordingly such assigned tax proceeds shall not be included in the general funds of the municipality, nor shall they be subject to any laws regarding the receipt, deposit, investment, or appropriation of public funds; and they shall retain such status notwithstanding enforcement of the payment by the municipality or assignee. L.2009, c.90, s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-25 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-25
Bond resolution
Status: in_force

For the purpose of raising funds to pay the cost of any part of its utility system or for the purpose of funding or refunding any bonds, a municipal authority shall have power to authorize or provide for the issuance of bonds pursuant to this act. Such municipal authority shall adopt a resolution (in this act sometimes referred to as "bond resolution" ) which shall (1) describe in brief and general terms sufficient for reasonable identification the utility system or part thereof (in this act sometimes called "project" ) to be constructed or acquired, or describe the bonds which are to be funded or refunded (if any); (2) state the cost or estimated cost of the project (if any); and (3) provide for the issuance of the bonds in accordance with section 26 of this act. L.1957, c. 183, p. 653, s. 25, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-14 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-14
Rents a lien; collection and enforcement
Status: in_force

40:62-14. The rates, rents, connections fees, or charges shall remain, until paid, municipal liens against the property and premises where such light, heat or power is furnished, and shall draw interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum from and after the time when they shall become due, and shall, in addition to all other remedies, be collectible in the same manner as arrearages of taxes. Amended 2021, c.270, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-139 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-139
Attorney; appointment; term
Status: in_force

In every municipality the governing body, by ordinance, shall provide for the appointment of a municipal attorney who may be designated as the corporation counsel or municipal attorney and unless otherwise provided by law the term of office of the municipal attorney shall be 1 year. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-117.5a — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-117.5a
Inapplicability of act to tenure attained prior to effective date
Status: in_force

This act shall not adversely affect tenure attained by a chief warrant officer prior to the effective date thereof pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1976, c. 85 (C. 40A:9-117.5). L.1983, c. 286, s. 3, eff. July 29, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-8.15 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-8.15
Retail sales tax in fourth class cities
Status: in_force

Any city of the fourth class in this State is authorized and empowered to enact an ordinance or ordinances for the purposes of increasing public revenue and to levy and collect taxes upon retail sales, or sale at retail, as defined in this act, and to devote the proceeds from such sales to municipal purposes as herein defined. L.1947, c. 71, p. 431, s. 1, eff. April 19, 1947.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-86 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-86
Delegation of work by municipality; approval of work
Status: in_force

The municipality may, by ordinance, delegate to the district management corporation the contracting of work to be done on any street or streets, or on other municipal property, included in the special improvement district. The corporation shall be a "contracting unit" within the meaning of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c. 198 (C. 40A:11-1 et seq.). The plans and specifications for the work to be contracted shall be approved by the municipal engineer prior to initiation of any action for the awarding of a contract under that act. L.1984, c. 151, s. 20, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-95.47 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-95.47
Succession of rights, duties
Status: in_force

Whenever the county governing body acts pursuant to section 1 of this act, it shall succeed to all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of any former county park commission. L. 1986, c. 90, s. 6, eff. Aug. 14, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12-13.9 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-13.9
Public acquisition, sale of real property, municipality, certain; authority of mayor.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in the case of a municipality with a population of 265,000 or greater, according to the latest federal decennial census, that has adopted a "Mayor-Council Plan" of government pursuant to the provisions of the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), no resolution pertaining to a transfer, exchange, lease, acquisition, or sale of real property shall be adopted by the municipal council unless first presented by the mayor. Nothing in P.L.1971, c.199 (C.40A:12-1 et seq.) shall be interpreted as altering the separation of powers that exists in municipalities with a population of 265,000 or greater, according to the latest federal decennial census, that have adopted a "Mayor-Council" plan of government pursuant to the provisions of the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), or assigning to the municipal council in such municipalities the entire and exclusive function, including all constituent elements, of transferring, exchanging, leasing, acquiring, and conveying real property. In municipalities with a population of 265,000 or greater, according to the latest federal decennial census, that have adopted a "Mayor-Council" plan of government pursuant to the provisions of the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.), all administrative functions pertaining to the transfer, exchange, lease, acquisition, and conveyance of municipal property, including identifying the parcels to be transferred, exchanged, leased, acquired, or conveyed, identifying prospective sellers, purchasers or transferees and negotiating the terms and conditions of sale, shall be exercised by the mayor or his designee, subject to approval by the municipal council. L.2004,c.78,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-3
Return of certain unused lands to municipality by park commissions
Status: in_force

Whenever any municipality has, prior to April seventh, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, transferred to any park commission the care, custody and control of any land which has been acquired subject to a right of way for public or private use and has been dedicated for park purposes and whenever such park commission shall determine and declare that such land or portions thereof has never been used for and is not necessary or desirable for park purposes and that it is for the public interest that the care, custody and control of such land so acquired and dedicated, or of any portion thereof, should be returned to the municipality, the park commission may, by resolution, return to such municipality the care, custody and control of such land, or of any portion thereof, if the municipality shall by resolution consent to the return to it by the park commission of the care, custody and control of such land or of such portion or portions thereof, on the terms and conditions, if any, imposed by the park commission, which consent such municipality is hereby authorized to give. The governing body of such municipality, or body politic, having the legal title or an interest in and to such land, may by resolution sell and convey, or lease such lands or a portion thereof, upon such terms as such governing body or body politic may by resolution fix and determine, and in such case, the conveyance or lease thereof shall be made and executed by the proper officers of the municipality or body politic having the legal title or interest in and to such land.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-29 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-29
Incidental damages; award tendered; payment into court in certain cases
Status: in_force

When the owners of any property have been or shall have been awarded damages as incidental to any improvement, as distinguished from damages for land taken, under this subtitle, and such award has been or shall have been duly confirmed, the amount thereof shall be tendered to the person or persons entitled thereto. If there is uncertainty as to the person entitled to receive the award or if the party entitled to receive the amount awarded shall refuse upon tender thereof to receive the same, or shall be out of the State or under any legal disability, or if several parties interested in the fund shall not agree as to the distribution thereof, or the lands damaged are encumbered by any mortgage, judgment or other lien, or if for any other reason the municipality cannot safely pay the amount awarded to any person, in all such cases the amount awarded may, with leave of the Superior Court, be paid into said court, and shall there be distributed according to law, on the application of any person interested therein. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 701, s. 186, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-42 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-42
Contribution for off-tract water, sewer, drainage, and street improvements.
Status: in_force

30. Contribution for off-tract water, sewer, drainage, and street improvements. The governing body may by ordinance adopt regulations requiring a developer, as a condition for approval of a subdivision or site plan, to pay the pro-rata share of the cost of providing only reasonable and necessary street improvements and water, sewerage and drainage facilities, and easements therefor, located off-tract but necessitated or required by construction or improvements within such subdivision or development. Such regulations shall be based on circulation and comprehensive utility service plans pursuant to subsections 19b.(4) and 19b.(5) of this act, respectively, and shall establish fair and reasonable standards to determine the proportionate or pro-rata amount of the cost of such facilities that shall be borne by each developer or owner within a related and common area, which standards shall not be altered subsequent to preliminary approval. Where a developer pays the amount determined as his pro-rata share under protest he shall institute legal action within one year of such payment in order to preserve the right to a judicial determination as to the fairness and reasonableness of such amount. L.1975,c.291,s.30; amended 1998, c.95, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-20 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-20
Hearings
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law the officer, board or authority empowered to hear and determine the charge or charges made against a member or officer of the paid or part-paid fire department or force shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and documentary evidence. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce any such subpoena. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-52 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-52
Morgue keepers; duties; burial certificates; fees and expenses.
Status: in_force

40A:9-52. The morgue keepers shall be required to provide suitable rooms for the holding of necessary examinations or autopsies. They shall dispose of the dead bodies as directed by the county or intercounty medical examiner. The said county or intercounty medical examiner shall grant burial certificates for the unknown or unclaimed dead only to the morgue keepers. The board of chosen freeholders shall fix and pay the fees and expenses incurred by the morgue keepers in the performance of their duties as such. amended 2018, c.62, s.42.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:67-7 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 67 / Section 67-7
Regional rehabilitation, reentry center construction, authority, issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

7. a. In order to construct and operate the center, the authority shall have the power to authorize or provide for the issuance of bonds pursuant to P.L.2023, c.346 (C.40A:67-1 et seq.) for the purpose of raising funds to pay the cost of the construction or operation of the center and to fund or refund any bonds. b. The authority, prior to any bond issuance, shall adopt a bond resolution that shall: (1) describe in brief and general terms sufficient for reasonable identification the center or part thereof, to be constructed or acquired, or describe the bonds which are to be funded or refunded, if any; (2) state the cost or estimated cost of the center, if any; and (3) provide for the issuance of the bonds in accordance with sections 8 through 15 of P.L.2023, c.346 (C.40A:67-8 through 40A:67-15). L.2023, c.346, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 40:46-51 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 46 / Section 46-51
Retirement at 70 or for disability
Status: in_force

Any person who hereafter acquires tenure in a key position may, upon reasonable notice, be retired from active service in such position by action of the governing body of the municipality at any time after he has reached the age of seventy years, or prior to that age if he has become so incapacitated as substantially to prevent him from performing the duties of his office. The Committee on Certification of Local Officers shall adopt reasonable regulations for giving notice of intention to retire a key official, for establishing a procedure for determining incapacity and for recalling retired persons to temporary or part-time service in connection with the work of their respective offices. L.1950, c. 211, p. 528, s. 13, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:79-2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 79 / Section 79-2
Definition of terms
Status: in_force

As used in this subtitle: "Municipality" means any city, town, village, borough, township or any municipality governed by boards of commissioners or improvement commissions which has heretofore adopted the provisions of the act entitled "An act relating to, regulating and providing for the government of municipalities, except counties, by a municipal council and a municipal manager," approved March nineteenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, or which shall adopt or take proceedings to adopt this subtitle. "Municipal council" means the governing body of such municipality, which body shall be known as the city council, town council, village council, borough council or township council, as the case may be. "Municipal clerk" means the city clerk, town clerk, village clerk, borough clerk or township clerk, as the case may be, of such municipality. "Municipal attorney" means the city attorney, town attorney, village attorney, borough attorney or township attorney, of the municipality, as the case may be. "Municipal manager" means the chief executive and administrative officer of any such municipality who shall be known as the city manager, town manager, village manager, borough manager or township manager, as the case may be. "Department head" means the executive or administrative head of a subdivision of the municipal government acting under the immediate direction of the municipal council or municipal manager.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-148 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-148
Tax and deputy assessors; term of office; vacancies
Status: in_force

Every municipal tax assessor and deputy assessor shall hold his office for a term of 4 years from the first day of July next following his appointment. Vacancies other than due to expiration of term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L.1978, c. 128, s. 2; L.1981, c. 393, s. 2, eff. Jan. 6, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:63-31.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-31.1
Sale or lease of municipal facilities to privately-owned utility; conditions
Status: in_force

Any municipality, wherein sewer facilities are provided by a privately-owned public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of the State of New Jersey and wherein there are also sewer facilities owned by the municipality, may lease or sell the sewer facilities owned by the municipality to the privately-owned public utility, provided that the following 2 conditions are complied with: (a) An ordinance shall be duly adopted by the governing body of the municipality approving the terms and conditions of the agreement of lease or sale and authorizing the execution thereof. Said ordinance may incorporate said terms and conditions by reference to such an agreement on file with the clerk of the municipality. (b) The terms and conditions of the agreement of lease or sale shall be approved by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of the State of New Jersey. L.1964, c. 26, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68-36 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68 / Section 68-36
Registry list; persons entitled to vote
Status: in_force

The judge of election shall, at least 5 days prior to the election, obtain from the person having them in his charge, the registry list of the preceding general election for the election district or districts encompassing the Beach Erosion Control District and no person shall be permitted to vote at such Beach Erosion Control District election unless his name appears on such registry list. L.1967, c. 184, s. 10, eff. July 27, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-146.9 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-146.9
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: a. "Commission" means the Police Training Commission established in the Department of Law and Public Safety pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-70); b. "Emergency" means any sudden, unexpected or unforeseeable event requiring the immediate use or deployment of law enforcement personnel as shall be determined by the chief of police, or in the absence of the chief, other chief law enforcement officer or the mayor or the mayor's designee or, in the case of a county, the county executive or freeholder director or designee, as appropriate, to whom the authority of designating an "emergency" has been prescribed by local ordinance or resolution, as appropriate. Vacations, shortages in police personnel caused by vacancies unfilled by the appointing authority for more than 60 days, or any other condition which could reasonably have been anticipated or foreseen shall not constitute an "emergency" for the purposes of this act; but an "emergency" may continue for the purposes of this act when a vacancy remains unfilled for more than 60 days and when, on application of the appointing authority, the county prosecutor grants an extension for one or more additional 60-day periods upon a showing by the appointing authority of a diligent, good faith effort to fill the vacancy; c. "Local unit" means any municipality or county having established a regular police force pursuant to law; d. "Population" means the population of the resort municipality shown in the last federal decennial census; e. "Public entity" means the State and any county, municipality, district, public authority, public agency and any other political subdivision or public body in the State; f. "Resort municipality" means a municipality which, because of its recreational or entertainment characteristics or facilities or its close proximity to such characteristics or facilities, experiences a substantial increase during the seasonal period in the number of persons visiting or temporarily residing there; g. "Seasonal period" means any one period of four consecutive months during the calendar year, except with regard to a resort municipality bordering on the Atlantic ocean, in which case, "seasonal period" means one period of six consecutive months during the calendar year; h. "Special law enforcement officer" means any person appointed pursuant to this act to temporarily or intermittently perform duties similar to those performed regularly by members of a police force of a local unit, or to provide assistance to a police force during unusual or emergency circumstances, or at individual times or during regular seasonal periods in resort municipalities; and i. "County college" means an educational institution established or to be established by one or more counties, offering programs of instruction, extending not more than two years beyond the high school, which may include but need not be limited to specialized or comprehensive curriculums, including college credit transfer courses, terminal courses in the liberal arts and sciences, and technical institute type programs; the term shall include a county vocational school. L.1985, c.439, s.2; amended 1987, c.96, s.1; 2013, c.21, s.2; 2019, c.51, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:5-18 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-18
Service charge for NSF checks; collection
Status: in_force

a. The governing body of a municipality may provide, by resolution or ordinance, for the imposition of a service charge to be added to any account owing to the municipality, if payment tendered on the account was by a check or other written instrument which was returned for insufficient funds. b. Whenever an account owing to a municipality is for a tax or special assessment, the service charge authorized by this section shall be included on whatever list of delinquent accounts is prepared for the enforcement of the lien. c. The service charge for a check or other written instrument returned for insufficient funds shall be determined and set by resolution or by ordinance of the governing body, from time to time, as appropriate, but shall not exceed $20 per check or other written instrument. d. Any service charge authorized by this section shall be collected in the same manner prescribed by law for the collection of the account for which the check or other written instrument was tendered. In addition, the governing body may require future payments to be tendered in cash or by certified or cashier's check. L.1990,c.105,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-136.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-136.3
Definitions relative to extension of certain permits and approvals.
Status: in_force

3. As used in P.L.2008, c.78 (C.40:55D-136.1 et seq.): "Approval" means, except as otherwise provided in section 4 of P.L.2008, c.78 (C.40:55D-136.4), any approval of a soil erosion and sediment control plan granted by a local soil conservation district under the authority conferred by R.S.4:24-22 et seq., waterfront development permit issued pursuant to R.S.12:5-1 et seq., permit issued pursuant to "The Wetlands Act of 1970," P.L.1970, c.272 (C.13:9A-1 et seq.), permit issued pursuant to the "Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act," P.L.1987, c.156 (C.13:9B-1 et al.), approval of an application for development granted by the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission pursuant to the "Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Law of 1974," P.L.1974, c.118 (C.13:13A-1 et seq.), permit issued by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission pursuant to the "Hackensack Meadowlands Reclamation and Development Act," P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-1 et al.), approval of an application for development granted by the Pinelands Commission and determination of municipal and county plan conformance pursuant to the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.), permit issued and center designations pursuant to the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act," P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-1 et seq.), septic approval granted pursuant to Title 26 of the Revised Statutes, permit granted pursuant to R.S.27:7-1 et seq. or any supplement thereto, right-of-way permit issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (h) of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.301 (C.27:1A-5), approval granted by a sewerage authority pursuant to the "sewerage authorities law," P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.), approval granted by a municipal authority pursuant to the "municipal and county utilities authorities law," P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.), an agreement with a municipality, county, municipal authority, sewerage authority, or other governmental authority for the use or reservation of sewerage capacity, approval issued by a county planning board pursuant to chapter 27 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, preliminary and final approval granted in connection with an application for development pursuant to the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), permit granted pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.), plan endorsement and center designations pursuant to the "State Planning Act," P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et al.), permit or certification issued pursuant to the "Water Supply Management Act," P.L.1981, c.262 (C.58:1A-1 et al.), permit granted authorizing the drilling of a well pursuant to P.L.1947, c.377 (C.58:4A-5 et seq.), certification or permit granted, exemption from a sewerage connection ban granted, wastewater management plan approved, and pollution discharge elimination system permit pursuant to the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), certification granted pursuant to "The Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act (1954)," P.L.1954, c.199 (C.58:11-23 et seq.), certification or approval granted pursuant to P.L.1971, c.386 (C.58:11-25.1 et al.), certification issued and water quality management plan approved pursuant to the "Water Quality Planning Act," P.L.1977, c.75 (C.58:11A-1 et seq.), approval granted pursuant to the "Safe Drinking Water Act," P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et al.), permit issued pursuant to the "Flood Hazard Area Control Act," P.L.1962, c.19 (C.58:16A-50 et seq.), any municipal, county, regional, or State approval or permit granted under the general authority conferred by State law or rule or regulation, or any other government authorization of any development application or any permit related thereto whether that authorization is in the form of a permit, approval, license, certification, permission, determination, interpretation, exemption, variance, exception, waiver, letter of interpretation, no further action letter, agreement or any other executive or administrative decision which allows a development or governmental project to proceed. "Development" means the division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure or facility, or of any grading, soil removal or relocation, excavation or landfill or any use or change in the use of any building or other structure or land or extension of the use of land. "Environmentally sensitive area" means an area designated pursuant to the State Development and Redevelopment Plan adopted, as of the effective date of P.L.2008, c.78 (C.40:55D-136.1 et seq.), pursuant to P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et al.) as Planning Area 4B (Rural/Environmentally Sensitive), Planning Area 5 (Environmentally Sensitive), or a critical environmental site, but shall not include any extension area as defined in this section. "Extension area" means an area designated pursuant to P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et seq.) as Planning Area 1 (Metropolitan), Planning Area 2 (Suburban), Planning Area 3 (Fringe Planning Area), Planning Area 4A (Rural Planning Area), a designated center, or a designated growth center in an endorsed plan until June 30, 2013, or until the State Planning Commission revises and readopts New Jersey's State Strategic Plan and adopts regulations to refine this definition as it pertains to Statewide planning areas, whichever is later; a smart growth area and planning area designated in a master plan adopted by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission pursuant to subsection (i) of section 6 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-6); regional growth areas, villages, and towns, designated in the comprehensive management plan prepared and adopted by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to section 7 of the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-8); the planning area of the Highlands Region as defined in section 3 of the "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-3), and any Highlands center designated by the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-4); an urban enterprise zone designated pursuant to P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.347 (C.52:27H-66.2 et al.); an area determined to be in need of redevelopment pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-5 and 40A:12A-6) and as approved by the Department of Community Affairs; or similar areas designated by the Department of Environmental Protection. "Extension area" shall not include an area designated pursuant to the State Development and Redevelopment Plan adopted, as of the effective date of P.L.2008, c.78, pursuant to P.L.1985, c.398 as Planning Area 4B (Rural/Environmentally Sensitive) or Planning Area 5 (Environmentally Sensitive), except for any area within Planning Area 4B or Planning Area 5 that is a designated center, or a designated growth center in an endorsed plan. "Extension period" means the period beginning January 1, 2007 and continuing through December 31, 2015; provided, however, that the period in Superstorm Sandy-impacted counties shall continue through December 31, 2016. "Government" means any municipal, county, regional, or State government, or any agency, department, commission or other instrumentality thereof. "Superstorm Sandy-impacted counties" means Atlantic, Bergen, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union counties, as identified by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Superstorm Sandy-impacted extension period" means the period beginning January 1, 2016 and continuing through December 31, 2016. L.2008, c.78, s.3; amended 2009, c.336; 2012, c.48, s.2; 2014, c.84, s.2; 2016, c.14, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:31-13 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 31 / Section 31-13
Improvements financed by means of local improvement assessments
Status: in_force

If the governing body of one or more local units determines that all or any part of the cost of construction of water supply facilities acquired or constructed pursuant to this act should be financed by local improvement assessments on real properties located within the local unit or units, the local unit or units shall pass a resolution or parallel resolutions on the intention to undertake and finance the water supply facilities and shall give notice thereof by advertising in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the local unit or units, and by notifying each concerned property owner by certified mail. The notice shall fix a date, time and place for a public hearing on the proposed action; except that the date of the hearing shall not be earlier than two weeks after the mailing of notices to concerned property owners. If, after the hearing, the governing body or bodies decide to carry out the proposed local improvement, an ordinance or resolution, or parallel ordinances or resolutions shall be adopted declaring that determination. Source: New. L.1989,c.109,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-197 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-197
Commissioners; terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

Of the commissioners first appointed one shall hold office for one year, one for two years, one for three years, two for four years and two for five years. The term of office of each commissioner first appointed shall be fixed by his order or certificate of appointment. Thereafter all commissioners shall hold office for the full term of five years and vacancies shall be filled by the board of chosen freeholders by appointment for the unexpired term only.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-17 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-17
Ballot; form and content
Status: in_force

Such officer shall in the manner provided by law place the question upon the ballots used at the next general election in the municipality 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 ........ of ............... [ ] YES (name of municipality) acquire (or construct, as the case may be) a plant or works within (or without, as the case may be) the limits [ ] NO thereof for supplying ......... (here specify whether light, or heat, or power, or two or all of them) for the public and private uses of this municipality and its inhabitants."
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-55.16 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-55.16
Borrowing money; resolution
Status: in_force

When any such appropriation is to be financed by borrowing money, the governing body of the local unit shall, by a 2/3 vote of the full membership thereof, adopt a resolution: a. Setting forth the amount appropriated, and b. Making provision for the borrowing of money by the issuance of "special emergency notes" which may be renewed from time to time, but at least 1/3 of all such notes, and the renewals thereof, shall mature and be paid in each succeeding year so that all notes and renewals shall have matured and have been paid not later than the last day of the third year following the date of the special emergency resolution. L.1968, c. 194, s. 4, eff. July 19, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 40:151-41 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 151 / Section 151-41
Records of creation of fire district lost or destroyed; existence recognized
Status: in_force

L.1930, c. 96, p. 339, entitled "An act prescribing the method of proof of the creation of a fire district where the record of such creation has been lost, destroyed or mislaid," approved April fourteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, saved from repeal. [This act prescribes the method of recognizing the existence of certain fire districts created before April 14, 1930, the records of the creation of which have been lost.]
N.J. Stat. § 40A:21-21 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 21 / Section 21-21
Municipal reports to DCA, Treasury
Status: in_force

21. The governing body of a municipality adopting an ordinance pursuant to this act shall report, on or before October 1 of each year, 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 the total amount of real property taxes exempted and the total amount abated within the municipality in the current tax year for each of the following: a. improvements of dwellings; b. construction of dwellings; c. improvements and conversions of multiple dwellings; d. improvements of commercial or industrial structures; e. construction of multiple dwellings under tax agreements; and f. construction of commercial or industrial structures under tax agreements. In the case of e. and f. above, the report shall state instead the total amount of payments made in lieu of taxes according to each formula utilized by the municipality, and the difference between that total amount and the total amount of real property taxes which would have been paid on the project had the tax agreement not been in effect, for the current tax year. The Director of the Division of Taxation shall include a summary of the information provided in the annual reports in the annual report of the division. L.1991,c.441,s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-89.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-89.1
Preparation of annual budget request by county register of deeds and mortgages.
Status: in_force

6. A county register of deeds and mortgages shall prepare the annual budget request for the office of the county register of deeds and mortgages pursuant to the requirements of section 3 of P.L.2015, c.249 (C.40A:4-45.45b). L.2015, c.249, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54D-28 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54D / Section 54D-28
Pledges
Status: in_force

28. Any pledge of revenues or other monies made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The revenues or other monies so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of that pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority. L.1992,c.165,s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-180.3 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-180.3
Title changes in career service.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Civil Service Commission shall effectuate the following title changes in the career service: (1) County correction captain shall be retitled as county correctional police captain; (2) County correction lieutenant shall be retitled as county correctional police lieutenant; (3) County correction officer shall be retitled as county correctional police officer; (4) County correction sergeant shall be retitled as county correctional police sergeant; (5) Warden shall be retitled as county correctional police warden; and (6) Deputy warden shall be retitled as county correctional deputy police warden. b. In a county in which Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, is not operative, every county corrections officer title shall be changed to a county correctional police officer title and every warden title shall be changed to a county police warden title. c. Any fees associated with the retitling pursuant to subsections a. and b. of this section shall be borne by the county corrections officer or warden whose title is changed. L.2019, c.219, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-7 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-7
Time of public hearing
Status: in_force

No budget shall be adopted until a public hearing has been held thereon and taxpayers and all persons having an interest therein shall have been given an opportunity to present objections. Such hearing shall be held not less than 18 days in the case of a county, and not less than 28 days in the case of a municipality, after the approval of the budget. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:9B-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 9B / Section 9B-5
Ratification, validation and confirmation of prior appropriations
Status: in_force

All appropriations heretofore made by any county or municipality for any of the purposes herein authorized are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed. L.1974, c. 120, s. 3, eff. Oct. 10, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5A-12 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-12
Funding of deficit
Status: in_force

The Local Finance Board shall have the power, in the case of a service contract between an authority and a local unit or units, to enforce, by appropriate order, the terms and provisions thereof with respect to the funding of a deficit, whether in existence or anticipated. If the Local Finance Board has reason to believe that an authority is faced with financial difficulty, it shall have the power to order an increase in rents, rates, fees or other charges of the authority, and this order shall be valid and enforceable, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in R.S. 48:2-1 et seq. The Local Finance Board, before issuing this order, shall first hold a hearing consistent with section 18 of this act. The Local Finance Board also shall have authority to provide that a requirement that a local unit or units pay a deficit under a service contract be funded through the issuance of notes as provided in section 14 of this act (C. 40A:5A-14). Any order so issued shall be deemed conclusive and final, and upon receipt of this order all persons shall be estopped from contesting the order or the provisions thereof. Any authority or local unit or units affected by the order shall promptly take the action necessary to comply with this order. L. 1983,c.313, s.12; amended by L. 1987,c.319,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40:12-15.11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-15.11
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.2019, c.335 (C.40:12-15.11 et al.): "Arts and culture" means creative and cultural activities, including but not limited to, performing, visual, and fine arts, music, dance, graphic design, film, digital media and video, architecture and urban design, humanities, literature, arts and culture education, historic preservation, museum curation, crafts, and folk arts. "Arts and culture trust fund" means a fund established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2019, c.335 (C.40:12-15.12), for the purpose of supporting local arts and culture. "Local arts council" means an entity, often referred to as a local arts agency, arts commission, or cultural affairs office, that: a. is either a municipal or county government agency, or a private entity exempt from federal income taxation under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3)); and b. maintains a mission that generally involves making arts and culture more accessible to the public, and supporting local artists, art programming, or local organizations focused on arts and culture. L.2019, c.335, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-50 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-50
Guidelines for implementation of act
Status: in_force

4. The guidelines for the implementation of this act shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: a. Municipalities shall have one correct name, which shall be filed with the county clerk and the Secretary of State. b. No two municipalities in the county shall have the exact same name. For the purposes of this act, a prefix or suffix in the name of a municipality, such as "Township," shall constitute a separate name. c. In the event that two or more municipalities within the county have the same name, the municipality which incorporated first under its existing name shall retain the right to continue to use its existing name. d. If a municipality is required, or chooses, to change its name pursuant to the provisions of this act, it shall not adopt any existing municipal or county name currently being used in this State. e. One correct name shall be used for each street in a municipality and where two separate and noncontiguous streets within a municipality have the exact same name, a distinctive prefix or suffix shall be assigned to distinguish the streets, or a new name shall be assigned to one street. If two existing streets have names that have resulted in confusion due to any similarity, and a name change is not practical, the property numbering on the streets shall be made to contrast significantly as an added safety measure. Numbering by the mile post system may be used as an alternative, if applicable. f. All properties which now or hereafter have frontage on or access to any street shall be plotted on the official tax map of the municipality. g. Each property with frontage on or access to any street shall be assigned an official property number, except where one or more buildings or lots are located on an unnamed private road, lane or way having access to a street. In that situation only one official number shall be assigned, and it shall be based upon the number which best describes the location of the access point on the street. If more than one occupied building exists, each building shall be known as the number assigned, followed by a letter, beginning with "A" and continuing alphabetically. h. Official property numbers shall proceed from a logical point of origin and shall be in proper numerical sequence in relation to the numbers assigned to other lots with frontage on or access to the same street. i. Odd numbers shall be assigned to properties on one side of a street and even numbers assigned to properties on the other side of the street with sufficient flexibility so that the numbering system may accommodate maximum density as allowed by zoning regulations now in effect. If existing lot frontage is less than the minimum zoned frontage, the numbering shall compress to accommodate the existing lot frontage. j. Governing bodies are encouraged to number property on federal and State highways and county roads by the mile post marker system, according to the following protocol. Even numbers shall be on the right as the numbering increases according to the mile posts. The most southern or westerly street origin of a mile post marker system shall be indicated as zero. The numbering shall relate and progress according to the mileage. If a municipality has already established mile post marker numbering with the odd numbers on the right, the numbering may remain if no confusion exists. If the county elects to request mile post numbering on a county road, or a key access road, it shall erect the mile post markers if they do not presently exist. If a county route is comprised of two or more streets that have separate names, then the names assigned by the municipality shall be used in the addressing, the 9-1-1 data base and on the 9-1-1 map, and street signs. Where applicable, the county route number shall also be listed in the 9-1-1 data bank. k. Priority shall be given to numbers or names of federal highways and roads over all other numbers and names of streets in a county. State highway or street numbers or names shall have priority over all county or municipal street names or numbers. Governing bodies are encouraged to number property on all major highways and important county roads by the mile post marker system, except that if an important county road that provides access to many municipalities is not easily numbered by the mile post marker system, it shall have one set of numbers that is in sequence for its entire length. l. All municipalities shall erect "Entering .............." (insert name of municipality) signs at the municipal boundary on every major access road that enters the municipality, except interstate highways. The sign shall face traffic as it enters the municipality. If the street name changes or the property numbering is not in sequence on any street that crosses a municipal boundary then that data shall be announced by a sign. When a major access road crosses a municipal boundary, the street name shall stay the same and the property numbering shall remain in sequence. m. Upon any subdivision of land in a municipality resulting in lots other than those delineated in the official municipal tax map, the governing body of a municipality shall assign a property number to each lot resulting from the subdivision. Any new street shall have a unique name which shall be registered with the county 9-1-1 coordinator for entry into the data base prior to the issuance of a construction permit. n. If a large lot has more than one available property number and it contains a building, then the property number that best describes the location of the driveway, or access point shall be assigned. o. The owner of any building or occupied lot for which an official property number is designed and assigned shall be required at his own expense to place the official number at a point near where the driveway enters the street, or in such a manner that the number is easily visible from the street, or both. Three inch high numbers shall be the standard, and reflective numbers shall be encouraged. In those cases where more than one building exists on a lot or private road, land, or way, an address sign shall be placed near the point of access to the street showing the official number and letter designation of each building with a legal address on the lot or private roadway. Each building shall also have the number and letter designation clearly posted in front of or on the structure. The cost of erecting and maintaining an address sign shall be borne by the owners of the buildings who are also responsible for notifying any tenants of their official 9-1-1 locatable mailing address. p. Each municipality shall, after implementation and adoption of the 9-1-1 locatable mailing address system, forward a correct version of the official municipal tax map and house numbering map, where available, to each U.S. Post Office serving the municipality, and to all emergency services. Each municipality shall take any steps which it deems necessary to inform the residents and businesses of the changes in their addresses. The residents or businesses are responsible for making the address corrections at their delivering postal facility and all other notifications. q. The legal name of the municipality shall appear on the bottom line of all mailing addresses within the municipality. The name of the postal facility shall not be used unless it is exactly the same as the municipal name. The existing five digit zip-code that presently delivers the mail shall be incorporated into the address and remain unchanged. The standard three-line 9-1-1 locatable mailing address shall appear as follows when mail is delivered to the location: RESIDENT OR BUSINESS NAME ### STREET NAME APT, SUITE, ETC. MUNICIPAL NAME NJ XXZIP-CODE The standard three-line 9-1-1 locatable mailing address shall appear as follows for a location when the occupant receives mail delivered to a post office box within a postal facility: RESIDENT OR BUSINESS NAME ### STREET NAME MUNICIPAL NAME P O BOX ### POST OFFICE NAME NJ XXZIP-CODE This standard shall apply to the entire State and shall become effective within the county after adoption of the provisions of this act by the county governing body. If postal rural route or rural box numbers are still in use, they shall be replaced by municipally designated and assigned property numbers according to standard protocols defined in this legislation. The county governing body shall assist any municipality unable to accomplish the property numbering or street name corrections if financial hardship exists or technical assistance is required by funding or performing the necessary work in cooperation with the municipal governing body. r. If a rural mail box is located at the driveway entrance to a rural property and it is on the same side of the street it shall have three-inch high numbers on both sides of the mail box. If the mail box is located across the street, then it shall have at least one number on the box. The number shall face traffic, and a three-inch high property number shall be posed at the driveway entrance of the property. If the mail box is remotely located on another street or clustered with several other mail boxes then the number and street name should be printed on the front of the box in one-inch high letters or numbers, as appropriate, and a three-inch high property number is to be posted at the driveway entrance. L.1991,c.265,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:21-16 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 21 / Section 21-16
Applications, forms, records.
Status: in_force

16. No exemption or abatement shall be granted pursuant to this act except upon written application therefor filed with and approved by the assessor of the taxing district wherein the improvement, conversion alteration or construction is made. Every application shall be on a form prescribed by the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, and provided for the use of claimants by the governing body of the municipality constituting the taxing district, and shall be filed with the assessor within 30 days, including Saturdays and Sundays, following the completion of the improvement, conversion alteration or construction. Every application for exemption, or exemption and abatement, within a municipality adopting the provisions of this act which is filed within the time specified, shall be approved and allowed by the assessor to the degree that the application is consistent with the provisions of the adopting ordinance or the tax agreement, provided that the improvement, conversion alteration or construction for which the application is made qualifies as an improvement, a conversion alteration or construction pursuant to the provisions of this act and the tax agreement, if any. The granting of an exemption, or exemption and abatement, shall relate back to, and take effect as of, the date of completion of the project, or portion or stage of the project for which the exemption, or exemption and abatement, is granted, and shall continue for five annual periods from that date. The grant of the exemption, or exemption and abatement, or tax agreement shall be recorded and made a permanent part of the official tax records of the taxing district, which record shall contain a notice of the termination date thereof. L.1991, c.441, s.16; amended 2007, c.268, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-53 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-53
Definitions.
Status: in_force

26. As used in sections 26 through 33 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.40A:11-53 through C.40A:11-60): "Acceptance" means the adoption of a law, ordinance, or resolution by the State of New Jersey, any of its political subdivisions, any authority created by the Legislature of the State of New Jersey and any instrumentality or agency of the State of New Jersey or of any of its political subdivisions, authorizing the execution of a design-build contract. "Contracting unit" means a government entity that enters into contracts pursuant to the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.). "Delivery system" means the procedure used to develop and construct a project. "Design-bid-build" means the delivery system used in public projects in which a licensed and prequalified design professional or designated employee develops the project design in its entirety; the contracting unit then solicits bids and awards the contract to the lowest responsible bidder that demonstrates the ability to complete the project specified in the design. "Design-build contract" means a contract between a contracting unit and a design-builder to provide labor, materials, and other construction services for a public project. A design-build contract may be conditional upon subsequent refinements in scope and price, and may permit the contracting unit to make changes in the scope of the project without invalidating the design-build contract. "Design-builder" means the entity, whether natural person, partnership, joint stock company, corporation, trust, professional corporation, business association, or other legal business entity or successor, that proposes to design and construct any public project, who is registered pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.), and classified by the New Jersey Division of Property Management and Construction or the New Jersey Department of Transportation, where applicable, to perform work on a design-build project. "Design professional" means the entity, whether natural person, partnership, joint stock company, corporation, trust, professional corporation, business association, or other legal business entity or successor that provides licensed and prequalified architectural, engineering, or surveying services in accordance with R.S.45:3-1 et seq., and P.L.1938, c.342 (C.45:8-27 et seq.), and that shall be responsible for planning, designing and observing the construction of the project or projects. "Evaluation factors" means the requirements for the first phase of the selection process, and shall include, but not be limited to: specialized experience, training certification of professional and field workforce, technical competence, capacity to perform, safety modification rating, past performance and other appropriate factors. Price shall only be considered in the second phase of the selection process. "Proposal" means an offer to enter into a design-build contract. "Stipend" means the fee paid to a design-builder by the contracting unit to encourage competition. L.2021, c.71, s.26.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:2-59 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 2 / Section 2-59
Sale of refunding bonds
Status: in_force

40A:2-59. Refunding bonds may be sold at public or private sale, or may be exchanged for any outstanding bonds or notes to be funded or refunded, pursuant to resolution adopted by not less than 2/3 of the full membership of the governing body, at such price or prices, computed according to standard tables of bond values, as will yield to the purchasers or to the holders of the bonds or notes surrendered in exchange, an income at a rate not to exceed the prevailing market rate to the maturity dates of the bonds sold or exchanged, on the money paid or the principal amount of the bonds or notes surrendered therefor to the local unit. Refunding bonds of any authorized issue or of any authorized maturity may be sold or exchanged as hereinabove provided from time to time and in such blocks as may be deemed advisable. The officer of the local unit delivering any refunding bonds in exchange for outstanding bonds or notes shall report in writing to the governing body at the next meeting thereof as to the principal amounts, maturities and numbers of the refunding bonds so delivered and as to the outstanding bonds or notes received in exchange, which report shall be entered in the minutes of the governing body, and a copy of such report shall be filed within five days thereafter with the director. L.1960, c.169, s.1; amended 1991,c.75,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-10
Copy of award filed; title vested; right of entry
Status: in_force

Except as provided in article four of this chapter (s. 40:56-58 et seq.), as to cities of the first class, upon the acceptance of any such award or payment thereof into the Superior Court, title to the real estate or interest therein shall vest in the municipality, which may thereupon enter upon and take possession of such real estate or interest therein and remove all persons therefrom, and a duplicate original of the award as confirmed or a copy thereof certified by the municipal clerk as a true copy of the award as confirmed by the governing body shall be recorded in the county in which the municipality is situated in the record of deeds for such county. The officer in charge of such office shall cause the names of the owner or owners of the property taken as shown by such award to be indexed under "grantors" in the index of deeds for such county, and the names of mortgages named in such award under "releasors" in the index of releases of mortgages for such county. A copy of the map shall be filed in the same office. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 700, s. 183, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-117 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-117
Composition of council
Status: in_force

The council shall consist of the mayor and two council members, unless pursuant to the authority granted under section 1-13 or 1-19 of article 1 of this act, or unless provided by amendment of the charter pursuant to section 7 of this amendatory act, the municipality shall be governed by a mayor and four or six council members. Members of the council shall be elected at large by the voters of the municipality and shall serve for a term of three years. L.1950, c.210, s.13-3; amended 1981,c.465,s.31; 1989,c.221,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-8.23 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-8.23
Sales originating or consummated outside city
Status: in_force

No such tax shall be imposed on any sale or transaction originating or consummated, or both, outside such municipality, notwithstanding that some act be necessarily performed with respect to such sale or transaction within such municipality. L.1947, c. 71, p. 434, s. 9, eff. April 19, 1947.
N.J. Stat. § 40:24-7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-7
Conviction; penalty; imprisonment on default of fine.
Status: in_force

The court before which any violator of any such resolution is convicted may impose any fine or term of imprisonment not exceeding the maximum fixed in the resolution. In default of the payment of the fine imposed thereunder, a person convicted of a violation of any such resolution may, in the discretion of the court in which he was convicted, be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding ninety days. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 643, s. 44, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-159 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-159
Leave of absence for certain officers and employees entering the armed forces of the United States
Status: in_force

Every officer or employee not holding his office, position or employment for a fixed term or period, upon entering the armed forces of the United States in time of war for the duration thereof, or for less period, shall be granted leave of absence until such time as he shall be honorably discharged from such service, and shall not be discharged or separated from his office, position or employment by reason of his entry into such service. Such leave of absence may be granted with or without pay as provided by law. Such officer or employee shall be entitled to resume the office, position or employment held by him at the time of entrance into such service, at any time within 3 months after receiving honorable discharge, provided he is not then incapacitated. If he be incapacitated at the time of such discharge, he shall be entitled to resume his office, position or employment at any time within 3 months after complete recovery therefrom, provided such complete recovery is within 2 years after his discharge. Upon resumption of his office, position or employment by such officer or employee, the service of the person temporarily filling said office, position or employment shall immediately cease. If such officer or employee is one of a number of equal rank or like character, the person last appointed to fill any such office, position or employment shall be dismissed and placed upon a special eligible list, which list shall take precedence over all other lists and shall be entitled to reinstatement in the same office or employment as soon as any vacancy shall occur. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-66.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-66.3
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found unconstitutional, the remainder of this act and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. L.1978, c. 159, s. 3, eff. Dec. 7, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-8.17 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-8.17
Private nonprofit camps for emotionally maladjusted or physically undernourished children; authorization for appropriations
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county or municipality may appropriate annually to any privately-operated, nonprofit organization, whose services are nonsectarian and interracial, funds for the purpose of defraying the necessary expense incident to the feeding, care, treatment, and training of emotionally maladjusted or physically undernourished children between the ages of 5 and 12 years, who are residents of any county or municipality making such appropriation, at a camp or camps operated for said purpose within the county, including the cost of transporting such children to and from, and their support and maintenance at, such camp. L.1975, c. 278, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-8.36 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-8.36
Application for change in maturity schedule of bonds
Status: in_force

If the county improvement authority shall determine by resolution that the maturity schedule for bonds entitled to the benefits of this amendatory and supplementary act, other than the maturity schedule approved by the Local Finance Board by resolution pursuant to section 8 of this amendatory and supplementary act, is in the best interest of said authority, it may make application to the Local Finance Board setting forth such belief and the grounds therefor and requesting approval of a schedule of maturities for such bonds set forth in the application. If the Local Finance Board, by resolution, shall find that the schedule of maturities set forth in the application is in the best interest of the authority and the State, and that such application is well founded, and that issuance of the bonds mentioned and described in such application would not materially impair the credit of any municipality within the jurisdiction of the authority or substantially reduce its ability, during the ensuing 10 years, to pay punctually the principal and interest of its debts and supply essential public improvements and services, it shall cause its approval to be endorsed thereon within 60 days after submission to it, and shall forward said application to the Treasurer. L.1979, c. 273, s. 11, eff. Jan. 3, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-117.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-117.2
First members of council; terms of office
Status: in_force

Any municipality adopting a small municipality plan of government may provide in its charter that the council members elected at the first regular municipal election or general election as the charter shall provide, following the adoption of the plan shall serve for the following terms: if the municipal council is to consist of three members, one shall serve for one year, one for two years and one for three years; if the municipal council is to consist of five members, two shall serve for one year, two for two years and one for three years; or if the municipal council is to consist of seven members, three shall serve for a term of one year, two for a term of two years and two for a term of three years. The length of the respective term of each member of the first council shall be determined by lot at the organization of the council immediately following their election; except that if, pursuant to the charter, the mayor is elected directly by the voters, the mayor shall, for the purposes of this section, be counted among those first council members to serve a four year term. L.1981, c.465, s.33; amended 1989, c.221, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-145 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-145
Tenure for tax collectors completing certain courses of instruction; inapplicability after December 31, 1981
Status: in_force

Any person who has held or shall have held the office of tax collector in any municipality for a continuous period of not less than 5 years or who shall be reelected or reappointed to said office upon the completion of one full term of 4 years, upon filing, on or before December 31, 1981 with the clerk of the municipality and with the Division of Local Finance in the Department of Community Affairs a certificate evidencing his satisfactory completion of a course of instruction in the functions and duties of tax collectors approved by the Division of Local Finance as said division shall by regulation provide, shall thereafter continue to hold such office during good behavior and shall not be removed therefrom except for good cause shown after a fair and impartial hearing, notwithstanding that said person was appointed or elected for a fixed term. The term "tax collector" as used herein shall be construed to mean and include the official charged with the duty of collecting taxes upon real and personal property in each municipality. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L.1979, c. 384, s. 16, eff. Feb. 5, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-9.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-9.1
Oath of office administered.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.41:2-1, concerning persons authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, the chairperson of an authority, board or commission of a municipality may administer an oath of office to any person appointed to that authority, board or commission. b. In addition to the oath of office required by R.S.41:1-3, and in addition to any other oath that may be specially prescribed, every new appointee to an authority, board or commission shall be sworn in by the chairperson of their respective authority, board or commission, or by another person authorized by law to administer oaths. L.2009, c.141, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-17.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-17.1
County, municipal, contracting unit employee permitted to waive healthcare coverage.
Status: in_force

37. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a county, municipality or any contracting unit as defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-2) which enters into a contract providing group health care benefits to its employees pursuant to N.J.S.40A:10-16 et seq., may allow any employee who is eligible for other health care coverage to waive coverage under the county's, municipality's or contracting unit's plan to which the employee is entitled by virtue of employment with the county, municipality or contracting unit. The waiver shall be in such form as the county, municipality or contracting unit shall prescribe and shall be filed with the county, municipality or contracting unit. In consideration of filing such a waiver, a county, municipality or contracting unit may pay to the employee annually an amount, to be established in the sole discretion of the county, municipality or contracting unit, which shall not exceed 50% of the amount saved by the county, municipality or contracting unit because of the employee's waiver of coverage, and, for a waiver filed on or after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.2, which shall not exceed 25%, or $5,000, whichever is less, of the amount saved by the county, municipality or contracting unit because of the employee's waiver of coverage. An employee who waives coverage shall be permitted to resume coverage under the same terms and conditions as apply to initial coverage if the employee ceases to be covered through the employee's spouse for any reason, including, but not limited to, the retirement or death of the spouse or divorce. An employee who resumes coverage shall repay, on a pro rata basis, any amount received which represents an advance payment for a period of time during which coverage is resumed. An employee who wishes to resume coverage shall file a declaration with the county, municipality or contracting unit, in such form as the county, municipality or contracting unit shall prescribe, that the waiver is revoked. The decision of a county, municipality or contracting unit to allow its employees to waive coverage and the amount of consideration to be paid therefor shall not be subject to the collective bargaining process. L.1995, c.259, s.37; amended 2000, c.126, s.25; 2001, c.342, s.11; 2003. c.3, s.1; 2010, c.2, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-56 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-56
Evaluation factors contained in proposals.
Status: in_force

29. a. Each request for proposals shall contain evaluation factors prepared by a design professional or designated employee as defined in section 26 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.40A:11-53). The design professional or designated employee that develops the evaluation factors shall be disqualified from submitting a proposal to enter into the design-build contract, and the design-builder shall not be permitted to delegate services under the design-build contract to the design professional or designated employee that developed the evaluation factors. b. The design professional or designated employee that develops the evaluation factors shall be either an employee of the contracting unit or shall be engaged in compliance with applicable New Jersey public procurement laws, and to the extent allowed by law may delegate the development of specific aspects of the design criteria to other consultants. c. The contracting unit, in consultation with the design professional or designated employee, shall determine the scope and level of detail required for the evaluation factors. The evaluation factors should be detailed enough to permit qualified persons to submit proposals in accordance with the solicitation, given the nature of the public project and the level of design to be provided in the proposal. L.2021, c.71, s.29.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56A-2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56A / Section 56A-2
Powers of commission
Status: in_force

An environmental commission organized under this act shall have power to conduct research into the use and possible use of the open land areas of the municipality and may coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes, and may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary for its purposes. It shall keep an index of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including open marshlands, swamps and other wetlands, in order to obtain information on the proper use of such areas, and may from time to time recommend to the planning board or, if none, to the mayor and governing body of the municipality plans and programs for inclusion in a municipal master plan and the development and use of such areas. L.1968, c. 245, s. 2, eff. Aug. 6, 1968. Amended by L.1972, c. 35, s. 3, eff. May 25, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-36.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-36.2
Lands conveyed with conditions, limitations and restrictions; election on retention
Status: in_force

In any municipality where lands have been conveyed to a municipality and no consideration has been paid therefor, with conditions, limitations and restrictions contained in such conveyance upon said lands to the effect that said lands shall be used for public or park purposes and prohibiting the municipality from erecting structures upon the same or from using said lands other than for public purposes, and providing that said lands shall revert to the grantor or his heirs or assigns upon breach of any of such conditions, whether said lands have been accepted by the municipality or not, the governing body at any time after five years from the date said lands were acquired, when no improvements upon, damages to or changes in said lands have been made, may cause to be put upon the ballots of any general election a question to determine whether or not the general public desire to retain said lands with said conditions, limitations and restrictions thereon. L.1941, c. 104, p. 236, s. 1, eff. April 30, 1941.
N.J. Stat. § 40:83-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 83 / Section 83-5
Certain acts misdemeanors
Status: in_force

Any person who shall violate any provision of sections 40:83-2, 40:83-3 or 40:83-4 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-157 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-157
Public auction of property
Status: in_force

a. Where tangible personal property comes into the possession of the police department or force of a municipality, by finding and recovery, by a member of the police force acting in the line of duty, and if the owner or his whereabouts is unknown and cannot be ascertained, or if said owner shall refuse to receive such property, then the said property shall not be disposed of for six months, except in cases of motor vehicles, which shall be disposed of according to P.L. 1964, c. 81 (C. 39:10A-1 et seq.). In any such case the governing body of said municipality, by resolution, may then provide for the sale, in whole or in part of any such property, at public auction, after notice of a designated time and place therefor, not less than 10 days prior thereto, published in a newspaper circulating within the municipality. Perishable items may be sold without reference to the said periods of time. Moneys received from the sale of any such property shall be paid into the general municipal treasury. All unclaimed moneys coming into the possession of any municipal police department or force shall be turned over within 48 hours to the municipal treasurer for retention in a trust account and, after six months, if unclaimed by any person entitled thereto, be paid into the general municipal treasury. b. Whenever any money or tangible personal property other than a motor vehicle has been or shall be found or discovered by any person other than by a member of a municipal police force acting in the line of duty and the finder shall have given or shall give custody of the found money or tangible personal property to the municipal police department or force for the purpose of assisting the police to find the owner thereof, the police department or police force shall retain custody of said money or tangible personal property for a period of six months. If the money or tangible personal property is unclaimed during said six-month period by the person entitled thereto, the money or personal property shall be returned by the municipal police department or police force to the finder, who shall be deemed the sole owner thereof. c. This act shall apply to all money or tangible personal property which now is in, or which hereafter may come into, the possession or custody of any municipal police department, police force or municipal treasury in the manner herein described. L. 1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L. 1975, c. 306, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976; L. 1986, c. 173, s. 2, eff. Dec. 8, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-45.3a — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-45.3a
Referendum; when held, applicability.
Status: in_force

1. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, any referendum conducted by a municipality pursuant to subsection I. of section 3 of P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.3), for the purpose of requesting approval for increasing the municipal budget by more than 2.5% over the previous year's final appropriations, shall be held on the last Tuesday in the month of February of the year in which the proposed increase is to take effect. The municipal budget proposing such increase shall be introduced and approved in the manner otherwise provided in N.J.S.40A:4-5 at least 20 days prior to the date on which such referendum is to be held, and shall be published in the manner otherwise provided in N.J.S.40A:4-6 at least 12 days prior to said referendum date. Notice shall be published pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1953, c.211 (C.19:57-7) on the next day following the introduction of the budget. This section shall apply only to municipalities that operate on the January 1 to December 31 fiscal year. L.1979,c.268,s.1; amended 1981, c.66, s.1; 1991, c.75, s.21; 2004, c.74, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-107.5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-107.5
Bond issue
Status: in_force

Such bonds shall be issued in all respects as provided by article 1 of chapter 1 of this title (s. 40:1-1 et seq.), except that no filing of a supplemental debt statement shall be required and that such bonds may either be sold for cash and the purchase price of such water distribution system paid in cash, or such bonds may be delivered to such adjoining municipality in full or partial payment of such purchase price, and in that event may be disposed of by such adjoining municipality pursuant to resolution of its governing body. In making payment for such water distribution system, due regard and provision shall be given to any amount due for water supplied to such adjoining municipality under an existing contract for the supply of water, and to any liabilities, liquidated or unliquidated, incurred by such adjoining municipality with respect to such water distribution system, and to any other items of debt between the two municipalities.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-113 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-113
Number of proposed ordinances voted upon; time between special elections
Status: in_force

Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election in accordance with the provisions of this article, but there shall not be more than one special election in any period of 6 months for such purpose. L.1972, c. 154, s. 113, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-34.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-34.2
Premiums or charges; employee contribution; retired employees
Status: in_force

Any employer entering into such a contract is authorized to pay part or all of the premiums or charges for such contracts and may appropriate out of its general funds any money necessary to pay such premiums or charges or portions thereof. The contribution required of any employee toward the cost of such coverage may be deducted from the pay, salary or other compensation of such employee upon an authorization in writing made to the appropriate disbursing officer. The continuance of coverage after retirement of any employee may be provided at such rates and under the conditions as shall be prescribed in the contract, subject, however, to the requirements hereinafter set forth in this section. The contribution required of any retired employee toward the cost of such coverage may be paid by him to his former employer or in such other manner as the employer shall direct. Retired employees may be required to pay for the entire cost of coverage for themselves and their dependents at rates which are determined based upon the reasonable expected use of retired persons. L.1983, c. 191, s. 2, eff. May 23, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-126 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-126
Sale of development potential
Status: in_force

14. If the governing body of Burlington County provides for the acquisition of a development easement under the provisions of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et al.), it may sell the development potential associated with the development easement subject to the terms and conditions of the development transfer ordinance adopted pursuant to this act; provided that if the development easement was purchased using moneys provided under the "Farmland Preservation Bond Act of 1981," P.L.1981, c.276, a percentage of all revenues generated through the resale of the development potential shall be refunded to the State in an amount equal to the State's percentage contribution to the original development easement purchase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such refund shall not be paid to the State in the event the State Treasurer determines that such refund would adversely affect the tax-exempt status of any bonds authorized pursuant to the "Farmland Preservation Bond Act of 1981," P.L.1981, c.276. This repayment shall be made within 90 days after the end of the calendar year in which the sale occurs. L.1989,c.86,s.14; amended 1993,c.339,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-105.6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-105.6
Annual election in water districts
Status: in_force

An election shall be held annually in each water district on the third Saturday in February at which the legal voters shall elect members of the board of water commissioners to fill the offices of those whose terms expire in such year, determine the amount of money to be raised for the ensuing year, and vote upon any other proposition submitted to such voters according to law. L.1951, c. 280, p. 955, s. 6, eff. June 25, 1951.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68A-69 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68A / Section 68A-69
Partial invalidity
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. 192, p. 833, s. 41, eff. Feb. 15, 1961.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-45.45 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-45.45
Cap on calculation of adjusted tax levy by local unit; exclusions.
Status: in_force

10. a. (1) In the preparation of its budget the amount to be raised by taxation by a local unit shall not exceed, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the sum of new ratables, the adjusted tax levy, and the total of waivers approved pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.40A:4-45.46); provided, however, that in the case of a county, the amount to be raised by taxation shall not exceed the amount permitted by section 4 of P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.4). (2) A local unit that has not been granted approval for a waiver pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.40A:4-45.46), may add to its adjusted tax levy in any one of the next three succeeding years, the amount of the difference between the maximum allowable amount to be raised by taxation or county purposes tax, as applicable, for the current local budget year pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection and the actual amount to be raised by taxation or county purposes tax, as applicable, for the current local budget year. (3) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a county may add to its adjusted tax levy the greater of the amount authorized pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section or the amount of the difference between the amount of its county tax levy and the 3.5% percentage rate accumulated pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1994, c.100 (C.40A:4-45.15b). b. The following exclusions shall be added to the calculation of the adjusted tax levy: increases in amounts required to be raised by taxation for capital expenditures, including debt service as defined by law; increases in pension contributions and accrued liability for pension contributions in excess of 2.0%; increases in health care costs equal to that portion of the actual increase in total health care costs for the budget year that is in excess of 2.0% 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, P.L.1961, c.49 (C.52:14-17.25 et seq.), as annually determined by the Division of Pensions and Benefits in the Department of the Treasury; and extraordinary costs incurred by a local unit directly related to a declared emergency, as defined by regulation promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, as appropriate. If there are no exclusions, then the amount of the difference shall reduce the adjusted tax levy by that amount. Any cancelled or unexpended appropriation for any exclusion pursuant to this subsection or waiver pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.40A:4-45.46), also shall be deducted from the sum of the exclusions listed in this subsection or directly reduce the adjusted tax levy if there are no exclusions. L.2007, c.62, s.10; amended 2009, c.19, s.4; 2010, c.44, s.9; 2024, c.8, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:7-7 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 7 / Section 7-7
Decision of majority final; members present to act; adjournments
Status: in_force

In ascertaining the necessary facts and in making the report, the decision of four members of the committee shall be final. If any member of the committee refuses or neglects to attend any meeting thereof, those assembled shall act, but it shall be lawful to adjourn any meeting from time to time not beyond one month in all as a majority of said committee or of those attending the meetings may decide. L.1979, c. 181, s. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:76-11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 76 / Section 76-11
Clerk to examine amended petition; procedure same as with original
Status: in_force

The municipal clerk shall make a similar examination of the amended or supplemented petition, as is provided for in section 40:76-5 of this Title when the petition was originally filed. If this examination shows that the petition as amended or supplemented, does not conform to the provisions of this chapter, he shall again within ten days from the date of its being filed with him, as amended or supplemented, personally serve his written objections upon the agent as is provided in section 40:76-6 of this Title and the agent may apply to the judge of the Superior Court for review of the clerk's determination, in the same manner as is provided in section 40:76-7 of this Title. The same procedure shall be followed by the court as is provided in sections 40:76-8 and 40:76-9 of this Title. This shall be without prejudice to the filing with the clerk, of further amended or supplemented petitions to which the same procedure shall apply, as is provided for when an original petition is filed with the municipal clerk. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 736, s. 247, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-51 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-51
"Local unit" includes county college
Status: in_force

For the purpose of the provisions of P.L. 1983, c. 372 (C. 40A:10-36 et seq.), "local unit" shall be deemed to include a county college. L. 1988, c. 144, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-86 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-86
Performance of duties before giving bond; misdemeanor
Status: in_force

If any person elected register of deeds and mortgages shall assume to perform any of the duties before giving bond as provided by law, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:10A-8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 10A / Section 10A-8
Employment of clerical assistants
Status: in_force

The local historian may employ such clerical assistants as may be necessary in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities set forth in this act, within the limits of such funds as may be made available by the governing body for such purposes in the annual budget of the local unit. L.1979, c. 59, s. 8, eff. March 27, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-136.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-136.2
Findings, declarations relative to extension of certain permits and approvals.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The most recent national recession has caused one of the longest economic downturns since the Great Depression of the 1930s and has drastically affected various segments of the New Jersey economy, but none as severely as the State's banking, real estate and construction sectors. b. The real estate finance sector of the economy is in severe decline due to the sub-prime mortgage problem and the resultant widening mortgage finance crisis. The extreme tightening of lending standards for home buyers and other real estate borrowers has reduced access to the capital markets. c. As a result of the crisis in the real estate finance sector of the economy, real estate developers and redevelopers, including homebuilders, and commercial, office, and industrial developers, have experienced an industry-wide decline, including reduced demand, cancelled orders, declining sales and rentals, price reductions, increased inventory, fewer buyers who qualify to purchase homes, layoffs, and scaled back growth plans. d. The process of obtaining planning board and zoning board of adjustment approvals for subdivisions, site plans, and variances can be difficult, time consuming and expensive, both for private applicants and government bodies. e. The process of obtaining the myriad other government approvals, required pursuant to legislative enactments and their implementing rules and regulations, such as wetlands permits, treatment works approvals, on-site wastewater disposal permits, stream encroachment permits, flood hazard area permits, highway access permits, and numerous waivers and variances, also can be difficult and expensive; further, changes in the law can render these approvals, if expired or lapsed, impossible to renew or re-obtain. f. County and municipal governments obtain determinations of master plan consistency, conformance, or endorsement with State or regional plans, from State and regional government entities which may expire or lapse without implementation due to the state of the economy. g. The most recent national recession has severely weakened the building industry, and many landowners and developers are seeing their life's work destroyed by the lack of credit and dearth of buyers and tenants, due to the crisis in real estate financing and the building industry, uncertainty over the state of the economy, and increasing levels of unemployment in the construction industry. h. The construction industry and related trades are sustaining severe economic losses, and the lapsing of government development approvals would, if not addressed, exacerbate those losses. i. Financial institutions that lent money to property owners, builders, and developers are experiencing erosion of collateral and depreciation of their assets as permits and approvals expire, and the extension of these permits and approvals is necessary to maintain the value of the collateral and the solvency of financial institutions throughout the State. j. Due to the current inability of builders and their purchasers to obtain financing, under existing economic conditions, more and more once-approved permits are expiring or lapsing and, as these approvals lapse, lenders must re-appraise and thereafter substantially lower real estate valuations established in conjunction with approved projects, thereby requiring the reclassification of numerous loans which, in turn, affects the stability of the banking system and reduces the funds available for future lending, thus creating more severe restrictions on credit and leading to a vicious cycle of default. k. As a result of the continued downturn of the economy, and the continued expiration of approvals which were granted by State and local governments, it is possible that thousands of government actions will be undone by the passage of time. l. Obtaining an extension of an approval pursuant to existing statutory or regulatory provisions can be both costly in terms of time and financial resources, and insufficient to cope with the extent of the present financial situation; moreover, the costs imposed fall on the public as well as the private sector. m. It is the purpose of this act to prevent the wholesale abandonment of approved projects and activities due to the present unfavorable economic conditions, by tolling the term of these approvals for a period of time, thereby preventing a waste of public and private resources. L.2008, c.78, s.2; amended 2012, c.48, s.1; 2014, c.84, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:12-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-3
Acquisition of property; costs estimated and determined
Status: in_force

The board of recreation commissioners may acquire lands for public playgrounds and recreation places, by gift or purchase, and it shall from time to time select lands for public playgrounds and recreation places, and when deemed necessary or advisable by such board, select lands for an approach or approaches by way of ingress thereto and egress therefrom of such size and dimensions as they shall think suitable, regard being had to the population of the neighborhood. They shall cause surveys and maps to be made thereof together with a careful estimate, as nearly accurate as may be, of the probable costs of acquiring such lands, and a statement of the annual rental and duration of term, if it is proposed to lease the same, together with an estimate of the cost of preparing such lands and suitably equipping the same by the erection of buildings, stands, seats and other structures and apparatus for such playgrounds and recreation places. Such surveys, maps and estimates shall be submitted to the board or body of the county or municipality having control of the finances, with a request that an appropriation be made for the purpose of acquiring or leasing such lands, as the case may be, and suitably preparing and equipping the same.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-25.13 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-25.13
Disposition of property; repairs and maintenance
Status: in_force

The governing body of such municipality may apply to public use so much of the property acquired by it hereunder as may be needed for public use, and shall sell and dispose of the property not needed for public use as soon as practicable in the manner or mode of procedure provided by law for the sale of property not needed for public use. Pending such sale and disposition, the municipality may lease, repair and maintain any part of said property in such manner as may be necessary for its preservation. L.1944, c. 206, p. 731, s. 7, eff. April 21, 1944.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-86 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-86
Mayor; election by council or by voters; charter provision
Status: in_force

Any municipality adopting a council-manager plan of government shall provide in its charter either: a. That the mayor shall be elected by the members of the council; in which case on the first day of July or January, as appropriate, following their election, the members-elect of the municipal council shall assemble at the usual place of meeting of the governing body of the municipality and organize and elect one of their number as mayor. The mayor shall be chosen by ballot by majority vote of all members of the municipal council. If the members shall be unable, within five ballots to be taken within 2 days of said organization meeting, to elect a mayor, then the member who in the election for members of the municipal council received the greatest number of votes shall be the mayor. Should such person decline to accept the office, then the person receiving the next highest vote shall be the mayor, and so on, until the office is filled; or b. That the mayor shall be elected directly by the voters of the municipality at the regular municipal election, or general election, as the charter shall provide. At the first election following the adoption of the charter, and each appropriate subsequent election, one position of council member to be elected at large shall be designated and voted for under the title of mayor, and candidates for the position shall be clearly designated as candidates for mayor in their respective nominating petitions. The candidate for mayor receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected, and shall serve for a term of 4 years. L.1950, c. 210, p. 486, s. 9-6, eff. June 8, 1950. Amended by L.1981, c. 465, s. 26, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-19 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-19
Limitations, exclusions, exceptions to be contained in contract
Status: in_force

Any contract or contracts permitted under this subarticle shall contain limitations, exclusions or exceptions so as to avoid duplication of benefits or services otherwise available pursuant to accidental death and dismemberment, hospitalization, dental, medical, surgical, major medical expense, or health and accident coverage under any other of this State or the coverage afforded under the laws of the United States, such as the Federal Medicare Program, and at the option of the employer and the carrier, group insurance or any other arrangement of coverage for individuals in a group, whether on an insured or uninsured basis. Any contract permitted under this subarticle may condition the eligibility of any employee upon satisfying a waiting period stated in the contract. L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979. Amended by L.1980, c. 145, s. 2, eff. Nov. 12, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68A-36 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68A / Section 68A-36
Interest of members, officers or employees in property or contracts
Status: in_force

No member, officer or employee of a municipal port authority shall have or acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in the port system or in any property included or planned to be included in the port system or in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished to or used by the municipal port authority. Neither the holding of any office or employment in the government of any county or municipality or of the State nor the owning of any other property within the State shall be deemed a disqualification for membership in or employment by a municipal port authority, and members of the governing body of the municipality may be appointed by such governing body and may serve as members of a municipal port authority. L.1960, c. 192, p. 813, s. 8, eff. Feb. 15, 1961.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.1
Opening and closing of beauty parlors; penalties
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality in this State shall have the power: (a) To pass, enforce, alter or repeal ordinances to take effect within the limits of such municipality for the following purposes: To regulate the opening and closing of beauty parlors on Sunday and holidays; to regulate the hours of opening and closing on weekdays; to fix and enforce penalties for the violations of any ordinances that may be passed by virtue of this act. (b) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, the municipality may fix and prescribe the penalties for the violation of any ordinance or section thereof in a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00), or imprisonment not exceeding ten days in the municipal lock-up or county jail as may be designated by the governing body. L.1938, c. 249, p. 558, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1938.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-24 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-24
Organization of planning board.
Status: in_force

15. Organization of planning board. The planning board shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from the members of Class IV, select a secretary who may or may not be a member or alternate member of the planning board or a municipal employee, and create and fill such other offices as established by ordinance. An alternate member shall not serve as chairman or vice chairman of the planning board. It may employ, or contract for, and fix the compensation of legal counsel, other than the municipal attorney, and experts, and other staff and services as it may deem necessary, not exceeding, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amount appropriated by the governing body for its use. The governing body shall make provision in its budget and appropriate funds for the expenses of the planning board. L.1975,c.291,s.15; amended 1998, c.95, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14A-13 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14A / Section 14A-13
Interim certificates or bonds
Status: in_force

After sale of any bonds pursuant to section eleven or section twelve of this act, the sewerage authority shall have power to authorize the execution and issuance to the purchasers, pending the preparation of the definitive bonds, of interim certificates therefor or of temporary bonds or other temporary instruments exchangeable for the definitive bonds when prepared, executed and ready for delivery. The holders of such interim certificates, temporary bonds or other temporary instruments shall have all the rights and remedies which they would have as holders of the definitive bonds. L.1946, c. 138, p. 655, s. 13, eff. April 23, 1946.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12-17 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-17
Application of proceeds of disposition of lands
Status: in_force

When any county or municipality shall dispose of real property, capital improvements or personal property not acquired at a tax sale, having issued bonds to finance the purchase thereof, and at the time of such disposal any of said bonds are outstanding, the whole proceeds of such disposal or, so much thereof as shall be necessary shall be used for the liquidation of such bonds. Payment of such bonds may be made at or prior to maturity on cancellation. L.1971, c. 199, s. 17, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:49-9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 49 / Section 49-9
When operative; objections to passage; referendum and notice thereof
Status: in_force

Any ordinance authorizing any improvement shall become operative ten days after the publication thereof after its final passage, unless within said ten days a protest against making the improvement shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk signed by taxpayers representing ten per cent in amount of the assessed valuation of such municipality, whose names appear on the last preceding assessment roll thereof, in which case the 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. The certificate of the municipal clerk filed in his office as to the filing or sufficiency of any protest shall be conclusive for the purposes of this section. At least ten days before the election notice thereof shall be published once in a newspaper published in the municipality, or if there be no such newspaper, then in a newspaper published in the county and circulating in the municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-110 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-110
Commissioners; appointment; duties; oaths
Status: in_force

At the time and place specified in the notice provided for in section 40:37-109 of this Title the judge shall appoint three disinterested freeholders resident in the county to: a. Make a just and true appraisement of the value of the real estate to be condemned and taken by the county park commission for the purposes specified in the notice; b. Ascertain, fix and determine the amount of damages occasioned thereby; c. Make a just and true estimate and appraisement of the special or peculiar benefits which the opening of any such boulevard, parkway or roadway, or the improvement thereof, may confer upon any owner of property benefited thereby, in proportion as nearly as may be to the benefit which each owner may be deemed to acquire. The commissioners so appointed shall forthwith take and subscribe an oath that they will faithfully and impartially perform their duties, and their oaths shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 658, s. 83, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40:5-2.11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-2.11
Use of parking meter revenues for off-street parking facilities.
Status: in_force

1. The board of chosen freeholders of any county and the governing body of any municipality may by resolution appropriate and dedicate all or any portion of the revenues which it derives from parking meters in excess of the cost of purchase, installation, maintenance and operation of said parking meters, to the purposes of creation, purchase, construction and maintenance of off-street parking facilities. L.1952,c.195,s.1; amended 2001, c.342, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-78.14 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-78.14
Identification card not deemed official for certain purposes.
Status: in_force

7. The Gold Star Family identification card issued under P.L.2017, c.289 (C.40A:9-78.8 et seq.), shall not be deemed sufficient valid proof of identity for official governmental purposes when a statute, regulation, or directive of a governmental entity requires proof of identity. L.2017, c.289, s.7; amended 2022, c.59, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 40:64-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 64 / Section 64-4
Vacancies
Status: in_force

Any vacancy occurring by reason of the death, resignation or removal of any commissioner shall be filled for the unexpired term, by the authority having power to make the original appointments.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37B-2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37B / Section 37B-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

The following terms whenever used or referred to in this act shall have the following respective meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context. (a) "Authority" shall mean a public body created pursuant to this act. (b) "Bond resolution" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in section 15 of this act. (c) "Bonds" shall mean any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures or other obligations issued by an authority or any other political subdivision of the State. (d) "Clerk" shall mean the clerk of a municipality or the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders as the case may be or the officer charged with the duties customarily imposed on such clerk. (e) "Construct" and "construction" shall connote and include, acts of clearance, demolition, planning, designing, construction, development and redevelopment, reconstruction, replacement, enlargement, extension, improvement and betterment. (f) "Cost" shall mean, in addition to the usual connotations thereof, the cost of planning, acquisition or construction of all or any part of any public facility or facilities of an authority and of all or any property, rights, easements, privileges, agreements and franchises deemed by the authority to be necessary or useful and convenient therefor or in connection therewith, including interest or discount on bonds, cost of issuance of bonds, architectural, engineering and inspection costs and legal expenses, cost of financial, professional and other estimates and advice, organization, administrative, operating and other expenses of the authority prior to and during such acquisition or construction, and all such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing, acquisition, construction and completion of such public facility or facilities or part thereof and the placing of the same fully in operation or the disposition of the same, and also such provision or reserves for working capital, operating, maintenance or replacement expenses or for payment or security of principal of or interest on bonds during or after such acquisition or construction as the authority may determine, and also reimbursements to the authority or any governmental unit or person of any money theretofore expended for the purposes of the authority. (g) "County" shall mean any county of the first class of this State. "The county" shall mean the particular county of the first class for which a particular authority is created. (h) "Facility charges" shall mean tolls, rents, rates, fees or other charges in connection with or for the use of services of the public facility or other property owned or controlled by the authority. (i) "Facility revenue" shall mean money derived or to be derived from the operation of all or any part of the facilities of the authority including any parts thereof, theretofore constructed or acquired and any parts, extensions, replacements or improvements thereof thereafter constructed or acquired. (j) "Governing body" shall mean in the case of a municipality the commission, council, board or body by whatever name it may be known having charge of the finances of the municipality and in the case of a county the board of chosen freeholders. (k) "Municipality" shall mean any city of any class, any town, township, village, borough or any other municipality of this State other than a county or a school district. (l) "Person" shall mean any person, association, corporation, Nation, State or agency or subdivision thereof other than a county or a municipality of this State or an authority. (m) "Project" shall have the meaning ascribed to said term in section 15 of this act. (n) "Public body" shall mean the State or any county, city, town, township, borough, village, school district, authority or any other political subdivision of the State. (o) "Public facility" shall mean any lands, structures or other properties or facilities, acquired or constructed or to be acquired or constructed by an authority for its purposes and operated or to be operated by the authority or by any governmental unit or person under a lease or other agreement by or with the authority. (p) "Real property" shall mean lands within or without the State, above or below water, and improvements thereof or thereon or any riparian or other rights or interests therein. (q) "Resolution" shall mean a written act of the governing body of a county adopted and otherwise approved in the manner or mode of procedure prescribed for resolutions tending to obligate such county pecuniarily. L.1967, c. 136, s. 2, eff. June 28, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-25 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-25
General power to provide qualification for bidders.
Status: in_force

25. The governing body of any contracting unit may establish reasonable regulations appropriate for controlling the qualifications of prospective bidders upon contracts to be awarded on behalf of the contracting unit, by the class or category of goods or services to be provided or performed, which may fix the qualifications required according to the financial ability and experience of the bidders and the capital and equipment available to them pertinent to and reasonably related to the class or category of goods or services to be provided or performed in the performance of any such contract, and may require each bidder to furnish a statement thereof; and if such governing body is not satisfied with the qualifications of any bidder as founded upon such statement, it may refuse to furnish the bidder with any plans or specifications for any public contract or consider any bid made by the bidder for any contract. Prior to the adoption of any such regulations, a contracting unit shall submit them to a public hearing. Notice of the hearing and a general description of the subject matter of the regulations to be adopted shall be published in not less than two newspapers circulating in the county or municipality in which the contracting unit is located. Publication shall precede by at least 20 days the date set in the notice for the hearing. The clerk or secretary of the governing body of the contracting unit shall keep a record of the proceedings and of the testimony of any citizen or prospective bidder. Within 10 days after the completion of the hearings, the proposed regulations and a true copy of the hearings shall be forwarded to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services for the director's approval. This approval shall be indicated by a letter from the director to the governing body of the contracting unit. If the director fails to approve or disapprove the regulations within 30 days of their receipt by the director, they shall take effect without the director's approval. The director may disapprove such proposed regulations only if the director finds that: (a) They are written in a manner which will unnecessarily discourage full, free and open competition; or (b) They unnecessarily restrict the participation of small businesses in the public bidding process; or (c) They create undue preferences; or (d) They violate any other provision of this act, or any other law. If the director disapproves such proposed regulations within the 30-day period prescribed, they shall be of no force and effect and may not be required as a condition to the acceptance of a bid on any public contract by the contracting unit. Any appeal from a decision of the director to the Local Finance Board shall be subject to the provisions of the "Local Government Supervision Act (1947)", P.L.1947, c.151 (C.52:27BB-1 et seq.). No qualification rating of any bidder shall be influenced by the bidder's race, religion, sex, national origin, nationality or place of residence or business. Nothing contained in this act shall limit the right of any court to review a refusal to furnish any such plans or specifications or to consider any bid on any contract advertised. Any such governing body may adopt a standard form of statement or questionnaire for bidders on public works contracts, and in such case their action shall be governed as provided herein. L.1971,c.198,s.25; amended 1999, c.440, s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-108 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-108
"Waterworks" defined
Status: in_force

The term "waterworks" as used in sections 40:62-109 to 43:62-150 of this title means and includes one or more systems of waterworks, whether or not such waterworks extend into or supply water in other municipalities than those proposing to acquire or owning the same, and waterworks, rights and franchises owned by one or more persons and shall include rights and franchises to obtain an additional supply of water, and any or all other appurtenant property of such owner or owners.
N.J. Stat. § 40:19-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-4
Referendum
Status: in_force

Upon the passage of the resolution, the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders shall forthwith transmit a certified copy thereof to the proper officer, notifying him that a vote is desired upon the question. Such officer shall, in the manner and form provided by law, place the same upon the ballots used at the next general election occurring not less than thirty days after the passage of the resolution.
N.J. Stat. § 40:43-66.82 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-66.82
Meeting with mayors; timetable of consolidation
Status: in_force

5. a. Within 20 days of either: (1) receipt of an ordinance consenting to consolidation pursuant to subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1995, c.376 (C.40:43-66.80), with regard to a consolidation involving a sparsely populated municipality with a population of less than 100 persons according to the most recent federal decennial census, or (2) the certification of the results of elections approving a consolidation pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1995, c.376 (C.40:43-66.81), the director shall meet with the mayors and such other municipal officials as the director shall require from the sparsely populated municipality and the absorbing municipality. b. In consultation with the mayors the director shall establish a timetable for the consolidation to become effective and shall make such budget, financial and educational district adjustments as shall be required to complete the consolidation. The Commissioner of Education also shall be consulted with regard to the adjustment of educational district matters. The director shall also establish a timetable for the preparation of a new official map of the consolidated municipality showing the new boundaries. c. The director, in consultation with the mayors, shall have all of the powers of a consolidation commission under the "Municipal Consolidation Act," P.L.1977, c.435 (C.40:43-66.35 et seq.). L.1995,c.376,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-88 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-88
Annual audit
Status: in_force

Each authority shall cause an annual audit of its accounts to be made, and for this purpose it shall 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 within 4 months after the close of the fiscal year of the authority and a certified duplicate copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury and in the office of the treasurer of the county within 5 days after the original report is filed with the authority. L.1960, c. 183, p. 758, s. 45, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.
N.J. Stat. § 40:38-28.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 38 / Section 38-28.1
Cost of living bonus or longevity program; participation
Status: in_force

In any county of the second class having a population in excess of 500,000 inhabitants, the limitations imposed pursuant to section 40:38-28 of the Revised Statutes on the amount of salary payable to the first deputy county clerk or to any executive clerk or chief clerk in the office of the county clerk, shall not be construed to restrict any of said employees from participating in or benefiting from any cost of living bonus or longevity program provided for or established in such county. L.1969, c. 260, s. 1, eff. Jan. 8, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-256 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-256
General powers
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any such county wherein lands have been improved, developed and maintained as aforesaid, may: a. Take or acquire in fee or otherwise by gift, grant, purchase, devise or condemnation, any lands or rights in lands, or easements or interest in lands, within any such county, although the lands so taken or any part thereof, be a public street or way; b. Construct and maintain along, across, upon and over the same, roads, parkways and boulevards; c. Grade and improve the same; d. Regulate the width of streets, roadways, bicycle paths and bridle paths; e. Plant trees or shrubbery; and f. Construct and maintain sidewalks and roadways in any part thereof in such manner and of such materials as the board of chosen freeholders shall determine.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14A-9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14A / Section 14A-9
Appropriations by local unit to sewerage authority; construction, financing and operation of sewage facilities by local unit
Status: in_force

a. Any local unit shall have power, in the discretion of its governing body, to appropriate moneys for the purposes of the sewerage authority, and to loan or donate such moneys to the sewerage authority in such installments and upon such terms as may be agreed upon between such local unit and the sewerage authority. b. Subject to section 29 of this act (C. 40:14A-29), any local unit shall have the power to authorize as a general improvement or, in the case of a local unit which is a municipality, as a local improvement the construction and financing of any facilities for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage arising within a district. Subject to the consent and approval of the sewerage authority, such facilities may be operated by the local unit and the local unit may fix rates and charges for the use thereof, in addition to the payment of special assessments levied by a municipality against lands and real estate specially benefited by such improvements. As provided in section 22 of this act (C. 40:14A-22), such facilities may be acquired and operated by the sewerage authority as part of the sewerage system, notwithstanding that special assessments may be or may have been levied for such improvements by a municipality. L.1946, c. 138, p. 652, s. 9, eff. April 23, 1946. Amended by L.1970, c. 209, s. 1, eff. Sept. 30, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-12.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-12.2
Local utility notice of applications
Status: in_force

8. Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, the administrative officer of every municipality shall notify the corporate secretary of every local utility that, in order to receive notice by an applicant pursuant to subsection h. of section 7.1 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-12), the utility shall register with the municipality or any other municipality in which the utility has a right-of-way or easement. L.1991,c.412,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68A-19 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68A / Section 68A-19
Sale, lease, loan, grant or conveyance to port authority; permit
Status: in_force

Any county, by resolution of its board of chosen freeholders, or any municipality, by ordinance of its governing body, or any other person is hereby empowered, without any referendum and without the consent of any board, officer, or other agency of the State, to sell, lease, lend, grant or convey to any port authority, or to permit any port authority to use, maintain or operate as part of the port facilities, any real or personal property owned by it, which may be necessary or useful and convenient for the purposes of the port authority and which may be accepted by the port authority. Any such sale, lease, loan, grant, conveyance or permit may be made with or without consideration and for a specified or an unlimited period of time and under any agreement and on any terms and condition which may be approved by such county, municipality or other person and which may be agreed to by the port authority in conformity with its contracts with the holders of any bonds. Subject to any such contracts with holders of bonds, the port authority may enter into and perform any and all agreements with respect to property so accepted by it, including agreements for the assumption of principal or interest or both of indebtedness of such county, municipality or other person or of any mortgage or lien existing with respect to such property or for the operation and maintenance of such property as part of the port facilities. L.1948, c. 349, p. 1397, s. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-123 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-123
Certificate of sale; issuance; assignability; recording
Status: in_force

The commission shall make and deliver to a purchaser at such sale who shall have made payment, a certificate of sale, signed by its officers thereunto duly authorized, sealed with its seal, and acknowledged or proved according to law. The certificate shall set forth as concisely as possible, the facts of the assessment, advertisement and sale, together with a short description of the real estate sold, the amount actually paid therefor by the purchaser and the length of time for which he shall have purchased the same. Every such certificate shall, before its delivery, be recorded in one of the books to be kept by the commission for that purpose. It may be assigned by deed of assignment under seal duly acknowledged, and every such assignment may be recorded in the books of the commission upon the payment of a fee of one dollar.
N.J. Stat. § 40:18-1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-1
Corporate title; boundaries unaffected
Status: in_force

The corporate title of the several counties shall be "county of (name of county)" . The inhabitants of each of the several counties shall be a body politic and corporate and shall be known by its corporate title. The boundaries of the several counties shall remain as heretofore established by law.
N.J. Stat. § 40:44-18 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 44 / Section 44-18
Inapplicability of act to wards or ward boundaries existing on January 12, 1982
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this act shall invalidate any wards or ward boundaries existing in any municipality on the effective date of this act which were fixed and determined pursuant to any previous law, but the provisions of this act shall apply to and govern any municipality on and after the date on which any of the circumstances set forth in section 5 of this act shall occur therein. L.1981, c. 496, s. 10, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:34A-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 34A / Section 34A-4
Exemption from taxes and special assessments
Status: in_force

Every off-street parking facility is hereby declared to be devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or any subdivision thereof. L.1972, c. 83, s. 4, eff. July 10, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-6.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-6.4
Members of commission; terms; vacancy
Status: in_force

Members shall hold their offices for five years except that the first appointments shall be respectively for one, two, three, four and five years, which terms as to duration shall be in the order of appointments as made and indicated. Vacancies in such offices shall be filled for the unexpired term only. L.1940, c. 24, s. 3, eff. March 30, 1940.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-114 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-114
Compensation of commissioners; expenses; inclusion in cost of improvement
Status: in_force

The court shall, upon application, by the county park commissioners or on its behalf, fix and determine the compensation to be paid the commissioners so appointed, and allow any other expense necessarily incurred in making any such assessment, all of which shall be paid by the county park commissioners. The cost and expense of making any assessment for benefits, including the fees of commissioners, may be included in making up the cost for the purpose of the assessment.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-41.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-41.1
Farmland or other open space defined
Status: in_force

As used in this act "farmland or other open space" means lands devoted to agricultural use which are qualified for assessment for property tax under the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964" (C. 54:4-23.1 et seq.). L.1975, c. 341, s. 1, eff. March 3, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33-13.16 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-13.16
County library commission; termination; assets and obligations
Status: in_force

Upon the establishment of a regional library, the terms of office of all members of any county library commission of any participating county shall terminate. The assets and obligations of any such commission and of the county library under its supervision shall devolve upon such county, unless otherwise provided in the regional library agreement. L.1962, c. 134, s. 14, eff. July 27, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:65-9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 65 / Section 65-9
Assessments a lien; collection and enforcement; installments; errors immaterial
Status: in_force

Such sidewalk assessments shall bear interest from the time of confirmation at the same rate and with the same penalties for nonpayment as assessments for local improvements in the municipality, and from the confirmation thereof shall be a first and paramount lien upon the real estate assessed to the same extent and be collected and enforced in the same manner as assessments for local improvements. The governing body may provide for the payment and collection of such assessments in installments in the same manner and at the same rate of interest as assessments for local improvements are payable in installments in the municipality. No such assessments shall be invalid by reason of error in the statement or omission of the name of any owner or owners of real estate assessed, or for any other informality, where such real estate has been actually improved.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-71.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-71.3
Loan fund created.
Status: in_force

3. There is created a nonlapsing downtown business improvement loan fund in the Department of Community Affairs, which shall be the repository for all moneys appropriated or otherwise made available to the fund. All moneys deposited in the fund shall be held in the fund and disbursed in the amounts necessary to fulfill the purposes of this act and subject to the requirements prescribed in this act. All moneys in the fund, or any portion thereof, may be invested and reinvested in legal obligations of the United States or of the State or of any political subdivision thereof. Any income from, interest on, or increment to moneys so invested or reinvested shall be included in the fund. L.1998,c.115,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-95.15 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-95.15
Power of eminent domain
Status: in_force

Whenever the commission shall have determined to take and acquire any real estate or any right or interest therein for any public park or place which it has located as provided in this act, and cannot acquire the same by agreement with the owner, by reason of disagreement as to price, the legal incapacity or absence of the owner, or his inability to convey valid title, or for any other reason, the compensation therefor shall be ascertained and paid in the manner directed in and by chapter one of the Title Eminent Domain (s. 20:1-1 et seq.). L.1946, c. 276, p. 945, s. 15, eff. May 3, 1946.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-75 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-75
Use of voting machines.
Status: in_force

40A:14-75. For an election held at a time other than at the time of the general election, the superintendent of elections of any county having a superintendent of elections or the county board of elections of any county not having a superintendent of elections, may upon application of the board of commissioners of any fire district, loan or rent to said board, one or more voting machines owned by the county, for a period of time which does not conflict with any State, county, municipal or school district election, for the purpose of conducting a fire district election as required by law. The loan or rental of a voting machine or machines for this purpose shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the board of chosen freeholders of the county. In any case in which voting machines are made available for such purpose, the use thereof for any fire district election shall be held as provided herein. amended 2017, c.206, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:6-1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-1
Classification of counties for legislative purposes
Status: in_force

40A:6-1. For legislative purposes, counties are classified as follows based upon their population as ascertained by the most recent federal decennial census: a. First class--counties having a population of more than 550,000 and a population density of more than 3,000 persons per square mile; b. Second class-- all other counties having a population of more than 200,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean; c. Third class--counties having a population of not less than 50,000 but not more than 200,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean; d. Fourth class--counties having a population of less than 50,000 except such counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean; e. Fifth class--counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean having a population of more than 125,000; f. Sixth class--counties bordering on the Atlantic ocean having a population of not more than 125,000. L.1979, c.181, s.1; amended 1981, c.462, s.44; 2001,c.336.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-14 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-14
Public works jointly constructed and maintained; county and municipal co-operation
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county may by contract, join with the governing body of any municipality within the county or adjoining it, or of any other county or of any district, to acquire or construct any public improvement or works, do any act, maintain any department or render any service which any such municipality, county or district may acquire, construct, do, maintain or render, but no county under any such contract may acquire, construct, maintain or operate any property or service defined as a "public utility" by section 48:2-13 of the title Public Utilities, until a majority of the legal voters in the county affected shall, at an election advertised, held and conducted in accordance with the general laws relating to elections, vote in favor of a proposition to be submitted in the manner provided in section 40:23-15 of this title.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12A-78 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-78
Responsibilities of land bank entity.
Status: in_force

5. a. A land banking agreement shall establish the responsibilities of the land bank entity and shall specify the terms and conditions under which the land bank entity may acquire property on behalf of the municipality, demolish and otherwise clear buildings and conduct other site improvements located on the property, maintain and secure the property, conduct other activities on the property, and, notwithstanding the provisions of the "Local Lands and Buildings Law," P.L.1971, c.199 (C.40A:12-1 et seq.), lease or convey property held on behalf of the municipality. The land banking agreement also shall provide for such municipal oversight of the land bank entity as the municipality deems necessary and appropriate and shall establish the manner in which any costs and revenues, including proceeds of the sale or leasing of land bank property shall be distributed. The land bank entity shall not lease any land bank property for an individual term of more than 99 years. Land bank property that is leased or conveyed by a land bank entity, shall be subject to ordinances adopted pursuant to the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), any redevelopment plan enacted pursuant to the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law," P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et al.), and other applicable State statutes following the lease or conveyance. b. Prior to submission of the land banking agreement for approval by the municipal governing body, the municipality shall hold a public meeting to solicit the advice of the public on the substance and intent of the land banking agreement. c. The ordinance comprising the land banking agreement shall include findings establishing the need for land bank activity in the municipality, the public purpose that the municipality intends the land bank entity to pursue, and the qualifications of the land bank entity to carry out the responsibilities established pursuant to P.L.2019, c.159 (C.40A:12A-74 et al.). d. The land banking agreement shall be adopted by an ordinance of the governing body of the municipality and by resolution of the governing body of the land bank entity. e. The land banking agreement may be amended at any time by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality and by resolution of the governing body or board, as appropriate, of the land bank entity. f. Through entrance into a land banking agreement, a municipality may authorize a land bank entity to hold property in trust on behalf of the municipality. The land banking agreement shall establish whether a trust agreement shall provide authorization to the land bank entity to convey property, lease property, and conduct other land banking activities without municipal authorization for each individual conveyance, and other action. If provided in the land banking agreement, each trust agreement shall provide the land bank entity with all the powers of property ownership, subject to the potential termination of the land banking agreement pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2019, c.159 (C.40A:12A-87). g. A land bank entity is not subject to the requirements of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.) in association with a land banking agreement or with contracts entered by the land bank entity in association with the land banking agreement. Public bidding is not necessary to enter into a land banking agreement, or, unless otherwise stated in the land banking agreement, for contracts entered into by the land bank entity in association with the land banking agreement. L.2019, c.159, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-136.9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-136.9
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in P.L.2020, c.53 (C.40:55D-136.7 et seq.): "Approval" means, except as otherwise provided in sections 4 through 11 of P.L.2020, c.53 (C.40:55D-136.10 through C.40:55D-136.17), any approval of a soil erosion and sediment control plan granted by a local soil conservation district under the authority conferred by R.S.4:24-22 et seq., waterfront development permit issued pursuant to R.S.12:5-1 et seq., permit issued pursuant to "The Wetlands Act of 1970," P.L.1970, c.272 (C.13:9A-1 et seq.), permit issued pursuant to the "Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act," P.L.1987, c.156 (C.13:9B-1 et al.), approval of an application for development granted by the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission pursuant to the "Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Law of 1974," P.L.1974, c.118 (C.13:13A-1 et seq.), permit issued pursuant to the "Hackensack Meadowlands Reclamation and Development Act," P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-1 et al.), approval of an application for development granted by the Pinelands Commission and determination of municipal and county plan conformance pursuant to the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.), permit issued and center designations pursuant to the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act," P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-1 et seq.), septic approval granted pursuant to Title 26 of the Revised Statutes, permit granted pursuant to R.S.27:7-1 et seq. or any supplement thereto, right-of-way permit issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (h) of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.301 (C.27:1A-5), approval granted by a sewerage authority pursuant to the "sewerage authorities law," P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.), approval granted by a municipal authority pursuant to the "municipal and county utilities authorities law," P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.), an agreement with a municipality, county, municipal authority, sewerage authority, or other governmental authority for the use or reservation of sewerage capacity, approval issued by a county planning board pursuant to chapter 27 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, preliminary and final approval granted in connection with an application for development pursuant to the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), permit granted pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.), plan endorsement and center designations pursuant to the "State Planning Act," P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et al.), permit or certification issued pursuant to the "Water Supply Management Act," P.L.1981, c.262 (C.58:1A-1 et al.), permit granted authorizing the drilling of a well pursuant to P.L.1947, c.377 (C.58:4A-5 et seq.), certification or permit granted, exemption from a sewerage connection ban granted, wastewater management plan approved, and pollution discharge elimination system permit pursuant to the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), certification granted pursuant to "The Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act (1954)," P.L.1954, c.199 (C.58:11-23 et seq.), certification or approval granted pursuant to P.L.1971, c.386 (C.58:11-25.1 et al.), certification issued and water quality management plan approved pursuant to the "Water Quality Planning Act," P.L.1977, c.75 (C.58:11A-1 et seq.), approval granted pursuant to the "Safe Drinking Water Act," P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et al.), permit issued pursuant to the "Flood Hazard Area Control Act," P.L.1962, c.19 (C.58:16A-50 et seq.), any municipal, county, regional, or State approval or permit granted under the general authority conferred by State law or rule or regulation, or any other government authorization of any development application or any permit related thereto whether that authorization is in the form of a permit, approval, license, certification, permission, determination, interpretation, exemption, variance, exception, waiver, letter of interpretation, no further action letter, agreement or any other executive or administrative decision which allows a development or governmental project to proceed; provided that, for all of the foregoing, the approval was validly issued, and the term of such approval was unexpired as of March 9, 2020. "COVID-19" means the coronavirus disease 2019, as announced by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020, and first identified in Wuhan, China. "COVID-19 extension period" means the period beginning March 9, 2020 and continuing for as long as a public health emergency, pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.), that has been declared by the Governor in response to COVID-19, is in effect. "Development" means the division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure or facility, or of any grading, soil removal or relocation, excavation or landfill or any use or change in the use of any building or other structure or land or extension of the use of land. "Government" means any municipal, county, regional, or State government, or any agency, department, commission or other instrumentality thereof. L.2020, c.53, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-53 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-53
Traffic regulations in fire areas
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may authorize the officials in charge of the paid or part-paid fire department and force to establish fire areas to regulate traffic and parking therein and provide penalties for violations. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-146.12 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-146.12
Uniforms
Status: in_force

Every special law enforcement officer prior to the commencement of his duties shall be furnished with a uniform which shall identify the officer's function. The uniform shall include, but not be limited to, a hat and appropriate badges which shall bear an identification number or name tag and the name of the local unit in which the officer is employed. The uniform shall also include an insignia issued by the commission which clearly indicates the officer's status as a special law enforcement officer and the type of certification issued pursuant to section 4 of this act. Within six months following the effective date of this act the commission shall issue the insignia. All special law enforcement officers prior to the commencement of duties shall be in uniform properly displaying the appropriate insignia. Nothing in this section shall preclude the designation on an insignia to read either "special police" or "special law enforcement officer." L. 1985, c. 439, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-38.8 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-38.8
Negotiability of bonds
Status: in_force

8. Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, bonds 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 of a bond, or of any coupon appurtenant thereto, by accepting the bond or coupon shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that the bond or coupon is and shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of the negotiable instruments law. L.1993,c.269,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 40:20-35.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-35.4
Compensation
Status: in_force

Each member of a board of chosen freeholders in counties subject to the provisions of this act shall receive an annual salary in an amount within the limits prescribed by law for members of boards of chosen freeholders in counties governed by small boards under the provisions of sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-35 of the Revised Statutes. Such salaries, including any additional compensation to directors, shall be in lieu of all fees or other compensation, excepting additional compensation for premiums on group insurance authorized under P.L.1960, chapter 180, and shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the county treasurer. The salaries to be paid to the members of each board, including any additional compensation to the director, shall, within the limits prescribed pursuant to this section, be fixed by the respective boards referred to herein by resolution. L.1966, c. 62, s. 4, eff. June 6, 1966. Amended by L.1969, c. 133, s. 1, eff. July 3, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:21-18 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 21 / Section 21-18
Act not available to casinos
Status: in_force

18. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no exemption or abatement or tax agreement shall be allowed with respect to any facility containing a licensed gambling casino. The issuance of a casino license shall operate to invalidate any existing exemption, abatement or tax agreement, and all unpaid taxes otherwise due, were the exemption, abatement or tax agreement not granted, on the full and true value of the property shall become immediately due and payable. L.1991,c.441,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-8.7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-8.7
Certain local ordinances void.
Status: in_force

38. a. Except as expressly provided in P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.), including subsection b. of this section, any provision of a local ordinance which imposes a fee for the development of affordable housing upon a developer of non-residential property, including any and all development fee ordinances adopted in accordance with any regulations of the department, or any provision of an ordinance which imposes an obligation relating to the provision of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households, or payment in-lieu of building as a condition of non-residential development, shall be void and of no effect. A provision of an ordinance which imposes a development fee which is not prohibited by any provision of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.) shall not be invalidated by this section. b. No affordable housing obligation shall be imposed concerning a mixed-use development that would result in an affordable housing obligation greater than that which would have been imposed if the residential portion of the mixed-use development had been developed independently of the non-residential portion of the mixed-use development. c. Whenever the developer of a non-residential development regulated under P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) has made or committed itself to make a financial or other contribution relating to the provision of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households, the non-residential development fee authorized pursuant to P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.) shall be satisfied through the investment obligations made pursuant to P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.). L.2008, c.46, s.38; amended 2024, c.2, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 40:74-14 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 74 / Section 74-14
Duty of board on submission of ordinance; submission to voters; withdrawal of petition
Status: in_force

If the petition accompanying the proposed ordinance be signed by electors equal in number to at least 15% of the votes cast at the last preceding general election at which members of the General Assembly were elected, and contains a request that the ordinance be submitted to a vote of the people if not passed by the board of commissioners, the board shall within 20 days after attachment of the clerk's certificate to the accompanying petition either: a. Pass the ordinance without alteration; or b. Forthwith, upon the expiration of that 20 day period, call a special election to 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, unless a general election or regular municipal election is to be held not less than 40 days nor more than 90 days thereafter, and at such election such ordinance shall be submitted without alteration to the vote of the electors of the municipality. If the petition is signed by not less than ten nor more than 15% of the electors, as above defined, then the board of commissioners shall, within 20 days, pass said ordinance without change or submit the same at the next general election or regular municipal election occurring not less than 40 days after the clerk's certificate of sufficiency is attached to 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.1982, c. 145, s. 14, eff. Sept. 28, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:85-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 85 / Section 85-10
Vote required for adoption; effect of adoption; certain officers unaffected
Status: in_force

If the majority of the votes cast shall be in favor of the question, then the same shall be certified to by the county election officials as provided under the general election law, the municipal manager form of government shall be abolished in such municipality and the same to take effect on January first in the second year after the general election at which the question of abandoning the municipal manager form of government shall be adopted, and January first of the second year after said general election the terms of offices of all officials under the municipal manager form of government, whether elective or appointive, shall cease and determine, and such municipality shall become a municipality under the law under which it was governed prior to the adoption of the municipal manager form of government, but such change shall not in any manner or degree affect the property, right or liability of any nature of such municipality, but shall merely extend to such change in the form of government. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect in any way the term of office of any policeman, fireman or other employee of any police or fire department, veteran of any war, or other official or employee now protected by any tenure of office act. If the municipality is operating under the provisions of subtitle 3 of the title Civil Service (s. 11:19-1 et seq.), at the time of the abandonment of the municipal manager form of government therein, nothing herein contained relative to the termination of his term or to his dismissal or discharge shall apply to any person holding any position or office coming within the classified service of the civil service law.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55B-7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55B / Section 55B-7
General powers
Status: in_force

To effectuate its purposes, any commission created under this chapter shall have the following powers: a. To sue and be sued. b. To adopt and use an official seal. c. To adopt suitable by-laws for the management of its affairs. d. To determine the qualifications and duties of its employees, and to fix, subject to the foregoing provisions hereof, their compensation. e. To enter into contracts.