New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 53A - BUS SAFETY COMPLIANCE OVERSIGHT, ENFORCEMENT, OUT-OF-SERVICE VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Subchapter 3 - SCHEDULE OF VIOLATIONS AND APPLICABLE PENALTIES
Section 16:53A-3.12 - Emergency exits (buses)
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 16:53A-3.12
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The following are the violations, categories and penalties pertaining to emergency exits required by 49 CFR 393.61 that are missing, inoperable, or obstructed with passengers on board.
1. Missing emergency
exits is a category 1 violation. The penalty for this violation shall be $ 3,000 per
emergency exit or emergency window exit.
2. Inoperable emergency exits which have not been
intentionally made inoperative is a category 1 violation. The penalty for this
violation shall be $ 1,000 per emergency exit or emergency window exit.
3. Inoperable emergency exits which have
intentionally been made inoperable. No emergency exit shall be wired shut or
otherwise secured in the closed position so that it cannot be readily opened is a
category 1 violation. The penalty for this violation shall be $ 5,000 per emergency
exit or emergency window exit.
4.
Emergency exits with baggage, freight or express stowed in a manner that obstructs
access to exits by any occupant of the bus is a category 2 violation. The penalty
for this violation shall be $ 500.00 per emergency exit.
5. Missing or illegible emergency exit signs
and/or instructions. This is a category 2 violation. The penalty for this violation
shall be $ 300.00 per emergency exit.
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