On April 1, I wrote that the unprecedented scope and duration of the COVID-19 emergency will raise novel issues under New Jersey’s emergency pricing law, and that New Jersey businesses need clear guidance from the Attorney General’s Office about how the law would work during this pandemic. No guidance has emerged.

The general state of emergency that Governor Murphy declared on March 9, which triggered the price-freeze law, already has lasted far longer than the Hurricane Sandy state of emergency, and likely will remain in effect for at least several more months. By law, prices will remain controlled until 30 days after the governor terminates the emergency.