Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:4-120.7

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
3. a. Where the public-private intersection contains a State highway, the Commissioner of Transportation by regulation shall approve the erection of an official traffic control device.

b. Where the public-private intersection contains a highway under the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local authorities by ordinance or resolution shall approve the erection of an official traffic control device, subject to the approval of the commissioner.

c. The commissioner by appropriate order may withdraw an official traffic control device from a public-private intersection.

L.1991,c.298,s.3.