Title 48, Title 48: PUBLIC UTILITIES

48:4-13. Exemption; revocation Any owner desiring to be exempt from obtaining or filing such insurance policy, as aforesaid, shall make application to the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, showing its financial ability to pay such damages, whereupon the commissioner, if reas…

48:4-14.1. Franchise tax or license fee on owner or operator of autobus; imposition by municipalities; prohibition; exception Except as provided in R.S. 48:16-25 no municipality shall assess or impose any franchise tax or municipal license fee upon any person owning or operating …

48:4-14.2. Payment in lieu of franchise taxes on autobusses by state to municipalities; annual certification of amount due In order that no municipality shall suffer a loss in revenue due to the repeal of R.S. 48:4-14, the State shall annually remit to each municipality which rec…

48:4-18. Construction and equipment The board of public utility commissioners may prescribe reasonable regulations with respect to the construction and equipment of autobusses carrying passengers between points in this state and points in other states. Such regulations shall be c…

48:4-19. Insurance The board of public utility commissioners may require operators of such interstate busses to carry insurance equal in amount to that required by law of operators of busses carrying passengers between points in this state, against loss by reason of the liability…

48:4-2. Other automobile laws applicable Nothing in this chapter shall exempt a person owning or operating an autobus from complying with the laws relating to the ownership, registration and operation of automobiles in this state.

48:4-2.1a Discontinuance of operation of motor vehicle. 90. a. The commission may make rules, regulations and orders applicable to the construction, equipment and insurance required of every motor vehicle within the jurisdiction of the commission, and shall inspect, through its a…

48:4-2.1b Vehicle emission, brake tests, emissions inspections. 1. The commission may, in conjunction with any program of self-inspection established to ensure compliance with regulations adopted under section 90 of P.L.1962, c.198 (C.48:4-2.1a), and at the request of any owner o…

48:4-2.1c. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Bus Safety Compliance Act." L.1995,c.225,s.1.

48:4-2.1d. Findings, determinations on bus safety 2. The Legislature finds that bus safety is of paramount importance to the residents of this State, to those travelling on the public highways or in public places within the State, and to the many tourists and travellers who visit…

48:4-2.1e Definitions. 3. As used in this act: "Bus" or "buses" means and includes all autobuses, of whatever size or configuration, under the jurisdiction of the commission; all autobuses of NJ Transit and its contract carriers which are under the inspection jurisdiction of the …

48:4-2.1f Bus safety out-of-service violations; schedule, sanctions established. 4. a. The commission shall establish by regulation, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), a schedule of bus safety out-of-service violations and…

48:4-2.1g. Evidence of appropriate insurance; holding, impoundment of vehicle 5. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, when a bus is operated on public highways or in public places in this State, without satisfactory evidence of appropriate insurance as required by …

48:4-2.1h. Bus safety out-of-service violation; holding, impoundment of vehicle 6. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, when a bus is operated on public highways or in public places in this State, with a bus safety out-of-service violation, whether in interstate or…

48:4-2.1i Inspection; penalty, MVC inspections prohibited on casino-owned property; exceptions. 7. a. The commission or any duly authorized representative of the commission is authorized to direct any bus operated in this State to immediately proceed to a designated facility for …

48:4-2.1j. Vehicle inspection report 8. a. The bus driver shall have in his possession a copy of the most recent vehicle inspection report for the bus he is driving. If defects or deficiencies are noted on the report, the driver shall have signed the report to acknowledge that th…

48:4-2.1k Penalty enforcement; summons issued for violation of act. 9. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this act may be collected, with costs, in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court or Mun…

48:4-2.1l. Enforcement of provisions of act 10. All county, municipal and other officers charged with the enforcement of State and municipal laws, are authorized to assist the department under the direction of the commissioner or any duly authorized representative of the commissi…

48:4-2.1m. Agreements with governmental agencies 11. The commissioner is authorized to consult with and enter into agreements with federal, interstate, bi-state, and intrastate agencies and authorities as may be necessary to provide for the efficient and uniform implementation of…

48:4-2.1n. Penalty money deposited into General Fund 12. Monies received from penalties collected pursuant to this act shall be deposited in the General Fund. L.1995,c.225,s.12.

48:4-2.1o. Act in addition to other law 13. The implementation and enforcement of this act shall not be deemed as supplanting any other provisions of this Title and shall not preclude enforcement of other provisions of this Title. L.1995,c.225,s.13.

48:4-2.2. Bus drivers exempt from municipal fees No driver of any autobus who shall be authorized under the provisions of chapter 3 of the title Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation (s. 39:3-1 et seq.), to drive a motor vehicle and who shall have paid the fee prescribed by said …

48:4-2.20. Establishment; autobus defined Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 2 of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes or any other law to the contrary, all autobuses regulated by and subject to the provisions of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes may establish their rates, fare…

48:4-2.21 "Zone of rate freedom" established annually. 2. The commission shall establish annually a "zone of rate freedom" which will provide for a maximum permitted percentage adjustment to any rate, fare or charge for regular route autobus service. The commission shall promulga…

48:4-2.22. Filing by owner or operator; conclusive presumption to be just and reasonable Any rate, fare or charge for regular route autobus service filed by an owner or operator of an autobus with the Department of Transportation pursuant to this act shall be conclusively presume…

48:4-2.23. Adjustments; notice to department of transportation and public; posting An owner or operator of an autobus which adjusts rates, fares or charges for regular route autobus service under this act shall be required to notify the Department of Transportation at least 30 da…

48:4-2.24. Establishment in accordance with other provisions of law An owner or an operator of an autobus filing any rate, fare or charge for regular route autobus service pursuant to this act shall not be precluded from also establishing any rates, fares or charges in accordance…

48:4-2.25. Casino, charter, special bus operations The provisions of this act shall apply to the rates, fares and charges of autobuses for casino bus operations, charter bus operations and special bus operations in the same manner as they apply to the rates, fares and charges of …

48:4-2.26 Prohibiting certain individuals from use of autobus services. 5. a. An autobus company may, at its discretion, prohibit from using transportation services provided or operated by the autobus company any person who assaults an operator of an autobus or the operator's sup…

48:4-2.3. Receivers and trustees in bankruptcy operating autobusses to carry insurance; deposit with commissioner of banking and insurance Receivers appointed by the United States District Court for the district of New Jersey or by the Superior Court of this State, or trustees in…

48:4-20. Tax on interstate bus service; exemptions A person owning or operating an autobus which is operated over any highway in this State for the purpose of carrying passengers from a point outside the State to another point outside the State, or from a point outside the State …

48:4-21. Monthly report of mileage; payment of tax Every such owner or operator shall file with the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles on or before the twenty-fifth day of each month a report, under oath, on such form as the director shall prescribe, which report shall di…

48:4-22. Report of schedule of operations; contents; subsequent changes On or before May 7, 1934, every such owner or operator shall file with the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles a report of schedule of operations setting forth the routes traveled, their termini, the n…

48:4-23. Revenues used for highway purposes All moneys derived from the excise hereby imposed shall be paid over monthly by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles to the State Treasurer and such revenues are hereby appropriated to the State Highway Department for use by i…

48:4-24. Enforcement; bond The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall enforce the payment of the excise hereby imposed and for such purpose make and enforce such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary. He may require a bond or other surety for the payment of exc…

48:4-25. Examination of records of owners or operators; oaths The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall have power, whenever he deems it expedient, to make or cause to be made by deputy, auditor or investigator, an examination or investigation of the books, records, pa…

48:4-26. Hearings; examination of witnesses The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles or his deputy, auditors or investigators shall have power to conduct hearings and to administer oaths to, and to examine under oath, any such owner or operator and the directors, officers, …

48:4-27. Subpoenas; witnesses' fees The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall have power by subpoena to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of any books, records, papers, vouchers, accounts and documents of any such owner or operator, or of any other …

48:4-28. Refusal to obey subpoena; procedure before supreme court; contempt If a person subpoenaed to attend any hearing refuses to appear, be examined or answer any question or produce any books, records, papers, vouchers, accounts and documents when ordered so to do by the Dire…

48:4-29. Appointment of auditors, investigators, etc.; civil service The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may appoint one or more auditors and investigators and such clerical assistants as he may deem necessary, subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service. Amen…

48:4-3 Certificate of public convenience and necessity; penalties. 48:4-3. a. No autobus, charter bus operation or special bus operation which is engaged, wholly or partly, in intrastate commerce shall be operated or run while carrying passengers for hire within the State of New …

48:4-3.1. Conditions permitted Nothing in this act shall preclude the Commissioner of Transportation from limiting certificates of public convenience and necessity by imposing conditions as to the area of operation, route of operation, expiration of the certificate, equipment, ma…

48:4-30. Revocation of registration certificate; grounds Failure to file a report or bond in the manner prescribed by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles, or to pay proper excise, or any legal penalties imposed by sections 48:4-20 to 48:4-34 of this Title, or to adhere…

48:4-31. Collection of excise; prior lien The excise imposed by section 48:4-20 of this Title, and interest and penalties thereon from the time the same shall be due and payable, shall be a personal debt due from such owner or operator to the State, recoverable in any court of co…

48:4-32. Failure to file report or pay excise; penalty Any such owner or operator who shall fail to file a report as required by section 48:4-20 to 48:4-34 of this Title, or bond when demanded, or fail to pay the excise imposed by said sections 48:4-20 to 48:4-34 within the time …

48:4-33. False report or statements; evasion of excise; misdemeanor Any person who shall make any false or fraudulent report, or any false statement in any report with intent to defraud the state, or to evade the payment of any excise, or any part thereof imposed by section 48:4-…