Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:8-47. Private inspection facility, supplies, record keeping required; penalty 7. a. The director shall provide each private inspection facility with as many certificates of approval and rejection stickers as may be required and may charge the private inspection facility licens…

39:8-48. Fraudulent affixing of certificate of approval, waiver certificate; penalty 8. A person who is employed by or under contract with a private inspection facility and who affixes a certificate of approval or a waiver certificate to a motor vehicle without having properly in…

39:8-49. Denial, suspension, revocation, refusal of renewal of private inspection facility license 9. a. The director may, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), deny, suspend or revoke a private inspection facility license or refuse…

39:8-5 Reports to chief administrator; forms. 39:8-5. a. Every designated inspector, official inspection facility or private inspection facility shall make such reports to the chief administrator concerning inspections made and the results thereof, and in such form and at such ti…

39:8-50. Standards for certification of emission testing equipment 10. A private inspection facility or an official inspection facility shall use emission testing equipment that has been certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. The Department of Environmental Prot…

39:8-51. Expiration of outstanding licenses, return of items to director 11. All licenses issued pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1975, c.156 (C.39:8-11) shall expire and be of no force and effect on or after January 1, 1996, unless extended by the director. All licensed private insp…

39:8-52 Licensing of inspectors, fees. 12. a. A person shall not conduct any inspection required by the chief administrator on a motor vehicle or diesel bus, heavy-duty diesel truck, or any diesel-powered vehicle unless that person is licensed as an inspector by the chief adminis…

39:8-53. Registration, certification program, course of instruction for repair facilities, technicians 13. a. The director shall adopt, after consultation with the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, rules and regulations for the registration …

39:8-54 Misrepresentation, transfer of license; penalties. 14. A person who displays or causes or permits to be displayed any sign, mark, or advertisement, or otherwise identifies that person as a private inspection facility, a registered motor vehicle repair facility or an emiss…

39:8-56. Required repairs under a recall 16. The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle that is subject to inspection pursuant to R.S.39:8-1 and that is included in either a "Voluntary Emissions Recall" as defined at 40 C.F.R. s.85.1902(d) or any amendment thereto or in a remedial pl…

39:8-57. Rules, regulations 17. The director shall adopt, after consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions o…

39:8-58. Nonapplicability of act 18. The provisions of P.L.1995, c.112 (C.39:8-41 et al.) shall not apply to violations committed prior to its effective date, and prosecutions and dispositions for such violations shall be governed by the prior law, which is continued in effect fo…

39:8-59. Findings, declarations relative to emissions from diesel-powered vehicles 1. The Legislature finds and declares that exhaust emissions from diesel buses, heavy-duty diesel trucks, and other diesel-powered motor vehicles contribute significantly to air pollution problems …

39:8-6. Display of approval certificate on request During the period designated by the director or any police officer who shall exhibit his badge or other sign of authority may stop any motor vehicle and require the owner or operator to display an official certificate of approval…

39:8-60 Definitions relative to emissions inspections. 2. As used in this act: "Diesel bus" means any diesel-powered autobus or motorbus of any size or configuration, whether registered in this State or elsewhere, that is designed or used for intrastate or interstate transportati…

39:8-61 Exhaust emissions standards, test methods. 3. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the commission and the Department of Transportation, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-…

39:8-62. No operation in violation of standards established 4. No owner or lessee of a diesel bus, heavy-duty diesel truck, or other diesel-powered motor vehicle shall operate, or cause or allow the operation of, that diesel bus, heavy-duty diesel truck, or other diesel-powered m…

39:8-63 Violations, penalties. 5. a. The owner and the lessee, if any, of a heavy-duty diesel truck operated in violation of section 4 of this act shall be jointly and severally liable for a civil penalty of: $700 for the first violation, except as otherwise provided in this subs…

39:8-64 Periodic inspection, roadside enforcement programs. 6. a. The commission, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Transportation and with the approval of the Attorney General, shall establish and implement a periodic inspectio…

39:8-65 Pilot roadside enforcement program. 7. In implementing the roadside enforcement program, the commission, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, shall phase in roadside inspections by establishing a pilot roadside enforcement program providing a six-month…

39:8-66 Procedures for conducting test methods. 8. a. The commission, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Transportation, shall establish procedures by which test methods established pursuant to section 3 of this act shall be cond…

39:8-67 Provision of State Police Officers. 9. The Superintendent of the State Police, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the Attorney General, shall provide State Police officers to assist the commission in conducting the roadside enforcement program and the pil…

39:8-68 Additional penalties. 10. In addition to any other penalties that may be applicable, the operator of a diesel bus, heavy-duty diesel truck, or other diesel-powered motor vehicle who fails to comply with any direction given pursuant to section 9 of this act, or who refuses…

39:8-69 Licensing of private inspection facilities. 11. a. The commission shall designate as many qualified and properly equipped duly licensed private inspection facilities as the commission determines shall be necessary to conduct periodic inspections. A licensee shall inspect …

39:8-7. Suspension, revocation, denial of registration, reciprocity privilege for unsafe vehicles 39:8-7. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to R.S.39:3-5, the director may suspend, revoke or deny the registration of a motor vehicle registered or required to be registered in t…

39:8-70 Civil penalty. 12. Any person who violates any provision of sections 2 through 20 of this act or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be liable for a civil penalty. The amount of the penalty shall be that specified in the other sections of this act or in …

39:8-71 Issuance of ticket for violations; service. 13. a. A complaint and summons charging a violation of this act or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto and seeking the imposition of a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of this act or any rule or regula…

39:8-72 Action for recovery of civil penalty. 14. An action for the recovery of a civil penalty for violation of this act or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this act shall be within the jurisdiction of and may be brought before the municipal court in the municipality w…

39:8-73 Docketing of judgments; enforcement. 15. a. The court administrator of the municipal court shall docket in the Superior Court a municipal court judgment imposing a civil penalty pursuant to this act, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, that remains unpaid …

39:8-74 Distribution of fees. 16. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title to the contrary, all fees and other monies that the commission, or the State Treasurer receives pursuant to the provisions of this act or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be …

39:8-75 "Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund." 17. a. There is established in the General Fund a separate, nonlapsing, dedicated account to be known as the "Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund." The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund shall be administered by the commission. All …

39:8-76. Receivable account 18. The State Treasurer shall establish a receivable account for the sole purpose of defraying the expenses incurred for program implementation and administration of this act. The receivable account shall be relieved by monies deposited into the Commer…

39:8-77 Rules, regulations. 19. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Transportation may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 e…

39:8-78 Report. 20. On the first day of the forty-eighth month after this act takes effect, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the commission, and the Commissioner of Transportation, shall submit to the Governor and to the mem…

39:8-79 to 39:8-89 reallocated to 39:3-6.11 to 39:3-6.21.

39:8-8. Certificate of approval as prerequisite for registration The director may rule that a certificate of approval shall serve as a prerequisite for obtaining a registration for the following registration period. Amended by L.1955, c. 9, p. 51, s. 3.

39:8-9. Enforcement; violations, penalties 39:8-9. a. The enforcement of this chapter shall be vested in the director and the police or peace officers of any municipality, any county or the State. b. An owner or lessee who: (1) Fails or refuses to have a motor vehicle examined wi…

39:8-90 Redesignation of diesel emission inspection centers. 10. All diesel emission inspection centers licensed pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1995, c.157 (C.39:8-69) shall be redesignated by virtue of this act as private inspection facilities with the authority to make diesel em…

39:8-91 Prohibition of checkpoints limited to specific vehicle types. 1. A law enforcement agency shall not conduct a roadside checkpoint or other systematic inspection of vehicles along any public road, street, or highway of this State if the roadside checkpoint or systematic in…

39:9-1. Citation of chapter This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the "hours of service law of 1936."

39:9-2 Hours of duty limited; hours off duty; emergencies. 39:9-2. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, or to require or permit any person to operate, any commercial motor vehicle weighing 26,000 pounds or less that is operated exclusively in intrastate commerce after …

39:9-4. Violations of chapter; punishment; enforcement; remedies; procedure; revocation of certificate Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon summary conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25.00 for the first offens…

39:10-1. Short title This chapter may be known and cited as the "motor vehicle certificate of ownership law." Amended by L.1946, c. 136, p. 622, s. 1.

39:10-10. Delivery of certificate of ownership; filing of evidence of satisfaction of contract or termination of security interest; penalty for noncompliance When the contract or terms of the security agreement noted on the certificate of origin, or certificate of ownership have …

39:10-11. Certificate of ownership; fees 39:10-11. A. The purchaser of a motor vehicle in this State, other than a dealer licensed pursuant to the provisions of R.S.39:10-19, shall, within 10 working days after its purchase, submit to the director evidence of the purchase. Upon p…

39:10-11.1. Certificate of ownership for mobile or manufactured home in mobile home park; cancellation on relocation on land with interest or title in owner A person who has a certificate of ownership issued by the director for a mobile or manufactured home located in a mobile ho…