NJSA 39:3-13.7 through NJSA 39:3-19.5
NJSA 39:3-13.7
39:3-13.7 Rules, regulations.
12. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Director of the Office of Highway Traffic Safety shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations each determines to be necessary to effectuate their respective responsibilities under this act.
L.1998,c.108,s.12.
NJSA 39:3-13.8
39:3-13.8 Fine for violations of special learners permit conditions.
11. A fine of $100 shall be imposed for violating the following conditions of a special learners permit, an examination permit or a provisional driver's license:
a. supervision requirements for permit holders;
b. passenger restrictions;
c. hours of operation;
d. seat belt requirements;
e. interactive wireless communication device use restrictions; or
f. any other violation of the conditions of a permit or provisional license as the director may designate.
L.2001,c.420,s.11.
NJSA 39:3-14
39:3-14. Official drivers licensed free; special certificate; termination and surrender
Every driver operating a state, county or city owned motor vehicle or motor cycle exclusively for the use of the state, county or city shall be licensed to do so without charge by the commissioner in accordance with this chapter. A special certificate, to be prescribed and furnished by the commissioner, shall be issued to him. The license so granted shall, unless otherwise revoked, terminate upon the licensee's ceasing to be an employee of the state, county or city, and it shall, upon demand made therefor by the commissioner, be surrendered.
NJSA 39:3-15
39:3-15. Operation of motor vehicle by nonresident; touring privileges; seasonal permits; violations; fines
A nonresident owner of any motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle which has been registered in accordance with the laws respecting the registration of motor vehicles of the jurisdiction in which the nonresident resides, and which has conspicuously displayed thereon the registration number thereof, may, without complying with the provisions of this subtitle with respect to registration and equipment, operate or permit the operation of such vehicle in this State during such portion of the entire year as the free operation of a similar type of vehicle belonging to a resident of this State and registered in compliance with the laws of this State, and whose registration number is conspicuously displayed thereon, is permitted in the jurisdiction of the nonresident; provided that such vehicle is not:
(a) Used for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, or
(b) Regularly operated in carrying on business within this State,
(c) Designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
The foregoing shall not apply to a vehicle leased by an owner engaged in the business of leasing such vehicles.
Any vehicle properly registered in, and having conspicuously displayed on it the registration number issued by, another jurisdiction may be operated on the highways of this State without complying with the provisions of this subtitle with respect to registration during such portion of the entire year as the director shall determine to be the normal period of seasonal employment in agricultural pursuits, provided a special permit is obtained from the director for such operation, which may be issued to any applicant who satisfies the director that he is engaged in such employment, and upon the payment of a fee of $1.00.
Except as otherwise provided by reciprocity agreement or arrangement entered into by the director, or by a declaration issued by him, the privilege of operation in this State of motor vehicles or motor-drawn vehicles belonging to nonresidents extended by this act shall not permit the intrastate operation of any truck, road tractor, truck tractor or trailer and semitrailer of the commercial type, except that a trailer or semitrailer duly registered in another jurisdiction is extended the privilege of intrastate operation when being drawn by a truck, road tractor, or truck tractor registered in accordance with the provisions of Revised Statutes 39:3-20 and provided that the gross weight of the combination of vehicles, including load, does not exceed the maximum weight allowed by the registration certificate of the drawing vehicle registered in this State. The owner or driver of any vehicle used in intrastate operations not permitted by this section shall be subject to fine in accordance with the following schedule:
a. a 2-axle truck, a fine of $288.00;
b. a 3-axle truck, a fine of $381.50;
c. a 3-axle combination of vehicles, a fine of $475.00;
d. a combination of vehicles with more than 3 axles, a fine of $687.50; and
e. a commercial motor vehicle having 3 or more axles and a gross weight over 40,000 pounds but not exceeding 70,000 pounds, the owner or driver of which is actually engaged in construction work or in the business of supplying material, transporting material, or using such vehicle for construction work, a fine of $1,120.00.
Amended by L.1938, c. 66, p. 175, s. 5; L.1938, c. 332, p. 845, s. 1; L.1939, c. 79, p. 132, s. 1; L.1956, c. 97, p. 200, s. 1; L.1957, c. 132, p. 514, s. 1; L.1966, c. 209, s. 1; L.1967, c. 144, s. 1, eff. July 7, 1967; L.1969, c. 119, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1969; L.1982, c. 217, s. 1, eff. Dec. 29, 1982.
NJSA 39:3-15.1
39:3-15.1. Rules and regulations; forms
The director may prescribe and provide forms and make such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this amendatory act.
L.1956, c. 97, p. 201, s. 2.
NJSA 39:3-16
39:3-16. Authority of commissioner; suspension of touring privileges
The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of sections 39:3-12, 39:3-13 and 39:3-15 to 39:3-17 of this Title, and shall have the power to suspend the operating privilege of all, a class, or a part of any class of motor vehicles and motor-drawn vehicles registered in another State, Territory, Federal district of the United States or province of the Dominion of Canada, or foreign country, when, in his judgment, any such State, Territory, Federal district or foreign country prohibits the free operation therein of a class or part of any class of motor vehicles or motor-drawn vehicles belonging to residents of this State and which have been properly registered in accordance with the laws of this State. The commissioner shall also have power to suspend, for violation of any of the provisions of this subtitle, or on other reasonable grounds, the operating privilege of any motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle belonging to a nonresident. In suspending any such operating privilege, the commissioner shall notify the official or body performing the registration duty in the State, Territory, Federal district of the United States or province of the Dominion of Canada, or foreign country, in which the nonresident resides of such action, give public notice of the same and cause the police authorities to be notified. If any such motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle whose operating privilege has been suspended shall thereafter be driven in this State, such driving shall constitute a violation of section 39:3-4 of this Title, and the driver of any such vehicle shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in said section 39:3-4.
Amended by L.1939, c. 79, p. 132, s. 2.
NJSA 39:3-17
39:3-17. Touring privileges of nonresident chauffeurs or drivers
The touring privileges allowed by R.S. 39:3-15 are also extended to any nonresident chauffeur or driver who has complied with the law of his resident state, or country, with respect to the licensing of drivers or chauffeurs. No such nonresident shall operate a motor vehicle registered under the laws of this State unless he is seventeen years of age or over. No nonresident shall be permitted to avail himself of the right of driving a New Jersey registered vehicle under his reciprocity privilege unless he is a holder of a driver's license from the state, or country, in which he resides. A nonresident shall, at all times while operating a motor vehicle in this State under this reciprocity provision, have in his possession the registration certificate of the car which he shall be then operating and his driver's license, and shall exhibit them to a police officer or judge who, in the performance of the duties of his office, shall request the same. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than sixty days.
Amended by L.1939, c. 79, p. 133, s. 3; L.1983, c. 403, s. 9, eff. Dec. 23, 1983.
NJSA 39:3-17.1
39:3-17.1. Extends right to operate motor vehicle for 60 days or longer period or reciprocity
1. Except as provided in section 9 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.17), any person who becomes a resident of this State and who immediately prior thereto was authorized to operate and drive a motor vehicle or motor vehicles in this State as a nonresident pursuant to R.S.39:3-15 and R.S.39:3-17, shall not lose his right to so operate and drive such motor vehicle or motor vehicles by becoming a resident of this State, but such right shall continue to be in full force and effect for 60 days, unless a longer period of reciprocity is otherwise provided by law, after the establishment of his residence in this State in the same manner and to the same extent as though he were a nonresident. The director shall not issue a driver's license to a person who is entitled to operate a motor vehicle in this State under a reciprocity privilege granted by any law.
L.1955,c.53,s.1; amended 1990,c.103,s.29; 1993,c.34,s.4.
NJSA 39:3-18
39:3-18. General registration; "D" or temporary plates; fees
A manufacturer of motor vehicles, motor-drawn vehicles, motor vehicle bodies, motorized bicycles, or motorcycles doing business in this State may, with regard to motor or motor-drawn vehicles, motorized bicycles, or motorcycles owned or controlled by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the letter "D" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any vehicle or cycle owned or controlled by such manufacturer, but only if it is operated only for shop, demonstration or delivery purposes.
A bona fide converter of commercial motor vehicles, motor-drawn vehicles or motor vehicle chassis doing business in this State may, with regard to motor or motor-drawn vehicles owned or controlled by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the letter "D" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any vehicles owned or controlled by such converter, but only if such vehicles are operated for shop, demonstration or delivery purposes.
A bona fide dealer in motor vehicles, motor-drawn vehicles or motorcycles doing business in this State and having a license to do business as such issued by the director may, with regard to motor or motor-drawn vehicles or cycles owned by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the letter "D" stated thereon. Such plates shall only be placed on any vehicle or cycle owned by such dealer; and provided, such vehicle is not used for hire. Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of this paragraph shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $100.00.
A bona fide dealer in motorized bicycles, as defined in R.S. 39:1-1, who has an established place of business in this State, may, with regard to motorized bicycles owned by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the letter "D" stated thereon. The plates can be placed on a motorized bicycle by the dealer, but only if the motorized bicycle is operated only for shop, demonstration, or delivery purposes.
Any person engaged in the business of financing the purchase of motor or motor-drawn vehicles or motorized bicycles or lending money thereon may, with regard to motor or motor-drawn vehicles or motorized bicycles owned or controlled by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the word "temporary" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any such vehicle only when it is being transported from the place where it has been kept by the purchaser or borrower to the place where it is to be kept by the repossessor, or when the repossessor desires to operate it for the purpose of demonstration for sale.
Any corporation engaged in the business of insuring motor vehicles, motorized bicycles, or motor-drawn vehicles against theft may, with regard to vehicles owned or controlled by it, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the word "temporary" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any such vehicle, if ownership or control thereof has been obtained by virtue of the terms of an insurance against theft contract made by such corporation, and only when the vehicle is to be transported for delivery to the owner thereof from the place where it has been abandoned by or seized from a thief.
Any person, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of transporting motor or motor-drawn vehicles or motorized bicycles from the place of manufacture for delivery to dealers may, with regard to such vehicles, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the kind and style provided for in this subtitle, with the word "temporary" stated thereon, but only if the director is satisfied as to the financial responsibility of such person, partnership or corporation to meet any claim for damages arising out of any automobile accident and satisfactory evidence of such responsibility has been filed with him.
Any person engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles, motorized bicycles, or motor-drawn vehicles may, with regard to said motor vehicles, motorized bicycles, or motor-drawn vehicles owned by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor, provided for in this subtitle, with the word "temporary " stated thereon. Said registration plates may be placed on any motor vehicle, motorized bicycle, or motor-drawn vehicle owned by such person while said vehicle is not individually registered and not in use as a rented or leased vehicle.
A bona fide dealer in "nonconventional" type motor vehicles, as defined in R.S. 39:10-2, who has an established place of business in this State, may, with regard to "nonconventional" type motor vehicles owned by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the letter "D" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any "nonconventional" type motor vehicle by such dealer, but only if such "nonconventional" type motor vehicle is operated only for shop, demonstration or delivery purposes.
Any person, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of conducting a wholesale automobile auction block in this State for duly licensed dealers only, at least once each week, may, with regard to vehicles controlled by it, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the word "temporary" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any vehicle controlled by the auction block, which is to be transported from the place where stored by the owner to the auction block. Such plates may not be displayed on a vehicle sold at the auction block for delivery to the purchaser. Application for such plates shall be approved only if the director is satisfied as to the financial responsibility of such person, partnership or corporation to meet any claim for damages arising out of any automobile accident and satisfactory proof of such responsibility has been filed with him.
Registration plates issued pursuant to this section shall be a single plate and shall be issued in sets of five and shall bear the letter "D" or the word "temporary" and shall bear a number corresponding to the number on the certificate of registration. The single registration plate shall be displayed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:3-33.
The annual fee for the issuance of a certificate of registration, four duplicates thereof and one set of five single "D" or "temporary" plates bearing a number corresponding to the number on the certificate of registration shall be $100.00; but the annual fee for the issuance of a certificate of registration for motorcycles or motorized bicycles, two duplicates thereof and one set of three single "D" plates bearing a number on the certificate of registration shall be $20.00.
Amended by L.1951, c. 4, p. 23, s. 1; L.1962, c. 164, s. 1; L.1963, c. 34, s. 1; L.1965, c. 71, s. 1; L.1968, c. 130, s. 4, eff. Aug. 1, 1968; L.1969, c. 254, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1970; L.1973, c. 65, s. 1, eff. March 22, 1973; L.1983, c. 105, s. 1.
NJSA 39:3-19
39:3-19. Annual registration fees
39:3-19. For each vehicle used as an omnibus for the transportation of passengers for hire the applicant for the registration thereof shall pay an annual fee as follows:
$30.00 for each vehicle having a seating capacity of 18 passengers or less;
$48.00 for each vehicle having a seating capacity of not less than 19 nor more than 30 passengers;
$48.00 for vehicles having a seating capacity of more than 30 passengers and an additional fee of $3.00 for each passenger measured by the seating capacity in excess of 30 passengers.
Whenever the number of regular route passengers carried by an applicant in the previous calendar year represents 75% or more of the combined number of passengers carried on regular route, casino, special and charter bus operations during that year, then such applicant shall pay $10.00 per annum for the registration of each vehicle used as an omnibus for the transportation of passengers for hire in lieu of the annual fees hereinbefore prescribed. In addition, any applicant who is operating regular route bus service under a contract with the New Jersey Transit Corporation pursuant to P.L. 1979, c. 150 (C. 27:25-1 et seq.), shall pay $10.00 per annum for the registration of each vehicle used as an omnibus for the transportation of passengers for hire in lieu of the annual fees hereinbefore prescribed and without regard to the aforementioned 75% requirement.
Applicants seeking to register a vehicle for the reduced fee shall first obtain a letter from the Department of Transportation certifying that the number of regular route passengers carried by the applicant in the previous calendar year represents 75% or more of the combined number of passengers carried on regular route, casino, special and charter bus operations during that year, or in the case of applicants operating under contract with the New Jersey Transit Corporation pursuant to P.L. 1979, c. 150 (C. 27:25-1 et seq.) shall obtain a letter from the corporation certifying that they are under such a contract. Applicants shall present the appropriate letters of certification with their applications for omnibus registration to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
The director shall provide identification marks of the general style and kind provided for motor vehicle registrations, assigning a number to each identification mark, and before each number the letter "O" shall be placed.
Every applicant for omnibus registration shall make application, setting forth the fact that he is in the business of transporting passengers for hire; and the director, if satisfied of the correctness of the statements made in such application, may issue a registration certificate for omnibus license.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use by an omnibus operator of any automobile duly licensed by him as owner.
Amended 1951,c.5; 1968,c.130,s.5; 1972,c.211,s.1; 1987,c.445,s.4.
NJSA 39:3-19.1
39:3-19.1. Penalty for violations of section 39:3-19
Any person owning or operating a motor vehicle who shall use his motor vehicle for transportation of passengers for hire, without having an omnibus registration as provided for in section 39:3-19 of this title, shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding twenty-five dollars or to imprisonment for a period of not exceeding thirty days. Any offender who shall be convicted of a second or any subsequent offense of the same violation shall be fined one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for a period of not exceeding ninety days.
NJSA 39:3-19.2
39:3-19.2. School vehicles; fees; exemptions
The Director of Motor Vehicles shall have the authority to issue upon application therefor a license plate for school vehicles marked "School Vehicle Type I" or "School Vehicle Type II" as the application may indicate is warranted in accordance with the definition of these vehicles contained in R.S. 39:1-1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every registration for a school vehicle shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the eleventh calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued.
School vehicles for which school vehicle registrations had been issued prior to the effective date of this act and which expire June 30, 1982 shall be issued registrations which, in the director's discretion, shall expire on a date to be fixed by him, which date shall not be sooner than 4 months nor later than 16 months following the date of issuance of the registration. The fees for such registrations shall be fixed by the director in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by this section.
No fee shall be charged the United States Government, the State of New Jersey, a local school district, a regional school district, or a county vocational or technical school upon application for a Type I or Type II school vehicle license plate.
All other applicants for license plates herein authorized of the "School Vehicle Type I" kind shall pay an annual registration fee of $140.00. All other applicants for license plates herein authorized of the "School Vehicle Type II" shall pay an annual registration fee of $40.00.
L.1974, c. 162, s. 2, eff. Dec. 2, 1974. Amended by L.1975, c. 180, s. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1976; L.1981, c. 554, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
NJSA 39:3-19.3
39:3-19.3. Inapplicability of act to certain buses and vehicles
The provisions of this act shall not apply to buses used in common carrier line service and school transportation service whose owner meets the qualifications prescribed in R.S. 39:3-19 or to any vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 or less which is solely used to transport children to or from summer day camps or summer residence camps from May 15 to September 15 of any year.
L.1974, c. 162, s. 3, eff. Dec. 2, 1974. Amended by L.1980, c. 115, s. 1, eff. Sept. 19, 1980.
NJSA 39:3-19.4
39:3-19.4. Vehicle used for summer day or residence camps; inspection; liability insurance coverage
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1974, c. 162 (C. 39:3-19.2) or of any other law, any vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 or less which is used to transport children to or from summer day camps or summer residence camps from May 15 to September 15 shall be inspected by the Division of Motor Vehicles prior to May 15 of any year in which the vehicle is to be used for those purposes for compliance with the minimum standards for small vehicles which have been adopted by the Department of Education and shall be covered by motor vehicle liability insurance coverage insuring against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death sustained by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, operation or use of said vehicle wherein such coverage shall be at least in: a. an amount or limit of $300,000.00, exclusive of interest and costs, on account of injury to, or death of, one person, in any one accident; and b. an amount or limit, subject to such limit for any one person so injured or killed, of $500,000.00, exclusive of interest and costs, on account of injury to or death of, more than one person, in any one accident.
L.1979, c. 147, s. 2, eff. July 16, 1979. Amended by L.1980, c. 115, s. 2, eff. Sept. 19, 1980.
NJSA 39:3-19.5
39:3-19.5 Special registration plates for limousines.
12. a. Upon the application of any person who owns a limousine service, the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue special registration plates bearing the word "limousine" in addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed by law.
b. The special registration plates authorized by this act shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the director, that the applicant has complied with the provisions of article 2 of chapter 16 of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
c. The fee for such special registration plates shall be $10.00 in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of such motor vehicles.
L.1979,c.224,s.12; amended 1999, c.356, s.19.
39:3-13.7 Rules, regulations.
12. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Director of the Office of Highway Traffic Safety shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations each determines to be necessary to effectuate their respective responsibilities under this act.
L.1998,c.108,s.12.
NJSA 39:3-13.8
39:3-13.8 Fine for violations of special learners permit conditions.
11. A fine of $100 shall be imposed for violating the following conditions of a special learners permit, an examination permit or a provisional driver's license:
a. supervision requirements for permit holders;
b. passenger restrictions;
c. hours of operation;
d. seat belt requirements;
e. interactive wireless communication device use restrictions; or
f. any other violation of the conditions of a permit or provisional license as the director may designate.
L.2001,c.420,s.11.
NJSA 39:3-14
39:3-14. Official drivers licensed free; special certificate; termination and surrender
Every driver operating a state, county or city owned motor vehicle or motor cycle exclusively for the use of the state, county or city shall be licensed to do so without charge by the commissioner in accordance with this chapter. A special certificate, to be prescribed and furnished by the commissioner, shall be issued to him. The license so granted shall, unless otherwise revoked, terminate upon the licensee's ceasing to be an employee of the state, county or city, and it shall, upon demand made therefor by the commissioner, be surrendered.
NJSA 39:3-15
39:3-15. Operation of motor vehicle by nonresident; touring privileges; seasonal permits; violations; fines
A nonresident owner of any motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle which has been registered in accordance with the laws respecting the registration of motor vehicles of the jurisdiction in which the nonresident resides, and which has conspicuously displayed thereon the registration number thereof, may, without complying with the provisions of this subtitle with respect to registration and equipment, operate or permit the operation of such vehicle in this State during such portion of the entire year as the free operation of a similar type of vehicle belonging to a resident of this State and registered in compliance with the laws of this State, and whose registration number is conspicuously displayed thereon, is permitted in the jurisdiction of the nonresident; provided that such vehicle is not:
(a) Used for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, or
(b) Regularly operated in carrying on business within this State,
(c) Designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
The foregoing shall not apply to a vehicle leased by an owner engaged in the business of leasing such vehicles.
Any vehicle properly registered in, and having conspicuously displayed on it the registration number issued by, another jurisdiction may be operated on the highways of this State without complying with the provisions of this subtitle with respect to registration during such portion of the entire year as the director shall determine to be the normal period of seasonal employment in agricultural pursuits, provided a special permit is obtained from the director for such operation, which may be issued to any applicant who satisfies the director that he is engaged in such employment, and upon the payment of a fee of $1.00.
Except as otherwise provided by reciprocity agreement or arrangement entered into by the director, or by a declaration issued by him, the privilege of operation in this State of motor vehicles or motor-drawn vehicles belonging to nonresidents extended by this act shall not permit the intrastate operation of any truck, road tractor, truck tractor or trailer and semitrailer of the commercial type, except that a trailer or semitrailer duly registered in another jurisdiction is extended the privilege of intrastate operation when being drawn by a truck, road tractor, or truck tractor registered in accordance with the provisions of Revised Statutes 39:3-20 and provided that the gross weight of the combination of vehicles, including load, does not exceed the maximum weight allowed by the registration certificate of the drawing vehicle registered in this State. The owner or driver of any vehicle used in intrastate operations not permitted by this section shall be subject to fine in accordance with the following schedule:
a. a 2-axle truck, a fine of $288.00;
b. a 3-axle truck, a fine of $381.50;
c. a 3-axle combination of vehicles, a fine of $475.00;
d. a combination of vehicles with more than 3 axles, a fine of $687.50; and
e. a commercial motor vehicle having 3 or more axles and a gross weight over 40,000 pounds but not exceeding 70,000 pounds, the owner or driver of which is actually engaged in construction work or in the business of supplying material, transporting material, or using such vehicle for construction work, a fine of $1,120.00.
Amended by L.1938, c. 66, p. 175, s. 5; L.1938, c. 332, p. 845, s. 1; L.1939, c. 79, p. 132, s. 1; L.1956, c. 97, p. 200, s. 1; L.1957, c. 132, p. 514, s. 1; L.1966, c. 209, s. 1; L.1967, c. 144, s. 1, eff. July 7, 1967; L.1969, c. 119, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1969; L.1982, c. 217, s. 1, eff. Dec. 29, 1982.
NJSA 39:3-15.1
39:3-15.1. Rules and regulations; forms
The director may prescribe and provide forms and make such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this amendatory act.
L.1956, c. 97, p. 201, s. 2.
NJSA 39:3-16
39:3-16. Authority of commissioner; suspension of touring privileges
The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of sections 39:3-12, 39:3-13 and 39:3-15 to 39:3-17 of this Title, and shall have the power to suspend the operating privilege of all, a class, or a part of any class of motor vehicles and motor-drawn vehicles registered in another State, Territory, Federal district of the United States or province of the Dominion of Canada, or foreign country, when, in his judgment, any such State, Territory, Federal district or foreign country prohibits the free operation therein of a class or part of any class of motor vehicles or motor-drawn vehicles belonging to residents of this State and which have been properly registered in accordance with the laws of this State. The commissioner shall also have power to suspend, for violation of any of the provisions of this subtitle, or on other reasonable grounds, the operating privilege of any motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle belonging to a nonresident. In suspending any such operating privilege, the commissioner shall notify the official or body performing the registration duty in the State, Territory, Federal district of the United States or province of the Dominion of Canada, or foreign country, in which the nonresident resides of such action, give public notice of the same and cause the police authorities to be notified. If any such motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle whose operating privilege has been suspended shall thereafter be driven in this State, such driving shall constitute a violation of section 39:3-4 of this Title, and the driver of any such vehicle shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in said section 39:3-4.
Amended by L.1939, c. 79, p. 132, s. 2.
NJSA 39:3-17
39:3-17. Touring privileges of nonresident chauffeurs or drivers
The touring privileges allowed by R.S. 39:3-15 are also extended to any nonresident chauffeur or driver who has complied with the law of his resident state, or country, with respect to the licensing of drivers or chauffeurs. No such nonresident shall operate a motor vehicle registered under the laws of this State unless he is seventeen years of age or over. No nonresident shall be permitted to avail himself of the right of driving a New Jersey registered vehicle under his reciprocity privilege unless he is a holder of a driver's license from the state, or country, in which he resides. A nonresident shall, at all times while operating a motor vehicle in this State under this reciprocity provision, have in his possession the registration certificate of the car which he shall be then operating and his driver's license, and shall exhibit them to a police officer or judge who, in the performance of the duties of his office, shall request the same. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than sixty days.
Amended by L.1939, c. 79, p. 133, s. 3; L.1983, c. 403, s. 9, eff. Dec. 23, 1983.
NJSA 39:3-17.1
39:3-17.1. Extends right to operate motor vehicle for 60 days or longer period or reciprocity
1. Except as provided in section 9 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.17), any person who becomes a resident of this State and who immediately prior thereto was authorized to operate and drive a motor vehicle or motor vehicles in this State as a nonresident pursuant to R.S.39:3-15 and R.S.39:3-17, shall not lose his right to so operate and drive such motor vehicle or motor vehicles by becoming a resident of this State, but such right shall continue to be in full force and effect for 60 days, unless a longer period of reciprocity is otherwise provided by law, after the establishment of his residence in this State in the same manner and to the same extent as though he were a nonresident. The director shall not issue a driver's license to a person who is entitled to operate a motor vehicle in this State under a reciprocity privilege granted by any law.
L.1955,c.53,s.1; amended 1990,c.103,s.29; 1993,c.34,s.4.
NJSA 39:3-18
39:3-18. General registration; "D" or temporary plates; fees
A manufacturer of motor vehicles, motor-drawn vehicles, motor vehicle bodies, motorized bicycles, or motorcycles doing business in this State may, with regard to motor or motor-drawn vehicles, motorized bicycles, or motorcycles owned or controlled by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the letter "D" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any vehicle or cycle owned or controlled by such manufacturer, but only if it is operated only for shop, demonstration or delivery purposes.
A bona fide converter of commercial motor vehicles, motor-drawn vehicles or motor vehicle chassis doing business in this State may, with regard to motor or motor-drawn vehicles owned or controlled by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the letter "D" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any vehicles owned or controlled by such converter, but only if such vehicles are operated for shop, demonstration or delivery purposes.
A bona fide dealer in motor vehicles, motor-drawn vehicles or motorcycles doing business in this State and having a license to do business as such issued by the director may, with regard to motor or motor-drawn vehicles or cycles owned by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the letter "D" stated thereon. Such plates shall only be placed on any vehicle or cycle owned by such dealer; and provided, such vehicle is not used for hire. Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of this paragraph shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $100.00.
A bona fide dealer in motorized bicycles, as defined in R.S. 39:1-1, who has an established place of business in this State, may, with regard to motorized bicycles owned by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the letter "D" stated thereon. The plates can be placed on a motorized bicycle by the dealer, but only if the motorized bicycle is operated only for shop, demonstration, or delivery purposes.
Any person engaged in the business of financing the purchase of motor or motor-drawn vehicles or motorized bicycles or lending money thereon may, with regard to motor or motor-drawn vehicles or motorized bicycles owned or controlled by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the word "temporary" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any such vehicle only when it is being transported from the place where it has been kept by the purchaser or borrower to the place where it is to be kept by the repossessor, or when the repossessor desires to operate it for the purpose of demonstration for sale.
Any corporation engaged in the business of insuring motor vehicles, motorized bicycles, or motor-drawn vehicles against theft may, with regard to vehicles owned or controlled by it, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the word "temporary" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any such vehicle, if ownership or control thereof has been obtained by virtue of the terms of an insurance against theft contract made by such corporation, and only when the vehicle is to be transported for delivery to the owner thereof from the place where it has been abandoned by or seized from a thief.
Any person, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of transporting motor or motor-drawn vehicles or motorized bicycles from the place of manufacture for delivery to dealers may, with regard to such vehicles, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the kind and style provided for in this subtitle, with the word "temporary" stated thereon, but only if the director is satisfied as to the financial responsibility of such person, partnership or corporation to meet any claim for damages arising out of any automobile accident and satisfactory evidence of such responsibility has been filed with him.
Any person engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles, motorized bicycles, or motor-drawn vehicles may, with regard to said motor vehicles, motorized bicycles, or motor-drawn vehicles owned by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor, provided for in this subtitle, with the word "temporary " stated thereon. Said registration plates may be placed on any motor vehicle, motorized bicycle, or motor-drawn vehicle owned by such person while said vehicle is not individually registered and not in use as a rented or leased vehicle.
A bona fide dealer in "nonconventional" type motor vehicles, as defined in R.S. 39:10-2, who has an established place of business in this State, may, with regard to "nonconventional" type motor vehicles owned by him, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the letter "D" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any "nonconventional" type motor vehicle by such dealer, but only if such "nonconventional" type motor vehicle is operated only for shop, demonstration or delivery purposes.
Any person, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of conducting a wholesale automobile auction block in this State for duly licensed dealers only, at least once each week, may, with regard to vehicles controlled by it, obtain general registration and registration plates therefor of the style and kind provided for in this subtitle, with the word "temporary" stated thereon. Such plates can be placed on any vehicle controlled by the auction block, which is to be transported from the place where stored by the owner to the auction block. Such plates may not be displayed on a vehicle sold at the auction block for delivery to the purchaser. Application for such plates shall be approved only if the director is satisfied as to the financial responsibility of such person, partnership or corporation to meet any claim for damages arising out of any automobile accident and satisfactory proof of such responsibility has been filed with him.
Registration plates issued pursuant to this section shall be a single plate and shall be issued in sets of five and shall bear the letter "D" or the word "temporary" and shall bear a number corresponding to the number on the certificate of registration. The single registration plate shall be displayed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:3-33.
The annual fee for the issuance of a certificate of registration, four duplicates thereof and one set of five single "D" or "temporary" plates bearing a number corresponding to the number on the certificate of registration shall be $100.00; but the annual fee for the issuance of a certificate of registration for motorcycles or motorized bicycles, two duplicates thereof and one set of three single "D" plates bearing a number on the certificate of registration shall be $20.00.
Amended by L.1951, c. 4, p. 23, s. 1; L.1962, c. 164, s. 1; L.1963, c. 34, s. 1; L.1965, c. 71, s. 1; L.1968, c. 130, s. 4, eff. Aug. 1, 1968; L.1969, c. 254, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1970; L.1973, c. 65, s. 1, eff. March 22, 1973; L.1983, c. 105, s. 1.
NJSA 39:3-19
39:3-19. Annual registration fees
39:3-19. For each vehicle used as an omnibus for the transportation of passengers for hire the applicant for the registration thereof shall pay an annual fee as follows:
$30.00 for each vehicle having a seating capacity of 18 passengers or less;
$48.00 for each vehicle having a seating capacity of not less than 19 nor more than 30 passengers;
$48.00 for vehicles having a seating capacity of more than 30 passengers and an additional fee of $3.00 for each passenger measured by the seating capacity in excess of 30 passengers.
Whenever the number of regular route passengers carried by an applicant in the previous calendar year represents 75% or more of the combined number of passengers carried on regular route, casino, special and charter bus operations during that year, then such applicant shall pay $10.00 per annum for the registration of each vehicle used as an omnibus for the transportation of passengers for hire in lieu of the annual fees hereinbefore prescribed. In addition, any applicant who is operating regular route bus service under a contract with the New Jersey Transit Corporation pursuant to P.L. 1979, c. 150 (C. 27:25-1 et seq.), shall pay $10.00 per annum for the registration of each vehicle used as an omnibus for the transportation of passengers for hire in lieu of the annual fees hereinbefore prescribed and without regard to the aforementioned 75% requirement.
Applicants seeking to register a vehicle for the reduced fee shall first obtain a letter from the Department of Transportation certifying that the number of regular route passengers carried by the applicant in the previous calendar year represents 75% or more of the combined number of passengers carried on regular route, casino, special and charter bus operations during that year, or in the case of applicants operating under contract with the New Jersey Transit Corporation pursuant to P.L. 1979, c. 150 (C. 27:25-1 et seq.) shall obtain a letter from the corporation certifying that they are under such a contract. Applicants shall present the appropriate letters of certification with their applications for omnibus registration to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
The director shall provide identification marks of the general style and kind provided for motor vehicle registrations, assigning a number to each identification mark, and before each number the letter "O" shall be placed.
Every applicant for omnibus registration shall make application, setting forth the fact that he is in the business of transporting passengers for hire; and the director, if satisfied of the correctness of the statements made in such application, may issue a registration certificate for omnibus license.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use by an omnibus operator of any automobile duly licensed by him as owner.
Amended 1951,c.5; 1968,c.130,s.5; 1972,c.211,s.1; 1987,c.445,s.4.
NJSA 39:3-19.1
39:3-19.1. Penalty for violations of section 39:3-19
Any person owning or operating a motor vehicle who shall use his motor vehicle for transportation of passengers for hire, without having an omnibus registration as provided for in section 39:3-19 of this title, shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding twenty-five dollars or to imprisonment for a period of not exceeding thirty days. Any offender who shall be convicted of a second or any subsequent offense of the same violation shall be fined one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for a period of not exceeding ninety days.
NJSA 39:3-19.2
39:3-19.2. School vehicles; fees; exemptions
The Director of Motor Vehicles shall have the authority to issue upon application therefor a license plate for school vehicles marked "School Vehicle Type I" or "School Vehicle Type II" as the application may indicate is warranted in accordance with the definition of these vehicles contained in R.S. 39:1-1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every registration for a school vehicle shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the eleventh calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued.
School vehicles for which school vehicle registrations had been issued prior to the effective date of this act and which expire June 30, 1982 shall be issued registrations which, in the director's discretion, shall expire on a date to be fixed by him, which date shall not be sooner than 4 months nor later than 16 months following the date of issuance of the registration. The fees for such registrations shall be fixed by the director in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by this section.
No fee shall be charged the United States Government, the State of New Jersey, a local school district, a regional school district, or a county vocational or technical school upon application for a Type I or Type II school vehicle license plate.
All other applicants for license plates herein authorized of the "School Vehicle Type I" kind shall pay an annual registration fee of $140.00. All other applicants for license plates herein authorized of the "School Vehicle Type II" shall pay an annual registration fee of $40.00.
L.1974, c. 162, s. 2, eff. Dec. 2, 1974. Amended by L.1975, c. 180, s. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1976; L.1981, c. 554, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
NJSA 39:3-19.3
39:3-19.3. Inapplicability of act to certain buses and vehicles
The provisions of this act shall not apply to buses used in common carrier line service and school transportation service whose owner meets the qualifications prescribed in R.S. 39:3-19 or to any vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 or less which is solely used to transport children to or from summer day camps or summer residence camps from May 15 to September 15 of any year.
L.1974, c. 162, s. 3, eff. Dec. 2, 1974. Amended by L.1980, c. 115, s. 1, eff. Sept. 19, 1980.
NJSA 39:3-19.4
39:3-19.4. Vehicle used for summer day or residence camps; inspection; liability insurance coverage
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1974, c. 162 (C. 39:3-19.2) or of any other law, any vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 or less which is used to transport children to or from summer day camps or summer residence camps from May 15 to September 15 shall be inspected by the Division of Motor Vehicles prior to May 15 of any year in which the vehicle is to be used for those purposes for compliance with the minimum standards for small vehicles which have been adopted by the Department of Education and shall be covered by motor vehicle liability insurance coverage insuring against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death sustained by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, operation or use of said vehicle wherein such coverage shall be at least in: a. an amount or limit of $300,000.00, exclusive of interest and costs, on account of injury to, or death of, one person, in any one accident; and b. an amount or limit, subject to such limit for any one person so injured or killed, of $500,000.00, exclusive of interest and costs, on account of injury to or death of, more than one person, in any one accident.
L.1979, c. 147, s. 2, eff. July 16, 1979. Amended by L.1980, c. 115, s. 2, eff. Sept. 19, 1980.
NJSA 39:3-19.5
39:3-19.5 Special registration plates for limousines.
12. a. Upon the application of any person who owns a limousine service, the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue special registration plates bearing the word "limousine" in addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed by law.
b. The special registration plates authorized by this act shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the director, that the applicant has complied with the provisions of article 2 of chapter 16 of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
c. The fee for such special registration plates shall be $10.00 in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of such motor vehicles.
L.1979,c.224,s.12; amended 1999, c.356, s.19.
