Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:3-4d. "Geographical district" defined "Geographical district" shall be defined as within a 5 mile radius of a motor vehicle agency or agent designated pursuant to section 39:3-3 of the Revised Statutes. L.1969, c. 301, s. 3.

39:3-4d1 Suspending, revoking, dealer license, imposing fines, prior, notify license holder of charges, hearing; rules, regulations. 4. a. Prior to suspending or revoking a dealer license or imposing a fine on a licensed dealer pursuant to section 1 or section 2 of P.L.1969, c.30…

39:3-4e. Rules and regulations; information by insurers The director, after consultation with the Commissioner of Insurance, is hereby empowered to prescribe, adopt, promulgate, rescind and enforce rules and regulations requiring insurers to provide all information with respect t…

39:3-4f. Vehicles registered in foreign country, operation by owner permitted temporarily A resident owner of any motor vehicle which has been registered in accordance with the laws respecting the registration of motor vehicles in a foreign country may operate the motor vehicle i…

39:3-4g Open recall notice, recall database, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. 5. a. As used in this section, “chief administrator,” “commission,” “manufacturer,” “new motor vehicle dealer,” “open recall,” and “recall” have the same meaning as those terms are defined in sectio…

39:3-5. Denial of registration, reciprocity 39:3-5. The director may refuse registration in the case of any automobile, commercial motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, tractor or omnibus that shall not comply with the requirements of this title or that shall seem to him unsuitabl…

39:3-5.1. Federal tax payment required The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall refuse registration of a vehicle which is subject to the federal heavy vehicle use tax if the applicant has failed to furnish proof of payment, in the form prescribed by the United States …

39:3-50 Color of lights, permits; cancellation or revocation of permits; fee. 39:3-50. All lamps and reflectors, which display a light visible from directly in front of a vehicle as authorized by this subtitle, shall exhibit lights substantially white, yellow or amber in color. (…

39:3-51. Auxiliary driving lamps Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve inches nor more than forty-two inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, and every such auxi…

39:3-52. Additional lighting equipment Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit a white or yellow light without glare. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running board courtesy lamp on each side ther…

39:3-53 Spot lamps; terms defined. 39:3-53. A motor vehicle may be equipped with no more than one spot lamp, but the use of any such spot lamp for driving purposes is prohibited and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used so as not to be distracting or glaring to any p…

39:3-54. Warning lights on vehicles 39:3-54. a. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than a headlamp, spot lamp, or auxiliary driving lamp which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower shall be so directed that no part o…

39:3-54.10 Placement of motor vehicle, types of lights. 4. No more than two emergency warning lights shall be installed on a vehicle. If one light is used it shall be installed in the center of the roof of the car, or on the front of the vehicle so that the top of the emergency w…

39:3-54.11 Identification cards; issuance. 5. a. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall prepare suitable identification cards bearing the signature of the chief administrator which, upon the request of the mayor or chief executive officer of any …

39:3-54.12 Rights of motor vehicle with emergency lights in operation. 6. Nothing contained herein is intended to grant to any member of a volunteer fire company, a volunteer first aid or rescue squad or a volunteer Office of Emergency Management any privileges or exemptions deni…

39:3-54.13 Violation of act; penalty. 7. Any person authorized to operate emergency warning lights pursuant to P.L.1977, c.223 (C.39:3-54.7 et seq.) who willfully operates such emergency warning lights in violation of the provisions of P.L.1977, c.223 (C.39:3-54.7 et seq.) shall …

39:3-54.14. Special identification lights; vehicles of licensed private detective businesses; permits; penalty for violation a. The director may issue permits authorizing vehicles of licensed private detective businesses under contractual agreement to provide community security s…

39:3-54.15 Warning lights, sirens on vehicle of volunteer fire, first aid or rescue squad chiefs or officers. 1. A current chief or first assistant chief of a volunteer fire company, or chief officer of a first aid or rescue squad, recognized by and rendering service in any munic…

39:3-54.16. Placement of lights All red emergency lights shall be mounted on the exterior of the motor vehicle. No more than two red emergency warning lights shall be installed on a vehicle. If one light is used it shall be installed in the center of the roof of the vehicle, or o…

39:3-54.17. Siren mounting, operation All sirens shall be mounted under the hood of the motor vehicle and shall be operated only while the vehicle is being used by the registered owner chief or first assistant chief in answering a fire or emergency call. L. 1985, c. 171, s. 3, ef…

39:3-54.18. Identification cards The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall prepare suitable identification cards bearing the signature of the director, which, upon the request of the mayor or chief executive officer of any municipality recognizing and being served by a…

39:3-54.19. Subject to traffic laws; right-of-way or sirens; yielding right of way This act shall not grant to any chief or first assistant chief of a volunteer fire company any privileges or exemptions denied to the drivers of other vehicles, and persons displaying red emergency…

39:3-54.20. Penalty for violation Any person authorized to display red emergency warning lights, sirens, or both, pursuant to this act, who willfully displays or uses the lights or sirens in violation of the provisions of this act, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $5…

39:3-54.21. Rural letter carriers permitted to use amber warning light on motor vehicle; rules, regulations a. Any employee of the United States Postal Service who, as part of his assigned duties as a rural route letter carrier, is required to use a motor vehicle owned or leased …

39:3-54.22 Application, approval for permit to display emergency light by county volunteer Office of Emergency Management member. 5. An active member of a county volunteer Office of Emergency Management shall submit an application for a permit to the County Emergency Management C…

39:3-54.23 Application, approval for permit to display emergency light by municipal volunteer Office of Emergency Management member. 6. An active member of a municipal volunteer Office of Emergency Management shall submit an application to the Municipal Emergency Management Coord…

39:3-54.24 Employee of public utility, use of amber light on motor vehicle permitted; fee. 1. An authorized employee of a public utility company who, as part of the official duties of a public utility employee, is required to use a motor vehicle owned or leased by him or a member…

39:3-54.25 Use of public utility company logo by employee on motor vehicle. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1968, c.439 (C.39:3-8.1), an authorized employee of a public utility company who, as part of the official duties of a public utility employee, is requ…

39:3-54.26 Improper use of amber light, logo; penalty. 3. Any person authorized to display an amber warning light or a magnetic sign pursuant to this act, who willfully uses the light or displays the sign in violation of the provisions of this act, shall be liable to a penalty of…

39:3-54.27 Flashing amber warning lights, display on sanitation vehicles; required. 1. a. Sanitation vehicles operated by a local public entity, or by a licensed solid waste collection company pursuant to a State or local permit, license, contract, or franchise with a local publi…

39:3-54.7 Mounting and operation of emergency warning lights. 1. a. An active member in good standing of any of the following organizations may mount and operate, on a motor vehicle operated by that member, an emergency warning light or lights as provided in P.L.1977, c.223 (C.39…

39:3-54.8. Time of operation Emergency warning lights may be operated only while the vehicle is being used in answering a fire or emergency call. L.1977, c. 223, s. 2, eff. Sept. 16, 1977.

39:3-54.9 Specifications. 3. Emergency warning lights shall be removable or permanently attached, of the flashing or revolving type, equipped with a blue lens and controlled by a switch installed inside the vehicle or shall be blue of the light bar type, in accordance with the sp…

39:3-55. Alternate road lighting equipment Any motor vehicle need not be equipped with approved headlamps provided that every such vehicle during the times when lighted lamps are required is equipped with two lighted lamps on the front thereof displaying white or yellow lights wi…

39:3-56. Number of driving lamps required or permitted At the times when lighted lamps are required, at least 2 lighted driving lamps shall be displayed, an equal number on each side of the front of every motor vehicle other than a motor cycle and other than a motor-drawn vehicle…

39:3-57. Single-beam road lighting Approved single-beam headlamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light shall at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead project higher than a level of five inches below the level of the …

39:3-58. Multiple-beam road lighting Approved multiple beam headlamps shall be so arranged that the driver may control the selection between different distributions of light subject to the following requirements and limitations: There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, …

39:3-59. Beam indicator lights Every New Jersey registered motor vehicle hereafter equipped with multiple-beam road lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the head lamps is in use, and s…

39:3-6.1. Definitions 3. As used in this act unless other meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context, or unless inconsistent with the manifest intention of the Legislature: "Commercial vehicle" means any vehicle which is operated in interstate commerce and used for …

39:3-6.10. Suspension or cancellation of exemptions, benefits, or privileges Agreements, arrangements or declarations made under the authority of this act may include provisions authorizing the director to suspend or cancel the exemptions, benefits, or privileges granted thereund…

39:3-6.11. Definitions relative to apportioned vehicles 21. As used in this act: "Apportioned vehicle" means any vehicle used or intended for use in two or more member jurisdictions that register vehicles; is used for the transportation of persons for hire or is designed, used, o…

39:3-6.12. Membership in International Registration Plan 22 a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, may enter into and become a member of the International Registration Plan. Such plan may provide, but shall not be limited to, the …

39:3-6.13. Registration of apportioned vehicles 23. a. The Division of Motor Vehicles or its designee shall register all apportioned vehicles within its jurisdiction upon application and payment of registration fees and upon proof of proper insurance and proof of filing of Federa…

39:3-6.14 Registration, administrative fees. 24. a. The registration fee for an apportioned vehicle shall be determined by the number of in-jurisdiction miles an apportioned vehicle drives in the State of New Jersey and in each of the jurisdictions in which it is authorized to tr…

39:3-6.15. Preservation of operational records 25. a. A registrant whose application for apportioned registration has been accepted shall preserve its operational records for a period of three years after the close of the registration year. Such records shall be made available to…

39:3-6.16. Temporary registration 26. a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may issue temporary registration credentials for any vehicle or combination of vehicles that could be lawfully operated in the jurisdiction if full registration or apportioned registration wer…