New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 53 - AUTOBUSES › Subchapter 8 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR SEDAN-TYPE AUTOBUSES › Section 16:53-8.1 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				specifications set forth in this subchapter shall apply to sedan-type autobuses
				used on a regular route in interstate or intrastate common carrier service that
				are subject to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission's
				jurisdiction.
(b) Except as
				otherwise provided in this subchapter, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
				hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the rules pertaining to the safety
				of equipment promulgated by the United States Department of Transportation set
				forth in 49 CFR Part 393, as amended and supplemented. A copy of 49 CFR Part
				393 may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, United States
				Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, (866) 512-1800.
(c) Any sedan-type autobus 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 sedan-type
				autobus 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 sedan-type autobus for which a contract of sale or purchase order
				was entered into before September 1, 2002, and any new sedan-type autobus 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 sedan-type autobus 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 sedan-type autobus 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 sedan-type autobus for which a contract of sale or purchase order was
				entered into between September 3, 2002 and March 31, 2008, and any new
				sedan-type autobus 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 sedan-type autobus
				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
				sedan-type autobus shall be defined as a motor vehicle having a capacity of 12
				or less passengers, including the driver, having construction characteristics
				commonly referred to as a sedan with seats extending across the body and having
				a door at each side of the vehicle at each row of seats.