New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.2 - Standard driver license and identification card; age requirements; proof of identity and date of birth; proof of Social Security number; proof of New Jersey residency

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A standard document (special learner permit, examination permit, driver license, commercial driver license, or non-driver identification card) will indicate that it is not acceptable for REAL ID purposes as determined by the Federal government. New Jersey allows each applicant to choose whether to apply for a standard document (requirements are listed in this section) or a REAL ID document (requirements are listed at N.J.A.C. 13:21-8.2A). Applicants for a standard commercial driver license shall also meet the requirements at N.J.A.C. 13:21-23.
(b) Each applicant for a standard document (license, permit, or non-driver identification card) shall be required to furnish to the Commission, upon request, proof of identity and date of birth, and proof of New Jersey residency. Such proof may be established by submission of the original or certified (by the issuing authority) copy of the primary and/or secondary documents that are listed at (c) and (d) below, as follows:
1. Each applicant must produce documents which total at least six points.
2. Each applicant must present at least one primary document.
3. Each applicant must present at least one secondary document.
4. An applicant shall not submit more than two documents with a point value of one.
5. If discrepancies exist within or between documents submitted by an applicant, the Commission may require that the applicant submit additional documentation.
6. The Commission shall refuse to grant any permit, license, or non-driver identification card, if the Commission has reasonable cause to believe that a document is altered, false, or otherwise invalid. If the Commission is unable to verify the validity of a document issued by a country other than the United States, then the applicant shall provide verification from the applicable consulate.
7. Each applicant must submit proof of their Social Security number, as evidenced by a document listed at (c)3 below. However, if the applicant does not have a Social Security number, the applicant shall either:
i. Submit satisfactory proof of an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, as evidenced by a document listed at (c)4 below; or
ii. Submit an affidavit certifying that they are ineligible for, and do not have, a Social Security number and do not have an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. A form for this affidavit shall be provided by the Commission and shall be notarized, or signed in front of the Commission agent, and shall bear notice that the making of false statements therein is punishable by law.
8. For persons who, for reasons beyond their control, are unable to present all necessary documents and must rely on alternate documents to establish identity or date of birth, Commission-authorized personnel may review, approve, or accept documentation that proves the applicant's identity and date of birth.
9. The identity of the applicant shall be deemed to be the name recorded on the document(s) submitted to the Commission pursuant to this section unless evidence of a different name is established by the submission of a civil marriage or civil union certificate, divorce decree, or order of court.
10. The Commission reserves the right to make changes to the list of acceptable documents found in (c) below. Such changes will be posted on the Motor Vehicle Commission's website,
www.njmvc.gov
, and will be available at all motor vehicle agencies.
11. Documents that are not written in English shall be accompanied by a certified translation in English.