N.J. Admin. Code § 16:51-7.1

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 16:51-7.1 - Procedures

(a) Accidents resulting from the operations, use, or maintenance of autobuses shall be reported as follows:

1. Report by mail to the Division of Inspection Services Bus Unit, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, 225 East State Street, P.O. Box 680, Trenton, NJ 08666-0680, on the form prepared for this purpose within 48 hours of the occurrence of the accident. (Forms may be obtained from the Division of Inspection Services Bus Unit); and

2. Notify the Unit immediately by telephone or email at CBIU@dot.state.nj.us, in the case of any of the following:

i. Grade crossing accidents;

ii. Overturning of buses;

iii. Runaway buses and other accidents of an unusual nature, whether or not bodily injury results;

iv. Accidents involving serious bodily injury, for example, broken limbs or severe lacerations; or

v. Accidents involving a fatality.

(b) If at the time of the submission of the written report, the autobus company is unable to state the corrective measures taken or make recommendations to avoid a recurrence of the accident, the autobus company shall, within 30 days of the date of the accident, file a report which shall set forth the aforementioned corrective measures and recommendation. This report shall show the same accident report number as the original accident report.

(c) The autobus utility shall not take corrective measures prior to the inspection, by an employee of the Division trained to perform post-accident autobus inspection, of said autobus utilitys vehicle involved in the accident, if the accident is of a type described in (a)2 above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:51-7.1

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 872(a), effective 5/19/2014.