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A beachgoer strolls along the boardwalk to the beach at Island Beach State Park last year.

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By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Gov. Chris Christie ordered the second state government shutdown in New Jersey history when state lawmakers failed to pass a state budget by midnight Friday.

So how does all this affect you? Non-essential services provided by the state government will be shuttered until lawmakers break the impasse and Christie signs a budget.

Below is a look at what will be closed and what will remain open, while this link will take you to a specific list of closed beaches and parks.

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Photo by Mel Evans | The Associated Press

Gov. Chris Christie (center) is shown here flanked by the two leaders of the New Jersey Legislature: state Senate President Stephen Sweeney (left) and state Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (right).

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WHAT IS CLOSED

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State parks and beaches

All state-run parks, recreational areas, forests, camping areas, historic sites, and beaches are now closed. That includes the two state beaches — Cheesequake and Island Beach — and Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Here is a full list of which parks are shuttered.

The closings come just in time for the July 4 holiday weekend. And if the shutdown lasts through Tuesday, it will include Independence Day itself.

Christie's office said all events within the parks and sites will be canceled. But Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop said a major July 4 celebration scheduled for Liberty State Park featuring a concert by Kool & The Gang would be held at another location if the shutdown stretches on.

People who were camping overnight will be asked to leave Saturday morning by park police.

Municipal parks and beaches will remain open. And the shutdown would also not affect most local July 4 fireworks displays.

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Photo by Michael Dempsey | The Jersey Journal

A view of Liberty State Park in Jersey City.

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State offices

If the shutdown continues into the business week, many state offices will close starting Monday, and thousands of state workers are expected be furloughed. That excludes staff deemed essential, like State Police troopers and state correctional and hospital employees.

Will they be paid for the time they missed? About 45,000 state workers were furloughed during the last shutdown, in 2006. They later received back pay.

But during a news conference Friday, Christie said "don't count on it" this time.

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Motor Vehicle Commission stations

All Motor Vehicle Commission agencies and inspection stations will close starting Saturday. That means you won't be able to get a driver's license or renew your registration.

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Photo by Aristide Economopoulos | The Star-Ledger

A view of an MVC in Newark.

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State courts

Most state courts would close beginning Monday, except for emergency cases. Municipal courts would remain open.

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Pension and taxation offices

Taxation call centers and walk-in facilities would close starting Monday. So would the state Division of Pensions and Benefits for public workers.

But that department would continue payment of health provider claims and life claims, as well as processing changes to family status for health benefits.

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Offices where you get birth and marriage certificates

You would not be able to obtain copies of birth and marriage certificates from the state Department of Health starting Monday.

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Travel centers

Travel and tourism welcome centers are closed.

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Disability and family leave

Neither temporary disability claims nor family leave insurance claims will be processed, and people will not be able to see the status of their claims.

Disability designation services through Social Security is open through its hotline.

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RELATED: The places you must avoid

A complete list of beaches, parks and golf courses that are shut down.

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WHAT STAYS OPEN

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State Police and National Guard

The New Jersey State Police will continue to patrol. The National Guard will also remain on call.

Veteran's Haven North and South — transitional housing for military vets — will stay open, as well.

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NJ Transit

NJ Transit trains and buses will operate as normal.

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Lottery

In the 2006 shutdown, all New Jersey Lottery ticket sales ceased, costing the state millions of dollars. But this time, you will still be able to buy tickets. The lottery, one of the biggest revenue-generators for the state, was considered essential to New Jersey's finances.

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Cainos and racetracks

All of Atlantic City's casinos and the state's horse-racing tracks will remain open, thanks to a law that was signed in the wake of the last shutdown.

Well, they'll remain open least for a week.

During the 2006 budget fight, the casinos and tracks closed, costing the state millions of dollars a day. But two years later, Gov. Jon Corzine signed a law saying that couldn't happen if a shutdown occurred again. Still, the law says the casinos and tracks will stay open only for the first seven days of a shutdown.

That means, if this battle drags on for more than a week, casinos and tracks will close.

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Road work

All road construction will continue, as will emergency repairs and some roadside safety services. That differs from 2006, when only essential roadwork continued.

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Tolls

Motorists will still have to pay tolls.

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Unemployment

Unemployment services will stay operational and accepting applications online and over the phone. But One Stop Career Centers are closed.

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Child services

The state Division of Child Protection and Permanency will continue child abuse and neglect investigations and emergency response. And the 24-hour child abuse hotline will continue. But all remaining functions and department offices would close beginning Monday.

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State hospitals

State hospitals and treatment facilities won't close.

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Prisons

State prisons and halfway houses won't shutter, though some inmate services may be interrupted.

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Schools

Public schools and colleges will remain open. That includes the Katzenbach School for the deaf.

But the state Department of Education's help desks, customer service, and other services will be unavailable.

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Photo by Patti Capone | The Star-Ledger

A teacher works with students at the Katzenbach School for the deaf in Trenton in 2013.

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For more information, visit the department pages on the state website.

And read Christie's full executive order here.

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Brent Johnson may be reached at bjohnson@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @johnsb01. Find NJ.com Politics on Facebook.

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