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Vaping ticket from NJ Boardwalk

The "lack of a sign" does not exempt you from an ordinance, which you have already stated covers electronic devices. You're being cagey in your explanation about whether or not you were actually vaping at the time you officer observed you (which, fair enough, don't self-incriminate) but presuming that you did, in fact, do so, he had probable cause. He did not need to "trick" you into identifying yourself in order to do so. edit: here is the ordinance in question, for anyone reading this and curious. Also, there is a preface about signage: >Unless permitted in a designated area of the beach as authorized by the governing body, in which case signs shall be posted in public view to advise the general public of the acts which are permitted in said designated area, no person shall do any of the following things at or upon the place of resort for public health, recreation, bathing and entertainment: >... >Smoking in public places prohibited. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-1 and 40:48-2, the smoking and/or burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe, including any handheld electronic device which vaporizes a liquid (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-cigs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, electronic non-nicotine delivery systems, personal vaporizers, PVs), or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco, marijuana, cannabis, cannabis item, or any other matter that can be smoked, is prohibited in those beachfront areas of the Borough as are designated, from time to time, by resolution of the governing body and posted by signs clearly identifying the area within which such activity is prohibited. OP, "fighting this" largely comes down to "hoping the officer doesn't show up in court." The officer will say "I saw him vaping" and you will say "no I wasn't" and the court will believe the officer (frankly, in this instance, I do as well)/

The "lack of a sign" does not exempt you from an ordinance, which you have already stated covers electronic devices. You're being cagey in your explanation about whether or not you were actually vaping at the time you officer observed you (which, fair enough, don't self-incriminate) but presuming that you did, in fact, do so, he had probable cause. He did not need to "trick" you into identifying yourself in order to do so. edit: here is the ordinance in question, for anyone reading this and curious. Also, there is a preface about signage: >Unless permitted in a designated area of the beach as authorized by the governing body, in which case signs shall be posted in public view to advise the general public of the acts which are permitted in said designated area, no person shall do any of the following things at or upon the place of resort for public health, recreation, bathing and entertainment: >... >Smoking in public places prohibited. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-1 and 40:48-2, the smoking and/or burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe, including any handheld electronic device which vaporizes a liquid (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-cigs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, electronic non-nicotine delivery systems, personal vaporizers, PVs), or any other matter or substance which contains tobacco, marijuana, cannabis, cannabis item, or any other matter that can be smoked, is prohibited in those beachfront areas of the Borough as are designated, from time to time, by resolution of the governing body and posted by signs clearly identifying the area within which such activity is prohibited. OP, "fighting this" largely comes down to "hoping the officer doesn't show up in court." The officer will say "I saw him vaping" and you will say "no I wasn't" and the court will believe the officer (frankly, in this instance, I do as well)/