N.J. Stat. § 40A:31-9 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 31 / Section 31-9
Bonds and security therefor
Status: in_force

A local unit having adopted an ordinance or resolution pursuant to N.J.S.40A:31-4 may issue bonds pursuant to the provisions of the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq. for all or part of the cost of water supply facilities. Proceeds from the bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the costs of the water supply facilities for which the bonds have been authorized. Bonds issued by a local unit or local units may be: a. General obligation bonds payable from unlimited ad valorem taxes which may additionally be secured by a pledge of revenues from rates, rentals or other charges levied and collected pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.40A:31-10 and 40A:31-11; b. Local improvement assessment bonds payable from local improvement assessments as provided in N.J.S.40A:31-13, additionally secured by unlimited ad valorem taxes; or c. General obligation bonds secured and payable from rates, rental and other charges levied and collected pursuant to N.J.S.40A:31-10 and 40A:31-11, and additionally secured by unlimited ad valorem taxes. Bonds may additionally be secured by a pledge of any grant, subsidy or contribution received by the issuing local unit from the United States or the State of New Jersey, or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof. Source: C.40:14C-7 (P.L.1979, c.451, s.7) and new. L.1989,c.109,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-98 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-98
Laws conferring powers upon mayor or other executive head construed as meaning municipal manager
Status: in_force

Any provision of general law conferring the appointing power or other power upon the mayor or other executive head of the municipality shall be construed as meaning the municipal manager in a municipality governed under this article, and the appointments or the power exercised by the municipal manager in accordance with such provision shall be classified and given the same force and effect as if executed by the official named therein, except that members of the board of education and of the trustees of the public library, whenever required to be appointed by any such provision by any board or official of the municipality, shall be appointed under this article by the mayor, and except that the mayor shall serve as the fifth member of the board of school estimate pursuant to N.J.S. 18A:22-1. L.1950, c. 210, p. 490, s. 9-18, eff. June 8, 1950. Amended by L.1981, c. 68, s. 1, eff. March 18, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 40:5-2.8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-2.8
Inapplicable to conflagration occurring before April 1, 1941
Status: in_force

This act shall not apply to any general conflagration which occurred before April first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-one. L.1941, c. 48, p. 130, s. 7, eff. April 23, 1941.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-86 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-86
Correction of revenue item
Status: in_force

The director may correct an item of revenue appearing in any adopted budget if any law requires such correction or makes such correction advisable. If such correction shall require that the local purpose levy of the local unit shall be adjusted, the director shall order the correction or adjustment of the local tax levy accordingly, unless the tax rate for the year shall have been struck and shall certify such adjustment to the county board of taxation. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:31-11.3 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 31 / Section 31-11.3
Reduction in fees for locally-run water supply facility.
Status: in_force

12. a. A local unit operating a county or municipal water supply facility shall establish within its rates or schedules a 50% reduction in the connection fee or tapping fee assessed pursuant to N.J.S.40A:31-11 for new connections to the water supply system which is to be charged to public housing authorities, non-profit organizations building affordable housing projects, and any other affordable housing, including affordable housing units in inclusionary projects. b. For units previously connected to the local unit's system that were demolished or refurbished to allow for new affordable housing units and for which a connection or tapping fee was previously paid, a local unit operating a county or municipal water supply facility shall establish within its rates or schedules a credit against the connection fee or tapping fee to be assessed for connection with the water supply system to public housing authorities, non-profit organizations building affordable projects, and to any other affordable housing, including affordable housing units in inclusionary projects. The credit shall be the connection fee or tapping fee previously assessed and paid, for connection with the water supply system for units previously connected to the local unit's system. c. The connection fee or tapping fee assessable against a public housing authority, non-profit organization, or other affordable housing owner, for units previously connected to the local unit's system that were demolished or refurbished to allow for new affordable housing units, including affordable housing units in inclusionary projects, shall be the lesser of the reduced rate provided for in subsection a. of this section, or the current non-reduced rate applicable to other types of housing developments minus the credit provided under subsection b. of this section for units for which a connection fee or tapping fee was previously paid, provided that such public housing authority, non-profit organization, or other affordable housing owner can establish the connection fee or tapping fee was previously assessed and paid for connection with the system. If such previous assessment and payment cannot be established, the reduced rate provided for in subsection a. of this section shall be assessed. L.2018, c.74, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-12.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-12.4
Notice to military facility commander from municipality.
Status: in_force

1. a. Any military facility commander interested in receiving notice pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection h. of section 7.1 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-12) and section 2 of P.L.1995, c.249 (C.40:55D-62.1) may register with the administrative officer of the municipality in which the military facility is situated and any municipality situated within 3,000 feet in all directions of the military facility. The registration shall remain in effect until revoked by the military facility commander. b. The administrative officer of every municipality in which a military facility is situated or which is situated within 3,000 feet in all directions of a military facility shall adopt a registration form and shall maintain a record of any military facility which has registered with the municipality pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The registration form shall include the name and address of the military facility commander to whom notice shall be forwarded, as required pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection h. of section 7.1 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-12). The information contained therein shall be made available to any applicant, as provided in subsection c. of section 7.1 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-12). L.2005,c.41,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-154.5 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-154.5
Municipal superintendent of public works; defined
Status: in_force

As used in this act, "municipal superintendent of public works" means the officer or employee of a municipality whose duties include supervising the care and maintenance of streets, roads, avenues, public buildings, public places, sewers and motor vehicles of the municipality, notwithstanding the job title given the office or position. L.1981, c. 383, s. 1, eff. Jan. 4, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:26B-1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 26B / Section 26B-1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. Sections 1 through 18 of P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et seq.) shall be known and may be cited as the "Clean Stormwater and Flood Reduction Act." L.2019, c.42, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-54 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-54
Firemen in the performance of their duties to have powers of police officers
Status: in_force

The members and officers of the paid or part-paid fire department and force of a municipality shall have the powers and authority of police officers within the municipality, to be exercised while going to, attending and returning from a fire. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:60-6 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 60 / Section 60-6
Powers of the council
Status: in_force

Powers of the Council. a. The council shall be the legislative body of the municipality. b. The council may, subject to general law and the provisions of this act: (1) pass, adopt, amend and repeal any ordinance or, where permitted, any resolution for any purpose required for the government of the municipality or for the accomplishment of any public purpose for which the municipality is authorized to act under general law; (2) control and regulate the finances of the municipality and raise money by borrowing or taxation; (3) create such offices and positions as it may deem necessary. The officers appointed thereto shall perform the duties required by law and the ordinances of the council. Other than the borough attorney, engineer, and building inspector, these officers shall be residents of the borough and shall serve at the pleasure of the council, except the clerk, who also shall be exempt from the borough residency requirement, the tax collector and tax assessor who shall serve for terms as provided in chapter 9 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes. The council may exempt officers from the residency requirements but only pursuant to the adoption of an ordinance to that effect; (4) investigate any activity of the municipality; (5) remove any officer of the municipality, other than those officers excepted by law, for cause; and (6) override a veto of the mayor by a two-thirds majority of all the members of the council. c. The council shall have all the executive responsibilities of the municipality not placed, by general law or this act, in the office of the mayor. d. The council, whenever it fails to confirm the nomination by the mayor of any official to a subordinate office of the borough within 30 days of being presented such nomination, shall make the appointment to that office, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall be required for such purpose, the mayor to have no vote thereon except in the case of a tie. L.1987, c.379, s.1; amended 1988,c.185,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-146.21 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-146.21
Training requirements for housing authority police officer.
Status: in_force

3. a. A person appointed as a police officer for a housing authority police force pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1997, c.210 (C.40A:14-146.19) shall within one year of the date of his appointment successfully complete a basic police training course at a school approved and authorized by the Police Training Commission. The training requirements set forth in this subsection may be waived by the Police Training Commission for a person appointed as a housing authority police officer who demonstrates to the commission's satisfaction that the person has successfully completed a police training course conducted by any federal, State or other public or private agency the requirements of which are substantially equivalent to the requirements of that at a school approved by the commission. b. A housing authority police officer, who shall have successfully completed the basic police training course for police officers at a school approved by the Police Training Commission, shall have all the powers conferred by law on police officers in the enforcement of the laws of this State or municipal ordinances, including the power to apprehend offenders. c. Any person appointed as a housing authority police officer, who at any time prior to his appointment had served as a duly qualified, fully-trained, full-time law enforcement officer in any municipality of this State and who was separated from that prior service in good standing, shall be eligible to serve as a housing authority police officer consistent with guidelines promulgated by the Police Training Commission. The training requirements set forth in subsection a. of this section may be waived by the commission with regard to any person described in this subsection who is appointed as a housing authority police officer. L.1997,c.210,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-54 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-54
Recording of final approval of major subdivision; filing of all subdivision plats
Status: in_force

42. Recording of final approval of major subdivision; filing of all subdivision plats. a. Final approval of a major subdivision shall expire 95 days from the date of signing of the plat unless within such period the plat shall have been duly filed by the developer with the county recording officer. The planning board may for good cause shown extend the period for recording for an additional period not to exceed 190 days from the date of signing of the plat. The planning board may extend the 95-day or 190-day period if the developer proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the planning board (1) that the developer was barred or prevented, directly or indirectly, from filing because of delays in obtaining legally required approvals from other governmental or quasi-governmental entities and (2) that the developer applied promptly for and diligently pursued the required approvals. The length of the extension shall be equal to the period of delay caused by the wait for the required approvals, as determined by the planning board. The developer may apply for an extension either before or after the original expiration date. b. No subdivision plat shall be accepted for filing by the county recording officer until it has been approved by the planning board as indicated on the instrument by the signature of the chairman and secretary of the planning board or a certificate has been issued pursuant to sections 35, 38, 44, 48, 54 or 63 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-47, 40:55D-50, 40:55D-56, 40:55D-61, 40:55D-67, 40:55D-76). The signatures of the chairman and secretary of the planning board shall not be affixed until the developer has posted the guarantees required pursuant to section 41 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-53). If the county recording officer records any plat without such approval, such recording shall be deemed null and void, and upon request of the municipality, the plat shall be expunged from the official records. c. It shall be the duty of the county recording officer to notify the planning board in writing within seven days of the filing of any plat, identifying such instrument by its title, date of filing, and official number. L.1975,c.291,s.42; amended 1991,c.256,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 40:46-41 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 46 / Section 46-41
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly requires another meaning: (a) "Committee" shall mean the Committee on Certification of Local Officers created by this act. (b) "Appointing authority" shall mean any officer, board or governing body of any municipality empowered to make appointments. (c) "Key position" shall mean the following offices or positions in a municipality governed under this act: municipal clerk; tax assessor, or board of assessors; tax collector (or receiver of taxes) by whatever title he may be known; and such other appointive officers as may by general law now or hereafter have or be entitled to acquire any protection against removal in their tenure of office, provided that key positions shall not include policemen, firemen, teachers and other school district employees and any person holding any office or position for which a license is or may be required by law prior to appointment. L.1950, c. 211, p. 524, s. 3, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37B-43 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37B / Section 37B-43
Undertaking for deposits of authority
Status: in_force

All banks, bankers, trust companies, saving banks, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business are hereby authorized to give to any authority a good and sufficient undertaking with such sureties as shall be approved by the authority to the effect that such bank or banking institution as hereinbefore described shall faithfully keep and pay over to the order of or upon warrant of the authority or its authorized agent all such funds as may be deposited with it by the authority and agreed interest thereon, at such times or upon such demands as may be agreed upon with the authority or, in lieu of such sureties, deposit with the authority or its authorized agent or any trustee therefor or for the holders of any bonds as collateral, such securities as the authority may approve. The deposits of the authority may be evidenced by a depository collateral agreement in such form and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the authority and such bank or banking institution. L.1967, c. 136, s. 43, eff. June 28, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-118 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-118
Compensation of criminal identification bureau personnel
Status: in_force

In counties having criminal identification bureaus in the office of the sheriffs of said counties, the board of chosen freeholders, by resolution, shall provide for the appointment and duties of the personnel of said bureau which may include according to the determination of the said board, supervisors, chief identification officer, deputy chief identification officers, identification officers, identification clerks and junior identification clerks. The board of chosen freeholders of said counties, by resolution, and upon recommendation of the sheriff shall adopt a schedule of minimum and maximum annual salaries for said personnel and provide for the payment of said salaries in semimonthly installments by the county treasurer or in the same manner as other county employees are paid. Annual increases or increments in their compensation may be provided for. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to reduce the amount of any salaries being presently paid to the personnel of the criminal identification bureaus in said counties. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-3
Exhibition of county products
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders may prepare, maintain and display any exhibition of the products and industries of the county, or any poultry or agricultural exhibitions, or may contribute funds towards the maintenance or conduct of any such exhibition.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-3.4 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3.4
Report to Legislature on which municipalities have adopted State fiscal year
Status: in_force

1. On or before October 15, 1992 and for five years annually thereafter, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall issue a preliminary report to the Legislature regarding which municipalities have adopted the State fiscal year, as authorized pursuant to P.L.1991, c.75 (C.40A:4-3.1 et al.) during that calendar year. On or before February 1, next succeeding that calendar year and for five years annually thereafter, the director shall issue a final report to the Legislature for that previous calendar year. Data for any municipality for which complete data are not reported in the February 1 final report shall be reported in the succeeding October 15 preliminary report in those years in which a preliminary report is required to be issued, as set forth hereunder. On or before February 1, 1998 and annually thereafter, the division shall issue one annual report, which shall be included as part of the annual report of the Division of Local Government Services. The director shall set forth in the report those municipalities which have issued or in which an ordinance has been proposed authorizing the issuance of "fiscal year adjustment bonds," as authorized pursuant to section 5 of that act, the following information: a. the amount of the proposed or issued "fiscal year adjustment bonds"; b. the amount of the actual or proposed issuance costs; c. the amount of the actual or proposed total issue; d. the amount of the proposed interest costs; e. the proposed total costs of the issue; f. the proposed or actual interest rate; g. the proposed or actual term; h. the current amount of tax anticipation notes outstanding; i. the current credit ratings by Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poors Corporation; j. whether there is bond insurance for the issue; k. the method of issuance; l. the amount of outstanding debt prior to issue; m. the percentage of net debt prior to issue; n. the percentage of net debt following issue; o. the amounts paid or to be paid to the financial advisor, the bond counsel, the local attorney, the accountant, the auditor, and the underwriter; p. the amounts paid or to be paid for any other issuance costs; and q. identification of the financial advisor, the bond counsel, the local attorney, the accountant, the auditor, and the underwriter. L.1992,c.26.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-145 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-145
Contracts for additional supply of water
Status: in_force

The commission may enter into contracts from time to time, for a period not exceeding fifteen years, with any other municipality having waterworks, or with any private corporation owning or controlling waterworks, to obtain any additional supply of water for public and private uses of the inhabitants of the municipalities represented or supplied by the commission.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-7
Acquisition of lands; condemnation; engineers, officers and employees
Status: in_force

Any municipality may purchase, condemn, or otherwise acquire any real estate or right or interest therein, useful or necessary for the making of such improvement, located within or without the municipality, and any personal property, useful or necessary therefor, may hire and employ all such engineers, surveyors, officers and employees; construct or cause to be constructed any work or thing deemed necessary for the making of any such improvement; enter into any contract or agreement for the acquisition of any such property or the construction of any such work, and do all other acts necessary to carry on, complete, maintain and operate any such improvement.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-107.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-107.3
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

Sections 40:62-107.1 and 40:62-107.2 shall be liberally construed so as to give a measure of relief to municipalities during the present period of economic depression.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-118 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-118
Improvement of parkways and boulevards already established; assessments for benefits; appointment of commissioners
Status: in_force

Whenever the county park commission shall determine to make any improvement of any parkway, boulevard or part thereof, theretofore laid out or opened by it, which improvement may consist of grading, paving or surface construction, or of planting trees or shrubbery, or any one or more, or all of the items of construction or improvement which are or may be authorized by law, it may, in the manner provided by section 40:37-109 of this Title, apply to a judge of the Superior Court for the appointment of commissioners to ascertain, fix and determine the amount of special benefits which the improvement may confer upon any owner of property benefited thereby. The commissioners shall be appointed and shall proceed to make their assessment for benefits in the manner provided by sections 40:37-109 to 40:37-114 of this Title, and all of the provisions of those sections, so far as they relate to assessments for benefits, shall apply to assessments for benefits in connection with the improvements authorized by this section. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 660, s. 87, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-45.38 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-45.38
Transfer of funds from appropriation subject to limitation
Status: in_force

No transfer of funds authorized by N.J.S.40A:4-58 and N.J.S.40A:4-59 shall be made from an appropriation which is not subject to limitation pursuant to section 3 or 4 of P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.3 and 40A:4-45.4) to an appropriation which is subject to either of those limitations. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.40A:4-58 and N.J.S.40A:4-59 no transfer of funds is authorized between appropriations not subject to limitation pursuant to section 3 or 4 of P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.3 and 40A:4-45.4), except transfers may be made to interest and redemption charges. L.1990,c.89,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33-8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-8
County library commission.
Status: in_force

40:33-8. The county library commission shall organize by the election of a chairman, and shall adopt rules and regulations for the establishment and maintenance of the county library. It shall employ a librarian, if any, as may be required, who shall hold appropriate certificates issued by the State Board of Examiners and such other employees as it shall deem necessary for the performance of its functions. It may purchase such supplies and equipment and incur such expenses as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, but shall not incur expenses or make purchases in any fiscal year from public funds in excess of the appropriation for county library purposes for that year. In addition to its other powers, it may accept gifts, devises, legacies and bequests of property, real and personal, and hold and use the property and income of the same in any manner, which is lawful and consistent with the purpose for which the commission is created, and with the provisions of the conveyance, will or other instrument in or under which such gift, devise, legacy or bequest is made and may dispose of the same subject to the same conditions. It shall make an annual report to the financial officer of the county which shall include a statement setting forth in detail all county appropriations made to the library, other public revenues received by the library, all State aid received by the library, all expenditures made by the library and the balance of funds available. The report shall also include an analysis of the state and condition of the library and shall be sent to the county, governing body and to the State Library. The State Librarian, with the approval of the President of Thomas Edison State College, shall prescribe by regulation the form of all such reports. Amended 1950, c.189, s.3; 1985, c.541, s.4; 2001, c.137, s.46.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33-13.6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-13.6
Resolution; public inspection; publication
Status: in_force

Upon the introduction of a resolution approving such agreement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, such resolutions, agreement, amendment, or supplement shall be and remain on file for public inspection in the office of the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders. Such resolution shall be published at least once 2 weeks or more before final consideration and passage in a newspaper published in the county or having a substantial circulation therein. L.1962, c. 134, s. 4, eff. July 27, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-129 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-129
Commission to operate works and manage supply; agreement for
Status: in_force

At any time after waterworks shall have been acquired in pursuance of sections 40:62-108 to 40:62-150 of this title, the governing bodies of the municipalities owning the same may enter into an agreement prescribing a method of electing or appointing a commission to succeed the commission appointed as provided in section 40:62-109 of this title. The agreement so made shall specify the number of persons to constitute the commission, their term or terms of office, method of organization, and powers, duties and compensation, but the members of the commission may agree to serve without, or at a nominal compensation. Such agreement shall also provide for the appointment or election of a secretary, treasurer, and such other officers as may be necessary, and prescribe their duties and compensation, and contain such other provisions as may be necessary for the maintenance and efficient operation of such waterworks, the extension and enlargement thereof, and the proper management of its financial affairs; and may be amended from time to time. The governing bodies of all municipalities owning the waterworks shall have an opportunity to approve or disapprove any proposed agreement or amendment thereof, and any such agreement or amendment thereof shall be valid when assented to by the governing bodies of the municipalities containing at least two-thirds of the population of all municipalities owning such waterworks.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-14 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-14
Form of question submitted to voters
Status: in_force

1-14. The question to be submitted to the voters for the adoption of any of the optional plans of government authorized by this act, including any of the alternatives contained in this act, shall be submitted in the following form or such part thereof as shall be applicable: "Shall ......(insert name of plan)...... of the Optional Municipal Charter Law, providing for (a division of the municipality into ......(insert number)...... wards, with ......(insert number)...... council members (one to be elected from each ward and ...(insert number)... to be elected at large) for ......(insert "concurrent" or "staggered" terms ......) ......at elections held in ...(insert May or November)... , with the mayor elected ......(insert "directly by the voters" or "by the council from among its members") ......, (insert, if appropriate) with run-off elections to be held thereafter if a sufficient number of candidates fail to attain a majority of votes, be adopted by ...(insert name of municipality)... ?". L.1950,c.210,s.1-14; amended 1953,c.254,s.6; 1973,c.234,s.2; 1981,c.465,s.3; 1989,c.221,s.1; 1991,c.430,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:11-23 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-23
Manner of payment
Status: in_force

The pension shall be paid as follows: a. If there are a dependent widow and dependent children of the deceased member, the pension shall be paid to such widow for the use of herself and such children. b. If there are dependent children but no widow the pension shall be paid in equal shares to those dependent children who have not reached 18 years of age. If there are 2 or more such children, the pension shall not exceed the sum of $50.00 per month for each child, and if there is only 1 such child, the sum of $75.00 per month. c. If a dependent widow remarries, no part of the pension shall be paid for her use, but the pension may be paid as if the deceased member had died leaving him surviving a dependent child or children under 18 years of age and no dependent widow. No pension shall be paid hereunder after the death of the widow and the arrival at the age of 18 of all the children of the deceased member. d. The term "dependent widow" as used in this section shall not apply to a surviving spouse who shall have married such deceased member at or after his attainment of the age of 50 years. L.1958, c. 151, p. 666, s. 2, eff. Dec. 17, 1958.
N.J. Stat. § 40:43-66.72 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-66.72
Succession in school districts
Status: in_force

If so provided in the plan of consolidation approved by the voters of the participating municipalities pursuant to this act, from and after the date of consolidation the school districts of the consolidated municipalities shall be a single school district which shall be administered pursuant to the provisions of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, subject to the following provisions: a. If the school districts of the participating municipalities are all classified as either a type I or type II district, such classification shall be retained; b. If the school districts of the participating municipalities are classified as both type I and type II districts, the classification of the single school districts within the consolidated municipality shall be specified in the plan of consolidation; c. If all of the participating municipalities are members of the same regional school district, the consolidated municipality shall continue as a member of such regional school district; provided, however, that the consolidation commission may recommend that the governing body of the consolidated municipality shall, by resolution, apply forthwith to the county superintendent of schools to make an investigation as to the advisability of constituting the consolidated municipality as a single school district; and, d. If one or more of the participating municipalities is a member of a regional school district and the other participating municipalities are not, the school districts existing at the time of consolidation shall retain their territory and jurisdiction; provided, however, that the consolidation commission may recommend that the governing body of the consolidated municipality shall, by resolution, apply forthwith to the county superintendent of schools to make an investigation as to the advisability of constituting the consolidated municipality as a single school district, or of enlarging such regional district so as to include all the territory of the consolidated municipality. L.1977, c. 435, s. 38, eff. March 1, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54D-43 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54D / Section 54D-43
Supplemental powers
Status: in_force

43. The powers granted pursuant to the provisions of this act, P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.) are in addition to all powers under existing laws and municipal charters. L.1992,c.165,s.43.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-154.10 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-154.10
Fingerprints; investigation
Status: in_force

a. An applicant for the position of parking enforcement officer appointed pursuant to this act shall have fingerprints taken, which fingerprints shall be filed with the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. b. Before any parking enforcement officer is appointed pursuant to this act, the chief of police or other chief law enforcement officer of the municipality shall ascertain the eligibility and qualifications of the applicant and report these determinations in writing to the appointing authority. L. 1987, c. 260, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 40:63-90 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-90
Reorganization when work completed; maintenance and operation
Status: in_force

The permanent chairman, secretary, treasurer and other officers of the joint meeting, appointed or elected pursuant to the provisions of this article, shall hold their several offices until the final completion of the improvement or works provided for by the joint contract between the several municipalities. The joint meeting shall fix the compensation to be paid to each of said officers and they shall be respectively entitled to receive the same at the rate fixed by the joint meeting during their terms and until the completion of the improvement or works provided for in and by the joint contract. Upon the completion of such improvement or works, the joint meeting shall reorganize for the maintenance and operation of the completed improvement or works, by the election of a chairman, and a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers, agents and employees as may be needed for such maintenance and operation, and shall fix the compensation of all such officers, agents and employees. The chairman of such reorganized joint meeting shall continue in office until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified, notwithstanding he may have ceased to be a member of the governing body or board of any contracting municipality. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require any municipalities which have heretofore jointly contracted for or jointly constructed any joint sewers, sewerage system or disposal plant or works under the authority of an act entitled "An act to authorize any two or more municipalities in this state to jointly provide, maintain and operate trunk or outlet sewers and sewage disposal plant or plants or a system of sewerage and to otherwise act jointly concerning the collection, removal or disposal of sewage and make contracts in relation thereto," approved April eighth, one thousand nine hundred and ten, to reorganize such joint meeting upon the completion of such improvement or works.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54A-7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54A / Section 54A-7
Tolls, rents, fees, etc.
Status: in_force

Every authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect tolls, rents, rates, fees or other charges (in this act sometimes referred to as "facility charges" ) in connection with, or for the use of services of, or otherwise relating to any seaquarium facility or other property owned or controlled by the authority. L.1964, c. 103, s. 7, eff. May 29, 1964.
N.J. Stat. § 40:46-47 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 46 / Section 46-47
Delegation of powers and duties; information and assistance; examination fees
Status: in_force

The committee may delegate such of its functions, powers, and duties as it may deem appropriate to its executive secretary, or to other officers and employees of the State. The committee may call upon any State department, institution or agency, and upon any county or municipal official for information, assistance, or services in furtherance of the purposes of this act; and it shall be the duty of the State, county and municipal officials to cooperate fully with the committee in furnishing information, assistance or services. The committee may in its discretion establish an examination fee to be charged applicants for certificates of qualification, in an amount not exceeding ten dollars ($10.00), and all such fees shall be paid into the State Treasury pursuant to law. L.1950, c. 211, p. 527, s. 9, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-38.4 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-38.4
Issuance of bonds; adoption of bond resolution
Status: in_force

4. a. For the purpose of raising funds to establish an environmental impairment liability insurance pool or for the purpose of funding or refunding a bond or other indebtedness, including a letter of credit in connection with environmental impairment liability insurance, a joint insurance fund shall have the power to authorize and issue or provide for the issuance of bonds pursuant to this act. No funds so raised shall be used for administrative expenses of the joint insurance fund. For such purpose, a joint insurance fund shall adopt a bond resolution which shall (1) describe the bonds to be authorized and issued and the bonds or indebtedness 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 5 of this act. b. No bond resolution shall be adopted by a joint insurance fund pursuant to subsection a. of this section unless member local units representing at least two-thirds of the joint insurance fund's current annual assessments have approved the proposed bond resolution by resolution or ordinance of each approving member local unit, which resolution or ordinance has been duly certified by the appropriate officer of the local unit and filed with the secretary of the joint insurance fund. c. Any debt incurred by a joint insurance fund pursuant to P.L.1993, c.269 (C.40A:10-38.1 et al.) shall be subject to the oversight provisions of sections 6, 7 and 8 of P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-6 through 40A:5A-8). L.1993,c.269,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-54 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-54
Joint insurance for municipality, limited purpose regional school district.
Status: in_force

3. In the case of a limited purpose regional school district, the governing body of any municipality and the board of education of the regional district may by ordinance or resolution, as the case may be, adopted by a majority of the full membership of the governing body and a majority of the full membership of the board, agree to join together for the purpose of insuring pursuant to the provisions of: a. Article 1 of chapter 10 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.40A:10-1 et seq.); b. Article 3 of chapter 10 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.40A:10-6 et seq.); c. Article 4 of chapter 10 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.40A:10-12 et seq.); or d. P.L.1983, c.372 (C.40A:10-36 et seq.). L.1992, c.51, s.3; amended 2007, c.18, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-33 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-33
Group life insurance
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may appropriate moneys to defray the cost of group life insurance contracts and pay the premiums thereon for auxiliary police volunteers authorized to render public service generally throughout the municipality. A municipality shall not undertake the cost of any contract of group life insurance contract where the amount payable upon the death of each assured exceeds the amount of $10,000.00. L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:20-6 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-6
Necessary powers of urban renewal entities
Status: in_force

6. Each urban renewal entity qualifying under this act shall have and may exercise such of the powers conferred by law on the form of entity selected as shall be necessary for the operation of the business of the entity and as shall be consistent with the provisions of this act, and shall have and may exercise the powers set forth in this act, but only so long as its financial agreement is in effect with the municipality pursuant to this act. If an urban renewal entity has, with the consent of the municipality in which its project is located, transferred its project to another urban renewal entity which has assumed the contractual obligations of the transferor entity with the municipality, the transferor entity shall be discharged from any further obligation under the financial agreement, and shall be qualified to undertake another project with the same or a different municipality. L.1991,c.431,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68A-25 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68A / Section 68A-25
Banks authorized to give undertaking; deposits
Status: in_force

All banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business are hereby authorized to give to any port authority a good and sufficient undertaking with such sureties as shall be approved by the port authority to the effect that such banking institution as hereinbefore described shall faithfully keep and pay over to the order of or upon the warrant of the port authority or its authorized agent all such funds as may be deposited with it by the port authority and agreed interest thereon, at such times or upon such demands as may be agreed upon with the authority or, in lieu of such sureties, deposit with the port authority or its authorized agent or any trustee therefor or for the holders of any bonds, as collateral, such securities as the port authority may approve; provided, such securities shall consist of obligations in which public officers and bodies of the State and its municipal subdivision, savings institutions, including savings and loan associations, insurance companies and associations, executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries in the State may properly and legally invest the funds within their control, in such principal amount, market value or other description as may be approved by the port authority. The deposits of the port authority may be evidenced by a depository collateral agreement in such form and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the port authority and such bank or banking institutions. L.1948, c. 349, p. 1399, s. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-54.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-54.2
Certified copy of resolution, submission.
Status: in_force

2. The municipal health insurance fund shall forward a certified copy of the resolution to each fund member and the Local Finance Board and the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance. The fund shall submit a report to the Local Finance Board and the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance setting forth the elements of the accumulated deficit and provide a detailed plan that will enable the fund to retire the accumulated deficit no later than the last day of the third year following the date of the adoption of the resolution authorizing special emergency appropriations. L.2009, c.231, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-25 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-25
Reversion to prior law.
Status: in_force

1-25. Any municipality may, subject to the provisions of section 1-23 of this act, abandon its optional plan and revert to the form of government under which it was governed immediately prior thereto, upon the filing of a petition and referendum as follows: (a) Upon petition of the registered voters of the municipality signed by the same number thereof as required in section 1-19, for an election to submit the question of abandonment and reversion as herein provided, the municipal clerk shall provide for submission of the question in like manner as provided in section 1-20. (b) The form of the question shall be as follows: shall.......(Name of municipality)....................... abandon its present form of government and revert to its prior form of government, known as................(Popular Name of Plan)....... as provided by......(Statutory Reference of Prior Plan)......... (c) If a majority of those voting on the question vote in the affirmative the municipality shall revert to its prior form of government as of 12 m. of the fifty-ninth day following the election of officers under the form of government to which the municipality will revert. The first officers under such form of government shall be elected at the next regular municipal or general election, as appropriate to the form of government to which the municipality will revert, occurring not less than 60 days following the referendum. It shall be the duty of the municipal clerk to perform all the duties respecting such election as would be required of a municipal clerk for elections under the form of government to which the municipality will revert. Whenever a municipality has reverted to any form of government other than the commission form of government law (R.S.40:79-1 et seq.), or the municipal manager form of government (R.S.40:70-1 et seq.), at a later date than the one fixed for the filing of nominating petitions at the primary election for the general election, the candidates to be first elected shall be nominated by direct petition in the manner provided by law for nomination, by direct petition for a general election. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, persons holding office at the time of a referendum approving reversion shall continue to hold office until the municipality reverts to the previous form of government. Vacancies existing at the holding of the referendum or which occur between the holding of the referendum and the reversion of the municipality to its previous form of government, shall be filled by appointment pursuant to procedures for the filing of vacancies appropriate to the "Optional Municipal Charter Law." If a majority of those voting on the question vote in the negative, the question of abandonment and reversion shall not again be submitted for five years. (d) The reversion to a prior form of government shall take effect as provided in sections 17-57 through 17-59 of this act for transition to an optional plan hereunder. (e) No petition shall be filed nor referendum held pursuant to this section which would provide for the reversion of a municipality to a form of government which it is not currently authorized to adopt by law. L.1950,c.210,s.1-25; amended 1967, c.17; 1970, c.100; 1980, c.82; 1991, c.430, s.3; 2005, c.136, s.64.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-83 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-83
Regulations by the local government board and director
Status: in_force

The local government board and the director may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The director may hold hearings and make such investigations as may be appropriate to the exercise of his powers in accordance with law. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-27 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-27
Advertisement for bids where value exceeds $1,000
Status: in_force

Whenever it is reasonably apparent that the value of such personal property, except live stock, about to be disposed of at any one time or in the course of any one transaction is likely to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), the board of chosen freeholders shall publicly advertise for bids in the manner provided in section 40:25-8 of this Title and shall sell the property to the highest bidder. Amended by L.1947, c. 106, p. 532, s. 1, eff. May 6, 1947.
N.J. Stat. § 40:63-74 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-74
Rejection by municipality; notice to interested municipalities
Status: in_force

If said board or body shall decide not to join in the construction of the proposed improvement or works, it shall pass a resolution declaring its refusal to join therein, and a copy of the resolution, duly certified by the clerk, shall be served on the clerk of each of the other municipalities interested therein.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-49 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-49
Improvement of streets part of highway
Status: in_force

Any municipality may undertake as a local or general improvement the improvement and paving for its entire width from gutter to gutter of any street or highway or any portion thereof proposed to be improved or heretofore improved, by the board of chosen freeholders of any county or by or under the direction of the state highway commission.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-138 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-138
Administrator; removal from office
Status: in_force

The municipal administrator may be removed by a 2/3 vote of the governing body. The resolution of removal shall become effective 3 months after its adoption by the governing body. The governing body may provide that the resolution shall have immediate effect; provided, however, that the governing body shall cause to be paid to the administrator forthwith any unpaid balance of his salary and his salary for the next 3 calendar months following adoption of the resolution. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:45-14 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-14
Persons with same name; statement of identification on ballot
Status: in_force

When persons bearing the same name are nominated for the same office, either person may file with the municipal clerk a statement in writing containing not more than six words as a means of identification. The statement or designation shall be printed upon the official ballot to be used at the election. L.1981, c. 379, s. 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12-20 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-20
Acquisition on behalf of another public body
Status: in_force

Any county or municipality may acquire, sell, lease or exchange, pursuant to this act, any real property, capital improvement or personal property in trust for, on behalf of, or as agent for, any other political subdivision or body corporate and politic of this State or the United States of America, or any department or agency thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the governing body of the municipality, by ordinance, or the county, by resolution, shall adopt. L.1971, c. 199, s. 20, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:9A-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 9A / Section 9A-3
Interlibrary loan services; free use by residents
Status: in_force

Such contracts shall provide for the establishment of interlibrary loan services among the federated libraries and the free use for reference purposes of the library resources in the federation by any resident of the area served by the participating municipalities and counties. L.1956, c. 108, p. 493, s. 3. Amended by L.1959, c. 179, p. 725, s. 2, eff. Dec. 1, 1959.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-110 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-110
Applications for development referred to historic preservation commission
Status: in_force

24. The planning board and board of adjustment shall refer to the historic preservation commission every application for development submitted to either board for development in historic zoning districts or on historic sites designated on the zoning or official map or identified in any component element of the master plan. This referral shall be made when the application for development is deemed complete or is scheduled for a hearing, whichever occurs sooner. Failure to refer the application as required shall not invalidate any hearing or proceeding. The historic preservation commission may provide its advice, which shall be conveyed through its delegation of one of its members or staff to testify orally at the hearing on the application and to explain any written report which may have been submitted. L.1985,c.516,s.24; amended 1991,c.199,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14A-23 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14A / Section 14A-23
Contracts for collection, treatment or disposal of sewage; powers of sewage authority
Status: in_force

Any sewerage authority, for the carrying out and effectuation of its purposes, and (a) any of the local units or (b) any other municipality whether within or without the district, and (c) any other sewerage authority, any municipal authority or any other public body of the State empowered to treat or dispose of sewage (all such local units, municipalities, other sewerage authorities, municipal authorities and other public bodies being hereinafter referred to individually as a "governmental unit" ) for fostering the relief of waters in, bordering or entering the territorial area of the governmental unit from pollution or threatened pollution or assisting the sewerage authority in carrying out and effectuating its purposes may enter into a contract or contracts providing for or relating to the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage originating in the district or received by the sewerage authority, or originating in the territorial area of or collected by the governmental unit, by means of the sewerage system or any sewage facilities of the governmental unit or both, and the cost and expense of such collection, treatment and disposal. Such contract or contracts may provide for the payment to the sewerage authority by the governmental unit annually or otherwise of such sum or sums of money, computed at fixed amounts or by a formula based on any factors or other matters described in subsection (b) of section 8 of this act or in any other manner, as said contract or contracts may provide, and the sum or sums so payable may include provision for all or any part or a share of the amounts necessary (1) to pay or provide for the expenses of operation and maintenance of the sewerage system, including without limitation insurance, extension, betterments and replacements and the principal of and interest on any bonds, and (2) to provide for any deficits resulting from failure to receive sums payable to the sewerage authority by such governmental unit, any other governmental unit or county, or any person, or from any other cause, and (3) to maintain such reserves or sinking funds for any of the foregoing as may be required by the terms of any contract of the sewerage authority or as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the sewerage authority. Any such contract may provide that the sum or sums so payable to the sewerage authority shall be in lieu of all or any part of the service charges which would otherwise be charged and collected by the sewerage authority with regard to persons or real property within the territorial area of the governmental unit. Such contract or contracts may also contain provisions as to the financing and payment of expenses to be incurred by the sewerage authority and determined by it to be necessary for its purposes prior to the placing in operation of the sewerage system and may provide for the payment by the governmental unit to the sewerage authority for application to such expenses or indebtedness therefor such sum or sums of money, computed as said contract or contracts may provide and as the governing body (hereinafter described) of the governmental unit shall, by virtue of its authorization of and entry into said contract or contracts, determine to be necessary for the purposes of the sewerage authority. Every such contract shall be authorized and entered into under and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the authority in the case of a sewerage or other authority, an ordinance of the governing body in the case of a municipality, a resolution of the governing body in the case of a county, and, in the case of any other public body, a resolution of the commission, council, board or body by whatever name it may be known (in this section sometimes referred to as "governing body" ) having charge of the finances of such public body, but the terms or text of said contract need not be set forth in full or stated in any such resolution or ordinance if the form of said contract is on file in the office of the clerk or other recording officer of the governmental unit or its governing body and the place and fact of such filing is described in the resolution or ordinance. Any such contract may be made with or without consideration and for a specified or an unlimited time and on any terms and conditions which may be approved by or on behalf of the governmental unit and which may be agreed to by the sewerage authority in conformity with its contracts with the holders of any bonds, and shall be valid whether or not an appropriation with respect thereto is made by the governmental unit prior to authorization or execution thereof. Any contract heretofore or hereafter entered into pursuant to authority of this section shall be valid and shall be binding upon the parties thereto whether or not the terms or text of said contract had been set forth in full or stated in any ordinance or resolution authorizing such contract provided the form of such contract had been filed as aforesaid and the place and fact of such filing was described in such ordinance. Every such governmental unit is hereby authorized and directed to do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out and perform every such contract and to provide for the payment or discharge of any obligation thereunder in the same manner as other obligations of such governmental unit. Subject to any such contracts with the holders of bonds, the sewerage authority is hereby authorized to do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out and perform every such contract and, in accordance with any such contract, to waive, modify, suspend or reduce the service charges which would otherwise be charged and collected by the sewerage authority with regard to persons or real property within the territorial area of the governmental unit, but nothing in this section or any such contract shall prevent the sewerage authority from charging and collecting, as if such contract had not been made, service charges with regard to such persons and real property sufficient to meet any default or deficiency in any payments agreed in such contract to be made by the governmental unit. L.1946, c. 138, p. 666, s. 23. Amended by L.1951, c. 127, p. 558, s. 8; L.1952, c. 277, p. 945, s. 3, eff. May 23, 1952; L.1970, c. 37, s. 1, eff. May 1, 1970; L.1971, c. 27, s. 1, eff. Feb. 11, 1971; L.1974, c. 165, s. 1, eff. Dec. 6, 1974.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-107 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-107
Service shut off for nonpayment of rent
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality owning its water and sewer systems and operating the same as one utility may fix a combination water and sewer rental, and in case prompt payment of said combined rent is not made according to the regulations adopted by said governing body cause said water to be shut off from such houses, tenements, buildings or other premises so supplied and not to turn the same on again until all arrears, with interest and penalties, shall be fully paid.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-95.23 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-95.23
Ballots
Status: in_force

The county clerk shall cause the question to be printed upon the sample and official ballots for the general election 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 a county park commission be appointed in Yes. ................ county pursuant to chapter ...... (inserting the number of the chapter of No. this act), pamphlet laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-six?" L.1946, c. 276, p. 948, s. 23.
N.J. Stat. § 40:76-19 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 76 / Section 76-19
Time and place of election; conduct of election
Status: in_force

The special election shall be held at the usual place or places of holding the annual election in the municipality if the same be practicable, but if not practicable the clerk shall provide a suitable voting place in each election district in the municipality. The polls shall remain open during the hours from seven o'clock in the forenoon until nine o'clock at night, and the election shall be conducted, by the election officers then holding office for the purpose of conducting elections in such municipality, in the manner prescribed by the laws relating to elections.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54A-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54A / Section 54A-4
Duty of authority
Status: in_force

Every authority created under this act shall have the responsibility and obligation: To plan, construct and maintain in and for the municipality, a seaquarium as provided and designated in section 1 of this act. L.1964, c. 103, s. 4, eff. May 29, 1964.
N.J. Stat. § 40:66A-32 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 66A / Section 66A-32
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "solid waste management authorities law." L.1968, c. 249, s. 1, eff. Aug. 16, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68A-47 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68A / Section 68A-47
Filing copy of bond resolution; publication of notice; limitation of actions
Status: in_force

The municipal port authority shall cause a copy of any bond resolution adopted by it to be filed for public inspection in its office and in the office of the clerk of the governing body of the local unit and shall thereupon cause to be published, at least once, in a newspaper published or circulating in the port district a notice stating the fact and date of such adoption and the places where such bond resolution has been so filed for public inspection and also the date of the first publication of such notice and also that any action or proceeding of any kind or nature in any court questioning the validity or proper authorization of bonds provided for by the bond resolution, or the validity of any covenants, agreements or contracts provided for by the bond resolution shall be commenced within 20 days after the first publication of such notice. If any such notice shall at any time be published and if no action or proceeding questioning the validity or proper authorization of bonds provided for by the bond resolution referred to in said notice, or the validity of any covenants, agreements or contracts provided for by said bond resolution shall be commenced or instituted within 20 days after the first publication of said notice, then all residents and taxpayers and owners of property in the port district and users of the port system and all other persons whatsoever shall be forever barred and foreclosed from instituting or commencing any action or proceeding in any court, or from pleading any defense to any action or proceedings, questioning the validity or proper authorization of such bonds, or the validity of any such covenants, agreements or contracts, and said bonds, covenants, agreements and contracts shall be conclusively deemed to be valid and binding obligations in accordance with their terms and tenor. L.1960, c. 192, p. 819, s. 19, eff. Feb. 15, 1961.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-147 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-147
Removal, suspension of police officer
Status: in_force

40A:14-147. Except as otherwise provided by law, no permanent member or officer of the police department or force shall be removed from his office, employment or position for political reasons or for any cause other than incapacity, misconduct, or disobedience of rules and regulations established for the government of the police department and force, nor shall such member or officer be suspended, removed, fined or reduced in rank from or in office, employment, or position therein, except for just cause as hereinbefore provided and then only upon a written complaint setting forth the charge or charges against such member or officer. The complaint shall be filed in the office of the body, officer or officers having charge of the department or force wherein the complaint is made and a copy shall be served upon the member or officer so charged, with notice of a designated hearing thereon by the proper authorities, which shall be not less than 10 nor more than 30 days from date of service of the complaint. A complaint charging a violation of the internal rules and regulations established for the conduct of a law enforcement unit shall be filed no later than the 45th day after the date on which the person filing the complaint obtained sufficient information to file the matter upon which the complaint is based. The 45-day time limit shall not apply if an investigation of a law enforcement officer for a violation of the internal rules or regulations of the law enforcement unit is included directly or indirectly within a concurrent investigation of that officer for a violation of the criminal laws of this State. The 45-day limit shall begin on the day after the disposition of the criminal investigation. The 45-day requirement of this paragraph for the filing of a complaint against an officer shall not apply to a filing of a complaint by a private individual. A failure to comply with said provisions as to the service of the complaint and the time within which a complaint is to be filed shall require a dismissal of the complaint. The law enforcement officer may waive the right to a hearing and may appeal the charges directly to any available authority specified by law or regulation, or follow any other procedure recognized by a contract, as permitted by law. Amended 1971, c.443, s.6; 1981, c.75, s.8; 1988, c.145, s.1; 1996, c.115, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48C-37 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48C / Section 48C-37
Interest and penalties on unpaid tax
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Articles 4 and 7 of this act, any ordinance adopted pursuant to this act shall provide that if for any reason the tax is not paid when due, interest at a rate of 12% per annum on the amount of said tax, and an additional penalty of 1/2 of 1% of the amount of the unpaid tax for each month or fraction thereof during which the tax remains unpaid, shall be added and collected. Where action is brought for the recovery of any such tax, the taxpayer liable therefor shall, in addition, be liable for the costs of collection and the interest and penalties therein imposed. L.1970, c. 326, s. 37, eff. Dec. 23, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-82 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-82
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such holding shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act and to this end the provisions of this act are severable. L.1972, c. 134, s. 18, eff. Aug. 17, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:76-17 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 76 / Section 76-17
Copies of notice posted and published
Status: in_force

Copies of the certificate of notice shall be posted at least ten days prior to the election in at least twenty different conspicuous public places in the municipality, and published once a week for three successive weeks immediately preceding the election in at least one newspaper which has been published and circulated, for at least one year past, in such municipality. If there be no such newspaper the certificate of notice shall be published once a week for three successive weeks immediately preceding the election in at least one newspaper published, for at least one year past, in a municipality located in the same county in which the municipality holding the election is located and having a general circulation in such last-mentioned municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:2-60 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 2 / Section 2-60
Sinking or reserve fund; disposition; deposits; investment
Status: in_force

Moneys or investments in any sinking fund or reserve fund of the local unit established or held for any obligations to be paid, funded or refunded by issuance of refunding bonds shall, unless the refunding bond ordinance provides otherwise, be applied to the payment or retirement of any such obligations. The refunding bond ordinance may provide that the proceeds from the sale of any refunding bonds shall be deposited in such sinking fund or reserve fund in trust to provide for the payment and retirement of the obligations being refunded at the maturity dates thereof or by redemption prior to the maturity dates and provision may be made for the pledge and disposition of any amounts in excess of the amounts required for such purposes. Money in any such sinking fund may be invested in (a) direct obligations of the United States Government, (b) obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by the United States Government, (c) to the extent then permitted by law in obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States Government, or (d) in certificates of deposit issued by a bank or trust company located in this State if such certificates shall be secured by a pledge of any of said obligations described in (a), (b) or (c) above having an aggregate market value, exclusive of accrued interest, equal at least to the principal amount of the certificates so secured. Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation on the duration of any deposit in trust for the retirement of obligations being refunded but which shall not have matured and which shall not be presently redeemable or, if presently redeemable, shall not have been called for redemption. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962. Amended by L.1978, c. 36, s. 6, eff. June 19, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40:66A-47 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 66A / Section 66A-47
Provisions of bond resolutions
Status: in_force

Any bond resolution of a solid waste management authority providing for or authorizing the issuance of any bonds may contain provisions, and such solid waste management authority, in order to secure the payment of such bonds and in addition to its other powers, shall have power by provision in the bond resolution to covenant and agree with the several holders of such bonds, as to: (1) The custody, security, use, expenditure or application of the proceeds of the bonds; (2) The construction and completion, or replacement, of all or any part of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system; (3) The use, regulation, operation, maintenance, insurance or disposition of all or any part of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system, or restrictions on the exercise of the powers of the solid waste management authority to dispose, or to limit or regulate the use, of all or any part of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system; (4) Payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds, or any other obligations, and the sources and methods thereof, the rank or priority of any such bonds as obligations as to any lien or security, or the acceleration of the maturity of any such bonds or obligations; (5) The use and disposition of any moneys of the solid wastes management authority, including revenues (in this act sometimes called "system revenues" ) derived or to be derived from the operation of all or any part of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system, including any parts thereof theretofore constructed or acquired; (6) Pledging, setting aside, depositing or trusteeing all or any part of the system revenues or other moneys of the solid waste management authority to secure the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds or any other obligations, or the payment of expenses of operation or maintenance of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system, and the powers and duties of any trustee with regard thereto; (7) The setting aside out of the system revenues or other moneys of the solid waste management authority of reserves and sinking funds, and the source, custody, security, regulation, application and disposition thereof; (8) Determination or definition of the system revenues or of the expenses of operation and maintenance of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system; (9) The rents, rates, fees, or other charges for the use of the services and facilities of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system, including any parts thereof theretofore constructed or acquired and any parts, extension, replacements or improvements thereof thereafter constructed or acquired, and the fixing, establishment, collection and enforcement of the same, the amount or amounts of system revenues to be produced thereby, and the disposition and application of the amounts charged or collected; (10) The assumption or payment or discharge of any indebtedness, liens or other claims relating to any part of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system or any obligations having or which may have a lien on any part of the system revenue; (11) Limitations on the issuance of additional bonds or any other obligations or on the incurrence of indebtedness of the solid wastes management authority; (12) Limitations on the powers of the solid waste management authority to construct, acquire or operate, or permit the construction, acquisition, or operation of, any plants, structures, facilities or properties which may compete or tend to compete with the garbage and solid wastes disposal system; (13) Vesting in a trustee or trustees such property, rights, powers and duties in trust as the solid waste management authority may determine which may include any or all of the rights, powers and duties of the trustee appointed by the holders of bonds pursuant to section 17 of this act, and limiting or abrogating the right of such holders to appoint a trustee pursuant to section 15 of this act or limiting the rights, duties and powers of such trustee; (14) Payment of costs or expenses incident to the enforcement of the bonds or of the provision of the bond resolution or of any covenant or contract with the holders of bonds; (15) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any covenant or contract with, or duty to, the holders of bonds may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given or evidenced; or (16) Any other matter or course of conduct which by recital in the bond resolution, is declared to further secure the payment of the principal of or interest in the bonds. All such provisions of the bond resolution and all such covenants and agreements shall constitute valid and legally binding contracts between the solid waste management authority and the several holders of the bonds, regardless of the time of issuance of such bonds, and shall be enforceable by any such holder or holders by appropriate action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction. L.1968, c. 249, s. 14, eff. Aug. 16, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 40:49-25 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 49 / Section 49-25
Review
Status: in_force

Within ten days after the final passage of such ordinance the persons filing the objection provided in section 40:49-24 of this Title may obtain a review of the determination of the governing body, as to the public necessity of such improvement, by a judge of the Superior Court by a notice in writing, filed with the municipal clerk. The matter may be brought on by either party on five days' notice or such notice as the judge shall direct and the determination of the judge as to the public necessity of the improvement shall be final. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 697, s. 177, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-25.11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-25.11
Appropriations; bonds and notes
Status: in_force

For the purpose of financing the acquisition of property pursuant to this act and the settlement, adjustment and discharge of leases, mortgages, liens, easements, agreements, covenants, servitudes, liabilities or other encumbrances or claims, as provided by this act, the municipality may, at one time or from time to time, appropriate money and issue its negotiable bonds, and in anticipation of bonds may issue its negotiable notes, in the manner and mode of procedure provided by the local bond law, constituting sections 40:1-1 to 40:1-88 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey, except that, if the sum (being not less than five per centum (5%) of the maximum amount of the obligations thereby authorized) which said local bond law requires to be appropriated as a down payment, has not been made available by provision in a previously adopted budget, the municipal bond ordinance may, nevertheless, be finally passed, but, in that event, shall provide that the said sum shall be financed by the issuance of bond anticipation notes which shall mature and be paid in the next ensuing fiscal year. L.1944, c. 206, p. 730, s. 5, eff. April 21, 1944.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37B-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37B / Section 37B-10
Purpose of authority
Status: in_force

The purpose of every county recreation authority shall be the improvement, establishment and development of recreational facilities within the county by or through the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance or operation of any and all facilities for the recreation and entertainment of the public including but not limited to facilities for sports, exhibitions, games, ice-skating, boating, tennis, golf, a zoo and a nature center. L.1967, c. 136, s. 10, eff. June 28, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-102 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-102
Surveys and maps of parks; records
Status: in_force

Before proceeding to purchase or condemn real estate for a public park or place, the commission shall determine the location and quantity of the same to be included in any park or place, and cause a survey thereof to be made together with a map showing the real estate to be embraced therein. The map shall be kept by the commissioners in their office, and the boundary lines of every such park or place shall be recorded in a book to be kept by them for that purpose. The commission shall not be obliged to disclose such locations, surveys or maps to public inspection until it has taken proceedings to condemn real estate or any right or interest therein necessary therefor.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48J-1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48J / Section 48J-1
Assessment of community service contribution for certain tax exempt property owners; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. (1) The owner of property used as a hospital or a satellite emergency care facility, which is exempt from taxation pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2021, c.17 (C.54:4-3.6j), shall annually be assessed a community service contribution to the municipality in which the licensed beds of the hospital are located and, in the case of a satellite emergency care facility, to the municipality in which such facility is located. These contributions shall be remitted directly to the municipalities in which the contributions are assessed. (2) If a hospital and municipality have entered into a voluntary agreement prior to the enactment of P.L.2021, c.17 (C.40:48J-1 et al.), the hospital shall be required to pay the greater of the community service contribution required under paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section, or the amount agreed upon in a voluntary agreement for the duration of the agreement between the municipality and the hospital. (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a municipality and a hospital from entering into a voluntary agreement requiring additional payments by the hospital to the municipality pursuant to this section. b. (1) For tax year 2021, the annual community service contribution required pursuant to this section shall, for a hospital, be equal to $3 a day for each licensed bed at the hospital in the prior tax year, and shall, for a satellite emergency care facility, be equal to $300 for each day in the prior tax year. For tax year 2022 and each tax year thereafter, the per day amount used to calculate an annual community service contribution for a hospital and a satellite emergency care facility shall increase by two percent over the prior tax year. The Commissioner of Health shall annually promulgate the per day amount to apply for each tax year. For the purposes of this subsection, the number of licensed beds per hospital shall not be less than the number of such beds in existence on January 1, 2020. (2) An annual community service contribution shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of any payments remitted to the municipality in which the licensed beds of the hospital or satellite emergency care facility, as the case may be, is located, pursuant to a voluntary agreement operative in the prior tax year between the owner and the municipality to compensate for any municipal services benefitting the occupants and premises of the hospital or satellite emergency care facility. (3) An annual community service contribution shall be payable in equal quarterly installments. The installments shall be payable on February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1. c. The obligation to remit an annual community service contribution pursuant to this section is legal, valid, and binding. If a quarterly installment of an annual community service contribution installment is not paid as and when due pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the unpaid balance shall constitute a municipal lien on the hospital or satellite emergency care facility property after 30 days, and shall be enforced and collected in the same manner as unpaid property taxes. d. A municipality that receives an annual community service contribution installment pursuant to this section, or a payment under a voluntary agreement that reduces the amount of such contribution pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section, shall forthwith, upon receipt, remit five percent of the installment or voluntary payment, as the case may be, to the county in which the municipality is located. e. The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority in the Department of Health and the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, shall, by the first day of the fourth month next following the enactment of P.L.2021, c.17 (C.40:48J-1 et al.), adopt regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). f. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, an owner of property used as a hospital shall be exempt from remitting an annual community service contribution for the hospital if the owner certifies to the Department of Health that, in the prior year, the hospital did not bill any patient for inpatient or outpatient professional or technical services rendered at the hospital and the hospital has provided community benefit over the preceding three years for which the hospital has filed such forms averaging at least 12 percent of the hospital's total expenses, as documented on IRS Form 990, Schedule H, part 1, line 7K, column F. The hospital shall file a copy of the documentation as enumerated in this subsection with the municipal tax assessor on or before December 1 of the pre-tax year. Upon receipt of a copy of the documentation, the tax assessor shall notify the hospital, on or before December 31, that it is exempt from payment of the community service contribution for the tax year commencing January 1. g. As used in this section: "Hospital" means a general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), which maintains and operates organized facilities and services as approved and licensed by the Department of Health for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons suffering from acute illness, injury, or deformity and in which all diagnosis, treatment, and care are administered by or performed under the direction of persons licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State, and includes all land and buildings that are used in the delivery of health care services by such hospital and its medical providers or that are used for the management, maintenance, administration, support, and security of such hospital and its medical providers. "Hospital" shall not include a hospital owned or operated by a federal, State, regional, or local government entity, directly or as an instrumentality thereof. "Licensed bed" means one of the total number of acute care beds for which an acute care hospital is approved for patient care by the Commissioner of Health, excluding skilled nursing, psychiatric, sub-acute, and newborn beds, and further excluding any acute care beds not commissioned for use. "Medical provider" means an individual or entity which, acting within the scope of a licensure or certification, provides health care services, and includes, but is not limited to, a physician, physician assistant, psychologist, pharmacist, dentist, nurse, nurse practitioner, social worker, paramedic, respiratory care practitioner, medical or laboratory technician, ambulance or emergency medical worker, orthotist or prosthetist, radiological or other diagnostic service facility, bioanalytical laboratory, health care facility, or other limited licensed health care professional, and further includes administrative support staff of the individual or entity. "Owner" means an association or corporation organized as a nonprofit entity pursuant to Title 15 of the Revised Statutes or Title 15A of the New Jersey Statutes exclusively for hospital purposes that owns a hospital. "Satellite emergency care facility" means a facility, which is owned and operated by a hospital, and which provides emergency care and treatment for patients. "Voluntary agreement" means any payment in lieu of taxes agreement or other agreement entered into between the owner of the property and the municipality for the purpose of compensating the municipality for any municipal services the municipality provides to the hospital. L.2021, c.17, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-52 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-52
Final approval of site plan or major subdivision; extension.
Status: in_force

40. a. The zoning requirements applicable to the preliminary approval first granted and all other rights conferred upon the developer pursuant to section 37 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-49), whether conditionally or otherwise, shall not be changed for a period of two years after the date on which the resolution of final approval is adopted; provided that in the case of a major subdivision the rights conferred by this section shall expire if the plat has not been duly recorded within the time period provided in section 42 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-54). If the developer has followed the standards prescribed for final approval, and, in the case of a subdivision, has duly recorded the plat as required in section 42 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-54), the planning board may extend such period of protection for extensions of one year but not to exceed three extensions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, the granting of final approval terminates the time period of preliminary approval pursuant to section 37 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-49) for the section granted final approval. b. In the case of a subdivision or site plan for a planned development of 50 acres or more, conventional subdivision or site plan for 150 acres or more, or site plan for development of a nonresidential floor area of 200,000 square feet or more, the planning board may grant the rights referred to in subsection a. of this section for such period of time, longer than two years, as shall be determined by the planning board to be reasonable taking into consideration (1) the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, (2) economic conditions and (3) the comprehensiveness of the development. The developer may apply for thereafter, and the planning board may thereafter grant, an extension of final approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the planning board to be reasonable taking into consideration (1) the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, (2) the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area remaining to be developed, (3) economic conditions and (4) the comprehensiveness of the development. c. Whenever the planning board grants an extension of final approval pursuant to subsection a., b., or e. of this section and final approval has expired before the date on which the extension is granted, the extension shall begin on what would otherwise be the expiration date. The developer may apply for the extension either before or after what would otherwise be the expiration date. d. The planning board shall grant an extension of final approval for a period determined by the board but not exceeding one year from what would otherwise be the expiration date, if the developer proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the board that the developer was barred or prevented, directly or indirectly, from proceeding with the development because of delays in obtaining legally required approvals from other governmental entities and that the developer applied promptly for and diligently pursued these approvals. A developer shall apply for the extension before (1) what would otherwise be the expiration date of final approval or (2) the 91st day after the developer receives the last legally required approval from other governmental entities, whichever occurs later. An extension granted pursuant to this subsection shall not preclude the planning board from granting an extension pursuant to subsection a., b., or e. of this section. e. In the case of a site plan for a development consisting of not less than 150,000 square feet of nonresidential floor area or not less than 100 residential dwelling units, or consisting of a combination of square feet of nonresidential floor area and residential dwelling units, which when proportionately aggregated at a rate of 1,500 square feet of nonresidential floor area to one residential dwelling unit, are equivalent to at least 150,000 square feet of nonresidential floor area or 100 residential dwelling units, the planning board may grant the rights referred to in subsection a. of this section for such period of time beyond two years, as shall be determined by the planning board to be reasonable taking into consideration (1) the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, (2) economic conditions, and (3) the comprehensiveness of the development. The developer may apply for thereafter, and the planning board may thereafter grant, an extension of final approval for such additional period of time as shall be determined by the planning board to be reasonable taking into consideration (1) the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area permissible under final approval, (2) the number of dwelling units and nonresidential floor area remaining to be developed, (3) economic conditions, and (4) the comprehensiveness of the development. L.1975, c.291, s.40; amended 1985, c.93; 1991, c.256, s.11; 2011, c.86, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:45-7.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-7.2
Arranging ballots for general election.
Status: in_force

2. Whenever a municipality has passed an ordinance pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2009, c.196 (C.40:45-7.1), the clerk of the county in which the municipality is located shall arrange the ballot for each subsequent general election to: a. include those candidates for election to public office in the municipality that has adopted a form of government that provides for the holding of a regular municipal election on the second Tuesday in May but will be holding that election at the general election in November; b. ensure that there is a clear separation between each candidate described in subsection a. of this section, each candidate for another public office who has been nominated for that office by a political party in the immediately preceding primary election and each candidate nominated directly by petition, so that there is no discernable alignment between candidates otherwise elected at a regular municipal election, candidates nominated by a political party for any other public office and candidates nominated directly by petition; and c. follow such provisions of the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law," P.L.1981, c.379 (C.40:45-5 et seq.) as the clerk may deem feasible. L.2009, c.196, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-2.1
Civil action brought on behalf of local contracting unit.
Status: in_force

7. a. A local contracting unit as defined in and subject to the provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), shall implement and comply with the provisions of P.L.2012, c.25 (C.52:32-55 et al.), except that the contracting unit shall rely on the list developed by the State Department of the Treasury pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2012, c.25 (C.52:32-57). b. If the local contracting unit determines that a person or entity has submitted a false certification concerning its engagement in investment activities in Iran pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2012, c.25 (C.52:32-58), the local contracting unit shall report to the New Jersey Attorney General the name of that person or entity, and the Attorney General shall determine whether to bring a civil action against the person to collect the penalty prescribed in paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.2012, c.25 (C.52:32-59). The local contracting unit may also report to the municipal attorney or county counsel, as appropriate, the name of that person, together with its information as to the false certification, and the municipal attorney or county counsel, as appropriate, may determine to bring such civil action against the person to collect such penalty. L.2012, c.25, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-47 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-47
False information; penalties.
Status: in_force

7. Where the governing body of a county or municipality determines that a business has been classified as a qualified small business enterprise, qualified veteran business enterprise, qualified minority business enterprise or qualified women's business enterprise on the basis of false information knowingly supplied by the business and has been awarded a contract to which it would not otherwise have been entitled under this act, the governing body shall have the authority to: a. Assess against the business any difference between the contract and what the governing body's cost would have been if the contract had not been awarded in accordance with the provisions of this act; b. In addition to the amount due under subsection a., assess against the business a penalty in an amount of not more than 10% of the amount of the contract involved; and c. Order the business ineligible to transact any business with the governing body or contracting agency of the governing body for a period to be determined by the governing body. Prior to any final determination, assessment or order under this section, the governing body shall afford the business an opportunity for a hearing on the reasons for the imposition of the penalties set forth in subsection a., b. or c. of this section. L.1985, c.482, s.7; amended 2013, c.5, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40:81-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 81 / Section 81-4
Members of first council; election and terms
Status: in_force

The members of the first municipal council shall be elected at the municipal election held on the fourth Tuesday after the adoption of this subtitle and shall serve as members of the council from twelve o'clock noon of the fourth Tuesday following such election until twelve o'clock noon of July 1 in the fourth year thereafter, save in those cases in which the terms of some of the members of the council shall expire at twelve o'clock noon on July 1 in each year in accordance with the provisions of article 3 of chapter 84 of this title (R.S. 40:84-9 et seq.), and until their successors shall have been elected and duly qualified, unless their places shall have become vacant. The election shall be conducted pursuant to the "Uniform Nonpartisan Elections Law," P.L. [1981], c. [379] (C. [40:45-5 et seq.] ). Amended by L.1981, c. 379, s. 21, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-154.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-154.1
Vacancies in park police system caused by entry into armed forces during war; substitutes
Status: in_force

Whenever one or more vacancies occur in the park police system established by the park commission of any county having a population of more than 200,000 inhabitants now governed by the provisions of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes, and such vacancies occur by reason of the entry of one or more policemen into the military or naval service of the United States during the present war, the county park commission may appoint temporarily one or more substitutes on full or part time to perform the duties of such policemen during his or their absence; provided, however, the employment of such person or persons shall continue only during the present state of war, unless such employment be sooner terminated by the appointing authority, and such appointees shall not be regular members of the park police system and neither they nor their dependents shall be members of or entitled to any benefits from either the park police pension or retirement fund managed and controlled by the park commission or any pension fund existing in the county in which they are appointed; provided further, however, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to any regular appointment made by the appointing authority to fill a vacancy not caused by the entry of a member of the department into the armed forces. L.1943, c. 55, p. 251, s. 1, eff. March 27, 1943.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-16 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-16
Ordinance for construction; contributions to be paid before contract executed
Status: in_force

When the governing body shall determine by ordinance to erect any such public memorial building, provision therein shall be made for the acceptance by the municipality of gifts of real or personal property from any person for such purpose. The ordinance shall provide for the acquisition of a suitable site for the memorial, to be acquired in whole or in part, as may be necessary, by purchase, condemnation or gift, and shall appropriate such sum of money as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose, over and above the amount or portion raised or to be raised by gift or subscription. Such ordinance shall also indicate therein the proportion the sum appropriated is to bear to the whole cost, including the furnishing and equipment thereof. The construction of the memorial shall not be begun nor finally contracted for, as hereinafter provided, until the full amount to be raised by gift or contribution has been received by the municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-90.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-90.2
Consolidation of fire districts within municipality.
Status: in_force

3. a. A municipal governing body may consider the consolidation of two or more fire districts within that municipality, upon receipt of parallel resolutions adopted by the commissioners of those fire districts consenting to the development of a consolidation plan. If the municipal governing body approves the development of a consolidation plan, it shall work with the fire district commissioners to prepare the plan. The plan may be prepared in consultation with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, or his designee. The consolidation plan shall include a first-year budget for the consolidated district, a table of organization, personnel requirements for operating the consolidated district, the apportionment of existing debt between the taxpayers of the consolidating fire districts, including whether such debt should be apportioned within special taxing districts as permitted in paragraph (7) of subsection b. of section 26 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-26) for municipal consolidation plans, as well as any other information required by the Local Finance Board. b. Upon completion of the consolidation plan, the governing body of the municipality shall fix a time and place for a hearing to discuss the proposed consolidation. Notice of the hearing shall be provided in accordance with the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.), and copies of the proposed consolidation plan shall be made available for public inspection by the municipal clerk, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) and P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.). c. Following the hearing, the governing body of the municipality shall vote on a resolution to consolidate the fire districts pursuant to the consolidation plan. If a resolution is adopted by the municipal governing body to consolidate the fire districts, the governing body shall apply to the Local Finance Board for approval to consolidate the fire districts pursuant to the consolidation plan. Notice of the impending consolidation, the governing body resolutions authorizing consolidation, and a copy of the proposed consolidation plan, shall be sent to the Local Finance Board, which shall schedule a hearing on the application within 60 days of receipt thereof. The Local Finance Board may require the production of papers, documents, witnesses, or information, and may take any other action it may deem necessary to its review of the submission. The Local Finance Board shall approve the application if it determines that the consolidation is an efficient and feasible means of providing and financing the service. Upon approval of the consolidation plan by the Local Finance Board, or upon the municipal governing body adopting the Local Finance Board's conditions to approving the consolidation plan shall be considered finally adopted by the municipal governing body, and the assets and debts of the fire districts to be consolidated shall be reapportioned pursuant to the consolidation plan. The consolidation shall become operative after the next fire district election following the final adoption of the consolidation plan by at least 29 days, during which new commissioners for the consolidated district shall be elected. L.2015, c.279, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-131.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-131.1
Payment in lieu of taxes not to exceed 20% of annual gross revenue; determination of assumed assessed value
Status: in_force

19. a. For the purposes of the "county improvement authorities law," P.L.1960, c.183 (C.40:37A-44 et seq.), where by reason of the provisions of any other law a qualified housing sponsor has entered, or intends to enter, into any agreement with any municipality to make payments in lieu of taxes, or to obtain special tax treatment of any real property of the qualified housing sponsor to be financed by the authority, that agreement may, notwithstanding any provisions of any such other law to the contrary, require the qualified housing sponsor to pay to the municipality an amount not exceeding 20% of the annual gross revenue from each housing project situated on the real property for each year of the project's operation following its substantial completion. For the purpose of this section, "annual gross revenue" means the total annual gross rental or carrying charge and other income of a qualified housing sponsor from a housing project. Any agreement between any qualified housing sponsor and a municipality pursuant to this section shall be submitted to the authority for review in order to avoid duplicative or inconsistent regulations or provisions, and any municipality and any qualified housing sponsor may, with the approval of the authority, enter into any such agreement as is not inconsistent with P.L.1960, c.183. b. For the purposes of apportioning the amounts to be raised in the respective municipalities in each county pursuant to R.S.54:4-49, the board of taxation for such county shall, for each municipality, include in the equalization table for such county the assumed assessed value of the property represented by the amount of payments in lieu of property taxes to any municipality pursuant to this section. The assumed assessed value of such property in each municipality shall be determined by the county board of taxation in the following manner: (1) the amount of payments in lieu of real property taxes received by each municipality during the preceding tax year pursuant to this section shall be divided by the general tax rate of the municipality for such preceding tax year to obtain an assumed assessed value of such property; (2) this assumed assessed value shall be divided by the fraction produced by dividing the aggregate assessed value by the aggregate true value of the real property as determined by the county board of taxation for equalization purposes in the current tax year, exclusive of class II railroad property, in the municipality; (3) the resulting quotient shall be included in the net valuation of each municipality on which county taxes are apportioned. For the first tax year during which any payments in lieu of real property taxes are made to any municipality pursuant to this section, there shall be included in the equalization table for such county the true value of the property as determined by the assessor in the tax year immediately prior to the tax year in which any payments in lieu of taxes are made pursuant to this section. L.1982,c.133,s.19; amended 1994,c.76,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5-37 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5 / Section 5-37
Condition of bond broken
Status: in_force

40A:5-37. Upon application to the Superior Court by a citizen and taxpayer thereof, alleging that the condition of the bond of any officer, member of committee or employee of the local unit has been broken, the court shall make such investigation regarding the truth of the allegations as it shall deem proper, and in its discretion may order an action to be brought upon the bond in the name of the local unit, or otherwise, for the benefit of the local unit or any officer, board or department thereof. L.1960, c.169, s.1; amended 1991,c.91,s.392.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-111 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-111
Hearing and notice; view premises; report
Status: in_force

The commissioners so appointed shall fix a time and place when they will hear the persons interested in the property to be taken, and in the benefits to be conferred by the proposed improvement, and shall give public notice of such time and place for at least ten days prior to the day of meeting in two or more of the newspapers published and circulating in the county. After having viewed the premises and heard the parties interested, they shall proceed to estimate and fix the value of the real estate taken and the damages caused by such taking, and ascertain and determine the amount of special or peculiar benefits conferred upon the owners of property benefited, in proportion as nearly as may be to the benefits which each owner shall be deemed to acquire, and to make report of their assessments to the court. They may report the damages awarded and the benefits assessed in any case in the same report or separately as they may determine.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-75 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-75
Stay of proceedings by appeal; exception
Status: in_force

An appeal to the board of adjustment shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action in respect to which the decision appealed from was made unless the officer from whose action the appeal is taken certifies to the board of adjustment, after the notice of appeal shall have been filed with him, that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in his 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 upon notice to the officer from whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown. L.1975, c. 291, s. 62, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-12 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-12
Appropriations for park purposes; referendum; petition
Status: in_force

This section and sections 40:37-14 and 40:37-15 of this title shall remain inoperative in any county until adopted by a majority of the votes cast on the question of the adoption or rejection thereof at a general election. The question shall be submitted to the voters at such election whenever a request in writing therefor shall be filed with the county clerk at least twenty days before the election, by the commission, board or other authority having control and maintenance of the county parks. When adopted this section and said sections 40:37-14 and 40:37-15 shall govern and control appropriations for park maintenance in the county.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-153 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-153
Transmission of record of transfer; assessment; taxation.
Status: in_force

17. a. The county clerk or county register of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, shall transmit to the assessor of the municipality in which a development potential transfer has occurred a record of the transfer and all pertinent information required to value, assess, and tax the properties subject to the transfer in a manner consistent with subsection b. of this section. b. Property from which and to which development potential has been transferred shall be assessed at its fair market value reflecting the development transfer. Development potential that has been removed from a sending zone but has not yet been employed in a receiving zone shall not be assessed for real property taxation. Nothing in P.L.2004, c.2 (C.40:55D-137 et al.) shall be construed to affect, or in any other way alter, the valuation assessment, or taxation of land that is valued, assessed, and taxed pursuant to the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L.1964, c.48 (C.54:4-23.1 et seq.). c. Property in a sending or receiving zone that has been subject to a development potential transfer shall be newly valued, assessed, and taxed as of October 1 next following the development potential transfer. d. Development potential that has been conveyed from a property pursuant to P.L.2004, c.2 (C.40:55D-137 et al.) shall not be subject to any fee imposed pursuant to P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-5 et seq.). L.2004,c.2,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-229 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-229
Redemption by mortgagee; notice to mortgagee; rights after redemption
Status: in_force

No mortgagee whose mortgage shall have been recorded or registered before the sale, shall be divested of his rights in and to the real estate unless, after written notice shall have been given to him by the purchaser for a period of six months, he shall neglect to redeem the real estate by paying the amount actually paid by the purchaser, including taxes and assessments subsequently made, together with interest at the rate of six per cent from the date of payment and all costs or charges which the purchaser may have been by law obliged to pay. Notice to every mortgagee who is a resident of the county shall be served personally. If he is not a resident it shall be addressed to him by mail at his place of residence as stated in the mortgage or any assignment thereof. Any mortgagee who shall redeem the property as hereinbefore provided may collect the amount paid as a part of the debt due, and shall be entitled to receive and hold by assignment the declaration of sale, as evidence of such payment and as further security for the repayment of the sum so paid, with interest.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:26A-19 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 26A / Section 26A-19
Right of entry onto private property to make surveys and investigations; interference therewith
Status: in_force

A local unit or local units may authorize officials or other agents of the local unit or units to enter upon any land or water for the purpose of making surveys, studies, investigations or inspections. The officials or other agents are empowered to examine pipes or any equipment connected to the sewerage facilities or service pipes for compliance with established standards and other requirements. The use of sewerage facilities to any property may be discontinued if the owner, lessee or other user of that property opposes or obstructs an authorized official or other agent in the performance of his duties. The discontinuance shall continue until the required investigations or inspection are made, and any alterations or repairs found to be necessary have been made and approved by the appropriate official or agent. Source: New. L.1991,c.53,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-8.7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-8.7
Appropriations during year when blood collection act is adopted--borrowing money
Status: in_force

If, during the fiscal year in which this act shall be adopted, upon the establishment of such program, any board of chosen freeholders shall have made no provision in its annual budget for the necessary expense thereof during such fiscal year, said board may appropriate and use any county funds not otherwise appropriated or dedicated, or may appropriate and raise such funds as may be necessary for such purpose during such fiscal year and may borrow the same, or any part thereof, on the credit of the county, and may issue obligations therefor in the same manner as other similar obligations are issued under the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement. L.1946, c. 22, p. 62, s. 4, eff. March 19, 1946.
N.J. Stat. § 40:66A-41 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 66A / Section 66A-41
Rents, rates, fees or other charges
Status: in_force

(a) Every solid waste management authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges (in this act sometimes referred to as "service charges" ) for the services and facilities of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system. (b) Such rents, rates, fees and charges, being in the nature of use or service charges, shall as nearly as the solid waste management authority shall deem practicable and equitable be uniform throughout the district for the same type, class and amount of use or service of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system. (c) The solid waste management authority shall prescribe and from time to time when necessary revise the schedule of such service charges, which in any event shall be such that the revenues of the solid waste management authority will at all times be adequate to pay all expenses of operation and maintenance of the garbage and solid wastes disposal system including reserves, insurance, extensions, and replacements, and to pay punctually the principal of and interest on any bonds and to maintain such reserves or sinking funds therefor as may be required by the terms of any contract of the solid waste management authority. Said schedule shall thus be prescribed and from time to time revised by the solid waste management authority after public hearing thereon which shall be held by the solid waste management authority at least 7 days after publication of notice of the proposed adjustment of the service charges and of the time and place of the public hearing in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the area serviced by the authority. The solid waste management authority shall provide evidence at the hearing showing that the proposed adjustment of the service charges is necessary and reasonable, and shall provide the opportunity for cross-examination of persons offering such evidence, and a transcript of the hearing shall be made and a copy thereof shall be available upon request to any interested party at a reasonable fee. The solid waste management authority shall likewise fix and determine the time or times when and the place or places where such service charges shall be due and payable and may require that such service charges shall be paid in advance for periods of not more than 1 year. A copy of such schedule of service charges in effect shall at all times be kept on file at the principal office of the solid waste management authority and shall at all reasonable times be open to public inspection. It is the purpose of this subsection that the rates fixed from time to time shall produce revenue not in excess of an amount sufficient to provide for all expenses of operation and maintenance of the authority, and to provide for interest, sinking fund and amortization. Any surplus which may accrue to the authority, however, for any reason whatsoever shall be retained by the authority to reduce its rates to the extent such surplus may justify, and to increase the quality and efficiency of its operations. L.1968, c. 249, s. 8, eff. Aug. 16, 1968. Amended by L.1981, c. 125, s. 4, eff. April 27, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:7-28 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 7 / Section 7-28
Statutes repealed
Status: in_force

The following statutes, acts and sections, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, are hereby repealed: Revised Statutes sections: R.S. 40:18-23 to 40:18-32 inclusive; R.S. 40:43-26 to 40:43-39 inclusive. Pamphlet laws: P.L. 1939, c. 46 (C. 40:43-39.1 and C. 40:43-39.2). L.1979, c. 181, s. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:67-23.7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 67 / Section 67-23.7
Acceptance for public use if conforms to municipal specifications
Status: in_force

A municipality shall be required to accept for dedication for public use, by a qualified private community, any road or street within the community that conforms to municipal specifications for public roads and streets. L.1989, c.299,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40:76-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 76 / Section 76-5
Clerk to examine petition; minor deviations permissible
Status: in_force

The municipal clerk shall examine the petition, within ten days of the date of its being filed with him, to ascertain whether or not it conforms to the requirements of this chapter. In examining the signatures of the electors he may, if in doubt as to the genuineness of any of them, compare them with the signatures contained in the registry books used at the last preceding general election. The petition shall be accepted if it substantially conforms to the form provided herein, the form being for the guidance of the parties and no petition shall be rejected by the clerk for any typographical deviation from the form provided herein or for any minor departure therefrom.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-12.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-12.3
Bonds authorized
Status: in_force

For the purpose of funding a farm loan program authorized pursuant to section 2 of this act, the county is authorized, by bond ordinance, to incur indebtedness, borrow money, and authorize and issue negotiable obligations in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 in any five-year period, or to appropriate general revenues of the county, or both. All the provisions of the "Local Bond Law" (N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq.) not in conflict with this act shall be complied with by the county in adopting its bond ordinances. L.1987,c.34,s.3; amended 1989,c 158,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-89 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-89
Filing of copy of bond resolution
Status: in_force

Each authority shall file a certified copy of each bond resolution adopted by it in the office of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury, together with a certified summary of the dates, amounts, maturities and interest rates of all bonds to be issued pursuant thereto prior to the issuance of any such bonds. Upon the adoption of each annual budget of an authority or amendment thereof, a certified copy thereof shall be filed forthwith in the office of said Division of Local Government. L.1960, c. 183, p. 759, s. 46, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-71 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-71
Nominating petitions.
Status: in_force

40A:14-71. a. For an election held at a time other than at the time of the general election, candidates for membership on the board shall be nominated by verified petitions and the procedures set forth in this subsection shall apply. Any such petition shall be in writing, addressed to the municipal clerk or the clerk of the board, as the case may be, stating that the signers thereof are qualified voters and residents in the district and requesting that the name of the candidate be placed on the official ballot. The petition shall state the residence of the candidate and certify his qualification for membership. The candidate's consent to his nomination shall be annexed to the petition and shall constitute his agreement to serve in the event of his election. The petition shall contain the name of only one candidate, but several petitions may nominate the same person. Each petition shall be signed by not less than 10 qualified voters and shall be filed at least 29 days before the date of the election. Any form of a petition of nomination which is provided to candidates by the Secretary of State, the county clerk, or the municipal clerk shall contain the following notice: "Notice: All candidates are required by law to comply with the provisions of 'The New Jersey Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act,' P.L.1973, c.83 (C.19:44A-1 et seq.). For further information please call (insert telephone number of the Election Law Enforcement Commission)." If a petition is found to be defective, either in form or substance, the municipal clerk or the clerk of the board, as the case may be, shall forthwith notify the candidate to cause it to be corrected before the petition is given consideration. A candidate shall be permitted to sign or circulate, or both sign and circulate, the petition required to nominate that candidate for membership on the board. b. For an election held at the time of the general election, each candidate for membership on the board of fire commissioners shall be nominated by petition for direct nomination pursuant to the procedures set forth in R.S.19:13-1 et seq. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.19:13-5, however, a petition of nomination for such office shall be signed by at least 10 persons, one of whom may be the candidate, or two percent of the number of qualified voters who voted in the fire district at the next preceding annual election for members of the board of fire commissioners, whichever is less, and filed with the county clerk on or before 4:00 p.m. of the last Monday in July preceding the general election. The signatures need not all appear upon a single petition and any number of petitions may be filed on behalf of any candidate, but no petition shall contain the endorsement of more than one candidate. Any candidate may withdraw as a candidate by filing a notice in writing, signed by the candidate, of such withdrawal with the county clerk on or before the 70th day before the date of the November election, as applicable, and thereupon the name of that candidate shall be withdrawn by the county clerk and shall not be printed on the ballot. A vacancy created by any reason set forth in R.S.19:13-18, or in any other manner, shall be filled under the provisions of R.S.19:13-19. In each fire district in which candidates for the office of member of a board of fire commissioners will seek election at the general election, the board of fire commissioners thereof shall certify to the county clerk no later than the day of the holding of the primary election for the general election next occurring a statement designating the public offices to be filled at such election, and the number of such offices to be filled. amended 1973, c.235, s.1; 1985, c.288, s.2; 2009, c.286; 2010, c.68, s.7; 2017, c.206, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-29.10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-29.10
Joint library trustees
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of such joint library shall consist of (a) the mayor or other chief executive officer of each participating municipality; (b) the superintendent of schools of the local school district of each such municipality, or, if there be no such official, one of the principals in the local school system, selected by the mayor or other chief executive officer, or, if there be neither of such officials, the president of the board of education; and (c) three citizens to be appointed by the mayor or other chief executive officer of each such municipality, at least two of whom shall be residents of the municipality. The initial appointments of such citizen members shall be for terms of three, four and five years, respectively, as they may be selected by the mayor or other chief executive officer. Thereafter, such citizen appointments shall be for terms of five years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The original citizen appointments in any municipality having a free public library at the time for the formation of the joint library shall be made from among the appointed citizen members of the board of trustees of such library. Vacancies occurring on the board of trustees shall be filled for the unexpired term only. The mayor or other chief executive officer and the superintendent of schools or the principal, as the case may be, serving as a member of the board, may, respectively, appoint an alternate to act in his place with authority to attend all meetings of the board and in his absence, to vote on all questions before the board. L. 1959, c. 155, p. 621, s. 8, eff. Sept. 4, 1959. Amended by L. 1986, c. 99, s. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-136.5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-136.5
Notice.
Status: in_force

5. State agencies shall, within 30 days after the effective date of P.L.2008, c.78 (C.40:55D-136.1 et seq.), and within 30 days after the effective date of any subsequent amendment and supplement thereto, place a notice in the New Jersey Register tolling approvals in the Superstorm Sandy-impacted counties, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2008, c.78 (C.40:55D-136.3) in conformance with P.L.2008, c.78 (C.40:55D-136.1 et seq.). L.2008, c.78, s.5; amended 2012, c.48, s.4; 2016, c.14, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:43-66.45 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-66.45
Membership of joint municipal consolidation study commission.
Status: in_force

11. The membership of a joint municipal consolidation study commission formed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1977, c.435 (C.40:43-66.35 et seq.) shall consist of five members from each participating municipality. L.1977,c.435,s.11; amended 1999, c.58, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:13-15 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-15
Report of commissioners; effect
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall file a report certified by them or any two of them to which shall be annexed their commission, oaths, maps and surveys fixing and determining the boundary line. The report shall be recorded and filed in the office of the county clerk and copies delivered to the clerks of the respective municipalities. Upon the filing of the report, the boundary line between the municipalities shall be as surveyed, ascertained and certified therein. L.1979, c. 181, s. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:74-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 74 / Section 74-3
Record of ordinances; commissioners to sign record
Status: in_force

Every ordinance passed by the board of commissioners shall be recorded and signed in the book in which it is recorded by the commissioners who voted in favor thereof. When an ordinance or resolution is required to be published the publication shall include the names of the commissioners who signed the same.
N.J. Stat. § 40:8-15 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-15
Construction of act
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or impair the rights of any State, county or municipal law enforcement officer in the performance of his duties. L.1979, c. 332, s. 9, eff. Jan. 21, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-22.11 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-22.11
Disciplinary actions against officer, employee found guilty of violation
Status: in_force

The finding by the Local Finance Board or a county or municipal ethics board that an appointed local government officer or employee is guilty of the violation of the provisions of this act, or of any code of ethics in effect pursuant to this act, shall be sufficient cause for his removal, suspension, demotion or other disciplinary action by the officer or agency having the power of removal or discipline. When a person who is in the career service is charged with violating the provisions of this act or any code of ethics in effect pursuant to this act, the procedure leading to removal, suspension, demotion or other disciplinary action shall be governed by any applicable procedures of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto. L.1991,c.29,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68A-20 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68A / Section 68A-20
Public bodies to pay service charges
Status: in_force

Each county, municipality and other public body shall promptly pay to any port authority all service charges for any use of its port facilities, and shall provide for the payment thereof in the same manner as other obligations of such county, municipality or public body. L.1948, c. 349, p. 1398, s. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-4.7 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-4.7
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Unit Electronic Procurement Act." L.2018, c.156, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:63-8 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 63 / Section 63-8
Villages
Status: in_force

a. Any village heretofore incorporated under, or which shall have heretofore adopted the provisions of the act entitled "An act for the formation and government of villages", approved the 23rd day of February, 1891, or which shall hereafter be governed by the provisions of this act; provided, however, that the provisions of this act shall not affect the provisions of any special charter granted to a village by the Legislature. b. Every village, governed by the laws pertaining to the village form of government, shall operate and transact all of its business according to the laws pertaining to the township form of government as prescribed in this act (N.J.S.40A:63-1 et seq.) and general law, except as provided for in this section (N.J.S.40A:63-8). c. In this act and, where appropriate, in general law, whenever the term "township", "township committee" or "mayor" is used, read "village", "board of trustees" or "president of the board", respectively, for the village form of government. d. The village board of trustees shall consist of five members who shall be elected at large and serve for a term of three years. Their terms shall be arranged, by lot if necessary, so that no more than two trustees shall be elected in any one year. L.1989,c.157,c.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:34-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-4
Vote required for adoption
Status: in_force

If a majority of the legal voters voting on the question shall vote YES, the board of chosen freeholders may proceed to accept the same and make the appropriation therein proposed, and thereafter maintain the same.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-53.5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-53.5
Performance of maintenance guarantee, acceptance
Status: in_force

16. The approving authority shall, for the purposes of section 41 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-53), accept a performance guarantee or maintenance guarantee which is an irrevocable letter of credit if it: a. Constitutes an unconditional payment obligation of the issuer running solely to the municipality for an express initial period of time in the amount determined pursuant to section 41 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-53); b. Is issued by a banking or savings institution authorized to do and doing business in this State; c. Is for a period of time of at least one year; and d. Permits the municipality to draw upon the letter of credit if the obligor fails to furnish another letter of credit which complies with the provisions of this section 30 days or more in advance of the expiration date of the letter of credit or such longer period in advance thereof as is stated in the letter of credit. L.1991,c.256,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-78.8 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-78.8
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. Sections 1 through 8 of P.L.2017, c.289 (C.40A:9-78.8 et seq.) shall be known and may be cited as the "County Identification Cards for Gold Star Families Act." L.2017, c.289, s.1; amended 2022, c.59, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33-13.2n — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-13.2n
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

11. The State Librarian, with the approval of the President of Thomas Edison State College is authorized to promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1981,c.489,s.11; amended 2001, c.137, s.50.
N.J. Stat. § 40:43-66.77 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-66.77
Liberal construction of act; severability
Status: in_force

a. This act, being necessary for the welfare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purpose thereof. b. If the provisions of any article, section or clause of this act or the application thereof to any person shall be judged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall be confined in its operation to the controversy in which it was rendered, and shall not affect or invalidate the remainder of any provision of any article, section or clause of this act or the application of any part thereof to any other person or circumstance and to this end, the provisions of each title, section and clause of this act are hereby declared to be severable. L.1977, c. 435, s. 43, eff. March 1, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-53a — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-53a
Standardized form for performance guarantee, maintenance guarantee, letter of credit
Status: in_force

1. The Department of Community Affairs shall adopt by regulation a standardized form for a performance guarantee, maintenance guarantee and letter of credit required by an approving authority pursuant to section 41 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-53). L.1999,c.68,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37B-18 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37B / Section 37B-18
Sale of bonds and notes
Status: in_force

Bonds and notes of an authority may be sold, as hereinafter provided, at public or private sale at such price or prices as the authority shall determine; provided, however, that the interest cost to their average maturity of the money received for any group of bonds sold in a single transaction (computed according to standard tables of bond values) shall not exceed 6% per annum. No obligations shall be sold for less than par value and interest accrued to date of delivery. L.1967, c. 136, s. 18, eff. June 28, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 40:80-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 80 / Section 80-10
Corporate existence and name continued
Status: in_force

The corporate existence of any municipality, adopting this subtitle shall be continued and its corporate name and seal shall not be changed by such adoption, and all laws, general or special, relating to such municipality shall, except so far as inconsistent with this subtitle, apply to such municipality and it shall exercise the powers and duties thereby conferred and imposed.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:65-30 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-30
"Sharing Available Resources Efficiently (SHARE)" program established.
Status: in_force

30. a. A local unit that plans to study the feasibility of a shared service agreement, joint contract, or municipal consolidation may apply to the director for grants or loans to fund the study, including consultant costs, and to fund one-time start-up costs of a shared service agreement or joint contract or municipal consolidation. The director, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall establish a program to be known as the "Sharing Available Resources Efficiently" program, or "SHARE," to accomplish this purpose, and, in consultation with the commissioner, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of the program. b. The director, in consultation with the commissioner, shall provide guidelines and procedures for the submission of SHARE grant and loan applications. c. Applications for shared service study funds: (1) May require such local match of funds, as is determined by the director for the studies if the director finds that the local unit is financially capable of providing such matching funds. (2) Shall not require a local match of funds for consolidation studies under sections 1 to 37 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et al.) or the "Municipal Consolidation Act," P.L.1977, c.435 (C.40:43-66.35 et al.). (3) Grants for implementation of shared services may include financial assistance for terminal leave benefits, but not for early retirement incentives related to pension contributions. d. Applications for one-time start-up costs shall provide that: (1) Local units may apply for financial assistance for the one-time start-up costs necessary to implement shared services. Costs that may be financed through the issuance of debt or capital lease agreements shall be excluded from this program. (2) The director may set limits on aid awards and negotiate the various provisions, costs, payment provisions, and amounts of grants or loans to ensure that the shared service is cost effective and in the public interest. Financial assistance for costs associated with terminal leave benefits shall be limited to the lesser of the officer or employee's regular base rate of compensation that is paid for the terminal leave benefit pursuant to an applicable employment contract, local practice, local ordinance, or State law. e. The director may provide technical support programs to assist local units in applying for grants or aid for studying shared services. L.2007, c.63, s.30; amended 2019, c.433, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-46.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-46.4
Approval of contracts; filing; term
Status: in_force

Any contract or renewal thereof to acquire, lease or operate any municipal transportation system or part thereof shall be authorized by municipal ordinance and shall be subject to approval by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. In determining whether the board shall approve any such contract submitted to it, the board shall look to the reasonableness of the contract, the integration of the municipal transportation system with other existing transportation systems in that area and all other factors relating to public necessity and convenience. A copy of all such contracts shall be filed with the Division of Local Government in the State Department of Treasury. Any lease or contract or renewal thereof to operate a municipal transit system shall not exceed the term of 10 years. L.1959, c. 60, p. 170, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 40:63-113 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-113
Disposal of sewage for others; contracts
Status: in_force

The jointly contracting municipalities may, whenever they deem it expedient, contract for the disposal of sewage with the state, or any other public or private corporation or individual, upon such terms as they may deem expedient.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-25.36 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-25.36
Use for park, school purposes or other public uses
Status: in_force

If such board or body having charge or control of the finances of such municipality should determine for the reasons aforesaid that the bodies aforesaid should be removed from any such old burying ground or cemetery, and the same converted into a park, or devoted to other public uses or purposes, or school purposes, it shall be lawful for it to accept on behalf of the municipality or authorize the board of education of such municipality to accept from such church or other corporation a deed of conveyance of the said burying ground or cemetery, and to cause possession thereof to be taken on behalf of the municipality or of the board of education of the municipality, as the case may be. L.1948, c. 80, p. 468, s. 4, eff. May 21, 1948.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-117.14 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-117.14
Sheriff's officers; eligibility for permanent appointment without civil service open competitive examination
Status: in_force

In any county, except a county of the first class, any person who on the effective date of this act is employed in the position of sheriff's officer as a provisional employee, who has at least five years as a sworn police officer or has at least two years' experience as a provisional sheriff's officer, and who, prior to July, 1982, is enrolled in or who has successfully completed a certified Police Academy Training Course in the State of New Jersey, shall be eligible for permanent appointment by the sheriff, at his discretion, to the position of sheriff's officer without having to take the civil service open competitive examination, upon passage of a qualifying examination for the position administered by the Department of Civil Service. L.1983, c. 131, s. 1, eff. April 11, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-96 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-96
Membership requirements for Junior Firefighters' Auxiliary.
Status: in_force

40A:14-96. a. A person who is not less than 14 or more than 18 years of age shall be eligible for membership in the Junior Firefighters' Auxiliary. b. Prior to being accepted for membership in the Junior Firefighters' Auxiliary, a person eligible pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall: (1) obtain permission to join the auxiliary from the person's parents or guardian. Permission shall be granted in writing on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Community Affairs; (2) complete an application and be interviewed by officers of the fire department or company with a parent or guardian present; and (3) submit documentation from a qualified physician verifying that the person is medically able to perform the activities of the auxiliary as established by the governing body of the municipality, board of commissioners of the fire district, regional authority, or county board of chosen freeholders pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-98. amended 1999, c.318, s.1; 2020, c.126, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-54 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-54
County manager; rights at meetings
Status: in_force

The county manager may be present at all board meetings and participate in all deliberations, without the right to vote. L.1972, c. 154, s. 54, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:2-43 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 2 / Section 2-43
Gross debt
Status: in_force

Gross debt shall include all bonds and notes issued and authorized but not issued pursuant to this or any other law by the local unit, or guaranteed by the local unit, except tax anticipation notes, emergency notes, special emergency notes and utility revenue notes. Gross debt of a municipality shall also include that amount of the total of all the bonds and notes issued and authorized but not issued by any school district including the area of the municipality, which results from the application to such total of the ratio which the equalized valuation basis of the municipality bears to the sum of the equalized valuation basis of each municipality in any such school district. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962. Amended by L.1964, c. 72, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-78.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-78.2
"Veteran" defined.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act, P.L.2012, c.30 (C.40A:9-78.1 et seq.), "veteran" means any resident of this State now or hereafter who has served in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States or a Reserve component thereof or the National Guard of this State or another State as defined in section 1 of P.L.1963, c.109 (C.38A:1-1), and has been discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions from such service. L.2012, c.30, s.2; amended 2017, c.292, s.1; 2019, c.500, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:65-22 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-22
Certification of costs and expenses by management committee.
Status: in_force

22. The management committee, not later than November 1 of each year, shall certify to the participating local units the total costs and expenses of operation, other than acquisition and construction costs, of the services, public improvements, works, facilities, or undertakings for the ensuing year, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the joint contract, together with an apportionment of the costs and expenses of operation among the participating local units in accordance with the method of apportionment provided in the joint contract. It shall be the duty of each participating local unit to include its apportioned share of such costs and expenses of operation in its annual budget, and to pay over to the management committee its apportioned share as provided in the joint contract. Operations under the budget and related matters shall be subject to and in accordance with rules of the Local Finance Board or the Commissioner of Education, as appropriate. The Local Finance Board shall be responsible for the determination of the appropriate rule-making authority with regard to each joint contract. For the first year of operation under the joint contract, a participating local unit may adopt a supplemental or emergency appropriation for the purpose of paying its apportioned share of the costs and expenses of operation, if provision therefor has not been made in the annual budget. L.2007, c.63, s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:13-13 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13
Notice of meeting of commissioners
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall give 30 days' notice in writing of the time and place of their meeting to perform their duties to the clerks of the respective municipalities. L.1979, c. 181, s. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:2-56 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 2 / Section 2-56
Powers of local government board
Status: in_force

The local government board may examine into any estimates, computations or calculations made in connection with any issue of refunding bonds, may require the production of any papers, documents, witnesses or information, may make or cause to be made any audit or investigation and may take any other action which it may deem advisable in connection with any issue of refunding bonds. All powers and duties of the funding commission pursuant to any other law as heretofore exercised and performed by such commission shall be vested in and exercised and performed by the local government board as if such board constituted such commission. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-133.6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-133.6
Negotiability of bonds
Status: in_force

Any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, any bond or other obligation issued pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of the State laws concerning negotiable instruments, and each holder or owner of the bond or other obligation, or of any coupon appurtenant thereto, by accepting the bond or coupon, conclusively is deemed to have agreed that the bond, obligation or coupon is fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of the State laws concerning negotiable instruments. L.1991,c.162,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-22.11a — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-22.11a
Municipal golf courses
Status: in_force

Any municipality which has received federal or State funds for the acquisition or development of public golf courses and which offers reduced senior citizen rates to its residents may allow any resident of the State 62 years of age or older to use these golf courses at the reduced rate. L. 1988, c. 178, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-118.4 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-118.4
Promulgation, revision of guidelines, directives.
Status: in_force

2. The Attorney General is authorized to promulgate or revise guidelines or directives, as appropriate, to implement and enforce the provisions of P.L.2020, c.128 (C.40A:14-118.3 et seq.). L.2020, c.128, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-208.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-208.2
Continuance of charter adopted prior to Jan. 9, 1982 of municipality with council-manager plan
Status: in_force

Any municipality having adopted, prior to the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, a charter encompassing a council-manager plan of government heretofore authorized pursuant to P.L.1950, c. 210 shall continue to be governed, after the effective date of this act, by the charter and plan of government so adopted, until such time as the charter is abandoned or altered pursuant to article 1 of that act (C. 40:69A-1 through 40:69A-25), or amended pursuant to section 7 of this amendatory and supplementary act. During such time as the municipality shall continue to be governed by that charter, any provisions of, or supplements to, P.L.1950, c. 210 enacted or amended after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, which would have pertained to that charter if the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act had not been enacted, shall pertain to that charter and govern that municipality. L.1981, c. 465, s. 28, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-226 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-226
Redemption of property sold
Status: in_force

The owner of any real estate so sold, his legal representatives, or any mortgagee or judgment creditor having a legal or equitable interest therein, may within the time prescribed by section 40:37-227 of this title redeem the property from the lien so imposed by paying to the commission, for the benefit of the purchaser, his heirs or assigns, the amount originally paid by the purchaser plus any tax or assessment paid by him and of which he may have given written notice to the commission, together with interest on all such payments at the rate of ten per cent per annum.
N.J. Stat. § 40:34A-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 34A / Section 34A-3
Limitation on period of usefulness
Status: in_force

The period of usefulness of every off-street parking facility for any purpose under the local bond law, whether with respect to original acquisition or construction or subsequent reconstruction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, furnishing, or equipment shall be not greater than 30 years. L.1972, c. 83, s. 3, eff. July 10, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33-13.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-13.3
Establishment by joint agreement
Status: in_force

Any 2 or more counties may, by joint agreement adopted by similar resolutions of their boards of chosen freeholders, provide for the establishment and maintenance of a regional library for the use and benefit of the residents of the municipalities within said counties. L.1962, c. 134, s. 1, eff. July 27, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-25.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-25.4
Operating expenses; parking fees
Status: in_force

The rents and other costs and expenses incident to the improvement, lighting, maintenance and operation of any such public parking areas may be raised by general taxation, but it shall be lawful for the municipality to accept from any person, firm, corporation or association any contribution or donation to be used toward defraying the rents and other costs and expenses incident thereto and to charge any such fee or fees as may, from time to time, be fixed by the governing body of the municipality for the privilege of parking any vehicle therein. L.1942, c. 138, p. 428, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 40:79-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 79 / Section 79-5
Other laws applicable
Status: in_force

It is the intention of this subtitle that the provisions of subtitle 3 of this title (s. 40:42-1 et seq.), shall be applicable whenever not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-55.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-55.2
Financing appropriation
Status: in_force

Any municipality may finance such appropriation from surplus funds available or may borrow money to finance the same in the manner hereinafter prescribed. L.1961, c. 22, p. 107, s. 2, eff. May 9, 1961.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-149.7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-149.7
Ordinances; approval by mayor
Status: in_force

Each ordinance adopted by the council shall be submitted to the mayor, and he shall within 10 days after receiving it either approve the ordinance by affixing his signature thereto or return it to the council by delivering it to the municipal clerk, together with a written statement of his objections thereto or to any item or part thereof. No ordinance, or any item or part thereof, shall take effect without the mayor's approval unless the mayor fails to return an ordinance to the council within 10 days after it has been presented to him, or unless the council, upon reconsideration thereof on or after the third day following its return by the mayor, shall resolve to override the mayor's veto by a vote of at least 2/3 of the members. L.1981, c. 465, s. 36, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-29.26 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-29.26
Repeal
Status: in_force

Sections 40:54-30 to 40:54-34, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes are repealed. L.1959, c. 155, p. 626, s. 24, eff. Sept. 4, 1959.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54D-44 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54D / Section 54D-44
Prior obligations unaffected
Status: in_force

44. Nothing in this act shall be construed to in any way impair any obligation assumed by any municipality entered into prior to the effective date of this act. L.1992,c.165,s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 40:20-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-1.1
Quarterly fiscal reports
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, all boards, bodies or commissions appointed by the board of chosen freeholders of a county and receiving funds or using funds made available by said freeholder board, shall render quarterly fiscal reports covering both operating and capital construction and improvement funds, or operating and capital construction or improvement funds, on a calendar basis, to said freeholder board. L.1968, c. 332, s. 1, eff. Nov. 13, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14A-28 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14A / Section 14A-28
Pollution prohibited; prevention of violations
Status: in_force

(a) No county, municipality or person shall discharge, or suffer to be discharged, directly or indirectly into any waters in or bordering a district any sewage which may or will cause or contribute to the pollution of such waters; provided, that this prohibition shall be applicable only to such part or parts of such waters as are in an area of the district bounded and described in a notice, inserted at least once in a newspaper published in the district, to the effect that the sewerage authority has provided facilities reasonably sufficient in its opinion for the treatment and disposal of sewage which by discharge into such waters might cause or contribute to pollution of such waters, and that pollution of such waters is forbidden by law. Such a notice shall constitute prima facie evidence of the existence of facilities sufficient for the treatment and disposal of all such sewage. (b) No county, municipality or person shall discharge or suffer to be discharged directly or indirectly into the sewerage system of any sewerage authority any matter or thing which is or may be injurious or deleterious to such sewerage system, or to its efficient operation. (c) Any county, municipality or person may be restrained, enjoined or otherwise prevented from violating or continuing the violation of any provision of this section in a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ, or other appropriate proceeding, or in an action for injunctive or other relief instituted by a sewerage authority or by any county prosecutor. (d) No violation of any provision of this section shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of the discharge of sewage from any boat or vessel while afloat or on a marine railway or in drydock. L.1946, c. 138, p. 670, s. 28. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 634, s. 12, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-106a — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-106a
45-day filing deadline
Status: in_force

A county law enforcement officer shall not be removed from the officer's employment or position, nor suspended, fined or reduced in rank for a violation of the internal rules and regulations established for the conduct of a law enforcement unit unless a complaint charging a violation of those rules and regulations is filed no later than the 45th day after the date on which the person filing the complaint obtained sufficient information to file the matter upon which the complaint is based. A failure to comply with this section shall require a dismissal of the complaint. The 45-day time limit shall not apply if an investigation of a law enforcement officer for a violation of the internal rules and regulations of the law enforcement unit is included directly or indirectly within a concurrent investigation of that officer for a violation of the criminal laws of this State. The 45-day limit shall begin on the day after the disposition of the criminal investigation. The 45-day requirement in this section for the filing of a complaint against an officer shall not apply to a filing of a complaint by a private individual. L. 1988, c. 145, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12A-9 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-9
Agreements with redevelopers
Status: in_force

9. a. All agreements, leases, deeds and other instruments from or between a municipality or redevelopment entity and to or with a redeveloper shall contain a covenant running with the land requiring that the owner shall construct only the uses established in the current redevelopment plan; a provision requiring the redeveloper to begin the building of the improvements for those uses within a period of time which the municipality or redevelopment entity fixes as reasonable; a provision that the redeveloper shall be without power to sell, lease or otherwise transfer the redevelopment area or project, or any part thereof, without the written consent of the municipality or redevelopment entity; a provision that upon completion of the required improvements, the conditions determined to exist at the time the area was determined to be in need of redevelopment shall be deemed to no longer exist, and the land and improvements thereon shall no longer be subject to eminent domain as a result of those determinations; and any other covenants, provisions and continuing controls as may be deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. The aforesaid covenants, provisions and controls shall be deemed satisfied upon termination of the agreements and covenants entered into by the redeveloper to construct the improvements and to perform the redevelopment. The rights of any third party acquired prior to termination of the agreements, including, but not limited to, any tax exemption or abatement granted pursuant to law, shall not be negatively affected by termination and satisfaction of the covenants. b. A lease to a redeveloper may provide that all improvements shall become the property of the municipality or redevelopment entity. The execution of a lease with that provision shall not impose upon the municipality or redevelopment entity any liability for the financing, construction, management or operation of any redevelopment project, or any part thereof. L.1992,c.79,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-6.16 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-6.16
Secretary to commission
Status: in_force

The commission may appoint a secretary who shall be responsible for the keeping of all minutes and records of the commission. The secretary shall also assist in whatever capacity she is assigned to by the commission. L.1940, c. 24, s. 15, eff. March 30, 1940.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-19.5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-19.5
Income from investments
Status: in_force

All interest, income or profit which may be realized by the board of trustees from the investment, pursuant to this or any other act, of any such funds shall be added to the principal of such funds and be used for the same purpose or purposes for or toward which the principal gift or bequest was made until the purpose or purposes for or toward which such gift or bequest was made shall have been accomplished. L.1942, c. 139, p. 431, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:2-11 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 2 / Section 2-11
Down payment.
Status: in_force

40A:2-11. a. No bond ordinance shall be finally adopted unless it appropriates to the purpose, or ratably to the respective purposes to be financed, in addition to the obligations thereby authorized, a sum as a down payment which is not less than five percent of the amount of the obligations authorized. b. The sum so appropriated as a down payment shall have been made available prior to final adoption of the bond ordinance from any one or more of the following: (1) by provision in a previously adopted budget or budgets of the local unit for down payment or for capital improvement purposes; (2) from moneys then actually held by the local unit and previously contributed for such purpose other than by the local unit; or (3) by emergency appropriation. c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a bond ordinance which authorizes obligations solely for any purpose referred to in paragraphs a., b., c., d., e., and h. of N.J.S.40A:2-7; for those bond ordinances which involve projects funded by State grants such as Green Acres, Transportation Trust Fund, and other similar programs; or for those bond ordinances which involve environmental infrastructure projects or transportation projects, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1985, c.334 (C.58:11B-3), or hazard mitigation and resilience projects pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2023, c.63 (C.58:11B-5a), funded by loans from the "New Jersey Infrastructure Bank," created pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1985, c.334 (C.58:11B-4), or the State, acting by and through the Department of Environmental Protection. amended 2003, c.15, s.2; 2015, c.95, s.33; 2021, c.80, s.1; 2025, c.164, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-60 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-60
Discharge of sewage; discharges into sewage, solid waste or water systems; violations; injunction
Status: in_force

(a) No county, municipality or person shall discharge or suffer to be discharged directly or indirectly into any waters in or bordering a district any sewage which may or will cause or contribute to the pollution of such waters; provided, that this prohibition shall be applicable only to such part or parts of such waters as are in an area of the district bounded and described in a notice, inserted at least once in a newspaper published or circulating in the district, to the effect that the municipal authority has provided facilities reasonably sufficient in its opinion for the treatment and disposal of sewage which by discharge into such waters might cause or contribute to pollution of such waters, and that pollution of such waters is forbidden by law. Such a notice shall constitute prima facie evidence of the existence of facilities sufficient for the treatment and disposal of all such sewage. (b) No county, municipality or person shall discharge or suffer to be discharged directly or indirectly into the sewage system or the solid waste system of any municipal authority any matter or thing which is or may be injurious or deleterious to such sewerage system or solid waste system or to its efficient operation. (c) No county, municipality or person shall discharge or suffer to be discharged directly or indirectly into the water system of any municipal authority or on any lands or into any waters tributary to such water system any matter or thing which is or may be injurious or deleterious to such water system or to its efficient operation or may or will cause or contribute to a danger to the health of the public in the district. (d) Any county, municipality or person may be restrained, enjoined or otherwise prevented from violating or continuing the violation of any provision of this section in a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ, or other appropriate proceeding, or in an action for injunctive or other relief instituted by a municipal authority or by any county prosecutor. (e) No violation of any provision of this section shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of the discharge of sewage from any boat or vessel while afloat or on a marine railway in drydock. L.1957, c. 183, p. 674, s. 60, eff. Aug. 22, 1957. Amended by L.1977, c. 384, s. 14, eff. Feb. 10, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40:66A-46 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 66A / Section 66A-46
Negotiability of bonds or obligations
Status: in_force

Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding any bond or other obligation issued pursuant to this act shall be fully negotiable in the meaning and for all purposes of the law merchant and negotiable instruments law of the State, and each holder or owner of such a bond or other obligation, or of any coupon appurtenant thereto, by accepting such bond or coupon shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that such bond, obligation or coupon is and shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of said law merchant and negotiable instruments law. L.1968, c. 249, s. 13, eff. Aug. 16, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:13-12 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-12
Vacancy
Status: in_force

Upon the vacancy in office caused by the death, resignation or refusal to serve, the Superior Court shall appoint another commissioner to fill the vacancy. L.1979, c. 181, s. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:16-13 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-13
Failure of governing body to fill vacancy in membership of governing body
Status: in_force

40A:16-13. Failure of governing body to fill vacancy in membership of governing body. If a governing body shall fail or decline to fill a vacancy in the membership of the governing body by appointment as provided in N.J.S.40A:16-4 or 40A:16-5 within the time prescribed by N.J.S.40A:16-12, the office shall remain vacant for the remainder of the term or until the election and qualification of a successor, as the case may be. L.1979, c.83, s.1;amended 1980,c.101,s.5; 1990,c.57,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:50-14 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 50 / Section 50-14
Water supply and sewerage contracts; abrogation by ordinance
Status: in_force

Whenever any municipality has heretofore or shall have hereafter entered into a contract for a supply of water for the public and private uses of the municipality and its inhabitants and for the purchase of a sewer system, or for either, or both, and such contract or contracts have been or shall be partially performed, the governing body of the municipality, by ordinance, may determine that it is for the best interests of the municipality to abrogate such contract or contracts with the consent of the other contracting party or parties upon such terms and conditions as the contracting parties shall agree upon. Any such ordinance shall set forth the terms and conditions upon and under which the said contract or contracts shall be abrogated and shall authorize the appropriate officers of the municipality to enter into such contract or contracts on behalf of the municipality with the other contracting party or parties. Upon the making of a new such contract or contracts, the governing body of a municipality is authorized to take any and all such action as may be required to carry out the terms and conditions of the contract or contracts and to fully effectuate the purposes of such contract or contracts. Such action, as herein authorized, shall include, but without limitation, the right to make, execute and deliver, on the part of the municipality, a deed or deeds of conveyance of any property theretofore conveyed to the municipality pursuant to the contract or contracts to be abrogated so as to accomplish and effect the reconveyance of the property or properties to the party or parties from whom they were received and also subject to the approval of the Division of Local Government in the Treasury Department to make such changes in the municipal budget for the then current year and for the succeeding years as may be required by reason of the abrogation of any such contract or contracts. A copy of any such ordinance and of any such contract entered into pursuant to any such ordinance, attested by the municipal clerk, shall be filed with the said Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury. L.1956, c. 168, p. 661, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-80 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-80
Annual report; costs of operation and maintenance and annual improvements; hearing on and approval of estimates; assessments; disposition of funds
Status: in_force

a. Concurrently with the submission of a plan for a pedestrian mall improvement or special improvement district, and annually thereafter, the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality shall, with the assistance of the advisory board, if any, or district management corporation, if appropriate, report to the governing body an estimate of the cost of operating and maintaining and annually improving the pedestrian mall or special improvement district, as the case may be, for the next fiscal year, to be incurred under the plan, and an estimate of changes in the amounts of such costs which would follow upon the adoption of any addition or amendment to the plan recommended to or under consideration by the governing body. Such estimate shall be reasonably itemized and shall include a summary of the categories of cost properly chargeable as follows: (1) The amount of such costs to be charged against the general funds of the municipality, which shall be that amount which the municipality would pay from its general funds for street maintenance and operation on a street of similar size and location, but not improved as a pedestrian mall or included in a special improvement district, as the case may be; (2) The amount of costs to be charged and assessed against properties benefited in the district in proportion to benefits which shall be the aggregate of costs of annual improvements to be made in the district during the ensuing year; (3) The amount of costs, if any, to be specially taxed against properties in the district. b. The governing body shall receive and consider such estimate and the items of cost after such notice and hearing before it or its appropriate committee as it shall deem necessary or expedient, and shall approve the same, with such amendments thereto as it shall find necessary, and the amounts of each item of cost estimated shall be deemed appropriated and expendable to operate and maintain the pedestrian mall or special improvement district, as the case may be, during the ensuing fiscal year. c. Each year, when the governing body shall have acted on the estimate of costs for the ensuing year, the municipal assessor shall prepare an assessment roll setting forth separately the amounts to be specially assessed against the benefited and assessable properties in the district, as recorded and listed in connection with the procedures prescribed by this act for the adoption of the pedestrian mall or special improvement district ordinance, in proportion to the benefits. Descriptions of such properties, and the names of the then current owners of such properties, so far as names are available, shall be included in each annual assessment roll. The assessment roll, when so prepared, shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk and be there available for inspection. The governing body shall annually meet to consider objections to the amounts of such special assessments at least 10 days after a notice of hearing has been published once in the official newspaper and mailed to the named owners of all tracts, parcels and lots of property proposed to be assessed. The notice shall set forth the time and place of meeting, and set forth the purpose of such meeting, but may refer to the assessment roll for further particulars. When the governing body shall have approved the amounts of the special assessments set forth therein, or as may be changed by it, the municipal clerk shall forthwith certify a copy of the assessment roll, with such changes, if any, to the county tax board. d. For the purpose of this section, "annual improvements" shall, with respect to pedestrian malls or special improvement districts, mean and include any reconstruction, replacement or repair of trees and plantings, furniture, shelters and other facilities of a pedestrian mall or special improvement district, furnishing overhead or underground heating for snow removal or for enjoyment of pedestrians, and any other local improvement which benefits properties within the district. For the purpose of this act, "costs" shall, with respect to annual improvements to and operation and maintenance of pedestrian malls or special improvement districts, mean costs of annual improvements; fees of consultants employed by the governing body to assist in the planning of annual improvements; and all other costs incurred or to be incurred in connection with annual improvements to and operation and maintenance of pedestrian malls or special improvement districts, as the case may be. e. Moneys appropriated and collected on account of annual improvement costs, and costs of operating and maintaining a pedestrian mall or special improvement district shall be credited to a special account. The governing body is authorized to incur the annual costs of improving, operating and maintaining a pedestrian mall or special improvement district, as the case may be, during any fiscal year, though not specifically provided for by line item or other category in an approved estimate for such fiscal year, if in its discretion it shall be deemed necessary to provide for such annual improvements or operation or maintenance prior to the succeeding fiscal year and so long as the total amount of the account as approved for that year is not exceeded by that expenditure. Any balances to the credit of the account and remaining unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be conserved and applied towards the financial requirements of the succeeding year. L.1972, c. 134, s. 16, eff. Aug. 17, 1972. Amended by L.1984, c. 151, s. 16, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-40 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-40
Second election
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any previous vote may have been had under the provisions hereof any question authorized hereby may be submitted to the legal voters of any municipality at any election therein as often as the governing body thereof shall deem it advisable, or be required so to do by the filing of a petition of voters as hereinbefore in section 40:62-36 of this title provided.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-17 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-17
Petition for special charter
Status: in_force

If the charter study commission shall have proposed a special charter, it shall be the duty of the board of freeholders to petition the Legislature forthwith for a special law or laws, pursuant to the State Constitution and in the manner provided by general enabling legislation thereunder, to carry out the recommendations of the charter study commission. Upon enactment of such enabling legislation, the special charter shall be submitted to the voters of the petitioning county for adoption in a manner provided in sections 15 and 16 of this act, or as may otherwise be appropriate. No special charter shall become operative until approved by a majority of all of the votes cast for and against said adoption. L.1972, c. 154, s. 17, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1975, c. 84, s. 6, eff. May 5, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-29.24 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-29.24
Discontinuance; form of ballot
Status: in_force

Such question shall be placed upon the official ballots for such election in substantially the following form: "Shall (name of municipality submitting the question) discontinue joint participation with (name of the other participating municipality or municipalities) in the support, maintenance and control of a joint free public library pursuant to chapter (insert chapter number of this act) of the laws of 1959?" L.1959, c. 155, p. 625, s. 22, eff. Sept. 4, 1959.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.12t — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.12t
Senior Citizen Priority Parking Program created by municipality.
Status: in_force

1. a. The governing body of a municipality, by resolution, may create a Senior Citizen Priority Parking Program to provide senior citizens age 60 or older who reside in the municipality with reduced parking permit rates and program-restricted parking spaces within the municipality for a single automobile registered to the senior citizen. Under such a program, a senior citizen shall be permitted to use a program-restricted parking space if the senior citizen is driving his or her own automobile, or if he or she is a passenger in his or her own automobile while the automobile is being driven by another person. b. A municipality that creates a Senior Citizen Priority Parking Program pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall determine the application process for the program, the cost of a reduced-rate parking permit and decal, and the number and location of program-restricted parking spaces, and shall post that information on the municipality's website, if one exists, and shall make the information available in printed form at the office of the municipal clerk. A municipality that participates in the program shall not charge an application fee to senior citizens applying for a reduced-rate parking permit, but may charge fees for the issuance or renewal of a permit. c. The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall design and shall make available to municipalities that create a Senior Citizen Priority Parking Program signs that identify program-restricted parking spaces. A municipality that creates a Senior Citizen Priority Parking Program pursuant to this section shall erect the signs as appropriate within the municipality in areas where program-restricted parking spaces are available. Signs erected pursuant to this section shall be consistent with applicable federal standards including those prescribed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, if applicable. L.2015, c.179, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:67-34 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 67 / Section 67-34
Statement of cost and damages filed
Status: in_force

The governing body authorized to construct the tunnel shall file with the municipal clerk a detailed statement in writing of the estimated cost of the tunnel or tunnels and of the estimated damages to be paid to property owners by reason of the construction thereof and the approaches. Until such a statement shall have been filed, no contract or act of vacation under the provisions hereof, shall be made.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-98 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-98
Successor where incumbent resigns or is recalled
Status: in_force

If the office of the incumbent shall become vacant either by his resignation or by the result of the recall election, his successor shall be the nominee receiving the greatest number of votes at the recall election. The person so elected shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. L.1972, c. 154, s. 98, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-5
Work done as local or general improvement; notice.
Status: in_force

40:14-5. The work authorized and mentioned in chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes (R.S.40:14-1 et seq.) may be done either as a local or general improvement, and notice of all proceedings shall be given as is required for such improvements under chapter 56 of this title (R.S.40:56-1 et seq.), except that if the work concerns the raising, recovery, towing, removal, storage, destruction, or disposal of an abandoned vessel, the local unit shall charge those costs to the owner or operator of that vessel pursuant to the "Abandoned or Sunken Vessels Disposition Law," P.L.1975, c.369 (C.12:7C-7 et seq.). Amended 2008, c.52, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-250 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-250
Freeholders choose law to be submitted; notice to county clerk
Status: in_force

If the board of chosen freeholders shall find the petition to be in proper form and signed by the required number of legal voters of the county, it shall determine what law for the establishment of a county park system or county park commission applicable to the county shall be submitted at the referendum requested, and the fact that the provisions of any law may have been submitted and rejected at a previous referendum shall not prevent the board from again submitting that law. Not later than forty-five days preceding the next general election, the board of freeholders shall certify to the county clerk the question to be submitted to the voters of the county.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-239 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-239
Sale of real estate in certain cases; vacation of roadways
Status: in_force

If the commission shall by resolution determine that any real estate, or part thereof, acquired under sections 40:37-195 to 40:37-247 of this title, is no longer required for park purposes, it may sell and convey the same or exchange it for other real estate. Whenever any real estate was conveyed to the commission for park or boulevard purposes only the commission may reconvey the same to the grantor or his heirs, successors or assigns. The commission may also, by resolution, vacate or surrender any roadway, parkway or boulevard, within its jurisdiction or control. All such conveyances heretofore or hereafter made by the commission shall be valid and effectual in law, and shall convey all the right, title and interest of the commission and of the county in which the real estate is situate, and of the public, in and to such real estate.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-122 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-122
Notice of district boundaries; publication
Status: in_force

A notice of the district boundaries as fixed and determined by the district commissioners shall be published by the clerk of the county at least once in the manner provided by section 142 of this act within 2 weeks immediately next succeeding the filing of the report and certificate required by section 121 of this act. Upon completion of the publication, all officers elected or appointed in the county for or representing the districts thereof shall be elected from or appointed for the districts fixed by the district commissioners hereunder. L.1972, c. 154, s. 122, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-19.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-19.1
Appropriation to provide for extended time period where budget dates have been extended
Status: in_force

In any local fiscal year for which budget dates have been extended pursuant to section 1 of this act, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services may permit temporary budget appropriations to provide for the period between the date upon which the budget was scheduled for adoption pursuant to N.J.S.40A:4-5 and the actual date upon which the budget was adopted. L.1989,c.31,s.5; amended 1991,c.75,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 40:74-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 74 / Section 74-10
Petition; filing
Status: in_force

A petition signed by electors equal in number to the percentage provided by R.S. 40:74-14 requesting that the proposed ordinance be submitted to the board of commissioners, or to the vote of the people if not passed by the board, shall be filed with the municipal clerk. The names and addresses of five voters, designated as the Committee of the Petitioners, shall be included in the petition. Amended by L.1982, c. 145, s. 11, eff. Sept. 28, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-123 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-123
Finance committee and other committees of council
Status: in_force

The mayor shall also appoint a finance committee of council which may consist of one or more council members, and may appoint and designate other committees of council of similar composition. L.1950, c.210, s.13-9; amended 1989,c.221,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-9
Appropriations to civil war organizations; purposes
Status: in_force

Any municipality may make appropriations to a post of the Grand Army of the Republic, and if there be no such post in the municipality it may make appropriations to any camp of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, for the proper observance of memorial and other patriotic holidays.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12A-71 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-71
Covenant, agreement with bondholders
Status: in_force

8. The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds issued pursuant to the "Redevelopment Area Bond Financing Law,"P.L.2001, c.310 (C.40A:12A-64 et seq.) that the State will not limit or alter the terms of any agreement, ordinance or resolution made in connection with the security for and the issuance and sale of any bonds, so as to in any way impair the rights or remedies of such holders, and will not modify in any way the exemption from taxation provided for in the "Redevelopment Area Bond Financing Law," P.L.2001, c.310 (C.40A:12A-64 et seq.), until the bonds, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged or provided for. L.2001,c.310,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 40:109-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 109 / Section 109-3
Referendum act; mayor and council; boards and officers; public utility plants and improvements; ordinances and finance
Status: in_force

L.1899, c. 52, p. 96 (C.S. pp. 1336 to 1367, s.s. 2565 to 2653), entitled "An act relating to and providing for the government of cities of this state containing a population of less than twelve thousand inhabitants," approved March twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, saved from repeal, together with amendments and supplements approved on the following dates: March 13, 1900 (L.1900, c. 25, p. 42; C.S. p. 1355, s. 2623). March 23, 1900 (L.1900, c. 168, p. 410; C.S. p. 1344, s. 2583). March 20, 1901 (L.1901, c. 65, p. 136; C.S. p. 1337, s. 2573). March 22, 1901 (L.1901, c. 118, p. 259; C.S. p. 1363, s. 2645). April 8, 1902 (L.1902, c. 197, p. 632; C.S. p. 1367, s. 2654). April 28, 1905 (L.1905, c. 199, p. 363; C.S. pp. 1344, 1362, 1363, s.s. 2585, 2643 to 2645). May 2, 1911 (L.1911, c. 352, p. 735; 1924 Suppl. s.s. 38-2623 to 38-2625). March 25, 1912 (L.1912, c. 153, p. 221; 1924 Suppl. s. 38-2582a). March 31, 1913 (L.1913, c. 164, p. 269; 1924 Suppl. s.s. 38-2607a to 38-2607k). July 2, 1929 (L.1929, c. 355, p. 790). June 15, 1935 (L.1935, c. 275, p. 883). [This act, together with its amendments and supplements, applies to all cities of less than twelve thousand inhabitants, and provides for the government of those which adopt it. It provides the method of adoption in such cities and also provides for its adoption in territory which is not all under the jurisdiction of one city. The mayor holds office for two years, except in cities located in certain counties, where, by virtue of a 1929 amendment, the term is four years. (See note.) Each city governed by this act is divided into two or more wards. Where there are only two wards, three councilmen are elected from each ward, and where there are more than two wards only one councilman is elected from each ward. Certain other elective officers are provided for and all other officers are appointed by the council. The council is empowered to pass certain ordinances and fix penalties for their violation. A police court is established to try these and other matters. There is a board of assessment of taxes, a board of education to govern the school district which is coextensive and coterminous with the boundaries of the city, and a board of commissioners of assessment for improvements. The city council is empowered to purchase or condemn public utility plants, make improvements, condemn lands, and assess for benefits. All matters relating to taxation, water rents and other financial matters are provided for and regulated by this act.]
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-15.1
Findings, declarations relative to lease, sale of certain property to nonprofits for certain purposes.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. There exists in certain municipalities an excess of vacant property that is not needed for public use; and b. Vacant properties present numerous problems for these municipalities such as: presenting the opportunity for criminal activity, deterring neighboring property owners from improving their properties and prospective purchasers and renters from locating into these areas, and serving as a location to dispose of unwanted items; and c. These municipalities are often centers of high and increasing populations and population densities comprised, in part, of lower income families; and d. Due, in part, to increasing population densities, the deterioration of infrastructure such as parks, and fiscal constraints, these municipalities have been challenged to offer residents opportunities to enhance the quality of their lives; and e. Due to the scarcity of full service supermarkets and farmer's markets within these municipalities, municipal residents often suffer from a shortage of fresh fruits and vegetables; and f. The shortages of recreational opportunities and sources of fresh fruits and vegetables have contributed to alarming increases in childhood obesity and other adverse health consequences for municipal residents; and g. While provisions of statutory law authorize local units to lease or sell property that is not needed for public use in order to further various public purposes, these statutory provisions limit municipalities from enlisting the assistance of nonprofit entities to develop these properties for a range of public purposes that could enhance the recreational, educational, and nutritional needs of local residents; and h. Authorization for local units to lease and sell vacant land to nonprofit entities to cultivate these lands can provide both recreational opportunities and a source of fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables for local residents; and i. The nonprofit cultivation of previously vacant land by nonprofit entities is a public purpose for which the long term lease and sale of these properties, and exemption from property taxation therefor, is warranted, even in those instances when produce is sold to further the mission of these nonprofit entities. L.2011, c.35, s.1; amended 2011, c.171, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-4.1
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: a. Because of their economic situation, many senior citizens' basic local transportation needs are unmet. b. By the enactment of P.L.1969, c. 275, the Legislature declared it to be in the public interest that transportation services be made available to senior citizens at reduced fares. c. Because of the financial difficulties experienced by public transportation carriers, the program authorized by the 1969 legislation has not been implemented. d. Since a reduced fare program will greatly enhance the ability of senior citizens to travel about economically, safely and efficiently, and the resulting increased utilization of transportation facilities will permit carriers to maintain and upgrade their services, such a program must be encouraged and supported with public assistance. e. In view of the local nature of such a program its administration and financing can be most effectively handled on the municipal level. L.1973, c. 67, s. 1, March 22, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-108 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-108
Lines of frontage on new parkways
Status: in_force

The commission may also determine, in the case of a new parkway or boulevard laid out and opened by it, the lines for the frontage of any and all buildings to be located on the real estate fronting thereon.
N.J. Stat. § 40:75-49 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 75 / Section 75-49
Certain acts prohibited; penalties.
Status: in_force

40:75-49. Any person not an elector who shall willfully and knowingly sign any petition provided for in this article and any person advising, aiding or abetting any such person not an elector to sign any petition provided for in this article shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Amended 2005, c.154, s.60.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-166 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-166
Pension of children
Status: in_force

At the death of the widow unmarried, or in case such deceased member leaves no widow then at his death, his minor children who shall not have attained the age of 18 years, shall receive such pension in equal shares, until they respectively attain such age, to be paid to their guardian; but no child shall receive more than $40.00 monthly. Amended by L.1955, c. 195, p. 773, s. 8, eff. Aug. 4, 1955.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-44 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-44
Duties
Status: in_force

The administrator shall be responsible only to the executive. He shall, under the direction and supervision of the executive, undertake to assist in the orderly and efficient administration of the county, performing whatever supervisory or administrative duties the executive deems necessary and proper. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the administrator's being appointed to head one or more departments on a temporary or permanent basis. L.1972, c. 154, s. 44, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1975, c. 84, s. 16, eff. May 5, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-34.5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-34.5
Time limit for adoption
Status: in_force

The aforesaid budgets shall be adopted not later than the fifty-fifth day after the beginning of the budget year. L.1939, c. 304, p. 735, s. 5, eff. Aug. 2, 1939.