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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:1B-15 - Recommendations to commissioner of assessments; disbursement; "Liquefied Petroleum Gas Education and Safety Board Fund."

21:1B-15 Recommendations to commissioner of assessments; disbursement; "Liquefied Petroleum Gas Education and Safety Board Fund."
4. a. The board may recommend to the Commissioner of Community Affairs the level of an assessment to be levied on liquefied petroleum gas and the commissioner shall determine the level and may levy the assessment. The initial assessment shall be no greater than one-fifteenth of one cent per gallon. Thereafter, annual assessments shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the plans and programs developed by the board and approved by the commissioner, and the cost of administering the responsibilities of the department established pursuant to this act. The assessment shall not exceed one-half cent per gallon of odorized propane. The assessment may not be raised by more than one-tenth of one cent per gallon annually.
The owner of liquefied petroleum gas immediately prior to odorization shall be responsible for the payment of the assessment on the volume of liquefied petroleum gas at the time of import or odorization, whichever is earlier.
The commissioner may by regulation establish an alternative means for the department to collect the assessment if another means is found to be more efficient and effective. The commissioner may by regulation establish a late payment charge and rate of interest to be imposed on any person who fails to remit to the department any amount due.
b. Pending disbursement pursuant to a program, plan or project, the State Treasurer may invest funds collected through assessments and any other funds received by the department, only in obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, in general obligations of any state or any political subdivision thereof, in any interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit of a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, or in obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States.
c. There is established a "Liquefied Petroleum Gas Education and Safety Board Fund" as a non-lapsing revolving fund within the Department of Community Affairs. All assessments, fees and penalties collected by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the fund. The fund shall be administered by the Commissioner of Community Affairs and shall be used exclusively to defray all expenses incurred by the department in operation of the board and the administration of the department's responsibilities under this act.
L.1999,c.109,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:1C-1 - Definitions

21:1C-1. Definitions
1. As used in this act:
"Model rocket" means a commercially made rocket that is propelled by a rocket motor; that contains a device for returning it to the ground in a condition to fly again; whose structural parts are made of paper, wood, or breakable plastic and contain no substantial metal parts; and whose primary use is for purposes of education, recreation, and sporting competition.
"Rocket motor" means a device that provides the necessary force or thrust to cause a rocket to move and the force or thrust is created by the discharge of gas generated by combustion, decomposition, change of state, or other operation of materials completely stored within the rocket motor during the commercial manufacturing process and requiring no mixing of propellants.
L.1991,c.354,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:1C-2 - Examination and testing of model rockets; certification

21:1C-2. Examination and testing of model rockets; certification
2. Model rockets offered for sale, sold, used, or made available to the public in this State shall be examined and tested by the Department of Labor to determine if they comply with the requirements of this act and with the rules and regulations promulgated thereto. The Commissioner of the Department of Labor shall certify as acceptable for sale and use those products that do comply. At the discretion of the commissioner, the examination, testing, and certification may be carried out by an approved testing laboratory or an organization such as the National Association of Rocketry or an organization affiliated with the National Aeronautic Association.
The commissioner shall maintain a current and complete list of all model rockets which have received certification and shall make copies of this list available to any person upon request.
L.1991,c.354,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:1C-3 - Model rocket, certification required for sale or usage

21:1C-3. Model rocket, certification required for sale or usage
3. A model rocket shall not be sold, offered for sale, made available to the public, or used in this State unless it has been certified by the commissioner.
A model rocket shall not be used in this State except in accordance with this act and in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with section 6 of this act.
L.1991,c.354,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:1C-4 - Age requirements of purchaser; storage permit conditions

21:1C-4. Age requirements of purchaser; storage permit conditions
4. a. A person at least 14 years of age, but less than 18 years of age, shall be eligible to purchase and use a model rocket bearing the standardized engine coding 1/4A, 1/2A, A, B, and C provided that the person has a consent form signed by a parent or legal guardian.
b. A person at least 18 years of age shall be permitted to purchase and use a model rocket of any type or size.
c. A person at least 12 years of age but less than 14 years of age who is a participant in a bona fide model rocket education program may fire a model rocket bearing the standardized engine coding 1/4A, 1/2A, A, B, and C only when under the direct supervision and control of a person who is at least 21 years of age and only during the course of the model rocket education program.
d. A person shall be required to obtain a permit for the storage of more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of solid propellant model rockets. No other permit shall be required for the possession, use, purchase, transportation, or sale of model rockets.
L.1991,c.354,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:1C-5 - Violation; penalty

21:1C-5. Violation; penalty
5. A person who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be fined $100.00 which shall be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.).
L.1991,c.354,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:1C-6 - Rules, regulations

21:1C-6. Rules, regulations
6. The Commissioner of the Department of Labor shall establish rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) which shall substantially comply with the NFPA 1122 Code for Unmanned Rockets of the National Fire Protection Association. The rules and regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, the procedures for obtaining the permit specified in subsection d. of section 4 of this act, the procedures to be followed for the permitted use of model rockets, and the acceptable design, weight, and power of model rockets.
L.1991,c.354,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-2 - General definitions.

21:2-2 General definitions.
21:2-2. As used in this chapter:
"Fireworks" include any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation, but shall not include sparkling devices and novelties.
"Fireworks factory building" means any building or other structure in which the manufacture of fireworks, other than sparklers, or in which any processing involving fireworks other than sparklers, is carried on.
"Fireworks plant" means and includes all lands, with buildings thereon, used in connection with the manufacturing or processing of fireworks, as well as storehouses located thereon for the storage of finished fireworks.
"Highway" means any public street, public alley, public road, or navigable stream.
"Navigable streams" mean streams susceptible of being used, in their ordinary condition, as highways of commerce, over which trade and travel are or may be conducted in the customary modes, but shall not include streams which are not capable of navigation by barges, tugboats, and other large vessels.
"Railroad" means any steam, electric or other railroad which carries passengers for hire, but shall not include sidings or spur tracks installed primarily for the use of the fireworks plant.
"Sparkling devices and novelties" mean:
a. wood sticks or wire sparklers of not more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixture per item;
b. hand held or ground based sparkling devices which are non-explosive and non-aerial, which may produce a crackling or whistling effect, and contain 75 grams or less of pyrotechnic composition per tube or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes; and
c. snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, and trick noisemakers, which include party poppers, snappers, and drop pops, each consisting of 25/100 grains or less of explosive mixture.
amended 2017, c.92, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-3 - "Dangerous fireworks" defined.

21:2-3 "Dangerous fireworks" defined.
21:2-3. "Dangerous fireworks" mean the following:
Toy torpedoes containing more than 5 grains of an explosive composition.
Paper caps containing more than .35 grain of explosive composition.
Firecrackers or salutes exceeding 5 inches in length or 3/4 inch in diameter.
Cannons, canes, pistols or other devices designed for use otherwise than with paper caps.
Any fireworks containing a compound or mixture of yellow or white phosphorous or mercury.
Any fireworks that contain a detonator or blasting cap.
Fireworks compositions that ignite spontaneously or undergo marked decomposition when subjected for 48 consecutive hours to a temperature of 167 degrees Fahrenheit.
Fireworks that can be exploded en masse by a blasting cap placed in one of the units or by impact of a rifle bullet or otherwise.
Fireworks, such as fusees, containing a match tip, or head, or similar igniting point or surface, unless each individual tip, head or igniting point or surface is thoroughly covered and securely protected from accidental contact or friction with any other surface.
Fireworks containing an ammonium salt and a chlorate.
amended 2017, c.92, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-4 - Application of chapter

21:2-4. Application of chapter
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as applying to the transportation of any article or thing shipped in conformity with the regulations prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, to the military or naval forces of the United States, to the duly authorized militia of the State, to the use and manufacture of signals and fusees necessary for the safe operation of railroads, steamboats or aircraft, or to the use of fireworks for agricultural purposes in connection with the raising of crops.
Amended by L.1938, c. 69, p. 180, s. 1; L.1954, c. 52, p. 396, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-7 - Fireworks showers, pyrotechnics, prohibited in certain buildings, exceptions.

21:2-7 Fireworks showers, pyrotechnics, prohibited in certain buildings, exceptions.
21:2-7. a. The use of what are technically known as fireworks showers, or of any composition containing potassium and sulphur, inside any building other than as authorized in subsection b. of this section shall be unlawful. A violation of this section shall be subject to the provisions of R.S.21:3-8.
b. The use of what are technically known as fireworks showers, or of any composition containing potassium and sulphur, in theaters or public halls, shall be permitted but shall be subject to prior approval by the appropriate fire official according to the provisions of the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.).
No fire official shall approve any such use unless the premises have been designed and constructed to accommodate such activity in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Uniform Fire Safety Code adopted pursuant to the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.), the State Uniform Construction Code adopted pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.), or both.
Amended 2005, c.115.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-8 - Factory buildings; location of

21:2-8. Factory buildings; location of
No factory building shall be situated nearer than two hundred feet from any inhabited building or to any highway or to any railroad, nor nearer than fifty feet from any building used for the storage of explosives or fireworks, nor nearer than twenty-five feet to any other factory building. This section shall not apply to factory buildings existing on March twenty-fifth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, in fireworks plants then in operation.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-9 - Storage buildings; location of

21:2-9. Storage buildings; location of
No building in a fireworks plant used for the storage of finished fireworks, other than those containing only sparklers, shall be situated nearer than three hundred feet from any building not used in connection with the manufacture of fireworks, nor from any highway, railroad or navigable stream, nor within three hundred feet of the property line of the fireworks plant. This section shall not apply to such storehouses existing on March twenty-fifth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-10 - Fences, gates and watchmen

21:2-10. Fences, gates and watchmen
All fireworks plants shall be inclosed on all sides by substantial fences and all openings to such inclosures shall be fitted with suitable gates, which, when not locked, shall be in charge of a competent watchman who shall have charge of the fireworks plant when it is not in operation.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-11 - Fire protection

21:2-11. Fire protection
21:2-11. Fireworks plants and all buildings situated within fireworks plant inclosures, shall be equipped with suitable fire protection, commensurate with the hazard involved, to protect life and property from direct burning and exposure. Such fire protection shall be installed as directed by the Commissioner of Labor or by the agency in the municipality wherein a plant is located which is authorized to enforce the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.).
Amended 1991,c.55,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-12 - Precautions against fire

21:2-12. Precautions against fire
No stoves, exposed flame or electrical heating devices shall be used in any part of any fireworks plant, except in the boiler room or machine shop if no fireworks or chemicals are stored therein. All parts of the buildings in fireworks plants shall be kept clean, orderly and free from accumulations of dust or rubbish.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-15 - Marking packages

21:2-15. Marking packages
21:2-15. The outside of each package of fireworks prepared by a manufacturer shall bear upon the outside thereof the words "Fireworks--Handle Carefully--Keep Fire Away" in letters not less than 7/16 inch in height, and in addition shall show the name of the fireworks manufacturer.
Amended 1991,c.55,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-17 - Matches, liquor and narcotics

21:2-17. Matches, liquor and narcotics
No employee or other person shall enter or attempt to enter any fireworks plant with matches or other flame-producing devices, nor with liquor or narcotics in his or her possession or control, nor while under the influence of liquor or narcotics, nor partake of intoxicants or narcotics while in the plant.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-20 - Containers for matches at entrances

21:2-20. Containers for matches at entrances
It shall be the duty of the superintendent, foreman or other person in charge of any fireworks plant to provide safety containers for matches at all main entrances of the plant, where all matches in the possession of all persons shall be deposited before entering the plant inclosure.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-22 - Certificate of registration; posting

21:2-22. Certificate of registration; posting
If the conditions in the fireworks plant conform to the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner of labor shall issue a certificate of registration which shall be protected under glass and posted in a conspicuous place near the entrance to the fireworks plant. The certificate shall continue in force until revoked.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-25 - Statement of reasons for revocation

21:2-25. Statement of reasons for revocation
If a certificate is revoked the commissioner shall file in his office a statement of the reasons therefor and furnish a copy of same to the owner and persons operating the fireworks plant. No fireworks plant shall be operated after revocation of its certificate of registration until such fireworks plant complies with this chapter, and a new certificate is issued.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-27 - Indemnity bond

21:2-27. Indemnity bond
The owner or operator of any fireworks plant, within sixty days after demand therefor in writing by the commissioner of labor, unless exempted therefrom as hereinafter provided, shall file and keep on file with the department of banking and insurance of the state, an indemnity bond payable to the state of New Jersey in such sums as may be determined by the commissioner of labor and set forth in such demand, not in excess of fifty thousand dollars nor less than ten thousand dollars, with surety or sureties satisfactory to such department, conditioned for the payment of all final judgments that may be rendered against such owner or operator for damages caused to persons and property by reason of any explosion at such fireworks plant of the product or component part or parts thereof there manufactured, processed or handled.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-28 - Exemption from filing bond

21:2-28. Exemption from filing bond
Any fireworks plant owner or operator desiring to be exempted from filing such bond may make application to the state department of banking and insurance, showing his financial ability to discharge all such judgments to the amount of the bond required by the commissioner of labor that may be entered against him, whereupon such department, if satisfied with the financial ability of the applicant, shall, by written order, exempt the applicant from the filing of such bond, and the department of banking and insurance may from time to time require further statements from the applicant showing his financial ability and, if dissatisfied therewith, may in its discretion revoke such exemption, and require the filing of such bond.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-29 - Prohibited places of storage or sale

21:2-29. Prohibited places of storage or sale
It shall be unlawful to store or sell fireworks:
a. In any building where paints, oils or varnishes are manufactured or kept for use or sale, unless paints, oils and varnishes are in original unbroken containers;
b. In any building where matches (other than approved safety matches), rosin, turpentine, gasoline, or other highly inflammable substances, or substances which may generate inflammable vapors are used, stored or kept for sale;
c. In any building where stoves or exposed flame are used in the part of the building where fireworks are stored or offered for sale.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-29.1 - Permit to store or sell fireworks for use for agricultural purposes

21:2-29.1. Permit to store or sell fireworks for use for agricultural purposes
It shall be unlawful to store or sell fireworks, designed or intended to be used for agricultural purposes as pest-control bombs in connection with the raising of crops, without first obtaining from the Commissioner of Labor a permit to store or sell such fireworks.
The Commissioner of Labor is authorized to issue such permits subject to rules and regulations to be prescribed by him and upon the payment of the required fees.
The rules and regulations shall be such as will reasonably protect the safety of the public by limiting the quantities to be stored in any one place and by providing safeguards against the danger of explosion and damage thereby to persons and property.
In prescribing the rules and regulations, the commissioner shall consult and co-operate with the State Department of Agriculture.
The fee for issuing any such permit shall be fixed by the commissioner according to a scale of quantities and locations prescribed by him, but in no case shall such fee exceed $100.00.
L.1954,c.52,s.2; amended 1955, c.115,s.1; 1991,c.55,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-30 - Smoking not allowed in place of sale

21:2-30. Smoking not allowed in place of sale
No smoking shall be allowed in any building where fireworks are offered for sale. Over each entrance to such a store a sign in large letters shall be displayed reading "Fireworks For Sale--No Smoking Allowed" .
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-35 - Violations; crime of fourth degree

21:2-35. Violations; crime of fourth degree
Any person who fails to comply with or violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
Amended by L.1953, c. 21, p. 374, s. 4, eff. March 19, 1953; L.1983, c. 561, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-36 - Delivery of fireworks prohibited; exceptions

21:2-36. Delivery of fireworks prohibited; exceptions
a. A person shall not knowingly deliver fireworks to a person within this State unless the person to whom delivery is to be made is named on a valid permit obtained pursuant to R.S.21:3-1 et seq. as the person authorized to receive fireworks or unless the person is the owner, manager, or designated employee acting as the agent of the owner or manager, of a legally operated commercial enterprise registered pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1991, c.55 (C.21:2-37). At the time of delivery, the person receiving the fireworks shall make the permit or registration available to the person making delivery for review and the number of the permit or registration held by the receiver shall be recorded on each bill of lading, manifest or invoice issued to cover the sale and shipment of the fireworks. A record of the bill of lading, manifest, or invoice shall be retained by the person making delivery for a period of three years and shall be available for inspection by municipal enforcement authorities, the Department of Labor, or other law enforcement authorities.
A package to be delivered to a person who does not have a valid permit or registration shall be turned over to the local municipal law enforcement authority who in turn shall notify the Office of Safety Compliance in the Department of Labor.
b. A package containing fireworks prepared by a manufacturer, supplier or seller for shipment or transportation into or within this State to a purchaser or receiver shall be labeled in accordance with the requirements of State and federal law, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to those laws, concerning the transportation of hazardous materials.
Notwithstanding the penalty set forth in R.S.21:2-35, a violation of this section is a disorderly persons offense.
L.1991,c.55,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:2-37 - Registration of fireworks manufacturers, dealers

21:2-37. Registration of fireworks manufacturers, dealers
A person who is the owner or manager of a legally operated commercial enterprise involving the manufacture, distribution, storage, or sale of fireworks shall, in addition to the certificate of registration issued pursuant to R.S.21:2-22 or a permit issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1954, c.52 (C.21:2-29.1), annually register with the municipality in which the main office of the enterprise is located and with any municipality in which the enterprise stores fireworks, if fireworks are stored in a municipality other than the municipality in which the main office is located. The registration shall be filed with the agency authorized to enforce the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.) by submitting a letter of registration or by completing a form supplied by the agency.
An identification number for the registration shall be issued and a certified copy of the registration shall be returned to the owner or manager. The registration shall be available upon request for inspection by any person during normal business hours. A copy of each registration shall be forwarded to the Office of Safety Compliance in the Department of Labor.
The agency with which a registration is filed may deny the registration if it finds that the enterprise is not a legally operated commercial enterprise. Denial shall be in writing with the reasons for denial clearly stated. A copy of the letter of the denial shall immediately be forwarded to the Office of Safety Compliance in the Department of Labor.
L.1991,c.55,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:3-1 - Sale, use, etc., declared against public health, safety and welfare

21:3-1. Sale, use, etc., declared against public health, safety and welfare
The sale, exposure for sale, use, distribution or possession of fireworks or pyrotechnics in the state of New Jersey, except as hereinafter provided, is hereby declared by the legislature to be against the public health, safety and welfare of the people of the state of New Jersey.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:3-2 - Sale, possession or use prohibited; exceptions.

21:3-2 Sale, possession or use prohibited; exceptions.
21:3-2. a. It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell, possess or use, or explode any blank cartridge, toy pistol, toy cannon, toy cane or toy gun in which explosives are used; the type of balloon which requires fire underneath to propel the same; firecrackers; torpedoes; skyrockets, Roman candles, bombs, or other fireworks of like construction, or any fireworks containing any explosive or inflammable compound or any tablets or other device commonly used and sold as fireworks containing nitrates, chlorates, oxalates, sulphides of lead, barium, antimony, arsenic, mercury, nitroglycerine, phosphorus or any compound containing any of the same or other explosives, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation, other than aviation and railroad signal light flares.
b. Notwithstanding subsection a. of this section, it shall be lawful for a person to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell, store, possess, or use:
(1) a toy pistol, toy cane, toy gun, or other device in which paper or plastic caps containing .25 grain or less of explosive compound per cap are used, providing they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for use, and toy pistol paper or plastic caps which contain less than .20 grains of explosive mixture per cap;
(2) sparkling devices and novelties as defined in R.S.21:2-2 if the person is 16 years of age or older. Sparkling devices and novelties, including their sale or use, shall not be subject to further regulation by a municipality pursuant to R.S.40:48-1, except that the storage and sale of items listed in this paragraph shall be consistent with the standards set forth in NFPA 1124 National Fire Protection Association Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles, 2006 edition; and
(3) any item or device as otherwise provided in this chapter.
c. Except as otherwise may be provided in this chapter, it shall be lawful to sell fireworks to a person only if that person is named as the authorized purchaser in a valid permit issued pursuant to R.S.21:3-3 or that person is the owner, manager, or designated employee acting as the agent of the owner or manager, of a legally operated commercial enterprise registered pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1991, c.55 (C.21:2-37), and the permit is presented to the manufacturer, seller or distributor at the time of purchase. If the manufacturer, seller or distributor is located in a state other than this State, a purchase shall be by mail order form and a photocopy of the valid permit or registration shall be submitted with the form to satisfy the requirement in this paragraph.
amended 1962, c.82; 1970, c.220; 1991, c.55, s.4; 2017, c.92, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:3-3 - Permits for public displays; application; restrictions

21:3-3. Permits for public displays; application; restrictions
21:3-3. The governing body of any municipality, other than a county, notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, may, upon application in writing, upon the posting of a suitable bond, grant a permit for the purchase, possession and public display of fireworks by municipalities, religious, fraternal or civic organizations, fair associations, amusement parks, or other organizations or groups of individuals, approved by the governing body of such municipality to whom the application is made.
The governing body is authorized by resolution, to grant such permission when such display is to be handled by a competent operator, to be approved by the chiefs of the police and fire departments of the municipality. Such display shall be of such a character, and so located, discharged, or fired, as in the opinion of the chiefs of the police and fire departments, after proper inspection, shall not be hazardous to property or endanger any person or persons.
A permit issued pursuant to this section shall contain an identification number and the specific types or kinds of fireworks to be used. The permit shall name one person who shall be authorized to purchase, or otherwise order, and receive delivery of any fireworks. After such permit shall have been granted, sales, possession, and use of fireworks for such display shall be lawful for that purpose only.
Amended 1991,c.55,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:3-4 - Contents of applications for permits; approval of storage place; permit not transferable

21:3-4. Contents of applications for permits; approval of storage place; permit not transferable
21:3-4. All such applications for permits shall set forth the name of the person authorized to purchase, or otherwise order, and receive delivery of any fireworks, the specific types or kinds of fireworks to be obtained and used, the date, the hour, place of making such display, and place of storing fireworks prior to the display and, further, the name or names of the person, persons, firm, partnership, corporation, association or group of individuals making the display; the name of the person, or persons, in charge of the igniting, firing, setting-off, exploding or causing to be exploded such fireworks. The location of the storage place shall be subject to the approval of the chief of the fire department of the municipality. No permit granted hereunder shall be transferable.
Amended 1991,c.55,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:3-5 - Surety by licensee

21:3-5. Surety by licensee
The governing body of the municipality shall require surety which may be cash, government bonds, personal bond, or other form of insurance in a sum of not less than twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), conditioned for the payment of all damages, which may be caused either to a person or persons or to property, by reason of the display so as aforesaid licensed, and arising from any acts of the licensee, his agents, employees or subcontractors. Such surety shall run to the municipality in which the license is granted, and shall be for the use and benefit of any person, persons, or the owner or owners of any property so damaged, who is or are authorized to maintain an action thereon, or his or their heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns.
Amended by L.1946, c. 81, p. 287, s. 1, eff. April 16, 1946.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:3-6 - Copy of application and permit forwarded to Department of Labor

21:3-6. Copy of application and permit forwarded to Department of Labor
21:3-6. A duplicate copy of the application and of the permit granted shall be forwarded to the Office of Safety Compliance in the Department of Labor by the governing body granting such permit and such copies shall be kept on file in the department, subject to public inspection.
Amended 1991,c.55,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:3-7 - Effect on existing laws; exceptions

21:3-7. Effect on existing laws; exceptions
Nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed to interfere with the provisions of chapter 2 of this title (s. 21:2-1 et seq.) where the provisions thereof are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, nor shall anything in this chapter contained be construed to prohibit any manufacturer, wholesaler, dealer or jobber from selling at wholesale such fireworks to municipalities, religious, fraternal or civic organizations, fair associations, amusement parks, or other organizations or groups of individuals authorized to possess and use fireworks under this chapter; or the sale of any kind of fireworks, provided the same are to be shipped directly out of the state; or the sale or use of blank cartridges for a show or theater, or for signal purposes in athletic sports, or by railroads for signal purposes, or for the use by the militia, or construed to prohibit the manufacture and sale of aviation and railroad light flares. Any provision of any law in this state inconsistent with any provision of this chapter is hereby repealed.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:3-8 - Penalties for violations

21:3-8. Penalties for violations
21:3-8. Penalties for violations
Any person who sells, offers or exposes for sale, or possesses with intent to sell any fireworks as herein mentioned is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Any person who purchases, uses, discharges, causes to be discharged, ignites, fires, or otherwise sets in action, or possesses any fireworks is guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense.
Amended 1983, c.561, s.2; 1991,c.55,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 21 - Explosives and Fireworks › Section 21:3-9 - Enforcement by municipalities

21:3-9. Enforcement by municipalities
The municipalities of this State, and the Department of Labor and Industry, are hereby charged with the enforcement of all of the provisions of this chapter.
Amended by L.1955, c. 115, p. 587, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1955.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:1-1.1 - Payment of juror fees

22A:1-1.1. Payment of juror fees
19. a. Every person serving as a juror in New Jersey courts, whether as a grand or petit juror, shall receive, for each day's attendance at such courts, the sum of $5.
b. In addition to the amounts received pursuant to subsection a. of this section, each person serving as a juror, other than a person compensated pursuant to N.J.S.2B:20-16, shall be paid $35 for each consecutive day of attendance in excess of three days. For the purposes of this subsection, "consecutive" days of attendance shall be counted excluding Saturdays, Sundays, State holidays and days when a trial is in recess.
c. The Assignment Judge of the vicinage shall designate the method of juror payment. The Assignment Judge shall keep an account of all juror fees paid under this section and provide each juror with a statement of the number of days the juror served and the amount of fees to which the juror is entitled.
L.1993,c.275,s.19; amended 2001, c.38, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:1-4 - Fees and mileage of witnesses and others

22A:1-4. Fees and mileage of witnesses and others
Witnesses and others hereinafter mentioned shall be entitled to the following fees:
Each witness attending any of the following, in his own county, per day of attendance, $2.00; a court; a joint committee of the Legislature, a standing committee of either house or any special committee, which shall have been, by resolution, directed to enter upon any investigation or inquiry, the purpose of which shall necessitate sending for persons and papers and the examination of witnesses; a commissioner or commissioners; a master; a referee; an arbitrator; an officer taking a deposition; or any proceeding issuing out of any court.
Each witness so attending from a foreign county, at the rate of $2.00 a day, together with, for each day of attendance, an allowance of $2.00 for every 30 miles of travel in going to the place of attendance from his place of residence and in returning.
For the Secretary of State, or any clerk attending on subpoena, with records, wills or other written evidence, at the rate of $2.00 a day, and mileage as aforesaid.
L.1953, c. 22, p. 380, s. 11. Amended by L.1968, c. 213, s. 1, eff. July 24, 1968; L.1971, c. 2, s. 10, eff. Jan. 15, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:1-5 - Fees and mileage for service of subpoenas ad testificandum

22A:1-5. Fees and mileage for service of subpoenas ad testificandum
For the service of subpoenas ad testificandum issued out of any of the courts of this State, there shall be allowed and paid as follows:
Serving each subpoena, thirty-five cents ($0.35).
Mileage, computed from the place where the subpoena is made returnable, for each mile actually traveled, four cents ($0.04).
The provisions of this section shall not apply to cases in behalf of the State where the officer serving such process is paid a salary or per diem.
L.1953, c. 22, p. 381, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:1-6 - Mileage for serving writs; computation

22A:1-6. Mileage for serving writs; computation
For serving a writ out of any court, no officer shall be allowed to receive or charge for mileage upon any greater number of miles from and to the courthouse of his county than shall have been actually and necessarily traveled by him in making such service.
L.1953, c. 22, p. 381, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:1-7 - Payment of fees dispensed with by reason of poverty

22A:1-7. Payment of fees dispensed with by reason of poverty
The payment of any fees to any court or clerk thereof may be waived or dispensed with by the court when a plaintiff, defendant, appellant, respondent, or other party, by reason of poverty, seeks relief therefrom.
L.1953, c. 22, p. 381, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:2-1 - Fees of clerk of supreme court

22A:2-1 Fees of clerk of supreme court
22A:2-1. For services hereinafter mentioned, the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be entitled to demand and receive the following fees:
Upon the filing or entering of the notice of appeal, notice of cross-appeal or notice of petition for certification, notice of cross-petition for certification or notice of petition for review, the appellant, cross-appellant, petitioner or cross-petitioner shall pay $200.00.
Upon the filing of the first paper in any motion, petition or application (including an order if it be the first paper), if not in a pending cause or if made after judgment entered, the moving party shall pay $30.00 shall cover all fees payable on such motion, petition or application down to and including filing and entering the order therein and taxation of costs.
L.1953, c.22, s.11; amended 1991, c.177, s.5; 1996, c.52, s.1; 2002, c.34, s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:2-2 - Costs in Supreme Court; counsellor's fees

22A:2-2. Costs in Supreme Court; counsellor's fees
Unless the court shall, in express terms, adjudge to the contrary, costs awarded in the Supreme Court shall be as follows:
Counsellors prevailing on a contested motion, petition (except a petition for certification) or application, whether or not in a pending cause, shall be entitled to a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) against the opposing parties;
For arguing a cause before the Supreme Court, counsellors shall be entitled to a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00);
Counsellors prevailing in opposition to a petition for certification, shall be entitled to a fee of ten dollars ($10.00);
All filing fees paid to the clerk of the court.
No costs shall be taxed for more than one counsellor on each side.
L.1953, c. 22, p. 385, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:2-3 - Order for payment of expenses

22A:2-3. Order for payment of expenses
The Supreme Court may by general rule, or by a special rule in any action pending therein, make such order for the payment of the cost of the transcript and of printing the briefs, appendices, and other proceedings, and other disbursements and expenses by either party, and the taxation and allowance thereof in the bill of costs, as the court may deem just.
L.1953, c. 22, p. 385, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:2-4 - Ethics committees; process or orders without fees

22A:2-4. Ethics committees; process or orders without fees
Whenever any duly authorized ethics committee of a county or State bar association which has been recognized as such by the Supreme Court, shall make any application pursuant to the Rules of the Supreme Court, the clerk of said court shall issue process of subpoena, or any further orders pursuant to said rules, without requiring the payment of any fee for the same.
L.1953, c. 22, p. 384, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:2-5 - Appellate Division; fees, costs and allowances

22A:2-5. Appellate Division; fees, costs and allowances
In the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, the same fees, costs and allowances shall be paid and allowed as are provided with respect to the Supreme Court by this article.
L.1953, c. 22, p. 386, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:2-6 - Filing first paper in Law Division; motions; clerk's fees

22A:2-6 Filing first paper in Law Division; motions; clerk's fees
22A:2-6. Upon the filing or entering of the first paper or proceeding in any action or proceeding in the Law Division of the Superior Court, the plaintiff shall pay to the clerk $200.00 for the first paper filed by him, which shall cover all fees payable therein down to, and including entry of final judgment, taxation of costs, copy of costs and the issuance and recording of final process, except such as may be otherwise provided herein, or provided by law, or the rules of court. Any person filing an answer setting forth a counterclaim or a third party claim in such cause shall pay to the clerk $200.00 for the first paper filed by him. Any person other than the plaintiff filing any other paper in any such cause shall pay to the clerk $135.00 for the first paper filed by him.
Any person filing a motion in any action or proceeding shall pay to the clerk $30.00.
L.1953, c.22, s.11; amended 1955, c.6, s.1; 1965, c.76, s.1; 1968, c.124, s.1; 1970, c.107, ss.1,6; 1980, c.80, s.1; 1991, c.177, s.6; 1993, c.275, s.10; 1996, c.52, s.2; 2002, c.34, s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 22A - Fees and Costs › Section 22A:2-7 - Law division of Superior Court; other fees; use

22A:2-7 Law division of Superior Court; other fees; use
22A:2-7. a. Upon the filing, entering, docketing or recording of the following papers, documents or proceedings by either party to any action or proceeding in the Law Division of the Superior Court, the party or parties filing, entering, docketing or recording the same shall pay to the clerk of said court the following fees:
Filing of the first paper in any motion, petition or application, if not in a pending action or proceeding under section 22A:2-6 of this Title, or if made after dismissal or judgment entered other than withdrawal of money deposited in court, the moving party shall pay $30.00 which shall cover all fees payable on such motion, petition or application down to and including filing and entering of order therein and taxation of costs.
For withdrawal of money deposited in court where the sum to be withdrawn is less than $100.00, no fee; where the sum is $100.00 or more but less than $1,000.00, a fee of $5.00; where such sum is $1,000.00 or more, a fee of $10.00.
Entering judgment on bond and warrant by attorney and issuance of one final process, $15.00 in lieu of the fee required by section 22A:2-6 of this Title.
Recording of judgment in the civil judgment and order docket, $35.00 shall be paid to the clerk for use by the State, except as provided in subsection b. of this section.
Docketing judgments or orders from other courts or divisions except from the Special Civil Part, including Chancery Division judgments, $35.00 shall be paid to the clerk for use by the State, except as provided in subsection b. of this section and except that no fee shall be paid by any municipal court to docket a judgment of conviction and amount of assessment, restitution, fine, penalty or fee pursuant to subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:46-1.
Docketing judgments or orders from the Special Civil Part, $10.00 shall be paid to the clerk for use by the State, except as provided in subsection b. of this section.
Satisfaction of judgment or other lien, $35.00.
Recording assignment of judgment or release, $5.00.
Issuing of executions and recording same, except as otherwise provided in this article, $5.00.
Recording of instruments not otherwise provided for in this article, $5.00.
Filing and entering recognizance of civil bail, $5.00.
Signing and issuing subpoena, $5.00.
b. Moneys collected under the provisions of subsection a. of this section for the recording and docketing of judgments and satisfactions of judgments or other liens shall be deposited in the temporary reserve fund created by section 25 of P.L.1993, c.275. After December 31, 1994, the moneys collected under the provisions of subsection a. shall be for use by the State.
L.1953, c.22, s.11; amended 1975, c.340, s.1; 1991, c.177, s.7; 1993, c.275, s.11; 1994, c.81, s.1; 1995, c.135, s.10; 2002, c.34, s.27.