New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 18 - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
Subchapter 1 - PERMITS FOR OVERDIMENSIONAL OR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES
Section 13:18-1.11 - Invalidity of oversize permits

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:18-1.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) An oversize permit shall not be valid for the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on any highway where clear space available for use by passing traffic is less than ten feet, including roadway and improved shoulder.

(b) An oversize permit shall not be valid for the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day and the Friday before Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and the Friday before Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the operation shall not be permitted on the following Monday. If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the operation shall not be permitted on the preceding Friday.

(c) An oversize permit shall not be valid for the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles:

1. During the nighttime hours of sunset to sunrise;

2. When visibility is limited to a distance of less than 500 feet during the daylight hours of sunrise to sunset; and

3. When hazardous road conditions exist.

(d) An oversize permit shall not be valid for the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are incapable of being operated safely at a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour during hours when lighted lamps are required.

(e) The Chief Administrator may grant a written waiver of the holiday or the nighttime restrictions under the following minimum situations. Any request for a waiver must accompany the permit application.

1. If it is determined that traffic congestion would be reduced by the waiver;

2. If the permit applicant can justify a business hardship caused by the restrictions; or

3. If an emergency condition exists.

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