Where You May Not Park
N.J.S.A. 39:4-138 — the places a vehicle may not stand or park, the distances, and the spaces for disabilities and charging
No standing or parking. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a traffic or police officer or a traffic sign or signal, no operator stands or parks a vehicle in any of the places the section lists.
| The place | The distance |
|---|---|
| The placeA crosswalk, or the side line of a street or intersecting highway | The distance25 feet, or 10 feet where a curb extension or bulbout has been built |
| The placeA stop sign | The distance50 feet |
| The placeA fire hydrant | The distance10 feet |
| The placeThe nearest rail of a railroad crossing | The distance50 feet |
| The placeThe driveway entrance to a fire station | The distance20 feet, and 75 feet on the opposite side when signposted |
| The placeA point on the curb opposite the end of a safety zone | The distance20 feet |
- Within an intersection, or on a crosswalk.
- In front of a public or private driveway.
- On a sidewalk.
- In a marked No Parking space established by the Commissioner of Transportation's regulations.
- Alongside or opposite an excavation or obstruction, when signposted and stopping would obstruct traffic.
- On the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the curb.
- On a bridge, elevated structure, highway tunnel or underpass, or the immediate approaches, except where parking space is provided.
The space marked for persons with disabilities. No one stands or parks in a space on public or private property marked for vehicles for persons with disabilities unless the vehicle is authorized by law to park there and a person with a disability is the driver or a passenger. State, county and municipal officers enforce it on both public and private property.
The charging space. No one stands or parks a non-electric vehicle, or a plug-in electric vehicle that is not actively charging, in an electric vehicle charging space marked with signage and pavement markings reserving it for vehicles actively charging. The fine is $55 for a first offense, $100 for a second, and $200 for a third and each later offense, and the municipality may tow, with the owner or lessee responsible for towing and storage costs.
Cities, counties and posted signs set their own parking limits on top of these, and those are not on this page. What a particular ticket means is a question for a licensed New Jersey attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- N.J.S.A. 39:4-138 — Places where parking prohibited, exceptions; moving vehicle not under one’s control into prohibited area
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed New Jersey attorney.