N.J. Admin. Code § 19:9-5.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 19:9-5.7 - Distribution of literature

(a) Literature other than commercial or advertising literature may be distributed at service areas of the Roadway, which for purposes of this section shall include Park-n-Rides, at the times and places and in accordance with the terms and conditions enumerated in (b) through (l) below.

(b) A person, persons, or organization who desires to distribute literature or conduct a survey at or about a service area shall first file an application for a Certificate of Registration. Applicants shall complete the application form (providing identification and distribution specifics) and a waiver of claims and indemnity form supplied by the Authority. Applicants shall also submit a certificate(s) of insurance, indicating the "New Jersey Turnpike Authority, its officers, agents and employees" as additional insured under the policies, in types and limits deemed necessary by the General Counsel. Certificates will be issued without charge on a first-come, first serve basis, subject to availability and limitations of space. Certificates shall be issued for not more than one calendar day. Applications may be obtained and submitted and Certificates obtained by mail or in person, on weekdays between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., from the General Counsel, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 1 Turnpike Plaza, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095, or by facsimile from the General Counsel, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, at 732-750-5384.

(c) Certificate holders shall distribute literature only at the locations indicated in the Certificate, which locations shall be determined by the Authority in order to minimize inconvenience to Authority patrons and to ensure patron safety. No more than two persons shall distribute literature during the same period at the same service area.

(d) Certificate holders shall at no time shout, make outcries, use devices for voice or sound amplification or any other instruments or devices for sound production.

(e) Placards or any other literature or material shall not be affixed to any portion of the building or any other structure.

(f) No certificate holder shall use a table or other device unless the Certificate expressly provides for its use in the designated expressive area.

(g) Certificate holders shall not leave material unattended and shall remove the same when the distribution or permissive period ends, whichever occurs earlier. Certificate holders shall at all times keep the area in a reasonably clean, neat, and uncluttered condition and shall, when leaving, make certain that the literature has been removed and cleared from the service area.

(h) Certificate holders shall not disrupt or obstruct passage to or from the service buildings or parking areas, nor shall they act in a boisterous and disturbing manner to the traveling public.

(i) If a Certificate holder violates any of the provisions of this section, the Authority shall notify the violator to stop the wrongful conduct, correct that condition, or leave the area. If the violator does not stop, correct, or leave as ordered, the Authority may immediately revoke the Certificate.

(j) The Certificate holder shall assume all liability for any and all damage or injury arising out of or related in any way to the Certificate holder's activity on or about the Roadway, and by accepting the Certificate agrees to release the Authority and its officers, agents, and employees from any liability or damages resulting directly or indirectly from the Certificate holder's use or occupancy of the Roadway in connection with the Certificate.

(k) The Certificate holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Authority and its officers, agents, and employees from any liability or damages, including attorney's fees and costs, caused by, directly or indirectly, the Certificate holder as a result of the holder's activities or actions on the Roadway.

(l) The Authority shall not be responsible for the views and ideas expressed by a person or organization holding a Certificate.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:9-5.7

Amended and recodified from 19:9-1.23 by 49 N.J.R. 3236(b), effective 9/18/2017