Clerk

Do Not Knock

Any owner and / or occupant who has requested enlistment on the Do Not Knock Registry, pursuant to Subsection A herein, shall be able to obtain from the Clerk's Office a sticker for display at his / her / its premises indicating enlistment on the Do Not Knock Registry. The licensee shall not peddle, canvass, vend, or conduct door-to-door sales at any premises identified on the then-current Do Not Knock Registry.

Complete the Do Not Knock Registry Registration Form.

§ 5-1.4. Persons Excepted From Licensing Regulations. 

[1974 Code § 101-4; Ord. No. 84-31; Ord. No. 92-40; Ord. No. 93-5; Ord. No. 96-34; Ord. No. 02-48-OAB § 1; Ord. No. 2017-44-OAB]

The requirements of this section shall not apply to the following:

  1. Any charitable body that shall canvass or conduct sales of personal property when the proceeds thereof shall be applied to the payment of the expenses thereof and to the charitable object for which the body exists, except that where such body shall undertake to canvass for a period in excess of 14 days, such body shall be required to apply for a license under this section. Any such licenses issued under this section to such a body shall be valid only for a period of 14 days.
  2. Any person honorably discharged from the military service who has a license under N.J.S.A. 45:24-9 et seq.
  3. Any person who is an exempt fireman of a volunteer fire department as defined by N.J.S.A. 45:24-9 and 10, possessing a license in conformity with the law.
  4. Any religious organization recognized as tax-exempt under the United States Internal Revenue Code, provided the organization is not selling or attempting to sell merchandise.
  5. Any person not otherwise subject hereto engaged in the delivery of goods, wares, or merchandise or other articles or things in the regular course of business to the premises of persons who had previously ordered the same or were entitled to receive the same by reason of a prior agreement.
  6. Any person canvassing for a governmental agency.
  7. Any person canvassing for a political purpose or party. The sale of personal property shall not be exempted under this exception.
  8. Any charitable organization registered with the State of New Jersey or the Attorney General pursuant to the Charitable Registration and Investigation Act, N.J.S.A. 45:17A-18, as it may be amended from time to time.

Landlord Registration

P.L. 2022, c. 92, which is now in effect, requires the owner of a business, or one or more rental units, to maintain liability insurance for negligent acts and omissions in an amount of no less than $500,000 for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any one accident or occurrence.

Note: Berkeley Township now requires that an unexpired Certificate of Liability Insurance is required to be filed at the time of filing the Landlord registration form. The Clerk’s Office will not accept the Landlord registration without the Certificate of Liability Insurance.

The Certificate of Insurance and Landlord Registration is now required on a yearly basis.

On or around March 20, 2023, there will be a yearly $25 Landlord Registration Fee, pursuant to Ordinance 23-03-OAB.

View or download the Landlord Registration Form (PDF).