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NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-216 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-216 - Commercial activity or solicitation of contributions; prohibition

39:4-216. Commercial activity or solicitation of contributions; prohibition  No person shall tender or offer for sale goods or merchandise of any kind, engage in any other commercial activity, or solicit contributions for any cause, on any portion of the right of way of a State or interstate highway system, including any rest areas located on such right of way. Nothing in this section shall be construed to inhibit the operation of commercial traffic, the rendering of emergency services to vehicles or travelers on the State or interstate highway system nor the installation and use of public telephones at locations on the rights of way approved by the State Department of Transportation. L.1979, c. 66, s. 1, eff. April 4, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-1 - Enforcement

39:5-1. Enforcement  39:5-1. Except as otherwise provided, the enforcement of this subtitle shall be vested in the director and the police or peace officers of, or inspectors duly appointed for that purpose by, any municipality or county or by the State. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize police or peace officers or inspectors appointed by any municipality or county to conduct random roadside examinations of any vehicle.  Amended 1938,c.164,s.2; 1972,c.169,s.3; 1983,c.403,s.18; 1994,c.60,s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-2 - Judicial powers of director

39:5-2. Judicial powers of director  39:5-2. The director shall have the same powers as are conferred by this subtitle on a magistrate.  In considering violations of this subtitle, the director may hold court in any municipality in the State, upon five days' notice given to the defendants summoned to appear before him and shall conduct the proceedings in compliance with, insofar as they are applicable, the rules of the Supreme Court governing municipal courts. The fees and costs shall be the same as in a municipal court. Appeals from a court held by the director shall, in the manner provided for an appeal from a municipal court, be taken to the Superior Court.  Amended 1939,c.216,s.1; 1953,c.36,s.5; 1991,c.91,s.371.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-3 - Appearance, arrest process; complaint; venue.

39:5-3 Appearance, arrest process; complaint; venue.  39:5-3. a. When a person has violated a provision of this subtitle, the judge may, within 30 days after the commission of the offense, issue process directed to a constable, police officer, or the chief administrator for the appearance or arrest of the person so charged and for a violation of R.S.39:4-81, issue process within 90 days after the commission of the offense. In the case of a violation enumerated in subsection b. of this section, this period shall commence upon the filing of a complaint. b. A complaint may be made to a judge for a violation of R.S.39:3-12, R.S.39:3-34, R.S.39:3-37, R.S.39:4-129 or R.S.39:10-24 at any time within one year after the commission of the offense; for a violation of R.S.39:4-50, section 2 of P.L.1981, c.512 (C.39:4-50.4a), section 5 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.13), section 10 of P.L.1990 c.103 (C.39:3-10.18), section 16 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.24), section 3 of P.L.1952, c.157 (C.12:7-46), section 9 of P.L.1986, c.39 (C.12:7-57), R.S.39:3-40, or section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1), at any time within 90 days after the commission of the offense. c. All proceedings shall be brought before a judge having jurisdiction in the municipality in which it is alleged that the violation occurred, but when a violation occurs on a street through which the boundary line of two or more municipalities runs or crosses, then the proceeding may be brought before the judge having jurisdiction in any one of the municipalities divided by said boundary line, and in the event there shall be no judge or should no judge having such jurisdiction be available for the acceptance of bail and disposition of the case, or should the judges having such jurisdiction be disqualified because of personal interest in the proceedings, or for any other legal cause, said proceeding shall be brought before a judge having jurisdiction in the nearest municipality to the one in which it is alleged such a violation occurred. amended 1940, c.212; 1942, c.334, s.1; 1951, c.251; 1953, c.36, s.6; 1959, c.58; 1983, c.403, s.19; 2000, c.85, s.1; 2002, c.56; 2009, c.52, s.1; 2017, c.249.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-5 - Entitling proceedings; bond to secure costs

39:5-5. Entitling proceedings; bond to secure costs  All proceedings for the violation of this subtitle shall be brought in the name of the State, with the director, police officer, peace officer, constable or any other person who institutes the proceedings as prosecutor. A judge may, at his discretion, refuse to issue a warrant on the complaint of a person other than the director or a police officer, until a sufficient bond to secure costs has been executed and delivered to the judge. Amended by L.1953, c. 36, p. 620, s. 8; L.1983, c. 403, s. 20, eff. Dec. 23, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-6 - Performance of ministerial acts

39:5-6. Performance of ministerial acts  All acts, whether in connection with the taking of complaints, issuing of process, return thereof, taking of bail for appearance or committing to custody for failure to deposit such bail and all proceedings preliminary to trial, including the arraignment, taking of plea and postponement of trial and all ministerial acts and proceedings subsequent to trial, may be performed by the clerk or deputy clerk of a magistrate, and the jurisdiction so to do with respect to a violation of this subtitle is hereby conferred. Amended by L.1952, c. 288, p. 975, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-7 - Suspension of sentence; probation

39:5-7. Suspension of sentence; probation  In any proceeding instituted pursuant to the provisions of this subtitle, except where a mandatory penalty is fixed herein, the magistrate may suspend the imposition or execution of sentence, and may also place the defendant on probation under the supervision of the chief probation officer of the county for a period of not less than six months nor more than one year. The probation shall be effected and administered pursuant to the provisions of sections 2A:168-1 to 2A:168-13 of the New Jersey Statutes. Amended by L.1953, c. 36, p. 620, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-9 - Forfeiture of bond or cash deposit; disposition of moneys

39:5-9. Forfeiture of bond or cash deposit; disposition of moneys  A bail bond, if forfeited, may be enforced by the director, and any cash deposit in lieu of bond, if forfeited, shall be paid to the director by the magistrate with whom it was deposited; provided, that such forfeiture is in a proceeding instituted by the director, or a member of his staff, or by the State Police, or an inspector of the Public Utility Commission, or a law enforcement officer of any other State agency. The director shall dispose of the proceeds of said forfeiture in the manner provided by section 39:5-40 of this Title and the proceeds of forfeitures in a proceeding instituted by a local officer shall be forwarded by the magistrate to the proper financial officer of the county, wherein they were collected, to be used by the county as a fund for road repairs therein; provided, however, that the magistrate may first deduct costs and fees from forfeited bail in an amount not to exceed the amount of the costs and fees authorized by section 22A:3-4 of the New Jersey Statutes, and pay the same to the municipal treasurer. Amended by L.1942, c. 334, p. 1179, s. 2; L.1953, c. 36, p. 621, s. 11; L.1965, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-11 - Appeal to Superior Court; procedure

39:5-11. Appeal to Superior Court; procedure  39:5-11. If the defendant appeals to the Superior Court, the appeal shall operate as a consent to an amendment of the complaint in that court so as to substitute a new or different charge growing out of the act or acts complained of or the circumstances surrounding such acts; and any provision of law limiting the time within which any such charge may be brought or proceedings taken in the prosecution thereof shall not operate and shall be deemed to have been waived by the appeal.  Amended 1953,c.36,s.13; 1991,c.91,s.372.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-20 - Complaint represented on trial on appeal by county prosecutor, attorney general or municipal attorney; aid in prosecution

39:5-20. Complaint represented on trial on appeal by county prosecutor, attorney general or municipal attorney; aid in prosecution  On an appeal by the defendant in any proceeding instituted under this subtitle, the county prosecutor of the county wherein the alleged violation was committed shall represent the complainant; but where a complaint is made by a member of the State Police charging a violation of either section 39:3-40, 39:4-50 or 39:4-96 of this Title, the Attorney General, and not the prosecutor, shall represent the complainant, and where there is violation of a municipal ordinance relating to traffic regulations and the proceeding was instituted by a municipal officer, the municipal attorney shall represent the complainant. The county prosecutor, charged with the enforcement of this subtitle, may request the Attorney General to attend personally, or by such assistant or assistants as he shall designate, to aid in the prosecution of the appeal. Amended by L.1953, c. 36, p. 622, s. 22; L.1967, c. 41, s. 1, eff. April 28, 1967; L.1983, c. 403, s. 21, eff. Dec. 23, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-22 - Revoked license not restored by appeal

39:5-22. Revoked license not restored by appeal  Where a license has been revoked for a violation of section 39:4-50 of this Title, and an appeal has been taken from the judgment, the appeal shall not operate to restore the license during the pendency of the appeal, however, the license may be restored either by the trial court or the appellate court pending disposition of the appeal. Amended by L.1953, c. 36, p. 622, s. 24; L.1965, c. 237, s. 1, eff. Feb. 16, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-24 - Proceedings on Sunday

39:5-24. Proceedings on Sunday  Proceedings under this subtitle may be instituted on any day of the week, and the institution of the proceedings on Sunday shall be no bar to the successful prosecution thereof. Any process served on Sunday shall be as valid as if served on any other day of the week.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-25 - Arrest without warrant

39:5-25. Arrest without warrant  39:5-25. Any law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, arrest any person violating in his presence any provision of chapter 3 of this Title, or any person, other than a motorman or person having control of a street car or auto bus, running upon a route approved by the Board of Public Utilities, violating in his presence any provision of chapter 4 of this Title. A law enforcement officer may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has operated a motor vehicle in violation of R.S.39:4-50 or section 5 of P.L. 1990, c. 103 (C.39:3-10.13), regardless of whether the suspected violation occurs in the officer's presence. The exemption from arrest of a motorman or person having control of a street car or auto bus, as conferred herein, shall not operate to prevent his arrest, however, for a violation of R.S.39:4-50. The arresting officer shall bring any person so arrested before any judge of the municipal court of the municipality wherein the offense is committed, or before the director at any place designated as his office. If the arrest is for a violation of R.S.39:4-50, the arresting officer may, if no judge, clerk or deputy clerk is available, detain the person arrested, either in any police station, lockup or other place maintained by any municipality for the detention of offenders or in the common jail of the county, for such reasonable time as will permit the arresting officer to obtain a warrant for the offender's further detention, which temporary detention shall not exceed 24 hours from the time of the arrest. If the arrest is for a violation of any other provision of this subtitle, the person arrested shall be detained in the police station or municipal court until the arresting officer makes a complaint and a warrant issues.  Any law enforcement officer may, instead of arresting an offender as herein provided, serve upon him a summons.  Amended 1940,c.139; 1953,c.36,s.26; 1983,c.403,s.22; 1983,c.563; 1994,c.184,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-25.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-25.1 - Summons, identification of motorist as holder of commercial driver license.

39:5-25.1 Summons, identification of motorist as holder of commercial driver license.  11. Upon issuance of a summons or complaint charging a motorist with any violation, other than a parking violation, under Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, a law enforcement officer shall identify on the face of the summons or complaint, whether the motorist is a holder of a commercial driver license. L.2005,c.147,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-27 - License exhibited to magistrate upon arrest

39:5-27. License exhibited to magistrate upon arrest  Any driver arrested for a violation of any provision of this subtitle shall, on demand of the magistrate hearing the complaint against him, produce his license for inspection. If he fails to produce his license or to give satisfactory excuse for its nonproduction, he shall, in addition to any other penalties imposed by the magistrate, be subject to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-28 - Validity, service and effect of summons or warrant and arrest thereon in county other than where issued

39:5-28. Validity, service and effect of summons or warrant and arrest thereon in county other than where issued  A summons or warrant issued by a magistrate under this chapter shall be valid throughout the State. An officer who may serve the summons or warrant and make arrest on the warrant in the county in which it was issued may also serve the summons or warrant and make arrest on the warrant in any county of the State. Amended by L.1953, c. 36, p. 623, s. 28.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-30a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-30a - Habitual offender defined

39:5-30a. Habitual offender defined  As used in this act: "Habitual offender" means a person who has his license to operate a motor vehicle suspended three times for violations occurring within a 3-year period. L.1982, c. 85, s. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-30b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-30b - Suspension of license; period of time; notice; hearing

39:5-30b. Suspension of license; period of time; notice; hearing  The director may suspend for a period of no more than 3 years, the license to operate a motor vehicle of any person who, within a period of 3 years, commits motor vehicle violations, other than a violation of section 2 of P.L.1972, c. 197 (C. 39:6B-2), which ultimately result in the licensee having his license suspended three times. Where any given suspension is based on an accumulation of points involving more than one conviction for violations, the period of suspension shall be calculated from the date of commission of the latest violation. The proposed notice of suspension shall be mailed to the licensee at his last address of record with the Division of Motor Vehicles and shall clearly state the reason for the suspension. The suspension shall become effective 15 days from the date of the mailing of the notice unless the director for cause establishes another date for commencement of the suspension, or the licensee notifies the director in writing within 10 days of the mailing of the notice of his intention to personally appear at a hearing to challenge the suspension. The administrative law judge presiding at a hearing held pursuant to this section shall only consider evidence of the actual number of suspensions and the time period during which the violations leading to the suspensions were committed in issuing a suspension for the period provided for by this act. He may admit evidence relevant to the circumstances set out in section 3 of this act in considering the appropriateness of any portion of in excess of the 3 year period suspension issued. Any person who fails without reasonable cause to appear at a hearing provided for by this section shall have his license to operate a motor vehicle suspended forthwith by the director for a fixed minimum period of 3 years. L.1982, c. 85, s. 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-30c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-30c - Maximum suspension period; circumstances determining

39:5-30c. Maximum suspension period; circumstances determining  In determining the appropriateness of issuing a suspension for the maximum period of 3 years established by this act, the director may consider the following circumstances: a. The latest offense was of such a nature that it evinced an unreasonable disregard by the licensee for the safety and welfare of himself or others; b. The number and seriousness of the offenses contained in the prior driving record of the licensee evince a pattern or patterns of unreasonable disregard by the licensee for the safety and welfare of himself or others; c. The nature and extent of the driving record of the licensee establish a substantial risk that licensee will commit another offense. L.1982, c. 85, s. 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-30d (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-30d - Concurrent suspension; application for reinstatement

39:5-30d. Concurrent suspension; application for reinstatement  A suspension issued pursuant to this act shall not run concurrently with any other suspension issued pursuant to law. A licensee may apply to the director for reinstatement of his license following the period of suspension issued. L.1982, c. 85, s. 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-30e (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-30e - Operation of motor vehicle during suspension; fine and imprisonment

39:5-30e. Operation of motor vehicle during suspension; fine and imprisonment  Unless otherwise provided, an habitual offender convicted of operating a motor vehicle or motorized bicycle, while suspended pursuant to this act, shall pay a fine of $1,000.00 and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a county jail, penitentiary, or workhouse, as the case may be, for a period of 30 days, provided, however, that if the habitual offender is involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to another, he shall, in addition to the fine, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than 45 days. L.1982, c. 85, s. 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-30.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-30.1 - Suspension or revocation of driver's license where reciprocity driving privilege is suspended or revoked in another state

39:5-30.1. Suspension or revocation of driver's license where reciprocity driving privilege is suspended or revoked in another state  Whenever the reciprocity driving privilege of any New Jersey resident is suspended or revoked by lawful authority in another State upon a conviction of a violation of the Motor Vehicle Act of such State and the report of such conviction is transmitted by the motor vehicle administrator of such State to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles of this State pursuant to any law providing for reciprocal exchange thereof, the director may suspend or revoke the driving privilege of such resident in this State, in the manner prescribed by section 39:5-30 of the Revised Statutes, for a period not less than that for which the reciprocity driving privilege was suspended or revoked in such other State nor more than the period for which the driving privilege would have been suspended or revoked had a conviction of a like offense occurred in this State. L.1953, c. 429, p. 2164, s. 1. Amended by L.1957, c. 71, p. 138, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-30.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-30.2 - Review by chief administrator, alternatives to suspension, revocation.

39:5-30.2 Review by chief administrator, alternatives to suspension, revocation.  1. Any moving violation of the motor vehicle law which carries with it a penalty of suspension or revocation of a driver's license may be subject to review by the chief administrator. The chief administrator, in his or his designee's discretion, may permit a driver subject to suspension or revocation to elect to attend a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Driver Improvement Program in lieu of all or part of a period of suspension. This discretionary authority shall not apply to those sections of the motor vehicle law which require the imposition of a mandatory suspension term. In addition to, or in lieu of, the Driver Improvement Program offered by the commission, the chief administrator may authorize a drivers' school licensed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1951, c.216 (C.39:12-2) or any statewide safety organization to provide a Driver Improvement Program, the course of which shall be subject to the oversight of, and any guidelines established by, the commission. The authority of the chief administrator to suspend, revoke, or deny issuance of an initial or renewal license to operate a driving school, or an instructor's license, and to assess fines, pursuant to P.L.1951, c.216 (C.39:12-1 et seq.) shall apply to any violations related to the administration of a Driver Improvement Program. L.1969, c.261, s.1; amended 1977, c.27, s.1; 2009, c.298, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:5-30.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:5-30.4 - Driver Improvement Program; fee.

39:5-30.4 Driver Improvement Program; fee.  1. Persons attending a Driver Improvement Program offered by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, an approved drivers' school, or a Statewide safety organization, as approved by the commission, shall pay such fee therefor not to exceed $100, as prescribed in regulations promulgated by the chief administrator. The driver's license of any person failing to pay the prescribed fee shall be subject to suspension or revocation.  L.1972, c.38, s.1; amended 1977, c.27, s.3; 1982, c.53, s.9; 1994, c.60, s.24; 2009, c.298, s.7.