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NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-98.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-98.2 - Counties or municipalities; reduction of regular speed limit for 72 hours for maintenance or repairs; notice to commissioner

39:4-98.2. Counties or municipalities; reduction of regular speed limit for 72 hours for maintenance or repairs; notice to commissioner  Any county or municipal governing body may adopt an ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, designating a county or municipal official who may order a reduction of a regular speed limit for periods not to exceed 72 hours on segments of highways under its jurisdiction for the purpose of maintenance or repairs. Any resolution or ordinance adopted pursuant to this act shall specify the circumstance under which a speed limit may be reduced. An order reducing the speed limit pursuant to this act shall not require the approval of the Commissioner of Transportation; provided, however, that it shall be the duty of the designated county or municipal official to notify the commissioner of the affected segment of highway no less than 7 days before any reduced speed limit takes effect; except that in cases of emergency situations the notification period may be waived by the commissioner. It shall be the duty of the designated county or municipal official to place one or more signs indicating the reduced speed limit along the affected highway. Any speed limit established pursuant to this act shall be prima facie lawful and subject to the provisions of R.S. 39:4-96 and 39:4-97 when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected. L.1981, c. 237, s. 1, eff. July 27, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-98.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-98.3 - Short title

39:4-98.3. Short title  2. This act may be known and shall be cited as the "Sixty-Five MPH Speed Limit Implementation Act." L.1997,c.415, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-98.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-98.4 - Definitions relative to 65 MPH speed limit.

39:4-98.4 Definitions relative to 65 MPH speed limit.  3. As used in this act: "Authorities" means the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation. "Eligible public highways" means public highways as defined in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-3) of which portions have been determined by the commissioner to be appropriate for a 65 miles per hour speed limit based on such criteria as determined by the commissioner. Public highways under the jurisdiction of counties and municipalities shall not be eligible public highways. L.1997, c.415, s.3; amended 2013, c.253, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-98.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-98.5 - Speed limit of 65mph established, certain highways

39:4-98.5. Speed limit of 65mph established, certain highways  4. a. Within four months following the effective date of this act, the commissioner, in consultation with the Attorney General and the authorities, shall establish by written order speed limits of 65 miles per hour on approximately 400 miles of eligible public highways. The commissioner, pursuant to section 7 of this act, may increase or decrease the number of miles of eligible public highways on which a 65 miles per hour speed limit has been established. b. An order to be issued pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall cite the eligible public highways to which it is to be applicable and contain a description in plain language of the order's contents, the effective date of the order and any other information the commissioner deems necessary. c. The commissioner shall cause a general public notice of the proposed order, including a summary of the provisions of the proposed order, to be published in a newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in the municipality or municipalities affected by the order. The notice shall include a telephone number or address which a member of the public may use to receive a copy of the complete text of the proposed order and shall provide for a 30-day period from the date of publication for public comment. The order shall be final on the 31st day after publication of the notice or on a later date if the commissioner so determines. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the commissioner from extending the comment period or from modifying or withdrawing the proposed order as a result of the review of public comment. d. A final order shall be effective and enforceable upon compliance with the requirement for the posting of signs providing notice of the speed limit, as provided under the applicable provisions of R.S.39:4-98 and R.S.39:4-198. e. Any official traffic control device established pursuant to this section shall conform to the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices." f. Any order issued pursuant to this section shall be binding and enforceable under the provisions of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and all other applicable laws, in any court of competent jurisdiction, until superseded by order of the commissioner pursuant to this act. L.1997,c.415, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-98.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-98.6 - Certain fines doubled where speed limit is 65mph

39:4-98.6. Certain fines doubled where speed limit is 65mph  5. a. The fine for a motor vehicle offense embodied in the following sections of statutory law, when committed in an area which has been designated as having a speed limit of 65 miles per hour, shall be double the amount specified by law:R.S.39:4-52;R.S.39:4-57;R.S. 39:4-80;R.S. 39:4-81;R.S. 39:4-84;R.S. 39:4-85;R.S. 39:4-86;R.S. 39:4-88;R.S. 39:4-89;R.S. 39:4-90;R.S. 39:4-96;R.S. 39:4-97;R.S. 39:4-98, when guilty of driving at a speed that is 10 miles per hour or more over the established speed limit;R.S. 39:4-126;R.S. 39:4-127;R.S. 39:4-129; R.S. 39:4-144;P.L. 1955, c.217 (C.39:5C-1); Section 41 of P.L. 1951, c.23 (C.39:4-82.1); Section 51 of P.L. 1951, c.23 (C.39:4-90.1); Section 5 of P.L. 1951, c.264 (C.27:23-29);Section 18 of P.L. 1952, c.16 (C.27:12B-18); andSection 21 of P.L. 1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-21).  b. (1) Signs designed in compliance with the specifications of the Department of Transportation or, if appropriate, the authority having jurisdiction over the appropriate highway, shall be appropriately placed, by order of the commissioner or the affected authority, as the case may be, to notify drivers approaching areas designated as having a speed limit of 65 miles per hour that the fines are doubled for motor vehicle offenses in those areas. (2) In addition, all traffic control signs and devices erected or displayed by the State Department of Transportation or an authority within an area designated as having a speed limit of 65 miles per hour shall conform to the uniform system specified in the most current "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, " prepared by the Federal Highway Administration in the United States Department of Transportation. c. It shall not be a defense to the imposition of the fines authorized under the provisions of this act that a sign notifying drivers that fines are doubled was not posted, improperly posted, wrongfully removed or stolen, or that signs or devices were not placed in compliance with the most current "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways."  d. The Director of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation shall include information concerning the penalties imposed pursuant to this section in any subsequent revision of the New Jersey Driver Manual and the New Jersey Motorist Guide. L.1997,c.415, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-98.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-98.7 - Speeding 20mph or more over limit; fines, certain; doubled

39:4-98.7. Speeding 20mph or more over limit; fines, certain; doubled  6. The fine for a motor vehicle offense shall be double the amount specified by law when traveling 20 miles per hour or more over the designated speed limit as set forth in R.S.39:4-98, except as provided in subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.1993, c.332 (C.39:4-203.5) and subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.1997, c.415 (C.39:4-98.6). L.1997,c.415, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-98.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-98.8 - Study to determine effect of 65mph speed limit; report; implementation

39:4-98.8. Study to determine effect of 65mph speed limit; report; implementation  7. a. During the first 18 months following the establishment of 65 miles per hour speed limits on eligible public highways pursuant to section 4 of this act, the commissioner, in consultation with the Attorney General and the authorities, shall conduct a study to determine the overall impact of this act. The study shall consider public safety, environmental and cost issues, including, but not limited to speed, accident rates, fatalities, enforcement, air quality and such other issues as the commissioner deems appropriate to evaluate fully the effect of the 65 miles per hour speed limit on the State. b. A report of the study's findings and recommendations, including a recommendation as to whether the number of miles of eligible public highways should increase, decrease or remain the same, shall be submitted to the Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the General Assembly no later than 21 months after the establishment of 65 miles per hour speed limits on eligible public highways pursuant to section 4 of this act. c. The commissioner shall implement the recommendations contained in the report 60 days following the report's submission to the Governor and Legislature unless the recommendations, either all or in part, are disapproved each by the Senate and the General Assembly by passage of a concurrent resolution stating, in substance, that the Legislature does not favor the recommendations. If the recommendations are disapproved in part by concurrent resolution, the commissioner shall implement those recommendations that are not disapproved. L.1997,c.415, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-98.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-98.9 - Emergency orders

39:4-98.9. Emergency orders  8. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner is authorized to set or change by emergency order, for periods of up to 60 days, the speed limit on any public highway based on emergent conditions, such as construction work, dangerous conditions, extreme congestion or traffic problems, imminent peril, or imminent risk to motorists or to the public safety. b. An emergency order issued pursuant to this section shall cite the portions of public highway to which it is to be applicable, a description in plain language of what the order requires, the effective date of the order, and any other information the commissioner deems necessary. c. An emergency order issued pursuant to this section shall be final upon the signature of the commissioner, or on a later date if the commissioner so determines, and shall be effective and enforceable upon compliance with the requirement for the posting of signs providing notice of the speed limit, as provided under the applicable provisions of R.S.39:4-98 and R.S.39:4-198. d. An emergency order issued pursuant to this section may, upon its expiration date, be renewed by the commissioner for additional 60-day periods, until the emergent condition necessitating the emergency order is mitigated. e. Any official traffic control device established pursuant to this section shall conform to the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices." L.1997,c.415, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-98.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-98.10 - "Antwan's Law"

39:4-98.10. "Antwan's Law"  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Antwan's Law." L.2019, c.5, s.1
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-98.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-98.12 - Speed limits on certain sections of Route 130; violation fine tripled

39:4-98.12. Speed limits on certain sections of Route 130; violation fine tripled  3. a. The driver of a motor vehicle shall not operate the motor vehicle at a speed in excess of: (1) Twenty-five miles per hour on the northbound lanes of Route 130 between a point 300 feet south of the southerly curb line of Wood Street and Jacksonville Road in Burlington City, Burlington County; (2) Twenty-five miles per hour on the southbound lanes of Route 130 between a point 400 feet north of the northerly curb line of East Federal Street and Wood Street in Burlington City, Burlington County; (3) Thirty-five miles per hour on the northbound lanes of Route 130 between Lincoln Avenue and a point 300 feet south of the southerly curb line of Wood Street in Burlington City, Burlington County; (4) Thirty-five miles per hour on the southbound lanes of Route 130 between Logan Avenue and a point 400 feet north of the northerly curb line of East Federal Street in Burlington City, Burlington County. b. The fine for a violation of this section shall be triple the amount of the fine for a violation of R.S.39:4-98. L.2019, c.5, s.3
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-99 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-99 - Exceeding speed limitations; speed specified in charge

39:4-99. Exceeding speed limitations; speed specified in charge  It shall be prima facie unlawful for a person to exceed any of the foregoing speed limitations or any speed limitation in effect as established by authority of section 39:4-98 of this Title. In every charge of violation of section 39:4-98 of this Title, the complaint and the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and the speed which this article declares shall be prima facie lawful at the time and place of the alleged violation. Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 88, s. 56.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-100 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-100 - Rate of speed across sidewalk

39:4-100. Rate of speed across sidewalk  No vehicle or horse shall be driven or ridden across a sidewalk at a rate of speed greater than four miles per hour.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-101 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-101 - Speedways

39:4-101. Speedways  Nothing in this article shall apply to a speedway, constructed with the permission of the local authorities or the board of freeholders, as the case may be, of the county or counties in which the speedway is located, and built or intended for the exclusive use of motor vehicles, if the speedway at no point crosses a highway, railroad or railway at grade.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-102 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-102 - Speeding by physicians in emergencies

39:4-102. Speeding by physicians in emergencies  If a physician's motor vehicle is stopped for exceeding the speed limit while in the act of responding to an emergency call, the registration number of the vehicle and the driver's license number may be inspected and noted and the physician shall then be allowed to proceed in the vehicle to his destination. Such proceedings may be taken subsequently as would have been proper had the person not been a physician.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-103 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-103 - Exemptions from speed regulations

39:4-103. Exemptions from speed regulations  Motor vehicles belonging to the military establishment, while in use for official purposes in time of riot, insurrection or invasion; all police officers, while the officers are engaged in the apprehension of violators of the law, or of persons charged with, or suspected of, a violation, are exempt from the provisions of this chapter relating to speed. Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 89, s. 57; L.1983, c. 403, s. 16, eff. Dec. 23, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-103.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-103.1 - Photo radar defined, usage prohibited

39:4-103.1. Photo radar defined, usage prohibited  1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a law enforcement officer or agency shall not use photo radar to enforce the provisions of chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.  b. As used in this act, "photo radar" means a device used primarily for highway speed limit enforcement substantially consisting of a radar unit linked to a camera, which automatically produces a photograph of a vehicle traveling at a speed in excess of the legal limit.  L.1992,c.91,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-104 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-104 - Violations of article; penalty

39:4-104. Violations of article; penalty  A person violating a section of this article shall, for each violation, be subject to a fine of not less than $50.00 or more than $200.00, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, or both, except as herein otherwise provided. Amended by L.1955, c. 221, p. 869, s. 1; L.1982, c. 45, s. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-105 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-105 - Color system

39:4-105. Color system  Traffic signals or signal devices shall conform strictly with the provisions of this article. A three-color system shall be used; red, amber and green. Green means permission for traffic to go, subject to the safety of others or the specific directions of an officer, official sign or special signal. Red means traffic to stop before entering the intersection or crosswalk and remain standing until green is shown alone, unless otherwise specifically directed to go by an officer, official sign or special signal. Amber, or yellow, when shown alone following green means traffic to stop before entering the intersection or nearest crosswalk, unless when the amber appears the vehicle or street car is so close to the intersection that with suitable brakes it cannot be stopped in safety. A distance of fifty feet from the intersection is considered a safe stopping distance for a speed of twenty miles per hour, and vehicles and street cars if within that distance when the amber appears alone, and which cannot be stopped with safety, may proceed across the intersection or make a right or left turn unless the turning movement is specifically limited. All other uses of green, red, amber or yellow lights so located as to be confused with traffic signals shall be discontinued.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-106 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-106 - Sequence of lights

39:4-106. Sequence of lights  The colors shall be shown in the following sequence: A green light displayed for a predetermined number of seconds followed by an amber light for a reasonable time necessary for the clearance of traffic, followed by a red light, followed by a green light. The timing of all lights shall be determined by the volume of traffic.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-107 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-107 - Period or cycle

39:4-107. Period or cycle  The period or cycle shall be based on counts of turning and through traffic and study of turns, special intersections, distance between intersections and speeds permitted.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-108 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-108 - Semaphores

39:4-108. Semaphores  Semaphores shall have four vanes or sides, the stop vanes having a red field with the word "stop" plainly visible thereon, and the go vanes a green field with the word "go" plainly visible thereon. When used at night, semaphores shall be equipped with red and green lights, corresponding with the vanes or sides, and with the same meaning and visibility as electrically equipped signals.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-109 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-109 - Position of lenses

39:4-109. Position of lenses  When a vertical arrangement of lenses is used, red shall be placed at the top, amber in the middle and green at the bottom. When it is necessary to place the lights horizontally, the order of the lights shall be red at the left, amber in the middle and green at the right.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-110 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-110 - Height of signals

39:4-110. Height of signals  Traffic signals shall be placed at such height as to be plainly visible to approaching traffic at a distance of at least one hundred and fifty feet from the intersection, and shall, if within the curb line and operated by electricity, be placed at a height of from eight to ten feet above the pavement. If on bracket, mast arm or cable, the signal shall clear the pavement by fourteen feet and six inches. Amended by L.1948, c. 422, p. 1660, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-111 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-111 - Power of lights

39:4-111. Power of lights  The light shall be of such power as to cause the signal to be visible for at least three hundred feet.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-112 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-112 - Visibility of signals to traffic at intersections

39:4-112. Visibility of signals to traffic at intersections  Traffic control signals shall be so located as to be plainly visible to all traffic to be regulated and shall provide at least two indications for each approach at the intersection. At least one signal face shall give an unmistakable indication to traffic approaching, as well as passing through the intersection area. This shall be accomplished by means of post, brackets, mast arms or cables so located that at least one signal face shall be to the right of, or over the traffic it is intended to control. Amended by L.1948, c. 422, p. 1660, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-113 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-113 - Continuously controlled highway

39:4-113. Continuously controlled highway  Each intersection on a continuously controlled highway shall be controlled by signals or suitable signs. If traffic signals are not erected at every intersection it shall not be construed as a continuously controlled highway.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-114 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-114 - Traffic signal in paved roadway or poles in crosswalk lanes prohibited

39:4-114. Traffic signal in paved roadway or poles in crosswalk lanes prohibited  No traffic signal shall be so located as to obstruct the paved width of the highway, nor shall poles carrying signal supports be so placed as to be in pedestrian crosswalk lanes. Where there is, or may hereafter be erected a fixed raised safety zone, the highway area covered by the raised safety zone shall not be construed to mean the paved width of the highway.