N.J. Admin. Code § 16:65-8.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 16:65-8.1 - Procedures

(a) Accidents resulting from the operation, use, or maintenance of transportation utility vehicles under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation shall be reported as follows:

1. Notification by telephone (24-hours a day, seven days a week) to New Jersey Department of Transportation Statewide Traffic Management Center at 732-697-7372 in the case of:

i. Grade crossing accidents;

ii. Overturning of vehicles;

iii. Runaway vehicles 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; or

2. Report in writing to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Director, Division of Multimodal Services, PO Box 600, Trenton, New Jersey 08625. The report shall be signed and dated and include:

i. Name of reporting transportation utility and person filing the report;

ii. Date and time of accident;

iii. Location of accident;

iv. Description of casualties to persons;

v. The effect on service;

vi. The nature and cause of the accident;

vii. Corrective actions taken or to be taken; and

viii. Recommendations to avoid recurrence of the accident.

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

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

(d) The Department may summarily invoke the sanctions provided for by law for violation of this subchapter.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:65-8.1

Amended and recodified from 16:65-7.1 by 47 N.J.R. 1997(a), effective 8/3/2015