New Jersey Statutes 2C:40-24. “Traffic control preemption device” defined; possession, certain, unlawful, violations, penalties
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:40-24
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
“Traffic control preemption device” means an infrared transmitter or other device which transmits an infrared beam, radio wave or other signal designed to change, alter, or disrupt in any manner the normal operation of a traffic control signal.
b. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess a traffic control preemption device.
c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) emergency services personnel which shall include, but not be limited to, any paid or volunteer fireman, any person engaged in emergency first-aid or medical services and any law enforcement officer, while in the actual performance of that person’s official duties, or (2) an employee or agent of a traffic control preemption device manufacturer or retailer in the course of his employment in providing, selling, manufacturing, or transporting a traffic control preemption device to emergency services personnel listed in this subsection.
d. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000. Any such civil penalty imposed may be collected with costs in a summary proceeding pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999” in connection with this section.
L.2005,c.96,s.2.