NJSA 39:3-19.6 through NJSA 39:3-25
NJSA 39:3-19.6
39:3-19.6 Fee imposed on limousine services.
43. a. On or before October 1, 2003 and on or before each October 1 thereafter, or in the case of persons commencing transporting passengers after that date at least 10 business days before the commencement of transporting, a fee shall be due and payable pursuant to this section for the operating period from October 1 through September 30 for each limousine, as that term is defined pursuant to R.S.48:16-13, and any other vehicle for hire that is used to transport passengers, from or to a location in New Jersey if such vehicle is not registered in New Jersey. If the only use of the limousine or other vehicle for hire during the operating period is the transporting of passengers to or from an airport located in this State, the fee shall be $100; in all other cases, the fee shall be $250.
b. Upon payment of the fee pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue a "for hire" permit, which permit shall be displayed in the vehicle at all times while the vehicle is within the State, in a manner prescribed by the Chief Administrator.
c. Failure to display the "for hire" permit is a motor vehicle violation, punishable by a fine of up to $350 in addition to any other penalty otherwise authorized for motor vehicle violations. Failure to pay the fee due under this section is a separate motor vehicle violation and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $350, in addition to any other penalty authorized for motor vehicle violations. A vehicle failing to display a "for hire" permit may be impounded by a law enforcement agency, its agent, or any other appropriate authority, which may charge the owner or operator fees for the costs of towing and impoundment.
d. The Chief Administrator is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, regulations concerning the assessment of motor vehicle violation points for violation of the provisions of this section and fee collection and remittance methods and procedures, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and prescribe forms to administer the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 to the contrary, the Chief Administrator may adopt immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law such regulations as the Chief Administrator deems necessary to implement the provisions of this section, which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of the filing. The regulations may thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted by the Chief Administrator as the Chief Administrator deems necessary in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410.
L.2003,c.117,s.43.
NJSA 39:3-20
39:3-20 Commercial motor vehicle registrations; fees.
39:3-20. For the purpose of this section, gross weight means the weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents.
a. The chief administrator is authorized to issue registrations for commercial motor vehicles other than omnibuses or motor-drawn vehicles upon application therefor and payment of a fee based on the gross weight of the vehicle, including the gross weight of all vehicles in any combination of vehicles of which the commercial motor vehicle is the drawing vehicle. The gross weight of a disabled commercial vehicle or combination of disabled commercial vehicles being removed from a highway shall not be included in the calculation of the registration fee for the drawing vehicle.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every registration for a commercial motor vehicle other than an omnibus or motor-drawn vehicle shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the twelfth calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued; provided, however, that the chief administrator may require registrations which shall expire, and issue certificates thereof which shall become void, on a date fixed by the chief administrator, which shall not be sooner than three months or later than 26 months after the date of issuance of such certificates, and the fees for such registrations or registration applications, including any other fees or charges collected in connection with the registration fee, shall be fixed by the chief administrator in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by law. The chief administrator may fix the expiration date for registration certificates at a date other than 12 months if the chief administrator determines that such change is necessary, appropriate or convenient in order to aid in implementing the vehicle inspection requirements of chapter 8 of Title 39 or for other good cause. The minimum registration fee shall be as follows:
(1) In the case of vehicles other than trucks transporting ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, stone, sand, gravel, clay and cleanfill:
For vehicles not in excess of 5,000 pounds, $53.50.
For vehicles in excess of 5,000 pounds and not in excess of 10,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $11.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
For vehicles in excess of 10,000 pounds and not in excess of 18,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $13.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
For vehicles in excess of 18,000 pounds and not in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $14.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
For vehicles in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $15.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds; and
(2) In the case of trucks transporting ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, stone, sand, gravel, clay and cleanfill:
For vehicles not in excess of 5,000 pounds, $53.50.
For vehicles in excess of 5,000 pounds and not in excess of 18,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $11.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
For vehicles in excess of 18,000 pounds and not in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $12.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
For vehicles in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $13.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
b. The chief administrator is also authorized to issue registrations for commercial motor vehicles having three or more axles and a gross weight over 40,000 pounds but not exceeding 70,000 pounds, upon application therefor and proof to the satisfaction of the chief administrator that the applicant is actually engaged in construction work or in the business of supplying material, transporting material, or using such registered vehicle for construction work.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every registration for these commercial motor vehicles shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the twelfth calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued; provided, however, that the chief administrator may require registrations which shall expire, and issue certificates thereof which shall become void on a date fixed by the chief administrator, which shall not be sooner than three months or later than 26 months after the date of issuance of such certificates, and the fees for such registrations or registration applications, including any other fees or charges collected in connection with the registration fee, shall be fixed by the chief administrator in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by law. The chief administrator may fix the expiration date for registration certificates at a date other than 12 months if the chief administrator determines that such change is necessary, appropriate or convenient in order to aid in implementing the vehicle inspection requirements of chapter 8 of Title 39 or for other good cause.
The registration fee shall be $22.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof.
For purposes of calculating this fee, weight means the gross weight, including the gross weight of all vehicles in any combination of which such commercial motor vehicle is the drawing vehicle.
Such commercial motor vehicle shall be operated in compliance with the speed limitations of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and shall not be operated at a speed greater than 45 miles per hour when one or more of its axles has a load which exceeds the limitations prescribed in R.S.39:3-84.
c. The chief administrator is also authorized to issue registrations for each of the following solid waste vehicles: two-axle vehicles having a gross weight not exceeding 42,000 pounds; tandem three-axle and four-axle vehicles having a gross weight not exceeding 60,000 pounds; four-axle tractor-trailer combination vehicles having a gross weight not exceeding 60,000 pounds. Registration is based upon application to the chief administrator and proof to his satisfaction that the applicant is actually engaged in the performance of solid waste disposal or collection functions and holds a certificate of convenience and necessity therefor issued by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every registration for a solid waste vehicle shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the twelfth calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued.
The registration fee shall be $50 plus $11.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
d. The chief administrator is also authorized to issue registrations for commercial motor-drawn vehicles upon application therefor. The registration year for commercial motor-drawn vehicles shall be April 1 to the following March 31 and the fee therefor shall be $18 for each such vehicle.
At the discretion of the chief administrator, an applicant for registration for a commercial motor-drawn vehicle may be provided the option of registering such vehicle for a period of four years. In the event that the applicant for registration exercises the four-year option, a fee of $64 for each such vehicle shall be paid to the chief administrator in advance.
If any commercial motor-drawn vehicle registered for a four-year period is sold or withdrawn from use on the highways, the chief administrator may, upon surrender of the vehicle registration and plate, refund $16 for each full year of unused prepaid registration.
e. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle or combination of vehicles registered under this act, having a gross weight, including load or contents, in excess of the gross weight provided on the registration certificate to be operated on the highways of this State.
The owner, lessee, bailee or any one of the aforesaid of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents, found or operated on any public road, street or highway or on any public or quasi-public property in this State with a gross weight of that vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents, in excess of the weight limitation permitted by the certificate of registration for the vehicle or combination of vehicles, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be assessed a penalty of $500 plus an amount equal to $100 for each 1,000 pounds or fractional portion of 1,000 pounds of weight in excess of the weight limitation permitted by the certificate of registration for that vehicle or combination of vehicles. A vehicle or combination of vehicles for which there is no valid certificate of registration is deemed to have been registered for zero pounds for the purposes of the enforcement of this act, in addition to any other violation of this Title, but is not deemed to be lawfully or validly registered pursuant to the provisions of this Title.
This section shall not be construed to supersede or repeal the provisions of section 39:3-84, 39:4-75, or 39:4-76 of this Title.
f. Of the registration fees collected by the chief administrator pursuant to this section for vehicles with gross vehicle weights in excess of 5,000 pounds, an amount equal to $3 per 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds for each registration shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund established pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1995, c.157 (C.39:8-75). Moneys in the fund shall be used by the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Department of Transportation for enforcement of laws and regulations governing commercial motor vehicles.
Amended 1946, c.46, s.1; 1950, c.142, s.1; 1960, c.12; 1961, c.113, s.1; 1962, c.155, s.1; 1963, c.166, s.1; 1966, c.209, s.2; 1968, c.130, s.6; 1972, c.55; 1973, c.138; 1973, c.373, s.1; 1975, c.92, s.2; 1975, c.180, s.6; 1977, c.51, s.1; 1979, c.162; 1981, c.554, s.1; 1983, c.349, s.1; 1984, c.73, s.32; 1994, c.60, s.32; 1995, c.112, s.29; 1995, c.157, s.34; 1997, c.313; 2002, c.34, s.13; 2005, c.214.
NJSA 39:3-20.1
39:3-20.1 Issuance of registration certificate, plates for empty vehicles.
1. In addition to the motor vehicle registration provisions authorized pursuant to this chapter, the director may issue, upon application on a form prescribed by him, a registration certificate and registration plates for trucks, tractors, trailers and semitrailers that are empty and being transported from one terminal to another, or from the place of sale to the registrant's terminal or place of business, or are empty and being transported for the purpose of having additional equipment added or lettering affixed.
The director may issue, upon application on the form prescribed by the director, a registration certificate and registration plates for mobile and manufactured homes being transported from the place of manufacture to the registrant's terminal or place of business, or being transported for the purpose of delivering the mobile or manufactured home to a final point of delivery.
The annual fee for the issuance of each set of such plates shall be $25.00. Such plates are to be in the form prescribed by the director and shall be marked in a manner to indicate the vehicle is "in-transit empty."
L.1973,c.319,s.1; amended 1998, c.135, s.2.
NJSA 39:3-20.2
39:3-20.2. Misuse of "in-transit empty" registration; penalty
The penalty for misuse of the registration provisions of section 1 shall be a fine of no less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 and suspension or revocation of the privilege.
L.1973, c. 319, s. 2, eff. Dec. 18, 1973.
NJSA 39:3-20.3
39:3-20.3 Weight limit for vehicles registered out-of-State; violations, penalties, fines.
4. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle or combination of vehicles registered as a commercial motor vehicle by another state or jurisdiction to operate on the highways of this State if it has a gross weight, including load or contents, which is in excess of the gross weight limit permitted on the registration certificate issued for it by that other state or jurisdiction.
The owner, lessee or bailee of any vehicle or combination of vehicles that is found or operated on any public road, street or highway or on any public or quasi-public property in this State with a gross weight in excess of the weight limitation permitted by the certificate of registration issued for it by that other state or jurisdiction shall be assessed a penalty of $500 plus an amount equal to $100 for each 1,000 pounds or fractional portion of 1,000 pounds of weight in excess of the weight limitation permitted by that certificate of registration.
For the purposes of enforcement, a vehicle or combination of vehicles for which there is no valid certificate of registration shall be deemed to have been registered for zero pounds.
All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected in the enforcement of this section shall be forwarded by the person to whom they are paid to the State Treasurer, who shall annually deposit those moneys in the "Highway Safety Fund" established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2003, c.131 (C.39:3-20.4).
L.2003,c.131,s.4.
NJSA 39:3-20.4
39:3-20.4 "Highway Safety Fund."
5. There is established in the General Fund a separate, nonlapsing, dedicated account to be known as the "Highway Safety Fund." All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected as a result of the enforcement of section 4 of P.L.2003, c.131 (C.39:3-20.3) and 50 percent of all fines and penalties imposed and collected in enforcement of section 5 of P.L.1983, c.401 (C.39:5B-29), and the increase from the doubling of fines imposed and collected pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.332 (C.39:4-203.5) in designated safe corridor areas shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Highway Safety Fund account. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Transportation which shall establish a grant program to fund local law enforcement agencies for special enforcement efforts associated with this act. The department shall annually, in conjunction with the Division of State Police, submit a report on the results of the safe corridor areas and a list of highway safety projects and programs paid for by the fund within the past year to the Senate Transportation Committee and the Assembly Transportation Committee, the President and minority leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and the minority leader of the General Assembly. The moneys in the account shall be used exclusively for highway safety projects and programs, including education, enforcement, capital improvements and such other related measures and undertakings as the Department of Transportation and the Division of State Police may deem appropriate to foster highway safety.
L.2003,c.131,s.5.
NJSA 39:3-21
39:3-21 Motorcycle registration fee.
39:3-21. The applicant for registration for a motorcycle shall pay to the commission for each registration a fee of $10.00.
Amended 1968, c.130, s.7; 2003, c.13, s.101.
NJSA 39:3-22a
39:3-22a. Reduction of fees on or after October 1
If application is made for the registration of a motor vehicle, other than a passenger automobile or motorcycle, or for the registration of a commercial motor or motor-drawn vehicle, or an omnibus, on or after October 1 in a registration year beginning April 1 and ending the following March 31, the applicant shall pay only one-half of the registration fee provided for in the class to which such vehicle belongs.
L.1973, c. 90, s. 1, eff. April 24, 1973. Amended by L.1975, c. 180, s. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1976; L.1977, c. 51, s. 2.
NJSA 39:3-22.1
39:3-22.1. Refund of registration fee for members of military; application procedure
1. Any person, who has entered or shall enter into active service in any branch of the naval or military forces of the United States and who has or shall have registered his motor vehicle in this State for any registration period, shall be entitled to a refund on the registration fee paid for such vehicle for the number of full months remaining of the registration period for which the vehicle will not be operated on the public highways of this or any other state; provided, that such person makes written application to the director for such refund, under oath, in such form as the director shall require and surrenders the certificate of registration and license plates of such motor vehicle.
L.1944,c.228,s.1; amended 1995,c.112,s.30.
NJSA 39:3-22.2
39:3-22.2. Warrant for refund
Upon approval by the commissioner of such application and the surrender of such certificate of registration and license plates, the State Comptroller shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount of such claim in favor of such claimant, and such warrant shall be paid from the moneys collected from motor vehicle registrations.
L.1944, c. 228, p. 771, s. 2.
NJSA 39:3-23
39:3-23. Rubber tires or tires of approved material required
No automobile, commercial vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or tractor shall be registered by the commissioner unless the same are equipped with rubber tires or tires of a material other than rubber which have been approved by the commissioner, on all wheels.
Amended by L.1942, c. 227, p. 608, s. 1.
NJSA 39:3-23.1
39:3-23.1 Use of non-rubber tires.
3. The commission may in its discretion approve the use of any particular type of tire, of a material other than rubber, on vehicles operated upon the highways of this State, if it finds the said tire will not damage the public highways and that the use of said tire is not likely to be hazardous to the public safety.
L.1942,c.227,s.3; amended 2003, c.13, s.102.
NJSA 39:3-24
39:3-24. Farm tractors, traction equipment; registration; operation; fee
39:3-24. (a) The director shall register farm tractors and traction equipment used for farm operation to travel upon the public highways. The fee for such registration shall be $5 per annum, whether the registration is issued for the yearly period or only a portion thereof. Such traction equipment or farm tractors may draw farm machinery and implements while in transit from one farm to another without additional registration therefor.
(b) The director may register motor vehicles, not for hire, used exclusively as farm machinery or farm implements, to travel upon the public highways, from one farm, or portion thereof, to another farm, or portion thereof, both owned or managed by the registered owner of the vehicle or vehicles. The fee for such registration shall be $5 per annum, whether the registration is issued for a yearly period or only a portion thereof. Any vehicle so registered and any truck registered pursuant to the provisions of 39:3-25 of this Title may draw not more than one vehicle used exclusively on the farm and a vehicle so drawn need not be registered. A vehicle registered pursuant to this section or to R.S.39:3-25 may be used under contract with a municipality to remove snow upon a public highway.
(c) No vehicle registered pursuant to this section shall be operated on a public highway at any time from sunset to sunrise, except a vehicle being operated under contract with a municipality to remove snow. Every such vehicle when operated on a public highway shall have means adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle on any up or down grade and shall be operated in accordance with uniform rules and regulations prescribed by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles. Such rules and regulations shall specify the coverings that may be used on the wheels of such vehicles, the days, hours and conditions under which such vehicles can be operated, the circumstance under which escort vehicles shall be required, the distance that may be traveled upon the public highways and such vehicle equipment or other requirements or restrictions as may be necessary to protect the safety of the users of the public highways.
Motor vehicles, not for hire, which are used exclusively as farm tractors, traction equipment, farm machinery or farm implements which cannot be operated at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour shall not be required to be registered under this section.
Amended 1938, c.66, s.7; 1947, c.317; 1961, c.71, s.2; 1963, c.128, s.1; 1968, c.130, s.8; 1994, c.60, s.16; 1996, c.31, 1996, c.119, s.1.
NJSA 39:3-25
39:3-25 "Farmer" license plate, issuance, fee, expiration.
39:3-25. In addition to the motor vehicle licenses authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the administrator shall issue, upon application therefor, a license plate for trucks marked "farmer," which shall be issued upon evidence satisfactory to the administrator that the applicant is a farmer and is actually engaged in the growing, raising and producing of farm products as an occupation. License plates issued under authority of this section shall be placed upon motor trucks engaged in the carrying or transportation of farm products, and farm supplies, and not engaged in hauling for hire, except for a truck being operated under contract with a municipality to remove snow.
Applicants for license plates herein authorized shall pay a registration fee of $25 plus $4.25 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds. If the registration cycle established by the administrator is for more or less than 11 months, applicants shall pay amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by law.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, every registration for a farm truck 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; except that the administrator may require registrations which shall expire, and issue certificates thereof which shall become void, on a date fixed by the administrator, which shall not be sooner than three months or later than 26 months after the date of issuance of such certificates, and the fees for such registrations, including any other fees or charges collected in connection with the registration fee, shall be fixed by the administrator in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by law. The administrator may fix the expiration date for registration certificates at a date other than 11 months if the administrator determines that such change is necessary, appropriate or convenient in order to aid in implementing the vehicle inspection requirements of chapter 8 of Title 39 or for other good cause.
The term "farmer" as used in this section means any person engaged in the commercial raising, growing and producing of farm products on a farm not less than five acres in area; the term "farm products" means any crop, livestock or fur products; and the term "farm supplies" means any farm-related supply or repair item.
Amended 1963, c.193; 1981, c.554, s.3; 1984, c.73, s.33; 1995, c.112, s.31, 1996, c.119, s.2; 2005, c.76.
39:3-19.6 Fee imposed on limousine services.
43. a. On or before October 1, 2003 and on or before each October 1 thereafter, or in the case of persons commencing transporting passengers after that date at least 10 business days before the commencement of transporting, a fee shall be due and payable pursuant to this section for the operating period from October 1 through September 30 for each limousine, as that term is defined pursuant to R.S.48:16-13, and any other vehicle for hire that is used to transport passengers, from or to a location in New Jersey if such vehicle is not registered in New Jersey. If the only use of the limousine or other vehicle for hire during the operating period is the transporting of passengers to or from an airport located in this State, the fee shall be $100; in all other cases, the fee shall be $250.
b. Upon payment of the fee pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue a "for hire" permit, which permit shall be displayed in the vehicle at all times while the vehicle is within the State, in a manner prescribed by the Chief Administrator.
c. Failure to display the "for hire" permit is a motor vehicle violation, punishable by a fine of up to $350 in addition to any other penalty otherwise authorized for motor vehicle violations. Failure to pay the fee due under this section is a separate motor vehicle violation and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $350, in addition to any other penalty authorized for motor vehicle violations. A vehicle failing to display a "for hire" permit may be impounded by a law enforcement agency, its agent, or any other appropriate authority, which may charge the owner or operator fees for the costs of towing and impoundment.
d. The Chief Administrator is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, regulations concerning the assessment of motor vehicle violation points for violation of the provisions of this section and fee collection and remittance methods and procedures, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and prescribe forms to administer the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 to the contrary, the Chief Administrator may adopt immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law such regulations as the Chief Administrator deems necessary to implement the provisions of this section, which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of the filing. The regulations may thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted by the Chief Administrator as the Chief Administrator deems necessary in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410.
L.2003,c.117,s.43.
NJSA 39:3-20
39:3-20 Commercial motor vehicle registrations; fees.
39:3-20. For the purpose of this section, gross weight means the weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents.
a. The chief administrator is authorized to issue registrations for commercial motor vehicles other than omnibuses or motor-drawn vehicles upon application therefor and payment of a fee based on the gross weight of the vehicle, including the gross weight of all vehicles in any combination of vehicles of which the commercial motor vehicle is the drawing vehicle. The gross weight of a disabled commercial vehicle or combination of disabled commercial vehicles being removed from a highway shall not be included in the calculation of the registration fee for the drawing vehicle.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every registration for a commercial motor vehicle other than an omnibus or motor-drawn vehicle shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the twelfth calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued; provided, however, that the chief administrator may require registrations which shall expire, and issue certificates thereof which shall become void, on a date fixed by the chief administrator, which shall not be sooner than three months or later than 26 months after the date of issuance of such certificates, and the fees for such registrations or registration applications, including any other fees or charges collected in connection with the registration fee, shall be fixed by the chief administrator in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by law. The chief administrator may fix the expiration date for registration certificates at a date other than 12 months if the chief administrator determines that such change is necessary, appropriate or convenient in order to aid in implementing the vehicle inspection requirements of chapter 8 of Title 39 or for other good cause. The minimum registration fee shall be as follows:
(1) In the case of vehicles other than trucks transporting ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, stone, sand, gravel, clay and cleanfill:
For vehicles not in excess of 5,000 pounds, $53.50.
For vehicles in excess of 5,000 pounds and not in excess of 10,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $11.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
For vehicles in excess of 10,000 pounds and not in excess of 18,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $13.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
For vehicles in excess of 18,000 pounds and not in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $14.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
For vehicles in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $15.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds; and
(2) In the case of trucks transporting ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, stone, sand, gravel, clay and cleanfill:
For vehicles not in excess of 5,000 pounds, $53.50.
For vehicles in excess of 5,000 pounds and not in excess of 18,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $11.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
For vehicles in excess of 18,000 pounds and not in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $12.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
For vehicles in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $13.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
b. The chief administrator is also authorized to issue registrations for commercial motor vehicles having three or more axles and a gross weight over 40,000 pounds but not exceeding 70,000 pounds, upon application therefor and proof to the satisfaction of the chief administrator that the applicant is actually engaged in construction work or in the business of supplying material, transporting material, or using such registered vehicle for construction work.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every registration for these commercial motor vehicles shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the twelfth calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued; provided, however, that the chief administrator may require registrations which shall expire, and issue certificates thereof which shall become void on a date fixed by the chief administrator, which shall not be sooner than three months or later than 26 months after the date of issuance of such certificates, and the fees for such registrations or registration applications, including any other fees or charges collected in connection with the registration fee, shall be fixed by the chief administrator in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by law. The chief administrator may fix the expiration date for registration certificates at a date other than 12 months if the chief administrator determines that such change is necessary, appropriate or convenient in order to aid in implementing the vehicle inspection requirements of chapter 8 of Title 39 or for other good cause.
The registration fee shall be $22.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof.
For purposes of calculating this fee, weight means the gross weight, including the gross weight of all vehicles in any combination of which such commercial motor vehicle is the drawing vehicle.
Such commercial motor vehicle shall be operated in compliance with the speed limitations of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and shall not be operated at a speed greater than 45 miles per hour when one or more of its axles has a load which exceeds the limitations prescribed in R.S.39:3-84.
c. The chief administrator is also authorized to issue registrations for each of the following solid waste vehicles: two-axle vehicles having a gross weight not exceeding 42,000 pounds; tandem three-axle and four-axle vehicles having a gross weight not exceeding 60,000 pounds; four-axle tractor-trailer combination vehicles having a gross weight not exceeding 60,000 pounds. Registration is based upon application to the chief administrator and proof to his satisfaction that the applicant is actually engaged in the performance of solid waste disposal or collection functions and holds a certificate of convenience and necessity therefor issued by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every registration for a solid waste vehicle shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the twelfth calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued.
The registration fee shall be $50 plus $11.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.
d. The chief administrator is also authorized to issue registrations for commercial motor-drawn vehicles upon application therefor. The registration year for commercial motor-drawn vehicles shall be April 1 to the following March 31 and the fee therefor shall be $18 for each such vehicle.
At the discretion of the chief administrator, an applicant for registration for a commercial motor-drawn vehicle may be provided the option of registering such vehicle for a period of four years. In the event that the applicant for registration exercises the four-year option, a fee of $64 for each such vehicle shall be paid to the chief administrator in advance.
If any commercial motor-drawn vehicle registered for a four-year period is sold or withdrawn from use on the highways, the chief administrator may, upon surrender of the vehicle registration and plate, refund $16 for each full year of unused prepaid registration.
e. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle or combination of vehicles registered under this act, having a gross weight, including load or contents, in excess of the gross weight provided on the registration certificate to be operated on the highways of this State.
The owner, lessee, bailee or any one of the aforesaid of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents, found or operated on any public road, street or highway or on any public or quasi-public property in this State with a gross weight of that vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents, in excess of the weight limitation permitted by the certificate of registration for the vehicle or combination of vehicles, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be assessed a penalty of $500 plus an amount equal to $100 for each 1,000 pounds or fractional portion of 1,000 pounds of weight in excess of the weight limitation permitted by the certificate of registration for that vehicle or combination of vehicles. A vehicle or combination of vehicles for which there is no valid certificate of registration is deemed to have been registered for zero pounds for the purposes of the enforcement of this act, in addition to any other violation of this Title, but is not deemed to be lawfully or validly registered pursuant to the provisions of this Title.
This section shall not be construed to supersede or repeal the provisions of section 39:3-84, 39:4-75, or 39:4-76 of this Title.
f. Of the registration fees collected by the chief administrator pursuant to this section for vehicles with gross vehicle weights in excess of 5,000 pounds, an amount equal to $3 per 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds for each registration shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund established pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1995, c.157 (C.39:8-75). Moneys in the fund shall be used by the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Department of Transportation for enforcement of laws and regulations governing commercial motor vehicles.
Amended 1946, c.46, s.1; 1950, c.142, s.1; 1960, c.12; 1961, c.113, s.1; 1962, c.155, s.1; 1963, c.166, s.1; 1966, c.209, s.2; 1968, c.130, s.6; 1972, c.55; 1973, c.138; 1973, c.373, s.1; 1975, c.92, s.2; 1975, c.180, s.6; 1977, c.51, s.1; 1979, c.162; 1981, c.554, s.1; 1983, c.349, s.1; 1984, c.73, s.32; 1994, c.60, s.32; 1995, c.112, s.29; 1995, c.157, s.34; 1997, c.313; 2002, c.34, s.13; 2005, c.214.
NJSA 39:3-20.1
39:3-20.1 Issuance of registration certificate, plates for empty vehicles.
1. In addition to the motor vehicle registration provisions authorized pursuant to this chapter, the director may issue, upon application on a form prescribed by him, a registration certificate and registration plates for trucks, tractors, trailers and semitrailers that are empty and being transported from one terminal to another, or from the place of sale to the registrant's terminal or place of business, or are empty and being transported for the purpose of having additional equipment added or lettering affixed.
The director may issue, upon application on the form prescribed by the director, a registration certificate and registration plates for mobile and manufactured homes being transported from the place of manufacture to the registrant's terminal or place of business, or being transported for the purpose of delivering the mobile or manufactured home to a final point of delivery.
The annual fee for the issuance of each set of such plates shall be $25.00. Such plates are to be in the form prescribed by the director and shall be marked in a manner to indicate the vehicle is "in-transit empty."
L.1973,c.319,s.1; amended 1998, c.135, s.2.
NJSA 39:3-20.2
39:3-20.2. Misuse of "in-transit empty" registration; penalty
The penalty for misuse of the registration provisions of section 1 shall be a fine of no less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 and suspension or revocation of the privilege.
L.1973, c. 319, s. 2, eff. Dec. 18, 1973.
NJSA 39:3-20.3
39:3-20.3 Weight limit for vehicles registered out-of-State; violations, penalties, fines.
4. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle or combination of vehicles registered as a commercial motor vehicle by another state or jurisdiction to operate on the highways of this State if it has a gross weight, including load or contents, which is in excess of the gross weight limit permitted on the registration certificate issued for it by that other state or jurisdiction.
The owner, lessee or bailee of any vehicle or combination of vehicles that is found or operated on any public road, street or highway or on any public or quasi-public property in this State with a gross weight in excess of the weight limitation permitted by the certificate of registration issued for it by that other state or jurisdiction shall be assessed a penalty of $500 plus an amount equal to $100 for each 1,000 pounds or fractional portion of 1,000 pounds of weight in excess of the weight limitation permitted by that certificate of registration.
For the purposes of enforcement, a vehicle or combination of vehicles for which there is no valid certificate of registration shall be deemed to have been registered for zero pounds.
All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected in the enforcement of this section shall be forwarded by the person to whom they are paid to the State Treasurer, who shall annually deposit those moneys in the "Highway Safety Fund" established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2003, c.131 (C.39:3-20.4).
L.2003,c.131,s.4.
NJSA 39:3-20.4
39:3-20.4 "Highway Safety Fund."
5. There is established in the General Fund a separate, nonlapsing, dedicated account to be known as the "Highway Safety Fund." All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected as a result of the enforcement of section 4 of P.L.2003, c.131 (C.39:3-20.3) and 50 percent of all fines and penalties imposed and collected in enforcement of section 5 of P.L.1983, c.401 (C.39:5B-29), and the increase from the doubling of fines imposed and collected pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.332 (C.39:4-203.5) in designated safe corridor areas shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Highway Safety Fund account. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Transportation which shall establish a grant program to fund local law enforcement agencies for special enforcement efforts associated with this act. The department shall annually, in conjunction with the Division of State Police, submit a report on the results of the safe corridor areas and a list of highway safety projects and programs paid for by the fund within the past year to the Senate Transportation Committee and the Assembly Transportation Committee, the President and minority leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and the minority leader of the General Assembly. The moneys in the account shall be used exclusively for highway safety projects and programs, including education, enforcement, capital improvements and such other related measures and undertakings as the Department of Transportation and the Division of State Police may deem appropriate to foster highway safety.
L.2003,c.131,s.5.
NJSA 39:3-21
39:3-21 Motorcycle registration fee.
39:3-21. The applicant for registration for a motorcycle shall pay to the commission for each registration a fee of $10.00.
Amended 1968, c.130, s.7; 2003, c.13, s.101.
NJSA 39:3-22a
39:3-22a. Reduction of fees on or after October 1
If application is made for the registration of a motor vehicle, other than a passenger automobile or motorcycle, or for the registration of a commercial motor or motor-drawn vehicle, or an omnibus, on or after October 1 in a registration year beginning April 1 and ending the following March 31, the applicant shall pay only one-half of the registration fee provided for in the class to which such vehicle belongs.
L.1973, c. 90, s. 1, eff. April 24, 1973. Amended by L.1975, c. 180, s. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1976; L.1977, c. 51, s. 2.
NJSA 39:3-22.1
39:3-22.1. Refund of registration fee for members of military; application procedure
1. Any person, who has entered or shall enter into active service in any branch of the naval or military forces of the United States and who has or shall have registered his motor vehicle in this State for any registration period, shall be entitled to a refund on the registration fee paid for such vehicle for the number of full months remaining of the registration period for which the vehicle will not be operated on the public highways of this or any other state; provided, that such person makes written application to the director for such refund, under oath, in such form as the director shall require and surrenders the certificate of registration and license plates of such motor vehicle.
L.1944,c.228,s.1; amended 1995,c.112,s.30.
NJSA 39:3-22.2
39:3-22.2. Warrant for refund
Upon approval by the commissioner of such application and the surrender of such certificate of registration and license plates, the State Comptroller shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount of such claim in favor of such claimant, and such warrant shall be paid from the moneys collected from motor vehicle registrations.
L.1944, c. 228, p. 771, s. 2.
NJSA 39:3-23
39:3-23. Rubber tires or tires of approved material required
No automobile, commercial vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or tractor shall be registered by the commissioner unless the same are equipped with rubber tires or tires of a material other than rubber which have been approved by the commissioner, on all wheels.
Amended by L.1942, c. 227, p. 608, s. 1.
NJSA 39:3-23.1
39:3-23.1 Use of non-rubber tires.
3. The commission may in its discretion approve the use of any particular type of tire, of a material other than rubber, on vehicles operated upon the highways of this State, if it finds the said tire will not damage the public highways and that the use of said tire is not likely to be hazardous to the public safety.
L.1942,c.227,s.3; amended 2003, c.13, s.102.
NJSA 39:3-24
39:3-24. Farm tractors, traction equipment; registration; operation; fee
39:3-24. (a) The director shall register farm tractors and traction equipment used for farm operation to travel upon the public highways. The fee for such registration shall be $5 per annum, whether the registration is issued for the yearly period or only a portion thereof. Such traction equipment or farm tractors may draw farm machinery and implements while in transit from one farm to another without additional registration therefor.
(b) The director may register motor vehicles, not for hire, used exclusively as farm machinery or farm implements, to travel upon the public highways, from one farm, or portion thereof, to another farm, or portion thereof, both owned or managed by the registered owner of the vehicle or vehicles. The fee for such registration shall be $5 per annum, whether the registration is issued for a yearly period or only a portion thereof. Any vehicle so registered and any truck registered pursuant to the provisions of 39:3-25 of this Title may draw not more than one vehicle used exclusively on the farm and a vehicle so drawn need not be registered. A vehicle registered pursuant to this section or to R.S.39:3-25 may be used under contract with a municipality to remove snow upon a public highway.
(c) No vehicle registered pursuant to this section shall be operated on a public highway at any time from sunset to sunrise, except a vehicle being operated under contract with a municipality to remove snow. Every such vehicle when operated on a public highway shall have means adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle on any up or down grade and shall be operated in accordance with uniform rules and regulations prescribed by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles. Such rules and regulations shall specify the coverings that may be used on the wheels of such vehicles, the days, hours and conditions under which such vehicles can be operated, the circumstance under which escort vehicles shall be required, the distance that may be traveled upon the public highways and such vehicle equipment or other requirements or restrictions as may be necessary to protect the safety of the users of the public highways.
Motor vehicles, not for hire, which are used exclusively as farm tractors, traction equipment, farm machinery or farm implements which cannot be operated at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour shall not be required to be registered under this section.
Amended 1938, c.66, s.7; 1947, c.317; 1961, c.71, s.2; 1963, c.128, s.1; 1968, c.130, s.8; 1994, c.60, s.16; 1996, c.31, 1996, c.119, s.1.
NJSA 39:3-25
39:3-25 "Farmer" license plate, issuance, fee, expiration.
39:3-25. In addition to the motor vehicle licenses authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the administrator shall issue, upon application therefor, a license plate for trucks marked "farmer," which shall be issued upon evidence satisfactory to the administrator that the applicant is a farmer and is actually engaged in the growing, raising and producing of farm products as an occupation. License plates issued under authority of this section shall be placed upon motor trucks engaged in the carrying or transportation of farm products, and farm supplies, and not engaged in hauling for hire, except for a truck being operated under contract with a municipality to remove snow.
Applicants for license plates herein authorized shall pay a registration fee of $25 plus $4.25 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds. If the registration cycle established by the administrator is for more or less than 11 months, applicants shall pay amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by law.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, every registration for a farm truck 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; except that the administrator may require registrations which shall expire, and issue certificates thereof which shall become void, on a date fixed by the administrator, which shall not be sooner than three months or later than 26 months after the date of issuance of such certificates, and the fees for such registrations, including any other fees or charges collected in connection with the registration fee, shall be fixed by the administrator in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by law. The administrator may fix the expiration date for registration certificates at a date other than 11 months if the administrator determines that such change is necessary, appropriate or convenient in order to aid in implementing the vehicle inspection requirements of chapter 8 of Title 39 or for other good cause.
The term "farmer" as used in this section means any person engaged in the commercial raising, growing and producing of farm products on a farm not less than five acres in area; the term "farm products" means any crop, livestock or fur products; and the term "farm supplies" means any farm-related supply or repair item.
Amended 1963, c.193; 1981, c.554, s.3; 1984, c.73, s.33; 1995, c.112, s.31, 1996, c.119, s.2; 2005, c.76.
