{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-12-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:12-5","heading":"Games and exhibitions;  admission fee;  no charge for children","body":"In order to provide the funds, in whole or in part, necessary to improve, maintain and police the playgrounds or recreation places under its control, the  board of recreation commissioners may arrange and provide for the giving of  exhibitions, plays, concerts, games and contests, and may use and employ such  playgrounds or recreation places for the purpose of giving thereon exhibitions,  plays, concerts, games and contests.\nThe board may charge and collect a reasonable admission fee for each person  entering such playground or recreation place as a spectator during the time or  times when the same is being used or employed for such purposes, but shall not  use or employ any such playground or recreation place for such purpose for a  greater period than a ratio of 1 hour to every 2 hours in each day during which  the playground or recreation places are utilized nor more than 16 hours in any  1 calendar week, and when any such playground or recreation place is used for  such purpose no admission fee shall be charged or collected from children under  12 years of age.\nThe board of recreation commissioners may charge and collect a reasonable service charge from persons using, as participants, special areas and facilities, which require special maintenance and the use of which is restricted to relatively few people, in order to assist in the meeting of the operating costs thereof in whole or in part.\nAmended by L.1956, c. 56, p. 111, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1956.","path":["TITLE 40 MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"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":"943d8b5614bb14b3d46c9eab37847489782235ce43153fd06886b3291e900e69","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-12-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-12-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}