Requires Chief Administrator of MVC to conduct wanted person check of all applicants for licenses, permits, and identification cards.

A1221

ASSEMBLY, No. 1221

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman MICHAEL INGANAMORT

District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)

Assemblywoman DAWN FANTASIA

District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires Chief Administrator of MVC to conduct wanted
person check of all applicants for licenses, permits, and identification cards.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
concerning driver�s licenses and non-driver
identification cards and amending Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� R.S.39:1-1 is amended to
read as follows:

���� 39:1-1.���� As used in this
subtitle, unless other meaning is clearly apparent from the language or
context, or unless inconsistent with the manifest intention of the Legislature:

���� "Alley" means a
public highway wherein the roadway does not exceed 12 feet in width.

���� "Authorized emergency
vehicles" means vehicles of the fire department, police vehicles and such
ambulances and other vehicles as are approved by the chief administrator when
operated in response to an emergency call.

���� "Autocycle" means a
three-wheeled motorcycle designed to be controlled with a steering wheel and
pedals in which the operator and passenger may ride in a completely or
partially enclosed seating area that is equipped with a roll cage or roll hoops,
safety seat belts for each occupant, and anti-lock brakes.

���� "Automobile"
includes all motor vehicles except motorcycles.

���� "Berm" means that
portion of the highway exclusive of roadway and shoulder, bordering the
shoulder but not to be used for vehicular travel.

���� "Business district"
means that portion of a highway and the territory contiguous thereto, where
within any 600 feet along such highway there are buildings in use for business
or industrial purposes, including but not limited to hotels, banks, office
buildings, railroad stations, and public buildings which occupy at least 300
feet of frontage on one side or 300 feet collectively on both sides of the
roadway.

���� "Car pool" means two
or more persons commuting on a daily basis to and from work by means of a
vehicle with a seating capacity of nine passengers or less.

���� "Chief
Administrator" or "Administrator" means the Chief Administrator
of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.

���� "Commercial motor
vehicle" includes every type of motor-driven vehicle used for commercial
purposes on the highways, such as the transportation of goods, wares and
merchandise, excepting such vehicles as are run only upon rails or tracks and
vehicles of the passenger car type used for touring purposes or the carrying of
farm products and milk, as the case may be.

���� "Commission" means
the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission established by section 4 of P.L.2003,
c.13 (C.39:2A-4).

���� "Commissioner" means
the Commissioner of Transportation of this State.

���� "Commuter van" means
a motor vehicle having a seating capacity of not less than seven nor more than
15 adult passengers, in which seven or more persons commute on a daily basis to
and from work and which vehicle may also be operated by the driver or other
designated persons for their personal use.

���� "Crosswalk" means
that part of a highway at an intersection, either marked or unmarked existing
at each approach of every roadway intersection, included within the connections
of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured
from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the shoulder, or,
if none, from the edges of the roadway; also, any portion of a highway at an
intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines
or other marking on the surface.

���� "Curb extension" or
"bulbout" means a horizontal extension of the sidewalk into the
street which results in a narrower roadway section.

���� "Dealer" includes
every person actively engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging
motor vehicles or motorcycles and who has an established place of business.

���� "Deputy Chief
Administrator" means the deputy chief administrator of the commission.

���� "Driver" means the
rider or driver of a horse, bicycle or motorcycle or the driver or operator of
a motor vehicle, unless otherwise specified.

���� "Explosives" means
any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is commonly used or intended
for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and
combustive units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities or
packing that an ignition by fire, friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by
detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden
generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are
capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects or of destroying
life or limb.

���� "Farm tractor" means
every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing
plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.

���� "Flammable liquid"
means any liquid having a flash point below 200 degrees Fahrenheit, and a vapor
pressure not exceeding 40 pounds.

���� "Gross weight" means
the combined weight of a vehicle and a load thereon.

���� "High occupancy
vehicle" or "HOV" means a vehicle which is used to transport two
or more persons and shall include public transportation, car pool, van pool,
and other vehicles as determined by regulation of the Department of Transportation.

���� "Highway" means the
entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when
any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular
travel.

���� "Horse" includes
mules and all other domestic animals used as draught animals or beasts of
burden.

���� "Inside lane" means
the lane nearest the center line of the roadway.

���� "Intersection" means
the area embraced within the prolongation of the lateral curb lines or, if
none, the lateral boundary lines of two or more highways which join one another
at an angle, whether or not one such highway crosses another.

���� "Laned roadway"
means a roadway which is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for
vehicular traffic.

���� "Leased limousine"
means any limousine subject to regulation in the State which:

���� a.���� Is offered for rental
or lease, without a driver, to be operated by a limousine service as the
lessee, for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire; and

���� b.��� Is leased or rented for
a period of one year or more following registration.

���� "Leased motor
vehicle" means any motor vehicle subject to registration in this State
which:

���� a.���� Is offered for rental
or lease, without a driver, to be operated by the lessee, his agent or servant,
for purposes other than the transportation of passengers for hire; and

���� b.��� Is leased or rented for
a period of one year or more following registration.

���� "Limited-access
highway" means every highway, street, or roadway in respect to which
owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of
access to or from the same except at such points only and in such manner as may
be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over such highway,
street, or roadway; and includes any highway designated as a
"freeway" or "parkway" by authority of law.

���� "Local authorities"
means every county, municipal and other local board or body having authority to
adopt local police regulations under the Constitution and laws of this State,
including every county governing body with relation to county roads.

���� "Low-speed electric
bicycle" means a two or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable pedals
and an electric motor of less than 750 watts, that meets the requirements of
one of the following classifications: "class 1 low-speed electric bicycle"
which means a low-speed electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides
assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide
assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour; or
"class 2 low-speed electric bicycle'' which means a low-speed electric
bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the
bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle
reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.

���� "Low-speed electric
scooter" means a scooter with a floorboard that can be stood upon by the
operator, with handlebars, and an electric motor that is capable of propelling
the device with or without human propulsion at a maximum speed of less than 19
miles per hour.

���� "Low-speed vehicle"
means a four-wheeled low-speed vehicle, as defined in 49 C.F.R. s.571.3(b),
whose attainable speed is more than 20 miles per hour but not more than 25
miles per hour on a paved level surface and which is not powered by gasoline or
diesel fuel and complies with federal safety standards as set forth in 49
C.F.R. s.571.500.

���� "Magistrate" means
any municipal court and the Superior Court, and any officer having the powers
of a committing magistrate and the chief administrator.

���� "Manufacturer" means
a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or assembling motor vehicles,
who will, under normal business conditions during the year, manufacture or
assemble at least 10 new motor vehicles.

���� "Metal tire" means
every tire the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partly
of metal or other hard nonresilient material.

���� "Mid-block
crosswalk" means a crosswalk located away from an intersection, distinctly
indicated by lines or markings on the surface.

���� "Motorized bicycle"
means a pedal bicycle having a helper motor characterized in that either the
maximum piston displacement is less than 50 cc. or said motor is rated at no
more than 1.5 brake horsepower or is powered by an electric drive motor and
said bicycle is capable of a maximum speed of no more than 25 miles per hour on
a flat surface or a pedal bicycle having an electric motor that is capable of
propelling the bicycle in excess of 20 miles per hour with a maximum
motor-powered speed of no more than 28 miles per hour on a flat surface.� This
term shall not include a low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed electric
scooter as defined in this section.

���� "Motorcycle"
includes motorcycles, autocycles, motor bikes, bicycles with motor attached and
all motor-operated vehicles of the bicycle or tricycle type, except motorized
bicycles, low-speed electric bicycles, and low-speed electric scooters as
defined in this section, whether the motive power be a part thereof or attached
thereto and having a saddle or seat with driver sitting astride or upon it or a
platform on which the driver stands.

���� "Motor-drawn
vehicle" includes trailers, semitrailers, or any other type of vehicle
drawn by a motor-driven vehicle.

���� "Motor vehicle"
includes all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, excepting
such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks, low-speed electric bicycles,
low-speed electric scooters, and motorized bicycles.

���� "Motorized scooter"
means a miniature motor vehicle and includes, but is not limited to, pocket
bikes, super pocket bikes, scooters, mini-scooters, sport scooters, mini
choppers, mini motorcycles, motorized skateboards and other vehicles with motors
not manufactured in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and
which have no permanent Federal Safety Certification stickers affixed to the
vehicle by the original manufacturer.� This term shall not include:� electric
personal assistive mobility devices, motorized bicycles, low-speed vehicles,
low-speed electric bicycles, or low-speed electric scooters; or motorized
wheelchairs, mobility scooters or similar mobility assisting devices used by
persons with physical disabilities, or persons whose ambulatory mobility has
been impaired by age or illness.

���� "Motorized
skateboard" means a skateboard that is propelled otherwise than by
muscular power.

���� "Motorized
wheelchair" means any motor-driven wheelchair utilized to increase the
independent mobility, in the activities of daily living, of an individual who
has limited or no ambulation abilities, and includes mobility scooters
manufactured specifically for such purposes and designed primarily for indoor
use.

���� "Noncommercial
truck" means every motor vehicle designed primarily for transportation of
property, and which is not a "commercial vehicle."

���� "Official traffic control
devices" means all signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent
with this subtitle placed or erected by authority of a public body or official
having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.

���� "Omnibus" includes
all motor vehicles used for the transportation of passengers for hire, except
commuter vans and vehicles used in ridesharing arrangements and school buses,
if the same are not otherwise used in the transportation of passengers for
hire.

���� "Operator" means a
person who is in actual physical control of a vehicle or street car.

���� "Outside lane" means
the lane nearest the curb or outer edge of the roadway.

���� "Owner" means a
person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or if a vehicle is the subject
of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of
purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an
immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or if
a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional
vendee, lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this
subtitle.

���� "Parking" means the
standing or waiting on a street, road or highway of a vehicle not actually
engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or merchandise, unless in
obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals.

���� "Passenger
automobile" means all automobiles used and designed for the transportation
of passengers, other than omnibuses and school buses.

���� "Pedestrian" means a
person afoot.

���� "Person" includes
natural persons, firms, copartnerships, associations, and corporations.

���� "Pneumatic tire"
means every tire in which compressed air is designed to support the load.

���� "Pole trailer" means
every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and
attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach, or pole, or by being boomed
or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for
transporting long or irregularly shaped loads, such as poles, pipes, or
structural members capable, generally, of sustaining themselves as beams
between the supporting connections.

���� "Private road or
driveway" means every road or driveway not open to the use of the public
for purposes of vehicular travel.

���� "Railroad train"
means a steam engine, electric or other motor, with or without cars coupled
thereto, operated upon rails, except street cars.

���� "Recreation vehicle"
means a self-propelled or towed vehicle equipped to serve as temporary living
quarters for recreational, camping or travel purposes and used solely as a
family or personal conveyance.

���� "Residence district"
means that portion of a highway and the territory contiguous thereto, not
comprising a business district, where within any 600 feet along such highway
there are buildings in use for business or residential purposes which occupy
300 feet or more of frontage on at least one side of the highway.

���� "Ridesharing" means
the transportation of persons in a motor vehicle, with a maximum carrying
capacity of not more than 15 passengers, including the driver, where such
transportation is incidental to the purpose of the driver.� The term shall include
such ridesharing arrangements known as car pools and van pools.

���� "Right-of-way" means
the privilege of the immediate use of the highway.

���� "Road tractor" means
every motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles and not so
constructed as to carry any load thereon either independently or any part of
the weight of a vehicle or load so drawn.

���� "Roadway" means that
portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular
travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two
or more separate roadways, the term "roadway" as used herein shall
refer to any such roadway separately, but not to all such roadways,
collectively.

���� "Safety zone" means
the area or space officially set aside within a highway for the exclusive use
of pedestrians, which is so plainly marked or indicated by proper signs as to
be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone.

���� "School bus" means
every motor vehicle operated by, or under contract with, a public or
governmental agency, or religious or other charitable organization or
corporation, or privately operated for the transportation of children to or
from school for secular or religious education, which complies with the
regulations of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission affecting school buses,
including "School Vehicle Type I" and "School Vehicle Type
II" as defined below:

���� "School Vehicle Type
I" means any vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers,
including the driver, used to transport enrolled children, and adults only when
serving as chaperones, to or from a school, school connected activity, day camp,
summer day camp, summer residence camp, nursery school, child care center,
preschool center or other similar places of education. Such vehicle shall
comply with the regulations of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and
either the Department of Education or the Department of Human Services,
whichever is the appropriate supervising agency.

���� "School Vehicle Type
II" means any vehicle designed to transport less than 16 passengers,
including the driver, used to transport enrolled children, and adults only when
serving as chaperones, to or from a school, school connected activity, day
camp, summer day camp, summer residence camp, nursery school, child care
center, preschool center or other similar places of education. Such vehicle
shall comply with the regulations of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
and either the Department of Education or the Department of Human Services,
whichever is the appropriate supervising agency.

���� "School zone" means
that portion of a highway which is either contiguous to territory occupied by a
school building or is where school crossings are established in the vicinity of
a school, upon which are maintained appropriate "school signs" in
accordance with specifications adopted by the chief administrator and in
accordance with law.

���� "School crossing"
means that portion of a highway where school children are required to cross the
highway in the vicinity of a school.

���� "Semitrailer" means
every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed
for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so
constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is
carried by another vehicle.

���� "Shipper" means any
person who shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, any commodity, produce or
article for transportation as the contents or load of a commercial motor
vehicle.� In the case of a sealed ocean container, "shipper" shall
not be construed to include any person whose activities with respect to the
shipment are limited to the solicitation or negotiation of the sale, resale, or
exchange of the commodity, produce or article within that container.

���� "Shoulder" means
that portion of the highway, exclusive of and bordering the roadway, designed
for emergency use but not ordinarily to be used for vehicular travel.

���� "Sidewalk" means
that portion of a highway intended for the use of pedestrians, between the curb
line or the lateral line of a shoulder, or if none, the lateral line of the
roadway and the adjacent right-of-way line.

���� "Sign." See
"Official traffic control devices."

���� "Slow-moving
vehicle" means a vehicle run at a speed less than the maximum speed then
and there permissible.

���� "Solid tire" means
every tire of rubber or other resilient material which does not depend upon
compressed air for the support of the load.

���� "Street" means the
same as highway.

���� "Street car" means a
car other than a railroad train, for transporting persons or property and
operated upon rails principally within a municipality.

���� "Stop," when
required, means complete cessation from movement.

���� "Stopping or
standing," when prohibited, means any cessation of movement of a vehicle,
whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic
control sign or signal.

���� "Suburban business or
residential district" means that portion of highway and the territory
contiguous thereto, where within any 1,320 feet along that highway there is
land in use for business or residential purposes and that land occupies more
than 660 feet of frontage on one side or collectively more than 660 feet of
frontage on both sides of that roadway.

���� "Through highway"
means every highway or portion thereof at the entrances to which vehicular
traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to stop before entering
or crossing the same and when stop signs are erected as provided in this chapter.

���� "Trackless trolley"
means every motor vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from
overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails.

���� "Traffic" means
pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, street cars, and other
conveyances either singly, or together, while using any highway for purposes of
travel.

���� "Traffic control
signal" means a device, whether manually, electrically, mechanically, or
otherwise controlled, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to
proceed.

���� "Trailer" means
every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed
for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so
constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.

���� "Truck" means every
motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of
property.

���� "Truck tractor"
means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other
vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the
weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.

���� "Van pooling" means
seven or more persons commuting on a daily basis to and from work by means of a
vehicle with a seating arrangement designed to carry seven to 15 adult
passengers.

���� "Vehicle" means
every device in, upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported
upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon
stationary rails or tracks or low-speed electric bicycles, low-speed electric
scooters, or motorized bicycles.

����
�Wanted person check� shall
have the same meaning as provided in section 1 of P.L.2003, c.282 (C.30:4-91.3c).

(cf: P.L.2019, c.121, s.1)

���� 2.��� R.S.39:3-10 is amended
to read as follows:

���� 39:3-10.����� A person shall
not drive a motor vehicle on a public highway in this State unless the person
is under supervision while participating in a behind-the-wheel driving course
pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1977, c.25 (C.39:3-13.2a) or is in possession of a
validated permit, or a probationary or basic driver's license issued to that
person in accordance with this article.

���� A person under 18 years of age
shall not be issued a basic license to drive motor vehicles, and a person shall
not be issued a validated permit, including a validated examination permit,
until the applicant has passed a satisfactory examination and other
requirements as to the applicant's ability as an operator.� The examination
shall include: a test of the applicant's vision; the applicant's ability to
understand traffic control devices; the applicant's knowledge of safe driving
practices, including the dangers of driving a vehicle in an aggressive manner,
which shall include, but not be limited to, unexpectedly altering the speed of
a vehicle, making improper or erratic traffic lane changes, disregarding
traffic control devices, failing to yield the right of way, and following
another vehicle too closely; the applicant's knowledge of operating a motor
vehicle in a manner that safely shares the roadway with pedestrians, cyclists,
skaters, riders of motorized-scooters, and other non-motorized vehicles, which
shall include, but not be limited to, passing a cyclist on the roadway,
recognizing bicycle lanes, navigating intersections with pedestrians and
cyclists, and exiting a vehicle without endangering pedestrians and cyclists;
the applicant's knowledge of the effects that ingestion of alcohol or drugs has
on a person's ability to operate a motor vehicle; the applicant's knowledge of
the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from motor vehicles and techniques for
the safe operation and proper maintenance of a motor vehicle; the applicant's
knowledge of portions of the mechanism of motor vehicles as is necessary to
insure the safe operation of a vehicle of the kind or kinds indicated by the
applicant; and the applicant's knowledge of the laws and ordinary usages of the
road.�

���� A person shall not sit for an
examination for any permit without exhibiting photo identification deemed
acceptable by the commission, unless that person is a high school student
participating in a course of automobile driving education approved by the State
Department of Education and conducted in a public, parochial, or private school
of this State, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1950, c.127 (C.39:3-13.1).� The
commission may waive the written law knowledge examination for any person 18
years of age or older possessing a valid driver's license issued by any other
state, the District of Columbia, or the United States Territories of American
Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands.� The commission shall be
required to provide that person with a booklet that highlights those motor
vehicle laws unique to New Jersey.� A road test shall be required for a
probationary license and serve as a demonstration of the applicant's ability to
operate a vehicle of the class designated.� During the road test, an applicant
may use a rear visibility system, parking sensors, or other technology
installed on the motor vehicle that enables the applicant to view areas
directly behind the vehicle or alerts the applicant of obstacles while
parking.�

���� A person shall not sit for a
road test unless that person exhibits photo identification deemed acceptable by
the commission.� A high school student who has completed a course of
behind-the-wheel automobile driving education approved by the State Department
of Education and conducted in a public, parochial, or private school of this
State, who has been issued a special learner's permit pursuant to section 1 of
P.L.1950, c.127 (C.39:3-13.1) prior to January 1, 2003, shall not be required
to exhibit photo identification in order to sit for a road test.� The
commission may waive the road test for any person 18 years of age or older
possessing a valid driver's license issued by any other state, the District of
Columbia, or the United States Territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto
Rico, or the Virgin Islands.� The road test shall be given on public streets,
where practicable and feasible, but may be preceded by an off-street screening
process to assess basic skills.� The commission shall approve locations for the
road test which pose no more than a minimal risk of injury to the applicant,
the examiner, and other motorists.� New locations for the road test shall not
be approved unless the test can be given on public streets.

���� A person who successfully
completes a road test for a motorcycle license or a motorcycle endorsement when
operating a motorcycle or motorized scooter with an engine displacement of less
than 231 cubic centimeters shall be issued a motorcycle license or endorsement
restricting the person's operation of the vehicles to any motorcycle with an
engine displacement of 500 cubic centimeters or less.� A person who
successfully completes a road test for a motorcycle license or motorcycle
endorsement when operating a motorcycle with an engine displacement of 231 or
more cubic centimeters shall be issued a motorcycle license or endorsement
without any restriction as to engine displacement.� Any person who successfully
completes an approved motorcycle safety education course established pursuant
to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1991, c.452 (C.27:5F-36) shall be issued
a motorcycle license or endorsement without restriction as to engine
displacement.

���� The commission shall issue a
basic driver's license to operate a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle to a
person over 18 years of age who previously has not been licensed to drive a
motor vehicle in this State or another jurisdiction only if that person has:
(1) operated a passenger automobile in compliance with the requirements of this
Title for not less than one year, not including any period of suspension or
postponement, from the date of issuance of a probationary license pursuant to
section 4 of P.L.1950, c.127 (C.39:3-13.4); (2) not been assessed more than two
motor vehicle points; (3) not been convicted in the previous year for a
violation of R.S.39:4-50, section 2 of P.L.1981, c.512 (C.39:4-50.4a), section
1 of P.L.1992, c.189 (C.39:4-50.14), R.S.39:4-129, N.J.S.2C:11-5, section 1 of
P.L.2017, c.165 (C.2C:11-5.3), subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:12-1, or any other
motor vehicle-related violation the commission determines to be significant and
applicable pursuant to regulation; and (4) passed an examination of the
applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle pursuant to this section.

���� The commission shall expand
the driver's license examination by 20 percent. The additional questions to be
added shall consist solely of questions developed in conjunction with the
Department of Health concerning the use of alcohol or drugs as related to
highway safety. The commission shall develop, in conjunction with the
Department of Health, supplements to the driver's manual which shall include
information necessary to answer any question on the driver's license
examination concerning alcohol or drugs as related to highway safety.

���� Up to 20 questions may be
added to the examination on subjects to be determined by the commission that
are of particular relevance to youthful drivers, including the importance of
operating a motor vehicle in a manner that safely shares the roadway with pedestrians,
cyclists, skaters, riders of motorized-scooters, and other non-motorized
vehicles, which shall include, but not be limited to, passing a cyclist on the
roadway, recognizing bicycle lanes, navigating intersections with pedestrians
and cyclists, and exiting a vehicle without endangering pedestrians and
cyclists, and the dangers of driving a vehicle in an aggressive manner, which
shall include, but not be limited to, unexpectedly altering the speed of a
vehicle, making improper or erratic traffic lane changes, disregarding traffic
control devices, failing to yield the right of way, and following another
vehicle too closely, after consultation with the Director of the Division of
Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety.

���� The commission shall expand
the driver's license examination to include a question asking whether the
applicant is aware of the provisions of the "Revised Uniform Anatomical
Gift Act," P.L.2008, c.50 (C.26:6-77 et al.) and the procedure for indicating
on the driver's license the intention to make a donation of body organs or
tissues pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1978, c.181 (C.39:3-12.2).

���� The commission shall expand
the driver's license examination to include a question asking whether the
applicant is aware of the dangers of failing to comply with this State's motor
vehicle traffic laws and the "STOP for Nikhil Safety Pledge" set
forth in subsection e. of R.S.39:3-41.

���� The commission shall expand
the driver's license examination to include questions concerning the dangers of
carbon monoxide poisoning from motor vehicles and techniques for the safe
operation and proper maintenance of a motor vehicle.

���� Any person applying for a
driver's license to operate a motor vehicle or motorized bicycle in this State
shall surrender to the commission any current driver's license issued to the
applicant by another state or jurisdiction upon the applicant's receipt of a
driver's license for this State.� The commission shall refuse to issue a
driver's license if the applicant fails to comply with this provision. An
applicant for a permit or license who is less than 18 years of age, and who
holds a permit or license for a passenger automobile issued by another state or
country that is valid or has expired within a time period designated by the
commission, shall be subject to the permit and license requirements and
penalties applicable to State permit and license applicants who are of the same
age; except that if the other state or country has permit or license standards
substantially similar to those of this State, the credentials of the other
state or country shall be acceptable.

���� The commission shall create
classified licensing of drivers covering the following classifications:

���� a.���� Motorcycles, except
that for the purposes of this section, motorcycle shall not include any
three-wheeled motor vehicle equipped with a single cab with glazing enclosing
the occupant, seats similar to those of a passenger vehicle or truck, seat
belts and automotive steering or any vehicle defined as a motorcycle pursuant
to R.S.39:1-1 having a motor with a maximum piston displacement that is less
than 50 cubic centimeters or a motor that is rated at no more than 1.5 brake
horsepower with a maximum speed of no more than 35 miles per hour on a flat
surface.

���� b.��� Omnibuses as classified
by R.S.39:3-10.1 and school buses classified under N.J.S.18A:39-1 et seq.

���� c.���� (Deleted by amendment,
P.L.1999, c.28)

���� d.��� All motor vehicles not
included in classifications a. and b. A license issued pursuant to this
classification d. shall be referred to as the "basic driver's
license."

���� Every applicant for a license
under classification b. shall be a holder of a basic driver's license.� Any
issuance of a license under classification b. shall be by endorsement on the
basic driver's license.

���� A driver's license for
motorcycles may be issued separately, but if issued to the holder of a basic
driver's license, it shall be by endorsement on the basic driver's license.�
The holder of a basic driver's license or a separately issued motorcycle license
shall be authorized to operate a motorcycle having a motor with a maximum
piston displacement that is less than 50 cubic centimeters or a motor that is
rated at no more than 1.5 brake horsepower with a maximum speed no more than 35
miles per hour on a flat surface.

���� The commission, upon payment
of the lawful fee and after it or a person authorized by it has examined the
applicant and is satisfied of the applicant's ability as an operator, may, in
its discretion, issue a license to the applicant to drive a motor vehicle.� The
license shall authorize the person� to drive any registered vehicle, of the
kind or kinds indicated.

���� The license shall expire,
except as otherwise provided, during the fourth calendar year following the
date in which the license was issued and on the same calendar day as the
person's date of birth.� If the person's date of birth does not correspond to a
calendar day of the fourth calendar year, the license shall expire on the last
day of the person's birth month.

���� The commission may, at its
discretion and for good cause shown, issue licenses which shall expire on a
date fixed by it.� If the commission issues a license to a person who has
demonstrated authorization to be present in the United States for a period of
time shorter than the standard period of the license, the commission shall fix
the expiration date of the license at a date based on the period in which the
person is authorized to be present in the United States under federal
immigration laws.� The commission may renew the license only if it is
demonstrated that the person's continued presence in the United States is
authorized under federal law.� The fee for licenses with expiration dates fixed
by the commission shall be fixed by the commission in amounts proportionately
less or greater than the fee herein established.

���� The required fee for a license
for the license period shall be as follows:

����������� Motorcycle license or
endorsement: $18.

����������� Omnibus or school bus
endorsement: $18.

����������� Basic driver's license:
$18.

���� The commission shall waive the
payment of fees for issuance of omnibus endorsements whenever an applicant
establishes to the commission's satisfaction that the applicant will use the
omnibus endorsement exclusively for operating omnibuses owned by a nonprofit
organization duly incorporated under Title 15 or 16 of the Revised Statutes or
Title 15A of the New Jersey Statutes.

���� The commission shall issue
licenses for the following license period on and after the first day of the
calendar month immediately preceding the commencement of the period, the
licenses to be effective immediately.

���� All applications for renewals
of licenses shall be made in a manner prescribed by the commission and in
accordance with procedures established by it.

���� The commission in its
discretion may refuse to grant a permit or license to drive motor vehicles to a
person who is, in its estimation, not a proper person to be granted a permit or
license, but a defect of the applicant shall not debar the applicant from
receiving a permit or license unless it can be shown by tests approved by the
commission that the defect incapacitates the applicant from safely operating a
motor vehicle.

���� In addition to requiring an
applicant for a driver's license to submit satisfactory proof of identity and
age, the commission also shall require the applicant to provide, as a condition
for obtaining a permit and license, satisfactory proof that the applicant's
presence in the United States is authorized under federal law.

����
In addition to the
requirements provided in this section, the chief administrator shall conduct a
wanted person check for every applicant for a permit, and probationary or basic
driver�s license.

���� If the commission has
reasonable cause to suspect that any document presented by an applicant as
proof of identity, age, or legal residency is altered, false, or otherwise
invalid, the commission shall refuse to grant the permit or license until the
time when the document may be verified by the issuing agency to the
commission's satisfaction.

���� A person violating this
section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment in the
county jail for not more than 60 days, but if that person has never been
licensed to drive in this State or any other jurisdiction, the applicant shall
be subject to a fine of not less than $200 and, in addition, the court shall
issue an order to the commission requiring the commission to refuse to issue a
license to operate a motor vehicle to the person for a period of not less than
180 days.� The penalties provided for by this paragraph shall not be applicable
in cases where failure to have actual possession of the operator's license is
due to an administrative or technical error by the commission.

���� Nothing in this section shall
be construed to alter or extend the expiration of any license issued prior to
the date this amendatory and supplementary act becomes operative.

���� As used in this section:

���� "Parking sensors"
means proximity sensors which use either electromagnetic or ultrasonic
technology and are designed to alert the driver to obstacles while parking.

���� "Rear visibility
system" means devices or components installed on a motor vehicle at the
time of manufacture that allow a forward facing driver to view a visual image
of the area directly behind the vehicle.

(cf: P.L.2017, c.374, s.1)

���� 3.��� R.S.39:3-13 is amended
to read as follows:

���� 39:3-13.����� The chief
administrator may, in the chief administrator's discretion, issue to a person
over 17 years of age an examination permit, under the hand and seal of the
chief administrator, allowing such person, for the purpose of fitting the
person to become a licensed driver, to operate a designated class of motor
vehicles other than passenger automobiles and motorcycles for a specified
period of not more than 90 days, while in the company and under the supervision
of a driver licensed to operate such designated class of motor vehicles.

���� The chief administrator, in
the chief administrator's discretion, may issue for a specified period of not
less than one year a passenger automobile or motorcycle-only examination permit
to a person over 17 years of age regardless of whether a person has completed a
course of behind-the-wheel automobile driving education pursuant to section 1
of P.L.1950, c.127 (C.39:3-13.1).� An examination permit applicant who is under
18 years of age shall obtain the signature of a parent or guardian for
submission to the commission on a form prescribed by the chief administrator.�
The chief administrator shall postpone for six months the driving privileges of
any person who submits a fraudulent signature for a parent or guardian.

���� For six months immediately
following the validation of an examination permit, and until the holder passes
the road test, the holder who is less than 21 years of age shall operate the
passenger automobile only when accompanied by, and under the supervision of, a
New Jersey licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age and has been
licensed to drive a passenger automobile for not less than three years. The
holder of an examination permit who is at least 21 years of age shall operate
the passenger automobile for the first three months under such supervision and
until the holder passes the road test. The supervising driver of the passenger
automobile shall sit in the front seat of the vehicle. Whenever operating a
vehicle while in possession of an examination permit, the holder of the permit
shall operate the passenger automobile with only one additional passenger in
the vehicle excluding dependents of the permit holder, except that this
passenger restriction shall not apply when the permit holder is at least 21
years of age or when the permit holder is accompanied by a parent or guardian.�
Further, the holder of the passenger automobile permit who is less than 21
years of age shall not drive during the hours between 11:01 p.m. and 5 a.m.;
provided, however, that this condition may be waived for an emergency which, in
the judgment of local police, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to
substantially endanger the health, safety, welfare, or property of a person, or
for any bona fide employment or religion-related activity if the employer or
appropriate religious authority provides written verification of such activity
in a manner provided for by the chief administrator.� The holder of the
examination permit shall not use any hand-held or hands-free interactive
wireless communication device, except in an emergency, while operating a moving
passenger automobile on a public road or highway.� "Use" shall
include, but not be limited to, talking or listening on any hand-held or
hands-free interactive wireless communication device or operating its keys,
buttons, or other controls. The passenger automobile permit holder shall ensure
that all occupants of the vehicle are secured in a properly adjusted and
fastened seat belt or child restraint system.

���� The holder of an examination
permit subject to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1977, c.23 (C.39:3-10b)
shall not operate a motorcycle at any time from a half-hour after sunset to a
half-hour before sunrise. A motorcycle operated by the holder of an examination
permit shall carry only the operator and shall not be operated on any toll road
over which the New Jersey Turnpike Authority or the South Jersey Transportation
Authority has jurisdiction or on any limited-access interstate highway.

���� The holder of any examination
permit shall not operate a motorcycle having a motor with a maximum piston
displacement that is less than 50 cubic centimeters or a motor that is rated at
no more than 1.5 brake horsepower with a maximum speed of no more than 35 miles
per hour on a flat surface at anytime from a half-hour after sunset to a
half-hour before sunrise and shall not operate the motorcycle with any other
passenger.� The holder of any examination permit shall not operate such a
motorcycle upon limited-access interstate highways or public roads or highways
with a posted speed limit greater than 35 miles per hour.

���� An applicant for an
examination permit subject to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1977, c.23
(C.39:3-10b), who is less than 18 years of age, shall be required to
successfully complete a motorcycle safety education course established pursuant
to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1991, c.452 (C.27:5F-36) as a condition
for obtaining a motorcycle license or endorsement.

���� The chief administrator shall
provide the holder of an examination permit with two removable, transferable,
highly visible, reflective decals indicating that the driver of the vehicle may
be the holder of an examination permit.� The decals shall be designed by the
chief administrator, in consultation with the Division of Highway Traffic
Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety.� The chief administrator may
charge a fee for the decals not to exceed the actual cost of producing and
distributing the decals.� The decals shall be displayed in a manner prescribed
by the chief administrator, in consultation with the Division of Highway
Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and shall be clearly
visible to law enforcement officers.� The holder of an examination permit shall
not operate a vehicle unless the decals are displayed.� The decal shall be
removed once the driver's examination permit period has ended.

���� When notified by a court of
competent jurisdiction that an examination permit holder has been convicted of
a violation which causes the permit holder to accumulate more than two motor
vehicle points or has been convicted of a violation of R.S.39:4-50; section 2
of P.L.1981, c.512 (C.39:4-50.4a); P.L.1992, c.189 (C.39:4-50.14);
R.S.39:4-129; N.J.S.2C:11-5; section 1 of P.L.2017, c.165 (C.2C:11-5.3),
subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:12-1; or any other motor vehicle-related law the
chief administrator deems significant and applicable pursuant to regulation, in
addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, the chief administrator
shall, without the exercise of discretion or a hearing, suspend the examination
permit holder's examination permit for 90 days.� The chief administrator shall
restore the permit following the term of the permit suspension if the permit
holder satisfactorily completes a remedial training course of not less than
four hours which may be given by the commission, a driving school licensed by the
chief administrator pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1951, c.216 (C.39:12-2), or
any Statewide safety organization approved by the chief administrator.� The
course shall be subject to oversight by the commission according to its
guidelines.� The permit holder shall also remit a course fee prior to the
commencement of the course. The chief administrator also shall postpone without
the exercise of discretion or a hearing the issuance of a basic license for 90
days if the chief administrator is notified by a court of competent
jurisdiction that the examination permit holder, after completion of the
remedial training course, has been convicted of any motor vehicle violation
which results in the imposition of any motor vehicle points or has been
convicted of a violation of R.S.39:4-50; section 2 of P.L.1981, c.512
(C.39:4-50.4a); P.L.1992, c.182 (C.39:4-50.14); R.S.39:4-129; N.J.S.2C:11-5,
subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:12-1; or any other motor vehicle-related law the
chief administrator deems significant and applicable pursuant to regulation.�
When the chief administrator is notified by a court of competent jurisdiction
that an examination permit holder has been convicted of any alcohol or
drug-related offense unrelated to the operation of a motor vehicle and is not otherwise
subject to any other suspension penalty therefor, the chief administrator
shall, without the exercise of discretion or a hearing, suspend the examination
permit for six months.

���� An examination permit for a
motorcycle or a commercial motor vehicle issued to a person with a disability,
as determined by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission after consultation
with the Department of Education, shall be valid for nine months or until the
completion of the road test portion of the license examination, whichever
period is shorter.

���� Each permit shall be
sufficient license for the person to operate such designated class of motor
vehicles in this State during the period specified, while in the company of and
under the control of a driver licensed by this State to operate such designated
class of motor vehicles, or, in the case of a commercial driver license permit,
while in the company of and under the control of a holder of a valid commercial
driver license for the appropriate license class and with the appropriate
endorsements issued by this or any other state. Such person, as well as the
licensed driver, except for a motor vehicle examiner administering a driving
skills test, shall be held accountable for all violations of this subtitle
committed by such person while in the presence of the licensed driver.� In
addition to requiring an applicant for an examination permit to submit
satisfactory proof of identity and age, the chief administrator also shall
require the applicant to provide, as a condition for obtaining the permit, satisfactory
proof that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under
federal law.� If the chief administrator has reasonable cause to suspect that
any document presented by an applicant as proof of identity, age, or legal
residency is altered, false, or otherwise invalid, the chief administrator
shall refuse to grant the permit until such time as the document may be
verified by the issuing agency to the chief administrator's satisfaction.

���� The holder of an examination
permit shall be required to take a road test in order to obtain a probationary
license. No road test for any person who has been issued an examination permit
to operate a passenger vehicle shall be given unless the person has met the
requirements of this section.� No road test for a probationary license shall be
given unless the applicant has first secured an examination permit and no such
road test shall be scheduled for an applicant who has secured an examination
permit for a passenger vehicle or a motorcycle for which an endorsement is not
required until at least six months for an applicant under 21 years of age or
three months for an applicant 21 years of age or older shall have elapsed
following the validation of the examination permit for practice driving or, in
the case of an examination permit for other vehicles, until 20 days have
elapsed. In the case of an omnibus endorsement or school bus, no road test
shall be scheduled until at least 10 days shall have elapsed. Every applicant
for an examination permit to qualify for an omnibus endorsement or an
articulated vehicle endorsement shall be a holder of a valid basic driver's
license.

���� The required fees for special
learner's permits and examination permits shall be as follows:

Basic driver's
license...............................................up to $10

Motorcycle license or
endorsement..................................$� 5

Omnibus or school bus
endorsement................................$25

���� The chief administrator shall
waive the payment of fees for issuance of examination permits for omnibus
endorsements whenever the applicant establishes to the chief administrator's
satisfaction that said applicant will use the omnibus endorsement exclusively
for operating omnibuses owned by a nonprofit organization duly incorporated
under Title 15 or 16 of the Revised Statutes or Title 15A of the New Jersey
Statutes.

���� The specified period for which
a permit is issued may be extended for not more than an additional 60 days,
without payment of an added fee, upon application made by the holder thereof,
where the holder has applied to take the examination for a driver's license
prior to the expiration of the original period for which the permit was issued
and the chief administrator was unable to schedule an examination during said
period.

���� As a condition for the
issuance of an examination permit under this section, the chief administrator
shall secure a digitized picture of the applicant.� The picture shall be stored
in a manner prescribed by the chief administrator and may be displayed on the
examination permit.

����
In addition to the
requirements provided in this section, the chief administrator shall conduct a
wanted person check for every applicant for an examination permit.

���� The chief administrator may
require that whenever a person to whom an examination permit has been issued
has reconstructive or cosmetic surgery which significantly alters the person's
facial features, the person shall notify the chief administrator who may
require the picture of the person to be updated.

���� Specific use of the
examination permit and any information stored or encoded, electronically or
otherwise, in relation thereto shall be in accordance with P.L.1997, c.188
(C.39:2-3.3 et seq.) and the federal "Driver's Privacy Protection Act of
1994," Pub.L.103-322.� Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to
the contrary, the digitized picture or any access thereto or any use thereof
shall not be sold, leased, or exchanged for value.

(cf: P.L.2017, c.165, s.11)

���� 4.��� Section 1 of P.L.1950, c.127
(C.39:3-13.1) is amended to read as follows:

���� 1.��� The Chief Administrator
of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission may issue to a person over 16 years
of age a special learner's permit, under the hand and seal of the chief
administrator, allowing such person, for the purpose of preparing himself to qualify
for a probationary license for a passenger automobile by operating a dual pedal
controlled motor vehicle while taking a required course of behind-the-wheel
automobile driving education approved by the State Department of Education and
conducted in a public, parochial or private school of this State or a course of
behind-the-wheel automobile driving instruction conducted by a drivers' school
duly licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1951, c.216 (C.39:12-1 et
seq.).� The special learner's permit shall be issued in lieu of the examination
permit provided for in R.S.39:3-13.� In addition to requiring an applicant for
a permit to submit satisfactory proof of identity and age, the chief
administrator also shall require the applicant to provide, as a condition for
obtaining a permit, satisfactory proof that the applicant's presence in the
United States is authorized under federal law.� If the chief administrator has
reasonable cause to suspect that any document presented by an applicant as
proof of identity, age or legal residency is altered, false or otherwise
invalid, the chief administrator shall refuse to grant the permit until such
time as the document may be verified by the issuing agency to the chief
administrator's satisfaction.

����
In addition to the
requirements provided in this section, the chief administrator shall conduct a
wanted person check for every applicant for a special learner�s permit.

���� The special learner's permit
described above, when issued to a person taking a course of behind-the-wheel
driving education conducted in a public, parochial or private school, shall be
retained in the office of the school principal at all times except during such
time as the person to whom the permit is issued is undergoing behind-the-wheel
automobile driving instruction.� The chief administrator may make such rules
and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.

(cf: P.L.2009, c.38, s.7)

���� 5.��� Section 4 of P.L.1950,
c.127 (C.39:3-13.4) is amended to read as follows:

���� 4.��� a.�� The holder of a
special learner's permit shall be entitled to a probationary driver's license
(1) upon attaining the age of 17 years, (2) upon the satisfactory completion of
an approved behind-the-wheel driver training course as indicated upon the face
of the special permit over the signature of the principal of the school or the
person operating the driving school in which the course was conducted, (3) upon
the completion of six months' driving experience with a validated special
learner's permit in compliance with the provisions of section 6 of P.L.1977,
c.25 (C.39:3-13.2a), and (4) upon passing the road test pursuant to
R.S.39:3-10.

���� b.��� The holder of a
probationary license shall be permitted to operate the passenger automobile
with only one additional passenger in the vehicle besides any dependent of the
probationary license holder, except that this passenger restriction shall not
apply when the holder of the probationary license is at least 21 years of age
or the probationary license holder is accompanied by a parent or guardian.�
Further, the holder of the probationary license who is under 21 years of age
shall not drive during the hours between 11:01 p.m. and 5 a.m.; provided
however, that this condition may be waived for an emergency which, in the
judgment of local police, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to
substantially endanger the health, safety, welfare, or property of a person or
for any bona fide employment or religion-related activity if the employer or
appropriate religious authority provides written verification of such activity
in a manner provided for by the chief administrator.

���� c.���� The holder of the
probationary license shall not use any hand-held or hands-free interactive
wireless communication device, except in an emergency, while operating a moving
passenger automobile on a public road or highway.� "Use" shall
include, but not be limited to, talking or listening on any hand-held or
hands-free interactive wireless communication device or operating its keys,
buttons, or other controls. In addition, the holder of the probationary license
shall ensure that all occupants of the vehicle are secured in a properly
adjusted and fastened seat belt or child restraint system.

���� d.��� In addition to any other
penalties provided under law, the holder of a probationary license who
accumulates more than two motor vehicle points or is convicted of a violation
of R.S.39:4-50; section 2 of P.L.1981, c.512 (C.39:4-50.4a);
section 1 of

P.L.1992, c.189 (C.39:4-50.14); R.S.39:4-129; N.J.S.2C:11-5; section 1 of
P.L.2017, c.165 (C.2C:11-5.3); subsection c. of N.J.S.2C:12-1; or any other
motor vehicle law the chief administrator deems to be significant and
applicable pursuant to regulation shall, for the first violation, be required
to satisfactorily complete a remedial training course of not less than four
hours which may be given by the commission, a driving school licensed by the
chief administrator pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1951, c.216 (C.39:12-2), or
any Statewide safety organization approved by the chief administrator.� The
course shall be administered pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by
the chief administrator and subject to oversight by the commission.� The
authority of the chief administrator to suspend, revoke, or deny issuance of an
initial or renewal license to operate a driving school or an instructor's
license, and to assess fines, pursuant to P.L.1951, c.216 (C.39:12-1 et seq.)
shall apply to any violations related to the administration of a remedial
training course. The license holder shall also remit a course fee prior to the
commencement of the course.

���� e.���� When notified by a
court of competent jurisdiction that a probationary license holder has been
convicted of a second or subsequent violation, in addition to any other
penalties provided under law, the chief administrator shall, without the
exercise of discretion or a hearing, suspend the probationary license for three
months, and shall postpone eligibility for a basic license for an equivalent
period.� In addition, when the chief administrator is notified by a court of
competent jurisdiction that a probationary license holder has been convicted of
any alcohol or drug-related offense unrelated to the operation of a motor
vehicle, and he is not otherwise subject to any other suspension penalty
therefor, the chief administrator shall, without the exercise of discretion or
a hearing, suspend the probationary license for six months.

���� f.���� The chief administrator
shall provide the holder of a probationary license with two removable,
transferable, highly visible, reflective decals indicating that the driver of
the vehicle may be the holder of a probationary license.� The decals shall be
designed by the chief administrator, in consultation with the Division of
Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety.� The chief
administrator may charge a fee for the decals not to exceed the actual cost of
producing and distributing the decals.� The decals shall be displayed in a
manner prescribed by the chief administrator, in consultation with the Division
of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and shall
be clearly visible to law enforcement officers.� The holder of a probationary
license shall not operate a vehicle unless the decals are displayed.� The decal
shall be removed once the driver's probationary license period has ended.

���� g.��� A probationary license
may be sent by mail and shall be clearly identifiable and distinguishable in
appearance from a basic license by any name, mark, color, or device deemed
appropriate by the chief administrator.

����
h.��� In addition to the
requirements provided in this section, the chief administrator shall conduct a
wanted person check for every applicant for a probationary license.

(cf: P.L.2017, c.165, s.13)

���� 6.��� Section 2 of P.L.1980,
c.47 (C.39:3-29.3) is amended to read as follows:

����� 2.�� a.�� (1)���� The New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue an identification card to any
resident of the State who is 14 years of age or older and who is not the holder
of a valid permit or basic driver's license. The identification card shall
attest to the true name, correct age, and veteran status, upon submission of
satisfactory proof, by any veteran, and shall contain other identifying data as
certified by the applicant for such identification card. Every application for
an identification card shall be signed and verified by the applicant and shall
be accompanied by the written consent of at least one parent or the person's
legal guardian if the person is under 17 years of age and shall be supported by
such documentary evidence of the age, identity, and veteran status, or
blindness, or disability of such person as the chief administrator may require.
In addition to requiring an applicant for an identification card to submit
satisfactory proof of identity, age, and, if appropriate, veteran status, the
chief administrator also shall require the applicant to provide, as a condition
for obtaining the card, satisfactory proof that the applicant's presence in the
United States is authorized under federal law.� If the chief administrator has
reasonable cause to suspect that any document presented by an applicant as
proof of identity, age, veteran status, or legal residency is altered, false or
otherwise invalid, the chief administrator shall refuse to grant the
identification card until such time as the document may be verified by the
issuing agency to the chief administrator's satisfaction.

����
In addition to the
requirements provided in this section, the chief administrator shall conduct a
wanted person check for every applicant for an identification card.

���� (2)�� In addition to the
requirements for the form and content of an identification card pursuant to
this section, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission shall, upon submission of satisfactory proof, designate on an
identification card that the card holder is a Gold Star Family member.� The
commission shall provide to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs
personal identifying information for any person issued an identification card
with a Gold Star Family designation pursuant to this section.

���� b.��� The designation of
veteran status on an identification card shall not be deemed sufficient valid
proof of veteran status for official governmental purposes when any other
statute, or any regulation or other directive of a governmental entity,
requires documentation of veteran status.

���� c.���� For the purpose of this
section:

���� "Gold Star Family
member" means a spouse, domestic partner, partner in a civil union,
parent, brother, sister, child, legal guardian, or other legal custodian,
whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption, of a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States or National Guard, who lost his or her life while
on active duty for the United States.

���� "Veteran" means a
person who has been honorably discharged from the active military service of
the United States or from service in the New Jersey National Guard; and

���� "Satisfactory proof"
means, in the case of a veteran, a copy of form NGB-22, DD-214 or federal
activation orders showing service under Title 10, section 672 or section 12301,
of the United States Code, or a county veteran identification card only if
issuance of the card requires a copy of form DD-214 discharge papers or
approved separation forms as outlined by all branches of the military and duly
recorded by the county clerk's office.� In the case of a Gold Star Family
member, satisfactory proof includes any or all of the following:�

���� (1)�� a��� certification from
the Department of New Jersey of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., or any other
organization formed for the support of family members of members of the Armed
Forces of the United States or National Guard, who lost their lives while on active
duty for the United States, that the applicant is either the spouse, domestic
partner, partner in a civil union, parent, brother, sister, child, legal
guardian, or other legal custodian, whether of the whole or half blood or by
adoption, of a member of the armed forces or National Guard who died while on
active duty for the United States; or

���� (2)�� (a)���� documentation
deemed acceptable by the Adjutant General, including, but not limited to, a
federal DD Form 1300, Report of Casualty, or a federal DD Form 2064,
Certificate of Death Overseas, which identifies the member of the Armed Forces
of the United States or National Guard who died while on active duty for the
United States; and

���� (b)�� documentation indicating
the applicant's relationship to the service member.

(cf: P.L.2019, c.255, s.2)

���� 7.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the thirteenth month after enactment, except that
the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission may take any
anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the
implementation of this act.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires a wanted
person check to be conducted of all applicants for permits, driver�s licenses,
and identification cards.

���� Specifically, the bill
requires the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to
conduct a wanted person check of all applicants for a probationary or basic
driver�s license, motorcycle license, examination permit, special learner�s
permit, or non-driver identification card.

���� A �wanted person check� is
defined under the bill as a determination of whether a person has an
outstanding arrest warrant or pending charges by accessing the New Jersey
Wanted Person System (NJWPS) and New Jersey Criminal Justice Information System
(NJCJIS) in the files of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).