Legislation sponsored by Senators Jeff Van Drew and Donald Norcross to prohibit vehicle checkpoints that are limited to motorcycles was approved Dec. 17 by the Senate Transportation Committee.
The bill (S-1685) is in response to a program states are being encouraged to implement which would establish checkpoints where motorcycle drivers are subject to an equipment and paperwork check. The measure would prohibit law enforcement agencies from conducting a roadside checkpoint or other systematic inspection of vehicles along public roads, streets, and highways if it is established for the sole purpose of inspecting vehicles. Those conducted for legitimate public safety reasons would not be restricted.
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