APPENDIX E. LIST of PETTY OFFENSES and MINIMUM FINES APPLICABLE THERETO PURSUANT to L.CR.R. 58.1(C) Table of Contents SUBJECT H
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APPENDIX E. LIST OF PETTY OFFENSES AND MINIMUM FINES APPLICABLE THERETO PURSUANT TO L.CR.R. 58.1(c) Table of Contents SUBJECT HEADINGS REFERENCE Motor Vehicle Violations …..…………………………………………………………………..1 Motor Carrier Safety Violations ……..………………………………………………………..2 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Statutory and Regulatory Offenses ………….……………..3 Security and Law Enforcement at VA Facilities ……………………………………………..4 1. Motor Vehicle Violations Persons charged with violations of the offenses set forth below may be required to pay the fines set forth below. Certain offenses may also carry a jail term, which is listed in the applicable section of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated. In certain instances, persons charged with such violations may, in lieu of appearance post collateral in the amount indicated for the offense, waive appearance before a Magistrate Judge, and consent to forfeiture of collateral. Persons charged with offenses not listed must appear for trial as in the case of other petty offenses. The collateral and minimum fine for motor vehicle violations committed on the federal enclaves, including military installations, except as otherwise provided by federal law, such as Titles 36 and 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, is fixed as follows: N.J.S.A Pursuant to New Jersey Statutes Annotated Penalty 39:3-4 Driving or parking unregistered motor vehicle $54 39:3-9a Failure to notify change in name $55 39:3-9a Failure to endorse license $55 39:3-10 Driving with an expired license $54 Driving without a license where offender never licensed in N.J. or $200-500 elsewhere 39:3-10.18(a) Failure to possess a valid CDL $250-500 39:3-10.18(b) Driving a commercial vehicle after license suspended $500-5000 Accident with personal injury while violating this section $5000 39:3-10.24 Refusal to consent to breath samples after arrest for operation of $250-500 commercial vehicle while under influence (N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.13) 39:3-11 Violating a restriction on conditional license $55 39:3-12 Illegal securing of driver’s license $200-500 39:3-17 Failure to possess driver's license or registration (non- $180 resident motorists) 39:3-19.1 Transporting passengers for hire without omnibus regulation $250 (1st offense) $500 (subsequent offenses) 39:3-20 Excess weight - plus $100 for each 1,000 lbs. or fraction thereof $530 39:3-20(b) Speeding - commercial vehicle - load exceeds axle limitations - See payable amount for N.J.S.A. 39:4-98 39:3-20(b) Speeding in a Safe Corridor or Construction Zone or 65 MPH area - commercial vehicle - See payable amount for N.J.S.A. 39:3-20.1 Misuse of registration of empty trucks $25-100 39:3-27.17 Unauthorized use of “Disabled Veteran” plates $25-50 39:3-27.21 Improper use of “Commuter Van” plates $25-50 39:3-27.27 Misuse of street rod plates $25-50 39:3-29 Failure to possess documents. Limited to driver's license or $180 registration. (Failure to possess insurance identification card is NOT payable.) Note: If violation is for more than one offense involving license or registration, they are separate offenses and the payable amount indicated is for each offense) 39:3-29 Refusal to exhibit documents. Limited to driver's license or $180 registration. (Refusal to exhibit insurance identification card is NOT payable.) Note: If violation is for more than one offense involving license or registration, they are separate offenses and the payable amount indicated is for each offense) 39:3-29 Failure of omnibus driver to exhibit documents $250 39:3-32 Failure to replace lost, destroyed or defaced driver's plates $55 39:3-33 Display of unclear or indistinct license plates (limited to this $54 portion of statute only) 39:3-35 Lending or using registration certificate or plates $54 39:3-36 Failure to notify of complete change of address $26 39:3-37 Falsifying application on examination $200-500 39:3-38 Use of marker other than one issued (limited to this portion of $55 statute only) 39:3-40 Driving while suspended (1st offense) $500 (2nd offense) $750 (3rd offense) $1000 In addition to other penalties, if suspension was for violation of $3000 N.J.S.A. 17:29A-35 Offense during suspension for driving while intoxicated $1000 39:3-44 Vehicle in unsafe condition $54 39:3-47 Improper lighting equipment; altering equipment $54 39:3-47a Failure to use headlights with wipers $54 39:3-49 Inadequate headlights $54 39:3-50 Unauthorized use of certain colored lights $54 39:3-51 Improper auxiliary driving lamps $54 39:3-52 Improper additional lighting equipment and use thereof $54 39:3-53 Improper spot lamps $54 39:3-54 Miscellaneous improper lights $54 39:3-55 Improper operation with alternate road lighting equipment $54 39:3-56 Operating without at least two front lighted lamps $54 39:3-57 Improper single beam lighting $54 39:3-58 Improper multiple beam headlights $54 39:3-59 No light beam indicator $54 39:3-60 Improper use of high and low headlight beams $54 39:3-61 Failure to equip motor vehicle with lamps and reflectors required $54 39:3-61.1 Improper mounting of lamps and reflectors $54 39:3-61.2 Improper combination of lighting devices and reflectors $54 39:3-61.3 Improper stop lamps $54 39:3-61.4 Improper placement and use of red lamps and flags on $54 overhanging loads 39:3-62 Unlit lamps on parked vehicle $54 39:3-64 Improper emergency warning light equipment $54 39:3-64.3 Failure of itinerant vendor to flash signals when stopped for $54 transacting business 39:3-65 Failure to equip farm machinery and other vehicles with lamps $54 39:3-66 Failure to maintain lamps $54 39:3-69 Failure to equip vehicle with horn $54 39:3-70 Noisy muffler $54 39:3-70.2 Air pollution $250-1000 39:3-71 Failure to equip vehicle with mirrors $54 39:3-72 Tire in unsafe operating condition $54 39:3-73 Improper use of tire chains $54 39:3-74 Obstruction of windshield for vision $54 39:3-75 Failure to equip vehicle with safety glass $54 39:3-76.2 Failure to equip vehicle with safety belts $54 39:3-76.2a Failure to use a child passenger restraint when transporting a $54 child under the age of eight and weighing less than 80 pounds 39:3-76.2f Failure to wear seat belt $46 39:3-76.3 Motorcycle handle bar grips too high $54 39:3-76.4 Failure to equip motorcycle with special muffler systems $54 39:3-76.5 Failure to equip motorcycle with footrests and helmet for $80 motorcycle passengers 39:3-76.7 to 3-76.10 Motorcycle helmet, goggles, and other safety equipment violations $54 39:3-79.1 Failure to equip bus, truck, or trailer with mud flaps $54 39:3-79.8 Prohibition of supplying fuel to vehicle without label $25 (subsequent offense) $50 39:3-80 Equipment with rubber tires of approved material $50-100 (subsequent offense) $100-200 39:3-81 Misuse of stud tires (limited to this portion of statute only) By $55 regulation of the Director of Motor Vehicles, stud tires shall not be used on a highway earlier than November 15 or later than April 1 of 39:3-84 Violation of dimensional restriction $185 39:3-84 Violation of weight restriction if total excess weight is less than $85 10,000 pounds, then the payable amount equals $.02 x (total excess weight) + $23, but no less than $81. If total excess weight is greater than 10,000 pounds, then the payable amount equals $.03 x (total excess 39:4-11 to 4-14.2 Violations concerning bicycles and roller skates $54 (committed by juveniles under 17 (N.J.S.A. 39:4-203.3) $10 39:4-14.3(c) Driving moped under 15 $0-50 39:4-14.3(d) Driving moped without license $0-50 39:4-14.3h Second violation of operating moped under 17 30 day 39:4-14.3q Operating moped without helmet $0-$200 39:4-15 to 4-25.1 Violations concerning horses and horse-drawn vehicles $54 39:4-26 to 4-30 Violations concerning machinery, vehicles or apparatus of unusual $85 size or weight (fine to be paid to agency charged with maintenance of road upon which violation occurs) 39:4-32 to 4-34 Pedestrian violations $54 Committed by juveniles under age 17 $10 39:4-36 Failure to yield to pedestrians at crosswalk $230 39:4-37.1 Failure to yield right of way to a blind person $54 39:4-38 to 4-45 Street car violations $54 39:4-46 Failure to display owner's name on commercial vehicle (fine to $26 be forwarded to Director of Motor Vehicles) 39:4-46(b) Failure to display gross weight over 26,000 pounds $0-5000 39:4-48 Operating or using motor vehicle without consent of owner $100/no max 39:4-49 Tampering with vehicle $10-50 (subsequent offense) $50-100 39:4-49.1 Operation of or in a motor vehicle while in possession of CDS $50/no max 39:4-50 DWI (1st offense-B.A.C. 0.08% or higher but less than 0.10%) $250-400 (1st offense- B.A.C. 0.10% or higher) $300-500 (2nd offense) $500-1000 (3rd offense) $1000 39:4-50(g) Violation within 1,000 feet of school property (1st offense) $500-800 (2nd offense) $1000-2000 (3rd offense) $2000 Surcharges $325 39:4-50.4a Refusal to submit to breathalyzer (1st offense) $300-500 (2nd offense) $500-1000 (3rd offense) $1000 Violation within 1,000 feet of school property (1st offense) $600-1000 (2nd offense) $1000-2000 (3rd offense) $2000 39:4-51b Open container of alcohol in vehicle (1st offense) $200 (subsequent offense) $250 39:4-52 Racing on highway (1st offense) $25-100 (subsequent offense) $100-200 39:4-53 Leaving vehicle with engine running $54 39:4-54 Violation of dimension restriction on trailers $85 39:4-54 Violation of weight restriction trailers (see N.J.S.A.