Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:4-197.17. Weight prohibitions 2. Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of this act, truck and truck-trailer combinations which exceed 26,000 pounds in gross registered vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, or gross combination weight rating regardless of their dimen…

39:4-197.18. Exceptions for emergency, government or local service 3. The prohibitions contained in section 2 of this act shall not apply to emergency vehicles, government owned or leased vehicles, vehicles which have an origin or final destination on or within three miles of the…

39:4-197.19. Exceptions for certain vehicles after hearing 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of this act, the Commissioner of Transportation in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1998, c.28 (C.39:4-8.3) may after the holding of a public meeting by wri…

39:4-197.2. County road lying within municipality; regulation of traffic and parking Any municipality, which maintains a paid police force, may, by ordinance, resolution, or regulation, pursuant to R.S. 39:4-197 and with the consent of the governing body of the county, regulate t…

39:4-197.20. Necessary signage by DOT 5. The provisions of this act shall not be enforceable until the Commissioner of Transportation has caused to be erected such signage as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, which shall be done no later than 90 days follow…

39:4-197.21. Violations, fines 6. The driver, owner, lessee, bailee or any one of the foregoing of any truck or truck-trailer combination found or operated in violation of the provisions of this act shall be fined not more than $400 for the first offense, and shall be subject to …

39:4-197.3. Special traffic regulations The governing body of any municipality may, upon the adoption of a resolution declaring that an emergent or temporary condition dictates adoption of special traffic regulations within the scope of any of the items listed in subparagraphs (1…

39:4-197.4. Angle parking ordinances; exemption from approval by state; conditions Notwithstanding the provisions of the chapter to which this act is a supplement, or any supplement to said chapter, no ordinance adopted by any municipality designating any street or streets under …

39:4-197.5. Restricted parking for use by handicapped persons; ordinances, resolutions or regulations Any municipality may, by ordinance, resolution or regulation, establish restricted parking spaces in front of residences, schools, hospitals and other public buildings and in sho…

39:4-197.6 Restricted parking zone, residence of person with disability. 1. Any municipality may, by ordinance, establish a restricted parking zone in front of a residence occupied by a person with a disability if a windshield placard or wheelchair symbol license plates have been…

39:4-197.7. Permits for motor vehicle; fee Any municipality enacting an ordinance pursuant to section 1 of this act shall provide for the issuance of permits which identify a specific motor vehicle and the location wherein it is to be parked. Such permits shall only be issued to …

39:4-197.8. State Highway Route No. 94 in Sussex and Warren Counties; regulations limiting use Notwithstanding any other law, the Commissioner of Transportation may adopt regulations limiting the operation of commercial motor vehicles, tractors, trailers or semi-trailers upon tha…

39:4-197.9 Parking enforcement unit for persons with disabilities. 1. In order to implement the enforcement of P.L.1977, c.202 (C.39:4-197.5) subject to R.S.39:4-138, and of P.L.1975, c.221 (C.52:32-11 et seq.) and spaces established pursuant to P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et s…

39:4-198 Notice of ordinance, resolution or regulation by signs. 39:4-198. No ordinance, resolution or regulation enacted, passed, or adopted by local authorities nor any regulation adopted by the Commissioner of Transportation under any power given by this chapter or any supplem…

39:4-199. Safety zones, signals, guideposts and other structures on state highway; approval by highway commission No safety zones or platforms, commonly called "safety isles" , traffic signal devices, guideposts or any other structures shall be erected, constructed, operated or m…

39:4-199.1. Official traffic signs at traffic islands, safety zones and grade separations, etc. Local, county and State authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may erect and maintain appropriate official traffic signs not inconsistent with the provisions o…

39:4-2. Transfer of powers and duties of commissioner to director of Division of Motor Vehicles All the powers and duties heretofore exercised and performed by the commission created by an act entitled "An act to establish a traffic commission and to define its powers and duties,…

39:4-20. Hitching horses to pole, post, tree or hydrant prohibited No horse shall be hitched or fastened to a pole carrying any wires, a public lamp-post, or pole, a shade tree or its protecting box or casing, or to a water hydrant in a street.

39:4-201 Resolutions, ordinances, regulations pertaining to traffic on county roads; notice; penalties. 39:4-201. Except as otherwise provided in R.S.39:4-8, no governing body of any county in this State may adopt resolutions, ordinances, or regulations on a matter covered by or …

39:4-201.1 "No passing" zones. 114. With respect to highways under his jurisdiction the commissioner, by regulations, shall have authority to establish and maintain as "no passing" zones portions of such highways where overtaking and passing, or driving to the left of the roadway…

39:4-202. Approval of resolutions, ordinances or regulation by commissioner No resolution, ordinance or regulation passed, enacted or established under authority of this article shall be effective until submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Transportation, as provided …

39:4-203. General penalty for violations of chapter For a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto for which no specific penalty is provided, the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 da…

39:4-203.1 Indigents permitted to pay fines in installments, waiver, certain; guideline for indigency. 1. Any defendant convicted of a traffic offense pursuant to Title 39 of the Revised Statutes or a parking offense, shall, upon a satisfactory showing of a condition of indigency…

39:4-203.3. Violations pertaining to pedestrians and bicycles by juvenile under 17; warning; penalties Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes to the contrary, a juvenile under the age of 17 who commits an act which constitutes a violation of that Title…

39:4-203.4. Conviction for violation after Jan. 1, 1983; petition for reduction in sentence A juvenile convicted of a violation of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes pertaining to pedestrians or bicycles, which violation occurred on or after January 1, 1983, may petition the senten…

39:4-203.5 Offenses in area of highway construction, repair or designated safe corridor. 1. a. For the purposes of this act: "Area of highway construction or repair" means that segment of any highway which is identified by properly posted traffic control devices or signs as under…

39:4-204 "Person with a disability" defined. 1. The phrase "person with a disability" means: a. any person who has lost the use of one or more limbs as a consequence of paralysis, amputation, or other permanent disability or who has a permanent disability as to be unable to ambul…

39:4-205 Person with a disability identification card. 2. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue, at the expense of the State of New Jersey, person with a disability identification cards upon the application of qualifying persons with disab…

39:4-206 Vehicle identification card, placard. 3. The chief administrator shall issue to such applicant, also, a placard of such size and design as shall be determined by the chief administrator in consultation with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services in the Depart…

39:4-207. Parking overtime by driver of motor vehicle with placard or wheelchair symbol license plates; no penalty No penalty shall be imposed for the parking overtime of any motor vehicle which has displayed thereon a placard or wheelchair symbol license plates issued pursuant t…

39:4-207.1 Rules and regulations. 5. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-204 et seq.), as amended and supplemented. L.1981, c.36, s.5; amended 201…

39:4-207.10 Exemption from payment of parking meter fees for disabled veterans, Purple Heart recipients, certain circumstances. 1. a. A person who is a disabled veteran or a recipient of the Purple Heart is exempt from the payment of municipal parking meter fees when a motor vehi…

39:4-207.11 Definitions; issuance of parking placards; benefits; fees. 1. a. As used in this act: "Health or personal care services" means nursing and other home health care services rendered at a patient's place of residence. "Home care service agency" means a home health care a…

39:4-207.2 Person with an intellectual disability defined. 1. For purposes of this act "person with an intellectual disability" means a person in a state of significant subnormal intellectual development with reduction of social competence which state shall have existed prior to …

39:4-207.3 Issuance of insignia for motor vehicle used for transporting persons with intellectual disabilities. 2. a. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue a special insignia upon the application of a federal, State, county or municipal en…

39:4-207.4 Vehicle transporting persons with intellectual disabilities authorized to park in space reserved for persons with physical disabilities. 3. A motor vehicle owned or operated by a federal, State, county or municipal entity or a public or private nonprofit organization i…

39:4-207.5 Out-of-State vehicles with persons with disabilities plate, placard, permit. 1. A motor vehicle with a special license plate, placard or parking permit issued to a person with a disability by another state, district or territory of the United States, or by Canada shall…

39:4-207.6 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: a. "Appropriate identification" means, in the case of a restricted parking zone, a permit issued by a municipality under the authority granted by section 2 of P.L.1977, c.309 (C.39:4-197.7) and, in the case of a restricted parking s…

39:4-207.7 Removal of motor vehicle unlawfully parked. 2. a. An eligible person with a disability may request a law enforcement officer to arrange for the removal and storage of a motor vehicle which is parked unlawfully in a parking space or zone which is restricted for use by a…

39:4-207.8 Issuance of card, placard for vehicles transporting certain nursing home residents. 6. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue a nursing home resident with a disability identification card and corresponding windshield placard upon…

39:4-207.9 Unobstructed access for parking spaces, curb cuts for persons with a disability; violations, penalties. 1. a. A person who owns or controls a parking area which is open to the public or to which the public is invited and which contains special parking spaces for the us…

39:4-208. Trenton, State's property at; regulations authorized The Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety is authorized and empowered to regulate traffic and the parking of motor vehicles on the grounds, and roadways or highways therein, owned by the …

39:4-209. Violations; penalties Any person who shall violate any of the said regulations shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1.00 nor more than $15.00; provided, however, that any person who shall violate any of said regulations concerning the altering, counterfeiting or…

39:4-21. Racing on highway prohibited; exception No person shall run or race a horse on a highway, whether the running, racing or trotting is for trial of speed or for the purpose of passing another horse or vehicle. This section shall not apply where permission for racing is giv…

39:4-210. Jurisdiction of offenses; disposition of fines Every magistrate and every court having jurisdiction of criminal offenses and the violations of public laws committed in the municipality in which such grounds are located shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine viola…

39:4-211. Enforcement of regulations The State Police, the State Capitol Police, the city police of the city of Trenton, and other police officers of this State, including those specially appointed or designated to police the grounds of any such State institution, shall have the …