Attorney's Note

Under the New Jersey Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
disorderly persons offenseup to 6 monthsup to $1,000
For details, see N.J. Rev. Stat.N.J. Rev. Stat.2C:43-8

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:25-5.18

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. a. The use of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device by an operator of a moving vehicle involved in the provision of public transportation service, as defined under section 3 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C. 27:25-3), and including light rail service or any other operations for the purpose of carrying passengers in this State or between points in this State and points in other states, provided by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, any public or private entity under contract to the corporation, or any private entity operating under the authority of a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, is unlawful.

“Use” of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device shall include, but not be limited to, talking or listening to another person on the telephone, text messaging, or sending an electronic message via the wireless telephone or electronic communication device. “Use” shall not include listening to or making an announcement on a public address system.

b. The operator of a moving vehicle involved in the provision of public transportation service may use a wireless telephone or electronic communication device under the following circumstances:

(1) in the event of an emergency;

(2) when radio communication failure occurs; or

(3) when the wireless telephone or electronic communication device is used hands-free while operating paratransit service and radio communication is not available.

c. A violation of this section is a disorderly persons offense.

L.2011, c.5, s.1.

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