Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:4-191.1

  • 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
100. a. Markings shall be placed only by the authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction as authorized by law, and only for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic. Where used, these markings shall be uniform in design, position, and application. The Commissioner of Transportation may adopt a uniform system of markings consistent with the provisions of this act for use upon public highways within the State. Such a uniform system of markings shall correlate with and so far as possible conform to the current “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.”

b. No markings made from paint that has been mixed, in whole or in part, with reflective glass beads containing more than 100 parts per million inorganic arsenic, as determined by x-ray fluorescence, shall be placed on or along any State highway, right-of-way, or other real property owned by or under the administration, jurisdiction, or control of the Department of Transportation.

L.1951, c.23, s.100; amended 2011, c.212, s.5.