Bill Text: NJ A508 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee [A508 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2012-A508-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 508

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

215th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  NELSON T. ALBANO

District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)

Assemblyman  MATTHEW W. MILAM

District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

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

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

  

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.    No law enforcement agency shall conduct a roadside checkpoint or other systematic inspection of vehicles on the highways of this State 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).

     This section shall not be construed to restrict or limit any other type of checkpoint or roadblock which is lawful.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill prohibits law enforcement agencies from establishing checkpoints limited to certain types of vehicles. This bill would require that all checkpoints include all types of vehicles, but would not restrict any other type of checkpoint or roadblock.

     New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Washington have recently enacted similar legislation in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) funding of motorcycle-only checkpoints to stop motorcyclists to check equipment and vehicle paperwork.

     The NHTSA program, which began in New York State and is continuing in Georgia, encourages states to establish checkpoints where only motorcycles are pulled over.

     This bill would prohibit the profiling of any specific vehicle type when establishing a law enforcement checkpoint or roadblock.