New Jersey § 39:4-50
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 39:4-50, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39:4-50.
(a) Any person who operates a motor vehicle on any public road, street or highway
or quasi-public area in this State shall be deemed to have given his consent to the
taking of samples of his breath for the purpose of making chemical tests to determine
the content of alcohol in his blood; provided, however, that the taking of samples
is made in accordance with the provisions of this act and at the request of a police
officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that such person has been operating
a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of R.S.39:4-50 or section 1 of P.L.1992, c. 189 ( C.39:4-50.14 ) . (b) A record of the taking of any such sample, disclosing the date and time thereof,
as well as the result of any chemical test, shall be made and a copy thereof, upon
his request, shall be furnished or made available to the person so tested. (c) In addition to the samples taken and tests made at the direction of a police officer
hereunder, the person tested shall be permitted to have such samples taken and chemical
tests of his breath, urine or blood made by a person or physician of his own selection. (d) The police officer shall inform the person tested of his rights under subsections
(b) and (c) of this section. (e) No chemical test, as provided in this section, or specimen necessary thereto,
may be made or taken forcibly and against physical resistance thereto by the defendant. The police officer shall, however, inform the person arrested of the consequences
of refusing to submit to such test in accordance with section 2 of this amendatory
and supplementary act. 1 A standard statement, prepared by the chief administrator, shall be read by the
police officer to the person under arrest. 1
N.J.S.A. § 39:4-50.4a.
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Section 39:4-50 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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