{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-96","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 39:4-96","heading":"Reckless driving; punishment","body":"A person who drives a vehicle heedlessly, in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others, in a manner so as to endanger, or be likely to endanger, a person or property, shall be guilty of reckless driving and be punished by imprisonment in the county or municipal jail for a period of not more than 60 days, or by a fine of not less than $50.00 or more than $200.00, or both.\nOn a second or subsequent conviction he shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three months, or by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500, or both.\nAmended 1955,c.220,s.1; 1982,c.45,s.3; 1995,c.70,s.2.","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":"1b708cc132776c4111db5ef968a55e5be16f7acca152864fd2fca34ae80d77fa","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-95","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-4-97"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}