New Jersey § 39:8-68
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 39:8-68, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39:8-68.
In addition to any other penalties that may be applicable, the operator of a diesel
bus, heavy-duty diesel truck, or other diesel-powered motor vehicle who fails to comply
with any direction given pursuant to section 9 of this act, 1 or who refuses to submit or resists submitting a vehicle under the operator's control
for roadside inspection, or who fails to comply with any other obligation imposed
upon that person as part of the roadside enforcement program shall be jointly and
severally liable with the owner and the lessee, if any, of the vehicle for a civil
penalty of $500. The owner and the lessee, if any, of a diesel bus, heavy-duty diesel truck, or other
diesel-powered motor vehicle subject to periodic inspections who violates any rule
or regulation adopted pursuant to section 6 of this act 2 pertaining to periodic inspections shall be liable for a civil penalty determined
by a penalty schedule that the commission , in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, shall adopt by rule or
regulation pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq. ), but in no event shall a penalty established thereby exceed $500. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, the New Jersey Transit
Corporation shall not be liable for any civil penalty assessed for a violation of
this section if the diesel bus that is the subject of the violation is operated by
a lessee or contractor, or an employee or agent of a lessee or contractor, of the
New Jersey Transit Corporation. However, if a diesel bus that is the subject of a violation of this section is leased
by the New Jersey Transit Corporation from another person, and the diesel bus is operated
by the New Jersey Transit Corporation or an employee thereof, the New Jersey Transit
Corporation as lessee, and not the owner of the diesel bus, shall be liable for any
civil penalty assessed for the violation. 1
L.1995, c. 157, § 9 (N.J.S.A. § 39:8-67). 2
L.1995, c. 157, § 6 (N.J.S.A. § 39:8-64).
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