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The majority of liquor licenses in New Jersey read that bars must close at 2 a.m. There are a few that are seasonally allowed open later or forced to close earlier, but generally "closing time" is 2 a.m.
This Saturday night (Sunday morning, actually) the clocks are set to "fall back" to 1 a.m. when the clock strikes 2 a.m. What are the legal implications for bars? I don't think I've ever been out on a night when the clocks turn back. This Saturday, pretty much every place around here is having bands and big Halloween parties, so it's a big night out. Will we get another hour of partying in?
I always remember loving the fact that the clocks adjusted on Halloween weekend so I could stay out partying the extra hour (and this was in NY where bars stay open till 4am).
In the spring when the clock springs ahead you lose one hour of party time and the bars will close sooner.
But alas my party days are over I'll probably be in bed by 11!
I always remember loving the fact that the clocks adjusted on Halloween weekend so I could stay out partying the extra hour (and this was in NY where bars stay open till 4am).
In the spring when the clock springs ahead you lose one hour of party time and the bars will close sooner.
But alas my party days are over I'll probably be in bed by 11!
ditto but I'm usually in bed by 9:45, lol....ugh....I'm old
Well the changeover does not start until 2:00 AM anyway, so it wouldn't make a difference if a drinking establishment or irrigation purveyor normally stays open til 2.
When the clocks go back at 2AM to 1AM it is legally 1AM so they can remain open for another hour just as when the clocks go ahead at 1AM to 2AM it is now legally 2AM so they must close.
I know this for fact as a close friend owns a bar.
This is very true how ever if they so choose legally they can remain open for that additional hour.
Geez where I live closing time is 3AM
Some places around here are allowed to stay open until 3 a.m. normally. Hemingway's in Seaside comes to mind. I think it's all dependent on the liquor license agreement with the local governing body. Personally, I'm not a big fan of elected politicians acting as the local ABC board (leads to too much politics, town councilman not wanting a bar open near his own house, etc.) and wish there was simply a state standard which would conform to local zoning laws.
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