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NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-138.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-138.5 - Display required; permit fees

39:4-138.5. Display required; permit fees  3. A motor vehicle shall not be permitted to be parked in front of a private driveway unless the owner of the private driveway or a member of the owner's household has been issued a valid permit and the permit is properly displayed, or unless the owner has authorized another party to use and display the owner's permit for parking in front of the private driveway, and the permit is valid and properly displayed. A municipality may, by ordinance, establish a fee for these permits.  L.1991,c.297,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-138.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-138.6 - Municipal authority to set certain permissible parking distances.

39:4-138.6 Municipal authority to set certain permissible parking distances.  2. A municipality may mandate by ordinance the permissible distance a person may park a motor vehicle from a crosswalk, side line of a street or intersecting highway, or "stop" sign. A municipality may not, however, permit parking within 25 feet of a crosswalk or side line of a street or intersecting highway or within 50 feet of a "stop" sign in a school zone during hours when school is in session. L.2009, c.257, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139 - Loading or unloading passengers or materials; period at certain places

39:4-139. Loading or unloading passengers or materials; period at certain places  No operator of a vehicle shall stand or park the vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers or materials or longer than is hereinafter provided. The loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes in an alley or at a curb adjacent to the entrance of a school, church, theatre, hotel, hospital or any other place of public assemblage during hours designated by official signs.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.2 - Short title

39:4-139.2. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Parking Offenses Adjudication Act."  L. 1985, c. 14, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.3 - Definitions

39:4-139.3. Definitions  As used in this act:  a. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.  b. "Division" means the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety.  c. "Parking offense" means a violation of a State statute, an ordinance or resolution adopted by a county, municipality or authority or a regulation issued by a State authority which regulates the parking of vehicles. For purposes of this act, violations of ordinances or regulations will be within the civil jurisdiction of the court.  d. "Parking ticket" means the summons issued alleging that a parking offense has occurred.  L. 1985, c. 14, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.4 - Uniform traffic ticket; complaint and summons; contents; personal service

39:4-139.4. Uniform traffic ticket; complaint and summons; contents; personal service  a. The complaint and summons shall be a uniform traffic ticket in the form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts and shall contain information advising the person to whom it is issued of the manner in which and the time within which an answer to the offense alleged is required. The parking ticket shall also advise that penalties may result from a failure to answer, that the failure to answer or appear shall be considered an admission of liability, and that a default judgment may be entered against the owner of the vehicle.  b. A parking ticket shall be served personally upon the operator of a vehicle who is present at the time of service, and his name shall be recorded on the parking ticket, together with the plate number and type as shown by the registration plates of the vehicle and the make or model of the vehicle. If the operator is not present, the parking ticket shall be served upon the owner of the vehicle by affixing the parking ticket to the vehicle in a conspicuous place, or by any other method appropriate under R. 4:4-4 of the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey.  c. A parking ticket shall also contain sufficient information to inform the person of the nature, date, time and location of the offense alleged. Service of a parking ticket by affixation as provided in subsection b. of this section shall have the same effect as if the parking ticket was personally served on the owner or operator of the vehicle.  d. The original parking ticket shall be signed by the complainant, who shall certify to the truth of the facts set forth therein. The original parking ticket or a true copy of the parking ticket shall be considered a record kept in the ordinary business of the enforcement agency and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.  e. An operator of a vehicle who is not the owner, but who uses or operates the vehicle with the permission of the owner, express or implied, shall be considered the agent of the owner to receive parking tickets served in accordance with subsection b. of this section.  L. 1985, c. 14, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.5 - Joint liability of owner and operator; recovery by owner against operator; leased vehicles

39:4-139.5. Joint liability of owner and operator; recovery by owner against operator; leased vehicles  a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the owner and operator shall be jointly liable for parking offenses, unless the owner can show that the vehicle was used without his consent, express or implied. An owner who pays any fine, penalty, civil judgment, costs or administrative fees in connection with a parking offense shall have the right to recover that sum from the operator in a court of competent jurisdiction.  b. (1) The owner of a motor vehicle who has leased the motor vehicle shall not be liable for a parking offense when the motor vehicle is under the control or in the possession of the lessee if, upon notice of a parking offense, the owner of a motor vehicle which was leased at the time of the offense notifies the clerk of the court where the case is pending, by a notarized statement of the name and address of the lessee. The notarized statement shall be in a form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts.  (2) After providing the name and address of the lessee, the owner shall not be required to attend a hearing on the offense, unless notified that the offense may have been caused by mechanical failure of the vehicle which resulted from the owner's failure to maintain the vehicle.  (3) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to a parking offense which was caused by mechanical failure of the vehicle which resulted from the owner's failure to maintain the vehicle.  The lessee of the motor vehicle who intends to claim the offense resulted from the owner's failure to maintain the vehicle shall notify the clerk of the court where the case is pending and the owner of the vehicle of this claim within five days after receiving notice of the offense or at least seven days prior to the date the case will be heard by the court, whichever is later.  (4) If the owner of the vehicle fails to comply with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court hearing the violation may take any action which the interests of justice require, including finding the owner of the motor vehicle liable for the parking offense.  L. 1985, c. 14, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.6 - Failure to answer or appear; rule applicable; procedures; notice

39:4-139.6. Failure to answer or appear; rule applicable; procedures; notice  The municipal court shall immediately upon expiration of time to answer or appear, with respect to residents of New Jersey, follow the procedures set forth in R. 7:6-3(a) of the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. These procedures include the mailing of a notice of offense or a failure to appear notice to defendant. That notice shall be on a form approved by the Administrative Director of the Courts and shall inform the defendant of the parking offense charged; the time and date of the parking offense; the amount of fines, penalties and costs due; of his right to have a hearing; that a civil judgment may be entered against him for failure to appear or pay the amount due; and that his driver's license may be suspended; that his driving privileges may be revoked; and that a warrant may be issued for his arrest.  The procedures set forth in R. 7:6-3(c) of the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey shall be followed in the case of a nonresident.  L. 1985, c. 14, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.7 - Answer to parking ticket or failure to appear notice

39:4-139.7. Answer to parking ticket or failure to appear notice  a. In answer to a parking ticket or failure to appear notice, a person to whom a parking ticket or failure to appear notice was issued may:  (1) Admit the commission of the parking offense by payment of the fine and penalty due; or  (2) Deny liability and appear in court in accordance with the instructions on the summons or otherwise as provided by court rule.  b. A person to whom a parking ticket or failure to appear notice has been issued may answer by personal appearance or by mail in accordance with instructions on the summons.  c. A person who admits the commission of a parking offense shall, at the same time he submits his answer, pay the civil fine and any additional penalties established pursuant to local ordinance or regulation, which may be due for failure to answer within the time required.  L. 1985, c. 14, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.9 - Operating costs; civil contempt

39:4-139.9. Operating costs; civil contempt  a. Out of each parking penalty assessed and disbursed to the municipality where a failure to appear notice was issued under these provisions, $2.00 shall be designated and distributed to the municipal court by the municipality to provide for the operating costs to administer this act. These funds shall be in addition to the municipal court's normal budget allocation but in no event shall exceed those additional costs to the court incurred as a result of this act.  b. If a respondent defaults in the payment of a fine, penalty or costs, or of an installment, the court may require the respondent to show cause why the default should not be treated as a civil contempt and may issue a summons or order to show cause or a bench warrant of arrest for the respondent's appearance. The officers of a corporation or the partners, directors or officers of an association may be held in contempt upon a default by the corporation or association.  L.1985,c.14,s.8; amended 1989,c.137.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.10a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.10a - Time limit on enforcement of parking violations.

39:4-139.10a Time limit on enforcement of parking violations.  1. In any parking case, if the municipal court fails, within three years of the date of the violation, to either issue a warrant for the defendant's arrest, or to order a suspension of the defendant's driving privileges or the defendant's non-resident reciprocity privileges or prohibit the person from receiving or obtaining driving privileges, the matter shall be dismissed and shall not be reopened. L.1999,c.423,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.11 - Restoration of driver's license, registration after satisfaction of fines and penalties; recordation.

39:4-139.11 Restoration of driver's license, registration after satisfaction of fines and penalties; recordation.  10. a. When a person whose license or motor vehicle registration has been suspended pursuant to subsection b. of section 9 of P.L.1985, c.14 (C.39:4-139.10) satisfies the fines and any penalties imposed by the court, the court shall forward to the commission a notice to restore the person's driver's license or motor vehicle registration.  b. Upon receiving a notice to restore pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the commission shall record the restoration and notify the person of the restoration.  L.1985, c.14, s.10; amended 2007, c.280, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.12 - Suspension of license; fee; deposit

39:4-139.12. Suspension of license; fee; deposit  There shall be included in the fines and penalties imposed by the court on a person whose license has been suspended pursuant to subsection b. of section 9 of this act a fee of $3.00 which shall be transferred by the court to the division. All fees so transferred shall be deposited in a fund established to effectuate the purposes of this act.  L. 1985, c. 14, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.13 - Impoundment or immobilization of vehicle with outstanding warrants; authorization by municipalities by ordinance; sale at auction; reclamation of possession prior to sale; disposition of proceeds

39:4-139.13. Impoundment or immobilization of vehicle with outstanding warrants; authorization by municipalities by ordinance; sale at auction; reclamation of possession prior to sale; disposition of proceeds  a. The governing body of every municipality may make, amend, repeal and enforce an ordinance authorizing the impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle found within the jurisdiction of that municipality if there are any outstanding warrants against the vehicle.  b. Except for vehicles owned by lessors who have complied with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection b. of section 4 of this act, if the outstanding warrants are not paid by midnight on the 30th day following the day on which the vehicle was impounded or immobilized, the vehicle may be sold at a public auction. The municipality shall give notice of the sale by certified mail to the owner, if his name and address are known, and to the holder of any security interest filed with the director, and by publication in a form to be prescribed by the director by one insertion, at least five days before the date of the sale, in one or more newspapers published in this State and circulating in the municipality in which the motor vehicle has been impounded or immobilized.  c. At any time prior to the sale, the owner of the motor vehicle or other person entitled to the motor vehicle may reclaim possession of the motor vehicle upon payment of the reasonable costs of removal and storage of the motor vehicle, any fine or penalty and court costs assessed against him for a violation that gave rise to the impoundment or immobilization of the motor vehicle, and any outstanding warrants against the vehicle; however, the owner-lessor of a motor vehicle who has complied with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection b. of section 4 of this act shall be entitled to reclaim possession without payment and the lessee shall be liable for any fine, penalty, court costs and outstanding warrants against the vehicle.  d. Any proceeds obtained from the sale of a vehicle at public auction pursuant to subsection b. of this section in excess of the amount owed to the municipality for the reasonable costs of removal and storage of the motor vehicle, any fine or penalty and court costs assessed against him for a violation that gave rise to the impoundment or immobilization of the motor vehicle, and any outstanding warrants against the vehicle, shall be returned to the owner of the vehicle, if his name and address are known.  L. 1985, c. 14, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-139.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-139.14 - Contracts by municipalities with public agency or private organization for services to process parking offenses; plan by municipality; approval by Supreme Court

39:4-139.14. Contracts by municipalities with public agency or private organization for services to process parking offenses; plan by municipality; approval by Supreme Court  A municipality may enter into a contract with a public agency or private organization for services to be rendered in the processing of parking offenses under this act. A municipality which contracts for processing services shall submit a plan to the Supreme Court describing the services to be provided and the procedures to be used. The Supreme Court shall approve a plan submitted by a municipality prior to the implementation of that plan.  L. 1985, c. 14, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-140 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-140 - Designation of through highways, stop intersections and yield intersections; erection of stop or yield signs

39:4-140. Designation of through highways, stop intersections and yield intersections; erection of stop or yield signs  The Commissioner of Transportation, with reference to State highways, may by regulation and the local authorities, with reference to any highway under their jurisdiction, may by ordinance or resolution, subject to the approval of the commissioner, except as otherwise provided in R.S. 39:4-8, designate through highways and erect "stop" signs or "yield" signs at specified entrances thereto, or may designate any intersection as a stop intersection or as a yield intersection and may erect "stop" signs or "yield" signs at one or more entrances to such intersections. The commissioner on his own motion may designate through streets, stop intersections and yield intersections, and upon the designation shall give notice thereof to the board or body charged with the maintenance of such streets or intersections. The board or body shall thereupon comply with section 39:4-141 of this Title. The commissioner may by appropriate order withdraw the designation of through streets, stop intersections or yield intersections and thereafter cause the removal of "stop" signs or "yield" signs indicating such streets or intersections. Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 101, s. 79; L.1956, c. 107, p. 486, s. 3; L.1958, c. 114, p. 587, s. 2; L.1971, c. 428, s. 1, eff. Feb. 1, 1972; L.1983, c. 227, s. 3, eff. June 27, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-141 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-141 - Placing of signs

39:4-141. Placing of signs  The official, board or body charged with the maintenance of a highway or section thereof designated as a through street, or of an intersection designated as a stop intersection or a yield intersection, as provided in section 39:4-140 of this Title shall place "stop" signs or "yield right of way" signs, as in the designation provided, on the near right side of each highway intersecting the through street or of each entrance to the intersection where such sign is deemed necessary; except that on one-way streets, such signs may be placed on either or both near sides of the intersecting street or entrance, if approved by the director. Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 102, s. 80; L.1956, c. 107, p. 486, s. 4; L.1958, c. 114, p. 588, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-143 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-143 - Intersecting through streets

39:4-143. Intersecting through streets  When through streets intersect each other the director shall determine the highway to be known as the through street and cause the board or body having control of the highways to post only one of the highways. Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 102, s. 81.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-144 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-144 - Stopping or yielding right of way before entering stop or yield intersections.

39:4-144 Stopping or yielding right of way before entering stop or yield intersections.  39:4-144. No driver of a vehicle or street car shall enter upon or cross an intersecting street marked with a "stop" sign unless: a. The driver has first brought the vehicle or street car to a complete stop at a point within five feet of the nearest crosswalk or stop line marked upon the pavement at the near side of the intersecting street and shall proceed only after yielding the right of way to all vehicular traffic on the intersecting street which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.  b. No driver of a vehicle or street car shall enter upon or cross an intersecting street marked with a "yield right of way" sign without first slowing to a reasonable speed for existing conditions and visibility, stopping if necessary, and the driver shall yield the right of way to all vehicular traffic on the intersecting street which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard; unless, in either case, the driver is otherwise directed to proceed by a traffic or police officer or traffic control signal. c. No driver of a vehicle or street car shall turn right at an intersecting street marked with a "stop" sign or "yield right of way" sign unless the driver stops and remains stopped for pedestrians crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk, or at an unmarked crosswalk, into which the driver is turning. amended 1956, c.107, s.5; 1958, c.114, s.4; 2008, c.9, s.1; 2009, c.319, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-183.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:4-183.1 - Legal authority

39:4-183.1. Legal authority  Traffic signs shall be placed only by the authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction as authorized by law and only for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic. This section, however, shall not prohibit public utility companies or other authorized persons or companies from erecting temporary MEN WORKING signs to protect construction, maintenance or repair work on or within a public highway; provided, such signs conform reasonably to the specifications included in this act. L.1941, c. 345, p. 903, s. 2.