New Jersey S 2103: Authorizes conversion of certain office parks and retail centers to mixed-use developments.

Bill Text

S2103 

SENATE, No. 2103 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator PAUL D. MORIARTY

District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)

Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Prohibits transport of certain items by motor vehicle 
on certain roadways; provides standards for loading of motor vehicle with 
certain items.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning the transport of certain materials by motor 
vehicle and amending R.S.39:4-77. 

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� R.S.39:4-77 is amended 
to read as follows: 

���� R.S.39:4-77.� a.���� [No] A person 
shall not cause or permit a vehicle to be [so] loaded or operate a vehicle [so] loaded in 
a way that the contents, or any part thereof, may be 
scattered in any [street] road.� 
Whenever the load of any vehicle is of material, other than farm 
products, that is susceptible to scattering on a [street] road 
and [such] the 
load extends above the height of the sides or tail gate, or beyond 
the rear of the body of the vehicle, [such] the 
load shall be securely covered by a tarpaulin or other cover.

���� [The director, where public safety 
so warrants, shall, after a public hearing, prescribe by rule or regulation 
minimum safety standards for fastening loads on and fix loading procedures for 
any commercial type flat bed motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle.� Any rule or 
regulation so promulgated by the director shall be filed in the Secretary of 
State's office and copies thereof shall be available, upon request, in the 
director's office.]

���� The owner, lessee, bailee, or 
operator of any vehicle described above found on [a highway] any road 
in violation of this subsection or any [such] safety 
standard or procedure that may be prescribed by the [director] chief 
administrator shall be fined not more than [$500.00] $500 for each violation.

���� b.��� A person shall not cause 
or permit a vehicle to be loaded or operate a vehicle loaded in a way that the 
contents, or any part thereof, may become dislodged from the vehicle and fall 
onto any road.� Whenever the load of any vehicle is of items, including, but 
not limited to, furniture, mattresses, or other similar items, that pose a 
danger on roads if those items were to fall on to the road and the load extends 
above the height of the sides or tail gate, or extends beyond the rear of the 
body of the vehicle, or is placed atop the roof of the cabin of the vehicle, the 
load shall be securely fastened to the vehicle with straps with ratchet 
fasteners, elastic cords with metal hooks able to withstand the weight of the 
load, or other similar safety devices and covered by a tarpaulin or other cover 
and the vehicle shall not be operated on any road under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of Transportation with a speed limit of 50 miles per hour or faster, 
or any road under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority or the 
South Jersey Transportation Authority. 

���� The owner, lessee, bailee, 
or operator of any vehicle described above found on a road under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation with a speed limit of 50 miles 
per hour or faster, or any road under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey 
Turnpike Authority or the South Jersey Transportation Authority in violation of 
this subsection or any safety standard or procedure that may be prescribed by 
the chief administrator shall be fined not more than $750 for each violation. 
If the contents of a load becomes dislodged and falls onto a road under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation with a speed limit of 50 miles 
per hour or faster, or any road under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey 
Turnpike Authority or the South Jersey Transportation Authority, the owner, 
lesses, bailee, or operator of the vehicle shall be subject to fine of not more 
than $1,000, or up to 10 days imprisonment, or both. 

���� c.���� The Chief 
Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall, in accordance 
with the �Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) 
adopt rules and regulations as the chief administrator deems necessary to carry 
out the provisions of this act with respect to the minimum safety standards for 
fastening loads on and loading procedures for any commercial type flat bed 
motor vehicle, motor-drawn vehicle, and passenger automobile temporarily used 
to transport the aforementioned material.

(cf: P.L.1968, c.272, s.1)

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill prohibits a person 
from loading or operating a vehicle loaded in a way that may cause the 
contents, which is to include, but not be limited to, furniture, mattresses, or 
other similar items, or any part thereof, to bec