Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:3-34. Application for certificate or license during suspension, etc. prohibited 39:3-34. No person whose registration certificate or driving privilege, including any privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle as defined in P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.9 et al.), has been su…

39:3-35. Lending or using registration certificate or plates on other vehicle prohibited; fine No person shall lend the registration certificate or registration plates for use on a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which issued, or use the same for a motor vehicle other th…

39:3-36 Notification of change of residence; fees, penalties; public awareness campaign. 39:3-36. a. A licensed operator shall notify the chief administrator of any change in residence within one week after the change is made. Notice shall be in such form and shall contain such i…

39:3-37. Falsifying application, examination; punishment, revocation of registration, license 39:3-37. A person who gives a fictitious name or address or makes any other intentional misstatement of a material fact in an application for registration of a motor vehicle , an applica…

39:3-37.1 Unlawful loan of license, vehicle; penalty. 121. a. A person who has been issued a driver's license shall not lend that driver's license for use by another person. b. A person who owns, leases or otherwise has control or custody of a motor vehicle registered under the p…

39:3-38. Counterfeiting or using other markers; placement of forged or counterfeit plate on motor vehicle; revocation of license; fine No person shall counterfeit a number plate or marker or make a substitute or temporary marker, under penalty of revocation of such person's drive…

39:3-4 Registration of automobiles and motorcycles, application, registration certificates; expiration; issuance; violations; notification. 39:3-4. Except as hereinafter provided, every resident of this State and every nonresident whose automobile or motorcycle shall be driven in…

39:3-4.1. Licensing motor vehicles for transportation of passengers for hire As used in this section the term "motor vehicle" is hereby defined as meaning any motor vehicle propelled otherwise than by muscular power (except such vehicles as run only on rails or tracks exclusively…

39:3-40 Penalties for driving while license suspended, etc. 39:3-40. No person to whom a driver's license has been refused or whose driver's license or reciprocity privilege has been suspended or revoked, or who has been prohibited from obtaining a driver's license, shall persona…

39:3-40.1 Revocation of registration certificate, plates. 2. a. Any motor vehicle registration certificate and registration plates shall be revoked if a person is convicted of violating the provisions of: (1) subsection a. of R.S.39:3-40 for operating a motor vehicle during a per…

39:3-40.2. Issuance of temporary registration certificate, plates 3. a. The director may issue a temporary registration certificate and temporary registration plates for a motor vehicle for which the registration certificate and registration plates have been revoked under the pro…

39:3-40.3. Impoundment of motor vehicles 4. a. A motor vehicle subject to the provisions of this act may be impounded by any law enforcement officer if the registrant: (1) knowingly permits an unlicensed driver to operate that motor vehicle; (2) operates or permits the operation …

39:3-40.4. Sale, transfer of motor vehicle subject to registration restrictions 5. A motor vehicle subject to the registration restrictions set forth in sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1995, c.286 (C.39:3-40.1 and C.39:3-40.2) may not be sold or its ownership transferred; and the Divisio…

39:3-40.5. Rules, regulations 6. The director, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. Those rules and regulations shall include, …

39:3-40.6 Proof of valid motor vehicle insurance before release of impounded vehicle. 1. No motor vehicle which has been impounded pursuant to the laws of this State shall be released by the State or local law enforcement authority which impounded the vehicle unless proof of vali…

39:3-41 Driver's manual made available; contents; translations. 39:3-41. a. At the time of the issuance of an examination permit or a special learner’s permit to operate a motor vehicle, the chief administrator shall make available to each applicant for the examination permit or …

39:3-41.1 Distribution of existing manual prior to reprint for equestrian information. 2. The administrator may distribute all remaining copies of the existing manual before reprinting it with the information required pursuant to subsection b. of R.S.39:4-72. L.2004,c.163,s.2.

39:3-42. Compliance with chapter sufficient No owner, purchaser or driver of a motor vehicle who has complied with this chapter shall be required to obtain any other license or permit to use or operate the vehicle, be excluded or prohibited from or limited in the free use thereof…

39:3-43 Powers of commission. 39:3-43. The commission is hereby given authority to pass upon the construction and equipment of any vehicle, motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle with a view to its safety for use on a street or highway and it shall be lawful for the commission to r…

39:3-44. Scope and effect No person shall hereafter drive, move, park or be in custody of nor shall any owner or lessee hereafter cause or knowingly permit to be driven, moved or parked on any highway any vehicle, motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle or combination of vehicles wh…

39:3-45. Certain vehicles excepted The subsequent provisions of this article with respect to equipment and lights on vehicles shall not apply to agricultural machinery and implements, road machinery, road rollers, traction engines or farm tractors except as hereinafter in this ar…

39:3-46 Definitions relative to illuminating devices. 39:3-46. As used in this article, unless the context requires another or different construction: "Approved" means approved by the commission and when applied to lamps and other illuminating devices means that such lamps and de…

39:3-47 Illuminating devices required; violations, fines. 39:3-47. No person shall drive, move, park or be in custody of any vehicle or combination of vehicles on any street or highway unless such vehicle or combination of vehicles is equipped with lamps and illuminating devices …

39:3-48. Visibility (a) Whenever there shall be in this article a requirement declared as to the distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times when li…

39:3-49. Headlamps Except as hereinafter in this article provided, every motor vehicle other than a motor-drawn vehicle and other than a motor cycle shall be equipped with at least 2 approved headlamps mounted at the same level with an equal number on each side of the front of th…

39:3-4a. Temporary registration of motor vehicle in another state by resident of New Jersey Notwithstanding the provisions of Revised Statutes 39:3-4 every resident of this State who acquires and temporarily registers a motor vehicle in another State may operate such vehicle or c…

39:3-4b Temporary registration. 1. Any nonresident purchasing an automobile from a licensed dealer in New Jersey which is to be principally garaged, registered, and titled in another state, a federal district, or Canada, may register the automobile in New Jersey on a temporary ba…

39:3-4c Rules, regulations relative to issuance of temporary registration certificates, plates. 2. a. The chief administrator may prescribe rules and regulations governing the issuance of temporary registration certificates and temporary license plates by motor vehicle dealers, m…

39:3-4d. "Geographical district" defined "Geographical district" shall be defined as within a 5 mile radius of a motor vehicle agency or agent designated pursuant to section 39:3-3 of the Revised Statutes. L.1969, c. 301, s. 3.

39:3-4d1 Suspending, revoking, dealer license, imposing fines, prior, notify license holder of charges, hearing; rules, regulations. 4. a. Prior to suspending or revoking a dealer license or imposing a fine on a licensed dealer pursuant to section 1 or section 2 of P.L.1969, c.30…

39:3-4e. Rules and regulations; information by insurers The director, after consultation with the Commissioner of Insurance, is hereby empowered to prescribe, adopt, promulgate, rescind and enforce rules and regulations requiring insurers to provide all information with respect t…

39:3-4f. Vehicles registered in foreign country, operation by owner permitted temporarily A resident owner of any motor vehicle which has been registered in accordance with the laws respecting the registration of motor vehicles in a foreign country may operate the motor vehicle i…

39:3-4g Open recall notice, recall database, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. 5. a. As used in this section, “chief administrator,” “commission,” “manufacturer,” “new motor vehicle dealer,” “open recall,” and “recall” have the same meaning as those terms are defined in sectio…

39:3-5. Denial of registration, reciprocity 39:3-5. The director may refuse registration in the case of any automobile, commercial motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, tractor or omnibus that shall not comply with the requirements of this title or that shall seem to him unsuitabl…

39:3-5.1. Federal tax payment required The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall refuse registration of a vehicle which is subject to the federal heavy vehicle use tax if the applicant has failed to furnish proof of payment, in the form prescribed by the United States …

39:3-50 Color of lights, permits; cancellation or revocation of permits; fee. 39:3-50. All lamps and reflectors, which display a light visible from directly in front of a vehicle as authorized by this subtitle, shall exhibit lights substantially white, yellow or amber in color. (…

39:3-51. Auxiliary driving lamps Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve inches nor more than forty-two inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, and every such auxi…

39:3-52. Additional lighting equipment Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit a white or yellow light without glare. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running board courtesy lamp on each side ther…

39:3-53 Spot lamps; terms defined. 39:3-53. A motor vehicle may be equipped with no more than one spot lamp, but the use of any such spot lamp for driving purposes is prohibited and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used so as not to be distracting or glaring to any p…

39:3-54. Warning lights on vehicles 39:3-54. a. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than a headlamp, spot lamp, or auxiliary driving lamp which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower shall be so directed that no part o…

39:3-54.10 Placement of motor vehicle, types of lights. 4. No more than two emergency warning lights shall be installed on a vehicle. If one light is used it shall be installed in the center of the roof of the car, or on the front of the vehicle so that the top of the emergency w…

39:3-54.11 Identification cards; issuance. 5. a. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall prepare suitable identification cards bearing the signature of the chief administrator which, upon the request of the mayor or chief executive officer of any …

39:3-54.12 Rights of motor vehicle with emergency lights in operation. 6. Nothing contained herein is intended to grant to any member of a volunteer fire company, a volunteer first aid or rescue squad or a volunteer Office of Emergency Management any privileges or exemptions deni…

39:3-54.13 Violation of act; penalty. 7. Any person authorized to operate emergency warning lights pursuant to P.L.1977, c.223 (C.39:3-54.7 et seq.) who willfully operates such emergency warning lights in violation of the provisions of P.L.1977, c.223 (C.39:3-54.7 et seq.) shall …

39:3-54.14. Special identification lights; vehicles of licensed private detective businesses; permits; penalty for violation a. The director may issue permits authorizing vehicles of licensed private detective businesses under contractual agreement to provide community security s…

39:3-54.15 Warning lights, sirens on vehicle of volunteer fire, first aid or rescue squad chiefs or officers. 1. A current chief or first assistant chief of a volunteer fire company, or chief officer of a first aid or rescue squad, recognized by and rendering service in any munic…