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NJ Rev Stat § 39:7-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:7-5 - Fees and expenses as taxable costs

39:7-5. Fees and expenses as taxable costs  The fee of $5.00 paid by the plaintiff to the director at the time of service and the cost of giving notice as provided in this chapter shall be taxed in plaintiff's costs if he prevails in the action. Amended by L.1949, c. 190, p. 637, s. 3; L.1975, c. 180, s. 14, eff. Jan. 1, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:7-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:7-6 - Record kept by commissioner

39:7-6. Record kept by commissioner  The director shall keep a record of processes served pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, which shall show the day and hour of such service. Amended by L.1949, c. 190, p. 638, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:7-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:7-7 - Power of attorney constituting director agent for service condition precedent to release on bail

39:7-7. Power of attorney constituting director agent for service condition precedent to release on bail  Whenever any collision or accident shall occur in this State and the driver of any motor vehicle involved therein shall be a non-resident and not licensed under the laws of this State to operate a motor vehicle, or a motor vehicle involved in any such collision or accident shall not be registered or licensed under the laws of this State, the magistrate before whom the nonresident owner or operator of such motor vehicle shall be brought shall require such nonresident owner or operator, as a condition to his release on bail or otherwise, to execute a written power of attorney to the director, appointing such director his lawful agent for the acceptance of service of process in any civil action instituted or to be instituted by any resident of this State against such nonresident for or on account of any claim, demand or cause of action arising out of such collision or accident. The power of attorney herein required shall be upon a form prepared and furnished to recorders and other committing magistrates by the director and shall, after the execution thereof, be filed with the director. The requirements of this section shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of any other law concerning the giving of bail or other security. Amended by L.1949, c. 190, p. 638, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:7-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:7-8 - Other methods of service of process

39:7-8. Other methods of service of process  From and after April seventh, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, civil process in any action or proceeding arising out of a collision or accident in which any motor vehicle of a nonresident owner, not registered or licensed under the laws of this state, may be served upon such nonresident owner, by service upon any chauffeur or operator of such or any other motor vehicle of such nonresident owner, while such motor vehicle is being operated in this state by such chauffeur or operator. Process in any such action may be also lawfully served upon any such nonresident owner by service thereof upon any person over the age of fourteen years who has the custody of such motor vehicle, whether held by him as security or driven, if a copy of such process is also posted in a conspicuous place upon such motor vehicle.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-1 - Motor vehicle inspections, exceptions.

39:8-1 Motor vehicle inspections, exceptions.  39:8-1. a. Every motor vehicle registered in this State which is used over any public road, street, or highway or any public or quasi-public property in this State, and every vehicle subject to enhanced inspection and maintenance programs pursuant to 40 C.F.R. s.51.356, except motorcycles, historic motor vehicles registered as such, collector motor vehicles designated as such pursuant to this subsection, and those vehicles over 8,500 pounds gross weight that are under the inspection jurisdiction of the commission pursuant to Titles 27 and 48 of the Revised Statutes, shall be inspected by designated inspectors or at official inspection facilities to be designated by the commission or at licensed private inspection facilities. Passenger automobiles registered in accordance with R.S.39:3-4 or R.S.39:3-27 and noncommercial trucks registered in accordance with section 2 of P.L.1968, c.439 (C.39:3-8.1) or R.S.39:3-27 inspected pursuant to this section shall only be inspected for emissions and emission-related items such as emission control equipment and on-board diagnostics. The commission shall adopt rules and regulations establishing a procedure for the designation of motor vehicles as collector motor vehicles, which designation shall include consideration by the commission of one or more of the following factors: the age of the vehicle, the number of such vehicles originally manufactured, the number of such vehicles that are currently in use, the total number of miles the vehicle has been driven, the number of miles the vehicle has been driven during the previous year or other period of time determined by the commission, and whether the vehicle has a collector classification for insurance purposes. b. The commission shall determine the official inspection facility or private inspection facility at which a motor vehicle, depending upon its characteristics, shall be inspected. The commission, with the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Protection, may exclude by regulation from this inspection requirement any category of motor vehicle if good cause for such exclusion exists, unless the exclusion is likely to prevent this State from meeting the applicable performance standard established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The commission may determine that a vehicle is in compliance with the inspection requirements of this section if the vehicle has been inspected and passed under a similar inspection program of another state, district, or territory of the United States. amended 1963, c.128, s.2; 1964, c.195, s.3; 1967, c.237, s.1; 1976, c.43, s.3; 1983, c.236, s.2; 1983, c.403, s.26; 1986, c.22, s.1; 1995, c.112, s.19; 2003, c.13, s.75; 2009, c.331, s.4; 2010, c.29, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-2.1 - Uniforms for motor vehicle inspectors

39:8-2.1. Uniforms for motor vehicle inspectors  The Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall provide uniforms for its employees engaged in examining and inspecting motor vehicles at official inspection stations, and shall pay for such uniforms out of any available appropriations. L.1949, c. 221, p. 703, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-2.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-2.2 - Inspection stations; hours open; rules and regulations

39:8-2.2. Inspection stations; hours open; rules and regulations  During the 12 calendar months following the effective date of this act the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the State Department of Law and Public Safety shall provide for the keeping open of such of the motor vehicle inspection stations as he shall designate from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. on all the days of the week except Sundays. The said director shall make and enforce such rules, regulations and directions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1956, c. 25, p. 68, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-2.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-2.3 - Possession of property in advance of compensation

39:8-2.3. Possession of property in advance of compensation  In addition to the powers now vested in the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles under section 39:8-2 of the Revised Statutes for the acquisition of property by the power of eminent domain, the Director, upon or after exercising the right of condemnation by instituting an action in the Superior Court in the manner provided by chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes, may in advance of making compensation therefor take immediate possession of and occupy, use and improve the property, notwithstanding any other law. L.1956, c. 120, p. 514, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-3 - Certificate of approval, issuance; owner's obligation for safety.

39:8-3 Certificate of approval, issuance; owner's obligation for safety.  39:8-3. a. No certificate of approval shall be issued by an examiner, official inspection facility or private inspection facility until the motor vehicle inspected successfully passes inspections for emissions and emission-related items such as emission control equipment and on-board diagnostics required by the chief administrator and the mechanism, brakes and equipment of the motor vehicle inspected have been found to be in a proper and safe condition and complying with the laws of this State. b. Notwithstanding subsection a. of this section, passenger automobiles registered in accordance with R.S.39:3-4 or R.S.39:3-27 and noncommercial trucks registered in accordance with section 2 of P.L.1968, c.439 (C.39:3-8.1) or R.S.39:3-27 that are only inspected for emissions and emission-related items such as emission control equipment and on-board diagnostics pursuant to R.S.39:8-1 and that successfully pass such inspections shall be issued a certificate of approval. c. Notwithstanding the issuance or non-issuance of a certificate of approval, the obligation to ensure that a vehicle is in a proper and safe condition rests with the owner, operator or lessee, as appropriate, of the vehicle. amended 1995, c.112, s.21; 2010, c.29, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-3.1 - Inspection of certain vehicles owned by active duty military.

39:8-3.1 Inspection of certain vehicles owned by active duty military.  2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, a passenger automobile registered in accordance with R.S.39:3-4 or R.S.39:3-27, owned by an active duty member of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States and any person in the member's immediate family, may be inspected during the six months preceding the member's scheduled date of deployment to a location outside of New Jersey.  b. Prior to deployment, any certificate of approval or rejection sticker issued upon inspection shall remain valid for 90 days following the owner's demobilization or return from duty. The chief administrator shall determine the appropriate documentation a person is required to possess for the inspection certificate of approval or rejection sticker to be deemed valid during this period. c. After demobilization or return from duty, an active duty member of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, and any person in the member's immediate family, shall within 90 days have a motor vehicle with an expired certificate of approval or rejection sticker inspected. Any person who is issued a rejection sticker as a result of this inspection shall make any adjustment, correction, or repair to the vehicle within 90 days. The chief administrator shall determine the appropriate documentation a person is required to possess for the rejection sticker to be deemed valid during this period. d. As used in this act, "immediate family" means the same as the term is defined in section 1 of P.L.2015, c.299 (C.39:3-11.5a). L.2015, c.299, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-4 - Reinspection

39:8-4. Reinspection  39:8-4. a. If inspections as required by R.S. 39:8-1 disclose the necessity for adjustments, corrections or repairs, the director shall cause a rejection sticker to be issued.  b. The director may require the owner of a motor vehicle requiring an adjustment, correction or repair that is not emission-related to have that adjustment, correction or repair made and thereafter have the vehicle reinspected at an official inspection facility or at a licensed private inspection facility within the period designated by the director.  The director may cause a certificate of approval to be issued for a motor vehicle needing an adjustment, correction or repair that is not emission-related in order to conform to the requirements of chapter 3 and chapter 8 of this Title, but which, in the director's determination, is nevertheless safe. In such cases the director shall issue notice to the vehicle owner to have the adjustment, correction or repair made within a specified period of time, subject to the penalties of R.S.39:8-9.  c. The director shall require the owner of a motor vehicle requiring an adjustment, correction or repair that is emission-related to have that adjustment, correction or repair made and thereafter have the vehicle reinspected at an official inspection facility or at a private inspection facility, as determined by the director, within the period designated by the director.  Amended 1975,c.157,s.1; 1986,c.22,s.3; 1995,c.112,s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-4.1 - Rules and regulations

39:8-4.1. Rules and regulations  The director may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1975, c. 157, s. 2, eff. July 16, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-5 - Reports to chief administrator; forms.

39:8-5 Reports to chief administrator; forms.  39:8-5. a. Every designated inspector, official inspection facility or private inspection facility shall make such reports to the chief administrator concerning inspections made and the results thereof, and in such form and at such time, as the chief administrator may require. The chief administrator may furnish to the inspectors and inspection facilities forms for such reports. The chief administrator may require the use of electronic media for the gathering and transmission of inspection data and reports when the chief administrator deems it appropriate or when electronic media are required by federal law.  b. Every motor vehicle repair facility that is registered pursuant to section 13 of P.L.1995, c.112 (C.39:8-53) shall make such reports to the chief administrator concerning emission repairs made and the results thereof, as the chief administrator may require. The chief administrator may furnish to registered motor vehicle repair facilities forms to be completed by them in documenting emission repairs to motor vehicles, which forms shall be presented by the operator of the vehicle to an emission inspector at the time of vehicle reinspection.  amended 1955, c.9, s.2; 1995, c.112, s.23; 2009, c.331, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-6 - Display of approval certificate on request

39:8-6. Display of approval certificate on request  During the period designated by the director or any police officer who shall exhibit his badge or other sign of authority may stop any motor vehicle and require the owner or operator to display an official certificate of approval for the motor vehicle being operated. Amended by L. 1983, c. 403, s. 27, eff. Dec. 23, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-7 - Suspension, revocation, denial of registration, reciprocity privilege for unsafe vehicles

39:8-7. Suspension, revocation, denial of registration, reciprocity privilege for unsafe vehicles  39:8-7. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to R.S.39:3-5, the director may suspend, revoke or deny the registration of a motor vehicle registered or required to be registered in this State, or the reciprocity privilege of a motor vehicle registered in another state, if the motor vehicle is subject to the inspection requirement of this State and operated or parked on any public road, street or highway or any public or quasi-public property in this State, and:  a. Does not have displayed upon it a current certificate of approval , current rejection sticker or current waiver certificate issued in accordance with this chapter; or  b. Has not successfully passed inspection or been granted a waiver within the time period prescribed by the director; or  c. Is shown by the inspection to be incapable of being placed in a proper condition to make its use safe on the highway or incapable of being brought within the emission standards or requirements established by law or regulation, and for which a certificate of approval or waiver certificate cannot be issued.  Amended 1995,c.112,s.24.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-8 - Certificate of approval as prerequisite for registration

39:8-8. Certificate of approval as prerequisite for registration  The director may rule that a certificate of approval shall serve as a prerequisite for obtaining a registration for the following registration period. Amended by L.1955, c. 9, p. 51, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-10 - Powers of director

39:8-10. Powers of director  39:8-10. The director shall have authority to make rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. The director may employ, subject to existing laws, such persons as the director requires for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and the director may fix their compensation.  Amended 1955,c.9,s.4; 1995,c.112,s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-11 - Private inspection centers

39:8-11. Private inspection centers  The director may, after appropriate inquiry and investigation, license to operate private inspection centers as many qualified and properly equipped persons engaged in the business of motor vehicle repairs and service as are necessary, to conduct initial motor vehicle inspections, and to certify that the specific items for which a vehicle was initially rejected have been adjusted, corrected or repaired by him or under his direction, and that the condition of the items conforms to the standards established by law or regulation. The certification shall be evidenced by a private inspection approval sticker placed on the vehicle as prescribed by the director.  L. 1975, c. 156, s. 3, eff. July 16, 1975. Amended by L. 1986, c. 22, s. 4, eff. June 2, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-12 - Certification; rejection

39:8-12. Certification; rejection  A licensee shall inspect and certify or reject a motor vehicle presented to him for an initial inspection. Certification shall indicate that the licensee or his employee has inspected the motor vehicle as prescribed by the director and has found that the motor vehicle conforms to the standards established by law or regulation.  A licensee shall reinspect and certify or reject any previously rejected vehicle presented to him for adjustment, correction or repair, and any vehicle presented by an owner who himself has made the necessary adjustment, correction or repair. Such certification shall indicate that the licensee or his employee has reinspected the items for which a vehicle has been rejected, as prescribed by the director, and has found that the condition of the items conforms to the standards established by law or regulation.  L. 1975, c. 156, s. 4, eff. July 16, 1975. Amended by L. 1986, c. 22, s. 5, eff. June 2, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-13 - Charges

39:8-13. Charges  a. A licensee may charge any owner whose vehicle was adjusted, corrected or repaired by or under the direction of the licensee an amount for certification to be determined by the director.  b. A licensee may charge any owner who himself has made the necessary adjustments, corrections or repairs an amount for reinspection computed at the hourly rate charged by the licensee for normal on premises repairs, and an amount for certification. The director shall determine the average length of time required to reinspect a specific rejected item, which shall be the maximum time for which a licensee may charge, and shall determine the charge for certification.  c. Licensees shall post a schedule of charges for initial inspection, reinspection and for certification in a prominent place on the premises, and shall file a copy thereof with the director.  d. A licensee may charge an owner whose motor vehicle has been initially inspected by or under the direction of the licensee an amount to be determined by the director.  e. No licensed private inspection center shall require, as a condition of performing the inspection, that any needed repairs or adjustments be done by the person or at the facility of the person performing the inspection.  f. No service or adjustment shall be performed on the vehicle at the licensed private inspection center where the vehicle was initially inspected unless the customer signs a written acknowledgment and waiver indicating that he understands his right to have service and adjustment done elsewhere and expressly waives his right.  L. 1975, c. 156, s. 5, eff. July 16, 1975. Amended by L. 1986, c. 22, s. 6, eff. June 2, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-14 - Self inspections

39:8-14. Self inspections  6. a. The director may license any person who is the owner or lessee of 10 or more motor vehicles to initially inspect, reinspect and certify those vehicles if such person has available to him the equipment, facilities and qualified employees, or other qualified person under his control by contract, necessary to make the required initial inspection, adjustments, corrections or repairs. When the licensee, or his employee, or other qualified person under his control conducts an initial inspection, he shall certify that he or his employee or other qualified person under his control by contract has inspected the motor vehicle as prescribed by the director and has found that the motor vehicle conforms to the standards established by law or regulation. When a motor vehicle is reinspected, the licensee shall certify that the items for which a vehicle was initially rejected have been adjusted, corrected or repaired by him or under his direction and that the condition of the items conforms to the standards established by law or regulation. The certification shall be evidenced by a private inspection approval sticker placed on the vehicle as prescribed by the director.  b. Any inspection or reinspection conducted pursuant to this section relating to emissions from a motor vehicle powered with diesel fuel that is also subject to the provisions of P.L.1995, c.157 (C.39:8-59 et al.) shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of that act.  L.1975,c.156,s.6; amended 1983,c.236,s.4; 1986,c.22,s.7; 1995,c.157,s.35.
NJ Rev Stat § 39:8-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation|Section 39:8-15 - Validity of licenses

39:8-15. Validity of licenses  Every private inspection center license issued on or after May 1 in any year shall be valid through June 30 of the following year.  L. 1975, c. 156, s. 7, eff. July 16, 1975. Amended by L. 1986, c. 22, s. 8, eff. June 2, 1986.