N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-32.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:20-32.13 - Reflectors requirements, all motor vehicles; commercial vehicle inspection at official inspection facilities

(a) Reflectors are devices designed and used on vehicles to give an indication to an approaching driver by reflected light.

(b) Reflectors shall be of a type approved as meeting the standards of the United States Department of Transportation or, for motor vehicles manufactured prior to the adoption of such standards, the standards of the Society of Automotive Engineers. The letters "SAE" and the letter "A" (for Class A reflectors) or the letter "B" (for Class B reflectors), along with the manufacturer's name or trademark, are on such reflectors in most cases.

(c) Passenger vehicles manufactured before July 2, 1954, shall have one Class A or Class B red reflector mounted on the rear of the vehicle.

(d) Passenger automobiles manufactured after July 1, 1954, shall have two Class A red or two Class B red reflectors mounted on the rear of the vehicle on each side of the vertical centerline at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practical.

(e) All passenger automobiles with commercial registration and all trucks and buses shall have two Class A red reflectors mounted on the rear of the vehicle on each side of the vertical centerline at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practical.

(f) A truck 80 inches or more in width manufactured after January 1, 1965, shall have one Class A amber reflector mounted on each side of the vehicle as far to the front as practicable and one Class A red reflector mounted on each side of the vehicle as far to the rear as practicable.

(g) The mounted height of a reflector shall be not less than 15 inches, nor more than 60 inches, from the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. Reflectors shall be permanently and securely mounted on a permanent part of the vehicle.

(h) Any reflector, otherwise properly mounted, may be securely installed on flexible strapping or belting; provided that, under conditions of normal operation, it reflects light in the required direction.

(i) The mounted height of a reflector shall be measured from the center of the reflector to the level surface upon which the vehicle stands.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-32.13

Repealed by 48 N.J.R. 810(a), effective 5/16/2016

Adopted by 53 N.J.R. 2056(a), effective 12/6/2021