{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7-63","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 12:7-63","heading":"Restrictions on operation of personal watercraft.","body":"2.\tA person shall not operate a personal watercraft:\na.\tOn the waters of this State between sunset and sunrise, or during any time of restricted visibility as determined by an agent or officer of the Marine Law Enforcement Bureau, Division of State Police;\nb.\tWithin the confines of the Point Pleasant Canal in the County of Ocean, or the Cape May Canal in the County of Cape May;\nc.\tAbove minimum headway speed within 100 feet of:\n(1)\tBuoys or signs that mark the boundaries of a swimming area;\n(2)\tThe shoreline;\n(3)\tAny person in the water; or\n(4)\tResidential dwelling units; or\nd.\tIn such a manner as to make the vessel completely leave the water or otherwise become airborne within 100 feet of another vessel.\nL.1993, c.299, s.2; amended 2009, c.108, s.1.","path":["TITLE 12 COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"f5149765949d8d80bff37de23b0ce3bc92e85ed6aeeec155fef56ccaf04d41e0","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7-62","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-7-64"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}