New Jersey § 39:3-54.19 Subject to traffic laws; right-of-way or sirens; yielding right of way

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§ 39:3-54.19 — Subject to traffic laws; right-of-way or sirens; yielding right of way

New Jersey § 39:3-54.19

Title 39MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 39:3-54.19 (2026).

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This act shall not grant to any chief or first assistant chief of a volunteer fire company any privileges or exemptions denied to the drivers of other vehicles, and persons displaying red emergency warning lights, sirens, or both, shall drive with due regard for the safety of all persons and shall obey the traffic laws of this State; but drivers of nonemergency vehicles upon any highway shall yield the right of way to the vehicle of any chief or first assistant chief of a volunteer fire company displaying red emergency warning lights, sirens, or both, in the same manner as is provided for authorized emergency vehicles pursuant to R.S. 39:4-92. L. 1985, c. 171, s. 5, eff. May 31, 1985.

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This act shall not grant to any chief or first assistant chief of a volunteer fire company any privileges or exemptions denied to the drivers of other vehicles, and persons displaying red emergency warning lights, sirens, or both, shall drive with due regard for the safety of all persons and shall obey the traffic laws of this State; but drivers of nonemergency vehicles upon any highway shall yield the right of way to the vehicle of any chief or first assistant chief of a volunteer fire company displaying red emergency warning lights, sirens, or both, in the same manner as is provided for authorized emergency vehicles pursuant to R.S. 39:4-92. L. 1985, c. 171, s. 5, eff. May 31, 1985.