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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3C-26 - Restrictions on sales.

39:3C-26 Restrictions on sales.
26. a. No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale in this State any snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or dirt bike which fails to comply with the provisions of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-1 et seq.) or which does not comply with the specifications for the equipment required by the rules and regulations of the commission, after the effective date of such rules and regulations.
b. A person shall not knowingly sell or offer to sell an all-terrain vehicle with an engine capacity of greater than 90 cubic centimeters for use by a person less than 16 years of age.
c. Retail dealers and distributors of all-terrain vehicles shall comply with those requirements of the consent decree entered into by all-terrain vehicle distributors and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission on April 28, 1988 which require the providing of safety information on all-terrain vehicles to either the purchasers or retail dealers of all-terrain vehicles, as appropriate.
L.1973, c.307, s.26; amended 1985, c.375, s.26; 1991, c.322, s.7; 2009, c.275, s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3C-27 - Law enforcement officers; duties.

39:3C-27 Law enforcement officers; duties.
27. Every law enforcement officer in the State, including any authorized officer of the commission, conservation police officers of the Division of Fish and Wildlife, and park police officers and law enforcement operation officers of the Division of Parks and Forestry within the Department of Environmental Protection, and other designated officers and employees of the department shall enforce P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-1 et seq.) within their respective jurisdictions.
L.1973, c.307, s.27; amended 2009, c.275, s.27; 2019, c.407, s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3C-28 - Violations, penalties.

39:3C-28 Violations, penalties.
28. Any person who shall violate any provision of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-1 et seq.), if no other penalty is specifically provided, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-1 et seq.) shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500. For a second or subsequent violation of section 26 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-26), a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 shall be imposed.
L.1973, c.307, s.28; amended 1991, c.322, s.8; 2009, c.275, s.28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3C-29 - Deposit of moneys.

39:3C-29 Deposit of moneys.
29. The chief administrator shall deposit in the "Off-Road Vehicle Recreational Fund," established pursuant to section 31 of P.L.2009, c.275 (C.39:3C-3.1) all moneys received by the chief administrator from the additional $10 payment required to be made at the time of registration of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes in accordance with subsection f. of section 3 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-3).
L.1973, c.307, s.29; amended 1985, c.375, s.27; 1991, c.322, s.10; 2009, c.275, s.29.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3C-30 - Chapter 4 provisions applicable.

39:3C-30 Chapter 4 provisions applicable.
30. Owners and operators of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes shall, when operating such across a public highway or on public land or waters, comply with the following provisions of chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes: R.S.39:4-48 through R.S.39:4-51; R.S.39:4-64; R.S.39:4-72; R.S.39:4-80; R.S.39:4-81; R.S.39:4-92; R.S.39:4-96 through R.S.39:4-98; R.S.39:4-99; R.S.39:4-100; R.S.39:4-104; R.S.39:4-129 through R.S.39:4-134; R.S.39:4-203.
L.1973, c.307, s.30; amended 1985, c.375, s.28; 2009, c.275, s.30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3C-30.1 - Golf course, form, exemptions

39:3C-30.1. Golf course, form, exemptions
29. a. The provisions of this 1985 amendatory and supplementary act and this 1991 amendatory act insofar as they pertain to all-terrain vehicles shall not be applicable to their operation and use on golf courses in this State, except that, subsection b. of section 16 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-16) and subsection b. of section 26 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-26) shall be applicable to the operation and use of all-terrain vehicles on the golf courses of this State.
b. The requirements of subsection b. of section 9 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-9) and subsection c. of section 16 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-16) shall not apply to a person less than 18 years of age when the person operates an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters or across a public highway as an incident to or in the actual performance of the operations of a farm adjacent to the public land or water or the public highway upon which the vehicle is being operated. As used in this section, "farm" means land used for commercial raising, growing and producing of any crop, livestock, or fur products on land not less than five acres in area and which is not used in the business of buying farm products for resale.
L.1985,c.375,s.29; amended 1991,c.322,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3C-31 - Severability

39:3C-31. Severability
If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this act shall, for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph or part thereof, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
L.1973, c. 307, s. 31, eff. Dec. 14, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3C-32 - Definitions.

39:3C-32 Definitions.
32. As used in sections 33 and 34 of P.L.2009, c.275 (C.39:3C-33 and C.39:3C-34):
"Off-road vehicle" means any motorized vehicle with two or more wheels or tracks that is capable of being operated off of regularly improved and maintained roads including, but not limited to, motorcycles as defined in R.S.39:1-1, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes as defined in section 5 of P.L.1991, c.496 (C.2A:42A-6.1).
"Public land" means all land owned, operated, managed, or maintained, or under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Protection, including any and all land owned, operated, managed, maintained, or purchased jointly by the Department of Environmental Protection with any other party and any land so designated by municipal or county ordinance. Public land shall also mean any land used for conservation purposes, including, but not limited to, beaches, forests, greenways, natural areas, water resources, wildlife preserves, land used for watershed protection, or biological or ecological studies, and land exempted from taxation pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1974, c.167 (C.54:4-3.64).
"Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks or motorized bicycles.
L.2009, c.275,s.32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3C-33 - Violations, penalties.

39:3C-33 Violations, penalties.
33. Any person who operates any vehicle or off-road vehicle on public lands in violation of P.L.1973, c.307 (C:39:3C-1 et seq.) or in violation of any law, rule, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be subject to:
a. For a first offense, a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500.
b. For a second offense, a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
c. For a third or subsequent offense, a fine of not less than $1,000.
d. For any offense on public lands in which the use of a vehicle is found responsible for damage to or destruction of natural resources valued in excess of $100, a fine of five times the amount, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, of restoration and replacement, where possible, of any natural resource damaged or destroyed by the use of the vehicle. If a person at the time of the imposition of the sentence is less than 17 years of age, the owner of the vehicle shall be liable for the fine of five times the amount, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, of restoration and replacement, where possible, of any natural resource damaged or destroyed by the use of the vehicle.
L.2009, c.275,s.33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3C-36 - Violations, penalties.

39:3C-36 Violations, penalties.
2. A person who operates a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or dirt bike on any public street, highway or right-of-way in violation of section 17 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-17) shall:
a. For a first offense, be ordered by the court to perform community service for a period of 30 days, which shall be of a form and on terms as the court shall deem appropriate under the circumstances.
b. For a second offense, be ordered by the court to perform community service for a period of 60 days, which shall be of a form and on terms as the court shall deem appropriate under the circumstances.
c. For a third or subsequent offense, be ordered by the court to perform community service for a period of 90 days, which shall be of a form and on terms as the court shall deem appropriate under the circumstances.
L.2019, c.505, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-1 - Application of chapter

39:4-1. Application of chapter
39:4-1. The provisions of this chapter applicable to the drivers of vehicles on the highways shall also apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by this State, the United States, any territorial or Federal district, any other State or any county, municipality or any other political subdivision thereof, subject to such specific exceptions as are set forth in this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the owners and drivers of vehicles on highways, roadways, driveways, parking areas or upon any grounds owned and maintained by the State of New Jersey, or any State department or agency, the counties, the municipalities and the school district boards of education of this State.
This chapter shall not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in work on the surface of a highway, but shall apply to such persons and vehicles when traveling to or from the work.
Amended 1950,c.15; 1951,c.23,s.1; 1995,c.70,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-2 - Transfer of powers and duties of commissioner to director of Division of Motor Vehicles

39:4-2. Transfer of powers and duties of commissioner to director of Division of Motor Vehicles
All the powers and duties heretofore exercised and performed by the commission created by an act entitled "An act to establish a traffic commission and to define its powers and duties," approved April fifteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty (L.1930, c. 148, p. 564), and its amendments and supplements, which powers and duties were transferred to and vested in the commissioner by an act entitled "An act vesting in the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of this State all the powers and duties heretofore exercised and performed by the commission created by an act entitled "An act to establish a traffic commission and to define its powers and duties,' approved April fifteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, and the acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto," approved June twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two (L.1932, c. 179, s. 1, p. 306), and which powers and duties were transferred to and vested in the director by an act entitled "An act relating to the reorganization of the executive and administrative offices, departments, and instrumentalities of the State Government; and establishing and concerning a Department of Law and Public Safety as a principal department in the executive branch of the State Government," approved October fifteenth, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight (P.L.1948, c. 439), shall continue to be so vested in the director.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 66, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-6 - Duties of commissioner.

39:4-6 Duties of commissioner.
39:4-6. The commissioner shall investigate traffic conditions, means for their improvement and the enforcement of laws and regulations relating to traffic, including pedestrian travel on the public streets and highways. He may determine, regulate and control the character, type, location, placing of and operation of all official traffic control devices on the streets, highways and public places in the State, or cause the removal of such devices determined to be unnecessary. He shall see that the laws relating to such devices are enforced, investigate the manner of enforcing the laws regarding the parking of vehicles on public highways, the use of streets by pedestrians, investigate the location of "stop" signs and cause the removal of those which in his opinion are installed in violation of this chapter, and cause the removal of all colored lights so located as to be confused with traffic signals. He shall also enforce the provisions of this chapter and promulgate rules and regulations for the enforcement of his duties hereunder.
This section shall not be construed to in any way curtail the powers of actual enforcement vested by law in the local authorities.
Amended 1951, c.23, s.6; 2003, c.13, s.48.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-7 - Director's hearings; subpoenas

39:4-7. Director's hearings; subpoenas
The director shall hold hearings when in his judgment they are necessary. He may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers and records applicable to the provisions of this chapter.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 69, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.1 - Approval of parking spaces for persons with disabilities, signs.

39:4-8.1 Approval of parking spaces for persons with disabilities, signs.
1. Any municipality, which pursuant to the provisions of R.S.39:4-8, R.S.39:4-197, section 1 of P.L.1977, c.202 (C.39:4-197.5) or section 1 of P.L.1977, c.309 (C.39:4-197.6) designates restricted parking spaces for use by persons with disabilities, may, in lieu of having the Department of Transportation inspect those parking spaces and any signs erected in association therewith, designate the municipal engineer to determine whether or not those parking spaces and signs conform to the current standards prescribed by the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, adopted by the Commissioner of Transportation, and any other Department of Transportation rules and regulations governing such parking spaces and signs.
Any such parking spaces and signs shall be deemed approved and operational, and in need of no additional inspection by the Department of Transportation, when the municipal engineer, under the engineer's seal as a licensed professional engineer, shall certify to the commissioner that the parking spaces and signs:
a. have been approved by the municipal engineer as a licensed professional engineer after investigation; and
b. conform to the current standards prescribed by the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, as adopted by the commissioner, and any other Department of Transportation rules and regulations governing such parking spaces and signs.
The municipal engineer shall submit to the commissioner, together with the engineer's certification, detailed information as to the location and number of parking spaces, a certified copy of the ordinance, resolution or regulation designating the restricted parking spaces, and such other information as the commissioner shall deem necessary.
L.1991, c.285, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.155.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.2 - Definitions relative to traffic regulation.

39:4-8.2 Definitions relative to traffic regulation.
1. As used in this act:
"Public highways" means public highways as defined in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-3).
"Transportation system" means transportation system as defined in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-3).
"Under the jurisdiction of the commissioner" means that which has been taken over, or is owned, controlled, or maintained by the Department of Transportation.
L.1998, c.28, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.3 - Regulation of traffic, parking on public highways, transportation systems.

39:4-8.3 Regulation of traffic, parking on public highways, transportation systems.
2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the Commissioner of Transportation, in accordance with the provisions of this act, may by written order provide for the regulation of traffic and parking on public highways or transportation systems under the jurisdiction of the commissioner and for the establishment, operation, control and maintenance of official traffic control devices thereon where the provisions of chapter 4 of this Title authorize the commissioner to regulate such traffic and parking by rule or regulation. An order issued pursuant to this act shall conform to the same requirements of this Title concerning examination, investigation or study as apply in the case of the rule or regulation in place of which the order is being issued.
b. An order issued pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be binding and enforceable in accordance with the provisions of this act and any official traffic control device established thereby shall conform to the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices."
c. The provisions of this act shall not apply to public highways or transportation systems under the jurisdiction of a county or municipality.
L.1998,c.28,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.5 - Official permanent record of orders.

39:4-8.5 Official permanent record of orders.
4. The commissioner shall maintain an official permanent record of orders issued pursuant to this act providing for the regulation of traffic and parking on public highways or transportation systems under the jurisdiction of the commissioner and of any rule or regulation removed from the New Jersey Administrative Code pursuant to subsection b. of section 5 of this act, which shall be made available upon request, pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.). In addition, an informational record concerning those public highways, or portions thereof, and transportation systems affected by the orders issued pursuant to this act shall be accessible in electronic form by members of the public without fee or charge.
L.1998,c.28,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.6 - Continuance, adoption of rules, regulations.

39:4-8.6 Continuance, adoption of rules, regulations.
5. a. Rules or regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 4 of this Title before the effective date of this act and in effect on the effective date thereof and dealing with the regulation of traffic or parking on public highways or transportation systems under the jurisdiction of the commissioner shall continue in effect and shall be enforceable under the provisions of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and all other applicable statutes, in any court of competent jurisdiction, until superseded by order of the commissioner pursuant to this act.
b. The Commissioner of Transportation shall, within 60 days of the effective date of this act, issue an order which shall in substance include all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 4 of this Title before the effective date of this act and in effect on the effective date thereof and dealing exclusively with the regulation of traffic or parking on public highways or transportation systems under the jurisdiction of the commissioner, which order shall be final and effective on the date of issuance, without the requirement of any other action or proceeding, notwithstanding the provisions of this act to the contrary. Upon the issuance of the order the rules and regulations included in substance therein shall be superseded. The commissioner shall forbear from adopting any rule or regulation dealing with the regulation of traffic or parking on public highways or transportation systems under the jurisdiction of the commissioner from the effective date of this act until the issuance of the order required by this subsection.
c. Sixty days after the effective date of this act, the Office of Administrative Law may remove from the New Jersey Administrative Code any rule or regulation which deals exclusively with the regulation of traffic and parking on public highways or transportation systems under the jurisdiction of the commissioner and which has been superseded by order of the commissioner.
L.1998,c.28,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.7 - Orders not considered rule, regulation pursuant to C.52:14B-1 et seq.

39:4-8.7 Orders not considered rule, regulation pursuant to C.52:14B-1 et seq.
6. Any provision of chapter 4 of this Title authorizing or requiring the commissioner to provide for the regulation of traffic or parking on public highways or transportation systems under the jurisdiction of the commissioner by means of rule or regulation shall on and after the effective date of this act be construed as authorizing or requiring the commissioner to proceed by order, as the case may be, pursuant to the provisions of this act. Such an order, however, shall not be considered a rule or regulation pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
L.1998,c.28,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.8 - Construction of act.

39:4-8.8 Construction of act.
7. a. Nothing in this act shall be construed as expanding or diminishing the authority of the commissioner to regulate traffic and parking on public highways or transportation systems under the jurisdiction of the commissioner and to establish, operate, control and maintain official traffic control devices thereon.
b. Nothing in this act shall be construed as superseding any provision or expending or diminishing the authority of the commissioner in regard to the "State Highway Access Management Act," P.L.1989, c.32 (C.27:7-89 et al.).
L.1998,c.28,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.9 - Definitions relative to speed humps, traffic calming measures.

39:4-8.9 Definitions relative to speed humps, traffic calming measures.
1. As used in P.L.2004, c.107 (C.39:4-8.9 et seq.):
"Department" means the Department of Transportation.
"Private roads" means semipublic or private roads, streets, driveways, parkways, parking areas, or other roadways owned by a private person, corporation, or institution open to or used by the public for the purposes of vehicular travel by permission of those persons, corporations, or institutions and not as a matter of public right.
"Speed hump" means one of several traffic calming measures which use forces of vertical acceleration to discourage speeding. For purposes of this chapter, speed humps means all vertical speed deflectors, including but not limited to, speed tables, raised crosswalks, raised intersections, and modified speed humps.
"Traffic calming measure" means the combination of physical controls and community support to reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, alter driver behavior, and improve conditions for non-motorized users, and includes, but is not limited to, speed humps.
"Vertical speed deflector" means a raised area in the roadway pavement surface extending transversely across the travel way.
L.2004, c.107, s.1; amended 2008, c.110, s.4; 2015, c.3, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.10 - Construction of speed humps, traffic calming measures by municipality, county.

39:4-8.10 Construction of speed humps, traffic calming measures by municipality, county.
2. a. Pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2004, c.107 (C.39:4-8.11), a municipality or county may, without the approval of the commissioner, construct a speed hump on two-lane residential streets and on one-way residential streets under municipal or county jurisdiction with a posted speed of 30 mph or less and which have fewer than 3,000 vehicles per day. The board of directors of any corporation, or the board of trustees of any corporation or other institution of a public or semipublic nature not for pecuniary profit, having control over private roads, may construct or provide for the construction of a speed hump on any private road subject to the provisions of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, pursuant to P.L.1945, c.284 (C.39:5A-1 et seq.).
b. Pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2004, c.107 (C.39:4-8.11), a municipality or county may, without the approval of the commissioner, construct traffic calming measures where appropriate, which may include, but are not limited to, speed humps on streets under municipal or county jurisdiction with a posted speed of 30 mph or less and which have fewer than 3,000 vehicles per day when any road construction project or repair of a street set forth in this subsection is undertaken and located within 500 feet of that street is a school or any property used for school purposes.
c. Pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2004, c.107 (C.39:4-8.11), a municipality or county may, without the approval of the commissioner, construct traffic calming measures in business districts on streets, other than on a street designated as a coastal evacuation route by the Office of Emergency Management in the Division of the State Police, under municipal or county jurisdiction. The traffic calming measure shall comply with specifications provided in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways and any other department rule or regulation governing traffic calming measures. For the purposes of this subsection, "business district" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S.39:1-1.
d. Prior to a municipality or county constructing a speed hump which places any impact on roadways in an adjoining municipality or county, the governing board or body of the municipality or county shall provide appropriate notice to the adjoining municipality or county.
e. Prior to a municipality or county constructing a speed hump or other traffic calming measure which places any impact on a State roadway, the county or municipality shall obtain the approval of the commissioner.
L.2004, c.107, s.2; amended 2005, c.221; 2008, c.110, s.5; 2015, c.3, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.11 - Conformance of speed humps to DOT standards.

39:4-8.11 Conformance of speed humps to DOT standards.
3. Any speed hump constructed by a municipality or a board of directors or trustees shall conform in design and construction to the technical standards established by the Department of Transportation.
A municipality or board shall provide advance warning, including but not limited to, the erection of appropriate signs giving notice of the presence of speed humps before the first speed hump in a series of speed humps and provide for a pavement marker to be placed at the location of the first speed hump. The signing and pavement markings for a speed hump shall conform to the current standards prescribed in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways as adopted by the Commissioner of Transportation.
L.2004,c.107,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.12 - Findings, declarations relative to traffic control signal monitoring systems.

39:4-8.12 Findings, declarations relative to traffic control signal monitoring systems.
1. The Legislature finds:
The disregard of traffic control devices at intersections impedes the efficient flow of traffic, and more importantly, dramatically increases the likelihood of accidents that endanger the safety and well being of motor vehicle occupants and pedestrians.
The installation and use of a traffic control signal monitoring system, which complements the efforts of local law enforcement, could serve as an effective tool in encouraging drivers to strictly obey traffic control devices at intersections, facilitating the flow of traffic and protecting the safety and well being of motor vehicle occupants and pedestrians.
The Legislature, therefore, declares:
It is altogether fitting and proper, and within the public interest, to require the Commissioner of Transportation to establish a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of the installation and utilization of traffic control signal monitoring systems in this State and to approve applications from municipalities where such systems may be installed.
L.2007, c.348, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.13 - Definitions relative to traffic control signal monitoring systems; recording requirements.

39:4-8.13 Definitions relative to traffic control signal monitoring systems; recording requirements.
2. As used in this act:
"Recorded image" means a digital image recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system.
"Summons" means a citation alleging a violation of a traffic control signal.
"Traffic control signal" means a device, whether manually, electrically, mechanically, or otherwise controlled, by which traffic is alternatively directed to stop and to proceed, and which has been approved by the Commissioner of Transportation in accordance with the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways."
"Traffic control signal monitoring system" means an integrated system or device utilizing a camera, or a multiple camera system, and vehicle sensors which work in conjunction with a traffic control signal and is capable of producing:
a. high resolution color digital recorded images that show: (1) the traffic control signal while it is displaying a red light; (2) a motor vehicle unlawfully entering and continuing through the intersection while the traffic control signal is displaying a red light; and (3) a portion of the rear of the motor vehicle unlawfully in the intersection sufficient to clearly reveal the vehicle's license plate and the make and model of the vehicle; and
b. a video recording of the violation that shows the violation occurring.
A digital camera may be used as part of a traffic control signal monitoring system provided the violation images are captured by a digital camera, or a multiple camera system, which produces a set of at least two images for each violation. At least one of the digital color images shall contain the following: (1) the scene of the location where the violation occurred; (2) the violating motor vehicle; (3) the license plate numbers, letters, and issuing jurisdiction; (4) the day, month, and year of the violation; (5) the time of the violation in hours, minutes, and seconds; (6) the amount of time that had passed between the time the light turned red and the violation occurred; and (7) the frame sequence code. This information shall be imprinted along the bottom or top edge of the image frame so as not to obstruct the violation image.
L.2007, c.348, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.16 - Rules, regulations.

39:4-8.16 Rules, regulations.
5. The Commissioner of Transportation, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission, and the Superintendent of the State Police may, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. The Supreme Court of New Jersey may adopt Rules of Court appropriate or necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2007, c.348, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.17 - Reports from municipalities; annual report to Governor, Legislature.

39:4-8.17 Reports from municipalities; annual report to Governor, Legislature.
6. The municipalities whose applications have been approved for the pilot program established pursuant to this act shall submit reports every 12 months after a traffic control signal monitoring system has been installed to the Commissioner of Transportation detailing increases or decreases in violations and accidents at intersections where traffic control signal monitoring systems have been installed. The Commissioner of Transportation shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the Senate Transportation Committee and the Assembly Transportation and Public Works Committee or their successor committees describing the pilot program developed pursuant to this act, including accident and violation information reported by the affected municipalities. The first such report shall be submitted no later than one year after the installation of the first traffic control signal monitoring system authorized pursuant to this act. Thereafter, subsequent reports shall be submitted annually for the duration of the five-year pilot program prescribed by P.L.2007, c.348 (C.39:4-8.12 et seq.), with the fifth and final report providing a comprehensive review of the pilot program, including but not limited to, an evaluation of the program's effectiveness, a discussion of extending the program to other intersections in the State, and any other information relevant to the report.
L.2007, c.348, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.18 - Effective date, expiration date.

39:4-8.18 Effective date, expiration date.
7. This act shall take effect ninety days following enactment and shall expire upon the submission of the Commissioner of Transportation's fifth and final report to the appropriate parties pursuant to section 6 of this act.
L.2007, c.348, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.19 - Request for commissioner's review; fees; rules, regulations.

39:4-8.19 Request for commissioner's review; fees; rules, regulations.
7. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.39:4-8, a municipality or county may request the commissioner's review and non-binding recommendation regarding any proposed municipal or county ordinance, resolution, or regulation that would concern, regulate, or otherwise govern traffic or traffic conditions, and for which the approval of the commissioner is not required pursuant to R.S.39:4-8, prior to the adoption or enactment of that proposed ordinance, resolution, or regulation. Any ordinance, resolution, or regulation submitted for the commissioner's review shall include a municipal or county traffic engineer's recommendation regarding the proposed traffic regulation. The commissioner shall assess a municipality or a county a non-refundable fee for the commissioner's review. All fees collected by the commissioner for the review shall be utilized by the department to offset costs incurred by the department in processing the request.
b. The commissioner shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section, including but not limited to, establishing guidelines for the review process and applicable fees.
L.2008, c.110, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.20 - Payment of fine; distribution.

39:4-8.20 Payment of fine; distribution.
4. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.39:5-41, in the case of a violation of R.S.39:4-81, the evidence of which was captured by a traffic control signal monitoring system installed pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.348 (C.39:4-8.14), the full amount of a fine assessed by a municipal court shall be paid to the financial officer of the municipality in which the offense occurred, unless the governing body of the county has elected to pay one-half of the cost of the installation, maintenance, and administration of the traffic control signal monitoring system, in which case, one-half of the fine amount shall be distributed to the financial officer of the county where the offense occurred. Any change in this distribution of revenue shall be applicable only to fines attributable to complaints filed with the municipal court after the date on which applicable notice under subsection b. of this section shall have been received by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
b. A municipality that has installed a traffic control signal monitoring system shall notify the Administrative Office of the Courts when the governing body of a county has agreed to participate in a traffic control signal monitoring system program within its jurisdiction. Such notice shall be applicable to any violation of R.S.39:4-81, evidence of which shall have been captured by a traffic control signal monitoring system within the municipality's jurisdiction.
L.2009, c.52, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-8.21 - Construction of curb extension, bulbout on certain private roads.

39:4-8.21 Construction of curb extension, bulbout on certain private roads.
3. A county, municipality, or the board of directors or the board of trustees of any corporation or other institution of a public or semipublic nature, not for pecuniary profit, having control over private roads subject to the provisions of Title 39, may construct, without the approval of the Commissioner, a curb extension or a bulbout on any street under its jurisdiction.
L.2009, c.107, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-9.1 - Exchange of information between states concerning certain violations

39:4-9.1. Exchange of information between states concerning certain violations
Whenever another State shall have enacted a law providing for reciprocal exchange thereof, the director, upon receiving a certificate of conviction of a nonresident operator or chauffeur of a violation of the provisions of sections 39:4-50, 39:4-96, 39:4-98 and 39:4-129 of the Revised Statutes, or of notice of the forfeiture of any bond or collateral given for such violation, shall transmit forthwith, a certified copy of such record to the motor vehicle administrator of the State wherein the person named in such record shall reside.
L.1938, c. 360, p. 900, s. 1. Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 70, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-10 - Lights and reflectors on bicycles

39:4-10. Lights and reflectors on bicycles
Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front, and with a lamp on the rear which shall emit a red light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the rear. In addition to the red lamp, a red reflector may be mounted on the rear, of a type approved by the division which shall be visible from all distances from fifty feet to three hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.
Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 70, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-10.1 - Bicycle helmets, requirements.

39:4-10.1 Bicycle helmets, requirements.
1. a. A person under 17 years of age shall not operate, or ride upon a bicycle as a passenger, unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet which meets the standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z90.4 bicycle helmet standard) or the Snell Memorial Foundation's 1990 Standard for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling. This requirement shall apply to a person who rides upon a bicycle while in a restraining seat which is attached to the bicycle or in a trailer towed by the bicycle.
As used in this act, "bicycle" means a vehicle with two wheels propelled solely by human power and having pedals, handle bars and a saddle-like seat. The term shall include a bicycle for two or more persons having seats and corresponding sets of pedals arranged in tandem.
b. The director shall publish a list of bicycle helmets which meet the standards described in subsection a. of this section and shall provide for its distribution in as many locations frequented by the public as the director deems appropriate and practicable.
c. The requirement in subsection a. of this section shall apply at all times while a bicycle is being operated on any property open to the public or used by the public for pedestrian and vehicular purposes; however, a municipality may by ordinance exempt from this requirement a person operating or riding on a bicycle as a passenger when the bicycle is operated:
(1) on a road or highway closed to motor vehicle traffic and limited to pedestrian or bicycle use at all times or only during specified periods of time during which bicycles may be operated; or
(2) exclusively on a trail, route, course, boardwalk, path or other area which is set aside for the use of bicycles or for the use of pedestrians and bicycle operation is not otherwise prohibited. However, an exemption may not be granted under this paragraph for any portion of a trail, route, course, boardwalk, path or other area which is immediately adjacent to a road or highway used by motor vehicle traffic and which does not contain a barrier of sufficient height and rigidity to prevent the inadvertent or deliberate entry of a bicycle operator onto the road or highway.
d. An ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall specify those roads, highways, trails, routes, courses, boardwalks, paths or areas within the municipality where helmets are not required during the operation of a bicycle.
e. When a bicycle is being operated in an area where bicycle helmets are not required, the operator or a passenger, except a passenger in a restraining seat or trailer, shall dismount from the bicycle and walk whenever it is necessary to enter a crosswalk or to cross a road or highway upon which motor vehicle traffic is permitted.
L.1991,c.465,s.1; amended 1997, c.411, s.10; 2005, c.208, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-10.2 - Violations, warnings, fines; "Bicycle and Skating Safety Fund."

39:4-10.2 Violations, warnings, fines; "Bicycle and Skating Safety Fund."
2. a. A person who violates a requirement of this act shall be warned of the violation by the enforcing official. The parent or legal guardian of that person also may be fined a maximum of $25 for the person's first offense and a maximum of $100 for a subsequent offense if it can be shown that the parent or guardian failed to exercise reasonable supervision or control over the person's conduct. Penalties provided in this section for a failure to wear a helmet may be waived if an offender or his parent or legal guardian presents suitable proof that an approved helmet was owned at the time of the violation or has been purchased since the violation occurred.
b. All money collected as fines under subsection a. of this section and subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.1997, c.411 (C.39:4-10.6) shall be deposited in a nonlapsing revolving fund to be known as the "Bicycle and Skating Safety Fund." Interest earned on money deposited in the fund shall accrue to the fund. Money in the fund shall be utilized by the director to provide educational programs devoted to bicycle, roller skating and skateboarding safety. If the director determines that sufficient money is available in the fund, he also may use, in a manner prescribed by rule and regulation, the money to assist low income families in purchasing approved bicycle helmets. For the purposes of this subsection, "low income family" means a family which qualifies for low income housing under the standards promulgated by the Council on Affordable Housing pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et seq.).
L.1991,c.465,s.2; amended 1997, c.411, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:4-10.3 - Posting of sign required; violations, penalties; renters required to provide helmet; immunity.

39:4-10.3 Posting of sign required; violations, penalties; renters required to provide helmet; immunity.
3. a. A person regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting bicycles shall post a sign at the point where the sale or rental transaction is completed stating: "STATE LAW REQUIRES A BICYCLE RIDER UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE TO WEAR A HELMET." The size of the sign shall be at a minimum 15 inches in length and 8 inches in width. This notification requirement shall not apply to a seller when a bicycle is sold through the use of a catalog or brochure and the purchase and payment are made by mail, telephone or another telecommunications or electronic method.
A person who fails to post a sign required by this subsection within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory act (P.L.1995, c.177) shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $25 a day for each day the business is open to the public and the sign is not posted. The enforcement of this subsection shall be vested in the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs of the Department of Law and Public Safety, the inspectors appointed under his authority, and the police or peace officers of, or inspectors duly appointed for this purpose, by any municipality or county or by the State. Jurisdiction of proceedings to collect the penalties prescribed by this act is vested in the Superior Court and the municipal court in any municipality where the defendant may be apprehended or where he may reside. Process shall be either a summons or warrant and shall be executed in a summary manner pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
b. A person regularly engaged in the business of renting bicycles shall provide a helmet to a person under 17 years of age who will operate the bicycle in an area where a helmet is required, if the person does not already have a helmet in his possession. A fee may be charged for the helmet rental.
c. A person regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting bicycles who complies with the applicable requirements of this section shall not be liable in a civil action for damages for any physical injury sustained by a bicycle operator or passenger who is under the age of 17 years as a result of the operator's or passenger's failure to wear a helmet or to wear a properly fitted or fastened helmet in violation of the requirements of this act.
d. Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory act (P.L.1995, c.177), the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall make a reasonable effort to notify any person who is regularly engaged in the business of selling or renting bicycles of the requirements of this section. The responsibility of a person under this section shall not be abrogated or diminished in any manner if the person fails to receive or become aware of a notice from the division.
L.1991,c.465,s.3; amended 1995, c.177; 2005, c.208, s.2.