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N.J. Stat. § 10:4-8 (2026)

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As used in this act:

a. "Public body" means a commission, authority, board, council, committee or any other group of two or more persons organized under the laws of this State, and collectively empowered as a voting body to perform a public governmental function affecting the rights, duties, obligations, privileges, benefits, or other legal relations of any person, or collectively authorized to spend public funds including the Legislature, but does not mean or include the judicial branch of the government, any grand or petit jury, any parole board or any agency or body acting in a parole capacity, the State Commission of Investigation, the Apportionment Commission established under Article IV, Section III, of the Constitution, or any political party committee organized under Title 19 of the Revised Statutes.

b. "Meeting" means and includes any gathering whether corporeal or by means of communication equipment, which is attended by, or open to, all of the members of a public body, held with the intent, on the part of the members of the body present, to discuss or act as a unit upon the specific public business of that body. Meeting does not mean or include any such gathering (1) attended by less than an effective majority of the members of a public body, or (2) attended by or open to all the members of three or more similar public bodies at a convention or similar gathering.

c. "Public business" means and includes all matters which relate in any way, directly or indirectly, to the performance of the public body's functions or the conduct of its business.

d. "Adequate notice" means written advance notice of at least 48 hours, giving the time, date, location and, to the extent known, the agenda of any regular, special or rescheduled meeting, which notice shall accurately state whether formal action may or may not be taken and which shall be (1) prominently posted in at least one public place reserved for such or similar announcements, (2) mailed, telephoned, telegrammed, or hand delivered to at least two newspapers which newspapers shall be designated by the public body to receive such notices because they have the greatest likelihood of informing the public within the area of jurisdiction of the public body of such meetings, one of which shall be the official newspaper, where any such has been designated by the public body or if the public body has failed to so designate, where any has been designated by the governing body of the political subdivision whose geographic boundaries are coextensive with that of the public body and (3) filed with the clerk of the municipality when the public body's geographic boundaries are coextensive with that of a single municipality, with the clerk of the county when the public body's geographic boundaries are coextensive with that of a single county, and with the Secretary of State if the public body has Statewide jurisdiction. For any other public body the filing shall be with the clerk or chief administrative officer of such other public body and each municipal or county clerk of each municipality or county encompassed within the jurisdiction of such public body. Where annual notice or revisions thereof in compliance with section 13 of this act set forth the location of any meeting, no further notice shall be required for such meeting.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: Kean Fed'n of Teachers v. Morell, 187 A.3d 153 (N.J. 2018).
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Kean Fed'n of Teachers v. Morell, 187 A.3d 153 (N.J. 2018). · cites it 4× “" See N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 (providing definitions for OPMA terms).”
David W. Opderbeck v. Midland Park Bd. of Educ., 120 A.3d 967 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2015). · cites it 11× “We hold the term "agenda," as used in N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(d), does not impose a legal obligation on public bodies to provide copies of any appendices, attachments, reports, or other documents referred to in their agendas.”
Kanahele v. Maui Cnty. Council., 307 P.3d 1174 (Haw. 2013). “”); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 10:4-8 (d) (West, West-law through 1981 Act 176) ('"Adequate notice' means written advance notice of at least 48 hours, giving the time, date, location and, to the extent known, the agenda of any regular, special or rescheduled meting[.”
Matawan Reg'l Teachers Ass'n v. Matawan-Aberdeen Reg'l Bd. of Educ., 514 A.2d 1361 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1986). “§ 10:4-8(d) (at least 48 hours advance notice).”
1650 Corp. Road West, LLC v. the Twp. Comm. of the Twp. of Lakewood (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2026). · cites it 11× “10:4-18 and, therefore, lacked authority to conduct its November 15 and November 29, 2022 meetings (count sixteen); and the Township Committee also violated N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 and -18, rendering its October 20, 2022 and December 8, 2022 meetings ultra vires (count seventeen).”
Jstar, LLC Vs. Brick Twp. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment (l-0389-18, Ocean Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). · cites it 9× “10:4-18, a public body must give "adequate notice" of a meeting in compliance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(d), which provides in pertinent part: "'Adequate notice' means written advance notice of at least 5 The statute also requires the public body to "post and maintain posted" the…”
William N. Sosis v. Twp. of Mansfield Comm. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2024). · cites it 5× “at 573 -74 (citing N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 (setting forth definitions for the OPMA, but not defining "promptly available" )).”
1650 Oak Street, LLC v. Twp. of Lakewood Zoning Bd. of Adjustment (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2025). · cites it 5× “A-0927-23 2 Specifically, plaintiff argues at the Board's January 8, 2022 annual meeting,1 the Board failed to comply with N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 when it reorganized as a public body, vested itself with quasi-judicial authority, and established its regular monthly meetings for the…”
R.D.A. Vs. Hunterdon Cent. Reg'l High Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (l-0128-17, Hunterdon Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018). · cites it 4× “See N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(a). Under OPMA, a "meeting" means any gathering .”
Edison Bd. of Educ. Vs. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment of the Twp. of Edison (l-3666-19, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). · cites it 3× “" (Quoting N.J.S.A. 10:4-8). Citing N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10(g)(2), the judge concluded that "[a] memorializing resolution is not an 'action' taken by the .”
Jeffrey S. Feld, Esq. Vs. the City of Orange Twp. (l-0193-11, Essex Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018). · cites it 2× “"N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 requires a public body to include in its notice of an upcoming meeting the agenda of that meeting 'to the extent known.”
Underwood Props., LLC Vs. Plan. Bd. of the City of Hackensack (l-7889-17, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). · cites it 2× “" N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(b); see also S. Harrison, Twp.”
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N.J. Stat. § 10:4-8(a): 4 cases
Kean Fed'n of Teachers v. Morell, 187 A.3d 153 (N.J. 2018). “" See N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 (providing definitions for OPMA terms).”
R.D.A. Vs. Hunterdon Cent. Reg'l High Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (l-0128-17, Hunterdon Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018). “See N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(a). Under OPMA, a "meeting" means any gathering .”
In the Matter of Establishment of Cong. Districts by the New Jersey Redistricting Comm'n (086587) (N.J. 2022).
Woodcliff Lake Citizens Against Overdevelopment, Inc. v. Borough of Woodcliff Lake (D.N.J. 2022).
N.J. Stat. § 10:4-8(b): 5 cases
1650 Corp. Road West, LLC v. the Twp. Comm. of the Twp. of Lakewood (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2026). “10:4-18 and, therefore, lacked authority to conduct its November 15 and November 29, 2022 meetings (count sixteen); and the Township Committee also violated N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 and -18, rendering its October 20, 2022 and December 8, 2022 meetings ultra vires (count seventeen).”
R.D.A. Vs. Hunterdon Cent. Reg'l High Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (l-0128-17, Hunterdon Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018). “See N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(a). Under OPMA, a "meeting" means any gathering .”
Underwood Props., LLC Vs. Plan. Bd. of the City of Hackensack (l-7889-17, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). “" N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(b); see also S. Harrison, Twp.”
Edison Bd. of Educ. Vs. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment of the Twp. of Edison (l-3666-19, Middlesex Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). “" (Quoting N.J.S.A. 10:4-8). Citing N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10(g)(2), the judge concluded that "[a] memorializing resolution is not an 'action' taken by the .”
Samuel Tripsas v. Borough of Oradell (l-2854-19, Bergen Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022).
N.J. Stat. § 10:4-8(c): 3 cases
Kean Fed'n of Teachers v. Morell, 187 A.3d 153 (N.J. 2018). “" See N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 (providing definitions for OPMA terms).”
Jeff Carter Vs. Franklin Fire Dist. No.1 (somerset), Custodian of Records (Gov't Records Council) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018).
R.D.A. Vs. Hunterdon Cent. Reg'l High Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (l-0128-17, Hunterdon Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018). “See N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(a). Under OPMA, a "meeting" means any gathering .”
N.J. Stat. § 10:4-8(d): 13 cases
David W. Opderbeck v. Midland Park Bd. of Educ., 120 A.3d 967 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2015). “We hold the term "agenda," as used in N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(d), does not impose a legal obligation on public bodies to provide copies of any appendices, attachments, reports, or other documents referred to in their agendas.”
Matawan Reg'l Teachers Ass'n v. Matawan-Aberdeen Reg'l Bd. of Educ., 514 A.2d 1361 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1986). “§ 10:4-8(d) (at least 48 hours advance notice).”
William N. Sosis v. Twp. of Mansfield Comm. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2024). “at 573 -74 (citing N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 (setting forth definitions for the OPMA, but not defining "promptly available" )).”
John Paff Vs. Trenton Bd. of Educ. (l-2241-18, Mercer Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020).
1650 Oak Street, LLC v. Twp. of Lakewood Zoning Bd. of Adjustment (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2025). “A-0927-23 2 Specifically, plaintiff argues at the Board's January 8, 2022 annual meeting,1 the Board failed to comply with N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 when it reorganized as a public body, vested itself with quasi-judicial authority, and established its regular monthly meetings for the…”
N.J. Stat. § 10:4-8(d)(1): 2 cases
Jstar, LLC Vs. Brick Twp. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment (l-0389-18, Ocean Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). “10:4-18, a public body must give "adequate notice" of a meeting in compliance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(d), which provides in pertinent part: "'Adequate notice' means written advance notice of at least 5 The statute also requires the public body to "post and maintain posted" the…”
1650 Corp. Road West, LLC v. the Twp. Comm. of the Twp. of Lakewood (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2026). “10:4-18 and, therefore, lacked authority to conduct its November 15 and November 29, 2022 meetings (count sixteen); and the Township Committee also violated N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 and -18, rendering its October 20, 2022 and December 8, 2022 meetings ultra vires (count seventeen).”
N.J. Stat. § 10:4-8(d)(2): 3 cases
Jstar, LLC Vs. Brick Twp. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment (l-0389-18, Ocean Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). “10:4-18, a public body must give "adequate notice" of a meeting in compliance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(d), which provides in pertinent part: "'Adequate notice' means written advance notice of at least 5 The statute also requires the public body to "post and maintain posted" the…”
William N. Sosis v. Twp. of Mansfield Comm. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2024). “at 573 -74 (citing N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 (setting forth definitions for the OPMA, but not defining "promptly available" )).”
1650 Corp. Road West, LLC v. the Twp. Comm. of the Twp. of Lakewood (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2026). “10:4-18 and, therefore, lacked authority to conduct its November 15 and November 29, 2022 meetings (count sixteen); and the Township Committee also violated N.J.S.A. 10:4-8 and -18, rendering its October 20, 2022 and December 8, 2022 meetings ultra vires (count seventeen).”
N.J. Stat. § 10:4-8(d)(3): 1 case
Jstar, LLC Vs. Brick Twp. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment (l-0389-18, Ocean Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020). “10:4-18, a public body must give "adequate notice" of a meeting in compliance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(d), which provides in pertinent part: "'Adequate notice' means written advance notice of at least 5 The statute also requires the public body to "post and maintain posted" the…”
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