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NJ Rev Stat § 26:3B-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3B-12 - Commitment for failure to pay judgment

26:3B-12. Commitment for failure to pay judgment  The court shall cause a defendant, other than a body corporate, who refuses or neglects to pay forthwith the amount of a judgment rendered against him and the costs and charges incident thereto, to be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding ten days in the case of a first conviction, and in the case of a conviction for a second or subsequent violations for a period of not less than ten days nor more than thirty days. L.1945, c. 192, p. 656, s. 12. Amended by L.1953, c. 26, p. 471, s. 31.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3B-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3B-16 - Payment of penalty deemed equivalent to conviction

26:3B-16. Payment of penalty deemed equivalent to conviction  Payment of a penalty for any alleged violation of this act, either before or after the institution of proceedings for the collection thereof, shall be deemed equivalent to a conviction of the violation for which such penalty was claimed. L.1945, c. 192, p. 658, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3B-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3B-17 - To whom penalty shall be paid

26:3B-17. To whom penalty shall be paid  Any penalty recovered in an action brought under the provisions of this act shall be paid to the plaintiff therein. When the plaintiff is the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey or the director of health of the State of New Jersey, the penalty shall be paid by said department or director into the treasury of the State. When the plaintiff is a local board of health or board, body or officers exercising the functions of a local board of health, the penalty shall be paid by such plaintiff into the treasury of the municipality within which the plaintiff has jurisdiction. L.1945, c. 192, p. 658, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-55 - Short title.

26:3D-55 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act." L.2005,c.383,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-56 - Findings, declarations relative to smoking, use of electronic smoking devices in certain public places, workplaces.

26:3D-56 Findings, declarations relative to smoking, use of electronic smoking devices in certain public places, workplaces.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that:  a. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the State and the nation; b. Tobacco smoke constitutes a substantial health hazard to the nonsmoking majority of the public;  c. Electronic smoking devices have not been approved as to safety and efficacy by the federal Food and Drug Administration, and their use may pose a health risk to persons exposed to their smoke or vapor because of a known irritant contained therein and other substances that may, upon evaluation by that agency, be identified as potentially toxic to those inhaling the smoke or vapor; d. The separation of smoking and nonsmoking areas in indoor public places and workplaces does not eliminate the hazard to nonsmokers if these areas share a common ventilation system;  e. The prohibition of smoking at public parks and beaches would better preserve and maintain the natural assets of this State by reducing litter and increasing fire safety in those areas, while lessening exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and providing for a more pleasant park or beach experience for the public; and  f. Therefore, subject to certain specified exceptions, it is clearly in the public interest to prohibit the smoking of tobacco products and the use of electronic smoking devices in all enclosed indoor places of public access and workplaces and at all public parks and beaches. L.2005, c.383, s.2; amended 2009, c.182, s.1; 2018, c.64, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-58 - Smoking prohibited in certain public places, workplaces.

26:3D-58 Smoking prohibited in certain public places, workplaces.  4. a. Smoking is prohibited at the following locations: an indoor public place, a workplace, a public park or beach, and the outdoor passenger pick-up and drop-off area of an airport that is not owned or operated by a federal or military authority, except as otherwise provided in this act. b. Smoking is prohibited in any area of any building of, or on the grounds of, any public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, regardless of whether the area is an indoor public place or is outdoors. L.2005, c.383, s.4; amended 2018, c.64, s.3; 2019, c.496.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-58.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-58.1 - State psychiatric hospital, other facilities, prohibition of smoking, certain conditions.

26:3D-58.1 State psychiatric hospital, other facilities, prohibition of smoking, certain conditions.  1. a. A State psychiatric hospital may prohibit smoking on its grounds, if it offers a smoking cessation program for both employees, and residents and patients, as applicable. b. The smoking cessation program shall be developed in consultation with the Commissioners of Health and Senior Services and Personnel, and shall be initiated one year prior to prohibiting smoking on its grounds and continue to be offered as long as smoking is prohibited. If a smoking cessation program required pursuant to this section was initiated prior to, and is in effect on, the effective date of this act, smoking may be prohibited one year from the date of initiation of the program. c. The Commissioner of Human Services may, by regulation, prohibit smoking on the grounds of other Human Services facilities, subject to the requirements of subsection b. of this section. L.2008, c.7, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-58.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-58.2 - Rules, regulations.

26:3D-58.2 Rules, regulations.  2. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Human Services shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2008, c.7, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-60 - Hotel, motel, lodging establishment, smoking permitted, certain areas.

26:3D-60 Hotel, motel, lodging establishment, smoking permitted, certain areas.  6. a. The person having control of a hotel, motel or other lodging establishment may permit smoking in up to 20% of its guest rooms. b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a hotel, motel or other lodging establishment to provide a nonsmoking room to a guest if all the designated nonsmoking rooms are occupied. L.2005,c.383,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-61 - Signage, requirements.

26:3D-61 Signage, requirements.  7. a. The person having control of an indoor public place or workplace shall place in every public entrance to the indoor public place or workplace a sign, which shall be located so as to be clearly visible to the public and shall contain letters or a symbol which contrast in color with the sign, indicating that smoking is prohibited therein, except in such designated areas as provided pursuant to this act. The sign shall also indicate that violators are subject to a fine. The person having control of the indoor public place or workplace shall post a sign stating "Smoking Permitted" in letters at least one inch in height or marked by the international symbol for "Smoking Permitted" in those areas where smoking is permitted. b. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent a lessee of the workplace, or space within the building or indoor public place, from enforcing the smoking restrictions imposed by the owner or operator of a commercial or other office building or other indoor public place. L.2005,c.383,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-61.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-61.1 - Prohibitions, penalties for smoking in certain outdoor public places.

26:3D-61.1 Prohibitions, penalties for smoking in certain outdoor public places.  5. The Department of Environmental Protection, a municipality, or a county in this State having jurisdiction over a public park or beach on which smoking is prohibited pursuant to this act, P.L.2018, c.64 (C.26:3D-61.1 et al.), may take measures to educate the public about the prohibitions and penalties herein established, to support smoke-free parks and beaches. The Department of Environmental Protection is directed to provide information and assistance to counties and municipalities, as determined appropriate by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and within the limits of resources available to the department for this purpose, to support smoke-free public parks and beaches. L.2018, c.64, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-63 - Supersedure of other laws, etc.

26:3D-63 Supersedure of other laws, etc.  9. The provisions of this act shall supersede any other statute, municipal ordinance and rule or regulation adopted pursuant to law concerning smoking in an indoor public place or workplace or at a public park or beach, except where smoking is prohibited by municipal ordinance under authority of R.S.40:48-1 or 40:48-2, or by any other statute or regulation adopted pursuant to law for purposes of protecting life and property from fire or protecting public health, and except for those provisions of a municipal ordinance which provide restrictions on or prohibitions against smoking equivalent to, or greater than, those provided under this act. L.2005, c.383, s.9; amended 2018, c.64, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-64 - Rules, regulations.

26:3D-64 Rules, regulations.  10. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2005, c.383, s.10; amended 2012, c.17, s.332.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3D-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3D-65 - Civil penalty for smoking in unauthorized public place.

26:3D-65 Civil penalty for smoking in unauthorized public place.  1. a. A person who smokes or carries lighted tobacco in any public place, including, but not limited to, places of public accommodation, where that activity is prohibited by municipal ordinance under authority of R.S.40:48-1 and 40:48-2 or by the owner or person responsible for the operation of the public place, and when adequate notice of the prohibition on smoking or carrying lighted tobacco has been conspicuously posted, may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $200, which shall be recovered in a civil action by a summary proceeding in the name of the municipality pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The municipal court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this subsection. b. The governing body of a municipality may adopt a municipal ordinance to impose a civil penalty, as provided for under subsection a. of this section, as an alternative to the liability for the offense provided for under N.J.S.2C:33-13. L.2017, c.191, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3E-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3E-1 - "Restaurant" defined

26:3E-1. "Restaurant" defined  As used in this act "restaurant" means any facility or part thereof in which food is prepared and provided or served for consumption on the premises but shall not include mobile food establishments or any temporary food establishment which operates at a fixed location for a limited period of time in connection with a fair, carnival, public exhibition or similar transitory gathering or charitable fund raising event. L.1983, c. 488, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3E-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3E-2 - Choke prevention techniques; display of posters; pamphlets

26:3E-2. Choke prevention techniques; display of posters; pamphlets  The proprietor, or in the case of a public or nonprofit restaurant, the manager or administrator of a restaurant shall: a. Ensure that posters prepared by the State Department of Health which illustrate choke prevention techniques are prominently displayed in food preparation and service areas of the restaurant; and b. Have pamphlets illustrating choke prevention techniques available for free distribution to customers or patrons of the restaurant. L.1983, c. 488, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3E-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3E-3 - Instructional posters; preparation and distribution

26:3E-3. Instructional posters; preparation and distribution  The Department of Health shall prepare instructional posters and pamphlets which illustrate choke prevention techniques such as the "Heimlich Maneuver" and distribute the posters and pamphlets to local boards of health for distribution to restaurants. L.1983, c. 488, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3E-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3E-3.1 - Posters provided by Department of Health

26:3E-3.1. Posters provided by Department of Health  The Department of Health, through local boards of health, shall make available to school districts, instructional posters and pamphlets prepared pursuant to P.L.1983, c.488 (C.26:3E-1 et seq.). L.1989, c.302, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3E-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3E-4 - Obligation to remove food lodged in another persons throat

26:3E-4. Obligation to remove food lodged in another persons throat  Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall be obligated to remove or assist in removing or attempting to remove food which may become lodged in a person's throat. L.1983, c. 488, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3E-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3E-5 - Violations; penalty; action for recovery

26:3E-5. Violations; penalty; action for recovery  Any restaurant proprietor, or in the case of a public or nonprofit restaurant, manager or administrator who violates the provisions of this act shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $50.00 or more than $100.00 to be sued for and recovered in a civil action commenced by the State in a summary proceeding in the Superior Court pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). L.1983, c. 488, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3E-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3E-6 - Rules and regulations

26:3E-6. Rules and regulations  The Commissioner of Health shall promulgate all necessary regulations to carry out this act. L.1983, c. 488, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3E-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3E-15 - "Ask Before You Eat" public information campaign.

26:3E-15 "Ask Before You Eat" public information campaign.  2. The Commissioner of Health shall conduct, within the limits of monies appropriated pursuant to this act, a public information campaign regarding food allergies, to be known as "Ask Before You Eat." The public information campaign shall be designed to inform the public about food allergies and the health-related consequences, including anaphylaxis, to persons with such allergies who are exposed to food items that contain or are prepared with ingredients that trigger severe allergic reactions, such as peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood. L.2005, c.26, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.334.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3E-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3E-16 - Findings, declarations relative to provision of calorie information by certain chain restaurants.

26:3E-16 Findings, declarations relative to provision of calorie information by certain chain restaurants.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Research continues to demonstrate that there is a strong link between diet and health; in 2004, an estimated 65% of adults in the United States were overweight or obese and 18% of children and adolescents were overweight; today there are nearly twice as many overweight children and almost three times as many overweight adolescents as there were in 1980; while the rates of overweight and obesity are rising, Americans are increasingly eating meals away from home, and the food industry spends millions of dollars every year encouraging families to eat in restaurants and other food establishments; in 1970, Americans spent just 26% of their food budget eating away from home, but currently, Americans spend almost half of their food dollars dining out; furthermore, portion sizes in restaurants have been increasing and it is not uncommon for a restaurant entree to provide half of an individual's total recommended daily allowance of calories, fat and sodium; b. Surveys conducted by academicians from the University of Arkansas and Villanova University, and reported in the American Journal of Public Health article entitled "Attacking the Obesity Epidemic: The Potential Health Benefits of Providing Nutrition Information in Restaurants," showed that levels of calories and saturated fats in less-healthful restaurant items were significantly underestimated by consumers; actual fat and saturated fat levels were twice consumers' estimates and calories approached two times more than what consumers expected; based on these findings, the authors of the article conducted an experiment demonstrating that for food items for which levels of calories, fat and saturated fats substantially exceeded consumers' expectations, the provision of nutrition information had a significant influence on product attitude, purchase intention, and choice; c. A recent report of the Surgeon General of the United States on overweight and obesity recommended that the food industry provide reasonable food and beverage portions and increase the availability of nutrition information on foods prepared and eaten away from home; and d. Therefore, it is in the public's interest to enable families to make more informed choices about a significant part of their diets and help reduce the problem of overweight and obesity in the State. L.2009, c.306, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:3E-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:3E-18 - Rules, regulations.

26:3E-18 Rules, regulations.  3. The Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2009, c.306, s.3; amended 2012, c.17, s.336.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:4-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:4-1 - "Communicable disease" defined

26:4-1. "Communicable disease" defined  As used in this chapter, "communicable disease" means any infectious or contagious disease so declared or defined by law or which has been or may hereafter be declared a "communicable disease" by the state department of health.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:4-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:4-2 - Powers of State department and local board.

26:4-2 Powers of State department and local board.  26:4-2. In order to prevent the spread of disease affecting humans, the Department of Health, and the local boards of health within their respective jurisdictions and subject to the State sanitary code, shall have power to: a. Declare what diseases are communicable. b. Declare when any communicable disease has become epidemic. c. Require the reporting of communicable diseases. d. Maintain and enforce proper and sufficient quarantine, wherever deemed necessary. e. Remove any person infected with a communicable disease to a suitable place, if in its judgment removal is necessary and can be accomplished without any undue risk to the person infected. f. Disinfect any premises when deemed necessary. g. Remove to a proper place to be designated by it all articles within its jurisdiction, which, in its opinion, shall be infected with any matter likely to communicate disease and to destroy such articles, when in its opinion the safety of the public health requires it. In the event the Governor declares a public health emergency, the department shall oversee the uniform exercise of these powers in the State and the local board of health shall be subject to the department's exercise of authority under this section. amended 2005, c.222, s.31; 2012, c.17, s.337.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:4-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:4-3 - Evaluation of destroyed goods; reimbursement of owner

26:4-3. Evaluation of destroyed goods; reimbursement of owner  Whenever the state department or a local board, in order to prevent the spread of communicable disease, destroys any goods, it shall make an inventory of the goods, and immediately certify the value of them. The certification shall be made to the state treasurer, in case the goods were destroyed by the state department, and to the treasurer of the proper municipality, in case of destruction by the local board. The state treasurer or local treasurer, as the case may be, shall pay to the owner of the goods, or his legal representatives, the sum so certified.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:4-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:4-4 - Notice to local board to control disease; proceeding to compel action

26:4-4. Notice to local board to control disease; proceeding to compel action  Whenever within the jurisdiction of a local board there is a person infected with any communicable disease, the State department may cause a notice in writing, signed by the Commissioner of Health, to be sent to the local board requiring it to take action for the restriction of the spread of the communicable disease within the time specified in the notice. If no action is taken by the local board within the time specified in the notice, the State department may bring a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ to compel the local board to take the action ordered in the notice. Amended by L.1953, c. 26, p. 472, s. 35.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:4-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:4-5 - Closing public or private schools by reason of epidemic

26:4-5. Closing public or private schools by reason of epidemic  Each local board may declare any epidemic or cause of ill health to be so injurious or hazardous as to make it necessary to close any or all of the public or private schools within the jurisdiction of the board. No public school shall be closed except by the direction of the body having the control or direction of such school. Any such body may cause any school under its control to be closed, if, in its judgment, such closing is necessary because of the injurious or hazardous nature of an epidemic or cause of ill health.