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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-16 - Bond required

5:2A-16. Bond required
Before any license is granted or renewed pursuant to subsection a. of section 14 of this act, the applicant shall execute and file with the board a bond to the State of New Jersey in an amount, not less than $10,000.00, to be fixed by the board, conditioned upon the faithful performance by the applicant of the provisions of this act and the payment of taxes herein imposed. The bond shall be in a form with sureties thereon satisfactory to the board. No license shall be renewed unless this bond has been renewed and filed with the board.
L. 1985, c. 83, s. 16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-17 - Authority of board to discipline licenses

5:2A-17. Authority of board to discipline licenses
17. a. The board may revoke any license, after hearing for cause. The board may discipline any licensee who shall violate any of the provisions of this act or the regulations made pursuant thereto. This discipline may take the form of revocation or suspension of a license held by the licensee for all or part of the unexpired portion thereof, and of a refusal to renew a license held by any such licensee.
b. The board may, upon its own motion, or upon the verified written complaint of any person charging a licensee with violating any provision of this act or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, suspend temporarily any license or permit until final determination by the board when such an action is necessary to protect the public welfare and the best interests of boxing, wrestling, extreme wrestling, kick boxing or combative sports.
A hearing shall be held within 30 days after the date on which any license or permit has been suspended temporarily unless extended for good cause.
c. The board may also, after affording an opportunity to be heard, take one or more of the following actions:
(1) Issue a reprimand or censure with regard to any act, conduct or practice which in the board's judgment upon consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances does not warrant the initiation of formal action;
(2) Assess civil penalties in accordance with this act;
(3) Order that any person violating any provision of this act or any regulation made pursuant thereto cease and desist from future violations thereof or take such affirmative corrective action as may be necessary with regard to any act or practice found unlawful by the board;
(4) Order any person found to have violated any provision of this act or any regulation made pursuant thereto to restore to any person aggrieved by an unlawful act or practice, any moneys or property, real or personal, acquired by means of that act or practice, except that the board shall not order restoration in a dollar amount greater than those moneys received by a licensee or his agent or any other person violating this act or any regulation made pursuant thereto; and
(5) Order any person as a condition for continued, reinstated or renewed licensure to secure medical or such other professional treatment as may be necessary.
L.1985,c.83,s.17; amended 2000, c.124, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-18.1 - Ringside physicians, ambulance required

5:2A-18.1. Ringside physicians, ambulance required
6. No extreme wrestling, boxing, kick boxing or combative sports exhibition, event, performance or contest shall commence or proceed unless two qualified physicians designated by the council shall be at ringside for each extreme wrestling, boxing, kick boxing or combative sports exhibition, event, performance or contest and unless an ambulance containing the standard medical equipment necessary to treat cerebral injuries is stationed at the exhibition, event, performance or contest during the entire time the exhibition, event, performance or contest is taking place. The commissioner or his designee shall delay an exhibition, event, performance or contest until the ambulance and the two qualified ringside physicians required by this section are present.
L.1988,c.20,s.6; amended 2000, c.124, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-18.2 - Ophthalmological, neurological examination

5:2A-18.2. Ophthalmological, neurological examination
Upon the recommendation of a ringside physician, each boxer, kick boxer or combative sports participant shall be required to undergo an ophthalmological and neurological examination after each exhibition, event, performance or contest by a qualified physician or hospital designated by the council. The cost of such examination shall be borne by the promoter of the exhibition, event, performance or contest. A certified copy of the findings shall be submitted to the council and board as soon as possible after the examination. A boxer, kick boxer or combative sports participant shall not be permitted to engage in another exhibition, event, performance or contest if the council or board determines that his previous examination report is unsatisfactory or if no examination report was submitted.
P.L. 1988, c. 20, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-19 - State Athletic Control Board Account

5:2A-19. State Athletic Control Board Account
a. There is created and established a nonlapsing dedicated account to be known as the State Athletic Control Board Account. The account shall be credited with taxes, revenue and penalties collected pursuant to this act.
b. Amounts received, receivable or anticipated from the date of enactment shall be appropriated to fund the necessary expenses of the board in the performance of the functions, duties and powers of the board upon the certification of the board.
c. To the extent that moneys are available beyond those funds necessary to meet the costs of subsection b. of this section, the board shall determine at the close of each fiscal year an appropriate amount to be returned to the General Fund for general State purposes.
d. There shall be made available from the General Fund such additional amounts as may be required to carry out the provisions of this act.
L. 1985, c. 83, s. 19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-21 - Approval of printers

5:2A-21. Approval of printers
Tickets for all exhibitions, events, performances or contests authorized by the board shall be obtained from a printer approved by the board. For the purpose of this act and for the prevention of fraud, the board shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the approval of printers and the issuance of tickets. Tickets shall be printed and made in such form as the board shall prescribe.
L. 1985, c. 83, s. 21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-22 - Authority of Attorney General relative to casino licensee

5:2A-22. Authority of Attorney General relative to casino licensee
22. a. The Attorney General is authorized to investigate and prosecute any allegation of criminal or civil violations pertaining to any boxing, wrestling, extreme wrestling, kick boxing or combative sports exhibition, event, performance or contest which is held at or sponsored by any person or entity licensed pursuant to the "Casino Control Act," P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.).
b. The identities of all recipients of complimentary tickets to any boxing, wrestling, extreme wrestling, kick boxing or combative sports exhibition, event, performance or contest which are distributed by the holder of a casino license, as defined in section 10 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-10), shall be included within the quarterly report on complimentary services required pursuant to subsection m. of section 102 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-102).
c. All contracts or agreements entered into by any person or entity licensed pursuant to the "Casino Control Act," P.L.1977, c.110 (.5:12-1 et seq.) and any promoter, sponsor or participant in any boxing, wrestling, extreme wrestling, kick boxing or combative sports exhibition, event, performance or contest shall be made available for inspection upon request by either the board or the Attorney General. All such exhibitions, events, performances and contests and all such contracts or agreements shall be governed as if the exhibition, event, performance or contest took place in a casino hotel complex. The Attorney General is also authorized to examine any contract or agreement relating to the televising of any boxing, wrestling, extreme wrestling, kick boxing or combative sports exhibition, which is supplied to the board pursuant to section 18 of this act.
d. Every exhibition, event, performance or contest in a casino hotel licensed pursuant to the "Casino Control Act," P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) shall be subject to licensure in accordance with the "Casino Control Act," P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.).
L.1985,c.83,s.22; amended 2000, c.124, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-23 - $1,000 penalty

5:2A-23. $1,000 penalty
Any person violating any of the provisions of this act for which no specific penalty or other remedy is provided, or in any way aiding, abetting or assisting in such a violation, shall be liable to a penalty of $1,000.00.
L. 1985, c. 83, s. 23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-24 - School exemption

5:2A-24. School exemption
The provisions of this act shall not apply with respect to a boxing, wrestling, kick boxing or combative sports exhibition, event, performance or contest in which school pupils or instructors are the only participants, except that this exemption shall apply only to a performance or exhibition conducted under the direct supervision and control of the board of education of a school district, or the person in authority of a teachers' training school or other institution under the control of the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education, or the boards, bodies, or persons in authority of duly constituted private or parochial schools, colleges or universities, or schools for kick boxing, combative sports, or the martial arts.
L. 1985, c. 83, s. 24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-25 - Study, report

5:2A-25. Study, report
The board shall adopt rules and regulations concerning the conduct of a study into the advisability of the use of thumbless gloves and the use of headgear in boxing events and shall report its findings to the Governor and the Legislature within 12 months after the appointment of all the members.
P.L. 1985, c. 83, s. 25; amended by P.L. 1988, c. 20, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-26 - Scoring in writing

5:2A-26. Scoring in writing
At the conclusion of each round in any boxing event, the judges shall provide their respective scoring of the round in writing to the commissioner or his designee.
L. 1985, c. 83, s. 26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-27 - Restrictions on promoters

5:2A-27. Restrictions on promoters
A person promoting a boxing event shall have no financial dealings, directly or indirectly, with a manager or a boxer who is engaged in an event promoted by the person, nor shall such a person promote a boxing event in which the manager or the boxer is a member of the immediate family of the promoter; unless the financial dealings or relationship is disclosed to the board prior to the time that the event is authorized by the board.
L. 1985, c. 83, s. 27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-28 - No cash payments

5:2A-28. No cash payments
No official or appointee of the board who receives compensation for the performance of duties at a boxing exhibition, event, performance or contest shall be paid in cash. Payment for those services shall be only by check issued by the board.
L. 1985, c. 83, s. 28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-30 - Agency transfer act applicable

5:2A-30. Agency transfer act applicable
The transfer directed by this act shall be made in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L. 1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.).
L. 1985, c. 83, s. 32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:2A-31 - Existing licenses

5:2A-31. Existing licenses
Nothing in this act shall affect the validity of any license heretofore issued to any person by the State Athletic Commissioner, but all persons holding such licenses shall in all other respects be subject to the provisions of this act.
L. 1985, c. 83, s. 33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-1 - Municipal authority to prescribe means of protection against fire

5:3-1. Municipal authority to prescribe means of protection against fire
The owner or person in charge of any place of public amusement in any city shall provide such means of protecting all lights used therein, and of communicating alarms of fire, accident or danger to the fire and police departments respectively, and such means of preventing and extinguishing fires as the municipal authority by whatever name known having control of the extinguishment of fires in any such city shall prescribe.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-2 - Firemen detailed to places of public amusements

5:3-2. Firemen detailed to places of public amusements
The municipal authority having control of the extinguishment of fires in any city may detail not more than two members of its fire fighting force at each place of public amusement where machinery and scenery are used, while such place is open to the public. The persons so detailed shall inspect every portion of said place for the purpose of guarding the occupants against fire and panic, and shall have charge of the means provided for extinguishing fires, and control of the employees of such place for that purpose when a fire occurs therein.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-5 - Violations; penalty

5:3-5. Violations; penalty
Any person who shall willfully violate any of the provisions of this article or any regulation, order or special direction duly made thereunder, shall, for each offense, forfeit to the municipality in which the offense was committed, a penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) in the discretion of the court having cognizance thereof. The penalty shall be recovered in the same courts and shall be collected in the same manner as other penalties for the violation of municipal ordinances.
Amended by L.1953, c. 6, p. 57, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-6 - Police to aid in enforcement; arrest without warrant

5:3-6. Police to aid in enforcement; arrest without warrant
The officers of the police force of every municipality shall aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this article and shall have power without warrant to arrest any person who shall violate any provision of this article, or any regulation, order or special direction duly made thereunder.
Amended by L.1953, c. 6, p. 57, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-7 - Diagram of seats and exits printed in program

5:3-7. Diagram of seats and exits printed in program
The proprietor of every place of public amusement wherein printed programs of the performances are either furnished or sold shall have conspicuously printed thereon, prior in position to the program of each performance, a diagram of the seating arrangement of each floor, balcony or gallery, showing plainly the location of each fire escape and other exit. Underneath each diagram, there shall be printed the following statement: "The laws of New Jersey require that this diagram be printed in every program of all theatres and other places of public amusement. Penalty for nonobservance, one hundred dollars."
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-8 - Diagram of seats, exits shown on screen

5:3-8. Diagram of seats, exits shown on screen
The proprietor of every moving-picture house must show on the screen at least once during each performance, and for at least one-half minute each time, a diagram of the seating arrangement of each floor, showing plainly the location of each exit. Every such diagram shall have the following statement printed underneath in letters sufficiently large that they may be easily read from any portion of the auditorium: "The laws of New Jersey require that this diagram be shown in all moving-picture houses at least once every performance and kept on the screen for at least one-half a minute. Penalty for nonobservance, one hundred dollars."
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-9 - Misdemeanor; penalty

5:3-9. Misdemeanor; penalty
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each offense, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. The fine shall be paid into the treasury of the firemen's relief fund of the municipality in which the violation occurs, or into the general treasury of such municipality, should there be no firemen's relief fund therein.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-10 - Booths for moving-picture machines; dimensions and construction

5:3-10. Booths for moving-picture machines; dimensions and construction
Except as hereinafter provided, no machine or apparatus for exhibiting moving pictures shall be used or set up for use in any building or place of public assemblage when such machine or apparatus uses films of a combustible material more than ten inches in length, unless such machine or apparatus be enclosed in a booth of the following description:
The booth shall be at least seven feet in height, inside dimensions. If the booth is for the use of one such machine or apparatus, the area occupied by such booth shall be not less than forty-eight square feet. If more than one such machine or apparatus is to be operated therein, an additional twenty-four square feet shall be provided.
Such booth shall be constructed with a framework of iron angles not less than one and one-quarter inches by one and one-quarter inches by three-sixteenths of an inch thick. The adjacent iron members shall be firmly joined with angle plates of iron, and the iron members of the framework shall be spaced not more than four feet apart.
Such booth shall be covered or lined with asbestos or other strong and fire-resisting material that will withstand, on a twelve-inch square sample, a center load of at least two hundred and fifty pounds, and which shall be sufficient to resist a temperature of at least fifteen hundred degrees Fahrenheit for at least thirty minutes, and after which, being immersed in water, will not lose more than fifty per cent of its initial strength. Such material shall completely cover the sides and top of the booth, shall be at least one-quarter of an inch in thickness, and shall be securely attached to the iron framework by means of iron bolts and rivets. The floor shall be covered with such fire-resisting material not less than three-eighths of an inch in thickness.
All joints of any such booth and its framework shall be pointed up with asbestos retort cement.
Every such booth shall have a door not less than two feet in width and six feet in height, consisting of an angle iron frame, covered with sheets of the aforesaid fire-resisting material, and attached to the framework of such booth by hinges, in such manner that the door shall be kept closed automatically at all times, when not used for ingress or egress.
The windows in such booth used in connection with the machines and apparatus, and by the operators thereof, shall not be larger than is reasonably necessary to secure the desired service. The said fire-resisting material shall be provided for each window and shall be so suspended and arranged that it will automatically close the window upon the operation of either a fusible or mechanical releasing device with a fusible link attached.
Each booth shall have an opening for ventilation. This opening shall have an automatically closing door, or a riveted conductor pipe to the outside of the building, or into a chimney.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-11 - Plan of booth; approval by building department or commissioner of labor

5:3-11. Plan of booth; approval by building department or commissioner of labor
No such booth shall be constructed until plans and specifications therefor have been submitted to, and approved by the executive officer of the department having charge of the erection of buildings in the municipality wherein such booth is to be constructed, or, in municipalities where no such department exists, by the commissioner of labor. No plans or specifications shall be approved which do not conform to the minimum requirements set forth in section 5:3-10 of this title.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-13 - Notification of completion of booth; inspection; certificate

5:3-13. Notification of completion of booth; inspection; certificate
Within five days after the completion of the construction of any such booth, the owner or the lessee of the premises wherein it is to be located, or the person for whom such booth is being constructed shall notify the proper officer provided for in section 5:3-11 of this title of such completion. Thereupon such officer shall cause such booth to be inspected. If it is found to have been constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications and with the requirements of this article and in such manner as to render safe the operation of the apparatus or machines intended to be used therein for the purpose of projecting moving pictures such officer shall issue to the owner, lessee or other person above mentioned a certificate to that effect. This certificate shall be posted in a public part of said booth so as to enable it to be distinctly seen from any place in said building at least five feet distant from said booth.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-14 - Submission of plans for booths; fees

5:3-14. Submission of plans for booths; fees
The board or body in any municipality having supervision over the erection of buildings, shall prescribe the details for the submission of plans and specifications and their approval, the inspection of booths and their approval and the issuance of certificates under this article and shall fix the fees to be paid for such certificates and inspection.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-15 - Preceding sections not applicable under certain conditions

5:3-15. Preceding sections not applicable under certain conditions
Sections 5:3-10 to 5:3-14 of this title shall not apply to moving-picture machines using only cellulose acetate films not more than one hundred feet in length nor more than one inch in width and not requiring more than five hundred watts of electric current to operate the arc, except when such machines are used or exhibited in theaters or public places of entertainment, regularly used as such, to which admission fees are charged.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-16 - Use of projectors in school buildings

5:3-16. Use of projectors in school buildings
Sections 5:3-10 to 5:3-14 of this title shall not apply to the use in a classroom or auditorium of a public school building for instructional purposes, of standard portable or semiportable moving-picture machines called "projectors" , if the projector case is of fireproof construction and a mazda lamp is used for light. Such machine must also be equipped with a fan and vent over the lamp for cooling purposes, and with an automatic fire shutter that cuts off the heat from the film when the machine is not in motion.
Such machine must be approved by the board of education of the school district in which the school is situated, and shall be operated by a school teacher or other person over eighteen years of age who is employed by such board of education, who is competently trained to operate such machine.
All films shall be housed in fireproof containers while pupils are in the room.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-17 - Use of portable booths

5:3-17. Use of portable booths
A portable booth may be used in places of public assemblage by churches, schools, and commercial, fraternal, civic or social organizations where by reason of the temporary nature of the entertainment, it is deemed impracticable to install a permanent booth. No portable booth, however, shall be used or permitted where entertainments last over three nights in succession.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-18 - Portable booths; dimensions; specifications for construction

5:3-18. Portable booths; dimensions; specifications for construction
Every such portable booth shall conform strictly to the following specifications and so far as possible shall meet the requirements and specifications of a permanent booth:
Such booth shall be at least six feet in height, inside measurements, and shall have an area of at least twenty square feet if only one moving-picture machine is to be operated therein, and an additional twenty square feet for each additional machine.
It shall be constructed with a framework of angle iron not less than one and one-quarter inches by one and one-quarter inches by three-sixteenths of an inch thick. The iron members of said framework shall be spaced not more than four feet apart on the sides, and not more than three feet apart on the front, back and top of such portable booth.
It shall be completely covered on all sides, top and bottom with either twenty-four gauge steel plate, or one-quarter inch asbestos boards, except that if the bottom is covered by asbestos boards, said boards shall be at least three-eighths of an inch thick. The floor of such portable booth shall be elevated above the permanent support on which it is placed by a space of at least one-half inch.
Every portable booth shall have a door not less than two feet in width and five feet ten inches in height, consisting of an angle iron frame covered with either the aforesaid steel plate or asbestos boards, and attached to the framework of such booths by hinges, in such manner that the door shall be kept closed automatically at all times when not used for ingress or egress.
The windows in such portable booth, used in connection with the machine and by the operator thereof, shall not be larger than is reasonably necessary to secure the desired service. The said steel plate, or asbestos board, shall be provided for each window, and shall be so suspended and arranged that it will automatically close the window upon the operation of either a fusible or mechanical releasing device with a fusible link attached.
Such portable booth may be of a folding type, but in such case it must be so constructed that when it is assembled for use it shall be rigid with all points tight.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-19 - When licensed operator or booth not required

5:3-19. When licensed operator or booth not required
No licensed operator or booth shall be required in connection with the operation of any machine for exhibiting moving pictures which uses only an inclosed incandescent lamp, and only cellulose acetate or other slow-burning films of a size or perforation differing from the standard used in regular moving-picture theaters or similar establishments, providing such exhibition is approved by the municipal authorities having jurisdiction.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-20 - Certain other operators exempt from license

5:3-20. Certain other operators exempt from license
No operator's license shall be required to operate any moving-picture machine or other similar apparatus involving the use of a film more than ten inches in length when such machine or apparatus uses only cellulose acetate films, or other nonexplosive films not more than one hundred feet in length nor more than one inch in width and does not require more than five hundred watts of electric current to operate the arc.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-21 - Penalty for violation

5:3-21. Penalty for violation
5:3-21. Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be subject to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00). Such penalty shall be imposed for each day such violation thereafter continues. The penalties may be imposed against the owner or lessee of the premises wherein such violation occurs, or both. The Superior Court and the municipal courts shall have jurisdiction of said violations and the penalties hereunder shall be enforced and collected in a summary manner under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.).
Amended 1953,c.6,s.4; 1991,c.91,s.180.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-21.1 - Outdoor theatres; appliances for fire protection

5:3-21.1. Outdoor theatres; appliances for fire protection
The operator of each outdoor theatre operated for the display of moving pictures shall provide at all times, when such theatre shall be in operation, such number of mobile carbon dioxide tanks or similar appliances, as shall be necessary for fire protection, or as shall be determined to be necessary by the member of the governing body of the municipality in which the theatre is located, who is in charge of fire protection therein or, if there be no such member, then by the mayor, chairman of the township committee or other chief executive officer of such municipality, and shall cause each employee of said theatre to be instructed in the use of such tanks or appliances for fire protection.
L.1951, c. 220, p. 784, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-21.2 - Inspection of outdoor theatres

5:3-21.2. Inspection of outdoor theatres
Such member of the governing body of each municipality in which any such theatre is located, or such officer of the municipality, may cause each such theatre located within the municipality to be inspected by the fire chief of the municipality or, if there be no such fire chief, then by a qualified person, for the purpose of determining the number of such tanks or appliances which should be installed and maintained therein and of notifying the operator of each such theatre of the number of tanks required to be supplied for said purpose and, from time to time, may cause inspections to be made of such theatre to insure compliance with this act, to make tests of such equipment and to make tests of the ability of the employees of said theatre to operate the same efficiently.
L.1951, c. 220, p. 784, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-21.3 - Failure to comply

5:3-21.3. Failure to comply
Any person, corporation or association operating any such theatre, who shall neglect or fail to comply with the provisions of this act, shall be adjudged a disorderly person.
L.1951, c. 220, p. 785, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-22 - Commissioner of labor to supervise; code to be prepared

5:3-22. Commissioner of labor to supervise; code to be prepared
The supervision of all buildings and structures used as places for public amusement in municipalities having no local building supervision shall in all respects conform to a building code, prepared and promulgated by the commissioner of labor, due attention being paid to means of preventing and escaping from fire and other hazards.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-23 - Plans of buildings; approval by commissioner; duplicate

5:3-23. Plans of buildings; approval by commissioner; duplicate
In all such municipalities, no such building or structure shall be erected or used in whole or in part for said purpose of public amusement unless the plans and specifications therefor shall first have been approved by the commissioner of labor. Such plans and specifications shall be submitted, in duplicate, before any construction is undertaken. If they shall, in all respects, conform to the code mentioned in section 5:3-22 of this title, the said commissioner shall approve the same, retaining a duplicate copy of the plan in his department.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-24 - Application; fees

5:3-24. Application; fees
All plans and specifications must be accompanied by an application form, furnished by the department of labor, together with an examining fee of three dollars for buildings or structures not exceeding three stories in height, and a fee of five dollars for any building or structure exceeding three stories. A structure more than forty-five feet in height shall be deemed to be a building of more than three stories.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-25 - Alterations; approval by commissioner

5:3-25. Alterations; approval by commissioner
No alteration shall be made in any such building or structure, after a certificate of approval has once been issued, unless an application for such alteration is made to, and approved by, the said commissioner.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-26 - Discontinuance of use of unsafe structures

5:3-26. Discontinuance of use of unsafe structures
In all such municipalities having no local building supervision, any building or structure used as a place for public amusement which does not conform with the regulations set forth by the commissioner of labor, and which is deemed unsafe for such purposes, may, after a hearing, be ordered discontinued in use by said commissioner until such time as it is made to conform with such regulations.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-27 - Registration; notice of to be posted

5:3-27. Registration; notice of to be posted
The commissioner of labor shall keep a complete registry of all such places of public amusement. A notice of such registration shall be furnished by the commissioner and kept in a conspicuous position in the building or structure used for said public amusement, when such building or structure has complied with the commissioner's building code.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-29 - Penalties; recovery; disposition

5:3-29. Penalties; recovery; disposition
5:3-29. The Department of Labor may bring a civil action for the recovery of any such penalty in the Superior Court in the county wherein the violation occurred. All penalties so recovered shall be paid to said department and by it paid into the State treasury.
Amended 1953,c.6,s.5; 1991,c.91,s.181.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-30 - Liability for personal injuries

5:3-30. Liability for personal injuries
No person maintaining or operating a playground for public use acquired or maintained for philanthropic purposes and not for profit, shall be liable in damages for accidents happening within the bounds of such playground. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the liability of any person placing or operating an amusement device in such playground for profit.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-33 - Advisory Board on Carnival-Amusement Ride Safety

5:3-33. Advisory Board on Carnival-Amusement Ride Safety
3. a. There is hereby established within the Department of Community Affairs an Advisory Board on Carnival-Amusement Ride Safety to consist of 13 members, of whom two shall be representatives of the carnival-amusement ride manufacturers, one shall be a representative of the owners and operators of mobile carnival-amusement rides, one shall be a representative of the owners and operators of carnival-amusement rides that are at a fixed location, one shall be a representative of the owners and operators of water parks, one shall be an owner or operator of an amusement park or enterprise, one shall be a representative of the insurance underwriters, one shall be a licensed professional engineer, four shall be public members, and one shall be a representative of the Department of Community Affairs who shall be appointed by the commissioner. The 12 citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Governor shall designate the chairman and vice-chairman of the advisory board.
b. Of the nine members first to be appointed by the Governor, three shall be appointed for terms of two years, three for terms of three years, and three for terms of four years. All appointments thereafter, including but not limited to the members added by P.L.2001, c.166, shall be made for terms of four years. All members so appointed shall serve until their respective successors are appointed and shall qualify, and any vacancy occurring among the appointed members of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term and the appointee shall serve until a successor is appointed and shall qualify. For the purposes of this section, the member representing owners and operators of water parks shall be the successor to the member who is the owner or operator of a registered fair and shall be appointed only upon the expiration of the term of that member, unless a vacancy in that seat occurs sooner, in which case a representative of the owners and operators of water parks shall be appointed to fill the vacancy.
L.1975,c.105,s.3; amended 1998, c.10, s.1; 2001, c.166, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-34 - Reimbursement of expenses

5:3-34. Reimbursement of expenses
The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in attending meetings of the board and in performance of their duties as members thereof.
L.1975, c. 105, s. 4, eff. May 29, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-35 - Powers

5:3-35. Powers
The advisory board is empowered to:
a. Study and request information from the commissioner on any aspect of the carnival-amusement ride safety program, or on any matter relating to the proper conduct and improvement of said program, including its administrative, engineering and technical aspects, and to make its findings and recommendations on the aforesaid and other related matters to the commissioner;
b. Study the rules and regulations promulgated by the department in regard to carnival-amusement ride safety and report its findings or recommendations thereon to the commissioner;
c. Hold public hearings prior to the promulgation of any rules and regulations, as well as on any of its other responsibilities, as defined in this section, and to report its findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner.
L.1975, c. 105, s. 5, eff. May 29, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-36 - Rules, regulations

5:3-36. Rules, regulations
6. a. The Commissioner of Community Affairs, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the safe design, manufacture, installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation and inspection of all carnival-amusement rides as the department may find necessary for the protection of the general public, including, but not limited to, regulations concerning written warnings and directions regarding the use of carnival-amusement rides. The commissioner is authorized to adopt by reference, with or without amendment, any code or standard issued by a nationally recognized organization, upon a finding that adoption of the code or standard would promote the purposes of P.L.1975, c.105 (C.5:3-31 et seq.); and is further authorized to recognize any code or standard issued by an internationally recognized organization upon a finding that its provisions are equivalent to codes or standards adopted pursuant to P.L.1975, c.105 (C.5:3-31 et seq.).
b. The commissioner shall prepare, and make available, a plain language summary of the requirements of P.L.1975, c.105 (C.5:3-31 et seq.) and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to P.L.1975, c.105 (C.5:3-31 et seq.) which shall delineate the responsibilities of all parties for rides which are type certified, rides which have a supplemental modification certification, rides which have individual approvals, and rides which have been accepted pursuant to a previously issued New Jersey serial number.
L.1975,c.105,s.6; amended 1998, c.10, s.2; 2001, c.166, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-36.1 - Compliance by riders required; violators deemed disorderly persons

5:3-36.1. Compliance by riders required; violators deemed disorderly persons
5. Each individual who rides a carnival-amusement ride shall comply with written warnings and directions posted by the operator of the carnival-amusement ride pursuant to section 6 of this amendatory and supplementary act and refrain from behaving in a reckless manner which may cause or contribute to the injury of the individual or others. An individual who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.
L.1998,c.10,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-36.2 - Posting of warning notices; contents

5:3-36.2. Posting of warning notices; contents
6. Each person who operates a carnival-amusement ride shall post a written notice which complies with the provisions of this section. The notice shall be posted in a conspicuous public place on or near the ride in a manner consistent with standards set by the Commissioner of Community Affairs and shall include:
a. The prominently displayed statement: "State law requires that each rider must obey all written warnings and directions regarding this ride and refrain from behaving in a reckless manner which may cause or contribute to injury of the rider or others. Failure to comply is a violation of law and subject to a penalty under the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice."; and
b. All applicable written warnings and directions regarding the use of the ride which are consistent with regulations adopted by the department based upon standards of nationally recognized technical or scientific authorities that research the proper use of the ride and the potential injuries in connection with improper use of the ride.
L.1998,c.10,s.6; amended 2001, c.166, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-37 - Reasonableness and uniformity of rules and regulations

5:3-37. Reasonableness and uniformity of rules and regulations
Any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department shall be of a reasonable nature, and based upon generally accepted engineering standards, formulas and practices, and, insofar as is practicable and consistent with the provisions of this act, shall be uniform with the rules and regulations of other states.
L.1975, c. 105, s. 7, eff. May 29, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-38 - Administration and enforcement of act and rules and regulations

5:3-38. Administration and enforcement of act and rules and regulations
The department shall administer and enforce all provisions of this act and all rules and regulations adopted and promulgated in accordance with section 6 of this act, and shall cause the text of such rules and regulations, and any changes therein, to be published in pamphlet form and a copy thereof to be furnished without charge to each registered owner.
L.1975, c. 105, s. 8, eff. May 29, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-39 - Schedule of fees

5:3-39. Schedule of fees
9. The department shall determine a schedule of inspection, carnival-amusement ride type certification, individual approval and carnival-amusement ride permit fees. The department shall, from time to time, make further adjustments in the schedule to bring it, as nearly as practicable and within the limits of reasonableness, into line with the costs of implementing the provisions of this act. The fees shall be applied toward enforcement and administration costs of the Division of Codes and Standards in the Department of Community Affairs.
L.1975,c.105,s.9; amended 1991, c.205, s.26; 2001, c.166, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 5 - Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings › Section 5:3-40 - Chief inspector and other employees; employment

5:3-40. Chief inspector and other employees; employment
The department, in accordance with the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey, shall employ a chief inspector and such additional inspectors and other employees as may be necessary to administer and enforce this act.
L.1975, c. 105, s. 10, eff. May 29, 1975.