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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-19.2 - School vehicles; fees; exemptions

39:3-19.2. School vehicles; fees; exemptions
The Director of Motor Vehicles shall have the authority to issue upon application therefor a license plate for school vehicles marked "School Vehicle Type I" or "School Vehicle Type II" as the application may indicate is warranted in accordance with the definition of these vehicles contained in R.S. 39:1-1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every registration for a school vehicle shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the eleventh calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued.
School vehicles for which school vehicle registrations had been issued prior to the effective date of this act and which expire June 30, 1982 shall be issued registrations which, in the director's discretion, shall expire on a date to be fixed by him, which date shall not be sooner than 4 months nor later than 16 months following the date of issuance of the registration. The fees for such registrations shall be fixed by the director in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by this section.
No fee shall be charged the United States Government, the State of New Jersey, a local school district, a regional school district, or a county vocational or technical school upon application for a Type I or Type II school vehicle license plate.
All other applicants for license plates herein authorized of the "School Vehicle Type I" kind shall pay an annual registration fee of $140.00. All other applicants for license plates herein authorized of the "School Vehicle Type II" shall pay an annual registration fee of $40.00.
L.1974, c. 162, s. 2, eff. Dec. 2, 1974. Amended by L.1975, c. 180, s. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1976; L.1981, c. 554, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-19.3 - Inapplicability of act to certain buses and vehicles

39:3-19.3. Inapplicability of act to certain buses and vehicles
The provisions of this act shall not apply to buses used in common carrier line service and school transportation service whose owner meets the qualifications prescribed in R.S. 39:3-19 or to any vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 or less which is solely used to transport children to or from summer day camps or summer residence camps from May 15 to September 15 of any year.
L.1974, c. 162, s. 3, eff. Dec. 2, 1974. Amended by L.1980, c. 115, s. 1, eff. Sept. 19, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-19.4 - Vehicle used for summer day or residence camps; inspection; liability insurance coverage

39:3-19.4. Vehicle used for summer day or residence camps; inspection; liability insurance coverage
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1974, c. 162 (C. 39:3-19.2) or of any other law, any vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 or less which is used to transport children to or from summer day camps or summer residence camps from May 15 to September 15 shall be inspected by the Division of Motor Vehicles prior to May 15 of any year in which the vehicle is to be used for those purposes for compliance with the minimum standards for small vehicles which have been adopted by the Department of Education and shall be covered by motor vehicle liability insurance coverage insuring against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death sustained by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, operation or use of said vehicle wherein such coverage shall be at least in: a. an amount or limit of $300,000.00, exclusive of interest and costs, on account of injury to, or death of, one person, in any one accident; and b. an amount or limit, subject to such limit for any one person so injured or killed, of $500,000.00, exclusive of interest and costs, on account of injury to or death of, more than one person, in any one accident.
L.1979, c. 147, s. 2, eff. July 16, 1979. Amended by L.1980, c. 115, s. 2, eff. Sept. 19, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-19.5 - Special registration plates for limousines.

39:3-19.5 Special registration plates for limousines.
12. a. Upon the application of any person who owns a limousine service, the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue special registration plates bearing the word "limousine" in addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed by law.
b. The special registration plates authorized by this act shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the director, that the applicant has complied with the provisions of article 2 of chapter 16 of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
c. The fee for such special registration plates shall be $10.00 in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of such motor vehicles.
L.1979,c.224,s.12; amended 1999, c.356, s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-19.6 - Fee imposed on limousine services.

39:3-19.6 Fee imposed on limousine services.
43. a. On or before October 1, 2003 and on or before each October 1 thereafter, or in the case of persons commencing transporting passengers after that date at least 10 business days before the commencement of transporting, a fee shall be due and payable pursuant to this section for the operating period from October 1 through September 30 for each limousine, as that term is defined pursuant to R.S.48:16-13, and any other vehicle for hire that is used to transport passengers, from or to a location in New Jersey if such vehicle is not registered in New Jersey. If the only use of the limousine or other vehicle for hire during the operating period is the transporting of passengers to or from an airport located in this State, the fee shall be $100; in all other cases, the fee shall be $250.
b. Upon payment of the fee pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue a "for hire" permit, which permit shall be displayed in the vehicle at all times while the vehicle is within the State, in a manner prescribed by the Chief Administrator.
c. Failure to display the "for hire" permit is a motor vehicle violation, punishable by a fine of up to $350 in addition to any other penalty otherwise authorized for motor vehicle violations. Failure to pay the fee due under this section is a separate motor vehicle violation and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $350, in addition to any other penalty authorized for motor vehicle violations. A vehicle failing to display a "for hire" permit may be impounded by a law enforcement agency, its agent, or any other appropriate authority, which may charge the owner or operator fees for the costs of towing and impoundment.
d. The Chief Administrator is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, regulations concerning the assessment of motor vehicle violation points for violation of the provisions of this section and fee collection and remittance methods and procedures, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and prescribe forms to administer the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 to the contrary, the Chief Administrator may adopt immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law such regulations as the Chief Administrator deems necessary to implement the provisions of this section, which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of the filing. The regulations may thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted by the Chief Administrator as the Chief Administrator deems necessary in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410.
L.2003,c.117,s.43.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-20.1 - Issuance of registration certificate, plates for empty vehicles.

39:3-20.1 Issuance of registration certificate, plates for empty vehicles.
1. In addition to the motor vehicle registration provisions authorized pursuant to this chapter, the director may issue, upon application on a form prescribed by him, a registration certificate and registration plates for trucks, tractors, trailers and semitrailers that are empty and being transported from one terminal to another, or from the place of sale to the registrant's terminal or place of business, or are empty and being transported for the purpose of having additional equipment added or lettering affixed.
The director may issue, upon application on the form prescribed by the director, a registration certificate and registration plates for mobile and manufactured homes being transported from the place of manufacture to the registrant's terminal or place of business, or being transported for the purpose of delivering the mobile or manufactured home to a final point of delivery.
The annual fee for the issuance of each set of such plates shall be $25.00. Such plates are to be in the form prescribed by the director and shall be marked in a manner to indicate the vehicle is "in-transit empty."
L.1973,c.319,s.1; amended 1998, c.135, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-20.2 - Misuse of "in-transit empty" registration; penalty

39:3-20.2. Misuse of "in-transit empty" registration; penalty
The penalty for misuse of the registration provisions of section 1 shall be a fine of no less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 and suspension or revocation of the privilege.
L.1973, c. 319, s. 2, eff. Dec. 18, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-20.3 - Weight limit for vehicles registered out-of-State; violations, penalties, fines.

39:3-20.3 Weight limit for vehicles registered out-of-State; violations, penalties, fines.
4. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle or combination of vehicles registered as a commercial motor vehicle by another state or jurisdiction to operate on the highways of this State if it has a gross weight, including load or contents, which is in excess of the gross weight limit permitted on the registration certificate issued for it by that other state or jurisdiction.
The owner, lessee or bailee of any vehicle or combination of vehicles that is found or operated on any public road, street or highway or on any public or quasi-public property in this State with a gross weight in excess of the weight limitation permitted by the certificate of registration issued for it by that other state or jurisdiction shall be assessed a penalty of $500 plus an amount equal to $100 for each 1,000 pounds or fractional portion of 1,000 pounds of weight in excess of the weight limitation permitted by that certificate of registration.
For the purposes of enforcement, a vehicle or combination of vehicles for which there is no valid certificate of registration shall be deemed to have been registered for zero pounds.
All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected in the enforcement of this section shall be forwarded by the person to whom they are paid to the State Treasurer, who shall annually deposit those moneys in the "Highway Safety Fund" established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2003, c.131 (C.39:3-20.4).
L.2003,c.131,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-20.4 - "Highway Safety Fund."

39:3-20.4 "Highway Safety Fund."
5. There is established in the General Fund a separate, nonlapsing, dedicated account to be known as the "Highway Safety Fund." All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected as a result of the enforcement of section 4 of P.L.2003, c.131 (C.39:3-20.3) and 50 percent of all fines and penalties imposed and collected in enforcement of section 5 of P.L.1983, c.401 (C.39:5B-29), and the increase from the doubling of fines imposed and collected pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.332 (C.39:4-203.5) in designated safe corridor areas shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Highway Safety Fund account. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Transportation which shall establish a grant program to fund local law enforcement agencies for special enforcement efforts associated with this act. The department shall annually, in conjunction with the Division of State Police, submit a report on the results of the safe corridor areas and a list of highway safety projects and programs paid for by the fund within the past year to the Senate Transportation Committee and the Assembly Transportation Committee, the President and minority leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and the minority leader of the General Assembly. The moneys in the account shall be used exclusively for highway safety projects and programs, including education, enforcement, capital improvements and such other related measures and undertakings as the Department of Transportation and the Division of State Police may deem appropriate to foster highway safety.
L.2003,c.131,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-21 - Motorcycle registration fee.

39:3-21 Motorcycle registration fee.
39:3-21. The applicant for registration for a motorcycle shall pay to the commission for each registration a fee of $10.00.
Amended 1968, c.130, s.7; 2003, c.13, s.101.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-22a - Reduction of fees on or after October 1

39:3-22a. Reduction of fees on or after October 1
If application is made for the registration of a motor vehicle, other than a passenger automobile or motorcycle, or for the registration of a commercial motor or motor-drawn vehicle, or an omnibus, on or after October 1 in a registration year beginning April 1 and ending the following March 31, the applicant shall pay only one-half of the registration fee provided for in the class to which such vehicle belongs.
L.1973, c. 90, s. 1, eff. April 24, 1973. Amended by L.1975, c. 180, s. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1976; L.1977, c. 51, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-22.1 - Refund of registration fee for members of military; application procedure

39:3-22.1. Refund of registration fee for members of military; application procedure
1. Any person, who has entered or shall enter into active service in any branch of the naval or military forces of the United States and who has or shall have registered his motor vehicle in this State for any registration period, shall be entitled to a refund on the registration fee paid for such vehicle for the number of full months remaining of the registration period for which the vehicle will not be operated on the public highways of this or any other state; provided, that such person makes written application to the director for such refund, under oath, in such form as the director shall require and surrenders the certificate of registration and license plates of such motor vehicle.
L.1944,c.228,s.1; amended 1995,c.112,s.30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-22.2 - Warrant for refund

39:3-22.2. Warrant for refund
Upon approval by the commissioner of such application and the surrender of such certificate of registration and license plates, the State Comptroller shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount of such claim in favor of such claimant, and such warrant shall be paid from the moneys collected from motor vehicle registrations.
L.1944, c. 228, p. 771, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-23 - Rubber tires or tires of approved material required

39:3-23. Rubber tires or tires of approved material required
No automobile, commercial vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or tractor shall be registered by the commissioner unless the same are equipped with rubber tires or tires of a material other than rubber which have been approved by the commissioner, on all wheels.
Amended by L.1942, c. 227, p. 608, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-23.1 - Use of non-rubber tires.

39:3-23.1 Use of non-rubber tires.
3. The commission may in its discretion approve the use of any particular type of tire, of a material other than rubber, on vehicles operated upon the highways of this State, if it finds the said tire will not damage the public highways and that the use of said tire is not likely to be hazardous to the public safety.
L.1942,c.227,s.3; amended 2003, c.13, s.102.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-24.2 - Slow moving vehicle emblem.

39:3-24.2 Slow moving vehicle emblem.
3. a. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall design a slow moving vehicle emblem to be affixed to the rear of any motor vehicle, not for hire, used exclusively as a farm tractor, traction equipment, farm machinery, or farm implement, and any farm tractor, traction equipment, farm machinery, or farm implement drawn by a motor vehicle. The chief administrator may charge a fee for the emblems not to exceed the actual cost of producing and distributing the emblems. The emblems shall be displayed in a manner prescribed by the chief administrator and shall be visible to other motorists when operated on the roadways of this State
b. The chief administrator shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and within 180 days following the date of enactment of P.L.2015, c.292 (C.39:3-24.2 et al.), rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purpose of P.L.2015, c.292 (C.39:3-24.2 et al.), including, but not limited to, the standards and specifications for the design and placement of the slow moving vehicle emblems.
c. The chief administrator, in consultation with the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall establish a Statewide educational campaign to promote roadway safety in rural areas of the State which shall include educating people on the laws concerning vehicles with slow moving vehicle emblems.
L.2015, c.292, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-24.3 - Rules, regulations defining the term "farm implement."

39:3-24.3 Rules, regulations defining the term "farm implement."
4. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and within 180 days following the date of enactment of P.L.2015, c.292 (C.39:3-24.2 et al.), rules and regulations defining the term "farm implement." The definition of "farm implement" shall include, but is not limited to, tractors, hay wagons, and farm machinery.
L.2015, c.292, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-24.4 - Reduction in speed relative to approaching slow moving vehicle; violations, fine.

39:3-24.4 Reduction in speed relative to approaching slow moving vehicle; violations, fine.
5. a. The driver of a motor vehicle traveling in the same direction as and approaching a slow moving vehicle shall, prior to overtaking the slow moving vehicle, reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to that of the slow moving vehicle. This provision shall not apply in areas where there are two or more lanes of traffic flowing in the same direction as the slow moving vehicle.
b. For purpose of this section, "slow moving vehicle" means a vehicle affixed with a slow moving vehicle emblem pursuant to subsection (d) of R.S.39:3-24.
c. A person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500.
L.2015, c.292, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-24.5 - Rules, regulations relative to self-propelled sprayers.

39:3-24.5 Rules, regulations relative to self-propelled sprayers.
6. a. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and within 180 days following the date of enactment of P.L.2015, c.292 (C.39:3-24.2 et al.), rules and regulations for the registration of self-propelled sprayers in this State. In adopting these rules and regulations, the chief administrator shall consult with members of the commercial custom applicator industry, the fertilizer industry, and the pesticide industry.
b. For the purposes of this section, "self-propelled sprayer" means any vehicle that is self-propelled and designed to apply fertilizer, pesticide, or any other appropriate substance on farmland.
L.2015, c.292, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-26 - Traction or tractor well-drill machines or well-drilling equipment; trucks with powered feed impregnating machines; fee

39:3-26. Traction or tractor well-drill machines or well-drilling equipment; trucks with powered feed impregnating machines; fee
In addition to the motor vehicle licenses authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner is authorized and empowered to license traction or tractor well-drill machines or well-drilling equipment, however mounted, whether or not such vehicles be equipped with rubber tires, and to license any truck equipped with rubber tires which has permanently affixed thereto a powered feed impregnating machine, which license shall permit such vehicles to travel upon the public highways of this State in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The fee for such license shall be three dollars ($3.00) per annum, whether such license shall be issued for the yearly period or only for portion thereof.
Amended by L.1938, c. 66, p. 176, s. 8; L.1945, c. 265, p. 797, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-26.1 - Use of self-propelled vehicles; registration.

39:3-26.1 Use of self-propelled vehicles; registration.
1. Any self-propelled vehicle or vehicles which are used or intended to be used solely upon the private property of one person, and which would otherwise be required to be registered under this title in order to operate upon a public highway, may be allowed, subject to the provisions of this act, to cross a public highway for the purpose of gaining access from one portion of private property to another, without the necessity of complying with the registration requirements of this title, upon issuance of a crossing permit by the chief administrator and subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or prohibit the registration of any self-propelled sprayer pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of P.L.2015, c.292 (C.39:3-24.5).
L.1973, c.6, s.1; amended 2015, c.292, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-26.2 - Application; issuance; contents

39:3-26.2. Application; issuance; contents
a. A property owner wishing a crossing permit under the terms of this act shall make application to the director, setting forth the number and types of vehicles which may cross the public highway, the anticipated frequency of crossings, and the proposed location or locations of such crossings, and shall supply such further information as the director may deem necessary, in such form and detail as the director shall require.
b. After receipt of the application and of the required fee, and having determined to his satisfaction that the proposed crossings may be permitted without danger of damage to the highway or hazard to the public traveling along such highway, the director shall issue a crossing permit, which shall specify:
(1) the vehicle or vehicles, or type or types of vehicles permitted to cross;
(2) the location or locations of the crossing or crossings permitted, provided that the width of any such crossing zone be no greater than 150 feet;
(3) any warning signs or other safety devices or precautions, and their location with respect to the location of the crossing or crossings, which are to be erected and maintained by the holder of the permit at his expense, and which are deemed necessary for safety;
(4) any safety devices or other equipment, including lights to be installed and used upon vehicles making the crossing;
(5) any restrictions upon the time of day at which such crossings may be made; and
(6) any other terms and conditions which the director deems necessary in order to secure the safety of the public or to protect the highway from damage.
L.1973, c. 6, s. 2, eff. Jan. 16, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-26.3 - Unauthorized use of highway by unregistered vehicles; penalty

39:3-26.3. Unauthorized use of highway by unregistered vehicles; penalty
In addition to subjecting the holder of a crossing permit to the penalty provided for operation of an unregistered vehicle upon a highway, the director shall revoke the crossing permit of any person who operates or permits the operation of an unregistered vehicle upon a highway other than as authorized by the crossing permit. No person shall operate such vehicle upon a highway as authorized by the crossing permit unless he shall possess a valid New Jersey driver's license for the class of vehicle being operated.
L.1973, c. 6, s. 3, eff. Jan. 16, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-26.4 - Fees

39:3-26.4. Fees
a. Each applicant for a crossing permit under this act shall accompany his application with a fee based on the gross weight of vehicle and load for each vehicle which he proposes to operate under the permit, in accordance with the following schedule:
4,000 pounds or less .................... $ 5.00
4,001 to 8,000 pounds ................... 8.00
8,001 to 12,000 pounds ................. 12.00
12,001 to 16,000 pounds ................. 16.00
16,001 to 20,000 pounds ................. 20.00
20,001 pounds or more .................. 25.00
In the event that the permit is denied or the number of permitted vehicles is reduced by the director, the fee or the amount thereof which is in excess of the amount indicated by the number of vehicles permitted shall be refunded.
b. A permit under this act shall be in effect for 1 year from the date of issuance and shall be renewable annually upon payment of the fee prescribed in subsection a. of this section. The director may refuse to renew or modify the terms of the permit upon renewal if he finds that the safety of the public or the proper maintenance of the highway so requires.
L.1973, c. 6, s. 4, eff. Jan. 16, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-26.5 - Death, bodily injury or property damage involving vehicle on public highway; application of Motor Vehicle Security-Responsibility Law

39:3-26.5. Death, bodily injury or property damage involving vehicle on public highway; application of Motor Vehicle Security-Responsibility Law
In the event of death, bodily injury or property damage arising in connection with the operation of any vehicle while on a public highway and with respect to which a crossing permit under this act has been issued, the operator, permit holder and owner of the vehicle (if he be other than the permit holder) shall be subject to the provisions of the "Motor Vehicle Security-Responsibility Law" (L.1952, c. 173, C. 39:6-23 et seq.). Any circumstances which would authorize or require the director to suspend the registration of a registered vehicle pursuant to said law shall also be deemed to authorize or require the revocation of a permit issued pursuant to this act; and in such case the permit shall be revoked in its entirety and not with respect only to a particular vehicle or vehicles.
L.1973, c. 6, s. 5, eff. Jan. 16, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27 - Registration fee not charged for certain vehicles.

39:3-27 Registration fee not charged for certain vehicles.
39:3-27. A fee shall not be charged for the registration of motor vehicles not used for pleasure or hire, owned by the United States, the State of New Jersey, a municipality, county, the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, a county improvement authority created under the "county improvement authorities law," P.L.1960, c.183 (C.40:37A-44 et seq.), a local school district, a regional school district, a county vocational or technical school, a duly authorized volunteer fire department, a duly authorized volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squad, any duly recognized auxiliary or reserve police organization of any municipality, hospital, humane society, and anticruelty society in this State, the New Jersey wing of the Civil Air Patrol incorporated by the Act of July 1946 (Public Law 476-79th Congress), the American Red Cross, chartered local councils in New Jersey of the Boy Scouts of America or the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, chartered local councils in New Jersey of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, or chartered local organizations of the Police Athletic League, any nonprofit organization in this State that provides transportation services exclusively to persons with developmental disabilities, or for the registration of ambulances owned by any nonprofit organization. These vehicles shall be registered and display number plates as provided in this Title or the chief administrator may, in the chief administrator's discretion, issue special registration certificates and special number plates for any of these motor vehicles which shall be valid for such motor vehicle for a period fixed by the chief administrator which may correspond with the inspection expiration date applicable to such vehicles, which date shall not be later than 26 months after the date of issuance of such certificates. Upon the expiration or nonrenewal of any special registration the registration certificate and special number marker shall be returned to the chief administrator; provided, however, upon proper application to the chief administrator the special registration and special number marker may be transferred to another motor vehicle acquired by the owner to whom the special registration and marker were issued.
amended 1951, c.217; 1952, c.226; 1955, c.24; 1959, c.89; 1960, c.96; 1970, c.34; 1971, c.462; 1973, c.51; 1977, c.359; 1983, c.106; 1983, c.228; 1995, c.112, s.32; 2017, c.329.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.1 - Free registration of vehicles owned by resident blind or disabled veterans or holder of Medal of Honor

39:3-27.1. Free registration of vehicles owned by resident blind or disabled veterans or holder of Medal of Honor
No fee shall be charged for the registration, in any year or years, of one motor vehicle of passenger type, which is not to be used for hire, owned by any resident of the State of New Jersey, individually or jointly with a spouse;
(1) who is eligible for compensation pursuant to R.S. 38:18-1, 38:18-2 and 38:18-3,
(2) who has qualified or shall qualify under the provisions of Public Law 663-79th Congress of the United States of America (August 8, 1946) or of Public Law 187--82nd Congress of the United States of America (October 20, 1951) or who is a veteran of World War I with service-connected disabilities of the kind set forth in said Public Laws, and who is the holder of a current driver's license issued by this State, if such motor vehicle is equipped with such special attachments and devices as the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety may deem necessary to provide for the safe operation thereof by such person, or
(3) who is the holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor, which registration shall be evidenced by distinctive license plates of a design approved by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
L.1948, c. 28, p. 89, s. 1. Amended by L.1951, c. 13, p. 39, s. 1; L.1952, c. 73, p. 402, s. 1; L.1953, c. 59, p. 969, s. 1; L.1956, c. 49, p. 100, s. 1; L.1972, c. 144, s. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1972; L.1979, c. 122, s. 1, eff. July 3, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.2 - Special registration for passenger automobiles used in connection with convention, pageant or parade

39:3-27.2. Special registration for passenger automobiles used in connection with convention, pageant or parade
Whenever, in connection with any convention, conference, meeting, pageant, parade, celebration or similar function held in this State, a manufacturer or dealer desires to make passenger automobiles available for such function, the said manufacturer or dealer may request the director, in writing, to issue special registrations for such vehicles. The director may, in his discretion, issue such special registrations and prescribe the form and contents thereof. A fee of $1.00 shall be charged and paid for each such special registration. Such special registrations shall be valid for the term specified therein, by the director, which term shall be for the duration of the function plus a number of days, not exceeding 10 days in all, preceding or following the commencement and termination of the function, or either, or both. Upon request of the applicant for any such special registration the director may, in his discretion, issue special license plates to accompany each such special registration upon the payment to him in addition to said fee of $1.00 an amount equal to the estimated actual cost to the division of manufacturing and handling such special license plates. The design, form and contents of each such special license plate shall be prescribed by the director.
L.1958, c. 120, p. 600, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.3 - Definitions.

39:3-27.3 Definitions.
1. As used in P.L.1964, c.195 (C.39:3-27.3 et seq.):
"Chief administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
"Historic motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle which is:
(1) at least 25 years old ;
(2) owned as a collector's item and used solely for exhibition and educational purposes by the owner; and
(3) unaltered from the manufacturer's original design, except in the case of an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in R.S.39:1-1, if an alteration was completed in order for the vehicle to operate as an emergency vehicle.
L.1964, c.195, s.1; amended 2017, c.259, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.4 - Historic motor vehicles; registration, license plates, display.

39:3-27.4 Historic motor vehicles; registration, license plates, display.
2. An owner of an historic motor vehicle who is a resident of this State may register the motor vehicle under the provisions of P.L.1964, c.195 (C.39:3-27.3 et seq.). Application for registering an historic vehicle shall be on forms prescribed by the chief administrator. Upon proper application and payment of the prescribed fee, the chief administrator shall issue a special nonconventional registration and special license plate for each historic motor vehicle registered in this State. The registration and license plate shall be valid during the period of time that the vehicle is owned by the registrant. The fee for the registration and license plate shall be $25. The license plate shall bear the word "historic" and shall be of such design and colors as the chief administrator may determine. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.39:3-33 or any other law to the contrary, an owner of a vehicle registered as an historic vehicle, or any vehicle manufactured before 1945, shall not be required to display more than one special license plate issued for that vehicle, which plate shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle.
L.1964, c.195, s.2; amended 1999, c.305; 2017, c.259, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.5 - Amateur radio call letter registration plates.

39:3-27.5 Amateur radio call letter registration plates.
1. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall cause to be issued to applicants who hold amateur radio licenses issued by the Federal Communications Commission, registration plates for motor vehicles owned or leased by the applicants bearing the term "amateur radio" and the amateur radio call letters of the respective applicants. The director, upon request, shall cause to be issued duplicate plates, with such marks as the director may deem appropriate to distinguish them from the original plates, for any additional motor vehicle which an applicant may register.
L.1968,c.247,s.1; amended 1977, c.398; 2001, c.280, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.6 - Application; form, fee.

39:3-27.6 Application; form, fee.
2. Application for registration of such motor vehicles and for the issuance of such amateur radio call letter registration plates shall be made in such form and accompanied by such proof as the director shall prescribe. An additional fee of $15 shall be paid for the issuance or replacement of any such plates.
L.1968,c.247,s.2; amended 2001, c.280, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.7 - Revocation or expiration; notification of director

39:3-27.7. Revocation or expiration; notification of director
Upon revocation or expiration of the amateur radio station license the motor vehicle registrant within 15 days after said revocation or expiration shall notify the director thereof. The director shall issue new registration and registration plates in lieu of such amateur radio call letter registration plates and shall charge the usual fee for the issuance of lost registration plates. If the holder of such amateur radio station call letter registration plates shall fail to notify the director as set forth herein, the director may revoke said motor vehicle registration.
L.1968, c. 247, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.8 - Special license plate; fire department, first aid or rescue squad; member, spouse, parent or business firm

39:3-27.8. Special license plate; fire department, first aid or rescue squad; member, spouse, parent or business firm
Upon the application of any person who is a compensated, partially compensated or volunteer member of any fire department in this State, the director may issue for a motor vehicle owned or leased by such person, or owned by the spouse or parent thereof, or owned by a business firm of which such person is the principal owner or stockholder a license plate bearing a Maltese Cross and the letters "F.D." The design and color for such plate shall be approved by the director.
Upon the application of any person who is a compensated, partially compensated or volunteer member of any first aid or rescue squad in this State, the director may issue for a motor vehicle owned or leased by such person, or owned by the spouse or parent thereof, or owned by a business firm of which such person is the principal owner or stockholder a special license plate. The design for such plate shall be approved by the director.
L.1977, c. 369, s. 1. Amended by L.1979, c. 447, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1980; L.1983, c. 74, s. 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1983.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.9 - Issuance; proof of membership; fees

39:3-27.9. Issuance; proof of membership; fees
The special plate authorized by this act may be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the director, that the applicant is presently a bona fide member of a fire fighting department or first aid or rescue squad in this State. The fee for such plate shall be $15.00 in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of such motor vehicle.
L.1977, c. 369, s. 2. Amended by L.1979, c. 447, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.10 - Termination of association; return of special plate

39:3-27.10. Termination of association; return of special plate
Any person lawfully in possession of such special plate who resigns, is removed or otherwise terminates or is terminated from his association with such fire department or first aid or rescue squad, shall return such special plate to the division within 15 days.
L.1977, c. 369, s. 3. Amended by L.1979, c. 447, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.11 - Unauthorized uses

39:3-27.11. Unauthorized uses
No person shall lend the special plate for use on a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which issued, or use the same for a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which issued.
L.1977, c. 369, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.13 - National Guard registration plates

39:3-27.13. National Guard registration plates
a. Upon the application of any person who is an active member of the New Jersey National Guard, or former active member who has been honorably separated from the New Jersey National Guard, as certified in either case by the Adjutant General, New Jersey Department of Defense, the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue for the motor vehicle owned by such person special registration plates, of a design and at a fee to be prescribed by the director, identifying the holder as a member or former member of the "Air National Guard" or "Army National Guard," as the case may be, in addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed by law.
b. The director shall permit any person who is an active member of the New Jersey National Guard with special National Guard registration plates to affix a National Guard "Minuteman" emblem, of a design approved by the director and the Adjutant General, New Jersey Department of Defense, to their registration plates in a manner approved by the director.
L. 1979, c. 456, s. 1. Amended by L. 1983, c. 132, s. 1; L. 1985, c. 488, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.14 - Interdepartmental rules, regulations

39:3-27.14. Interdepartmental rules, regulations
The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Adjutant General of the State Department of Defense shall promulgate and adopt interdepartmental rules and regulations governing the issuance and use of such registration plates, the design and affixation of the Minuteman emblem, and providing for their surrender by persons who cease to be members of the New Jersey National Guard for reasons other than honorable separation.
L. 1979, c. 456, s. 2. Amended by L. 1983, c. 132, s. 2; L. 1984, c. 181, s. 34, eff. Nov. 14, 1984; L. 1985, c. 488, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.15 - "Disabled veteran" license plate

39:3-27.15. "Disabled veteran" license plate
1. Upon the application of any disabled veteran eligible to operate a motor vehicle in this State under the provision of R.S.39:3-10, the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may issue for a motor vehicle owned or leased by such a person a license plate bearing the term "Disabled Vet" and registration numbers to be selected from the following registration numbers which shall be reserved for disabled veterans: D V 1 through D V 9999 and 1 D V through 9999 D V. The plate shall resemble the following illustration:
NEW JERSEY
DV1
DISABLED VET
For the purposes of this section, "disabled veteran" shall mean any citizen and resident of this State now or hereafter honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States and who has been or shall be declared by the United States Veterans Administration, or its successor, to have a service-connected disability.
L.1979,c.457,s.1; amended 1997, c.159.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.16 - Issuance; fee

39:3-27.16. Issuance; fee
The special plates authorized by this act may be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the director, that the applicant is a disabled veteran. The fee for such plates shall be $15.00 in addition to any other fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of such motor vehicle.
L.1979, c. 457, s. 2, eff. Aug. 22, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.17 - Unauthorized use; prohibition

39:3-27.17. Unauthorized use; prohibition
No person shall lend the special plates for use on a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which issued, or use the same for a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which issued.
L.1979, c. 457, s. 3, eff. Aug. 22, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.18 - Violations; fine

39:3-27.18. Violations; fine
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00.
L.1979, c. 457, s. 4, eff. Aug. 22, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.19 - Commuter vans, issuance of registration, plates

39:3-27.19. Commuter vans, issuance of registration, plates
2. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may issue, upon application on a form prepared by him, a registration certificate and registration plates for commuter vans as the application may indicate is warranted in accordance with the definition of these vehicles contained in R.S.39:1-1 for the registration period as fixed by the director.
For each vehicle used as a commuter van the applicant for the registration thereof shall pay an annual fee of $50 or, if the registration is not annual, the fee shall be fixed by the director in an amount proportionately less or greater than $50 and proportionately less or greater than any other fees or charges imposed by law and collected in connection with the registration fee.
The director shall design a plate to identify a vehicle as a commuter van.
L.1981,c.139,s.2; amended 1995,c.112,s.33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.20 - Termination of use; surrender of special plate

39:3-27.20. Termination of use; surrender of special plate
Upon the termination of service of any vehicle used as a commuter van, the owner of the van shall return such special plate to the Division of Motor Vehicles within 10 days.
L.1981, c. 139, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 39 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › Section 39:3-27.21 - Unauthorized use of special plate

39:3-27.21. Unauthorized use of special plate
No person shall lend the special plate for use on a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which issued, or use the same for a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which issued.
L.1981, c. 139, s. 4.