Bill > A2905

Introduced Session

This bill provides that parking tickets may be served upon the owner of a vehicle by regular and certified mail if the operator is not present. The bill also would allow parking tickets to be served by regular and certified mail when they are issued in a municipality using a remote monitoring system to monitor parking. Under current law, a parking ticket is to be: (1) served upon the operator of the vehicle who is present at the time of service; (2) affixed upon the vehicle in a conspicuous place; or (3) served by any method under R.4:4-4 of the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. By amending current law, parking tickets could additionally be served by registered or certified and ordinary mail. Mailing a parking ticket, under the bill, would have the same effect as if the parking ticket was personally served on the owner or operator of the vehicle. Further, the bill provides that in any municipality where the governing body has authorized the installation and use of a remote monitoring system to monitor parking, such as through the use of video surveillance equipment or closed circuit television, a municipal law enforcement official may review the recorded images produced by the remote monitoring system to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to conclude that a parking violation has occurred. The law enforcement official is to issue a parking ticket within 30 days of the violation. A parking ticket is not to be issued if the remote monitoring system or equipment was not expressly authorized by the governing body of the municipality to monitor parking.

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Gary Schaer (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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