{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-4-54","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 48:4-54","heading":"Refusal to exhibit evidence of financial coverage;  penalty","body":"Any person who shall knowingly operate or permit to be operated a motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire who shall fail to display or who refuses to exhibit upon request of a proper person the evidence of insurance or other financial coverage provided for in this article shall, upon conviction, be adjudged a disorderly person and shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $100.00 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, or both a fine and  imprisonment not exceeding the aforesaid maximum, at the discretion of the  magistrate before whom the conviction shall be had.\nAmended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 88.","path":["TITLE 48 PUBLIC UTILITIES"],"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":"1b7cd78cb818a28bb417294b448c9a2b262b24c47f619c170d6a5ac42787aa8f","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-4-53","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-4-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}