2022 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers
Section 52:27D-224.3 - Emergency operations plan for venues, facilities, certain.

52:27D-224.3 Emergency operations plan for venues, facilities, certain.

1. All sports and entertainment facilities, movie theaters, and places of worship in the State shall annually prepare and maintain an emergency operations plan in coordination with the appropriate local fire, law enforcement, and emergency response agencies. A copy of the plan shall be filed each year with the municipal emergency management coordinator and chief law enforcement officer who serves the municipality in which the sports and entertainment facility, movie theater, or place of worship is situated.

The emergency operations plan shall include, but not be limited to, a copy of the building plans or building layout that identifies the internal and external access routes of the sports and entertainment facility, movie theater, or place of worship. The chief law enforcement officer shall utilize the emergency operations plans submitted pursuant to this section to prepare and train for mass casualty and active shooter incidents at sports and entertainment facilities, movie theaters, and places of worship.

An emergency operations plan shall not be considered a public record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.).

As used in this section:

"Movie theater" means a premises capable of seating more than 1,000 people at which the display of motion pictures to the general public in exchange for a fee is the primary and principal business.

"Place of worship" means a building capable of seating more than 500 people, including but not limited to a church, mosque, or synagogue, used primarily as a place of public or private worship on a permanent basis by a recognized and established religious sect or denomination registered as a not-for-profit organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s.501 (c) (3).

"Sports and entertainment facility" means any privately or publicly owned or operated facility capable of seating more than 5,000 people and is used primarily for sports contests, entertainment, or both, such as a theater, stadium, museum, arena, automobile racetrack, or other place where performances, concerts, exhibits, games or contests are held.

L.2010, c.78, s.1; 2022, c.121.