Parking Violations
New Jersey Statute: 39:4-138 (Places where parking prohibited)
Prohibited parking areas
A driver cannot park a motor vehicle in any of the following areas:
- Within an intersection of 2 or more roads;
- On a crosswalk;
- Within a bus stop zone;
- In front of a public or private driveway;
- Within 25 feet of a crosswalk;
- On a sidewalk;
- Anywhere marked “No Parking” by a state authorized sign;
- Within 50 feet of a stop sign;
- Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant;
- Within 50 feet of a railroad crossing;
- Within 20 feet of a fire station’s driveway, if parking on the same side of the street, or within 75 feet if parking on the side opposite the fire station;
- Alongside or opposite any street construction when to park would block traffic;
- Next to a parked vehicle (double park);
- On any bridge located on a highway or any highway tunnel or underpass;
- In a parking space marked for handicapped people, if the car does not have a handicap plate or permit
Penalties:
If the driver is found guilty:
Except for parking in a handicap space, parking offenses generally do not require a court appearance. If a person does not pay parking tickets, or appear in court if ordered to do so, a default judgment can be entered against them, and that person can lose their driver’s license.
For most parking offenses
For parking in a handicapped parking space only
Points:
No points.
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