NJSA 39:3-6.11 through NJSA 39:3-8
NJSA 39:3-6.11
39:3-6.11. Definitions relative to apportioned vehicles
As used in this act:
"Apportioned vehicle" means any vehicle used or intended for use in two or more member jurisdictions that register vehicles; is used for the transportation of persons for hire or is designed, used, or maintained for transportation of persons for hire or is designed, used, or maintained for transportation of property; and has a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, or has three or more axles regardless of weight, or is used in combination when the gross vehicle weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds; except that recreation vehicles, vehicles displaying restricted plates, city pick-up and delivery vehicles, buses used in transportation of chartered parties, and government-owned vehicles are not apportioned vehicles.
"Base jurisdiction" means, for the purpose of fleet registration, the jurisdiction where the registrant has an established place of business, where mileage is accrued by the fleet vehicles and where operational records for the vehicles are maintained or can be made available.
"Fleet" means one or more apportioned vehicles.
"In-jurisdiction miles" means the total number of miles operated by a fleet of apportioned vehicles in a jurisdiction during the preceding year. Mileage of New Jersey registered vehicles accrued in jurisdictions that are not member jurisdictions shall be counted as in-jurisdiction miles operated in New Jersey.
"International Registration Plan" means a registration reciprocity agreement among the signatory states of the United States and provinces of Canada providing the payment of registration fees on the basis of fleet miles operated in each jurisdiction.
"Interstate operations" means apportioned vehicle movement between or through two or more jurisdictions.
"Jurisdiction" means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a state, province or territory of a country.
"Member jurisdiction" means a jurisdiction which is a party to the International Registration Plan.
"Motor carrier audit" means a physical examination of a motor carrier's operational records including source documentation to verify fleet mileage and accuracy of the carrier's record keeping system.
"Negotiable title" means a title issued by a jurisdiction that documents ownership of a vehicle and can be used to transfer ownership.
"Operational records" means documents supporting miles traveled in each jurisdiction and total miles travelled, such as, but not limited to fuel reports, trip sheets, and logs.
"Owner" means a person, business firm, or corporation holding the negotiable title to a vehicle or in whom the legal right of possession or control of the vehicle is vested.
"Preceding year" means the period of twelve consecutive months immediately before July 1 of the year preceding the commencement of the registration year for which apportioned registration is sought.
"Reciprocity" means that an apportioned vehicle properly registered in New Jersey shall be exempt from further registration requirements by any other member jurisdictions.
"Reciprocity agreement" means the agreement, arrangement or understanding governing the reciprocal grant of rights and privileges to vehicles that are based in and properly registered under the applicable laws of the jurisdiction that are parties to the International Registration Plan.
"Registrant" means a person, business firm, or corporation in whose name a vehicle or fleet of vehicles is registered.
"Registration year" means the 12-month period when the registration plates issued by the base jurisdiction are valid according to the laws of the base jurisdiction.
"Restricted plate" means a registration plate that has restrictions of time, geographic area, mileage or commodities or persons which may be hauled, such as a dealer plate or a farm plate.
"Total miles" means the total number of miles accumulated in all jurisdictions during the preceding year by all vehicles of the fleet while they were a part of the fleet. Mileage accumulated by the fleet that did not engage in interstate operations shall not be included in total miles.
L.1995,c.157,s.21.
NJSA 39:3-6.12
39:3-6.12. Membership in International Registration Plan
22 a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, may enter into and become a member of the International Registration Plan. Such plan may provide, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) the grant of full reciprocity, in accordance with the plan, to apportioned vehicles not based in New Jersey which are operated in interstate commerce in exchange for equivalent reciprocity for New Jersey-based apportioned vehicles;
(2) the exchange of audits of operational records or owners of fleets of apportioned vehicles with jurisdictions participating in the plan; and
(3) Provisions for the orderly administration of the plan, including the collection and disbursement of proportional registration fees, cooperative enforcement activities and the free exchange of information.
b. The director shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to implement the provisions of the International Registration Plan.
c. The director may, by contract, agreement or otherwise, or by appointment as a motor vehicle agent or by licensing, authorize a private corporation, organization or association to register apportioned vehicles and to maintain and perform motor carrier audits of the records necessary for participation in the International Registration Plan on behalf of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
L.1995,c.157,s.22.
NJSA 39:3-6.13
39:3-6.13. Registration of apportioned vehicles
23. a. The Division of Motor Vehicles or its designee shall register all apportioned vehicles within its jurisdiction upon application and payment of registration fees and upon proof of proper insurance and proof of filing of Federal Form 2290 pursuant to the federal highway motor vehicle use tax, 26 U.S.C. s.4481 et seq. A registration certificate shall be issued for each vehicle that is registered and that certificate shall identify the vehicle for which it is issued and shall list the jurisdictions in which the vehicle has been apportioned, the weight of the vehicle and the fee classification of the vehicle. The registration card shall be carried in or upon the vehicle for which it has been issued at all times.
b. Any registration issued for an apportioned vehicle pursuant to this section may be suspended, cancelled or revoked by the Division of Motor Vehicles in the event of the registrant's falsification of information, misstatement of fact, failure to pay fees, or failure to maintain the vehicle in accordance with standards set by the Federal Department of Transportation.
L.1995,c.157,s.23.
NJSA 39:3-6.14
39:3-6.14 Registration, administrative fees.
24. a. The registration fee for an apportioned vehicle shall be determined by the number of in-jurisdiction miles an apportioned vehicle drives in the State of New Jersey and in each of the jurisdictions in which it is authorized to travel by its registration. The formula used for the registration fee shall be in accord with the International Registration Plan and shall be set forth in regulation.
b. In addition to the registration fee, the commission shall set by regulation an administrative fee which will be collected from each registrant to subsidize the cost of the administration of the program.
c. The administrative fee collected pursuant to this act shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer and be deposited into the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund established pursuant to section 17 of this act.
L.1995,c.157,s.24; amended 2003, c.13, s.100.
NJSA 39:3-6.15
39:3-6.15. Preservation of operational records
25. a. A registrant whose application for apportioned registration has been accepted shall preserve its operational records for a period of three years after the close of the registration year. Such records shall be made available to the Division of Motor Vehicles or its designee upon request for an audit as to the accuracy of computation, payments and assessments for deficiencies or allowances for credit during the normal business hours of the day.
b. If a registrant fails to make records available to the Division of Motor Vehicles or its designee upon proper request or if a registrant fails to maintain operational records from which true liability can be determined, the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles has the discretion to:
(1) suspend, revoke or cancel the registration.
(2) assess liability based upon the director's estimate of the actual miles traveled by the registrant in each jurisdiction; and
(3) take whatever action is reasonably necessary to advance the purposes of the International Registration Plan.
c. At the option of the carrier, on-board recording devices that are pre-approved by the director may be used in lieu of, or in addition to, handwritten trip reports for apportioned registration record keeping purposes.
L.1995,c.157,s.25.
NJSA 39:3-6.16
39:3-6.16. Temporary registration
26. a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may issue temporary registration credentials for any vehicle or combination of vehicles that could be lawfully operated in the jurisdiction if full registration or apportioned registration were obtained.
b. A person desiring a temporary registration certificate shall make application therefor on forms provided by the division. Every application shall be accompanied by the fee established by regulation.
c. The temporary registration shall be carried in the cab of the vehicle for which the permit is issued and shall not be valid for more than 72 hours.
L.1995,c.157,s.26.
NJSA 39:3-6.17
39:3-6.17. Violation, fines
27. A person who violates any provision of sections 21 through 26 of this act shall be subject to a fine of $500 for each offense. Such fine shall be forwarded by the judge to whom the same has been paid to the State Treasurer for deposit into the State General Fund.
L.1995,c.157,s.27.
NJSA 39:3-6.18
39:3-6.18. Motor carrier audits of operational records
28. The Division of Motor Vehicles or its designee shall perform motor carrier audits of the operational records of carrier accounts registered in New Jersey in accordance with the International Registration Plan Agreement and, upon the completion of any such audit, shall notify each jurisdiction in which the registrant is apportioned of the accuracy of the records of the registrant.
L.1995,c.157,s.28.
NJSA 39:3-6.19
39:3-6.19. Supersedure; nonapplicability
29. a. Registration of apportioned vehicles under this act and the State's participation in the International Registration Plan supersedes all other statutes, acts, and reciprocal agreements covering in whole or in part any of the matters covered by this act.
b. The State's participation in the International Registration Plan shall not affect any reciprocal or other agreement, arrangement or understanding the State has with any non-member jurisdiction.
L.1995,c.157,s.29.
NJSA 39:3-6.20
39:3-6.20. "Proportional Registration Distributive Fund"
30. a. The Division of Motor Vehicles shall distribute the registration fees collected for participating jurisdictions in accordance with the International Registration Program Agreement.
b. There is created within the State Treasury a special account to be known as the "Proportional Registration Distributive Fund" into which all fees collected for other jurisdictions shall be deposited and held in trust until distributed pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
c. Funds collected for other jurisdictions pursuant to the International Registration Plan shall not be considered funds of the State of New Jersey and shall not be appropriated for purposes other than distribution pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
L.1995,c.157,s.30.
NJSA 39:3-6.21
39:3-6.21. Reciprocity
31. After July 1, 1995, if no agreement, arrangement or declaration is in effect with respect to another jurisdiction as authorized by this act, any vehicle properly registered or licensed in such other jurisdiction, and for which evidence of compliance is supplied, shall receive, when operated in this State, the same exemptions, benefits, and privileges granted by such other jurisdiction to vehicles properly registered in this State. Reciprocity extended under this section shall apply to commercial vehicles only when engaged exclusively in interstate commerce, except as to a foreign registered trailer or semi-trailer in intrastate commerce when hauled by a truck, road tractor, or truck tractor registered with the director in conformity with R.S.39:3-20.
L.1995,c.157,s.31.
NJSA 39:3-7
39:3-7. Power of attorney given by nonresident; service of process
Each owner, required by this subtitle to register his motor vehicle or motor cycle, who has a residence outside of the state shall file with the commissioner a duly executed instrument, constituting the commissioner and his successors in office his true and lawful attorney upon whom all original process in any action or legal proceeding against him, caused by the operation of his registered motor vehicle or motor cycle in this state, may be served, and shall agree therein that any original process against him which is so served shall have the same force and effect as if served on himself in this state. Service of the process shall be made by leaving a copy thereof in the commissioner's office with a service fee of two dollars, to be taxed on the plaintiff's costs of suit. The commissioner shall forthwith notify such owner of the service by registered letter directed to him at the post-office address stated in his application for registration.
NJSA 39:3-8
39:3-8 Registration fee for passenger automobile; other vehicles.
39:3-8. The applicant for registration for any passenger automobile manufactured in any model year prior to the 1971 model year shall pay to the chief administrator for each registration a fee of $14 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight of less than 2,700 pounds, a fee of $23 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight of 2,700 pounds or more, but not greater than 3,800 pounds, and a fee of $44 for each vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight in excess of 3,800 pounds; provided, however, an applicant who has been issued a handicapped person identification card pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-205) and is registering a private passenger van manufactured in any model year prior to the 1971 model year which has been equipped with a wheelchair lift for the handicapped, or any other specially designed mechanical device for the handicapped as designated by the chief administrator that specifically requires installation only in a private passenger van because of the device's dimensions, operating characteristics or manufacturer's installation requirements, shall pay a fee of $14 for that vehicle. The applicant for registration for any passenger automobile manufactured in model year 1971 and thereafter, except as determined hereinafter, shall pay to the chief administrator for each registration a fee of $17 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight of less than 2,700 pounds, a fee of $28 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight of 2,700 pounds or more, but not greater than 3,800 pounds, and a fee of $51 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight in excess of 3,800 pounds; provided, however, an applicant who has been issued a handicapped person identification card pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-205) and is registering a private passenger van manufactured in model year 1971 or thereafter, except as determined hereinafter, which has been equipped with a wheelchair lift for the handicapped, or any other specially designed mechanical device for the handicapped as designated by the chief administrator that specifically requires installation only in a private passenger van because of the device's dimensions, operating characteristics or manufacturer's installation requirements, shall pay a fee of $17 for that vehicle. The applicant for registration for any 1980 or thereafter model year passenger automobile registered on or after March 1, 1979 shall pay to the chief administrator for each registration a fee of $25 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight not greater than 3,500 pounds and a fee of $50 for each vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight in excess of 3,500 pounds; provided, however, an applicant who has been issued a handicapped person identification card pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-205) and is registering any 1980 or thereafter model year private passenger van which has been equipped with a wheelchair lift for the handicapped, or any other specially designed mechanical device for the handicapped as designated by the chief administrator that specifically requires installation only in a private passenger van because of the device's dimensions, operating characteristics or manufacturer's installation requirements, shall pay a fee of $25 for that vehicle. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the applicant for registration for any new passenger automobile, for which the registration will expire on the last day of the 48th calendar month following the calendar month in which it was first issued, or for the term of the lease if the new passenger automobile is a leased motor vehicle subject to an extended registration period pursuant to R.S.39:3-4, shall prepay to the chief administrator the full amount due for the 48-month term, or the full amount due based upon the term of the lease if the new passenger automobile is a leased motor vehicle, upon the initial registration. The portion of that prepayment that is dedicated to specific purposes in accordance with section 110 of P.L.2003, c.13 (C.39:2A-38) and subsections a. and b. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.87 (C.39:3-8.2) shall be deposited in their respective dedicated accounts. The chief administrator shall determine manufacturer's shipping weight and model year for each passenger automobile on the basis of the information contained in the certificate of origin, the application for registration or for renewal of registration, or the records of the division, or any or all of these; and any case in which the manufacturer's shipping weight of any particular passenger automobile is unavailable, or in doubt or dispute, the chief administrator may require that such automobile be weighed on a scale designated by him, and such actual weight shall be considered the manufacturer's shipping weight for the purposes of this section; but in all cases the chief administrator's determination of the manufacturer's shipping weight of any such automobile shall be final. The applicant for registration for passenger automobile shall also pay to the chief administrator the inspection fee fixed in R.S.39:8-2 in addition to the fees described hereinabove.
The chief administrator may also license private utility and house type semitrailers and trailers with a gross load not in excess of 2,000 pounds at a fee of $4.00 per annum and all other such utility and house-type semitrailers and trailers at $9.00 per annum. Application for such registration shall be made on a blank to be furnished by the commission and the application shall contain a statement to the effect that the vehicle so registered will not be used for the commercial transportation of goods, wares and merchandise, or for hire.
Except as provided in R.S.39:3-84 for recreation vehicles, no private utility or house type semitrailer or trailer with an outside width of more than 96 inches, a maximum height of 13 feet 6 inches, a maximum length for a single vehicle of more than 35 feet, a maximum length for a semitrailer and its towing vehicle of more than 45 feet, and a maximum length for a trailer and its towing vehicle of more than 50 feet, shall be operated on any highway in this State, except that a vehicle exceeding the above limitations may be operated when a special permit so to operate is secured in advance from the chief administrator. A house type semitrailer or trailer with an outside width of no more than 16 feet shall be entitled to operate with such a special permit if the vehicle is a manufactured home on a transportation system that is designed in accordance with the "Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards," 24 CFR part 3280.901 et seq., promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, as amended and supplemented, provided that the operator complies with the provisions of this Title and the rules and regulations issued thereunder. If such a vehicle has an outside width of more than 16 feet, it shall be entitled to operate with such a special permit if it is transported on a commercial type low-bed trailer, semitrailer or properly registered dolly wheels pursuant to rules and regulations established by the chief administrator. The application for such permit shall be accompanied by a fee fixed by the chief administrator. A special permit issued by the chief administrator shall be in the possession of the operator of the vehicle for which such permit was issued. In computing any dimensions of a vehicle, for the purposes of this section, there shall not be included in the dimensional limitations safety equipment such as mirrors or lights, provided such appliances do not exceed the overall limitations established by the chief administrator by rule or regulation.
Amended 1953, c.256; 1955, c.8, s.4; 1963, c.49, s.1; 1968, c.130, s.1; 1975, c.180, s.2; 1976, c.43, s.1; 1979, c.3; 1995, c.397, s.2; 1998, c.135, s.1; 1999, c.392, s.1; 2004, c.64, s.2
39:3-6.11. Definitions relative to apportioned vehicles
As used in this act:
"Apportioned vehicle" means any vehicle used or intended for use in two or more member jurisdictions that register vehicles; is used for the transportation of persons for hire or is designed, used, or maintained for transportation of persons for hire or is designed, used, or maintained for transportation of property; and has a declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, or has three or more axles regardless of weight, or is used in combination when the gross vehicle weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds; except that recreation vehicles, vehicles displaying restricted plates, city pick-up and delivery vehicles, buses used in transportation of chartered parties, and government-owned vehicles are not apportioned vehicles.
"Base jurisdiction" means, for the purpose of fleet registration, the jurisdiction where the registrant has an established place of business, where mileage is accrued by the fleet vehicles and where operational records for the vehicles are maintained or can be made available.
"Fleet" means one or more apportioned vehicles.
"In-jurisdiction miles" means the total number of miles operated by a fleet of apportioned vehicles in a jurisdiction during the preceding year. Mileage of New Jersey registered vehicles accrued in jurisdictions that are not member jurisdictions shall be counted as in-jurisdiction miles operated in New Jersey.
"International Registration Plan" means a registration reciprocity agreement among the signatory states of the United States and provinces of Canada providing the payment of registration fees on the basis of fleet miles operated in each jurisdiction.
"Interstate operations" means apportioned vehicle movement between or through two or more jurisdictions.
"Jurisdiction" means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a state, province or territory of a country.
"Member jurisdiction" means a jurisdiction which is a party to the International Registration Plan.
"Motor carrier audit" means a physical examination of a motor carrier's operational records including source documentation to verify fleet mileage and accuracy of the carrier's record keeping system.
"Negotiable title" means a title issued by a jurisdiction that documents ownership of a vehicle and can be used to transfer ownership.
"Operational records" means documents supporting miles traveled in each jurisdiction and total miles travelled, such as, but not limited to fuel reports, trip sheets, and logs.
"Owner" means a person, business firm, or corporation holding the negotiable title to a vehicle or in whom the legal right of possession or control of the vehicle is vested.
"Preceding year" means the period of twelve consecutive months immediately before July 1 of the year preceding the commencement of the registration year for which apportioned registration is sought.
"Reciprocity" means that an apportioned vehicle properly registered in New Jersey shall be exempt from further registration requirements by any other member jurisdictions.
"Reciprocity agreement" means the agreement, arrangement or understanding governing the reciprocal grant of rights and privileges to vehicles that are based in and properly registered under the applicable laws of the jurisdiction that are parties to the International Registration Plan.
"Registrant" means a person, business firm, or corporation in whose name a vehicle or fleet of vehicles is registered.
"Registration year" means the 12-month period when the registration plates issued by the base jurisdiction are valid according to the laws of the base jurisdiction.
"Restricted plate" means a registration plate that has restrictions of time, geographic area, mileage or commodities or persons which may be hauled, such as a dealer plate or a farm plate.
"Total miles" means the total number of miles accumulated in all jurisdictions during the preceding year by all vehicles of the fleet while they were a part of the fleet. Mileage accumulated by the fleet that did not engage in interstate operations shall not be included in total miles.
L.1995,c.157,s.21.
NJSA 39:3-6.12
39:3-6.12. Membership in International Registration Plan
22 a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, may enter into and become a member of the International Registration Plan. Such plan may provide, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) the grant of full reciprocity, in accordance with the plan, to apportioned vehicles not based in New Jersey which are operated in interstate commerce in exchange for equivalent reciprocity for New Jersey-based apportioned vehicles;
(2) the exchange of audits of operational records or owners of fleets of apportioned vehicles with jurisdictions participating in the plan; and
(3) Provisions for the orderly administration of the plan, including the collection and disbursement of proportional registration fees, cooperative enforcement activities and the free exchange of information.
b. The director shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to implement the provisions of the International Registration Plan.
c. The director may, by contract, agreement or otherwise, or by appointment as a motor vehicle agent or by licensing, authorize a private corporation, organization or association to register apportioned vehicles and to maintain and perform motor carrier audits of the records necessary for participation in the International Registration Plan on behalf of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
L.1995,c.157,s.22.
NJSA 39:3-6.13
39:3-6.13. Registration of apportioned vehicles
23. a. The Division of Motor Vehicles or its designee shall register all apportioned vehicles within its jurisdiction upon application and payment of registration fees and upon proof of proper insurance and proof of filing of Federal Form 2290 pursuant to the federal highway motor vehicle use tax, 26 U.S.C. s.4481 et seq. A registration certificate shall be issued for each vehicle that is registered and that certificate shall identify the vehicle for which it is issued and shall list the jurisdictions in which the vehicle has been apportioned, the weight of the vehicle and the fee classification of the vehicle. The registration card shall be carried in or upon the vehicle for which it has been issued at all times.
b. Any registration issued for an apportioned vehicle pursuant to this section may be suspended, cancelled or revoked by the Division of Motor Vehicles in the event of the registrant's falsification of information, misstatement of fact, failure to pay fees, or failure to maintain the vehicle in accordance with standards set by the Federal Department of Transportation.
L.1995,c.157,s.23.
NJSA 39:3-6.14
39:3-6.14 Registration, administrative fees.
24. a. The registration fee for an apportioned vehicle shall be determined by the number of in-jurisdiction miles an apportioned vehicle drives in the State of New Jersey and in each of the jurisdictions in which it is authorized to travel by its registration. The formula used for the registration fee shall be in accord with the International Registration Plan and shall be set forth in regulation.
b. In addition to the registration fee, the commission shall set by regulation an administrative fee which will be collected from each registrant to subsidize the cost of the administration of the program.
c. The administrative fee collected pursuant to this act shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer and be deposited into the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund established pursuant to section 17 of this act.
L.1995,c.157,s.24; amended 2003, c.13, s.100.
NJSA 39:3-6.15
39:3-6.15. Preservation of operational records
25. a. A registrant whose application for apportioned registration has been accepted shall preserve its operational records for a period of three years after the close of the registration year. Such records shall be made available to the Division of Motor Vehicles or its designee upon request for an audit as to the accuracy of computation, payments and assessments for deficiencies or allowances for credit during the normal business hours of the day.
b. If a registrant fails to make records available to the Division of Motor Vehicles or its designee upon proper request or if a registrant fails to maintain operational records from which true liability can be determined, the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles has the discretion to:
(1) suspend, revoke or cancel the registration.
(2) assess liability based upon the director's estimate of the actual miles traveled by the registrant in each jurisdiction; and
(3) take whatever action is reasonably necessary to advance the purposes of the International Registration Plan.
c. At the option of the carrier, on-board recording devices that are pre-approved by the director may be used in lieu of, or in addition to, handwritten trip reports for apportioned registration record keeping purposes.
L.1995,c.157,s.25.
NJSA 39:3-6.16
39:3-6.16. Temporary registration
26. a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may issue temporary registration credentials for any vehicle or combination of vehicles that could be lawfully operated in the jurisdiction if full registration or apportioned registration were obtained.
b. A person desiring a temporary registration certificate shall make application therefor on forms provided by the division. Every application shall be accompanied by the fee established by regulation.
c. The temporary registration shall be carried in the cab of the vehicle for which the permit is issued and shall not be valid for more than 72 hours.
L.1995,c.157,s.26.
NJSA 39:3-6.17
39:3-6.17. Violation, fines
27. A person who violates any provision of sections 21 through 26 of this act shall be subject to a fine of $500 for each offense. Such fine shall be forwarded by the judge to whom the same has been paid to the State Treasurer for deposit into the State General Fund.
L.1995,c.157,s.27.
NJSA 39:3-6.18
39:3-6.18. Motor carrier audits of operational records
28. The Division of Motor Vehicles or its designee shall perform motor carrier audits of the operational records of carrier accounts registered in New Jersey in accordance with the International Registration Plan Agreement and, upon the completion of any such audit, shall notify each jurisdiction in which the registrant is apportioned of the accuracy of the records of the registrant.
L.1995,c.157,s.28.
NJSA 39:3-6.19
39:3-6.19. Supersedure; nonapplicability
29. a. Registration of apportioned vehicles under this act and the State's participation in the International Registration Plan supersedes all other statutes, acts, and reciprocal agreements covering in whole or in part any of the matters covered by this act.
b. The State's participation in the International Registration Plan shall not affect any reciprocal or other agreement, arrangement or understanding the State has with any non-member jurisdiction.
L.1995,c.157,s.29.
NJSA 39:3-6.20
39:3-6.20. "Proportional Registration Distributive Fund"
30. a. The Division of Motor Vehicles shall distribute the registration fees collected for participating jurisdictions in accordance with the International Registration Program Agreement.
b. There is created within the State Treasury a special account to be known as the "Proportional Registration Distributive Fund" into which all fees collected for other jurisdictions shall be deposited and held in trust until distributed pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
c. Funds collected for other jurisdictions pursuant to the International Registration Plan shall not be considered funds of the State of New Jersey and shall not be appropriated for purposes other than distribution pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
L.1995,c.157,s.30.
NJSA 39:3-6.21
39:3-6.21. Reciprocity
31. After July 1, 1995, if no agreement, arrangement or declaration is in effect with respect to another jurisdiction as authorized by this act, any vehicle properly registered or licensed in such other jurisdiction, and for which evidence of compliance is supplied, shall receive, when operated in this State, the same exemptions, benefits, and privileges granted by such other jurisdiction to vehicles properly registered in this State. Reciprocity extended under this section shall apply to commercial vehicles only when engaged exclusively in interstate commerce, except as to a foreign registered trailer or semi-trailer in intrastate commerce when hauled by a truck, road tractor, or truck tractor registered with the director in conformity with R.S.39:3-20.
L.1995,c.157,s.31.
NJSA 39:3-7
39:3-7. Power of attorney given by nonresident; service of process
Each owner, required by this subtitle to register his motor vehicle or motor cycle, who has a residence outside of the state shall file with the commissioner a duly executed instrument, constituting the commissioner and his successors in office his true and lawful attorney upon whom all original process in any action or legal proceeding against him, caused by the operation of his registered motor vehicle or motor cycle in this state, may be served, and shall agree therein that any original process against him which is so served shall have the same force and effect as if served on himself in this state. Service of the process shall be made by leaving a copy thereof in the commissioner's office with a service fee of two dollars, to be taxed on the plaintiff's costs of suit. The commissioner shall forthwith notify such owner of the service by registered letter directed to him at the post-office address stated in his application for registration.
NJSA 39:3-8
39:3-8 Registration fee for passenger automobile; other vehicles.
39:3-8. The applicant for registration for any passenger automobile manufactured in any model year prior to the 1971 model year shall pay to the chief administrator for each registration a fee of $14 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight of less than 2,700 pounds, a fee of $23 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight of 2,700 pounds or more, but not greater than 3,800 pounds, and a fee of $44 for each vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight in excess of 3,800 pounds; provided, however, an applicant who has been issued a handicapped person identification card pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-205) and is registering a private passenger van manufactured in any model year prior to the 1971 model year which has been equipped with a wheelchair lift for the handicapped, or any other specially designed mechanical device for the handicapped as designated by the chief administrator that specifically requires installation only in a private passenger van because of the device's dimensions, operating characteristics or manufacturer's installation requirements, shall pay a fee of $14 for that vehicle. The applicant for registration for any passenger automobile manufactured in model year 1971 and thereafter, except as determined hereinafter, shall pay to the chief administrator for each registration a fee of $17 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight of less than 2,700 pounds, a fee of $28 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight of 2,700 pounds or more, but not greater than 3,800 pounds, and a fee of $51 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight in excess of 3,800 pounds; provided, however, an applicant who has been issued a handicapped person identification card pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-205) and is registering a private passenger van manufactured in model year 1971 or thereafter, except as determined hereinafter, which has been equipped with a wheelchair lift for the handicapped, or any other specially designed mechanical device for the handicapped as designated by the chief administrator that specifically requires installation only in a private passenger van because of the device's dimensions, operating characteristics or manufacturer's installation requirements, shall pay a fee of $17 for that vehicle. The applicant for registration for any 1980 or thereafter model year passenger automobile registered on or after March 1, 1979 shall pay to the chief administrator for each registration a fee of $25 for each such vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight not greater than 3,500 pounds and a fee of $50 for each vehicle having a manufacturer's shipping weight in excess of 3,500 pounds; provided, however, an applicant who has been issued a handicapped person identification card pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-205) and is registering any 1980 or thereafter model year private passenger van which has been equipped with a wheelchair lift for the handicapped, or any other specially designed mechanical device for the handicapped as designated by the chief administrator that specifically requires installation only in a private passenger van because of the device's dimensions, operating characteristics or manufacturer's installation requirements, shall pay a fee of $25 for that vehicle. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the applicant for registration for any new passenger automobile, for which the registration will expire on the last day of the 48th calendar month following the calendar month in which it was first issued, or for the term of the lease if the new passenger automobile is a leased motor vehicle subject to an extended registration period pursuant to R.S.39:3-4, shall prepay to the chief administrator the full amount due for the 48-month term, or the full amount due based upon the term of the lease if the new passenger automobile is a leased motor vehicle, upon the initial registration. The portion of that prepayment that is dedicated to specific purposes in accordance with section 110 of P.L.2003, c.13 (C.39:2A-38) and subsections a. and b. of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.87 (C.39:3-8.2) shall be deposited in their respective dedicated accounts. The chief administrator shall determine manufacturer's shipping weight and model year for each passenger automobile on the basis of the information contained in the certificate of origin, the application for registration or for renewal of registration, or the records of the division, or any or all of these; and any case in which the manufacturer's shipping weight of any particular passenger automobile is unavailable, or in doubt or dispute, the chief administrator may require that such automobile be weighed on a scale designated by him, and such actual weight shall be considered the manufacturer's shipping weight for the purposes of this section; but in all cases the chief administrator's determination of the manufacturer's shipping weight of any such automobile shall be final. The applicant for registration for passenger automobile shall also pay to the chief administrator the inspection fee fixed in R.S.39:8-2 in addition to the fees described hereinabove.
The chief administrator may also license private utility and house type semitrailers and trailers with a gross load not in excess of 2,000 pounds at a fee of $4.00 per annum and all other such utility and house-type semitrailers and trailers at $9.00 per annum. Application for such registration shall be made on a blank to be furnished by the commission and the application shall contain a statement to the effect that the vehicle so registered will not be used for the commercial transportation of goods, wares and merchandise, or for hire.
Except as provided in R.S.39:3-84 for recreation vehicles, no private utility or house type semitrailer or trailer with an outside width of more than 96 inches, a maximum height of 13 feet 6 inches, a maximum length for a single vehicle of more than 35 feet, a maximum length for a semitrailer and its towing vehicle of more than 45 feet, and a maximum length for a trailer and its towing vehicle of more than 50 feet, shall be operated on any highway in this State, except that a vehicle exceeding the above limitations may be operated when a special permit so to operate is secured in advance from the chief administrator. A house type semitrailer or trailer with an outside width of no more than 16 feet shall be entitled to operate with such a special permit if the vehicle is a manufactured home on a transportation system that is designed in accordance with the "Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards," 24 CFR part 3280.901 et seq., promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, as amended and supplemented, provided that the operator complies with the provisions of this Title and the rules and regulations issued thereunder. If such a vehicle has an outside width of more than 16 feet, it shall be entitled to operate with such a special permit if it is transported on a commercial type low-bed trailer, semitrailer or properly registered dolly wheels pursuant to rules and regulations established by the chief administrator. The application for such permit shall be accompanied by a fee fixed by the chief administrator. A special permit issued by the chief administrator shall be in the possession of the operator of the vehicle for which such permit was issued. In computing any dimensions of a vehicle, for the purposes of this section, there shall not be included in the dimensional limitations safety equipment such as mirrors or lights, provided such appliances do not exceed the overall limitations established by the chief administrator by rule or regulation.
Amended 1953, c.256; 1955, c.8, s.4; 1963, c.49, s.1; 1968, c.130, s.1; 1975, c.180, s.2; 1976, c.43, s.1; 1979, c.3; 1995, c.397, s.2; 1998, c.135, s.1; 1999, c.392, s.1; 2004, c.64, s.2
