New Jersey Statutes 48:12-166. Neglect or refusal to pay fare; penalty
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:12-166
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- 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.
- magistrate: includes any judge, municipal magistrate or officer or other person having the powers of a committing magistrate. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
a. Travel or attempt to travel on any train on a railroad without having previously paid his fare and with intent to avoid payment thereof; or
b. Having paid his fare for a certain distance, knowingly and willfully proceed on such train beyond such distance without previously paying the additional fare for the additional distance, and with intent to avoid the payment thereof; or
c. Knowingly and willfully refuse or neglect on arriving at the point to which he has paid his fare to quit such train:
Shall for every such offense forfeit to the company running the train a sum not exceeding $5.00.
On complaint made on oath and after summary hearing of the facts and circumstances or on admission of the parties, any magistrate of the municipality where the offender may be arrested shall have jurisdiction to impose such fine with costs. The arrest may be made by any police officer or by a commissioned railroad policeman.
Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 158; L.1969, c. 160, s. 1, eff. Sept. 9, 1969; amended 2023, c.250, s.44.