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MEETING NOTICES: Board Of Directors:
The next meeting is at the call of the president. Regular Business Meeting: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2001 – 10:00 AM at the
Somerville Elks Club, Route 28 (Union Avenue) Bridgewater, NJ. Rich Hibbard from Approved Fire Protection & Traffic Protection will demonstrate products and give away a personal fire extinguisher.
RADAR TUNING FORKS:Radar tuning forks will be tested by the NJ Division of Weights and Measures for departments A through M at the February 7, 2001 meeting. Departments N through Z will be tested at the March 7, 2001 meeting. Please keep your tuning forks together by rubber band or in a large envelope. Also bring along a blank department letterhead, a self addressed envelope, a purchase order or voucher. The cost is $5.00 per fork and made payable to NJ Division of Weights and Measures. If either meeting must be canceled for any reason, the tests will be done at the following meeting. Details will be in the following newsletter. NJPTOA WEB PAGE: Our Web Page is currently under reconstruction by Creative Web Solutions. The test site is beginning to shape up but we need more input from our members. You can access the site by going to www.njptoa.com . Check it out and give us any suggestions to make it better. Email your suggestions to Lt.Pcrook@pcrook.com. We also are looking for sponsors to help defray the costs of maintaining the site. If you know of any businesses that would be willing to be a sponsor, we would be happy to post their links on our new site. LEGISLATIVE STUFF: Copies of proposed legislation are available at our
meetings. Traffic Laws passed in 2000. P.L. 2000 c.33 (40:48-1.2) Prohibits possession/consumption of
alcohol by under aged on private property. P.L. 2000 c.75 (39:4-97.2) Creates "unsafe driving" violation. P.L. 2000 c. 83 (39:44-51b) Interlock systems installed or registration revocation for
repeat DWI offenders. Prohibits open alcohol container in passenger compartment of vehicle. P.L. 2000 c. 85 (39:3 & 39:4-128.1 Extends time for judge to issue summons for illegally
passing school bus & other violations. P.L. 2000 c. 117 (39:4-50) Prohibits driving under influence of inhalants or substances containing toxic fumes or vapors. P.L. 2000 c. 164
(40A:14-181.1, etc.) Prohibits ticket quota. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TELEPHONE DIRECTORY:The directories were distributed at our last meeting. Please do not call for copies -- we do not have extras. HANDICAPPED LICENSE PLATES: The Division of Motor Vehicle Services reports the following.Motor Vehicle Agencies do not issue handicapped license plates, replacements, or placards. Agencies will only issue replacement I.D. cards or renewals, no fee. 2. Special Services at MVS headquarters, 225E. State Street, 2nd floor, Trenton, NJ, do the replacements for both of the above. Persons can come in and they will be issued item(s) over the counter. If the customer prefers to mail the information, this is also acceptable. Price for license plates is $11.00, if replacing existing plate for same vehicle and for placard, no fee. 3. The police departments may only issue a temporary placard for a temporary illness or injury and not for lost or stolen plates. Person fills out the form along with a check or money order for $4.00 and doctors confirmation. Temporary placard is issued immediately by the police department. The form and check/money order will then be sent to Special Services. MEETING CANCELLATION: If we must cancel a meeting due to bad weather, the
notice will be on the police network by 0600 on the date of the meeting and posted on our Web Site. Always check during inclement weather.
As of December 31, 2000, there were 700 fatalities recorded on NJ roads compared to 712 during the same period in 1999, A DECREASE OF 12 BODIES. NOTE: This is not a final count.
During this period, there were 377-driver deaths, 137-passengers, 138-pedestrians, 37-motorcycle driver, 04-motorcycle passenger, and 07-pedacyclists. There were 700 fatalities in 634 crashes. REVISED DMV STANDARD (REFUSAL) STATEMENT:State Police issued a memorandum on 8 January with the revised statement. Please check with your department to be sure that you have the latest edition. Also, note in section 8 of the Operators of a Motor Vehicle Form that part of the penalty is "no less than six months and no more than 20 years." We had many calls asking if this is correct or a typo. Deputy A.G. Monson says the statement is correct as stated on the form. Departments should destroy all previous forms and go with the new one, which becomes effective 1 February 2001. DUES FOR 2001 NOW DUE: Membership dues are still $25.00 per department. Please prepare a voucher, purchase order, write a check, or do whatever other means you use to pay dues. Bills were sent out in the last newsletter. Thank you. IT HAPPENED IN JAMESBURG: A couple returning from a Jets game at the Meadowlands ran into plenty of trouble when they made a wrong turn and ended up driving on railroad tracks. Each of them was hammered and took turns trying to drive the car off the tracks while the other pushed. The police showed up and arrested them. While on the way to headquarters, each kicked out a rear window in two patrol cars and the lady of the house kicked one of the policemen in the stomach. All this went on while their kids watched. They were charged with a myriad of offenses and their children had to be taken to relatives by DYFS. THEY DO IT UP BIG IN TEXAS:A woman was arrested, handcuffed, and put in jail because she and her two children weren't wearing safety belts while riding in their pick-em-up-truck. The cop stopped the truck on a dusty road while it was going 15 mph. Although she pleaded no contest to three safety belt violations and paid $150.00 in fines and a $110 towing fee for the truck, she has taken the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Under Texas law a police officer is allowed, but not required, to arrest someone for a safety belt violation. IGNITION INTERLOCK LAW: So far, since July 2000, 10 people were sentenced to use ignition interlock after being convicted of DWI. The device costs $75.00 to install and $50.00 per month rental. The device prevents drivers from starting the vehicle if they have been drinking. It also requires the operator to periodically blow into the device to keep the vehicle going. LIVE AND LET LIVE LIVE BY WEARING YOUR BULLET PROOF VEST AND SAFETY BELTS
LET LIVE BY ENFORCING SAFETY BELT LAWS NEXT MEETING, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2001 - 10:00 AM
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