Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:4-183.9 Design of traffic signs. 10. The design of all traffic signs shall conform to and have the minimum dimensions of the specifications adopted by the commissioner, except as otherwise approved by the commissioner. Where conditions require greater visibility necessitating …

39:4-19. Obstructing sidewalk with tie rope, etc., prohibited No person shall fasten a horse in such a manner that the tie rope, reins, or lines are an obstruction to the free use of a sidewalk or crosswalk.

39:4-191.1 Legal authority; uniformity. 100. a. Markings shall be placed only by the authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction as authorized by law, and only for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic. Where used, these markings shall be uniform i…

39:4-191.2. Types of markings Markings shall be of the following types: a. Pavement markings, including lines and word markings on the pavement. b. Curb markings for parking prohibitions. c. Object markings, including objects within and adjacent to the roadway. d. Reflector marke…

39:4-191.6 Illumination and reflectorization. 105. All markings may be reflectorized, and all obstructions, within the roadway, shall be properly illuminated or reflectorized. The following markings shall normally be reflectorized: a. Center lines on pavement. b. "No Passing" lin…

39:4-191.7. Word markings limited The use of words painted on the pavement shall be limited to very brief warning messages expressed in the shortest possible words. Regulatory messages may be used, but only in support of standard signs. All letters should be greatly elongated in …

39:4-196.1. Local authority Safety zones and traffic islands shall be established and installed only by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction as authorized by law, and for the purpose of regulating, segregating or guiding traffic. L.1951, c. 23, p. 116, s. 10…

39:4-196.2. Types of safety zones and traffic islands Safety zones and traffic islands shall be of the following types: 1. Safety zones a. Loading islands b. Refuge islands 2. Traffic islands a. Divisional islands b. Channelization islands. L.1951, c. 23, p. 116, s. 108.

39:4-196.3. Location, design and protection The location, design and protection of safety zones and traffic islands shall conform to the specifications adopted by the director. L.1951, c. 23, p. 117, s. 109.

39:4-197 Ordinance, resolution, regulation on matters covered by chapter. 39:4-197. Except as otherwise provided in R.S.39:4-8, no municipality shall pass an ordinance or resolution on a matter covered by or which alters or in any way nullifies the provisions of this chapter or a…

39:4-197.1. Prohibiting normal traffic on county or state highway; consent of board of chosen freeholders or highway commission necessary No municipality in the exercise of its power to regulate parades, processions or assemblages, shall prohibit normal traffic on any county or S…

39:4-197.10 Qualifications for appointment to unit. 2. No person shall be appointed to or continue to be eligible for participation in the parking enforcement unit for persons with disabilities unless the person: a. Evidences no criminal record as a result of a State criminal his…

39:4-197.11 Preference for persons with disabilities. 3. Preference for participation in this program may be given to persons with disabilities as defined in P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-204 et seq.). L.1991, c.442, s.3; amended 2017, c.131, s.161.

39:4-197.12 Reimbursement for mileage. 4. Any person appointed to the municipality's parking enforcement unit for persons with disabilities shall be reimbursed for actual expenses of transportation incurred in the course of the person's work at a rate at least equal to the rate e…

39:4-197.13. Course of instruction required 5. The municipality shall require any person who fulfills the requirements for appointment in section 2 of P.L.1991, c.442 (C.39:4-197.10) to take a course of instruction designed to prepare the person to properly fulfill his responsibi…

39:4-197.14 Permissive benefits. 6. The governing body of a municipality, by ordinance, may appropriate annually sums of money as it shall deem necessary for the purpose of compensating any such person for the person's services. The governing body of a municipality may provide th…

39:4-197.15 Uniform and maintenance allowance. 7. Any person who is selected for the parking enforcement unit for persons with disabilities shall be provided, at the expense of the municipality, with a distinctive uniform on which is affixed a special patch designating the person…

39:4-197.16. Findings, declarations relative to prohibiting certain trucks, truck-trailer combinations from using portions of Route 29 1. The Legislature finds that sections of State Highway Route 29, from its intersection with Interstate Route 95 to its northern terminus at Stat…

39:4-197.17. Weight prohibitions 2. Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of this act, truck and truck-trailer combinations which exceed 26,000 pounds in gross registered vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, or gross combination weight rating regardless of their dimen…

39:4-197.18. Exceptions for emergency, government or local service 3. The prohibitions contained in section 2 of this act shall not apply to emergency vehicles, government owned or leased vehicles, vehicles which have an origin or final destination on or within three miles of the…

39:4-197.19. Exceptions for certain vehicles after hearing 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of this act, the Commissioner of Transportation in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1998, c.28 (C.39:4-8.3) may after the holding of a public meeting by wri…

39:4-197.2. County road lying within municipality; regulation of traffic and parking Any municipality, which maintains a paid police force, may, by ordinance, resolution, or regulation, pursuant to R.S. 39:4-197 and with the consent of the governing body of the county, regulate t…

39:4-197.20. Necessary signage by DOT 5. The provisions of this act shall not be enforceable until the Commissioner of Transportation has caused to be erected such signage as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, which shall be done no later than 90 days follow…

39:4-197.21. Violations, fines 6. The driver, owner, lessee, bailee or any one of the foregoing of any truck or truck-trailer combination found or operated in violation of the provisions of this act shall be fined not more than $400 for the first offense, and shall be subject to …

39:4-197.3. Special traffic regulations The governing body of any municipality may, upon the adoption of a resolution declaring that an emergent or temporary condition dictates adoption of special traffic regulations within the scope of any of the items listed in subparagraphs (1…

39:4-197.4. Angle parking ordinances; exemption from approval by state; conditions Notwithstanding the provisions of the chapter to which this act is a supplement, or any supplement to said chapter, no ordinance adopted by any municipality designating any street or streets under …

39:4-197.5. Restricted parking for use by handicapped persons; ordinances, resolutions or regulations Any municipality may, by ordinance, resolution or regulation, establish restricted parking spaces in front of residences, schools, hospitals and other public buildings and in sho…

39:4-197.6 Restricted parking zone, residence of person with disability. 1. Any municipality may, by ordinance, establish a restricted parking zone in front of a residence occupied by a person with a disability if a windshield placard or wheelchair symbol license plates have been…

39:4-197.7. Permits for motor vehicle; fee Any municipality enacting an ordinance pursuant to section 1 of this act shall provide for the issuance of permits which identify a specific motor vehicle and the location wherein it is to be parked. Such permits shall only be issued to …

39:4-197.8. State Highway Route No. 94 in Sussex and Warren Counties; regulations limiting use Notwithstanding any other law, the Commissioner of Transportation may adopt regulations limiting the operation of commercial motor vehicles, tractors, trailers or semi-trailers upon tha…

39:4-197.9 Parking enforcement unit for persons with disabilities. 1. In order to implement the enforcement of P.L.1977, c.202 (C.39:4-197.5) subject to R.S.39:4-138, and of P.L.1975, c.221 (C.52:32-11 et seq.) and spaces established pursuant to P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et s…

39:4-198 Notice of ordinance, resolution or regulation by signs. 39:4-198. No ordinance, resolution or regulation enacted, passed, or adopted by local authorities nor any regulation adopted by the Commissioner of Transportation under any power given by this chapter or any supplem…

39:4-199. Safety zones, signals, guideposts and other structures on state highway; approval by highway commission No safety zones or platforms, commonly called "safety isles" , traffic signal devices, guideposts or any other structures shall be erected, constructed, operated or m…

39:4-199.1. Official traffic signs at traffic islands, safety zones and grade separations, etc. Local, county and State authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may erect and maintain appropriate official traffic signs not inconsistent with the provisions o…

39:4-2. Transfer of powers and duties of commissioner to director of Division of Motor Vehicles All the powers and duties heretofore exercised and performed by the commission created by an act entitled "An act to establish a traffic commission and to define its powers and duties,…

39:4-20. Hitching horses to pole, post, tree or hydrant prohibited No horse shall be hitched or fastened to a pole carrying any wires, a public lamp-post, or pole, a shade tree or its protecting box or casing, or to a water hydrant in a street.

39:4-201 Resolutions, ordinances, regulations pertaining to traffic on county roads; notice; penalties. 39:4-201. Except as otherwise provided in R.S.39:4-8, no governing body of any county in this State may adopt resolutions, ordinances, or regulations on a matter covered by or …

39:4-201.1 "No passing" zones. 114. With respect to highways under his jurisdiction the commissioner, by regulations, shall have authority to establish and maintain as "no passing" zones portions of such highways where overtaking and passing, or driving to the left of the roadway…

39:4-202. Approval of resolutions, ordinances or regulation by commissioner No resolution, ordinance or regulation passed, enacted or established under authority of this article shall be effective until submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Transportation, as provided …

39:4-203. General penalty for violations of chapter For a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto for which no specific penalty is provided, the offender shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 da…

39:4-203.1 Indigents permitted to pay fines in installments, waiver, certain; guideline for indigency. 1. Any defendant convicted of a traffic offense pursuant to Title 39 of the Revised Statutes or a parking offense, shall, upon a satisfactory showing of a condition of indigency…

39:4-203.3. Violations pertaining to pedestrians and bicycles by juvenile under 17; warning; penalties Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes to the contrary, a juvenile under the age of 17 who commits an act which constitutes a violation of that Title…

39:4-203.4. Conviction for violation after Jan. 1, 1983; petition for reduction in sentence A juvenile convicted of a violation of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes pertaining to pedestrians or bicycles, which violation occurred on or after January 1, 1983, may petition the senten…

39:4-203.5 Offenses in area of highway construction, repair or designated safe corridor. 1. a. For the purposes of this act: "Area of highway construction or repair" means that segment of any highway which is identified by properly posted traffic control devices or signs as under…

39:4-204 "Person with a disability" defined. 1. The phrase "person with a disability" means: a. any person who has lost the use of one or more limbs as a consequence of paralysis, amputation, or other permanent disability or who has a permanent disability as to be unable to ambul…

39:4-205 Person with a disability identification card. 2. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue, at the expense of the State of New Jersey, person with a disability identification cards upon the application of qualifying persons with disab…