Careless driving, Reckless driving,
leaving the scene, failure to report
39:4-96.
Reckless driving; punishment
39:4-96. A person who drives a vehicle heedlessly, in willful or wanton
disregard of the rights or safety of others, in a manner so as to endanger, or
be likely to endanger, a person or property, shall be guilty of reckless
driving and be punished by imprisonment in the county or municipal jail for a
period of not more than 60 days, or by a fine of not less than $50.00 or more
than $200.00, or both.
On a second or subsequent conviction he shall be punished by imprisonment for
not more than three months, or by a fine of not less than $100 or more than
$500, or both.
More
info at http://www.njlaws.com/reckless_driving.html
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points
A Municipal Court
also has the power to suspend a driver's license for reckless driving,
excessive speeding, or where the judge finds a person guilty of such a willful
violation as shall in the court's discretion, justify such revocation (NJSA
39:5-31).
State v. Moran 202 NJ 311 (2010) The license suspension
provision of N.J.S.A. 39:5-31, which is published in the Motor Vehicle
Code of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, is not “hidden,” and defendant, like
all motorists, is presumed to know the law.
39:4-97.
Careless driving
39:4-97.
A person who drives a vehicle carelessly, or without due caution and
circumspection, in a manner so as to endanger, or be likely to endanger, a
person or property, shall be guilty of careless driving.
39:4-129.
Action in case of accident [Leaving the scene]
http://www.njlaws.com/leaving_the_scene.html
39:4-129. (a) The driver of any vehicle, knowingly involved in an
accident resulting in injury or death to any person shall immediately stop the
vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible but shall
then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene until he
has fulfilled the requirements of subsection (c) of this section. Every such
stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. Any
person who shall violate this subsection shall be fined not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000 or be imprisoned for a period of 180 days, or both, for the
first offense, and for a subsequent offense shall be fined not less than $1,000
nor more than $2,000, or be imprisoned for a period of 180 days, or both.
The term of imprisonment required by this subsection shall be imposed only if the
accident resulted in death or injury to a person other than the driver
convicted of violating this section.
In addition, any
person convicted under this subsection shall forfeit his right to operate a
motor vehicle over the highways of this State for a period of one year from the
date of his conviction for the first offense and for a subsequent offense shall
thereafter permanently forfeit his right to operate a motor vehicle over the
highways of this State.
(b) The driver
of any vehicle knowingly involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a
vehicle, including his own vehicle, or other property which is attended by any
person shall immediately stop his vehicle at the scene of such accident or as
close thereto as possible, but shall then forthwith return to and in every
event shall remain at the scene of such accident until he has fulfilled the requirements
of subsection (c) of this section. Every such stop shall be made without
obstructing traffic more than is necessary. Any person who shall violate this
subsection shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $400, or be
imprisoned for a period of not more than 30 days, or both, for the first
offense, and for a subsequent offense, shall be fined not less than $400 nor
more than $600, or be imprisoned for a period of not less than 30 days nor more
than 90 days or both.
In addition, a
person who violates this subsection shall, for a first offense, forfeit the
right to operate a motor vehicle in this State for a
period of six months from the
date of conviction, and for a period of one year from the date of conviction
for any subsequent offense.
(c) The driver
of any vehicle knowingly involved in an accident resulting in injury or death
to any person or damage to any vehicle or property shall give his name and
address and exhibit his operator's license and registration certificate of his
vehicle to the person injured or whose vehicle or property was damaged and to
any police officer or witness of the accident, and to the driver or occupants of
the vehicle collided with and render to a person injured in the accident
reasonable assistance, including the carrying of that person to a hospital or a
physician for medical or surgical treatment, if it is apparent that the
treatment is necessary or is requested by the injured person.
In the event that
none of the persons specified are in condition to receive the information to
which they otherwise would be entitled under this subsection, and no police
officer is present, the driver of any vehicle involved in such accident after
fulfilling all other requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section,
insofar as possible on his part to be performed, shall forthwith report such accident
to the nearest office of the local police department or of the county police of
the county or of the State Police and submit thereto the information specified
in this subsection.
(d) The driver
of any vehicle which knowingly collides with or is knowingly involved in an
accident with any vehicle or other property which is unattended resulting in
any damage to such vehicle or other property shall immediately stop and shall
then and there locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle or other
property of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle
striking the unattended vehicle or other property or, in the event an
unattended vehicle is struck and the driver or owner thereof cannot be
immediately located, shall attach securely in a conspicuous place in or on such
vehicle a written notice giving the name and
address of the driver and owner
of the vehicle doing the striking or, in the event other property is struck and
the owner thereof cannot be immediately located, shall notify the nearest
office of the local police department or of the county police of the county or
of the State Police and in addition shall notify the owner of the property as
soon as the owner can be identified and located. Any person who violates this
subsection shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this
section.
(e) The driver
of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to
any person or damage in the amount of $250.00 or more to any vehicle or
property shall be presumed to have knowledge that he was involved in such
accident, and such presumption shall be rebuttable in nature.
For purposes of this
section, it shall not be a defense that the operator of the motor vehicle was
unaware of the existence or extent of personal injury or property damage caused
by the accident as long as the operator was aware that he was involved in an
accident.
39:4-130.
Immediate notice of accident; written report [Failure to report]
39:4-130. The driver of a vehicle or street car involved in an accident
resulting in injury to or death of any person, or damage to property of any one
person in excess of $500.00 shall by the quickest means of communication give
notice of such accident to the local police department or to the nearest office
of the county police of the county or of the State Police, and in addition
shall within 10 days after such accident forward a written report of such
accident to the division on forms furnished by it. Such written reports
shall contain sufficiently detailed information with reference to a motor
vehicle accident, including the cause, the conditions then existing, the
persons and vehicles involved and such information as may be necessary to
enable the director to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of
security required by law are inapplicable by reason of the existence of
insurance or other circumstances. The director may rely upon the accuracy
of the information contained in any such report, unless he has reason to believe
that the report is erroneous. The division may require operators involved in
accidents to file supplemental reports of accidents upon forms furnished by it
when in the opinion of the division, the original report is insufficient.
The reports shall be without prejudice, shall be for the information of the
division, and shall not be open to public inspection. The fact that the
reports have been so made shall be admissible in evidence solely to prove a
compliance with this section, but no report or any part thereof or statement
contained therein shall be admissible in evidence for any other purpose in any
proceeding or action arising out of the accident.
Whenever the driver
of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice or making a
written report of an accident as
required in this section and
there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable
of giving notice or making a
report, such occupant shall make
or cause to be made said notice or report not made by the driver.
Whenever the driver
is physically incapable of making a written report of an accident as required
by this section and such driver is
not the owner of the vehicle,
then the owner of the vehicle involved in such accident shall make such report
not made by the driver.
A written report of
an accident shall not be required by this section if a law enforcement officer
submits a written report of the
accident to the division pursuant
to R.S. 39:4-131.
Any person who
knowingly violates this section shall be fined not less than $30 or more than
$100.
The director may
revoke or suspend the operator's license privilege and registration privilege
of a person who violates this section.
For purposes of this
section, it shall not be a defense that the operator of the motor vehicle was
unaware of the existence or extent of
personal injury or property
damage caused by the accident as long as the operator was aware that he was
involved in an accident.
Amended 1951,
c.23,s.72; 1953,c.187; 1967,c.189,s.2; 1983,c.193,s.1; 1994,c.183,s.2.
