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NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.42 - Increase in annual license fees; disposition of proceeds

40:48-2.42. Increase in annual license fees; disposition of proceeds  Any ordinance authorizing the acquisition of licenses pursuant to this act may provide for an increase in the annual license fees for all retail consumption licenses in the municipality in an amount of not more than $200.00 over and above the maximum fees fixed in accordance with R.S. 33:1-12, which increase may be continued in force for each license year until the total revenue derived from such additional license fees in all years shall equal the total amount expended by the municipality to acquire and retire licenses pursuant to contracts authorized by ordinance adopted under this act. If in the final year in which the additional license fee authorized by this section is in effect, the total additional revenue derived in all years from such increase shall exceed the amount expended for acquisition of licenses and retirement of indebtedness incurred pursuant to section 4 of this act, such excess shall be rebated pro rata to the then current licensees who paid such additional license fees or credited against the license renewal fee next payable by such licensees. L.1968, c. 277, s. 3, eff. Sept. 4, 1968. Amended by L.1973, c. 165, s. 1, eff. June 7, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.43 - Indebtedness to finance retirement of licenses

40:48-2.43. Indebtedness to finance retirement of licenses  Any municipality adopting an ordinance pursuant to this act may, by bond ordinance, incur indebtedness, borrow money and authorize and issue its negotiable obligations to finance the acquisition and retirement of licenses. Revenue derived from any additional annual license fee authorized by section 3 of this act shall be applied to the payment and retirement of any indebtedness incurred pursuant to this section. L.1968, c. 277, s. 4, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.45 - Effect of act upon section 40:48-2.39

40:48-2.45. Effect of act upon section 40:48-2.39  Nothing in this act shall affect the authority of a municipality to acquire and retire licenses pursuant to P.L.1966, chapter 317. L.1968, c. 277, s. 6, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.46 - Traffic and parking of vehicles in public parking yards and parking places; regulation

40:48-2.46. Traffic and parking of vehicles in public parking yards and parking places; regulation  In addition to the powers conferred to a municipality under section 39:4-197 of the Revised Statutes concerning the adoption of ordinances for the regulation of entrances to and exits from parking yards, the governing body of every municipality may make, amend, repeal and enforce ordinances to regulate vehicular and pedestrian traffic and the parking of vehicles in parking yards and parking places, which are open to the public or to which the public is invited, whether maintained or operated separately or in conjunction with any business or enterprise. The municipality may: a. establish requirements for placement and types of lighting and signs; b. regulate and control noisy or boisterous persons or things; c. require installation and maintenance of internal traffic directional lines; d. take such other action as may reasonably be required to preserve and safeguard public health, safety, morals, and welfare. L.1968, c. 433, s. 1, eff. Feb. 11, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.47 - Snow and ice removal from private street open to public; penalties; taxation of costs of removal by municipality; lien

40:48-2.47. Snow and ice removal from private street open to public; penalties; taxation of costs of removal by municipality; lien  The governing body of any municipality may make, amend, repeal and enforce ordinances to compel the owner of certain real property on which there has been constructed any private street, highway, lane, alley or other roadway which is open to the public or to which the public is invited, to remove all snow and ice from such street, highway, lane, alley or other roadway within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall fall or be formed thereon. Any such ordinance may provide for the imposition of penalties for violation of same, and may provide for the removal of such snow or ice by the municipality where the owner of any such street, highway, lane, alley or other roadway shall fail to remove the same as provided in the ordinance. The cost of removal of any such snow or ice from any privately-owned street, highway, lane, alley or other roadway by the municipality shall be certified to the governing body of the municipality by the officer in charge thereof. The governing body shall examine such certificate, and if found to be correct, shall cause such cost to be charged against such real property, and the amount so charged shall thereupon become a lien and tax upon such real property and be added to and be part of the taxes next to be levied and assessed thereon, and enforced and collected with interest by the same officers and in the same manner as other taxes. The provisions of this act shall be applicable only to the owner of real property on which there has been constructed a multiple dwelling housing development containing three or more units of dwelling space which are occupied or are intended to be occupied by three or more persons who live independently of each other. L.1971, c. 51, s. 1, eff. March 19, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.49 - Regulation of operators engaged in removal of motor vehicles.

40:48-2.49 Regulation of operators engaged in removal of motor vehicles.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1973, c.137 (C.39:4-56.6) or any other law, a municipality may regulate, by ordinance, the removal of motor vehicles from private or public property by operators engaged in such practice, including, but not limited to, the fees charged for storage following removal in accordance with section 3 of P.L.1987, c.127 (C.40:48-2.50), fees charged for such removal, notice requirements therefor, and the mercantile licensing of such operators. The ordinance shall set forth non-discriminatory and non-exclusionary regulations governing operators engaged in the business of removing and storing motor vehicles. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to: a. A schedule of fees or other charges which an operator may charge vehicle owners for towing services, storage services or both; b. Minimum standards of operator performance, including but not limited to standards concerning the adequacy of equipment and facilities, availability and response time, and the security of vehicles towed or stored; c. The designation of a municipal officer or agency to enforce the provisions of the ordinance in accordance with due process of law; d. The requirement that such regulations and fee schedules of individual towers shall be made available to the public during normal business hours of the municipality. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a municipality to establish charges for services that are not included in the schedule of towing and storage services for which a towing company may charge a service fee established by the Director of Consumer Affairs pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2007, c.193 (C.56:13-14). Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt an operator from complying with the requirements of P.L.2007, c.193 (C.56:13-7 et al.). L.1979, c.101, s.1; amended 1987, c.127, s.2; 1991 c.142, s.3; 1997, c.387, s.1; 2007, c.193, s.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.50 - Fee limits

40:48-2.50. Fee limits  All fees to be paid to an operator by a municipality for the storage of removed motor vehicles shall not exceed the following:  (1) A limit of $3.00 per day for the first 30 days of storage per vehicle; and  (2) A limit of $2.00 per day for the 31st day of storage and any day thereafter; and  (3) A limit of $400.00 per vehicle stored regardless of the duration of the storage, except that a waiver may be granted for good cause upon the request of a municipality by the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs.  L. 1987, c. 127, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.51 - Penalty for violation of fee limits

40:48-2.51. Penalty for violation of fee limits  An operator engaged in the removal of motor vehicles, or any employee, officer or agent thereof, who engages in a pattern or practice of knowingly violating the fee limits set in section 3 of P.L.1987, c. 127 (C. 40:48-2.50) may be liable to the municipality for a civil penalty of not less than $25.00 or more than $50.00 for each motor vehicle stored with the operator.  L. 1987, c. 127, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.52 - Definitions relative to adoption of curfew ordinances for juveniles.

40:48-2.52 Definitions relative to adoption of curfew ordinances for juveniles.  2. a. As used in this act: (1) "Juvenile" means an individual who is under the age of 18 years. (2) "Guardian" means a person, other than a parent, to whom legal custody of the juvenile has been given by court order or who is acting in the place of the parent or is responsible for the care and welfare of the juvenile. (3) "Public place" means any place to which the public has access, including but not limited to a public street, road, thoroughfare, sidewalk, bridge, alley, plaza, park, recreation or shopping area, public transportation facility, vehicle used for public transportation, parking lot or any other public building, structure or area. b. (1) A municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to enact an ordinance making it unlawful for a juvenile of any age under 18 years within the discretion of the municipality to be on any public street or in a public place between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied by the juvenile's parent or guardian or unless engaged in, or traveling to or from, a business or occupation which the laws of this State authorize a juvenile to perform. Such an ordinance may also make it unlawful for any parent or guardian to allow an unaccompanied juvenile to be on any public street or in any public place during those hours. (2) A municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to enact an ordinance making it unlawful for a juvenile of any age under 18 years within the discretion of the municipality to be in any public place during the hours when the juvenile is required to be in attendance at either a public or non-public school unless the juvenile is accompanied by a parent or guardian or is carrying written permission from the juvenile's educational authority allowing the juvenile to be in a public place. c. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this act shall provide that violators shall be required to perform community service and may be subject to a fine of up to $1,000.00. If both a juvenile and the juvenile's parent or guardian violate such an ordinance, they shall be required to perform community service together. d. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this act shall include exceptions permitting juveniles to engage in errands involving medical emergencies, to attend extracurricular school activities, and to participate in other cultural, educational and social events, sponsored by religious or community-based organizations during curfew hours. e. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this act shall establish clear standards in precise language adequate to apprise a juvenile and a parent or guardian of that which is unlawful and adequate to circumscribe the discretion of police officers in order to overcome subjective and discriminatory enforcement. L.1992,c.132,s.2; amended 1995, c.388; 2005, c.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.53 - Address registration by certain property owners required; "real property" defined

40:48-2.53 Address registration by certain property owners required; "real property" defined  1. a. A municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to enact an ordinance requiring an owner of real property situated within the municipality to register with the clerk of the municipality the street address of his residence whenever that owner does not reside at his property, in the case of residential premises, or does not operate a business at the property, in the case of commercial property. An ordinance so enacted shall provide for the assessment of reasonable penalties in the case of noncompliance. b. The clerk of the municipality may forward a copy of any address registration made pursuant to subsection a. of this section to the clerk of the county in which the municipality is situated. The county registrar shall maintain a file and index any address registrations received pursuant to this subsection. c. For the purposes of this act, "real property" shall mean any type of real estate including commercial or residential, improved or unimproved lots, single family homes, multiple dwellings, and property held in any manner, including fee simple, condominium or cooperative forms of ownership. "Street address" shall mean the address at which the person actually resides, and shall include a street name or rural delivery route in addition to any postal office box number which may be included. L.1997,c.85.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.54 - Model schedule of towing, storage services adopted by municipality, county.

40:48-2.54 Model schedule of towing, storage services adopted by municipality, county.  3. a. The governing body of a municipality or county which requires the towing and storage of motor vehicles without the consent of the owners of those vehicles shall adopt an ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, setting forth a model schedule of towing and storage services which they require and the rates therefor, which rates shall be based on the usual, customary and reasonable rates of operators towing and storing motor vehicles in the municipality or county, as applicable. b. The governing body of every municipality or county setting forth a schedule of services and rates pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall implement a procedure to receive complaints and resolve disputes arising from the towing and storage of motor vehicles required by that municipality or county without the consent of the owner. L.1997,c.387,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.56 - Recreation trust fund, creation, use

40:48-2.56. Recreation trust fund, creation, use  2. Any county or municipality which has not established a board of recreation commissioners may, by resolution, establish a recreation trust fund into which shall be deposited any fees paid by individuals to offset the costs of operating county or municipal recreational programs. Those amounts expended from the fund shall be utilized exclusively for the purpose of operating those programs for which fees are collected and to refund payments made by program participants. L.1999,c.292,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.57 - Municipal remediation ordinances, inapplicability to sites under DEP oversight.

40:48-2.57 Municipal remediation ordinances, inapplicability to sites under DEP oversight.  1. No ordinance governing the investigation or cleanup of historic pesticide contamination adopted by the governing body of a municipality shall apply to any property for which any person is conducting actions related to historic pesticide contamination under the oversight of the Department of Environmental Protection, provided that such person, as a condition of any development approval by the municipality, obtains a full site no further action letter from the department.  L.2001,c.179,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.58 - Municipality prohibited from limiting, prohibiting display of U.S. flag, yellow ribbons, signs in support of troops

40:48-2.58. Municipality prohibited from limiting, prohibiting display of U.S. flag, yellow ribbons, signs in support of troops  1. a. The governing body of a municipality shall not adopt or enforce any ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, limiting or prohibiting the display of the flag of the United States of America or yellow ribbons and signs supporting United States troops, nor shall any bond or permit fee be required of a person or organization for displaying the flag or yellow ribbons and signs supporting United States troops, except as provided for in subsection b. of this section. b. A municipality may direct removal of an American flag or yellow ribbons and signs supporting United State troops when it is exhibited in a manner that threatens public safety, restricts necessary maintenance activities, interferes with the property rights of another, or the flag is displayed in a manner inconsistent with the rules and customs deemed the proper manner to display the flag, such as the federal flag Code, 4 U.S.C. s.1 et seq., or any other applicable law or guideline. c. Any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of a municipality in violation of subsection a. of this section shall be null and void. L.2003,c.209,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.60 - Definitions relative to charitable clothing bins.

40:48-2.60 Definitions relative to charitable clothing bins.  1. For the purposes of P.L.2007, c.209 (C.40:48-2.60 et seq.), "solicitation" or "solicit" means the request, directly or indirectly, for money, credit, property, financial assistance, or other thing of any kind or value. Solicitation shall include, but not be limited to, the use or employment of canisters, cards, receptacles or similar devices for the collection of money or other thing of value. A solicitation shall take place whether or not the person making the solicitation receives any contribution. "Appropriate municipal agency" means the agency determined by resolution of the municipal governing body.  L.2007, c.209, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.62 - Receipt, investigation of complaints relative to donation clothing bin.

40:48-2.62 Receipt, investigation of complaints relative to donation clothing bin.  3. The appropriate municipal agency within the municipality in which a donation clothing bin has been placed shall receive and investigate, within 30 days, any complaints from the public about the bin. Whenever it appears to the appropriate municipal agency that a person has engaged in, or is engaging in any act or practice in violation of section 2 of P.L.2007, c.209 (C.40:48-2.61), the person who placed the bin shall be issued a warning, stating that if the violation is not rectified or a hearing with the appropriate municipal agency is not requested within 45 days, the bin will be seized or removed at the expense of the person who placed the bin, and any clothing or other donations collected via the bin will be sold at public auction or otherwise disposed of. In addition to any other means used to notify the person who placed the bin, such warning shall be affixed to the exterior of the bin itself. In the event that the person who placed the bin does not rectify the violation or request a hearing within 45 days of the posting of the warning, the appropriate municipal agency may seize the bin, remove it, or have it removed, at the expense of the person who placed the bin, and sell at public auction or otherwise dispose of any clothing or other donations collected via the bin. Any proceeds from the sale of the donations collected via the bin shall be paid to the chief financial officer of the municipality. L.2007, c.209, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.63 - Additional penalties, remedies.

40:48-2.63 Additional penalties, remedies.  4. In addition to any other penalties or remedies authorized by the laws of this State, any person who violates any provision of P.L.2007, c.209 (C.40:48-2.60 et seq.) which results in seizure of the donation clothing bin shall be: a. Subject to a penalty of up to $20,000 for each violation. The appropriate municipal agency may bring this action in the municipal court or Superior Court as a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), and any penalty monies collected shall be paid to the chief financial officer of the municipality; and b. Deemed ineligible to place, use, or employ a donation clothing bin for solicitation purposes pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2007, c.209 (C.40:48-2.61). A person disqualified from placing, using, or employing a donation clothing bin by violating the provisions of P.L.2007, c.209 (C.40:48-2.60 et seq.) may apply to the appropriate municipal agency to have that person's eligibility restored. The appropriate municipal agency may restore the eligibility of a person who: (1) Acts within the public interest; and (2) Demonstrates that he made a good faith effort to comply with the provisions of P.L.2007, c.209 (C.40:48-2.60 et seq.) and all other applicable laws and regulations, or had no fraudulent intentions. L.2007, c.209, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:48-2.64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:48-2.64 - Effective date; applicability.

40:48-2.64 Effective date; applicability.  5. This act shall take effect on the first day of the thirteenth month following enactment, and shall apply to all donation clothing bins in place on the effective date of this act and all donation clothing bins placed subsequent to the effective date of this act, but appropriate municipal agencies may take such anticipatory acts in advance of that date as may be necessary for the timely implementation of this act upon its effective date. L.2007, c.209, s.5.