{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-57.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 39:4-57.1","heading":"Activation of interior light in vehicle upon request of police officer; fine","body":"1.\tThe driver of a motor vehicle equipped with an interior light, when stopped by a law enforcement officer during the period when lighted lamps are required, shall, upon request of the officer, activate an interior light of the vehicle in order to illuminate the driver's compartment of the vehicle.  A fine of $50 shall be imposed upon any person who purposely refuses to comply with this section.\nL.1997,c.374.","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":"948c67725073bbbbc9c91527e2a20cca4bea0f6cd077884065151452aa967edb","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-57","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}