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 13:20-32.48 - Parking brake requirements, all vehicles; commercial vehicle inspection at official inspection facilities
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The parking brake shall be able to hold the motor vehicle stationary on any up or down grade upon which the vehicle can be operated, whether the motor vehicle is empty or loaded.
(b) The parking brake shall be equipped with a ratchet and pawl, or other type of automatic locking device, which will hold the brake in the applied position. On motor vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission and an automatic parking brake release, the locking device shall hold the parking brake in the applied position regardless of whether the transmission gear shift lever is in the "neutral" or "park" position.
(c) When the parking brake is applied, there shall be a minimum of one-third of the total average travel (as per the motor vehicle manufacturer's specifications) remaining on the brake mechanism.
