New Jersey § 39:5-3

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 39:5-3, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 39:5-3.

a. When a person has violated a provision of this subtitle, the judge may, within

30 days after the commission of the offense, issue process directed to a police officer or the chief administrator for the appearance or arrest of the person

so charged and for a violation of R.S.39:4-81 , issue process within 90 days after the commission of the offense. In the case of a violation enumerated in subsection b. of this section, this period

shall commence upon the filing of a complaint. b. A complaint may be made to a judge for a violation of R.S.39:3-12 , R.S.39:3-34 , R.S.39:3-37 , R.S.39:4-129 or R.S.39:10-24 at any time within one year after the commission of the offense; for a violation

of R.S.39:4-50 , section 2 of P.L.1981, c. 512 ( C.39:4-50.4a ), section 5 of P.L.1990, c. 103 ( C.39:3-10.13 ), section 10 of P.L.1990 c.103 ( C.39:3-10.18 ), section 16 of P.L.1990, c. 103 ( C.39:3-10.24 ), section 3 of P.L.1952, c. 157 ( C.12:7-46 ), section 9 of P.L.1986, c. 39 ( C.12:7-57 ), R.S.39:3-40 , or section 1 of P.L.1942, c. 192 ( C.39:4-128.1 ), at any time within 90 days after the commission of the offense. c. All proceedings shall be brought before a judge having jurisdiction in the municipality

in which it is alleged that the violation occurred, but when a violation occurs on

a street through which the boundary line of two or more municipalities runs or crosses,

then the proceeding may be brought before the judge having jurisdiction in any one

of the municipalities divided by said boundary line, and in the event there shall

be no judge or should no judge having such jurisdiction be available for the acceptance

of bail and disposition of the case, or should the judges having such jurisdiction

be disqualified because of personal interest in the proceedings, or for any other

legal cause, said proceeding shall be brought before a judge having jurisdiction in

the nearest municipality to the one in which it is alleged such a violation occurred.

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