Title 27, Title 27: HIGHWAYS

27:2-8. Liquid applications The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to patented proprietary pavements or ingredients which are applied to roadway surfaces in liquid form or are distributed by the spraying or sprinkling process.

27:2-8.1 Contracts, public highway, local road projects, recycled materials, maximum percentage, total pavement mixtures; definitions. 1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, when entering into a contract for a public highway project or a local road pr…

27:2-9. Renegotiation of contract with Commissioner of Transportation Any person awarded a contract by the Commissioner of Transportation for the construction, reconstruction or resurfacing of any State, county or municipal road, street or highway, or portion thereof, which contr…

27:3-1. Establishment of detour upon necessity When a road is being constructed, reconstructed or undergoing extraordinary repairs under the authority and direction of the board of chosen freeholders of a county, or the state highway commissioner, or by them jointly, and by reaso…

27:3-10. Restoration after use as detour At the termination of the period of use of the detour road as such, the governing body shall place it in as good condition as when it assumed jurisdiction.

27:3-11. Cost of repair and maintenance The cost of repairing and maintaining detour roads as required by section 27:3-6 of this title shall be borne by the governing body required to maintain and repair them, and shall be a part of the cost of the construction, repair or reconst…

27:3-12. Failure to provide or maintain detour; violations reported; remedy When, in the opinion of the governing body of the municipality having original jurisdiction over a road or highway selected as a detour road, any other governing body fails or neglects to comply with the …

27:3-2. Improvement of detour roads; consent required In providing detours the board of chosen freeholders or the state highway commissioner may expend money on roads used as detours so as to place them in fit condition for public travel, provided they first obtain from the body …

27:3-3. Resolution declaring necessity for detours; cost of repair and maintenance When the work contemplated by section 27:3-1 of this title will necessitate the providing of detours over other roads, the board of chosen freeholders may pass a resolution setting forth the fact t…

27:3-4. Repair and maintenance of detour roads The repair of roads used as detours and their maintenance during the necessary period may be included in the original contract for construction, reconstruction or extraordinary repairs, or may be let by separate contract, or the road…

27:3-5. State's contribution for detour roads The state highway commissioner may contribute to any county for the purposes of this article any money that may come into his hands to be used for construction, reconstruction or extraordinary repairs, and may certify and set forth in…

27:3-6. Detour roads; establishment When a road shall be closed temporarily by the governing body of a municipality, the board or body having control of such road or closing the same shall provide a detour road for the use of the public.

27:3-7. Selection of route; control The detour road so selected shall be the shortest practicable route from and to the road temporarily closed, and the governing body selecting it shall have full and complete jurisdiction over it, except as hereinafter provided, so long as it sh…

27:3-8. Improvement and maintenance of detour roads The detour road shall be placed in, and shall be maintained in, proper condition for the use of the public during the period of its use as a detour road.

27:3-9. Guide marks The governing body shall erect and maintain proper signs to guide the public to, from and along the detour road from and to the points of departure from and re-entry upon the closed road.

27:3A-1. Purpose of act For the purposes of this act, "State, county or municipal highway or road" means any public street, thoroughfare, roadway, bridge, traffic circle, tunnel, overpass, interchange, and way in this State open to the use of the public as a matter of right for t…

27:3A-2. Signs; advance notice; information to agency Whenever a State, county or municipal highway or road shall be closed for any reason, either continuously or during certain hours, to vehicular traffic over a period of 48 hours or longer, necessitating the interruption of the…

27:3A-3. Emergency closing; notice Should the governing body or agency closing the highway or road determine that an emergency condition exists requiring the immediate closing of a State, county or municipal highway or road for a period of 48 hours or longer, the notice requireme…

27:4-1. Vacation of unused roads When a public road or highway or portion thereof laid out over one or more tracts of land by the surveyors of the highways shall have been unworked and unused for a period of not less than twenty years, it shall be vacated if and when the owner or…

27:5-10. Signs prohibited in right-of-way of Interstate and Primary Systems 6. No sign shall be erected or maintained within the right-of-way of any portion of the Interstate and Primary Systems within this State, except that this prohibition shall not apply to signs, public noti…

27:5-11 Exceptions for certain roadside signs. 7. a. No permit shall be issued by the commissioner for roadside signs to be erected or maintained in any protected area visible from the main-traveled way of any Interstate or Primary System highway within the State, except as provi…

27:5-12 Exceptions for certain other signs or devices. 8. Unless otherwise provided for in P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.), no permit shall be required for the use, maintenance, or erection of a sign or other device which is to be used solely for any of the following purposes:…

27:5-13. Licenses or permits; application, revocation 9. a. Applications for licenses or permits shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. b. If an applicant for a license does not reside in this State or is a foreign corporation not authorized to do bu…

27:5-14. Licenses or permits; renewals 10. a. Renewal of any license or permit issued after the effective date of this act may be refused for any ground sufficient for the revocation of a license or permit. b. Licenses and permits for signs erected and maintained with a valid lic…

27:5-15. Violations of act; notice; removal 11. a. Any sign or other object used for the display of outdoor advertising which is not authorized by a valid permit or specifically exempted from the requirement for a permit, or in violation of the provisions of this act, is declared…

27:5-16. Penalties 12. A person who erects or maintains a sign or other object for outdoor advertising, or authorizes his name to be used in connection therewith, without complying with the provisions of this act, or the regulations issued thereunder, shall be liable for a penalt…

27:5-17. Enforcement by commissioner 13. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this act may be collected, with costs, in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq. The Superior Court or municipal court in the county or municipality where the …

27:5-18. Rules and regulations 14. a. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of this act provided that a public hearing on the proposed rule…

27:5-19 Fees, penalties for administration of act; fees in addition to other excises. 15. a. Moneys received from fees and penalties collected pursuant to this act shall be deposited with the State Treasurer, and shall be disbursed to the department to defray the expenses of admi…

27:5-20. State, federal agreements 16. The commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States, as provided pursuant to Title 23 of the United States Code relating to the control of signs, and to take action in the name of…

27:5-21. Acquisition of property by the State 17. The commissioner is authorized to acquire by gift, lease, purchase or condemnation, real and personal property, or the right to maintain signs for the purpose of implementing this act. The cost of the acquisition shall be consider…

27:5-22. Safety rest areas, informational sites 18. The commissioner is authorized to designate certain roadside areas as "safety rest areas" or "informational sites" and to regulate these sites. Safety rest areas or informational sites are hereby declared to be a "highway purpos…

27:5-23. Duty of law enforcement 19. a. It shall be the duty of all departments of State or local government and all county and municipal officers charged with the enforcement of State and municipal laws under the direction of the commissioner to assist in the enforcement of the …

27:5-24. Effect of existing rules, regulations 20. a. Any rules or regulations adopted by the commissioner concerning outdoor advertising that are in effect prior to the effective date of this act shall remain in effect until they are revised or superseded by regulations adopted …

27:5-25. Effect on existing signs 21. A sign erected and maintained with a valid permit issued before the effective date of this act, which does not comply with this act or the rules or regulations adopted pursuant hereto, may continue to be maintained, repaired and restored at t…

27:5-26. Effect on local ordinances or regulations 22. This act shall not be construed to limit the powers of any political subdivision of this State to regulate land, streets, buildings or structures by zoning or other means, or to prohibit the enforcement of local ordinances or…

27:5-27 Authorized amount of outdoor advertising space; "State entity" defined. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, the commissioner shall determine the number of square feet of advertising space authorized on signs which have received per…

27:5-28 Disclosure statement required for outdoor advertising businesses. 2. Any person who is the holder of any license to engage in the business of outdoor advertising or of any outdoor advertising permit issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1991, c. 413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.) …

27:5-29 Memorial sign program. 1. a. The Department of Transportation shall establish, consistent with federal law, a fallen police officer, sheriff's officer, EMS worker, and firefighter memorial sign program that shall honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty. The p…

27:5-30 Installation of sign. 2. a. Within 90 days of reaching an agreement, pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2015, c.227 (C.27:5-31), for payment of the costs to have installed a memorial sign honoring a fallen police officer, sheriff's officer, EMS worker, or firefighter, the depar…

27:5-31 Funding for signs. 3. No State or other public funds shall be used for producing, purchasing, or erecting memorial signs pursuant to P.L.2015, c.227 (C.27:5-29 et seq.). The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to receive gifts, grants, or other financial assistan…

27:5-32 Rules, regulations. 4. The Commissioner of Transportation shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2015, c.227 (C.27:5-2…

27:5-33 Marketing, advertising campaign for State wineries, viticulture attractions. 1. a. The Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Agriculture, shall establish a marketing and adver…

27:5-5. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act." L.1991,c.413,s.1.

27:5-6. Findings, declarations 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. In order to balance the promotion of the safety, convenience and enjoyment of travel on the highways of this State with the protection of the recreational value and public investment therein, to preserv…

27:5-7 Definitions. 3. As used in P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.): "Advertisement or advertising" means the use of any outdoor display or sign upon real property within public view, which is intended to invite or draw the attention of the public to any goods, merchandise, prop…