39:4-8.20 - Payment of fine; distribution - New Jersey Statutes

39:4-8.20  Payment of fine; distribution.

4. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.39:5-41, in the case of a violation of R.S.39:4-81, the evidence of which was captured by a traffic control signal monitoring system installed pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.348 (C.39:4-8.14), the full amount of a fine assessed by a municipal court shall be paid to the financial officer of the municipality in which the offense occurred, unless the governing body of the county has elected to pay one-half of the cost of the installation, maintenance, and administration of the traffic control signal monitoring system, in which case, one-half of the fine amount shall be distributed to the financial officer of the county where the offense occurred.  Any change in this distribution of revenue shall be applicable only to fines attributable to complaints filed with the municipal court after the date on which applicable notice under subsection b. of this section shall have been received by the Administrative Office of the Courts.

b.A municipality that has installed a traffic control signal monitoring system shall notify the Administrative Office of the Courts when the governing body of a county has agreed to participate in a traffic control signal monitoring system program within its jurisdiction.  Such notice shall be applicable to any violation of R.S.39:4-81, evidence of which shall have been captured by a traffic control signal monitoring system within the municipality's jurisdiction.

L.2009, c.52, s.4.