Careless Driving NJ

Careless Driving in New Jersey is a 2 point violation. New Jersey penalty statute for Careless Driving is N.J.S.A. 39:4-104. Contact a New Jersey traffic lawyer if you received a careless driving ticket.

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NJ Careless Driving Statute

N.J.S.A. 39:4–97. Careless driving

A person who drives a vehicle carelessly, or without due caution and circumspection, in a manner so as to endanger, or be likely to endanger, a person or property, shall be guilty of careless driving.

Amended 1951,c.23,s.54; 1955,c.220,s.2; 1995,c.70,s.3.

NJ Careless Driving Penalty Statute

N.J.S.A. 39:4-104. Violations of article; penalty

A person violating a section of this article shall, for each violation, be subject to a fine of not less than $50.00 or more than $200.00, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, or both, except as herein otherwise provided.

Amended by L. 1955, c. 221, p. 869, § 1; L. 1982, c. 45, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1982.