New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 53A - BUS SAFETY COMPLIANCE OVERSIGHT, ENFORCEMENT, OUT-OF-SERVICE VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16:53A-1.1 - Scope
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) This chapter establishes a schedule of bus safety out-of-service violations and applicable sanctions and penalties for buses operating with bus safety out-of-service violations.
(b) These rules categorize each bus safety out-of-service violation as either a category 1 or category 2 violation. The rules further establish a specific monetary civil penalty for each bus safety out-of-service violation which shall be proportional to the nature and severity of such violation. The bus operator shall be responsible for all penalties.
(c) These rules are consistent with national safety standards established by the Federal Highway Administration and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is an organization of Federal, State and Provincial government agencies and representatives from private industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico dedicated to improvement of commercial vehicle safety.
