New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 53 - AUTOBUSES › Subchapter 7 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR SPECIAL AUTOBUS-TYPE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES › Section 16:53-7.1 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This subchapter
				shall apply to all special autobus-type recreational vehicles described herein,
				subject to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's jurisdiction, and for
				which a certificate of compliance of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is
				required.
(b) For purposes of this
				subchapter, a special autobus-type recreational vehicle is defined as a motor
				vehicle used in resort areas or areas of public interest on public
				streets.
(c) Any special
				autobus-type recreational vehicle in operation or acquired prior to September
				1, 2002 and for which the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission or the New Jersey
				Department of Transportation has issued a certificate of compliance or an
				amended certificate of compliance may continue in service as designed,
				constructed, and equipped at the time the certificate of compliance or amended
				certificate of compliance was issued. Any special autobus-type recreational
				vehicle in operation in a foreign jurisdiction or acquired prior to September
				1, 2002 and for which the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission or the New Jersey
				Department of Transportation has not issued a certificate of compliance shall
				be certified in accordance with the specifications in effect prior to September
				1, 2002. Any special autobus-type recreational vehicle for which a contract of
				sale or purchase order was entered into before September 1, 2002, and any new
				special autobus-type recreational vehicle that was in manufacturer or dealer
				inventory before September 1, 2002, shall be certified in accordance with the
				specifications in effect prior to September 1, 2002.
(d) Any special autobus-type recreational
				vehicle in operation or acquired between September 3, 2002 and March 31, 2008
				and for which the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission or the New Jersey
				Department of Transportation has issued a certificate of compliance or an
				amended certificate of compliance may continue in service as designed,
				constructed, and equipped at the time the certificate of compliance or amended
				certificate of compliance was issued. Any special autobus-type recreational
				vehicle in operation in a foreign jurisdiction or acquired between September 3,
				2002 and March 31, 2008 and for which the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
				or the New Jersey Department of Transportation has not issued a certificate of
				compliance shall be certified in accordance with the specifications in effect
				from September 3, 2002 through March 31, 2008. Any special autobus-type
				recreational vehicle for which a contract of sale or purchase order was entered
				into between September 3, 2002 and March 31, 2008, and any new special
				autobus-type recreational vehicle that was in manufacturer or dealer inventory
				between September 3, 2002 and March 31, 2008, shall be certified in accordance
				with the specifications in effect from September 3, 2002 through March 31,
				2008.
(e) Notwithstanding (c) and
				(d) above, this section shall not be deemed to exempt any special autobus-type
				recreational vehicle from any applicable requirements imposed upon such
				vehicles by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility
				Specifications For Transportation Vehicles as set forth in 49 CFR Part 37 and
				Part 38, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and
				supplemented.
(f) For purposes of
				this subchapter, a special autobus-type recreational vehicle shall have a
				device (governor) in proper operating condition that restricts the maximum
				speed of the vehicle to 25 miles per hour while carrying passengers.