Bill Text: NJ S1253 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits installation of GPS navigation devices which do not obstruct a motor vehicle operator's vision.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-17 - Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading [S1253 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-S1253-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Permits installation of GPS navigation devices which do not obstruct a motor vehicle operator's vision.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning motor vehicle navigation systems and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.39:3-74 to the contrary, a global positioning system navigation device may be mounted or located in a position on a motor vehicle's dashboard, console, or windshield, provided that the device is mounted or located in such a position that it does not unduly restrict or interfere with the vision of the motor vehicle's operator.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would permit the installation of a motor vehicle global positioning system navigation device on the dashboard, console, or windshield of a motor vehicle, provided that the device is mounted or located in a position that does not unduly restrict or interfere with the vision of the operator of that motor vehicle.
