N.J.A.C. 13:20 — ENFORCEMENT SERVICE (Subchapter 1 to 53C)

Operation of all vehicles must meet all Federal requirements set forth by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 396.7 (49 CFR 396.7), which is incorporated herein by reference. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-26.4 Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1821(a), effective 8/6/2018

(a) Every State Police officer, and every examiner of the Motor Vehicle Commission may enter upon and perform inspections of vehicles in operation upon the highways of this State or at the premises or places of business of the owner or lessee of such vehicles; provided, however, …

(a) Vehicles declared "out-of-service" must meet all Federal requirements set forth by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 396.9c ( 49 CFR 396.9c), which is incorporated herein by reference. (b) Any authorized State Police officer or examiner shall declare and mark "out-of-serv…

(a) The driver of any vehicle receiving an "out-of-service" notice must meet all Federal requirements set forth by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 396.9d ( 49 CFR 396.9d), which is incorporated herein by reference. (b) For operating convenience, the owner or lessee may desi…

An owner or lessee shall not permit or require a driver to operate nor shall any driver operate a motor vehicle which has been damaged in an accident or by other cause until an inspection has been performed by a person qualified to ascertain the nature and extent of the damage an…

Every owner or lessee shall require its drivers to report, and every driver shall prepare such a report in writing at the completion of his or her work day or tour of duty. Vehicle condition reports must meet all Federal requirements set forth by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Stan…

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to effect increased equipment and vehicular safety by requiring new motor vehicle dealers to inspect new motor vehicles prior to delivery to an ultimate purchaser in New Jersey. The purpose of this subchapter is also to effect increased equip…

This subchapter shall not be construed to limit the Chief Administrator's authority to require any additional inspection, including, but not limited to: roadside inspection and self-inspection to assure the proper functioning of an element of design and the exhaust system, includ…

The Chief Administrator or his or her designee may enter upon the premises of a new motor vehicle dealer or a motor vehicle leasing company to determine compliance with the requirements of this subchapter. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-28.11 Amended by R.2001 d.20, effective 1/1…

(a) A new motor vehicle dealer that violates any provision of this subchapter shall be subject, upon notice and an opportunity to be heard, to the suspension or revocation of its New Jersey motor vehicle dealer license and/or its privilege of performing inspections of new motor v…

This subchapter shall apply to all new motor vehicle dealers licensed by the Chief Administrator. This subchapter shall also apply to those motor vehicle leasing companies that take delivery of new motor vehicles or new heavy-duty diesel trucks from franchised New Jersey licensed…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "California Air Resources Board" or "CARB" means the agency of the State of California established and empowered to regulate sources of a…

(a) A new motor vehicle dealer shall, prior to delivery to an ultimate purchaser of a new motor vehicle, inspect the safety and emission control devices on such motor vehicle and perform such services as may be necessary so that such motor vehicle conforms to specifications estab…

(a) A new motor vehicle subject to inspection pursuant to this subchapter shall meet the equipment standards now or hereafter prescribed by the United States Department of Transportation, by Federal or State statute, by Motor Vehicle Commission rule, or by specifications establis…

(a) A new motor vehicle dealer or a motor vehicle leasing company shall, after satisfactory completion of an inspection of a new motor vehicle or heavy-duty diesel truck pursuant to this subchapter, affix a decal upon such motor vehicle as an indication of same. The decal shall b…

(a) A new motor vehicle dealer shall not deliver a new motor vehicle or new heavy-duty diesel truck to an ultimate purchaser unless such motor vehicle has been inspected pursuant to this subchapter and found to be in compliance with the equipment and emissions standards set forth…

(a) Compliance with this subchapter shall be established by:1. The new motor vehicle dealer's or motor vehicle leasing company's completion of the manufacturer's pre-delivery checklist; and 2. The new motor vehicle dealer's or motor vehicle leasing company's certification that th…

The pre-delivery checklist used by the new motor vehicle dealer or the motor vehicle leasing company shall indicate the place and date of inspection, the person or persons performing the new motor vehicle or new heavy-duty diesel truck inspection, and that the new motor vehicle o…

There is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Commission a Mobile Inspection Unit that is authorized to conduct on-road inspections of motor vehicles registered in New Jersey in accordance with the procedures set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:20-43.14 for the purpose of fostering highway s…

(a) Motor vehicles inspected pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:8-2g, this subchapter and N.J.A.C. 13:20-43.14 that are found to be in proper operating condition shall retain the existing inspection certificate of approval or inspection decal issued therefor. If a motor vehicle passes an on…

Motor vehicles inspected pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:8-2g, this subchapter, and N.J.A.C. 13:20-43.14 which are found to be defective and which have not been presented for reinspection in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:20-29.2(b) shall be subject to the penalties provided in N.J.S.A. 39:…

(a) This subchapter shall apply to all school buses registered in this State, except buses that are also used for the transportation of passengers for hire and that are subject to inspection by the Motor Vehicle Commission's Inspection Services Bus Unit. (b) Children shall not be…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-30.10 Amended by R.2003 d.36, effective 1/21/2003. See: 34 N.J.R. 829(a), 35 N.J.R. 450(a). In (a), substituted "operator shall" for "owner or lessee must" preceding "certify", "prescribed by the Director, that he or she has" for "prescribed that he…

Any operator who violates any provision of this subchapter may be subject to the suspension or revocation of his or her New Jersey school bus registration privileges. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-30.11 Amended by R.2003 d.36, effective 1/21/2003. See: 34 New Jersey Register 829…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in P.L. 1995, c. 157, diesel-powered school buses registered in New Jersey shall be subject to applicable diesel emission or OBD inspection standards established by the Department of Environmental Protection at N.J.A.C. 7:27-14, an examination of …

(a) Gasoline-powered school buses registered in New Jersey shall be subject to applicable gasoline emission or OBD inspection standards established by the Department of Environmental Protection at N.J.A.C. 7:27-15, an examination of the muffler and emission control apparatus purs…

(a) A person shall not operate a school bus that is registered in this State unless such person has been issued a Commercial Driver License with School Bus Endorsement by the Chief Administrator or, in the case of a nonresident, has been issued a Commercial Driver License with Sc…

An operator shall present each school bus for a semiannual in-terminal inspection by the Motor Vehicle Commission's Inspection Services Bus Unit. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-30.15 New Rule, R.2003 d.36, effective 1/21/2003. See: 34 N.J.R. 829(a), 35 N.J.R. 450(a). Amended by R…

(a) All school buses registered in New Jersey shall be subject to the inspection fees as follows: 1. School bus specification inspection $ 50.00 per vehicle 2. Each semiannual inspection $ 25.00 per vehicle 3. Each reinspection requiring an additional trip by the Motor Vehicle Co…

(a) The following fines shall be assessed against an operator, and with the exception of (a)1 below, to the driver, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:3B-22 per violation for the vehicle inspection violations set forth below: 1. Failure to present or make available a school $ 500.00 …

Any fine imposed pursuant to the School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act, P.L. 1999, c. 5, may be collected, with costs, in a summary proceeding pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-30.18 New Rule, R.2003 d.36…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter and at N.J.A.C. N.J.S.A. 13:20-31, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Accident" means: 1. A collision involving a school bus or vehicle that results in personal injury or d…

(a) Every school bus that is registered in this State shall be systematically inspected and maintained by the operator to insure that such school bus is in safe and proper operating condition. (b) An operator of a school bus shall maintain a systematic inspection and maintenance …

An operator shall not operate or permit or require a driver to operate any school bus determined by the inspection or operation thereof to be in such condition that its operation would be hazardous or likely to result in the breakdown of the vehicle, nor shall any driver operate …

(a) Every State Police officer and every school bus inspector of the Motor Vehicle Commission, at the direction of the Chief Administrator, or at the request of the Office of Student Transportation in the Department of Education, may enter upon and perform inspections of school b…

(a) An operator shall not permit or require a driver to operate, nor shall any driver operate a school bus that has been damaged in an accident or by any other cause until an inspection has been performed by a person qualified to ascertain the nature and extent of the damage and …

(a) Every operator shall require each driver to inspect each school bus the driver will be operating once each workday. Each driver shall prepare a report based on the inspection(s), in writing or via a Commission-approved electronic device. The report shall list any defects or d…

(a) Specific equipment shall be inspected and maintained at least once every three months or as set forth in the manufacturer's recommended maintenance schedule, whichever occurs first; the results of the inspections shall be reported on the "Quarterly Maintenance Inspection" for…

All equipment subject to inspection shall meet the standards for the applicable date of manufacture now or hereafter prescribed by Federal law or rule, New Jersey statute, or Motor Vehicle Commission rule. A vendor who sells or leases a school bus for the transportation of childr…

(a) This subchapter establishes school bus enhanced safety inspection out-of-service criteria. The out-of-service criteria set forth in this subchapter denote critical school bus vehicle inspection items. (b) The rules set forth in this subchapter are consistent with the Federal …

(a) The following are the out-of-service criteria pertaining to steering wheel free play: 1. When any of the values (movement in inches, centimeters, or degrees) in the chart below are met or exceeded, a school bus shall be placed out-of-service. For power steering systems, the e…

(a) The following are the out-of-service criteria pertaining to axle parts/members: 1. Any U-bolt or other spring-to-axle clamp bolt is cracked, broken, loose, missing, or not secured by nut(s); or 2. Any spring hanger or other axle-positioning part is cracked, broken, loose, or …

(a) The following are the out-of-service criteria pertaining to any tire on any steering axle: 1. A front tire with less than 4/32 inch tread when measured in any two adjacent major tread grooves at any location on the tire; 2. A rear tire with less than 2/32 inch tread when meas…

(a) The following is the out-of-service criterion pertaining to rim size: 1. The school bus is equipped with rims of improper size. (b) The following are the out-of-service criteria pertaining to the lock or side ring: 1. Bent, broken, improperly seated, or sprung ring(s); or 2. …

(a) The following are the out-of-service criteria pertaining to the back-up warning alarm: 1. A school bus is not equipped with a back-up warning alarm; or 2. A school bus is equipped with a back-up warning alarm that is not in proper operating condition. Notes N.J. Admin. Code §…

(a) The following are the out-of-service criteria pertaining to the battery: 1. The battery is not securely mounted in the space provided; 2. A battery cap is missing; 3. A battery cable is not properly insulated; 4. A battery post or a battery cable end is not secure or reasonab…

(a) The following are the out-of-service criteria pertaining to the emergency door: 1. A school bus is equipped with an emergency door that is not in proper operating condition; 2. The emergency door does not conform to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:20-49.1, 49C.11(h), or 50B.1…

(a) The following are the out-of-service criteria pertaining to the service door: 1. A school bus is equipped with a service door that is not in proper operating condition; 2. The service door does not conform to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:20-49.1, 49C.10(a), or 50B.12(a), w…

(a) The following are the out-of-service criteria pertaining to emergency exits: 1. A school bus is not equipped with emergency push-out side exit windows or roof safety hatches as required by N.J.A.C. 13:20-49C.12 or 50B.14, whichever is applicable; 2. A school bus is equipped w…

(a) The following are the out-of-service criteria pertaining to fire extinguishers: 1. A school bus is not equipped with a fully-charged fire extinguisher; or 2. A school bus is equipped with a fire extinguisher that does not conform to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:20-49.1, 49…