48:4-2.1e - Definitions - New Jersey Statutes

48:4-2.1e  Definitions.3.As used in this act:

"Bus" or "buses" means and includes all autobuses, of whatever size or configuration, under the jurisdiction of the commission; all autobuses of NJ Transit and its contract carriers which are under the inspection jurisdiction of the commission; all autobuses of whatever size or configuration, that are subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, operated on public highways or in public places in this State; and all autobuses operated on public highways or in public places in this State under the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission, or its successor agency.

"Bus safety out-of-service violation" means any serious mechanical, electrical or vehicular condition that is determined to be so unsafe as to potentially cause an accident or breakdown, or would potentially contribute to loss of control of the vehicle by the driver.

"Category 1 violation" means any bus safety out-of-service violation that should have been detected during the daily pre-trip inspection or during periodic repair and maintenance procedures conducted by the driver or the operator.

"Category 2 violation" means any bus safety out-of-service violation that may have occurred after the daily pre-trip inspection and therefore might not have been detected by the operator or driver during the daily pre-trip inspection or during periodic repair and maintenance procedures.

"Operator" means the person responsible for the day to day maintenance and operation of buses.

L.1995,c.225,s.3;  amended 2003, c.13, s.94.