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Local ordinance or unlisted traffic charge
Not every traffic-related charge appears on the NJ MVC points chart. Parking rules, equipment provisions, municipal ordinances, and subsection-specific charges may use different codes and consequences.
Speeding 1–14 mph over
The alleged speed was between 1 and 14 mph above the applicable limit.
Speeding 15–29 mph over
The alleged speed was 15 to 29 mph above the applicable limit.
Speeding 30+ mph over
The alleged speed was at least 30 mph above the applicable limit.
Careless driving
Driving without due caution in a way that may endanger a person or property.
Reckless driving
Driving heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard for the rights or safety of others.
Failure to observe traffic lanes
Failing to remain within a lane or changing lanes contrary to the statute’s requirements.
Following too closely
Following another vehicle more closely than was reasonable and prudent for the speed and traffic conditions.
Failure to yield at an intersection
Failing to yield the right of way as required at an intersection.
Failure to observe a traffic signal
Proceeding contrary to a traffic-control signal.
Failure to stop or yield
Failing to make the stop or yield required by a posted sign.
Improper right or left turn
Making a turn contrary to the rules governing position and movement at an intersection.
Improper U-turn
Making a U-turn where visibility or roadway conditions make it prohibited.
Failure to signal
Failing to give the legally required signal before turning, changing lanes, or stopping.
Improper passing of a school bus
Passing a stopped school bus displaying required warning signals, subject to statutory exceptions.
Handheld cellphone use while driving
Using a handheld phone or electronic communication device while operating a vehicle, outside limited emergency exceptions.
Unsafe operation
Operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe manner likely to endanger a person or property.
Leaving the scene of an accident
Leaving an accident scene without completing legally required stops, information exchange, and assistance.
Driving while suspended
Operating while the person’s driving privilege is suspended or revoked.
Driving without required insurance
Operating an uninsured motor vehicle contrary to New Jersey’s mandatory-insurance law.
Driving while intoxicated
Operating a vehicle while under the influence or at/above an applicable blood-alcohol threshold.
Moving violation committed out of state
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:5D-4.
Moving against traffic on a toll road
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 27:23-29.
Improper passing on a toll road
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 27:23-29.
Unlawful use of a toll-road median
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 27:23-29.
Construction vehicle over 45 mph
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:3-20.
Motorized bicycle on a restricted highway
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-14.3.
More than one person on a motorized bicycle
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-14.3d.
Failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-35.
Passing a vehicle yielding to a pedestrian
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-36.
Driving through a safety zone
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-41.
Racing on a highway
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-52.
Improper action on grades and curves
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-55.
Failure to observe an officer’s direction
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-57.
Failure to stop before crossing a sidewalk
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-66.
Failure to yield when entering or leaving a highway
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-66.1.
Using property to avoid a traffic signal or sign
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-66.2.
Operating a motor vehicle on a sidewalk
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-71.
Failure to obey an officer’s direction
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-80.
Red-light camera violation
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-81.
Failure to keep right
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-82.
Improper operation on a divided highway
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-82.1.
Failure to keep right at an intersection
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-83.
Failure to pass right of an oncoming vehicle
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-84.
Improper passing on the right or off roadway
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-85.
Wrong way on a one-way street
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-85.1.
Improper passing in a no-passing zone
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-86.
Failure to yield to an overtaking vehicle
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-87.
Improper entrance to a limited-access highway
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-90.1.
Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-91 to 92.
Destruction of agricultural or recreational property
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-97a.
Slow speed blocking traffic
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-97.1.
Failure to stop for a traffic light
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-105.
Improper turn at a traffic light
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-115.
Failure to stop at a flashing red signal
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-119.
Failure to stop for a police whistle
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-122.
Improper turn from an approved course
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-124.
Improper backing or turning in a street
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-127.
Improper crossing of a railroad grade crossing
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-127.1.
Improper crossing of a bridge
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-127.2.
Improper railroad crossing by certain vehicles
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-128.
Improper passing of a frozen dessert truck
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:4-128.4.
Racing on a highway
This is the offense description used in the official New Jersey MVC point schedule for 39:5C-1.
Some tickets use a subsection, equipment provision, parking law, or local ordinance that does not appear on the MVC point chart.
Point values are indexed from the official NJ MVC Points Schedule. Absence from that chart does not by itself prove that a charge has no consequences.