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NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.6 - Definitions relative to rail passenger service.

27:25-5.6 Definitions relative to rail passenger service.  1. As used in this act: "Authorized employee" means an employee of a provider of rail passenger service authorized by the provider of rail passenger service to request and inspect proof of payment of the prescribed fare from persons using rail passenger service. "Fare enforcement officer" means an employee of the corporation, appointed pursuant to section 7 of this act, authorized to enforce the provisions of this act by requesting and inspecting proof of payment of the prescribed fare from persons using rail passenger services where proof of payment is required, and by signing and issuing a complaint and summons to any person for a violation of the provisions of this act or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, regardless of whether the rail passenger service is operated by the corporation or by a public or private entity under contract to the corporation. A fare enforcement officer shall include a transit or other police officer, or a conductor or trainman so authorized. "Pre-paid fare area" means an area designated by a provider of rail passenger service where payment of the prescribed fare is required before entering the area. "Proof of payment" means a ticket, pass, receipt or other article designated by a provider of rail passenger service to indicate that a passenger has paid for the use of rail passenger service. "Provider of rail passenger service" means the corporation or a public or private entity under contract to the corporation to provide rail passenger service. "Use of rail passenger service" means the boarding, occupying, riding in, or otherwise utilizing rail passenger service for conveyance. L.1997,c.357,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.7 - Payment for service; proof of payment.

27:25-5.7 Payment for service; proof of payment.  2. The use of a rail passenger service by a person shall constitute an agreement by the person to pay the prescribed fare for the service. A person who has paid the prescribed fare for a rail passenger service and who has been issued proof of payment therefor shall retain that proof of payment while in a pre-paid fare area or on designated rail passenger facilities or vehicles. L.1997,c.357,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.8 - Violation.

27:25-5.8 Violation.  3. It shall be a violation of this act for any person to use or attempt to use a rail passenger service or enter a pre-paid fare area and to: fail or refuse to pay the prescribed fare; evade or attempt to evade payment of the prescribed fare; or fail to display proof of fare payment immediately upon request of an authorized employee or fare enforcement officer. L.1997,c.357,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.9 - Applicability to juveniles.

27:25-5.9 Applicability to juveniles.  4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, this act shall apply to users of rail passenger services who are juveniles as defined in subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-22a). L.1997,c.357,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.10 - Cooperation of passengers, required; violation.

27:25-5.10 Cooperation of passengers, required; violation.  5. A person subject to the issuance of a complaint and summons under this act shall cooperate in the issuance of the complaint and summons by providing the person's name and address. It shall be a violation of this act for a person to fail to cooperate in the issuance of a summons including failure to provide the person's name and address, or by providing a false name or address and shall subject the person to all other provisions and remedies provided by law or regulation, in addition to the penalties provided in this act. L.1997,c.357,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.11 - Form of complaint, summons.

27:25-5.11 Form of complaint, summons.  6. A complaint and summons issued for a violation of the provisions of this act or any of the rules or regulations adopted by the corporation shall be in a form prescribed and approved by the Administrative Director of the Courts and served pursuant to the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. L.1997,c.357,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.12 - Fare enforcement officers.

27:25-5.12 Fare enforcement officers.  7. a. The executive director of the corporation shall have the power and authority to appoint such number of fare enforcement officers as the director deems necessary and to administer to the fare enforcement officers an oath or affirmation faithfully to perform the duties of their offices. b. Fare enforcement officers are authorized to request and inspect proof of payment of the prescribed fare from persons using rail passenger services where proof of payment is required, to sign and issue a complaint and summons to any person for a violation of the provisions of this act or the regulations adopted by the corporation pursuant to this act, regardless of whether the rail passenger service is operated by the corporation or by a public or private entity under contract to the corporation and to perform such other duties as the corporation may deem appropriate. A fare enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person has willfully evaded paying the required fare, may, for the purpose of obtaining and verifying identification, issuing a summons and complaint or otherwise detaining an individual for further action by any law enforcement officer, take the individual into custody and detain that person in a reasonable manner for not more than a reasonable time. The taking into custody by a fare enforcement officer shall not render the fare enforcement officer criminally or civilly liable unless such action is unreasonable under all of the circumstances. c. Fare enforcement officers appointed pursuant to this section shall complete a course of training approved by the executive director appropriate to the duties required by this act. d. Fare enforcement officers shall work under the direction of the chief of the transit police, but shall not be police officers. e. Nothing in this section shall be construed as derogating any of the powers provided by law or regulation for police officers, conductors, trainmen and other employees of a provider of rail passenger services but the provisions of this act shall be in addition to any such powers. L.1997,c.357,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.13 - Immunity of fare enforcement officers.

27:25-5.13 Immunity of fare enforcement officers.  8. An authorized employee or fare enforcement officer carrying out his duties pursuant to this act shall not be criminally or civilly liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, slander or unlawful detention unless such action is unreasonable under all of the circumstances. L.1997,c.357,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.14 - Rules, regulations.

27:25-5.14 Rules, regulations.  9. The corporation shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. In any prosecution for violating any rule or regulation adopted by the corporation, copies of that regulation when authenticated under the seal of the corporation by its secretary or assistant secretary shall be evidence in like manner and equal effect as the original. L.1997,c.357,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.15 - Complaint, proceedings; jurisdiction.

27:25-5.15 Complaint, proceedings; jurisdiction.  10. A complaint for a violation of any of the provisions of this act may be filed with a court having jurisdiction, at any time within one year after the commission of the violation. When a person has been charged with a violation of this act and summoned to appear, upon failure to appear, in addition to any other provisions of law or the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey, a warrant for the arrest of the person may issue. All proceedings shall be brought before a municipal or central municipal court having jurisdiction in the municipality in which it is alleged that the violation occurred, but when a violation occurs on a moving conveyance operated by the corporation through two or more municipalities, then the proceeding may be brought before the court having jurisdiction in any one of the municipalities through which the conveyance has traversed. L.1997,c.357,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.16 - Violation of act; penalty; distribution.

27:25-5.16 Violation of act; penalty; distribution.  11. A violation of the provisions of this act or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this act by the corporation shall be punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $100, in addition to court costs, enforced in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58- 1 et seq. The Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey shall govern the practice and procedure in such proceedings. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the court shall remit 50% of any civil penalty imposed to the corporation for use in furtherance of any of the purposes of this act and 50% shall be forwarded to the proper financial officer of the local government entity in which the municipal or central municipal court has been established to be used for the local government entity to defray the cost of operating the court and for general government use. L.1997,c.357,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.17 - Rail passes not affected.

27:25-5.17 Rail passes not affected.  12. The provisions of this act shall not affect certificates issued pursuant to R.S.48:12-109 through R.S.48:12-116, inclusive, or any certificate or pass issued by the corporation providing for transportation of current or retired employees, notwithstanding that payment for such certificate or pass may not have been tendered. L.1997,c.357,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.18 - Use of wireless telephone, electronic communication devices by operator of public transportation service prohibited; exceptions.

27:25-5.18 Use of wireless telephone, electronic communication devices by operator of public transportation service prohibited; exceptions.  1. a. The use of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device by an operator of a moving vehicle involved in the provision of public transportation service, as defined under section 3 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-3), and including light rail service or any other operations for the purpose of carrying passengers in this State or between points in this State and points in other states, provided by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, any public or private entity under contract to the corporation, or any private entity operating under the authority of a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, is unlawful. "Use" of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device shall include, but not be limited to, talking or listening to another person on the telephone, text messaging, or sending an electronic message via the wireless telephone or electronic communication device. "Use" shall not include listening to or making an announcement on a public address system. b. The operator of a moving vehicle involved in the provision of public transportation service may use a wireless telephone or electronic communication device under the following circumstances: (1) in the event of an emergency;  (2) when radio communication failure occurs; or  (3) when the wireless telephone or electronic communication device is used hands-free while operating paratransit service and radio communication is not available. c. A violation of this section is a disorderly persons offense. L.2011, c.5, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.19 - Provision of proof of travel for certain veterans.

27:25-5.19 Provision of proof of travel for certain veterans.  2. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall cooperate with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to provide receipts or other proof of travel to veterans in in-patient and out-patient treatment programs who have been qualified to use any motorbus or rail passenger service pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2015, c.211 (C.38A:3-49), so that they may be reimbursed for travel to attend medical counseling appointments for service-connected conditions within this State when they are not otherwise eligible for payment for travel or reimbursement through any other State or federal program. L.2015, c.211, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.20 - Findings, declarations relative to operation of trains.

27:25-5.20 Findings, declarations relative to operation of trains.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is necessary to prohibit a person whose driver's license is suspended or revoked from operating a train in this State in order to eliminate or reduce an essentially local safety hazard;  b. This prohibition is not incompatible with a law, regulation, or order of the United States Government; and  c. The prohibition does not impose an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce.  L.2016, c.33, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.21 - Person with suspended driver's license prohibited from operating a train.

27:25-5.21 Person with suspended driver's license prohibited from operating a train.  2. A person whose driver's license is suspended or revoked for a violation of R.S.39:4-50, section 2 of P.L.1981, c.512 (C.39:4-50.4a), or a law of a substantially similar nature in another jurisdiction shall not operate, during the period of suspension or revocation, a locomotive or train provided by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, or any public or private entity under contract to the corporation. L.2016, c.33, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.22 - New Jersey Transit required to take action, adopt policies relative to persons injured, killed in incidents involving their vehicles.

27:25-5.22 New Jersey Transit required to take action, adopt policies relative to persons injured, killed in incidents involving their vehicles.  1. a. The corporation shall designate an employee within the New Jersey Transit Police Department to serve as a liaison between the corporation and the New Jersey Transit Police Department and a person injured, or any member of the person's immediate family if the person was killed, as a result of an incident involving a motorbus or rail or light rail vehicle operated by or under contract with the corporation. The designated employee shall: (1) provide in an appropriate and sensitive manner any information, to the extent permitted by law, to the person injured or, for a person killed, a member of the person's immediate family, and promptly respond to any reasonable inquiry by the person injured or, for a person killed, a member of the person's immediate family; and (2) upon the conclusion of an investigation related to a person injured or killed, return in an appropriate and sensitive manner all personal belongings in the possession of the corporation to the person injured or, for a person killed, a member of the person's immediate family. b. As used in P.L.2018, c.113 (C.27:25-5.22), "member of the person's immediate family" means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, or next of kin. L.2018, c.113, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.23 - Office of real estate economic development and transit-oriented development established in NJT.

27:25-5.23 Office of real estate economic development and transit-oriented development established in NJT.  1. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall establish an office of real estate economic development and transit-oriented development. The office shall assess and develop recommendations for economic development and transit-oriented development opportunities for parcels of real property in which the corporation holds a property interest in order to increase the corporation's non-fare revenue sources. The office shall report to the Executive Director of the corporation, at least annually, all recommendations developed pursuant to this section with an estimate of the amount of non-fare revenue likely to be generated by each recommendation.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.24 - Audits of the corporation.

27:25-5.24 Audits of the corporation.  6. a. The State Auditor shall conduct audits of the corporation, which shall: (1) occur at least once every 72 months in a manner that is consistent with the Government Auditing Standards for audits utilized by the United States Government Accountability Office or its successor, the first of which shall be completed within 12 months of the effective date of P P.L.2018, c.162 (C.27:25-4.1 et al.); (2) to the extent practicable, not duplicate the scope of work of the annual audit required to be made of the corporation's financial statements pursuant to subsection d. of section 20 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-20); and (3) focus on a specific area of the corporation's operations, as determined by the State Auditor. b. (1) At least once every five years, the corporation shall hire an independent firm to: conduct a study on the financial management practices and budget reporting practices of mass transit agencies throughout the country; and prepare a report with findings regarding the best practices for financial management and budget reporting by mass transit agencies and a comparison of those best practices with the practices and policies of the corporation. (2) The first such report shall be issued within 24 months of the effective date of P.L.2018, c.162 (C.27:25-4.1 et al.). Each report shall be submitted to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. (3) The corporation shall adopt any best practices included in the report within six months of the issuance of any report issued pursuant to subsection b. of this section. Upon the affirmative vote of seven members of the board of directors, the corporation may opt not to adopt individual policies or practices that are in line with the best practices of mass transit agencies throughout the country. If the corporation exercises this option, the corporation shall provide a detailed explanation of why adoption of that policy or practice is not in the best interest of the corporation. L.2018, c.162, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.25 - Appearances before Legislative committees.

27:25-5.25 Appearances before Legislative committees.  7. a. The corporation, at the request of the chairperson of any standing legislative committee, as approved by the Speaker of the General Assembly or the President of the Senate, as appropriate, shall be required to appear before that committee to present testimony and provide documents on any topic or subject requested by the committee and to respond to any questions by members of the committee. b. Unless otherwise agreed to by the chairperson of the committee, the corporation shall, at a minimum, be represented by the chairperson of the board of directors, the executive director, and the chief financial officer to present testimony, provide documents, or respond to questions at any appearance required pursuant to this section.  L.2018, c.162, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.26 - Chief ethics officer.

27:25-5.26 Chief ethics officer.  8. a. The corporation shall employ a chief ethics officer who shall be provided staff, equipment, and resources, as the board deems appropriate, in order to investigate allegations and suspicions of unethical conduct or illegal activity within the corporation and to determine whether the corporation is in compliance with applicable State law. The chief ethics officer shall operate independently of the executive director and shall report directly to the board of directors. The executive director shall not have any role in hiring, firing, disciplining, or directing the chief ethics officer. b. The chief ethics officer shall establish a whistleblower access and assistance program which shall include, but not be limited to: establishing toll-free telephone and facsimile lines available to employees; offering advice regarding employee rights under applicable state and federal laws and advice and options available to all persons; and offering an opportunity for employees to identify concerns regarding any issue at the corporation. L.2018, c.162, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:25-5.27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:25-5.27 - Customer advocate, annual report.

27:25-5.27 Customer advocate, annual report.  16. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall employ a customer advocate. The customer advocate shall annually provide a report of his or her activities during the prior fiscal year, which shall be included in the corporation's annual report required by section 20 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-20). The customer advocate's annual report shall include: a list of any customer surveys performed and a summary of the results of each; a summary of customer experience enhancements; a list of customer facility improvements; and an account of the on-time performance of rail passenger service, including light rail service, operated by, or under contract to, the corporation, including data for each such passenger line. L.2018, c.162, s.16.