New Jersey Statutes 39:3C-2. Jurisdiction divided
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:3C-2
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
a. The chief administrator shall have the power, duty, and authority to administer and enforce all statutes, rules, and regulations, except as otherwise provided by statute, relating to the operation and use of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes on or across a public highway or on public lands or waters, including but not limited to the following:
(1) Registration, identification, numbering, and classification;
(2) Equipment;
(3) Standards of safety;
(4) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2009, c.275); and
(5) Promulgation of rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of P.L.1973, c.307 (C. 39:3C-1 et seq.).
b. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall have the power, duty, and authority to administer and enforce all other statutes, permits, rules, and regulations relating to snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes on the public lands and waters under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Protection such that:
(1) snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes shall be operated only on highways and roads designated and marked for such operation, unless specifically authorized by the commissioner; and
(2) snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes shall be operated only in areas designated and marked for such operation and only with a special use permit issued by the Department of Environmental Protection.
L.1973, c.307, s.2; amended 1985, c.375, s.3; 2009, c.275, s.2.