New Jersey Statutes 39:5F-5. Collateral to secure appearance; personal recognizance
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:5F-5
- 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.
When issuing a citation for a traffic violation, a police officer shall issue the citation to a motorist who possesses a driver’s license issued by a party jurisdiction and shall not, subject to the exceptions noted in section 6 of this act, require the motorist to post collateral to secure appearance, if the officer receives the motorist’s personal recognizance that he will comply with the terms of the citation.
L.1983, c. 46, s. 5, eff. Jan. 28, 1983.