{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-3c-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 39:3C-16","heading":"Age requirements.","body":"16. a. A person under the age of 14 years shall not operate or be permitted to operate any snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or dirt bike on public lands or waters or across a public highway.\nb.\tA person less than 16 years of age shall not operate on public lands or waters or across a public highway of this State an all-terrain vehicle with an engine capacity greater than 90 cubic centimeters.\nc.\tA person less than 18 years of age shall not operate a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or dirt bike registered in this State on public lands or waters or across a public highway of this State unless the person has completed a safety education and training course established or certified by the commissioner pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-15). At all times during the operation of the snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or dirt bike the person shall possess a certificate indicating successful completion of the course.\nL.1973, c.307, s.16; amended 1985, c.375, s.16; 1991, c.322, s.5; 2009, c.275, s.16.","path":["TITLE 39 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"40154958390288cd14d28be666cd6e308f4f074f4e5f6dee2493e80409ee655d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-3c-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-3c-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}