New Jersey

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Issuer: New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission

Cost: Varies by property and locality, see the film office

There is no statewide filming or photography permit. Most New Jersey municipalities, counties, state parks, and agencies run their own permitting, and the Motion Picture and Television Commission's role is liaison: it helps productions navigate local rules and runs the Film Ready New Jersey program that standardizes municipal permitting processes. On state park land, the NJ State Park Service (Division of Parks and Forestry, DEP) requires a Special Use Permit for commercial photography and filming, and asks for applications at least 90 days before the shoot, one of the longest lead times of any state parks system. Palisades Interstate Park runs its own separate photo and film permit.

Commercial drone work requires FAA Part 107

State park and municipal rules add takeoff and landing restrictions on top of FAA airspace rules. For Part 107 and state drone law, see Drone Authority.

Yes: you can photograph what is visible from public space in the US

Private property sets its own rules regardless of state law; boardwalk commercial districts are often privately managed.