Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:3-10.11 Definitions relative to commercial driver licenses. 3. For purposes of this act, a term shall have the meaning set forth in R.S.39:1-1 unless another meaning for the term is set forth in this act, or unless another meaning is clearly apparent from the language or conte…

39:3-10.11a Certain requirements for drivers of vehicles in connection with funeral services. 3. Notwithstanding the exemption of motor vehicles which are owned directly by businesses engaged in the practice of mortuary science from the provisions of P.L.1990, c.103(C.39:3-10.9 e…

39:3-10.12 Tests for commercial driver license. 4. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the chief administrator shall adopt and administer a classified licensing system and a program for testing and ensuring the fitness of persons to operate commercial m…

39:3-10.13. Alcohol, controlled substance use prohibited Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle in this State with an alcohol concentration of 0.04% or more, or while under the influence of a controlled su…

39:3-10.13a Requirements to perform safety-sensitive functions, drug and alcohol clearinghouse information requests. 2. a. A driver who has engaged in conduct prohibited by Subpart B of 49 C.F.R. s.382 shall not perform safety-sensitive functions, including driving a commercial m…

39:3-10.14 Request for and provision of driving record and license information. 6. a. Before issuing a commercial driver license to an applicant, the chief administrator shall notify the Commercial Driver License Information System of the proposed issuance and shall request drivi…

39:3-10.15 Notification of moving violations, disqualification or suspension. 7. Within 10 days after receiving a report of the conviction of a holder of a commercial driver license for any violation of state law related to motor vehicle traffic control committed in a vehicle, ot…

39:3-10.16. Refusal to grant, suspension, revocation of license The director, in his discretion, may refuse to grant a commercial driver license to a person who is, in his estimation, not a proper person to be granted such a license, but no defect of the applicant shall bar him f…

39:3-10.17. Issuance, transfer of commercial driver license The director shall issue a commercial driver license only to a person who operates or will operate a commercial motor vehicle and is domiciled in this State. A person shall apply to the director within 30 days after esta…

39:3-10.17a Fingerprinting, criminal history records check for applicants for certain commercial driver's licenses. 34. a. The commission shall require the fingerprinting of all applicants for commercial driver's licenses with a hazardous material endorsement, a tank vehicle endo…

39:3-10.17b Definitions relative to certain commercial driver licenses; issuance. 1. a. As used in this act: "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used or designed to transport passengers or property that has a gross vehicle weight rati…

39:3-10.18 Possession of valid commercial driver license mandatory. 10. a. (1) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2005, c.147). (2) On and after April 1, 1992, and except when operating under a valid commercial driver examination or learner's permit and accompanied by the holder of a com…

39:3-10.18a Valid license required to operate autobus; violations, fines. 1. The owner of an autobus shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize an operator of an autobus to operate the vehicle without a valid commercial driver license. An owner who is convicted of a…

39:3-10.19. Operation of commercial motor vehicle in this State Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a person may operate a commercial motor vehicle in this State if the person has received a waiver of the commercial driver license requirements from the Secretary of the…

39:3-10.1a School bus driver; certain tests required. 2. a. All drivers of buses or other vehicles used by a board of education or by a private or parochial school for the transportation of pupils to and from school shall, in addition to any exam required by law, submit to a medi…

39:3-10.1b. Definitions relative to school bus endorsement; suspension 1. a. For the purposes of this section: "Chief administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. "Commercial motor vehicle" shall have the same meaning as provided in sec…

39:3-10.20 Suspension of commercial motor vehicle driving privilege. 12. a. In addition to the imposition of any other penalty provided by law, the chief administrator shall suspend for not less than one year nor more than three years the commercial motor vehicle driving privileg…

39:3-10.21 Regulation of third party testing. 13. Within one year of the effective date of P.L.2017, c.10 (C.39:3-10.21a et al.) the chief administrator shall, by contract, by appointment as a motor vehicle agent, or by licensing, authorize any necessary persons, including but no…

39:3-10.21a Commercial Driver License Testing Pilot Program. 1. a. There is established within the Motor Vehicle Commission a Commercial Driver License Testing Pilot Program which shall be implemented by the chief administrator. Pursuant to the provisions of this act, the chief a…

39:3-10.22 Waiver of skills test. 14. The chief administrator shall waive the skills test for a commercial driver license applicant who demonstrates that he meets the requirements for a waiver under the federal "Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986," Pub. L. 99-570 (49 U.S…

39:3-10.23. Provisions for efficient processing a. The director may take such steps as are necessary to provide for the efficient, timely and orderly processing of persons required to obtain commercial driver licenses under this act. The director may require persons to take the s…

39:3-10.24. Taking of breath samples a. A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle on a public road, street, or highway, or quasi-public area in this State, shall be deemed to have given his consent to the taking of samples of his breath for the purposes of making chemical …

39:3-10.24a Blood sample from operator under certain circumstances. 2. A police officer shall obtain a blood sample from an operator of an autobus involved in an accident resulting in the death or serious bodily injury, as defined in N.J.S.2C:11-1, of any person; provided, howeve…

39:3-10.25. Methods and techniques of chemical analyses forms Chemical analyses of an arrested person's breath, to be considered valid under the provisions of this act, shall have been performed according to methods approved by the Attorney General, and by a person certified for …

39:3-10.26. Limit of one license A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle shall not have more than one driver license. A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be subject for each offense to a fine of not more than $5,000, or imprisoned for a term of not mo…

39:3-10.27. Rules, regulations The director may adopt any rules and regulations, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, including the regulations necessary t…

39:3-10.28. Power of director to make agreements, arrangements, declarations The director may enter into or make agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out the provisions of this act. The director may also enter into an agreement or arrangement with the duly authorize…

39:3-10.29. Waiver by director Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the director may waive, in whole or in part, after notice and an opportunity for comment, application of any provision of this act or any regulation promulgated pursuant to this act with re…

39:3-10.30 Fees; duration of commercial driver license. 22. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.39:3-14 or any other sections of law which permit or require the issuance of a driver's license without charge, the required fee for a commercial driver license examination or learne…

39:3-10.31 Motorcycle road test, waiver. 6. The Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission may waive the written law and knowledge and road test portion of the examinations required for a motorcycle license or endorsement under R.S.39:3-10 for the holder of an examinatio…

39:3-10.32 Additional penalties. 6. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a school bus driver who violates section 5 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.13) or section 16 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.24) while transporting school children shall be guilty of a disorderly pe…

39:3-10.33 Medical review, retesting of certain motor vehicle operators; notice, confirmation to family, certain. 1. a. Whenever a person contacts the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission requesting that a family member be given a medical review or be retested to determine whether…

39:3-10.34 Autocycles, registration, insurance coverage; definitions; rules, regulations. 2. a. An autocycle shall be registered as a motorcycle pursuant to R.S.39:3-4. b. A person shall not be required to hold a motorcycle license or a motorcycle endorsement to operate an autocy…

39:3-10.4. Report to director by physicians of persons subject to epileptiform seizures Each physician treating any person 16 years of age or older for recurrent convulsive seizures or for recurrent periods of unconsciousness or for impairment or loss of motor coordination due to…

39:3-10.5. Report by drivers' license applicants subject to epileptiform seizures Each person subject to recurrent convulsive seizures or recurrent periods of unconsciousness or impairment or loss of motor coordination due to conditions such as, but not limited to, epilepsy in an…

39:3-10.6. Procedure for evaluation and screening of persons subject to epileptiform seizures In order to be assured that no person is unwarrantedly denied the privilege of operating a motor vehicle in this State because of reports submitted under the provisions of this act, the …

39:3-10.7. Confidentiality of reports of persons subject to epileptiform seizures Reports submitted pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be for the information of the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in enforcing State motor vehicle laws and shall be kept in the…

39:3-10.8. Violations of provisions requiring reports of persons subject to epileptiform seizures Any person who is guilty of a violation of section 1 of this act shall be subject to a fine of $50.00 for each violation. Any person who is guilty of a violation of section 2 of this…

39:3-10.8a Person with diabetes permitted to voluntarily make notation on license, identification card. 1. a. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall permit a license or identification card holder to voluntarily indicate that the person is an insu…

39:3-10.8b Amendment of notation. 21. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall permit a license or identification card holder to amend the notation on the person's license or identification card to reflect legal changes, in accordance with the prov…

39:3-10.9. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Commercial Driver License Act." L.1990,c.103,s.1.

39:3-10K1 Office of Emergency Management members, certain, exemption from federal commercial driver's licensing requirements. 1. a. A member of the State Office of Emergency Management or a county or municipal Office of Emergency Management shall not be subject to the requirement…

39:3-10a Fee for restoration of suspended or revoked licenses, vehicle registrations. 23. The chief administrator shall charge a fee of $100 for the restoration of any license which has been suspended or revoked by reason of the licensee's violation of any law or regulation and f…

39:3-10b Applications for motorcycle license. 1. An applicant for a motorcycle license, but not for a motorcycle endorsement to a basic license, who previously has never been licensed to drive a motor vehicle in this, or any other state, shall, during the permit period, be subjec…

39:3-10c. Vision screening The division shall require every licensed driver to take and successfully pass a screening of his vision at least once every 10 years as a condition for the renewal of his driver's license and of any endorsement thereon. The vision screening may be cert…

39:3-10d. Implementation of vision reexamination To implement the reexamination program provided for by this act and to establish it on a current basis, the division shall reexamine approximately 10% of all of the State's licensed drivers in each year during the first 10 years fo…