New Jersey Statutes 39:3-53. Spot lamps; terms defined
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:3-53
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
39:3-53. A motor vehicle may be equipped with no more than one spot lamp, but the use of any such spot lamp for driving purposes is prohibited and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used so as not to be distracting or glaring to any person. The provisions of this section shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, or to incident management response team vehicles or safety service patrol vehicles.
For the purposes of this section:
“Incident management response team vehicle” means a vehicle operated by the Department of Transportation or by a private entity under contract with the department which is equipped to respond at any time to assist the State Police with highway incidents.
“Safety service patrol vehicle” means a vehicle operated by the department or by a private entity under contract with the department consistent with the provisions of subsection (m) of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.301 (C. 27:1A-5), which is equipped to respond to highway incidents and provide assistance to motorists in disabled vehicles during designated hours in designated coverage areas in the State.
amended 2013, c.129.