N.J. lawmaker seeks to take brakes off Sunday car sales
In this file photograph taken on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, a line of 2013 Challengers sits at at a Dodge dealership in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A measure awaiting action in the Legislature would lift the ban on Sunday car sales in New Jersey.
A 1937 law makes selling a car in the Garden State on a Sunday a disorderly persons offense punishable by a $100 fine and 10 days in jail.
Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo would allow car dealerships to be open seven days a week.
He says weekends are the only time many people have to go car shopping.
“If you go out there and it’s raining on a Saturday and it’s your only day off, you don’t want to go shopping for a car in he rain,” he said. “If you’re running around with your kids, taking them around sports, or just busy in general catching up after a long week of work, this is just an opportunity I think.”
New Jersey also is missing out on sales tax revenue from buyers who go to Delaware and New York where Sunday sales are allowed, said DeAngelo, D-Hamilton.
He says giving dealers in Jersey that option could help increase employment and boost the state’s economy.
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.
At the Jersey Shore, gusts of activity underway by friends and foes of offshore wind energy projects
Eight Jersey Shore beach towns tell state utility regulators that a wind farm proposal is more expensive than thought and will cost economic activity by driving away tourists.
10 hours ago
Coexisting with urban wildlife, Bakari Sellers ‘The Moment’, NJ’s data privacy law
It’s getting wild. We talk about urban wildlife – from encounters with coyotes to bats who need our help
Air Date: April 25, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01
Penn Relays, Mexican Week, Zepparella, VinylCon! and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
April 25–28: The Philadelphia Show, “Kill Move Paradise” in N.J. and the Delaware Symphony’s performance of Mahler are among this weekend’s highlights.
21 hours ago
Listen 4:32