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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-128.5 - Frozen dessert truck; equipment

39:4-128.5. Frozen dessert truck; equipment
In addition to other equipment required by law, every frozen dessert truck shall be equipped with:
a. Signal lamps mounted at the same level and as high and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. These lamps shall be 5 to 7 inches in diameter and shall display two alternately flashing red lights visible at 500 feet to the front and rear in normal sunlight upon a straight level highway.
b. A stop signal arm that can be extended horizontally from the left side of the truck. When such arm is extended, the side of the stop signal arm nearest the truck shall be 7 1/4 inches long and parallel to the side of the truck. The side furthest from the truck shall be 18 inches long and parallel to the side nearest the truck. The two sides shall be 18 inches apart creating a symmetrical, trapezoidal shape. Two alternately flashing red lights shall be located in the outside corners of the extended signal arm and such corners shall be rounded to conform with the shape of the lights. Each red light shall be 3 to 5 inches in diameter and visible at 300 feet to the front and rear in normal sunlight upon a straight and level street. Both sides of the signal arm shall have a red reflectorized background and the following legend: The word "STOP" shall appear in 6-inch high, 1 inch wide white letters in the middle of the signal arm; above the word "STOP," the phrase "IF SAFE" shall appear in 2 inch high, one-quarter inch wide white letters; below the word "STOP," the phrase "THEN GO" shall appear in 2 inch high, one-quarter inch wide white letters. All colors shall meet specifications in the most recently published Federal Highway Administration Standard Color Charts. The bottom of the extended signal arm shall be 42 inches above the street.
c. A convex mirror mounted on the front so the driver in his normal seating position can see the area in front of the truck obscured by the hood.
L.1979, c. 438, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-128.6 - Stopped frozen dessert truck; duty of driver

39:4-128.6. Stopped frozen dessert truck; duty of driver
a. The driver of a frozen dessert truck stopped on the highway for the purpose of vending shall actuate the special red flashing lights and extend the stop signal arm required by section 3.
b. These lights and the stop signal arm shall not be used when the truck is in motion nor at any time the truck is stopped for a purpose other than vending.
L.1979, c. 438, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-128.7 - Conditions for vending

39:4-128.7. Conditions for vending
a. A person shall not vend on streets where the speed limit exceeds 30 miles per hour.
b. A person shall not vend within 500 feet of any property used as a grade or junior high or middle school from 1 hour before the regular school day to 1 hour after the regular school day; provided, this subsection shall not apply on days when school is not attended by children nor on school property when vending has been approved in writing by the board of education.
c. A person shall vend only when the frozen dessert truck is lawfully parked or stopped.
d. A person shall vend only from the side of the truck away from moving traffic and as near as possible to the curb or edge of the highway.
e. A person shall not vend to a person standing in the roadway.
f. A person shall not stop on the left side of a one-way highway to vend.
L.1979, c. 438, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-128.9 - Riding in or on frozen dessert truck; authorized persons only

39:4-128.9. Riding in or on frozen dessert truck; authorized persons only
a. The driver of a frozen dessert truck shall not permit any unauthorized person to ride in or on the vehicle.
b. A person shall not ride in or on a frozen dessert truck unless employed by its owner or unless authorized in writing to do so by the owner or police department.
L.1979, c. 438, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-128.10 - Violations; penalty

39:4-128.10. Violations; penalty
Any person violating any provision of this act shall be liable for a penalty of not more than $100.00 for each offense, which may be enforced by summary proceedings.
L.1979, c. 438, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-128.11 - Regulations relative to certain commercial vehicles stopping at railroad crossings.

39:4-128.11 Regulations relative to certain commercial vehicles stopping at railroad crossings.
10. a. A driver of a commercial motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle that is required to stop at a railroad crossing in accordance with R.S.39:4-128, shall, upon approaching a railroad grade crossing, drive at a rate of speed that will permit the commercial motor vehicle to be stopped before reaching the nearest rail of the crossing. A driver shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle upon or over a railroad crossing until the driver has exercised due caution to ascertain that a train or other on-track equipment is not approaching the crossing.
b. A driver of a commercial motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle that is required to stop at a railroad crossing in accordance with R.S.39:4-128, shall stop that commercial motor vehicle before reaching the nearest rail of the crossing, if the tracks of the crossing are not clear of other vehicles or if there is insufficient space to drive the commercial motor vehicle completely through the crossing without stopping the commercial motor vehicle.
c. An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of R.S.39:4-128, section 68 of P.L.1951, c.23 (C.39:4-127.1), or this section. An employer who is convicted of any such violation shall be fined not more than $10,000.
L.2005, c.147, s.10; amended 2019, c.422, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-131.1 - Inconsistent rule, regulation, resolution or ordinance inconsistent with act or establishing fee in excess of fee under Right to Know Law; supersedure

39:4-131.1. Inconsistent rule, regulation, resolution or ordinance inconsistent with act or establishing fee in excess of fee under Right to Know Law; supersedure
Any rule, regulation, resolution or ordinance inconsistent with this act or establishing a fee in excess of the fee permitted by section 2 of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C. 47:1A-2) is superseded insofar as it is inconsistent or to the extent that it exceeds the fee so established.
L.1979, c. 412, s. 2, eff. Feb. 8, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-132 - Certain damages reported by repairman

39:4-132. Certain damages reported by repairman
The person in charge of a garage or repair shop to which is brought a motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident of which report must be made by the driver thereof as provided in section 39:4-130 of the Revised Statutes or of having been struck by a bullet shall report to the nearest office of the local police department or of the county police of the county or of the State Police within 24 hours after the motor vehicle is received, giving the serial number, registration number and, if known, the name and address of the owner or operator of the vehicle.
Any person who shall violate this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 or be imprisoned for a period of not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both.
Amended by L.1967, c. 189, s. 4, eff. July 27, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-134 - Report of death to director

39:4-134. Report of death to director
Every county prosecutor, county medical examiner, or other official performing like functions shall make a report to the director with respect to a death found to have been the result of a motor vehicle accident.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 99, s. 74; L.1971, c. 2, s. 17, eff. Jan. 15, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-134.3 - Use of "Next-of-Kin Registry."

39:4-134.3 Use of "Next-of-Kin Registry."
2. a. When a motor vehicle accident results in the serious bodily injury, death, or incapacitation of a driver or any passenger, the law enforcement officer investigating the motor vehicle accident shall attempt to locate an emergency contact person by accessing the "Next-of-Kin Registry," established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2011, c.47 (C.39:4-134.2). The law enforcement officer shall, when practicable, expeditiously notify the emergency contact of each person involved in the motor vehicle accident and inform the emergency contact of the hospital or other location at which the driver or passenger may be receiving medical treatment.
b. No law enforcement officer or law enforcement employee shall be liable to any person for civil damages, or subject to criminal prosecution resulting from or caused by: (1) any disruption or failure in Internet service caused by any accident, malfunction, act of sabotage or God, or any other condition or circumstance that the commission has not, directly or indirectly, caused and which results in, or prevents, the holder of any New Jersey State validated permit, probationary or basic driver's license, or non-driver identification card from accessing, or inputting information into, the "Next-of-Kin Registry" or which results in, or prevents, the chief administrator and designated commission employees and law enforcement officers from accessing, establishing, or maintaining the "Next-of-Kin Registry"; (2) any misuse of, or the failure or omission to input accurate information, or the inputting of inaccurate or out-dated information into the "Next-of-Kin Registry" by any holder of any New Jersey State validated permit, probationary or basic driver's license, or non-driver identification card; or (3) the inability of any law enforcement officer to make contact, in good faith, with any designated emergency contact person. This limitation of liability is inapplicable if such failure resulted from a malicious purpose or a wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons or property.
L.2011, c.47, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-134.4 - Rules, regulations.

39:4-134.4 Rules, regulations.
4. The chief administrator may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of this act.
L.2011, c.47, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-135 - Parking; direction and side of street; angle parking; one-way street

39:4-135. Parking; direction and side of street; angle parking; one-way street
The operator of a vehicle shall not stop, stand or park the vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of traffic, on the right-hand side of the road and with the curb side of the vehicle within six inches of the edge of the roadway, except as follows:
a. Upon those streets which have been designated by ordinance and have been marked or signed for angle parking, vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb designated and indicated by the ordinance and marks or signs.
b. Upon one-way streets, local authorities may permit parking of vehicles parallel with the left-hand edge of the roadway headed in the direction of traffic, on the left-hand side of the road and with the curb side of the vehicle within six inches of the edge of the roadway.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 99, s. 75.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-136 - Parking on highway; removing vehicle; disabled vehicle

39:4-136. Parking on highway; removing vehicle; disabled vehicle
No person shall park or leave standing a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway, outside of a business or residence district, when it is practicable to park or leave it standing off the roadway. In no event shall a person park or leave standing a vehicle whether attended or unattended, upon a roadway, unless a clear and unobstructed width of not less than fifteen feet upon the roadway opposite the standing vehicle is left for free passage of other vehicles thereon, nor unless a clear view of the vehicle may be obtained from a distance of two hundred feet in each direction upon the roadway.
In the event that a vehicle is disabled or otherwise unable to proceed while on the roadway of a highway, the driver or person in charge of such vehicle shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, notify the nearest police authority.
Any vehicle, upon a roadway, which is disabled to the extent that the operator cannot move it, or any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the safe and proper regulation of traffic and any peace officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The owner shall pay the reasonable costs of the removal and storage which may result from such removal, before regaining possession of the vehicle.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 99, s. 76.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-137 - Vehicle without driver; brakes set; motor stopped; wheels turned to curb

39:4-137. Vehicle without driver; brakes set; motor stopped; wheels turned to curb
No person having control or charge of a motor vehicle shall allow it to stand on a highway unattended without first effectively setting the brakes thereon and stopping the motor thereof, and, when standing on a grade, without turning the wheels thereof to the curb or side of the highway.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-138 - Places where parking prohibited, exceptions; moving vehicle not under one's control into prohibited area.

39:4-138 Places where parking prohibited, exceptions; moving vehicle not under one's control into prohibited area.
39:4-138. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a traffic or police officer or traffic sign or signal, no operator of a vehicle shall stand or park the vehicle in any of the following places:
a. Within an intersection;
b. On a crosswalk;
c. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within at least 20 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone;
d. In front of a public or private driveway;
e. (1) Within 25 feet of the nearest crosswalk or side line of a street or intersecting highway, except at alleys and as provided in section 2 of P.L.2009, c.257 (C.39:4-138.6); or
(2) Within 10 feet of the nearest crosswalk or side line of a street or intersecting highway, if a curb extension or bulbout has been constructed at that crosswalk;
f. On a sidewalk;
g. In any appropriately marked "No Parking" space established pursuant to the duly promulgated regulations of the Commissioner of Transportation;
h. Within 50 feet of a "stop" sign except as provided in section 2 of P.L.2009, c.257 (C.39:4-138.6);
i. Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant;
j. Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
k. Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance, when properly signposted;
l. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic, when properly signposted;
m. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
n. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway, or within a highway tunnel or underpass, or on the immediate approaches thereto except where space for parking is provided;
o. In any space on public or private property appropriately marked for vehicles for persons with disabilities pursuant to P.L.1977, c.202 (C.39:4-197.5), P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) or any other applicable law unless the vehicle is authorized by law to be parked therein and a person with a disability is either the driver or a passenger in that vehicle. State, county, or municipal law enforcement officers or parking enforcement authority officers shall enforce the parking restrictions on spaces appropriately marked for vehicles for persons with disabilities on both public and private property.
No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under the person's control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
amended 1948, c.342, s.2; 1951, c.23, s.77; 1981, c.20, s.1; 1989, c.201, s.1; 2009, c. 107, s.2; 2009, c.257, s.1; 2017, c.131, s.157.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-138.1 - Determination of "no parking zones".

39:4-138.1 Determination of "no parking zones".
1. The commissioner, by regulations, shall have authority to establish and maintain "no parking" zones on portions of State highways where parking is deemed hazardous or inimical to the proper flow of traffic.
"No parking" zones so established shall be clearly marked by appropriate signs of a type and design according to specifications adopted by the commissioner.
L.1948,c.342,s.1; amended 1951, c.23, s.78; 2003, c.13, s.52.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-138.3 - Parking in front of driveway permitted; conditions

39:4-138.3. Parking in front of driveway permitted; conditions
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.39:4-138 to the contrary, any municipality may, by ordinance, permit the parking of motor vehicles in front of private driveways whenever both the motor vehicle and driveway involved are owned by the same person, whenever the motor vehicle is owned by a member of the same household as the owner of the private driveway, or whenever the owner of the private driveway authorizes the parking of a motor vehicle in front of the private driveway; and where such parking is not otherwise prohibited and the permitting thereof would not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
L.1991,c.297,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-138.4 - Permits; issuance, application, description

39:4-138.4. Permits; issuance, application, description
2. Any municipality enacting an ordinance pursuant to section 1 of this act shall provide for the issuance of permits which authorize the parking of motor vehicles in front of private driveways and identify the location of the driveway in front of which the parking of a motor vehicle is permitted. The permits shall be issued to owners of private driveways and to members of the same household as the owner of a private driveway provided that a completed application for a permit has been filed as required by the municipality.
An owner of a private driveway shall be eligible to apply for up to three permits for his own motor vehicles or for use by other parties authorized by the owner to park in front of the private driveway. Each member of the owner's household who owns a motor vehicle shall also be eligible to apply for a permit issued under this section. The permit shall be 5 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches in size, shall bear an appropriate certification of authenticity and shall be displayed prominently within the vehicle when it is parked so as to be seen from the middle of the street.
L.1991,c.297,s.2.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-183.1a - Installation of traffic control device, sign by municipality at request of school.

39:4-183.1a Installation of traffic control device, sign by municipality at request of school.
1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipality may, upon the request of the appropriate board of education or, in the case of a private school, by the school's governing body, provide by resolution for the installation of a traffic control device or sign consistent with the current standards prescribed by the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways as adopted by the Commissioner of Transportation, to regulate motor vehicle traffic at an intersection located within 300 feet of any public or private school; provided that the municipal or county engineer shall, under the engineer's seal as a licensed professional engineer, certify to the municipal or county governing body, as appropriate, that the traffic control or device has been approved by the engineer after the engineer's investigation of the circumstances. Before a resolution shall take effect, however, the governing body shall submit a copy of the resolution to the Commissioner of Transportation for his review and approval together with detailed information as to the location of streets, intersections and signs affected by any installation, traffic count, accident and speed sampling data when appropriate, the municipal or county engineer's certification, under the engineer's seal as a licensed professional engineer, to the municipal or county governing body, and any other information as the commissioner may require. If the commissioner disapproves the resolution, he shall file his disapproval, in writing, with a statement of the reasons for his disapproval, with the governing body within 90 days following the receipt of the resolution. If the commissioner approves the resolution or fails to file his disapproval within the 90-day review period, the resolution shall take effect immediately.
For the purposes of this section, the term "public or private school" has the meaning that term is given in N.J.S.18A:1-1.
L.1984,c.219,s.1; amended 2001, c.342, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-183.1b - Designation of "Older and Walking Impaired Persons Crossing" areas

39:4-183.1b. Designation of "Older and Walking Impaired Persons Crossing" areas
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, designate "Older and Walking Impaired Persons Crossing" areas and erect appropriate signs.
L.1991,c.120,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-183.2 - Signs hereafter erected

39:4-183.2. Signs hereafter erected
All traffic signs hereafter erected, whether initial installations or replacements, must conform in all respects to the provisions of this act.
L.1941, c. 345, p. 903, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-183.3 - Display of unauthorized traffic signs

39:4-183.3. Display of unauthorized traffic signs
No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway, any unauthorized traffic sign, device or other contrivance which purports to be or is an imitation of or of such a nature as to be mistaken for an official traffic sign or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic sign and no person shall place or maintain, nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway, any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon or its support, any commercial advertising.
This shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
L.1941, c. 345, p. 903, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-183.4 - Prohibited signs deemed a nuisance; action for removal

39:4-183.4. Prohibited signs deemed a nuisance; action for removal
A sign, device or other contrivance prohibited by section four of this act shall be deemed a public and private nuisance and any citizen may maintain an action at law or in equity for its removal. The sole question of law and fact shall be whether it is in imitation of or of a nature as to be mistaken for an official traffic sign.
L.1941, c. 345, p. 904, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-183.6 - Determination of signage.

39:4-183.6 Determination of signage.
7. The commissioner may determine the character, type, location, wording or symbol, and use of all traffic signs on the highways of this State; may adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic signs consistent with the provisions of this act for use upon public highways within the State. Such uniform system shall correlate with and so far as possible conform to the system then current as specified in the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways."
L.1941,c.345,s.7; amended 1951, c.23, s.82; 2003,c. 13, s.53.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-183.8 - Materials

39:4-183.8. Materials
Permanent traffic signs should be made of metal or comparable durable material; wood may be used for large signs and also for temporary and seasonal signs; heavy cardboard may be used for special occasions or emergencies.
L.1941, c. 345, p. 906, s. 9. Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 104, s. 84.