Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:3-77.2. Motor vehicles to which persons admitted to purchase merchandise or view exhibit; exit door Every motor vehicle, including any van or trailer, to which persons are admitted for the purpose of purchasing merchandise, including books, or for the purpose of viewing any ex…

39:3-78. Construction of article Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to amend, repeal or in any manner impair the operation or effect of section 39:3-4.1 of this title.

39:3-79. Fine for violating article Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

39:3-79.1. Devices to prevent throwing of dirt on windshields of following vehicles No person shall operate or cause to be operated any bus, truck, full trailer or semitrailer of registered gross weight exceeding three tons on any public highway unless the same is equipped with s…

39:3-79.10 Definitions relative to intermodal chassis. 1. As used in this act: "Department" means the New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Equipment interchange receipt" or "interchange receipt" means the receipt exchanged between an intermodal equipment provider or its agen…

39:3-79.11 Systematic maintenance check program required; violations, penalties. 2. a. An intermodal equipment provider shall not tender for interchange in New Jersey with a motor carrier an intermodal chassis that has not passed the systematic maintenance check program required …

39:3-79.12 Establishment, implementation of systematic maintenance check program. 3. a. An intermodal equipment provider shall establish and implement a systematic maintenance check program for the intermodal chassis that it tenders for interchange to motor carriers. The SMC prog…

39:3-79.13 Identification of out-of-service intermodal chassis. 4. a. Intermodal equipment providers shall implement a process to positively identify by means of a tag those intermodal chassis that are out-of-service as a result of having failed an inspection required by this act…

39:3-79.14 Additional events causing immediate inspection. 5. In addition to the routine SMC inspection which must take place at least once every six months in accordance with section 3 of this act, the following events shall cause a full SMC eight-point inspection to be done imm…

39:3-79.15 Qualifications of inspectors. 6. Individuals performing SMC inspections pursuant to this act shall be qualified, at a minimum, as set forth in 49 C.F.R. sections 396.19 and 396.25. Evidence of each inspector's qualification shall be retained by the intermodal equipment…

39:3-79.16 Request for repair, replacement prior to completion of interchange; violations, penalties. 7. a. Any motor carrier or driver who, as a result of the pre-trip inspection of the intermodal chassis, determines the intermodal chassis to be in an unsafe operating condition …

39:3-79.17 Records maintained for three years, format. 8. Records of inspections, maintenance or repairs of chassis performed pursuant to this act shall be maintained for three years and made available upon request of the department or a motor carrier which has transported the ch…

39:3-79.18 Registration for intermodal equipment provider required. 9. a. Any intermodal equipment provider that tenders intermodal chassis for interchange in New Jersey with a motor carrier shall register with the New Jersey Department of Transportation in accordance with regula…

39:3-79.19 Contents of summons, complaint, violation report. 10. a. When, upon roadside inspection of an intermodal chassis, there is found a violation of State law or regulations or Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations, 49 C.F.R. sections 393 and 396, relating…

39:3-79.2. Violations Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, suffer and pay a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), or suffer imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the d…

39:3-79.20 Interference with act deemed violation; penalties. 11. It shall be a violation of this act to interfere with or attempt to interfere with the duties, obligations, rights or remedies of a motor carrier or its driver, an intermodal equipment provider, or an SMC inspector…

39:3-79.21 Rules, regulations. 12. The department shall adopt such rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2005,c.234,s.12; per s.13, act effec…

39:3-79.22 Additional fines to the fund for operation without certificate required by R.S.48:4-3 for omnibus. 3. Whenever an owner or operator of an omnibus, as defined pursuant to R.S.39:1-1, does not have a certificate of public convenience and necessity as required pursuant to…

39:3-79.23 "Omnibus Safety Enforcement Fund" in Department of the Treasury; use. 4. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a separate, non-lapsing revolving fund to be known as the "Omnibus Safety Enforcement Fund." This fund is to be the depository for monies collect…

39:3-79.24 "Omnibus Safety Enforcement Fund account within New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. 5. There is created within the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, a separate, non-lapsing account to be known as the "Omnibus Safety Enforcement Fund." All monies paid to the commiss…

39:3-79.3. Effective date This act shall take effect January first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three. L.1952, c. 343, p. 1123, s. 3.

39:3-79.4 Identification of fuel cell vehicles. 1. a. No person shall drive upon a public highway, road or street a motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this State and powered primarily or secondarily by a compressed or liquified gaseous fuel unless the vehicle is i…

39:3-79.5. Diamond shaped label; requirements; rules and regulations on placement and appearance The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may promulgate rules and regulations governing the placement and appearance of the label in addition to the following requirements: a. T…

39:3-79.6. Inspection for compliance with provisions of act The vehicle identification required in this act shall, at the time of an inspection pursuant to this Title, be inspected for compliance with the provisions of this act. L.1984, c. 55, s. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.

39:3-79.7. Failure to comply; penalties Any person who fails to comply with sections 1 and 2 of this act following an inspection shall be subject to the penalties of R.S. 39:8-9. L.1984, c. 55, s. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.

39:3-79.8. Prohibition of supplying fuel to vehicle without label; violations; penalty a. Any person requested to supply the compressed or liquified gaseous fuel for any vehicle covered under this act shall refuse to provide the fuel unless the vehicle for which the fuel is inten…

39:3-79.9. Publicity of provisions of act The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall periodically publicize the provisions of this act following its enactment. L.1984, c. 55, s. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.

39:3-8 Registration fee for passenger automobile; other vehicles. 39:3-8. The applicant for registration for any passenger automobile manufactured in any model year prior to the 1971 model year shall pay to the chief administrator for each registration a fee of $14 for each such …

39:3-8.1 Licensing of noncommercial trucks. 2. The director may license noncommercial trucks at the same weight fees set forth in R.S.39:3-20; provided, however, applicants for registration who have been issued identification cards for persons with disabilities pursuant to sectio…

39:3-8.2 Additional fees. 1. a. In addition to the motor vehicle registration fees imposed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, the chief administrator shall impose and collect an additional fee of $3 to be deposited in the New Jersey Emerg…

39:3-8.3 Definitions relative to certificate of ownership for certain motor vehicles. 1. As used in this act: "Environmental Protection Administration average fuel efficiency rating" means the fuel efficiency rating for a particular motor vehicle calculated by adding together the…

39:3-8.4 Additional fee for certificate of ownership for certain motor vehicles; rules, regulations. 2. a. In addition to the motor vehicle registration fees imposed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, the chief administrator shall, as a c…

39:3-8.5 Imposing, collection of annual fees, zero-emission vehicles, registration. 8. a. In addition to the registration fees imposed pursuant to Article 2 of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes: (1) beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, the Chief Administra…

39:3-80. Rubber tires or tires of approved material required; penalties Any person who shall operate an automobile, commercial vehicle, trailer or semitrailer or tractor not equipped on all wheels with rubber tires or tires, of a material other than rubber which have been approve…

39:3-81. Sale, possession or use of tires of type approved by director; regulations; penalties No person shall sell, offer for sale or possess with intent to sell or use on a highway any motor vehicle tire fitted with blocks, hobs, studs or other projections unless such tire is i…

39:3-82. Tires on commercial vehicles, tractors and motor-drawn vehicles; distribution of load; fine for violation of section No commercial motor vehicle or tractor not equipped on all wheels with pneumatic tires shall be used on the public highways, unless there is attached to t…

39:3-84 Vehicles, dimensional, weight limitations; routes, certain; prohibited. 39:3-84. a. The following constitute the maximum dimensional limits for width, height and length for any vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents or any part or portion thereof, …

39:3-84.1 Application of weight limitations. 3. a. The axle weight limitations as provided in subsection b. of R.S.39:3-84 shall apply to all vehicles registered in New Jersey subsequent to March 1, 1950, which have not been registered therein or contracted for purchase by New Je…

39:3-84.10 Suspension, revocation, refusal to renew registration. 5. The director may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew any registrations issued pursuant to this act upon proof that the applicant: a. Used fraud or deception in securing such registration; b. Violated any…

39:3-84.11 Display of valid license plates, markers on tow truck. 6. A towing company shall display valid tow truck license plates or markers as required by law on each of its tow trucks. The name of the towing company and the municipality and state where the business is located …

39:3-84.12 Authority of political subdivision. 7. The provisions of this act shall preempt a political subdivision from regulating, requiring or issuing any registration, license plate or marker or surety registration of any towing company. This section shall not limit the existi…

39:3-84.13 Violations, fine. 8. A towing company operating a light-medium duty tow truck without displaying a proper marker or valid tow truck license plate as required by this act or violating section 6 of this act shall be subject to a fine of $600 for the first offense and a f…

39:3-84.14 Rules, regulations. 10. The director shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.1999,c.396,s.10.

39:3-84.2. Repeal Sections 39:3-83, 39:3-85 and 39:4-73 of the Revised Statutes are hereby repealed. L.1950, c. 142, p. 283, s. 4.

39:3-84.3 Measurement, weighing to determine compliance; fines for operating on prohibited routes. 5. a. Officers shall have authority as set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection to require the driver, operator, owner, lessee or bailee of any vehicle or combinat…

39:3-84.4. Damage to highways or structures by overweight vehicles; liability Any person driving any vehicle, object or contrivance referred to in section 39:3-84 of the Revised Statutes, in excess of the gross weight limits set forth therein upon any highway or highway structure…