The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
"Acute area of the windshield glazing" means the rectangular
area of the windshield, eight and one-half inches by 11 inches, directly in
front of the driver's line of vision as depicted in Appendix D of this
subchapter, incorporated herein by reference. The center point of the acute
area of the windshield glazing is the point of intersection of the centerline
that is drawn directly from the center of the steering wheel onto the
windshield and the midpoint line that is drawn across the length of the
windshield halfway between the top and the bottom of the windshield.
"Certificate of approval" means an inspection sticker issued
by an official inspection facility, a licensed private inspection facility, a
State specialty inspection facility or the Motor Vehicle Commission's Mobile
Inspection Unit certifying that a motor vehicle complies with the requirements
of Title 39 and Title 26 of the Revised Statutes, N.J.A.C. 13:20-43, 32 or this
subchapter, whichever is applicable, and either N.J.A.C. 7:27-15 and 7:27B-5
regarding the inspection of gasoline-fueled and bi-fueled motor vehicles or
N.J.A.C. 7:27-14 and 7:27B-4 regarding the inspection of diesel-fueled motor
vehicles, whichever are applicable.
"Chief Administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
"Class I" means a licensed private inspection facility
equipped with Department of Environmental Protection-approved OBD equipment as
set forth at
N.J.A.C.
7:27B-5.6.
"Class II" means a licensed private inspection facility
equipped with Department of Environmental Protection-approved smoke opacity
equipment or smoke meter used for testing as set forth at
N.J.A.C.
7:27-14.5.
"Class III" means a licensed private inspection facility
equipped with Department of Environmental Protection-approved OBD test
equipment used for testing as set forth at
N.J.A.C.
7:27B-5.6 and Department of Environmental
Protection-approved smoke opacity equipment or smoke meter used for testing as
set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:27-14.5.
"Commercial motor vehicle inspection" means the annual
inspection for mechanical defects with applicable emission test or emission
component test of passenger vehicle transportation and commercial vehicles,
except for diesel-fueled vehicles that are registered as commercial vehicles
having a GVWR of greater than 8,500 pounds.
"Commercial vehicle" means all vehicles registered according
to N.J.S.A. 39:3-20, regardless of
weight (if gasoline or bi-fueled) or having a GVWR of 8,500 pounds or less (if
diesel fueled).
"Critical area of the windshield glazing" means the area of
the windshield cleaned by the normal sweep of the windshield wiper blades
provided as original equipment by the motor vehicle manufacturer as depicted in
Appendix D of this subchapter.
"Driving school vehicle" means any vehicle owned or leased by
a licensed Motor Vehicle Commission driving school used to provide driver
training and testing to school clients.
"Electric vehicle" means any vehicle powered solely by
electric without an on-board engine or generator, and that does not use a
hydrocarbon fuel to create electricity. These vehicles include plug-in
electric, but not plug-in hybrid electric, or solar powered vehicles.
"EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection
Agency.
"Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value
specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single or
combination (articulated) vehicle.
"Initial inspection" means the required inspection conducted
on a motor vehicle at the beginning of each inspection cycle as appropriate for
the vehicle to obtain a certificate of approval for a new inspection
cycle.
"Inspection decal" means an inspection sticker issued by an
official inspection facility, a State specialty inspection facility, or the
Motor Vehicle Commission's Mobile Inspection Services Bus Unit in accordance
with N.J.A.C. 13:20-7.4 setting forth
the year and month in which a motor vehicle less than five model years old
shall be presented for inspection in this State.
"Jitney" means an autobus as defined in
N.J.S.A. 48:16-23 with a carrying capacity of not more
than 13 passengers, operated under municipal consent upon a route established
wholly within the limits of a single municipality or with a carrying capacity
of not more than 20 passengers operated under municipal consent upon a route
established wholly within the limits of not more than four contiguous
municipalities within any county of the fifth or sixth class, which route in
either case does not, in whole or in part, parallel upon the same street the
line of any street railway or traction railway or any other autobus
route.
"Limousine" means any motor vehicle that is issued special
registration plates bearing the word "limousine" pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 39:3-19.5 other than motor vehicles that are
subject to inspection by the Motor Vehicle Commission's Commercial Bus
Inspection and Investigation Unit.
"Motor Vehicle Commission" or "Commission" means the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission established by section 4 of P.
L., c.
13 (N.J.S.A. 39:2A-4).
"OBD-eligible" means capable of receiving an OBD inspection
as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
7:27-15.5(m) or 14.5(g),
whichever is applicable.
"Official inspection facility" means a test-only inspection
facility that the State Treasurer has contracted for pursuant to section 4 of
P.L. 1995, c.112.
"Omnibus" means all motor vehicles used for the
transportation of passengers for hire, except commuter vans and vehicles used
in ridesharing arrangements and school buses, if the same are not otherwise
used in the transportation of passengers for hire.
"Omnibus 2" means motor vehicles operated by a company or
individual that provides passenger transportation to a target audience and
market that is not in competition with a publicly regulated transit route or
does not collect fares from the general public.
"On-board diagnostics" or "OBD" means an automotive
diagnostic system complying with California OBD regulations at Title 13
California Code section 1968.1 or EPA OBD regulations at 40 CFR Part 86.
"Passenger vehicle" means all vehicles registered with
registration codes 1 through 9, 12 (not utilized to transport passengers), 15,
31, and 73.
"Passenger vehicle transportation" means vehicles regardless
of fuel type, plated as taxicab, limousine, jitney, Omnibus 2, hotel bus,
paratransit vehicle, mobile assistance vehicle, or ambulance, except those
vehicles inspected by the Commission's Inspection Services Bus Unit.
"Peripheral area of the windshield glazing" means the area of
the windshield, other than the acute area and the critical area, as depicted in
Appendix D of this subchapter.
"Private inspection facility" means any person, partnership,
or corporation licensed by the Motor Vehicle Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C.
13:20-44 to perform the motor vehicle inspections required by
N.J.S.A. 39:8-1.
"Re-inspection" means any subsequent inspection required due
to a failure of an initial inspection in order for a vehicle to obtain a
certificate of approval.
"Smoke opacity inspection" means the emissions testing of
heavy duty diesel vehicles, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 18,000
pounds or greater, as prescribed under the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:27B.
"State specialty inspection facility" means a test-only
inspection facility that is operated by the Motor Vehicle Commission to inspect
certain motor vehicles as specified in
N.J.A.C.
13:20-7.3(d).
"Taxicab" means an autocab as defined in
N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 engaged in the business of carrying
passengers for hire, which is held out, announced or advertised to operate or
run or which is operated or run over any of the streets or public highways of
this State, and particularly accepts and discharges such persons as may offer
themselves for transportation from points or places to points or places within
or without the State.
