Sponsored by:
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits issuance of warrant for failure to pay fines and fees associated with non-moving motor vehicle violation.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning certain motor vehicle violations and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A warrant shall not issue for a defendant’s failure to pay fines and fees arising from a non-moving motor vehicle violation.
b. A warrant arising from a defendant’s failure to pay fines and fees arising from a non-moving motor vehicle violation issued prior to the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) shall be void.
c. For the purposes of this section, a “non-moving motor vehicle violation” means any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State for which motor vehicle points are not assessed by the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1982, c.43 (C.39:5-30.5).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits the issuance of a warrant for failure to pay fines and fees associated with a non-moving motor vehicle violation.
Specifically, under the provisions of this bill, a municipal court is prohibited from issuing a warrant for the arrest of a defendant for failure to pay fines and fees arising from a non-moving motor vehicle violation. Under the bill, a “non-moving motor vehicle violation” is defined as any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State for which motor vehicle points are not assessed by the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1982, c.43 (C.39:5-30.5).