New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 83 - CONDUCT AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC IN THE USE OF NJ TRANSIT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES › Subchapter 3 - RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS FOR ALL NJ TRANSIT FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT › Section 16:83-3.1 - Prohibited acts

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise provided for in this
				chapter, the following conduct is prohibited in or on NJ TRANSIT facilities or
				equipment, as set forth below:
1. No person
				shall disrupt or obstruct passage to or from a loading area, information booth,
				emergency or fire exit, restroom, hallway, stair, staircase, landing,
				escalator, elevator, ticket machine, ticket counter, concession counter, store,
				bench, seat, chair, platform, door, or other walkway of a facility or
				equipment. No person shall occupy more than one seat in or on any NJ TRANSIT
				facility or equipment.
2. No person
				shall enter or remain in any area of a NJ TRANSIT facility or equipment upon
				oral or written notification from an authorized NJ TRANSIT employee, public
				announcement, or sign that access to such area is conditional unless such
				person complies with the specified condition(s).
3. No person shall throw, drop, shoot,
				project, propel, cast, or otherwise strike in, into, or place upon any facility
				or equipment any projectile, stick, pole, stone, or other foreign matter or
				object. No person shall carry such foreign matter or objects into NJ TRANSIT
				facilities or equipment if the matter or objects represent a safety
				hazard.
4. No person shall dump,
				discard, unload, eject, throw out, scrap, abandon, dispose, or otherwise rid
				themselves of any junk, refuse, trash, rubbish, waste, garbage, rubble, debris,
				or other litter and unused matter into or upon any NJ TRANSIT facility or
				equipment without the authorization of NJ TRANSIT. This prohibition does not
				apply to refuse incidental to normal and routine usage of the facilities and
				equipment.
5. No person shall climb
				or attempt to climb into or upon any NJ TRANSIT facility or equipment without
				the express authority of NJ TRANSIT.
6. No person may consume or possess any
				alcoholic beverage, distilled spirits, wine, beer, or malt nor shall any person
				possess an open, unsealed container of these beverages within the confine of NJ
				TRANSIT facilities or equipment except in such areas and at such times as
				designated by NJ TRANSIT as permitting the sale and/or consumption of these
				beverages.
7. No person shall ride,
				roll, skate, or coast upon any bicycle, skates, skateboard, roller blades,
				scooter, or other personal motive device propelled by physical exertion or
				mechanical means within NJ TRANSIT facilities or equipment with the exception
				of mobility devices utilized by persons with disabilities.
8. No person shall ignite, light, kindle, or
				otherwise create, burn, maintain, preserve, or sustain any fire except where
				expressly authorized by NJ TRANSIT.
9. No person shall light, smoke, or carry any
				lighted tobacco or tobacco product in any area of NJ TRANSIT facilities or
				equipment with the exception of those portions thereof designated and specially
				marked by NJ TRANSIT for smoking and using tobacco products.
10. No person, without an appropriate license
				from NJ TRANSIT or without prior agreement with NJ TRANSIT, may offer or agree
				to carry baggage, parcels, or belongings of others for personal pecuniary
				gain.
11. No person without an
				appropriate license from NJ TRANSIT and other appropriate authority, shall
				hire, attempt to hire, flag, hawk, or otherwise provide cab services for
				personal pecuniary gain.
12. No
				person shall engage in, attempt to engage in, or participate in any conduct,
				which purposely and unlawfully disrupts, interferes with, or otherwise
				interrupts the commercial activities and pursuits of lessees, tenants, and
				customers operating within NJ TRANSIT facilities or equipment and which serves
				no legitimate purpose of the person.
13. No person shall subject other persons,
				patrons, employees, tenants, or tenants' employees to any or all of the
				following unlawful conduct:
i. Engaging in, or
				threatening, fighting, or other violent or tumultuous behavior;
ii. Creating a hazardous or physically
				dangerous condition;
iii.
				Subjecting another to striking, kicking, shoving, spitting, punching, or other
				offensive touching, or threatening to do so; or
iv. Engaging in any course of alarming
				conduct or of repeatedly committed acts with the purpose to alarm or seriously
				annoy such other person.
14. No person shall cause damage, injury, or
				harm by vandalizing, defacing, marking, marring, scratching, gouging, tearing,
				burning, moving, altering, or writing upon NJ TRANSIT facilities and
				equipment.
15. No person shall,
				while in or about NJ TRANSIT facilities or equipment, create, cause, maintain,
				or sustain any noise that disrupts the operations of the facility or
				equipment.
16. No person shall
				solicit funds without first obtaining a Certificate of Registration in
				accordance with the requirements of this chapter, or shall panhandle or beg
				within the confines of NJ TRANSIT facilities or equipment for any reason
				whatsoever.
17. No person shall
				spit in or on any facility or equipment.
18. No person shall urinate or defecate in
				any public or non-public area other than in urinals or toilets expressly
				provided for that purpose.
19. No
				person shall jointly occupy with one or more individuals any single urinal,
				toilet booth, or stall with the exception of those individuals providing
				assistance to persons with disabilities or to individuals needing
				assistance.
20. No person shall
				utilize public restrooms for the purpose of bathing, changing clothes,
				laundering clothes, or personal belongings, and all washing activities shall be
				limited to the immediate needs of personal hygiene.
21. No person shall refuse to tender or
				display compensation in the form of fare, currency, ticket, token, or pass for
				the available transportation services, nor shall any person take actions with
				the purpose of avoiding this obligation.
22. No person shall bring, escort, carry, or
				otherwise accompany any animal except guide dogs or any other service animals,
				appropriately controlled, or other domestic animals restrained in appropriate
				carriers.
23. No person may engage
				in non-commercial expression without complying with the terms and conditions of
				a valid Certificate of Registration.
24. No person shall be allowed access to any
				NJ TRANSIT equipment, whether stationary or mobile, for the purpose of
				conducting any non-commercial expression.
25. No person shall erect any permanent or
				temporary structure in or on NJ TRANSIT facilities or equipment without the
				authorization of NJ TRANSIT.
26. No
				person shall operate any vehicle nor shall any vehicle be parked upon NJ
				TRANSIT facilities in such a manner as is in violation of the provisions of
				Title 39, Motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws of New Jersey.