N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 16, ch. 53 - AUTOBUSES

  1. Subchapter 1 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR VAN-TYPE AUTOBUSES (§ 16:53-1.1 to 16:53-1.33)
  2. Subchapter 2 - SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES USED TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS IN WHEELCHAIRS (§ 16:53-2.1 to 16:53-2.8)
  3. Subchapter 3 - AUTOBUS SPECIFICATIONS (§ 16:53-3.1 to 16:53-3.45)
  4. Subchapter 4 - AUTOBUSES AND SMALL AUTOBUSES WITH MODIFIED INTERIORS (§ 16:53-4.1 to 16:53-4.7)
  5. Subchapter 5 - CERTIFICATES (§ 16:53-5.1 to 16:53-5.2)
  6. Subchapter 6 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR SMALL AUTOBUSES (§ 16:53-6.1 to 16:53-6.34)
  7. Subchapter 7 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR SPECIAL AUTOBUS-TYPE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES (§ 16:53-7.1 to 16:53-7.29)
  8. Subchapter 8 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR SEDAN-TYPE AUTOBUSES (§ 16:53-8.1 to 16:53-8.26)
  9. Subchapter 9 - PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE (§ 16:53-9.1 to 16:53-9.2)
  10. Subchapter 10 - MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION FEES FOR AUTOBUS INSPECTIONS (§ 16:53-10.1 to 16:53-10.2)
  11. Subchapter 11 - INSPECTION AND VERIFICATION OF BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT TECHNOLOGY DEVICE INSTALLATION ON REGULATED DIESEL COMMERCIAL BUSES (§ 16:53-11.1 to 16:53-11.2)
  12. Appendix A - , version 3
  13. Appendix B - , version 3
  14. Appendix C - , version 3

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 16, ch. 53
CHAPTER SOURCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective: 10/29/2021.
See: 53 N.J.R. 2072(a).
CHAPTER HISTORICAL NOTE:
Chapter 53, Autobuses, became effective with Subchapter 1, Autobus Specifications for Van-Type Autobuses, adopted as R.1979 d.124, effective 3/23/1979. See: 11 N.J.R. 263(a). Subchapter 2, Autobus Specifications, was originally adopted as the Board of Public Utilities as N.J.A.C. 14:11-2, and was filed and became effective prior to 9/1/1969. N.J.A.C. 14:11-2was amended by R.1972 d.226, effective 11/15/1972; and R.1977 d.240, effective 7/7/1977. See: 4 N.J.R. 310(b); 9 N.J.R. 373(c). Pursuant to the Reorganization Plan for the Board of Public Utilities and the Department of Transportation (1978), and R.1982 d.30, N.J.A.C. 14:11-2was recodified as N.J.A.C. 16:53-2, effective 2/1/1982. See: 14 N.J.R. 160(b). Subchapter 2, Special Equipment for Vehicles Used to Transport Passengers in Wheelchairs; Subchapter 4, Modified Interiors or Autobuses Used for Charter or Special Bus Operations; Subchapter 6, Autobus Specifications for Small Bus; Subchapter 7, Specifications for Special Autobus Type Recreational Vehicles; and Subchapter 8, Specifications for Sedan-Type Autobuses, were adopted as new rules; existing Subchapter 2 was recodified as Subchapter 3, Autobus Specifications; Subchapter 5, Certificates, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 14:11-3; and Subchapter 9, Public Liability Insurance, was recodified from 14:4-2, by R.1983 d.110, effective 5/2/1983. See: 15 N.J.R. 694(b). Amendments to Chapter 53 were adopted as R.1983 d.445, effective 10/17/1983. See: 15 N.J.R. 1771(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 53 was readopted as R.1984 d.82, effective 3/8/1984. See: 16 N.J.R. 746(a). Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 53 expired on 3/19/1989. Expired Chapter 53, including new Subchapter 10, Designated Fees for Autobus Inspections, was adopted as R.1989 d.392, effective 7/17/1989. See: 21 N.J.R. 2051(b).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 53 was readopted as R.1994 d.346, effective 6/13/1994. See: 26 N.J.R. 1606(a), 26 N.J.R. 2798(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 53 was readopted as R.1997 d.116, effective 2/13/1997. See: 29 N.J.R. 102(a), 29 N.J.R. 912(b).
Chapter 53, Autobuses, was readopted as R.2002 d.295, effective 8/9/2002. See: 34 N.J.R. 1327(b), 34 N.J.R. 3099(a).
Subchapter 11, Inspection and Verification of Best Available Retrofit Technology Device Installation on Regulated Diesel Commercial Buses, was adopted as new rules by R.2007 d.233, effective 8/6/2007. See: 38 N.J.R. 5318(a), 39 N.J.R. 3387(a).
Chapter 53, Autobuses, was readopted as R.2008 d.49, effective 2/4/2008. As a part of R.2008 d.49, Subchapter 7, Specifications for Special Autobus Type Recreational Vehicles, was renamed Specifications for Special Autobus-Type Recreational Vehicles, and Subchapter 10, Department of Transportation Fees for Autobus Inspections, was renamed Motor Vehicle Commission Fees for Autobus Inspections, effective 3/3/2008. See: 39 N.J.R. 3889(a), 40 N.J.R. 1357(b).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1b, Chapter 53, Autobuses, was scheduled to expire on 2/4/2015. See: 43 N.J.R. 1203(a).
Chapter 53, Autobuses, was readopted, effective 12/29/2014. See: 47 N.J.R. 435(a).
Chapter 53, Autobuses, was readopted, effective 10/29/2021. See: Source and Effective Date.

CHAPTER AUTHORITY:

N.J.S.A. 26:2C-8.47, 27:1A-5, 27:25-8.c, 39:2A-35, 48:2-12, 48:2-56, 48:4-2.1a, 48:4-2.1b, and 52:14D-6; and October 5, 1978, Executive Reorganization Plan.

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