ASSEMBLY, No. 3873
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 21, 2013
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN S. WISNIEWSKI
District 19 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman VINCENT PRIETO
District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)
Assemblyman PAUL D. MORIARTY
District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman S.Kean, Assemblywomen Handlin, Mosquera, Senators Madden, Norcross and Greenstein
SYNOPSIS
“Nikki’s Law”; requires DOT Commissioner to erect signs and use variable message signs to inform motorists of State law prohibiting texting while driving.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee on March 14, 2013, with amendments.
An Act requiring the Commissioner of Transportation to erect certain signs 1, designated as “Nikki’s Law,1 and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall erect appropriate signage and use variable message signs in this State, informing motorists that the operator of a moving motor vehicle is prohibited, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2003, c.310 (C.39:4-97.3), from text messaging and sending electronic messages via a wireless telephone or electronic communication device. Signs erected pursuant to this section shall be consistent with applicable federal standards including those prescribed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, if applicable.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.