First offense: Maximum fine of $400. Second offense: Fine of $700. Subsequent offense: Fine of $1000. For information regarding points or surcharges contact the Motor Vehicle Commission. For information about car insurance eligibility and points contact your car insurance company or the New Jersey Department of Insurance.
5. a. Officers shall have authority as set forth in paragraphs (1)
through (3) of this subsection to require the driver, operator, owner,
lessee or bailee of any vehicle or combination of vehicles found on any
public road, street, or highway or any public or quasi-public property
in this State to facilitate and permit the measurement or weighing of
the vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents, for
the purpose of determining whether the size or weight of the vehicle or
combination of vehicles, including load or contents, is in excess of
that permitted in this Title:
(1) Officers of the Division of State Police shall have the exclusive
authority to conduct random roadside examinations for the purpose of
determining whether size or weight is in excess of that permitted in
this Title, and officers of the Division of State Police shall have the
authority, with or without probable cause to believe that the size or
weight is in excess of that permitted, to require the driver, operator,
owner, lessee or bailee, to stop, drive or otherwise move to a location
for measurement or weighing and submit the vehicle or combination of
vehicles, including load or contents, to measurement or weighing;
