Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:3-76.2d Violations, fines. 4. Any person guilty of violating any of the provisions of this act shall be fined not less than $50 and not more than $75. L.1983, c.128, s.4; amended 2015, c.50, s.3.

39:3-76.2e. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Passenger Automobile Seat Belt Usage Act." L.1984, c. 179, s. 1, eff. March 1, 1985.

39:3-76.2f Seat belt usage requirements; driver's responsibility. 2. a. Except as provided in P.L.1983, c.128 (C.39:3-76.2a et al.) for children under eight years of age and less than 57 inches in height, all passengers under eight years of age and at least 57 inches in height, a…

39:3-76.2g Exceptions to seat belt usage requirements. 3. This act shall not apply to a driver or passenger of: a. A passenger automobile manufactured before July 1, 1966; b. A passenger automobile in which the driver or passenger possesses a written verification from a licensed …

39:3-76.2h. Personal injury or death actions; effect of act This act shall not be deemed to change existing laws, rules, or procedures pertaining to a trial of a civil action for damages for personal injuries or death sustained in a motor vehicle accident. L.1984, c. 179, s. 4, e…

39:3-76.2j Violations, fines. 6. A person who violates section 2 of this act shall be fined $20.00. In no case shall motor vehicle points or automobile insurance eligibility points pursuant to section 26 of P.L.1990, c.8 (C.17:33B-14) be assessed against any person for a violatio…

39:3-76.2k. Informational booklet; availability to public The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall develop a booklet containing information on the benefits of wearing safety seat belt systems. The booklet shall be made available upon request to the general public. L.1…

39:3-76.2l Use of securement devices required. 1. a. The driver of a passenger automobile shall secure or cause to be secured any passenger using a wheelchair in a properly adjusted and fastened wheelchair securement and occupant securement device. The securement devices shall be…

39:3-76.2m Violations, penalties. 2. A person who violates this act shall be fined $100. In no case shall motor vehicle points or automobile insurance eligibility points pursuant to section 26 of P.L.1990, c.8 (C.17:33B-14) be assessed against any person for a violation of this a…

39:3-76.2n Violations considered secondary offense. 3. Enforcement of the provisions of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1984, c.179 (C.39:3-76.2f) by State or local law enforcement officials shall be accomplished by treating a violation thereof only as a secondary offense when …

39:3-76.2o Findings, declarations relative to unattended children in motor vehicles. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Statistics show that, on average, 38 children die each year from heat-related deaths after being trapped inside motor vehicles, and even the most we…

39:3-76.2p Public awareness campaign. 2. a. The Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, shall establish a public awareness campaign to provide information to the general public co…

39:3-76.3 Motorcycles, height of handle bar grips. 2. No person shall operate on a public highway a motorcycle on which the handle bar grips are higher than the shoulder height of the operator when seated. For the purposes of this section, a motorcycle shall not include an autocy…

39:3-76.3a Motorcycles, conformance to federal standards, NHTSA certification. 5. No motorcycle shall be operated on the public highways or roadways of this State unless the motorcycle was manufactured in compliance with applicable Federal Motor Safety Standards that were in effe…

39:3-76.4. Muffler systems for motorcycles In addition to the muffler requirements contained in section 39:3-70 of the Revised Statutes, motorcycles shall be equipped with muffler systems designed especially for motorcycles and of a type approved by the director. L.1967, c. 237, …

39:3-76.5. Permanent seat; passengers; seat, hand holds and footrests; helmets; method of riding; violations; penalties a. A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor …

39:3-76.6. Rules and regulations; motorcycle equipment The director is authorized to adopt rules and regulations covering the types and specifications of the equipment for motorcycles required by this act. L.1967, c. 237, s. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1968.

39:3-76.7 Protective helmets. 6. a. A person shall not operate or ride upon a motorcycle unless the person is wearing a securely fitted protective helmet of a size proper for that person and of a type approved by the chief administrator. A helmet shall be equipped with either a n…

39:3-76.8. Goggles or face shield to be worn by motorcycle operator No person shall operate a motorcycle unless he wears goggles or a face shield of a type approved by the director. The director is authorized and empowered to adopt rules and regulations covering types of goggles …

39:3-76.9 Wind screen; goggles, face shields not necessary. 8. The provisions of section 7 of P.L.1967, c.237 (C.39:3-76.8) with respect to goggles and face shields shall not apply to the operator of a motorcycle equipped with a wind screen or an autocycle that meets the specific…

39:3-77. Selling or using unapproved devices or equipment No person shall have for sale, sell or offer for sale for use upon or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle any unapproved device or equipment of a type which is required to be approved by the commissioner. No pers…

39:3-77.1. Use of national school bus chrome paint on motor vehicles No motor vehicle with a capacity of more than 16 passengers shall be painted National School Bus Chrome, unless that vehicle is used to transport children to or from school, or a summer day camp, or any school c…

39:3-77.2. Motor vehicles to which persons admitted to purchase merchandise or view exhibit; exit door Every motor vehicle, including any van or trailer, to which persons are admitted for the purpose of purchasing merchandise, including books, or for the purpose of viewing any ex…

39:3-78. Construction of article Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to amend, repeal or in any manner impair the operation or effect of section 39:3-4.1 of this title.

39:3-79. Fine for violating article Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

39:3-79.1. Devices to prevent throwing of dirt on windshields of following vehicles No person shall operate or cause to be operated any bus, truck, full trailer or semitrailer of registered gross weight exceeding three tons on any public highway unless the same is equipped with s…

39:3-79.10 Definitions relative to intermodal chassis. 1. As used in this act: "Department" means the New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Equipment interchange receipt" or "interchange receipt" means the receipt exchanged between an intermodal equipment provider or its agen…

39:3-79.11 Systematic maintenance check program required; violations, penalties. 2. a. An intermodal equipment provider shall not tender for interchange in New Jersey with a motor carrier an intermodal chassis that has not passed the systematic maintenance check program required …

39:3-79.12 Establishment, implementation of systematic maintenance check program. 3. a. An intermodal equipment provider shall establish and implement a systematic maintenance check program for the intermodal chassis that it tenders for interchange to motor carriers. The SMC prog…

39:3-79.13 Identification of out-of-service intermodal chassis. 4. a. Intermodal equipment providers shall implement a process to positively identify by means of a tag those intermodal chassis that are out-of-service as a result of having failed an inspection required by this act…

39:3-79.14 Additional events causing immediate inspection. 5. In addition to the routine SMC inspection which must take place at least once every six months in accordance with section 3 of this act, the following events shall cause a full SMC eight-point inspection to be done imm…

39:3-79.15 Qualifications of inspectors. 6. Individuals performing SMC inspections pursuant to this act shall be qualified, at a minimum, as set forth in 49 C.F.R. sections 396.19 and 396.25. Evidence of each inspector's qualification shall be retained by the intermodal equipment…

39:3-79.16 Request for repair, replacement prior to completion of interchange; violations, penalties. 7. a. Any motor carrier or driver who, as a result of the pre-trip inspection of the intermodal chassis, determines the intermodal chassis to be in an unsafe operating condition …

39:3-79.17 Records maintained for three years, format. 8. Records of inspections, maintenance or repairs of chassis performed pursuant to this act shall be maintained for three years and made available upon request of the department or a motor carrier which has transported the ch…

39:3-79.18 Registration for intermodal equipment provider required. 9. a. Any intermodal equipment provider that tenders intermodal chassis for interchange in New Jersey with a motor carrier shall register with the New Jersey Department of Transportation in accordance with regula…

39:3-79.19 Contents of summons, complaint, violation report. 10. a. When, upon roadside inspection of an intermodal chassis, there is found a violation of State law or regulations or Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations, 49 C.F.R. sections 393 and 396, relating…

39:3-79.2. Violations Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, suffer and pay a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), or suffer imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the d…

39:3-79.20 Interference with act deemed violation; penalties. 11. It shall be a violation of this act to interfere with or attempt to interfere with the duties, obligations, rights or remedies of a motor carrier or its driver, an intermodal equipment provider, or an SMC inspector…

39:3-79.21 Rules, regulations. 12. The department shall adopt such rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2005,c.234,s.12; per s.13, act effec…

39:3-79.22 Additional fines to the fund for operation without certificate required by R.S.48:4-3 for omnibus. 3. Whenever an owner or operator of an omnibus, as defined pursuant to R.S.39:1-1, does not have a certificate of public convenience and necessity as required pursuant to…

39:3-79.23 "Omnibus Safety Enforcement Fund" in Department of the Treasury; use. 4. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a separate, non-lapsing revolving fund to be known as the "Omnibus Safety Enforcement Fund." This fund is to be the depository for monies collect…

39:3-79.24 "Omnibus Safety Enforcement Fund account within New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. 5. There is created within the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, a separate, non-lapsing account to be known as the "Omnibus Safety Enforcement Fund." All monies paid to the commiss…

39:3-79.3. Effective date This act shall take effect January first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three. L.1952, c. 343, p. 1123, s. 3.

39:3-79.4 Identification of fuel cell vehicles. 1. a. No person shall drive upon a public highway, road or street a motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this State and powered primarily or secondarily by a compressed or liquified gaseous fuel unless the vehicle is i…

39:3-79.5. Diamond shaped label; requirements; rules and regulations on placement and appearance The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may promulgate rules and regulations governing the placement and appearance of the label in addition to the following requirements: a. T…

39:3-79.6. Inspection for compliance with provisions of act The vehicle identification required in this act shall, at the time of an inspection pursuant to this Title, be inspected for compliance with the provisions of this act. L.1984, c. 55, s. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1984.