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Title: 40 - MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Chapter: 48 - Ordinances; general purpose.

40:48-1 Ordinances; general purpose. (2022-03-28 09:40:41, 31846.000000000)
40:48-1.1 Removal or demolition of hazardous buildings; recovery of costs (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31847.000000000)
40:48-1.2 Municipality may enact ordinance relative to consumption of alcoholic beverages, cannabis items, by underaged persons. (2021-03-17 11:16:22, 31848.000000000)
40:48-1.2a Immunity from prosecution; certain circumstances. (2021-03-17 11:16:23, 31849.000000000)
40:48-1.2b Municipality permitted to enact certain ordinances relative to cannabis items. (2021-03-17 11:16:23, 31849.000100000)
40:48-1.3 Holding DUI arrestees in protective custody, certain circumstances. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31850.000000000)
40:48-1.4 Criminal history record check requested by municipality, authority for. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31851.000000000)
40:48-1.5 Regulation of apiary activities. (2015-08-07 12:32:26, 31851.009765625)
40:48-1.6 Findings, declarations relative to private outdoor video surveillance cameras. (2015-12-02 09:16:28, 31851.019531250)
40:48-1.7 Private outdoor video surveillance camera registry. (2015-12-07 09:07:01, 31851.029296875)
40:48-2 Other necessary and proper ordinances (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31852.000000000)
40:48-2.1 Opening and closing of beauty parlors; penalties (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31853.000000000)
40:48-2.2 Beauty culture, what included in term (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31854.000000000)
40:48-2.3 Unfit buildings in municipalities; exercise of police power authorized (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31855.000000000)
40:48-2.3a Repair, demolition of damaged buildings (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31856.000000000)
40:48-2.4 Terms defined (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31857.000000000)
40:48-2.5 Repair, closing or demolition; ordinance; authorization for order of public officer; summary proceedings to demolish unsafe building (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31858.000000000)
40:48-2.5a Building deemed unfit for human habitation, occupancy, use; repairing, demolition (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31859.000000000)
40:48-2.5b Designation of "Emergency Demolition Fund", acceptance of funds therefor (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31860.000000000)
40:48-2.6 Standards (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31861.000000000)
40:48-2.7 Service of complaints and orders (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31862.000000000)
40:48-2.8 Remedies (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31863.000000000)
40:48-2.9 Additional powers of public officer (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31864.000000000)
40:48-2.10 Administration of ordinance (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31865.000000000)
40:48-2.11 Supplemental nature of act (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31866.000000000)
40:48-2.12 Severability (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31867.000000000)
40:48-2.12a Authority of municipality to regulate buildings and structures and their use and occupancy (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31868.000000000)
40:48-2.12a1 Inspection of buildings. (2014-03-06 15:11:50, 31869.000000000)
40:48-2.12b Additional authority (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31870.000000000)
40:48-2.12c Registration of owners of buildings and structures occupied by two or more families (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31871.000000000)
40:48-2.12d Service of notices (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31872.000000000)
40:48-2.12e Collection of fines and penalties (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31873.000000000)
40:48-2.12f Abatement of nuisance, correction of defect, etc., by municipality; lien against premises (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31874.000000000)
40:48-2.12g Appointment of custodian by municipality; powers and duties; compensation (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31875.000000000)
40:48-2.12m Residential rental property; certificate of inspection or occupancy prior to new occupancy; authorization for ordinance (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31876.000000000)
40:48-2.12n Findings, determinations, declarations. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31877.000000000)
40:48-2.12o Definitions. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31878.000000000)
40:48-2.12p Ordinance holding landlords to standards of responsibility. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31879.000000000)
40:48-2.12q Provisions of ordinance on rentals. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31880.000000000)
40:48-2.12r Complaints, proceedings against landlord, recovery from tenant. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31881.000000000)
40:48-2.12s1 Findings, declarations. (2022-04-12 15:15:57, 31881.000100000)
40:48-2.12s2 Notice of summons, complaint to municipal clerk, mayor, other municipal chief executive officer; requirements, duties. (2022-04-12 15:16:00, 31881.000200000)
40:48-2.12s3 Municipal ordinances, authority; foreclosed, abandoned properties; filing summons, complaints. (2022-04-12 15:16:04, 31881.000300000)
40:48-2.12s Ordinances to regulate care, maintenance, security and upkeep of certain residential communities. (2019-05-11 16:08:34, 31881.009765625)
40:48-2.12t Senior Citizen Priority Parking Program created by municipality. (2016-01-20 09:10:15, 31881.019531250)
40:48-2.13 Removal, destruction of brush, weeds, debris, etc.; ordinance authorized (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31882.000000000)
40:48-2.13a Municipal ordinance requiring solid waste removal (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31883.000000000)
40:48-2.14 Cost for removal; lien (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31884.000000000)
40:48-2.16 Monument, memorial to commemorate service of armed forces. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31885.000000000)
40:48-2.17 Expenditures; duly sworn claim required (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31886.000000000)
40:48-2.26 Brush and hedges near roadways and intersections, cutting of (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31887.000000000)
40:48-2.27 Cost of cutting brush and hedges; charging against lands; lien (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31888.000000000)
40:48-2.28 Fire prevention ordinances authorized (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31889.000000000)
40:48-2.29 Designation of enforcement officials; right of entry for inspection purposes; educational program relating to space heaters (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31890.000000000)
40:48-2.30 Ordinance to provide what constitutes a nuisance. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31891.000000000)
40:48-2.31 Discovery of nuisances; written notice to remove or abate (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31892.000000000)
40:48-2.32 Inspection contracts with volunteer fire companies; agents of municipality (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31893.000000000)
40:48-2.33 Refusal to permit inspection; continuance of nuisances; penalties (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31894.000000000)
40:48-2.39 Licensed premises for retail sale of alcoholic beverages; purchase or condemnation; retirement of license (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31895.000000000)
40:48-2.40 Alcoholic beverage retail consumption licenses; reduction of number (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31896.000000000)
40:48-2.41 Maximum amount payable for transfer to municipality; limitation on reduction; reissuance (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31897.000000000)
40:48-2.42 Increase in annual license fees; disposition of proceeds (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31898.000000000)
40:48-2.43 Indebtedness to finance retirement of licenses (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31899.000000000)
40:48-2.45 Effect of act upon section 40:48-2.39 (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31900.000000000)
40:48-2.46 Traffic and parking of vehicles in public parking yards and parking places; regulation (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31901.000000000)
40:48-2.47 Snow and ice removal from private street open to public; penalties; taxation of costs of removal by municipality; lien (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31902.000000000)
40:48-2.48 Real property of camp meeting association; sanitary sewerage facilities; assessment (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31903.000000000)
40:48-2.49 Regulation of operators engaged in removal of motor vehicles. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31904.000000000)
40:48-2.50 Fee limits (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31905.000000000)
40:48-2.51 Penalty for violation of fee limits (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31906.000000000)
40:48-2.52 Definitions relative to adoption of curfew ordinances for juveniles. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31907.000000000)
40:48-2.53 Address registration by certain property owners required; "real property" defined (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31908.000000000)
40:48-2.54 Model schedule of towing, storage services adopted by municipality, county. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31909.000000000)
40:48-2.56 Recreation trust fund, creation, use (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31910.000000000)
40:48-2.57 Municipal remediation ordinances, inapplicability to sites under DEP oversight. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31911.000000000)
40:48-2.58 Municipality prohibited from limiting, prohibiting display of U.S. flag, yellow ribbons, signs in support of troops (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31912.000000000)
40:48-2.59 Municipal powers to abate graffiti. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31913.000000000)
40:48-2.60 Definitions relative to charitable clothing bins. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31914.000000000)
40:48-2.61 Requirements for placement, use of clothing bin for solicitation purposes. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31915.000000000)
40:48-2.62 Receipt, investigation of complaints relative to donation clothing bin. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31916.000000000)
40:48-2.63 Additional penalties, remedies. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31917.000000000)
40:48-2.64 Effective date; applicability. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31918.000000000)
40:48-2.65 Definitions; impoundment of shopping carts by municipalities. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31919.000000000)
40:48-2.66 Permission required for posting, display of certain advertisements. (2014-03-06 15:11:52, 31919.500000000)
40:48-2.67 List of municipal residents in need of special assistance. (2018-01-23 14:42:22, 31919.500100000)
40:48-3 Power to do work where owner refuses; procedure (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31920.000000000)
40:48-4 Plants or facilities for public use or benefit (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31921.000000000)
40:48-4.1 Legislative findings (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31922.000000000)
40:48-4.2 Definitions (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31923.000000000)
40:48-4.3 Municipalities between 200,000 and 300,000; contracts with motor bus carriers; reduced fares for senior citizens (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31924.000000000)
40:48-4.4 Contracts; conditions, terms and provisions (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31925.000000000)
40:48-4.5 Payments to motor bus carrier (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31926.000000000)
40:48-4.6 Rules and regulations; investigations; access to property, books, records, or documents (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31927.000000000)
40:48-4.7 Appropriations by municipality; application for and receipt of grants from other sources (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31928.000000000)
40:48-4.8 Exemption from regulation and jurisdiction of board of public utility commissioners (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31929.000000000)
40:48-4.9 Municipalities between 103,000 and 125,000; grants for ambulance or emergency rescue services (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31930.000000000)
40:48-4.10 Findings, declarations. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31931.000000000)
40:48-4.11 "Senior citizen," "citizen with a disability" defined. (2017-08-09 10:14:48, 31932.000000000)
40:48-4.12 Municipalities to provide service. (2017-08-09 10:14:53, 31933.000000000)
40:48-4.13 Not used for hire. (2017-08-09 10:14:55, 31934.000000000)
40:48-5 Private contracts generally (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31935.000000000)
40:48-5a Contract for collection services between municipality, private entity. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31936.000000000)
40:48-5.1 Contracts with humane societies where no pound established; advertisement unnecessary (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31937.000000000)
40:48-5.2 Contracts for separation of grades at railroad crossings (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31938.000000000)
40:48-5.3 Exhibitions of products and industries; poultry or agricultural exhibitions (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31939.000000000)
40:48-5.4 Celebration of public event, anniversary or holiday (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31940.000000000)
40:48-5.9 Legislative findings (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31941.000000000)
40:48-5.10 Amendment of permission granted by municipality to comply with federal regulations (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31942.000000000)
40:48-5.11 Right of municipality to grant permission for interconnection of systems in operation prior to June 17, 1971 (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31943.000000000)
40:48-6 Records kept and business conducted in municipal building; vaults (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31944.000000000)
40:48-7 Power of taxation; generally (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31945.000000000)
40:48-7.1 Tax credit for properties with service charges payable to other municipality (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31946.000000000)
40:48-8.15 Retail sales tax in fourth class cities (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31947.000000000)
40:48-8.16 Tax act definitions. (2019-09-13 11:01:12, 31948.000000000)
40:48-8.16a Definitions (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31949.000000000)
40:48-8.17 Maximum tax rates (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31950.000000000)
40:48-8.18 Exemptions from sales tax (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31951.000000000)
40:48-8.19 Collection of sales tax; penalties (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31952.000000000)
40:48-8.20 Ordinance; provisions required (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31953.000000000)
40:48-8.21 Disposition of sales taxes (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31954.000000000)
40:48-8.21a Convention hall facility; operating deficiency; payment from tax revenues; limitations; conditions (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31955.000000000)
40:48-8.22 Territorial limits of sales tax (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31956.000000000)
40:48-8.23 Sales originating or consummated outside city (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31957.000000000)
40:48-8.24 Nonresidents (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31958.000000000)
40:48-8.25 Referendum (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31959.000000000)
40:48-8.25a Ordinance to adopt provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act; referendum not necessary (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31960.000000000)
40:48-8.25b Ordinance and referendum adopting provisions of act; approval by voters (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31961.000000000)
40:48-8.26 Ballots for referendum election (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31962.000000000)
40:48-8.27 Duration of sales tax ordinance (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31963.000000000)
40:48-8.28 Cost of referendum election (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31964.000000000)
40:48-8.29 Ordinance operative without referendum; validity of ordinance to protect bondholders (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31965.000000000)
40:48-8.29a Ordinances; adoption of supplementary act; operative without voter approval; covenant not to reduce or repeal tax (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31966.000000000)
40:48-8.30 Fund for repository of moneys paid to state treasurer (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31967.000000000)
40:48-8.30a Use of revenues (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31968.000000000)
40:48-8.31 Deposit of revenues; dedication and pledge (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31969.000000000)
40:48-8.32 Deposit of revenues in fund; disposition (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31970.000000000)
40:48-8.33 Issuance of notes or bonds for authorized facility in eligible municipality or revolving fund by county improvement authority; review and approval by (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31971.000000000)
40:48-8.33a Bonds, notes, or lease for convention hall facility; report after issuance; notice to director of division of local government services; certification (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31972.000000000)
40:48-8.34 Resolution of county improvement authority; certification by endorsement by director of division of local government services (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31973.000000000)
40:48-8.35 Approval and resolution; submission to state treasurer (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31974.000000000)
40:48-8.36 Application for change in maturity schedule of bonds (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31975.000000000)
40:48-8.37 Recitals in bonds and notes; limitation on maturity (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31976.000000000)
40:48-8.38 Issuance of notes in anticipation of issuance of permanent bonds (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31977.000000000)
40:48-8.39 Certification of amounts for annual debt service and reserve fund and paying agent; conclusiveness; payment of deficiency (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31978.000000000)
40:48-8.40 Payments from fund to paying agents; limitations on use (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31979.000000000)
40:48-8.42 Bank or trust company as paying agent (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31980.000000000)
40:48-8.43 Pledge or dedication of revenues, moneys or funds held by state treasurer; validity; lien (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31981.000000000)
40:48-8.44 Eligible municipality defined (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31982.000000000)
40:48-8.45 Definitions. (2019-09-13 11:01:13, 31983.000000000)
40:48-8.46 Promotional fees. (2020-05-13 13:59:00, 31984.000000000)
40:48-8.47 Proceeds from promotional fees (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31985.000000000)
40:48-8.48 Fees adopted by resolution. (2018-08-17 13:20:01, 31986.000000000)
40:48-8.49 Fees; collection, administration. (2019-09-13 11:01:14, 31987.000000000)
40:48-9 Appropriations to civil war organizations; purposes (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31988.000000000)
40:48-9.1 Appropriations for expenses of war price and rationing boards; validation of appropriations made (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31989.000000000)
40:48-9.4 Contributions to nonprofit corporation operating senior citizens center (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31990.000000000)
40:48-9.4a Annual appropriation to nonprofit organizations for treatment and rehabilitation of certain persons. (2017-08-09 10:14:59, 31991.000000000)
40:48-9.4b Account of expenditure of funds (2014-03-11 13:30:08, 31992.000000000)
40:48-9.10 Snow and ice removal; first aid and emergency or volunteer ambulance or rescue squad association or volunteer fire companies premises (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31993.000000000)
40:48-9.11 Cost of snow and ice removal; option of municipality (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31994.000000000)
40:48-9.12 Historic place or site; expenditure of federal aid to preserve or rehabilitate (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31995.000000000)
40:48-9.13 Municipality with nuclear-powered electric generating facility; appropriation and grant to county or other municipality (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31996.000000000)
40:48-9.14 Appropriations by municipality authorized (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31997.000000000)
40:48-9.15 Findings, declarations relative to disaster relief funding programs; authorization of grant programs. (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31998.000000000)
40:48-17.1 Surplus revenues or anticipated receipts; use for school purposes; budget (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 31999.000000000)
40:48-17.2 Repeal (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32000.000000000)
40:48-17.3 Surplus revenues or anticipated receipts; use for school purposes; budget (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32001.000000000)
40:48-17.5 Financing project; bonds; use of proceeds to repay federal advances (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32002.000000000)
40:48-17.6 Definitions (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32003.000000000)
40:48-17.7 Establishment of special reserve accounts for school building construction; transfer of funds (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32004.000000000)
40:48-17.8 Transfer of funds to school district (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32005.000000000)
40:48-18 Joint municipal and county work; referendum when a public utility (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32006.000000000)
40:48-19 Joint contract for work; amendments (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32007.000000000)
40:48-20 Joint acquisition of lands, buildings and equipment; officers and employees (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32008.000000000)
40:48-21 Financing joint project (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32009.000000000)
40:48-22 Organization of municipalities for mutual welfare; officers (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32010.000000000)
40:48-23 Representation in joint organization; contribution to support; representative's expenses (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32011.000000000)
40:48-24 Special meetings of governing body (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32012.000000000)
40:48-25 Municipal investigation committees; power to issue subpoenas; service of (2024-04-11 15:14:04, 32013.000000000)
40:48-26 Refusal of witness to testify; punishment by Superior Court (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32014.000000000)
40:48-28 Oaths administered; perjury (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32015.000000000)
40:48-29 Fees and mileage (2012-09-26 13:37:52, 32016.000000000)