N.J. Admin. Code § 16:49-4.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 16:49-4.5 - Penalties

(a) Penalties under this subchapter shall be imposed and collected in accordance with 39:5B-29, as amended and supplemented, adopted and incorporated herein by reference.

(b) The driver, owner, lessee and bailee, jointly and severally, of any vehicle found or operated in violation of this subchapter, shall be subject to penalties in accordance with the following schedule:

1. For taking a vehicle that is required to be placarded for hazardous materials under the provisions of 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F into or through the Route 29 tunnel facility, the following penalties shall apply:

i. First offense: $ 5,000;

ii. Second offense: $ 10,000; and

iii. Subsequent offenses: $ 25,000.

2. In those cases where (b)1 above would not be applicable, for transporting one or more containers that individually hold, or are designed to individually hold, 10 or more pounds of compressed gases into or through the Route 29 tunnel facility, the following penalty shall apply:

i. Each offense: $ 500.00.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:49-4.5

Amended by R.2005 d.163, effective 5/16/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 32(a), 37 N.J.R. 1784(a).
In (a), inserted "adopted and" following "as amended and supplemented, "; in (b), substituted "Route 29" for "Roue 29" preceding "tunnel facility" in 1.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 16:49-3.5 and amended by R.2010 d.224, effective 10/18/2010.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1339(a), 42 N.J.R. 2430(b).
In the introductory paragraph of (b), deleted a comma following "lessee"; and in the introductory paragraph of (b)1, substituted "CFR" for "C.F.R.".