New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 20 - ENFORCEMENT SERVICE
Subchapter 32 - INSPECTION STANDARDS AND TEST PROCEDURES TO BE USED BY OFFICIAL INSPECTION FACILITIES
Section 13:20-32.42 - Seat belt requirements, all vehicles; air bag requirements, all vehicles; commercial vehicle inspection at official inspection facilities

(a) All motor vehicles that are required by law to be equipped with seat belts shall be in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Nos. 208 and 209, codified at 49 CFR 571.208 and 49 CFR 571.209, respectively, both of which are incorporated herein by reference. All motor vehicles that are required by law to be equipped with air bags shall be in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, codified at 49 CFR 571.208, incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 49 CFR Part 571 may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, (202) 783-3238, and are available for review, during regular business hours, at:

Office of the Chief Administrator

New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission

225 East State Street

9th Floor

Trenton, NJ 08666-0160

Regular business hours at this office are 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. The telephone number is (609) 777-1407.

(b) Seat belts and their anchorage units, or other restraining devices, shall be of a type approved as meeting the standards of the United States Department of Transportation or the specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers. The buckles and anchorage units shall be in good condition and the webbing shall not be dangerously worn or cut.

(c) Certification of a commercial vehicle shall be refused if an air bag(s) has been deployed and has not been replaced with an air bag(s) that is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, incorporated herein by reference.