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Title 39

1,678 motor vehicle and traffic section headings, grouped by chapter.

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Title 2C

919 Code of Criminal Justice section headings, grouped by chapter.

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Motor vehicle and traffic statutes

Citation	Guide topic	MVC points
N.J.S.A. 39:3-40	Driving while suspended or revoked	None — see guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-49.1	Controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle	None
N.J.S.A. 39:4-57	Failure to obey the directions of an officer	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-81	Failure to observe traffic signals	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-85	Improper passing	4
N.J.S.A. 39:4-85.1	Wrong way on a one-way street	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-86	Crossing a "No Passing" line	4
N.J.S.A. 39:4-88	Traffic on marked lanes	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-89	Following too closely / tailgating	5
N.J.S.A. 39:4-90	Failure to yield right of way	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-96	Reckless driving	5
N.J.S.A. 39:4-97	Careless driving	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-98	Speeding — rates of speed	2, 4 or 5 by speed
N.J.S.A. 39:4-115	Turning at a signalised intersection	3
N.J.S.A. 39:4-123	Improper turns — required turning positions	3
N.J.S.A. 39:4-124	Improper turn from a marked turning course	3
N.J.S.A. 39:4-125	Improper U-turn	3
N.J.S.A. 39:4-126	Failure to signal	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-127	Improper backing or turning in a street	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-128.1	Improper passing of a stopped school bus	5
N.J.S.A. 39:4-129	Leaving the scene of an accident	2 (8 with injury)
N.J.S.A. 39:4-144	Stop and yield sign violations	2
N.J.S.A. 39:3-20	Commercial vehicle registration weight and constructor-vehicle speed	3 for operating the covered constructor vehicle over 45 mph; the MVC table does not assign those points to every subsection (e) weight assessment
N.J.S.A. 39:4-14.3	Motorized bicycle and low-speed e-bike operating restrictions	2 for operating a motorized bicycle on a restricted highway
N.J.S.A. 39:4-14.3d	Passenger on a motorized bicycle	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-36	Driver duty at pedestrian crosswalks	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-41	Driving through a safety zone	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-52	Racing on a public highway	5
N.J.S.A. 39:4-55	Driving on steep grades and obstructed curves	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-66	Emerging from a driveway or private road	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-66.1	Yielding to sidewalk pedestrians while entering a driveway	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-66.2	Cutting through property to avoid traffic control	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-71	Driving or standing a vehicle on a sidewalk	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-80	Obeying an officer directing traffic	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-82	Keeping right on New Jersey highways	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-82.1	Driving on a divided highway or median	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-83	Keeping right through intersections	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-84	Passing opposing traffic to the right	5
N.J.S.A. 39:4-87	Overtaken driver must give way	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-90.1	Improper entrance to or exit from a limited-access highway	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-91	Yielding right of way to emergency vehicles	2; the MVC table lists 39:4-91 through 39:4-92 together
N.J.S.A. 39:4-92	Pulling over for and following emergency vehicles	2; MVC groups 39:4-91 and 39:4-92 as failure to yield to emergency vehicles
N.J.S.A. 39:4-97a	Destruction of agricultural or recreational property by vehicle	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-97.1	Driving so slowly as to block traffic	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-105	Red, yellow and green traffic signal meanings	2 for failure to stop for a traffic light under the MVC listing
N.J.S.A. 39:4-119	Flashing red and flashing amber signals	2 for failure to stop at a flashing red signal
N.J.S.A. 39:4-122	Stopping for a police whistle	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-127.1	Stopping at railroad grade crossings	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-127.2	Obeying movable-bridge barriers and controls	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-128	Railroad stops for buses, hazardous cargo, and slow equipment	2
N.J.S.A. 39:4-128.4	Passing a stopped frozen dessert truck	4
N.J.S.A. 39:3-10	Licensing of drivers	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.18	Possession of valid commercial driver license mandatory	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.20	Suspension of commercial driving privilege	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:3-29	License, registration and insurance identification	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50	Driving while intoxicated	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2	Consent to breath testing	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a	Refusal to submit to breath testing	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.14	Underage driving after consuming alcohol	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.15	DWI with a minor passenger	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.17	Ignition interlock required for DWI offenders	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.17a	Reduced ignition-interlock leasing fee	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.18	Notice of ignition interlock installation	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.19	Ignition interlock violations and penalties	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50c	IID fine-waiver and forfeiture-credit exclusions	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-51a	Consumption of alcohol or cannabis in a motor vehicle	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-51b	Open alcoholic beverage or cannabis container in a motor vehicle	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-97.2	Driving in an unsafe manner	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-97.3	Use of a wireless device while driving	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:4-130	Immediate accident notice and written report	See guide
N.J.S.A. 39:6B-2	Penalties for motor vehicle liability insurance violations	See guide

Criminal statutes

MVC points do not apply to these Title 2C offenses. Their guides address offense grading and criminal consequences instead.

Citation	Guide topic
2A:4A-26.1	Juvenile waiver motion and hearing
2A:4A-38	Juvenile detention hearing
2C:3-4	Use of force in self-protection
2C:3-5	Use of force to protect another person
2C:7-2	Registration of sex offenders
2C:12-1	Assault
2C:12-1.1	Leaving an accident causing serious injury
2C:12-1.2	Endangering an injured victim
2C:12-3	Terroristic threats
2C:12-10	Stalking
2C:13-2	Criminal restraint
2C:13-3	False imprisonment
2C:13-4	Interference with custody
2C:13-5	Criminal coercion
2C:14-2	Sexual assault
2C:14-3	Criminal sexual contact
2C:14-4	Lewdness
2C:15-1	Robbery
2C:15-2	Carjacking
2C:17-1	Arson and related offenses
2C:17-3	Criminal mischief
2C:18-2	Burglary
2C:18-2.1	Home invasion burglary
2C:18-2.2	Residential burglary
2C:18-3	Criminal trespass
2C:20-3	Theft by unlawful taking or disposition
2C:20-4	Theft by deception
2C:20-5	Theft by extortion
2C:20-6	Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake
2C:20-7	Receiving stolen property
2C:20-8	Theft of services
2C:20-9	Failure to make required disposition
2C:20-10	Unlawful taking of a means of conveyance
2C:20-11	Shoplifting
2C:24-4	Endangering welfare of children
2C:25-19	Domestic violence definitions
2C:25-28	Domestic violence complaint proceeding
2C:25-29	Restraining-order hearing and relief
2C:28-5	Tampering with witnesses and informants; retaliation
2C:29-1	Obstructing administration of law
2C:29-2	Resisting arrest and eluding an officer
2C:29-3	Hindering apprehension or prosecution
2C:29-4	Compounding
2C:29-9	Contempt
2C:33-2	Disorderly conduct
2C:33-3	False public alarms
2C:33-4	Harassment
2C:33-4.1	Cyber-harassment
2C:35-3	Leader of a narcotics trafficking network
2C:35-4	Maintaining a CDS production facility
2C:35-5	Manufacturing, distributing or dispensing
2C:35-7	Distribution on or within 1,000 feet of school property
2C:35-7.1	Distribution near public housing, parks or public buildings
2C:35-9	Strict liability for drug-induced death
2C:35-10	Possession, use or being under the influence
2C:35-10.5	Prescription legend drug offenses
2C:35-12	Waiver of mandatory minimum and extended terms
2C:36-2	Use or possession of drug paraphernalia
2C:36-3	Distribution of drug paraphernalia
2C:36-10	Defrauding a drug test
2C:36A-1	Conditional discharge
2C:39-3	Prohibited weapons and devices
2C:39-4	Possession of weapons for unlawful purposes
2C:39-4.1	Weapons during certain drug offenses
2C:39-5	Unlawful possession of weapons
2C:39-6	Weapons exemptions
2C:39-7	Certain persons not to possess weapons or ammunition
2C:40-22	Death or injury while driving unlicensed or suspended
2C:40-26	Driving during certain DWI or refusal suspensions
2C:43-6	Ordinary and mandatory imprisonment terms
2C:43-6.4	Parole supervision for life
2C:43-12	Pretrial Intervention
2C:45-3	Probation revocation and resentencing
2C:52-2	Expungement of indictable offenses
2C:52-3	Expungement of disorderly persons offenses
2C:52-4.1	Juvenile-record expungement
2C:52-5.3	Clean Slate expungement by petition
30:4-123.60	Violation of parole conditions
30:4-123.63	Parole revocation hearing

Separate Rule Systems

Traffic regulations and roadway rules

Administrative regulations aren’t statutes and aren’t part of the bulk-statute snapshot. For current regulatory text, use the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law’s code-access instructions. The families commonly encountered in this practice include:

N.J.A.C. 19:9, New Jersey Turnpike Authority rules. See the Authority’s regulations page and the firm’s Turnpike and Parkway guide.
N.J.A.C. 19:2, Atlantic City Expressway rules. Use the state administrative-code access link above for current text.
Palisades Interstate Park Commission rules, Parts 411–414. See the Commission’s regulations page and the Palisades Parkway guide.
N.J.A.C. 13:19, 13:20, and 13:21, MVC point/surcharge, inspection/equipment, licensing, and commercial-driver regulation families. The MVC statutes and regulations page explains where MVC rules are published.
49 C.F.R. Parts 383 and 384, federal commercial-driver licensing context: Part 383 and Part 384.

About This Reference

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The Title 39 and Title 2C indexes include every unique citation heading found in the New Jersey Legislature bulk text accessed 2026-09-05. The related-statutes page covers only the chapters and citation ranges it lists. The Legislature file’s header is NEW JERSEY GENERAL AND PERMANENT STATUTES (UPDATED THROUGH P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22). It does not claim to contain every 2026 amendment.

Reference entries reproduce the citation and section heading, not the statute body or an interpretation. A heading such as “Repealer” can describe a section that repeals another law; it isn’t a catalog label saying that section itself was repealed. Always follow the official lookup and check later enactments before relying on a provision.

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