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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:21-1.5 - Public record exception; disclosure prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Social Security numbers recorded on applications for driver licenses (including commercial driver licenses), motor vehicle registrations and other documents set forth in 13:21-1.3, are not public records and are not accessible for public examination pursuant to the Open Public Records Act, 47:1A-1 et seq.
(b) Social Security numbers shall not be disclosed by the Motor Vehicle Commission or its designee in any manner or any circumstance other than those specified in 13:21-1.4. Social Security numbers shall not be disclosed on driver licenses, driver license abstracts or motor vehicle registration abstracts prepared by the Commission, except as provided in 13:21-1.4(d).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 2 - STATUTORY LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION › Section 13:21-2.1 - Basis for interpretation

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Pursuant to the authority granted to administrative agencies to interpret statutory language, the phrase "while in the company of and under the control of a driver licensed by this State to operate such designated class of motor vehicles" in 39:3-13 is interpreted by the Motor Vehicle Commission as provided in 13:21-2.2 and 13:21-2.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 2 - STATUTORY LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION › Section 13:21-2.2 - "Accompanied" in motor vehicles defined

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A person learning to drive a motor vehicle in preparation for the driving (road) test shall be accompanied by a New Jersey licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age and has been licensed to drive such designated class of motor vehicles for not less than three years. The term "accompanied" shall mean that the licensed driver shall sit in the front seat of the vehicle next to the person learning to drive and be in a position to assume control of the vehicle if the need should arise. Operating controls shall be within easy reach of the accompanying driver.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 2 - STATUTORY LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION › Section 13:21-2.3 - "Accompanied" in motorcycles defined

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A person learning to drive a motorcycle in preparation for the driving (road) test shall be accompanied by a New Jersey licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age and has been licensed to drive motorcycles for not less than three years and who is qualified to handle the type of motorcycle being used by the person learning to drive. The term "accompanied" shall mean that the licensed driver shall assume a position where he or she can visually supervise the person learning to drive and render immediate assistance to that person if the need should arise.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - ELECTRONIC LIENS AND TITLES › Section 13:21-3.1 - Purpose

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This subchapter is designed to allow for the use of electronic titles independent from and in conjunction with traditional paper certificates of ownership, to regulate and control the possession, transfer, and notation of security interests on electronic titles to motor vehicles, so as to prevent the sale, purchase, disposal, possession, use, or operation of stolen motor vehicles, or motor vehicles with fraudulent titles, within this State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - ELECTRONIC LIENS AND TITLES › Section 13:21-3.2 - Scope

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(a) The rules contained in this subchapter are designed to allow the Chief Administrator to establish an Electronic Lien and Titling Program pursuant to the Chief Administrators authority granted by 39:10-1 et seq., and 39:2-3.8. The rules set forth in this subchapter establish the form and use of electronic titles, including, but not limited to, the manner of notation of the creation, satisfaction, and transfer of security interests, in addition to the requirements for participation in the Electronic Lien and Titling Program by any service provider and/or participating lien holder, as approved by the Chief Administrator pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall apply to security interests in motor vehicles that constitute inventory held for sale, but such interests shall be subject to chapter 9 of Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - ELECTRONIC LIENS AND TITLES › Section 13:21-3.3 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Buyer" includes purchaser, debtor, lessee, bailee, transferee, and any person buying, attempting to buy, or receiving a motor vehicle subject to a security interest, lease, bailment, or transfer agreement, and their legal successors in interest.
"Chief Administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
"Electronic title" means an electronic version of a certificate of ownership or title document issued pursuant to 39:10-1 et seq., and 39:2-3.8 and this subchapter.
"Lien" means a charge or encumbrance on a motor vehicle for the satisfaction of a debt or other duty.
"Motor Vehicle Commission" or "Commission" means the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission established by section 4 of P.L. 2003, c. 13 (39:2A-4 ).
"Participating lien holder" means a secured party participating in the Electronic Lien and Titling Program through a service provider.
"Person" includes natural persons, firms or co-partnerships, corporations, associations, or other artificial bodies, receivers, trustees, common law or statutory assignees, executors, administrators, sheriffs, constables, marshals, or other persons in representative or official capacity, and members, officers, agents, employees, or other representatives of those enumerated in this definition.
"Secured party" means a lender, seller, or other person in whose favor there is a security interest.
"Security agreement" means an agreement that creates or provides for a security interest in a motor vehicle.
"Security interest" means an interest in a motor vehicle that secures payment or other performance of an obligation.
"Seller" means manufacturer, dealer, lessor, bailor, transferor with or without a security interest, and any other person selling, attempting to sell, or delivering a motor vehicle, and their legal successors in interest.
"Service provider" means an entity approved by the Commission to provide electronic lien and titling services to participating lien holders.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - ELECTRONIC LIENS AND TITLES › Section 13:21-3.4 - Use contrary to subchapter unlawful

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No person, service provider, or participating lien holder shall possess, transfer, or cause to be made or removed any title or notation of ownership or security interest on any electronic title, except in the manner and subject to the conditions provided in 39:10-1 et seq., and 39:2-3.8 or this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - ELECTRONIC LIENS AND TITLES › Section 13:21-3.5 - Approval and participation of service providers

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(a) Every applicant seeking to become a service provider within the Electronic Lien and Titling Program must complete an application, which shall be supplied by the Motor Vehicle Commission. The application shall, include, but not be limited to, the following information:
1. The identity of the applicant;
2. The name, mailing address, fax number, e-mail address, and telephone number of a representative who is authorized to accept notices and other communications from and respond to inquiries from the Commission and its representatives concerning the application;
3. Ownership information and associated forms, including a description of financial capability to participate in the Electronic Lien and Titling Program;
4. A formal business plan;
5. A security plan setting forth the protections the applicant will have in place to protect the confidentiality of personal information; and
6. Additional information as required.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - ELECTRONIC LIENS AND TITLES › Section 13:21-3.6 - Form of the Electronic Lien and Titling Program

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Pursuant to the authority granted under
39:10-1
et seq. and
39:2-3.8
, the Chief Administrator may establish an Electronic Lien and Titling Program for the issuance and use of electronic titles.
1. Electronic titles issued by the Commission shall be considered the equivalent of traditional paper certificates of ownership and/or title documents issued by the Commission, as provided for and subject to the conditions in this subchapter.
2. In every sale or transfer, involving an electronic title, of a used motor vehicle that has been used as a police patrol car, whether said patrol car bore markings identifying it as such or not, the electronic title shall state that said motor vehicle was used as a patrol car, and shall continue to so state on each subsequent sale or transfer in accordance with 39:10-9.1 and 9.2.
3. In every sale or transfer of a motor vehicle returned to the manufacturer under the provisions of P.L. 1988, c. 123 (56:12-29 et seq.), a similar statute of another state, or as the result of a legal action or an informal dispute settlement procedure, the certificate of ownership shall indicate, in a conspicuous and understandable manner, that the motor vehicle was returned to the manufacturer because it did not conform to the manufacturers warranty and the nonconformity was not corrected within a reasonable time as provided by law. The notice required under the provisions of this paragraph shall continue to appear on each electronic title issued as a result of any subsequent sale or transfer of that motor vehicle pursuant to 39:10-9.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - ELECTRONIC LIENS AND TITLES › Section 13:21-3.7 - Notation of security interest at time of sale

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(a) When a new motor vehicle is sold in this State, if in connection with such sale, a security interest is taken or retained by the seller to secure all or a part of the purchase price of the motor vehicle, or is taken by a person who, by making an advance or incurring an obligation, gives value to enable the purchaser to acquire rights in the motor vehicle, and that seller retaining a security interest or person making an advance or incurring an obligation giving value to enable the purchaser to acquire rights in the motor vehicle is a participating lien holder in the Electronic Lien and Titling Program, that person or entity shall electronically deliver to the Commission the name and business address of the secured party noted through an electronic add lien function. Upon notification of the creation of a security interest, the Chief Administrator shall make notation of the security interest and an electronic title shall be sent through a service provider to the participating lien holder.
(b) When a used motor vehicle is sold in this State, if a security interest exists at the time of such sale and will continue in effect afterwards or if, in connection with such sale, a security interest is taken or retained by the seller to secure all or a part of the purchase price of the motor vehicle, or is taken by a person who by making an advance or incurring an obligation gives value to enable the purchaser to acquire rights in the motor vehicle, and that seller retaining a security interest or person making an advance or incurring an obligation giving value to enable the purchaser to acquire rights in the motor vehicle is a participating lien holder in the Electronic Lien and Titling Program, the name and the business or residential address of the secured party or his or her assignee shall be noted on the title and a copy of the electronic title shall be sent through a service provider to the participating lien holder.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - ELECTRONIC LIENS AND TITLES › Section 13:21-3.8 - Notice of satisfaction of contract or termination of security interest; delivery of paper certificate of ownership

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When the contract or terms of the security agreement noted on the electronic title have been performed, and the secured party is a participating lien holder in the Electronic Lien and Titling Program, the seller or secured party participating lien holder shall deliver proper evidence of satisfaction of the contract or termination of the security interest to the Commission, in an electronic format, containing evidence of such performance or termination within 15 days after the performance of the contract or termination of the security interest. The Chief Administrator shall thereupon cause a notation to be made on his or her records of electronic title or certificate of ownership of the motor vehicle that the contract has been satisfied or the security interest terminated and deliver to the owner of record a paper certificate of ownership at the address provided to the Commission for the registration of the vehicle pursuant to 39:3-4.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 3 - ELECTRONIC LIENS AND TITLES › Section 13:21-3.9 - Electronic title; perfection of a security interest

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The notation of the name and business or residence address of a secured party or his or her assignee, on the electronic title, as provided in
39:10-8
and
39:10-9
, and the proper presentation of documents from the purchase of a motor vehicle to the Chief Administrator, in accordance with
39:10-11
, and the compliance with the requirements of sections C. and D. of
39:10-11
shall be in lieu of all filing requirements imposed by chapter 9 of Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes and shall constitute the perfection of a security interest in the motor vehicle, and the rights and remedies of the debtors and the secured parties in respect to such security interest shall, except as otherwise expressly provided for by
39:10-1
et seq., or in this subchapter, be subject to and governed by chapter 9 of Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 4 - TITLES › Section 13:21-4.1 - Certificate of origin; year model designation

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(a) For purposes of 39:10-8, a certificate of origin for a new motor vehicle delivered in New Jersey shall be a document which conforms with the design and specifications of the model form for "Manufacturers' Certificate of Origin" developed by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
(b) When a manufacturer or importer, or any person or organization delivers a new motor vehicle into this State, he shall designate on the manufacturer's certificate of origin, or the importer's certificate of origin the year model of the vehicle, in addition to the vehicle's description and identification required by 39:10-8.
(c) Neither the manufacturer, importer, dealer, or any other person or organization may alter, remove, or in any manner change such year model designation; nor shall a manufacturer, importer, dealer, person or organization recall a manufacturer's certificate of origin or importer's certificate of origin for the purpose of reissuing such document or replacing such document and designating a year model other than the year model that is designated in the original certificate of origin.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 4 - TITLES › Section 13:21-4.2 - Certificate of ownership fees

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(a) The fee collected by the Commission for issuing a certificate of ownership in the case of a sale not subject to a security interest pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:10-11A shall be $ 60.00.
(b) The fee collected by the Commission for issuing a certificate of ownership and a copy thereof in the case of a sale subject to a security interest pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:10-11B shall be $ 60.00.
(c) The fee collected by the Commission for a certificate of ownership, upon the filing with the Commission of a certificate of ownership together with a financing statement, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:10-11C shall be $ 60.00.
(d) The fee collected by the Commission for a notice of satisfaction of a lien or encumbrance of record or abstract, or termination of a security interest pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:10-11F shall be $ 25.00.
(e) The penalty collected by the Commission from a purchaser who fails to comply with the provisions of 39:10-11 shall be $ 25.00.
(f) The fee collected by the Commission for issuing a duplicate certificate of ownership pursuant to 39:10-12 shall be $ 60.00.
(g) The fees collected by the Commission for providing copies of documents pursuant to 39:10-14 shall be as follows:
1. Lien search, $ 15.00.
2. Chain of title, $ 15.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 4 - TITLES › Section 13:21-4.4 - Certificate of ownership application for homemade vehicles

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(a) The owner of any motor vehicle constructed, assembled or modified by a person other than a manufacturer as defined in 39:1-1 shall submit an application for a certificate of ownership on forms supplied by the Motor Vehicle Commission.
(b) The forms referenced in (a) above shall include a certification by the owner:
1. That the vehicle is roadworthy;
2. That all items of equipment requiring approval by statute or Motor Vehicle Commission rule have been so approved; and
3. That construction meets industry standards and the New Jersey inspection requirements.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.1 - Weight class

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In determining the weight class of all 1958 or later models of passenger automobiles which are being initially registered or titled in New Jersey, the manufacturer's shipping weight on the Certificate of Origin shall govern.
(b) The weight class shall be determined from the manufacturer's shipping weight and the weight class shall be entered on the first and all subsequent certificates of ownership.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.2 - Certificate of Origin

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N.J.S.A. 39:10 requires a Certificate of Origin when any new motor vehicle is delivered in this State by the manufacturer to his agent or dealer, or to a person purchasing direct from the manufacturer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.4 - Registration fee

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Where any motor vehicle, having been previously registered in New Jersey, is re-registered or title is transferred as the result of sale or otherwise, the weight classification on the prior registration or Certificate of Ownership shall control and be the basis for the registration fee to be paid.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.5 - Motorcycle and autocycle registration fee

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The applicant for registration for a motorcycle or autocycle shall pay to the Commission for each registration a fee of $ 43.50.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.6 - Registering flood-damaged vehicles

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Vehicles that were damaged by flood conditions shall not be registered unless the application for registration is accompanied by the certificate of ownership that has been noted "FLOOD VEHICLE" directly beneath the word "STATUS" on the Certificate of Title.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.7 - Notification of flood damage

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A motor vehicle damaged by flood conditions in this or any other state must be so described on the manufacturer's statement of origin, assignment of the certificate of ownership or the application for certificate of ownership with the descriptive phrase "FLOOD VEHICLE" and the resulting Certificate of Ownership and all subsequent Certificates of Ownership shall be so noted.
Authority:
N.J.S.A. 39:4-43.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.8 - Mileage reading on certificate of ownership

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(a) Every person, as defined in 39:1-1, shall, at the time he or she transfers ownership of a vehicle, having a mileage recording instrument (odometer), indicate on the certificate of ownership, manufacturer's statement of origin or other prescribed form, the date of transfer and the mileage reading at the time of transfer as indicated by the mileage recording instrument (odometer) and shall certify the truth thereof.
(b) If the certificate of ownership, manufacturer's statement of origin or other prescribed form does not provide a space for the recordation and certification of the required information, the written disclosure shall be executed as a separate document.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.9 - Transferring of ownership on certain motor vehicles

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(a) Every person, as defined in 39:1-1, shall, at the time he or she transfers ownership of a vehicle, having a mileage recording instrument (odometer), disclose in writing, to a buyer, as defined in 39:10-2, the cumulative mileage appearing on the mileage recording instrument (odometer).
(b) Every buyer, as defined in 39:10-2, to whom title is transferred in his or her capacity as a licensed New Jersey motor vehicle dealer, shall obtain the written disclosure required by (a) above and shall maintain a copy thereof for a period of three years.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not be applicable to transfers of ownership in which the prescribed forms used require the recordation and certification of this information.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.10 - Surrender of registration plates

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(a) Whenever an owner of a motor vehicle registered in accordance with 39:3-4 transfers ownership of the motor vehicle and does not register another motor vehicle for the unexpired portion of the registration period as provided in 39:3-30, he or she shall remove the registration plates from the motor vehicle and surrender them to the Motor Vehicle Commission within five days of the transfer of ownership.
(b) Whenever an owner of a motor vehicle registered in accordance with 39:3-4 cancels or terminates liability insurance coverage on the motor vehicle without immediately contracting for replacement liability insurance coverage thereon, he or she shall remove the registration plates from the motor vehicle and surrender them to the Motor Vehicle Commission within five days of the cancellation or termination of the liability insurance coverage. This subsection shall not apply where an owner of a motor vehicle cancels or terminates liability insurance coverage by reason of his or her transfer or sale of a motor vehicle.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.11 - Registration refusal

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The Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission shall refuse registration of a vehicle if the applicant therefor has failed to furnish proof, in the form prescribed by the United States Secretary of the Treasury at 26 CFR §
										41.6001-2, that the Federal Heavy Vehicle Use Tax imposed by section 4481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 ( 26 U.S.C. §
										4481 ) has been paid.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 5 - REGISTRATIONS › Section 13:21-5.14 - Single axle tow dolly

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(a) As used in this section, "single axle tow dolly" means a vehicle designed and used exclusively to transport a motor vehicle and upon which the front or rear wheels of the towed motor vehicle are mounted, while the other wheels of the towed motor vehicle remain in contact with the ground.
(b) A single axle tow dolly shall be exempt from the motor vehicle registration requirements of this State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 6 - EXAMINATION PERMITS › Section 13:21-6.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Chief Administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
"Commission" means the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission established by section 4 of P.L. 2003, c. 13 (39:2A-4 ).
"Examination permit" means a permit issued by the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission to a person over 17 years of age, in accordance with 39:3-13, for the purpose of fitting himself or herself for the issuance of a New Jersey basic driver's license or motorcycle license.
"United States" means any state, territory or possession of the United States and the District of Columbia, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa and Guam.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 6 - EXAMINATION PERMITS › Section 13:21-6.2 - Requirements for issuance of examination permits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to any other requirements imposed by Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and the rules promulgated thereunder, no examination permit shall be issued by the Commission unless the applicant therefor submits proof of identity, date of birth, and proof of New Jersey residency, in the manner set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:21-8.2(a), (b), (c), and (d).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 6 - EXAMINATION PERMITS › Section 13:21-6.3 - Prerequisites for validation of examination permits

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(a) No examination permit shall be validated for practice driving until the following prerequisites have been complied with by the holder:
1. Successful completion of a law-knowledge test; and
2. Minimum standard in visual acuity is attained.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL LEARNER'S PERMITS › Section 13:21-7.1 - Definitions

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TThe following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Chief Administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
"Commission" means the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission established by section 4 of P.L. 2003, c. 13 (39:2A-4 ).
"Special learner's permit" means a permit issued to a person at least 16 years of age but under 17 years of age, in accordance with the provisions of 39:3-13.1, allowing such person, for the purpose of fitting himself or herself to become a motor vehicle driver, to operate a dual pedal controlled motor vehicle while enrolled in a course of behind-the-wheel automobile driving education approved by the New Jersey State Department of Education and conducted in a public, parochial or private school of this State or while taking a course of behind-the-wheel automobile driving instruction conducted by a licensed driving school, and which, in accordance with the provisions of 39:3-13.2a may, upon successful completion of a behind-the-wheel driving course, be retained by the holder to operate a motor vehicle of the class for which a basic driver's license is required except during the hours between 11:01 P.M. and 5:00 A.M. while in the company and under the control of a licensed motor vehicle driver of this State who has at least three years experience as a licensed motor vehicle driver and is at least 21 years of age.
"United States" means any state, territory or possession of the United States and the District of Columbia, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa and Guam.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL LEARNER'S PERMITS › Section 13:21-7.2 - Requirements for issuance of special learner's permits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to any other requirements imposed by Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and the rules promulgated thereunder, no special learner's permit shall be issued by the Commission unless the applicant therefor submits proof of identity, date of birth, and proof of New Jersey residency, in the manner set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:21-8.2(a), (b), (c), and (d).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL LEARNER'S PERMITS › Section 13:21-7.3 - Road test appointment requirements

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(a) Road test appointments may be granted and recorded on the special learner's permit prior to the 17th birthday of the applicant provided that:
1. The student will be at least 17 years of age on the date of the appointment;
2. The student has passed the law-knowledge test administered by a representative of the Commission, and submits an approval certificate indicating that he or she has passed. An oral law-knowledge test may be administered by the Commission to a student having a hearing impairment. An interpreter of sign language approved by the New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Interpreter Referral Service shall accompany the student to the oral test.
3. The special learner's permit, when presented for the road test, bears the Snellen eye reading recorded by the school nurse or a representative of the Commission;
4. The special learner's permit, when presented for the road test, bears the signatures of the school principal or driving school owner, school nurse and student. A school principal, driving school owner or school nurse may use a signature stamp in place of a handwritten signature.
5. The student will have completed an approved "behind-the-wheel" training course on the date of the appointment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL LEARNER'S PERMITS › Section 13:21-7.4 - Methods of securing appointment for road test

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A student may secure a road test appointment online at
http://www.state.nj.us/mvc
.
(b) A student may present his or her special learner's permit at any Driver Testing Center for the purpose of securing an appointment for the road test.
(c) A student may not secure an appointment for a road test unless the student has completed six hours of "behind-the-wheel" automobile driver training.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL LEARNER'S PERMITS › Section 13:21-7.5 - Validation of special learner's permits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A special learner's permit is valid for practice driving a motor vehicle of the class for which a basic driver's license is required while the holder of the special learner's permit is in the company and under the control of a licensed driver of this State who has had at least three years experience as a licensed motor vehicle driver and is at least 21 years of age when:
1. A student has completed "behind-the-wheel" driver training and has successfully completed the law-knowledge test administered by a representative of the Commission, and submits an approval certificate indicating that he or she has passed;
2. The Snellen eye reading has been recorded on the special learner's permit by the school nurse. The eye reading may be recorded by a representative of the Commission if the eye reading has not been recorded by the school nurse; and
3. The signature of the school principal or driving school owner, school nurse and student must be on the special learner's permit. A school principal, driving school owner or school nurse may use a signature stamp in place of a handwritten signature.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL LEARNER'S PERMITS › Section 13:21-7.6 - Expiration of special learner$DQ$s permits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Special learner's permits shall expire two years from the date of issuance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Applicant" means every person who has made application for a driver license as provided in N.J.S.A. 39:3-10 or who has complied with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:3-11.1, 39:3-13, or 39:3-13.1et seq.
"Chief Administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
"Commission" means the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission established by section 4 of P.L. 2003, c. 13 (N.J.S.A. 39:2A-4).
"Examinations" means a test or series of tests designed to check the applicant's visual acuity, color perception, knowledge of laws and safe operation of motor vehicles administered by the Commission.
" Non-driver identification card" means a non-driver identification card with a digital image of the person to whom it is issued.
"Permit" means a special learner permit, examination permit, or any written instrument issued under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39:3-13 or 39:3-13.1et seq.
"Principal residence" means the applicant's primary place of residence, expressed as a street address.
"Road test" means that portion of the driver license examination wherein the applicant for a New Jersey basic driver license or motorcycle license demonstrates his or her ability to exercise safe and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle of the type or general class of vehicles for which the license he or she has applied for would be valid.
"Standard" means, when used to describe any permit or license to operate a motor vehicle or any identification card issued by the Commission under the provisions of this subchapter, that the permit, license, or identification card is not acceptable for REAL ID purposes as determined by the Federal government and is marked as such.
"United States" means any state, territory or possession of the United States and the District of Columbia, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa and Guam.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.3 - Permits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following applicants must produce a valid permit when appearing for examination:
1. Initial applicants;
2. Applicants appearing for re-testing;
3. Applicants holding an out-of-State driver's license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.4 - Physical and mental qualifications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A person may be prohibited from obtaining or holding a New Jersey driver's license or permit if he or she:
1. Has any physical disability, which cannot be compensated for by use of a prosthetic device(s) or special vehicle equipment, which would render him or her incapable of operating a motor vehicle in a safe manner as determined by an actual driving demonstration.
2. Through any mental or physical defect is incapable of operating a motor vehicle in a safe manner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.5 - Driving privilege status

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any person who has had his or her driving privilege revoked or suspended in New Jersey may be required to present written evidence supplied by the Commission that his or her privilege has been restored.
(b) Any person who has had his or her driving privilege revoked or suspended in another state within the three years prior to making application for the New Jersey driver's license may be required to present written evidence supplied by the licensing authority of that state that his or her driving privilege has been restored. The National Driver Register may be utilized to determine whether the driver's driving privilege in that state has been restored.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.6 - Law-knowledge tests; written; English language; foreign language

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Law-knowledge tests will be administered in English to driver license applicants having an adequate ability to read and understand the English language.
(b) Law-knowledge tests shall be administered in foreign languages to applicants having a limited ability to read and understand the English language. The foreign languages in which the law-knowledge test will be given shall be determined by the Chief Administrator.
(c) Law-knowledge tests will consist of a series of questionnaires concerning the safe operation of an automobile or motorcycle and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Laws and Traffic Regulations, information regarding which is contained in the driver manual and supplements thereto.
(d) The law-knowledge test shall consist of 50 questions; provided, however, that the law-knowledge test concerning the operation of a motorcycle shall consist of 30 questions. The test shall include a demonstration of an ability to read and understand road signs in common use.
(e) The written test administered in public, private or parochial schools shall consist of 50 questions and shall be approved by the State Department of Education and the Commission.
(f) A passing score of at least 80 percent must be attained by the applicant. If the test consists of two parts (laws and signs), a passing score of 80 percent must be attained in each part. Each question will be of equal value when scoring the test.
(g) An applicant who fails the law-knowledge test for a driver license shall not be retested for a period of at least one week from the date of failure.
(h) Law-knowledge test results shall expire two years from the date of the test.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.7 - Law-knowledge tests; oral; English language; foreign language

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Oral tests shall be administered to driver license applicants who are unable to read the English language or a foreign language or who experience difficulty in understanding the English language in such a manner that they are unable to complete the written test.
(b) The English language oral test administered by the Commission or as part of a high school driver education program shall consist of a Motor Vehicle Commission employee reading the questions to the applicant from the computer and asking the applicant to choose A, B, C or D.
(c) An applicant who fails the English language oral test for a driver license shall not be retested for a period of at least one week from the date of failure.
(d) Oral tests shall be administered in foreign languages determined by the Chief Administrator to driver license applicants who are unable to read and understand the English language or a foreign language so that they are unable to complete the written test.
(e) Foreign language oral testing shall be administered in the same manner as English language oral testing. The questions shall be read to the applicant in the applicant's language by a translator from the standard computer test. The translator must be either a full-time college professor, a person from the clergy or a person who is listed on the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts' (Language Service Section) Registry of Interpreters and Agencies.
(f) An applicant who fails the foreign language oral test for a driver license shall not be retested for a period of at least one week from the date of failure.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.8 - Special examination; hearing-impaired

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A special test will be administered to driver license applicants who are hearing-impaired and unable to read and understand the English or foreign language written test.
(b) The interpreter shall read from the standard computer test and use sign language to assist the applicant in understanding the test.
(c) A passing score of 80 percent must be attained in each part of the special examination.
(d) An applicant who fails the special examination for a driver license shall not be retested for a period of at least one week from the date of failure.
(e) An interpreter may be permitted to accompany the applicant if the interpreter has been approved by the New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Interpreter Referral Service.
(f) The Commission shall pay the interpreter fees for hearing-impaired applicants. An approved interpreter shall be paid at the interpreter's customary rate, not to exceed $ 55.00 per hour, plus $ 0.31 per mile for travel over 25 miles round trip. The supervisor shall ascertain the total hours of service and the miles traveled in excess of 25 miles. Approved interpreters shall be paid a minimum of two hours.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.9 - Visual acuity and color perception check generally

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All applicants shall be required to meet the minimum vision standards established by the Commission.
(b) Color perception tests shall consist of the applicant's ability to distinguish between red, amber, and green as used on official traffic control devices.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.10 - Visual acuity test standards

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Vision will be considered as passing when a minimum of 20/50 is attained in each eye, with or without corrective lenses. This rating will be determined as measured by the Snellen Chart.
(b) When the vision in either eye is less than 20/50 and cannot be improved by means of corrective lenses, a certificate adequately explaining the deficiency and signed by a registered physician, ophthalmologist or optometrist must be presented.
(c) When the vision in either eye is less than 20/50 and corrective lenses will improve the vision, then corrective lenses will be required to be worn while driving; except where corrective lenses show an improvement, but wearing lenses would be detrimental to the applicant's visual well being, a statement to this effect, signed by a registered physician, ophthalmologist or optometrist, must be presented.
(d) When there is no vision in one eye, the good eye must meet the minimum standard of 20/50 with or without corrective lenses.
(e) In the event any special device or equipment is used or needed to meet the minimum requirements of this section, the matter may be referred to the Chief Administrator or his or her designee for final determination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.11 - Color perception check standards

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The color perception check will measure the applicant's ability to distinguish red, amber, and green as used on official traffic control devices.
(b) An applicant may not be denied a driver's license solely upon the basis of a color deficiency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.12 - Necessity of road test

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Every applicant for a New Jersey driver license must satisfactorily complete a practical demonstration of his or her ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle of the type or general class of vehicles he or she desires a license to drive.
(b) If a driver does not obtain a driver license within two years from the date the driver passes the road test, the results of the road test shall become invalid and the driver must retake the road test.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 8 - DRIVER LICENSES › Section 13:21-8.13 - Road test maneuvers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The road test may include, but is not limited to, the following maneuvers:
1. Starting;
2. Stopping;
3. Steering;
4. Turning;
5. Backing;
6. Turning around;
7. Parallel parking;
8. Signaling;
9. Speed; and
10. Following distance.