N.J. Stat. tit. 26, ch. 4B

N.J. Stat. § 26:4B-1 Public restrooms; availability of units without charge; equality of charges for remaining units

Any place of employment or of public accommodation which maintains public restrooms shall make available at least one-half of the units in each such restroom without charge and shall charge equally for the use of the remaining units designated for men and women. Where a public restroom has only one unit, that unit shall be made available without charge. For the purpose of this act "unit" shall include only toilets and "one-half" means the number of units divided by two, but where such division results in a whole number and a fraction, "one-half" means said whole number. L.1978, c. 162, s. 1.

N.J. Stat. § 26:4B-2 Locked restroom entry doors; availability of keys without charge; posting notice

Whenever restroom entry doors are secured by a lock, admission keys shall be provided without charge upon request and notice as to the availability of such keys shall be posted on the entry door. L.1978, c. 162, s. 2.

N.J. Stat. § 26:4B-3 Violations; petty disorderly person

Any person owning or operating a place of employment or public accommodation which violates this act is a petty disorderly person. L.1978, c. 162, s. 3.

N.J. Stat. § 26:4B-4 Right to breast feed in public

2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a mother shall be entitled to breast feed her baby in any location of a place of public accommodation, resort or amusement wherein the mother is otherwise permitted. L.1997,c.101,s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 26:4B-5 Enforcement, violations, penalties

3. a. The local board of health or such board, body or officers exercising the functions of the local board of health according to law, upon written complaint and having reason to suspect a violation of this act has occurred shall, by written notification, advise the owner, manager or other person having control of the public accommodation, resort or amusement of the initial complaint and of the penalties for any subsequent complaints. Thereupon, any owner, manager or other person having control of the public accommodation, resort or amusement receiving such notice who knowingly fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this act is subject to a fine not to exceed $25.00 for the first offense following initial notification and not to exceed $100.00 for the second offense and not to exceed $200.00 for each offense thereafter. When there exists no local board of health or such board, body or officers having the authority to exercise the functions of the local board of health according to law in the municipality in which a violation of this act has allegedly occurred, the State Department of Health and Senior Services shall exercise the functions of the local boards of health for purposes of this act. b. Any penalty recovered under the provisions of this act shall be recovered by and in the name of the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services or by and in the name of the local board of health. When the plaintiff is the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, the penalty recovered shall be paid by the commissioner into the treasury of the State. When the plaintiff is a local board of health, the penalty recovered shall be paid by the local board into the treasury of the municipality where the violation occurred. c. Every municipal court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings to enforce and collect any penalty imposed because of a violation of any provision of this act, if the violation has occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of the court. The proceedings shall be summary and in accordance with "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq. Process shall be in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue only at the suit of the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, or the local board of health, as the case may be, as plaintiff. L.1997,c.101,s.3.