Title 39, Title 39: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION

39:3-30.1c Publishing of appropriate information, forms by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. 2. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall publish appropriate information and forms to allow an owner, or multiple owners, of a motor vehicle to add, change, or remove a transfe…

39:3-30.2. Rights of creditors; construction against waiver of inheritance tax requirements This act shall not impair the rights of any creditor of the decedent nor shall it be construed to waive the requirements of the laws of the State of New Jersey relating to Transfer Inherit…

39:3-30.3. Operation of motor vehicles registered in name of decedent. 1. Any motor vehicles registered in the name of any decedent may be operated, upon the public highways of this State, by a duly licensed driver who is, or is authorized to drive the same by, the surviving spou…

39:3-31 Duplicate, amended documents; issuance, fees. 39:3-31. a. The chief administrator, upon presentation of a statement duly sworn to, stating that the original registration certificate or original motorized bicycle registration certificate has been destroyed, lost or stolen,…

39:3-31.1 Duplicate family registration; fee. 1. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, upon presentation of a statement by the holder of an original registration certificate that he requires a duplicate registration certificate for use by members of …

39:3-32. Replacement of lost, destroyed or defaced license plates; reissuance of surrendered plates; fees 39:3-32. If one or both license plates or one or both inserts are lost, destroyed, or so defaced that the numbers thereon are illegible, the owner of the motor vehicle for wh…

39:3-33. Markers; requirements concerning; display of fictitious or wrong numbers, etc.; punishment. 39:3-33. The owner of an automobile which is driven on the public highways of this State shall display not less than 12 inches nor more than 48 inches from the ground in a horizon…

39:3-33.1. Veterans buying motor vehicles from United States; temporary identification markers Any person who served in the active military or naval service of the United States, and who has been discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable, a…

39:3-33.10. Issuance of wildlife conservation license plates; establishment of "Wildlife Conservation Fund" 1. a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may issue for a motor vehicle owned or leased and registered in the State, wildlife conservation license plates bearing…

39:3-33.11. Annual renewal fee; use 1. The annual renewal fee for the registration certificate of a motor vehicle for which a wildlife conservation license plate has been issued shall include, in each year subsequent to the year of issuance, a wildlife conservation license plate …

39:3-33.2. License plates; words "Garden State" to be imprinted The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall, upon the occasion of the next and each subsequent general issue of passenger car motor vehicle registration license pla…

39:3-33.3. Special identifying marks; issuance of plates The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles is hereby authorized to issue, upon application, registration plates of a particular identifying mark or marks to be displayed as provided in section 39:3-33 of the Revised Sta…

39:3-33.4. Fees for courtesy and personalized plates 2. The director is authorized to charge an additional fee for the issuance of such particular identifying mark in such amount as he may fix from time to time but not in excess of $30 for identifying marks defined by the directo…

39:3-33.5 Restrictions upon issuance of certain license plates. 3. Except as provided for courtesy marks in section 2 of P.L.2000, c.15 (C.39:3-33.5a), no particular identifying mark or special organization license plate issued pursuant to P.L.1987, c.374 (C.39:3-27.35) may be is…

39:3-33.5a Restrictions upon issuance of courtesy mark. 2. No courtesy mark may be issued to any applicant who: a. has been convicted of a violation of either section 39:4-50, or section 39:4-96 of this Title or section 2 of P.L.1966, c.142 (C.39:4-50.2) or has been convicted of …

39:3-33.6. Disposition of funds For a period commencing with the effective date of this act and terminating upon the completion of the first full fiscal year thereafter, all moneys received by the director pursuant to this act shall be forthwith deposited as received with the Sta…

39:3-33.7. Rules and regulations The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall promulgate rules and regulations for effectuating the purposes of this act. L.1959, c. 56, p. 165, s. 5.

39:3-33.8. Effective date This act shall take effect July 1, 1959. L.1959, c. 56, p. 165, s. 6.

39:3-33.9 Issuance of reflectorized motor vehicle registration plates. 2. a. The chief administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall implement a phase-in program for the issuance of reflectorized motor vehicle registration plates in this State, the planning of wh…

39:3-33a Additional charge for personalized, courtesy, special license plates. 1. Whenever the Division of Motor Vehicles is authorized to charge an additional application fee for the issuance of a personalized, courtesy or special license plate, the division shall charge that ad…

39:3-33b Subsequent personalized, courtesy, special license plates permitted. 1. a. The lessee in a motor vehicle leasing agreement or the owner of a motor vehicle who obtains a base set of personalized, courtesy or special license plates with special identifying marks may obtain…

39:3-33c Merchandise intended to conceal, degrade license plate legibility prohibited; fine. 1. A person shall not sell, offer for sale, distribute, transfer, purchase, receive, or possess any merchandise, including but not limited to retractable license plate holders, reflective…

39:3-34. Application for certificate or license during suspension, etc. prohibited 39:3-34. No person whose registration certificate or driving privilege, including any privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle as defined in P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.9 et al.), has been su…

39:3-35. Lending or using registration certificate or plates on other vehicle prohibited; fine No person shall lend the registration certificate or registration plates for use on a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which issued, or use the same for a motor vehicle other th…

39:3-36 Notification of change of residence; fees, penalties; public awareness campaign. 39:3-36. a. A licensed operator shall notify the chief administrator of any change in residence within one week after the change is made. Notice shall be in such form and shall contain such i…

39:3-37. Falsifying application, examination; punishment, revocation of registration, license 39:3-37. A person who gives a fictitious name or address or makes any other intentional misstatement of a material fact in an application for registration of a motor vehicle , an applica…

39:3-37.1 Unlawful loan of license, vehicle; penalty. 121. a. A person who has been issued a driver's license shall not lend that driver's license for use by another person. b. A person who owns, leases or otherwise has control or custody of a motor vehicle registered under the p…

39:3-38. Counterfeiting or using other markers; placement of forged or counterfeit plate on motor vehicle; revocation of license; fine No person shall counterfeit a number plate or marker or make a substitute or temporary marker, under penalty of revocation of such person's drive…

39:3-4 Registration of automobiles and motorcycles, application, registration certificates; expiration; issuance; violations; notification. 39:3-4. Except as hereinafter provided, every resident of this State and every nonresident whose automobile or motorcycle shall be driven in…

39:3-4.1. Licensing motor vehicles for transportation of passengers for hire As used in this section the term "motor vehicle" is hereby defined as meaning any motor vehicle propelled otherwise than by muscular power (except such vehicles as run only on rails or tracks exclusively…

39:3-40 Penalties for driving while license suspended, etc. 39:3-40. No person to whom a driver's license has been refused or whose driver's license or reciprocity privilege has been suspended or revoked, or who has been prohibited from obtaining a driver's license, shall persona…

39:3-40.1 Revocation of registration certificate, plates. 2. a. Any motor vehicle registration certificate and registration plates shall be revoked if a person is convicted of violating the provisions of: (1) subsection a. of R.S.39:3-40 for operating a motor vehicle during a per…

39:3-40.2. Issuance of temporary registration certificate, plates 3. a. The director may issue a temporary registration certificate and temporary registration plates for a motor vehicle for which the registration certificate and registration plates have been revoked under the pro…

39:3-40.3. Impoundment of motor vehicles 4. a. A motor vehicle subject to the provisions of this act may be impounded by any law enforcement officer if the registrant: (1) knowingly permits an unlicensed driver to operate that motor vehicle; (2) operates or permits the operation …

39:3-40.4. Sale, transfer of motor vehicle subject to registration restrictions 5. A motor vehicle subject to the registration restrictions set forth in sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1995, c.286 (C.39:3-40.1 and C.39:3-40.2) may not be sold or its ownership transferred; and the Divisio…

39:3-40.5. Rules, regulations 6. The director, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. Those rules and regulations shall include, …

39:3-40.6 Proof of valid motor vehicle insurance before release of impounded vehicle. 1. No motor vehicle which has been impounded pursuant to the laws of this State shall be released by the State or local law enforcement authority which impounded the vehicle unless proof of vali…

39:3-41 Driver's manual made available; contents; translations. 39:3-41. a. At the time of the issuance of an examination permit or a special learner’s permit to operate a motor vehicle, the chief administrator shall make available to each applicant for the examination permit or …

39:3-41.1 Distribution of existing manual prior to reprint for equestrian information. 2. The administrator may distribute all remaining copies of the existing manual before reprinting it with the information required pursuant to subsection b. of R.S.39:4-72. L.2004,c.163,s.2.

39:3-42. Compliance with chapter sufficient No owner, purchaser or driver of a motor vehicle who has complied with this chapter shall be required to obtain any other license or permit to use or operate the vehicle, be excluded or prohibited from or limited in the free use thereof…

39:3-43 Powers of commission. 39:3-43. The commission is hereby given authority to pass upon the construction and equipment of any vehicle, motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle with a view to its safety for use on a street or highway and it shall be lawful for the commission to r…

39:3-44. Scope and effect No person shall hereafter drive, move, park or be in custody of nor shall any owner or lessee hereafter cause or knowingly permit to be driven, moved or parked on any highway any vehicle, motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle or combination of vehicles wh…

39:3-45. Certain vehicles excepted The subsequent provisions of this article with respect to equipment and lights on vehicles shall not apply to agricultural machinery and implements, road machinery, road rollers, traction engines or farm tractors except as hereinafter in this ar…

39:3-46 Definitions relative to illuminating devices. 39:3-46. As used in this article, unless the context requires another or different construction: "Approved" means approved by the commission and when applied to lamps and other illuminating devices means that such lamps and de…

39:3-47 Illuminating devices required; violations, fines. 39:3-47. No person shall drive, move, park or be in custody of any vehicle or combination of vehicles on any street or highway unless such vehicle or combination of vehicles is equipped with lamps and illuminating devices …

39:3-48. Visibility (a) Whenever there shall be in this article a requirement declared as to the distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times when li…