Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:5-30e. Operation of motor vehicle during suspension; fine and imprisonment Unless otherwise provided, an habitual offender convicted of operating a motor vehicle or motorized bicycle, while suspended pursuant to this act, shall pay a fine of $1,000.00 and may be sentenced to a…

39:5-31. Revocation of driver's license by director or magistrate The director or any magistrate before whom any hearing under this subtitle is had may revoke the license of any person to drive a motor vehicle, when such person shall have been guilty of such willful violation of …

39:5-32 Validation, granting of new license. 39:5-32. The commission shall, at all times, have the power to validate a driver's license that has been revoked, or to grant a new license to any person whose license to drive motor vehicles shall have been revoked. Amended 2003, c.13…

39:5-33 Validity of new license. 39:5-33. If a driver of motor vehicles shall have had his license suspended or revoked, a new license granted to him shall be void and of no effect, unless it shall be granted by the commission. Amended 2003, c.13, s.60.

39:5-34 Granting of new registration. 39:5-34. If a registration or registration certificate shall have been suspended or revoked, a new registration or registration certificate issued shall be void and of no effect, unless the new registration shall be made and the new certifica…

39:5-35. Return or surrender of suspended or revoked driver's license or registration certificate and registration plates Any person, whose driver's license or registration certificate has been suspended or revoked, who fails to return it or them to the director, together with an…

39:5-36 Incarceration for default on certain penalties, surcharges; other actions by court. a. The court may incarcerate in the county jail or workhouse of the county where the offense was committed any person upon whom a penalty or surcharge pursuant to subsection f. of section …

39:5-36.1. Fee for dishonored check or payment 31. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall collect a $25 fee from a person who issues or passes to the division a check, or similar sight order for the payment of money, which is not honored by the drawee. This fee shal…

39:5-39. Physician's fee in certain cases The judge, either in an original proceeding or on appeal for a violation of R.S. 39:4-50, may tax in the costs a sum not exceeding $20.00, which shall be paid to any physician testifying in the proceeding. This amount, when included in th…

39:5-40. Disposition of moneys received under motor vehicle law Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle all moneys received in accordance with the provisions of this Title, whether from fines, penalties, forfeitures, registration fees, license fees, or otherwise, shall be a…

39:5-41 Fines, penalties, forfeitures, disposition of; exceptions. 39:5-41. a. All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected under authority of law for any violations of R.S.39:4-63 and R.S.39:4-64 shall be forwarded by the judge to whom the same have been paid to th…

39:5-42 Reports by judges to chief administrator on violations, crimes and offenses; removal of certain information. 39:5-42. a. Every judge shall make a report, in such form as the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission may require, to the Chief Administrator: (1) o…

39:5-42.1 Refund of additional insurance premiums. 3. Any insurance company that charged any additional premium based on insurance points assessed against a policyholder as a result of a charge or conviction that was ordered by the court to be deleted, sealed, labeled, or correct…

39:5-43. Failure to pay over fines collected; penalty Any person who, having collected any fine for any violation of this subtitle, fails, within 30 days, to return the same to the director or the proper financial officer of the county or municipality, as the case may be, shall b…

39:5-44. Record of fines payable to county; inspection Every court having jurisdiction to hear complaints for violations of the provisions of this Title shall keep a record of the disposition of all complaints under this subtitle, for which a fine may be imposed which record shal…

39:5-45 Itemized receipt. Any person who collects fines, costs or cash bail, for a violation of this subtitle, shall deliver to the defendant a proper itemized receipt, which may be either a "proper itemized manual receipt" or a "proper itemized computer generated receipt." Such …

39:5-46 Report to commission of stolen produce. 39:5-46. The clerk of every court wherein a person licensed to operate a motor vehicle in this or another state is convicted of stealing produce from a farm in this state, shall, within three days after the conviction, make a report…

39:5-47 Seizure, sale of stolen motor vehicles. 39:5-47. The commission may authorize the seizure of a motor vehicle operated over the highways of this State when it has reason to believe that the motor vehicle has been stolen or is otherwise being operated under suspicious circu…

39:5-5. Entitling proceedings; bond to secure costs 39:5-5. All proceedings for the violation of this subtitle shall be brought in the name of the State, with the director, police officer, peace officer, or any other person who institutes the proceedings as prosecutor. A judge ma…

39:5-51. Information to municipal court judges In a municipal court case which involves a violation of the motor vehicle and traffic laws as set forth in Title 39 of the Revised Statutes or in any other case which involves directly or indirectly a motor vehicle accident, the muni…

39:5-52. Information to victim A victim of a motor vehicle accident as defined in this section shall, upon his request, be provided in writing by the court adjudicating any offense committed during that motor vehicle accident with the following information: (1) Information about …

39:5-53. Definitions relative to diplomatic immunity for certain offenses 1. As used in this act: "Motor vehicle moving violation" means any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State for which motor vehicle points are assessed by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehi…

39:5-54 Procedure for law enforcement officer stopping person with diplomatic immunity. 2. Whenever a person with diplomatic immunity is stopped by a State, county or municipal law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that the person has violated N.J.S.2C:11-5, s…

39:5-55. Records kept, forwarded by DMV 3. The Division of Motor Vehicles shall: a. Keep records of each accident report, citation or other charging document, and incident report received by law enforcement officers pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of this act; b. Send copi…

39:5-56. Other laws unaffected 4. The provisions of this act do not prohibit or limit the application of any law to a criminal or motor vehicle violation by a person who claims immunities or privileges under Title 22 of the United States Code. L.2003,c.23,s.4.

39:5-6. Performance of ministerial acts All acts, whether in connection with the taking of complaints, issuing of process, return thereof, taking of bail for appearance or committing to custody for failure to deposit such bail and all proceedings preliminary to trial, including t…

39:5-7. Suspension of sentence; probation In any proceeding instituted pursuant to the provisions of this subtitle, except where a mandatory penalty is fixed herein, the magistrate may suspend the imposition or execution of sentence, and may also place the defendant on probation …

39:5-9. Forfeiture of bond or cash deposit; disposition of moneys A bail bond, if forfeited, may be enforced by the director, and any cash deposit in lieu of bond, if forfeited, shall be paid to the director by the magistrate with whom it was deposited; provided, that such forfei…

39:5A-1 Written request; provisions made applicable. 1. Upon the filing of a written request by a person, or by the board of directors of any corporation, or by the board of trustees of any corporation or other institution of a public or semipublic character not for pecuniary pro…

39:5A-2. Rescission of request Any such institution may rescind any request filed by it in conformity with the provisions of the foregoing section, by filing with the clerk of the municipality in which the original request was filed, a written rescission of such request, and ther…

39:5A-3. Request not dedication; prohibition of use; different or additional conditions The filing of a written request, in pursuance of section 1 of this act, shall not be deemed to constitute a dedication to public use, of any such roads, streets, driveways, trails, terraces, b…

39:5A-4. Application of motor vehicle and traffic laws The provisions of subtitle one of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes shall be applicable to the semipublic or private roads, streets, driveways, trails, terraces, bridle paths, parkways or other roadways open to or used by the …

39:5B-18. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Certificate of handling" means a written document issued by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the terms of P.L.1977, c. 233 (C. 26:2D-18 et seq.), approving the use of certain specified New Jersey highways for th…

39:5B-19. Radioactive material; production of certificate of handling, certificate number or other documents upon request For the transport of certain types and quantities of radioactive material as specified by P.L.1977, c. 233 (C. 26:2D-18 et seq.), the driver or operator of th…

39:5B-20. Placard on vehicle Where a radioactive material shipment has been certified pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1977, c. 233 (C. 26:2D-18 et seq.), and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and it does not require placarding on the outside of the shippin…

39:5B-21. Possession of certificate of handling or certification number by driver or operator In addition to any other conditions or liability imposed by law, it shall be unlawful to ship or transport, or cause to be shipped or transported, by motor vehicle over the highways of t…

39:5B-22. Conditions of certificate of handling; deviations; prohibition Where a certificate of handling is required by law and has been issued by the State Department of Environmental Protection, it shall be unlawful to ship or transport, or cause to be shipped or transported, b…

39:5B-23. Inspection Any State Police officer or representative of the State Department of Environmental Protection, while in the performance of the duties of his office, is authorized to inspect any motor vehicle to investigate any actual or suspected source of radiation for the…

39:5B-24. Violations; penalties The civil penalty for violation of this act for a first offense is not more than $250.00 and for each subsequent offense is not more than $500.00, which penalty shall be recovered in accordance with "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et …

39:5B-25. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Department" means the Department of Transportation; b. "Hazardous material" means a substance or material determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to h…

39:5B-26. Rules and regulations The department, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, the Divisions of Motor Vehicles and State Police of the Department of Law and Public Safe…

39:5B-27. Office of hazardous materials transportation compliance and enforcement; responsibilities There is created in the Division of State Police of the Department of Law and Public Safety, an Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation Compliance and Enforcement. It shall be…

39:5B-28. Annual report The department, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, the Divisions of Motor Vehicles and State Police of the Department of Law and Public Safety, and …

39:5B-29 Violations, penalties. 5. a. Any person who violates the provisions of this act or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000.00 for the first offense, nor less than $200 nor more than $10,000.…

39:5B-30. Transportation of hazardous materials The transportation of hazardous materials in this State shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of P.L. 1983, c. 401 (C. 39:5B-25 et seq.) and this amendatory and supplementary act, except that this section shall not …

39:5B-31 Inspection of vehicles. 2. a. Any State Police officer may inspect such vehicles, railroad cars, and places of origin or destination in the State with respect to compliance with motor carrier safety regulations or hazardous materials transportation regulations. Any State…