Bill Text: NJ A2316 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Prohibits certain agencies from establishing checkpoints limited to specific vehicle types.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Approved P.L.2015, c.27. [A2316 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2014-A2316-Chaptered.html

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§1 - C.39:8-91

 

P.L.2015, CHAPTER 27, approved March 23, 2015

Assembly, No. 2316 (First Reprint)

 

 

An Act concerning certain motor vehicle stops and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    ¹[No] A¹ law enforcement agency shall ¹not¹ conduct a roadside checkpoint or other systematic inspection of vehicles ¹[on the highways] along any public road, street, or highway¹ of this State ¹[that is limited to a certain type of vehicle.

     The provisions of this section shall not apply to roadside checkpoint or inspection of commercial vehicles as defined in section 3 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.11)] if the roadside checkpoint or systematic inspection is established for the sole purpose of inspecting motorcycles¹.

     This section shall not be construed to restrict or limit ¹in any capacity¹ any other type of checkpoint ¹, inspection,¹ or roadblock ¹[which is lawful] conducted by a law enforcement agency for legitimate public safety reasons¹.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

                                

 

     Prohibits certain agencies from establishing checkpoints limited to specific vehicle types.