Bill > S3507

Introduced Session

This bill prevents the New Jersey Transit Corporation (New Jersey Transit) from requiring any validation of proof of payment for rail passenger service. The bill also requires the proof of payment provided for use of rail passenger service to include the lines of service and the duration for which the proof of payment is valid. If a customer is in possession of an authentic proof of payment, that is valid pursuant to the terms on the proof of payment, and provides it to authorized employees or fare enforcement officers, then the customer is not to be considered in violation of fare policy for rail passenger service. Currently, New Jersey Transit light rail and Newark subway service utilize a payment system where passes purchased from vending machines are not valid for use until stamped at a validation machine located on each platform, which places a time stamp on the pass giving the customer a fixed time in which they can utilize the service after they validate the pass. Many individuals are unaware of this policy, do not validate a pass that they purchase, and are subsequently fined as a result. This bill will prevent the use of the validation machines. Instead, a pass will have to identify the period of time in which it can be used at the time of purchase, and be clearly stated on the pass.

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Brian Stack (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee (on 03/09/2021)