48:4-2.1i Inspection; penalty, MVC inspections prohibited on casino-owned property; exceptions.

7. a. The commission or any duly authorized representative of the commission is authorized to direct any bus operated in this State to immediately proceed to a designated facility for inspection. If a driver fails to immediately report as directed to the designated facility, the operator shall be subject to a penalty of $1,000.

b. At the time of inspection, the commission or any duly authorized representative of the commission is authorized to demand and examine the driver's operating credentials.

c. Except for an inspection undertaken in exigent circumstances, an inspection authorized pursuant to P.L.1995, c.225 (C.48:4-2.1c et seq.) shall not be conducted on property owned or controlled by a casino, or on property, whether public or private, that is a designated parking, drop-off, or pick-up location for casino patrons other than a bus parking facility; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the commission, or any duly authorized representative thereof, to demand and examine the bus driver's operating credentials at any such location. All inspections authorized pursuant to P.L.1995, c.225 shall be conducted at a location, designated for inspection by the commission, that shall not be on any property owned or controlled by a casino. Nothing in this subsection shall limit or prevent the commission or any duly authorized representative of the commission from directing any bus located on casino property to proceed to a designated location for inspection. No inspection and no check of a bus driver's operating credentials conducted pursuant to this section shall occur while passengers are either on the bus or disembarking therefrom. As used in this subsection, "exigent circumstances" means circumstances in which a commission representative determines that operation of the bus may place the public safety at risk, including but not limited to, a bus safety out-of-service violation or the inoperability of the bus.

L.1995, c.225, s.7; amended 2003, c.13, s.96; 2011, c.162, s.2.