Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:4-139.4. Uniform traffic ticket; complaint and summons; contents; personal service a. The complaint and summons shall be a uniform traffic ticket in the form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts and shall contain information advising the person to whom it is…

39:4-139.5. Joint liability of owner and operator; recovery by owner against operator; leased vehicles a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the owner and operator shall be jointly liable for parking offenses, unless the owner can show that the vehicle was used …

39:4-139.6. Failure to answer or appear; rule applicable; procedures; notice The municipal court shall immediately upon expiration of time to answer or appear, with respect to residents of New Jersey, follow the procedures set forth in R. 7:6-3(a) of the Rules Governing the Court…

39:4-139.7. Answer to parking ticket or failure to appear notice a. In answer to a parking ticket or failure to appear notice, a person to whom a parking ticket or failure to appear notice was issued may: (1) Admit the commission of the parking offense by payment of the fine and …

39:4-139.8. Evidence; submission to court; presence of officer; default judgment after failure to answer or pay fine and penalties; effect; assessment of costs; appeals; limitation of actions a. The officer issuing the ticket shall not be required to appear at the hearing of a ca…

39:4-139.9. Operating costs; civil contempt a. Out of each parking penalty assessed and disbursed to the municipality where a failure to appear notice was issued under these provisions, $2.00 shall be designated and distributed to the municipal court by the municipality to provid…

39:4-14. Hitching on vehicles prohibited No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, skates, sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any streetcar or vehicle upon a roadway and no operator of any streetcar or vehicle shall knowingly allow any person riding upon a…

39:4-14.1 Rights, duties of bicycle riders on roadways, exemptions. 16. a. Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by chapter four of Title 39 of the Revised St…

39:4-14.10. Electric personal assistive mobility device defined; regulations concerning 1. a. As used in this act, "electric personal assistive mobility device" means a self-balancing non-tandem two wheeled device designed to transport one person which uses an electric propulsion…

39:4-14.11 Noncompliance with regulations on electric personal assistive mobility device operation, warning, fine. 3. An operator who fails to comply with the requirements of this act shall receive a warning for the first offense. For a second offense, the operator shall be fined…

39:4-14.12 Motorized scooter, prohibited from operation on public street, highway, sidewalk; exceptions. 2. a. No person, except for an operator with a mobility-related disability, as authorized by section 2 of P.L.2007, c.21 (C.39:4-14.15), shall operate a motorized scooter upon…

39:4-14.13 Violations, fines, seizure, community service. 3. A person violating the provisions of section 2 of this act shall be subject: a. For the first offense, to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $200, and seizure of the motorized scooter. The seized scooter may onl…

39:4-14.14 Operation of motorized scooters permitted on designated municipal, county property, requirements. 4. The governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance, permit the operation of motorized scooters upon designated municipal property, other than the streets, highway…

39:4-14.15 Issuance of placard, sticker for persons with disabilities to operator of motorized scooter. 2. a. Upon request, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue to any holder of an identification card for persons with disabilities, a plac…

39:4-14.16 Operation of low-speed electric bicycle or scooter. 2. a. A low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed electric scooter, as defined in R.S.39:1-1, may be operated on the streets, highways, roadways, and bicycle paths of this State, except as otherwise provided in this sec…

39:4-14.2. Keeping to right; exceptions; single file Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction; provided, however,…

39:4-14.3 Regulations relative to motorized bicycles. 2. a. Motorized bicycles shall not be operated upon interstate highways or upon public highways divided by a grass or concrete median or highways with posted speed limits in excess of 50 miles per hour or upon the railroad or …

39:4-14.3a. Retail sales; conformance of bicycles to act and regulations No person engaged in the business of selling motorized bicycles at retail shall sell or offer to sell any motorized bicycle unless such motorized bicycle is in conformity with this act and regulations promul…

39:4-14.3b. Violations; penalties Except as otherwise provided by this act, any person who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $200.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both. L.1977, c. 267, s. 4.

39:4-14.3c. Rules and regulations The director may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1977, c. 267, s. 5.

39:4-14.3d. Operator only on bicycle A motorized bicycle shall carry only the operator. L.1977, c. 267, s. 6.

39:4-14.3e. Compulsory liability insurance coverage Every owner of a motorized bicycle principally garaged or operated in this State and every person in the business of renting motorized bicycles shall maintain liability insurance coverage, under provisions approved by the Commis…

39:4-14.3f. Accident reports. 8. Article 15 of chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes pertaining to accidents and reports shall be applicable to all accidents involving low-speed electric bicycles and motorized bicycles. Any law enforcement officer investigating an acciden…

39:4-14.3g. Operation by person under influence of liquor or drugs; penalty It is unlawful for any person to operate a motorized bicycle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, or a narcotic, hallucinogenic or habit-producing drug. Any person who violates the provisions…

39:4-14.3h. Suspension of privilege; second violation Any person under the age of 17 who commits a second violation of the provisions of P.L.1975, c. 250 (C. 39:4-14.3) or P.L.1977, c. 267 (C. 39:4-14.3a et seq.) or any other provision of chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Revised Stat…

39:4-14.3i. Registration; requirements; form and content of certificate; expiration; renewal. In addition to the requirements of section 2 of P.L.1975, c.250 (C.39:4-14.3) , P.L.1977, c.267 (C.39:4-14.3a et seq.), and section 2 of P.L.2019, c.121 (C.39:4-14.16), no low-speed elec…

39:4-14.3i.1 Availability of registration forms; shared low-speed electric bicycles. 7. a. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall make registration forms for low-speed electric bicycles and motorized bicycles available at all commission agency locations and on the commissi…

39:4-14.3i.2 Proof of ownership; falsifying information. 8. a. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission may accept as proof of ownership an affidavit from the owner of a low-speed electric bicycle or motorized bicycle if: (1) the low-speed electric bicyc…

39:4-14.3i.3 Annual report to the Legislature regarding registration of motorized bicycles and low-speed electric bicycles. 9. a. Following the effective date of P.L.2025, c.285 (C.39:6A-4.8 et al.), the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and the Department of Transportation sha…

39:4-14.3j. Form for sale of motorized bicycles; registration; fees 10. At the time of original sale of a motorized bicycle in this State, a motorized bicycle dealer shall complete a form, of a kind to be approved by the director, which shall contain the following information: a.…

39:4-14.3k. License plate At the time of issuance of the registration of the motorized bicycle, the director shall also issue to the registrant, at no additional cost, a motorized bicycle license plate to be attached to the bicycle by the registrant. Each plate shall contain a cl…

39:4-14.3l . Removal from state, destruction, theft or discontinued usage; notice; transfer of ownership Whenever a motorized bicycle for which a registration certificate has been issued has been permanently removed from the State, the owner shall notify the director in writing w…

39:4-14.3m. Display of license No person shall operate a motorized bicycle in this State unless a license plate is displayed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:3-33 applicable to motorcycles. L.1983, c. 105, s. 13.

39:4-14.3n. Make and model numbers; certification; list of approved bicycles a. The director shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), requiring manufacturers or distributors to certify in writin…

39:4-14.3o . Nonresident motorized bicycle owner; registration The registration provisions governing motorized bicycles shall not apply to a nonresident motorized bicycle owner who has complied with the registration and licensing laws of his state of residence, if the motorized b…

39:4-14.3p. Proof of ownership; bicycle purchased prior to effective date of act With respect to motorized bicycles purchased prior to the effective date of this act, and for which no bill of sale or other formal proof of ownership is available, the director may accept as proof o…

39:4-14.3q. Helmet No person shall operate a motorized bicycle unless he wears a protective helmet of a type approved by the director. L.1983, c. 105, s. 17.

39:4-14.3r. Dealer licensed as motor vehicle dealer; inapplicability of restrictions contained in Municipal Land Use Law Requiring a motorized bicycle dealer to be licensed as a motor vehicle dealer under R.S. 39:10-19 for the purposes of this act shall not mean that he is a moto…

39:4-14.3s. Rules and regulations The director shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1983, c. 105, s. 19.

39:4-14.3t. Violations; fine Except as otherwise provided by this act, a person who violates any of the provisions of this act or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this act shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100.00 for each offense. L.1983, c. 105, s. 20.

39:4-14.3u. Ownership acquired prior to effective date of act; compliance with act The owner of a motorized bicycle who acquired ownership prior to the effective date of this act shall have 90 days from the effective date to comply with the registration, titling, and license plat…

39:4-14.3v. Education program for safe operation; fund The director shall establish a fund not to exceed $50,000.00 per year for the purpose of providing an educational program for the safe operation of motorized bicycles. L.1983, c. 105, s. 22.

39:4-14.3v1. Educational program for safe operation of bicycles; fund The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall use a portion of the fund established pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1983, c. 105 (C. 39:4-14.3v) for the purpose of providing an educational program for the …

39:4-14.3w. Appropriation of fees 23. The fees collected pursuant to this act shall be appropriated to the Division of Motor Vehicles. L.1983,c.105,s.23.

39:4-14.3x. Motorized bicycle operators subject to penalties An operator of a motorized bicycle who is convicted of a violation of R.S.39:4-66 concerning the operation of a vehicle when emerging from an alley, driveway, garage, or private road or driveway or section 48 of P.L.195…

39:4-14.4. Sale or rent of bicycle; equipment with reflectors No person shall sell or offer to sell, or rent or offer to rent, whether it be by retail, wholesale or by auction, any bicycle manufactured on or after the effective date of this act unless such bicycle is equipped wit…