Bill Text: NJ S197 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Repeals traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee [S197 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-S197-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator NICHOLAS P. SCUTARI
District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)
SYNOPSIS
Repeals traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning traffic control signal monitoring systems, amending R.S.39:5-3, and repealing P.L.2007, c.348 and section 4 of P.L.2009, c.52.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. R.S.39:5-3 is amended to read as follows:
39:5-3. a. When a person has violated a provision of this subtitle, the judge may, within 30 days after the commission of the offense, issue process directed to a constable, police officer, or the chief administrator for the appearance or arrest of the person so charged [and for a violation of R.S.39:4-81, issue process within 90 days after the commission of the offense]. In the case of a violation enumerated in subsection b. of this section, this period shall commence upon the filing of a complaint.
b. A complaint may be made to a judge for a violation of R.S.39:3-12, R.S.39:3-34, R.S.39:3-37, R.S.39:4-129 or R.S.39:10-24 at any time within one year after the commission of the offense; for a violation of R.S.39:4-50, section 2 of P.L.1981, c.512 (C.39:4-50.4a), section 5 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.13), section 16 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.24), section 3 of P.L.1952, c.157 (C.12:7-46), section 9 of P.L.1986, c.39 (C.12:7-57), R.S.39:3-40, or section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1), at any time within 90 days after the commission of the offense.
c. All proceedings shall be brought before a judge having jurisdiction in the municipality in which it is alleged that the violation occurred, but when a violation occurs on a street through which the boundary line of two or more municipalities runs or crosses, then the proceeding may be brought before the judge having jurisdiction in any one of the municipalities divided by said boundary line, and in the event there shall be no judge or should no judge having such jurisdiction be available for the acceptance of bail and disposition of the case, or should the judges having such jurisdiction be disqualified because of personal interest in the proceedings, or for any other legal cause, said proceeding shall be brought before a judge having jurisdiction in the nearest municipality to the one in which it is alleged such a violation occurred.
(cf: P.L.2009, c.52, s.1)
2. The following are repealed:
P.L.2007, c.348 (C.39:4-8.12 et seq.); and Section 4 of P.L.2009, c.52 (C.39:4-8.20).
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill repeals P.L.2007, c.348, which created a traffic control signal monitoring system pilot program, and repeals section 4 of P.L.2009, c.52, which concerned the distribution between a municipality and county of the payment of the fine assessed for a violation of traffic control signal captured by a traffic control signal monitoring system. This bill also removes provisions from current law providing for a 90-day time frame for law enforcement to issue and serve process for a violation of a traffic control device, including for violations of traffic control signal monitoring systems.
