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A1275
ASSEMBLY, No. 1275
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 ANDREA KATZ
District 8 (Atlantic and Burlington)
Assemblywoman DAWN FANTASIA
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Azzariti Jr. and Auth
SYNOPSIS
���� Allows expectant mothers in third trimester to
receive temporary parking privileges.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning parking for expectant mothers during
the third trimester of pregnancy and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised
Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� a.� Notwithstanding any
provision of P.L.1949, c.280 (C.39:4-204 et seq.) to the contrary, the chief of
police of each municipality in this State shall issue, or cause to be issued, a
temporary placard to any expectant mother who is a resident of this State during
her third trimester of pregnancy, as certified by a physician with a plenary
license to practice medicine and surgery in this State or a bordering State; a
physician stationed at a military or naval installation located in this State
who is licensed to practice in any state; a physician assistant licensed to
practice in this State or a bordering state; a person licensed to practice
midwifery in this State or a bordering state; or a nurse practitioner licensed
to practice in this State or a bordering state.� Each temporary placard issued
under the provisions of this section shall expire after a duration of three
months and shall display, in a clearly visible manner, the date on which the
temporary placard shall become invalid.� The size and design of the temporary
placard shall be determined by the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor
Vehicle Commission.
���� b.� The temporary placard
shall be granted upon written certification by a physician with a plenary
license to practice medicine and surgery in this State or a bordering State; a
physician stationed at a military or naval installation located in this State
who is licensed to practice in any state; a physician assistant licensed to
practice in this State or a bordering state; a person licensed to practice
midwifery in this State or a bordering state; or a nurse practitioner licensed
to practice in this State or a bordering state that the expectant mother has
entered into the third trimester of pregnancy.� This certification shall be
provided on a standard form to be developed by the Chief Administrator of the
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in consultation with local chiefs of
police.� The physical presence of the expectant mother shall not be required
for the issuance of a temporary placard.
���� c.� The temporary placard
shall be displayed on the motor vehicle used by the expectant mother during her
third trimester of pregnancy and shall give the expectant mother the right to
park overtime at any metered parking or to use special parking places established
for use by persons with disabilities in any municipality of this State.� A
person who has been issued an expectant mother temporary placard shall not be
required to obtain a person with a disability identification card.
���� d.� The fee for the issuance
of a temporary placard issued pursuant to this section shall be $4 and payable
to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
���� 2.� This act shall take effect
immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill permits expectant
mothers during their third trimester of pregnancy to be eligible to receive a
temporary parking placard, authorizing the expectant mother to park overtime at
metered parking spots or to use special parking places established for use by
persons with disabilities in any municipality of this State.
���� Under the bill, the chief of
police in each municipality is required to issue a temporary placard of not
more than three months� duration to any expectant mother who is a resident of
New Jersey during her third trimester of pregnancy, as certified by certain
medical and healthcare professionals.� Each temporary placard is valid for a
period of three months and is required to display, in a clearly visible manner,
the date on which the temporary placard will become invalid.
���� The temporary placard is
required to be granted upon proof to the chief of police in each municipality
of written certification by certain certified medical and healthcare
professionals that the expectant mother has entered into the third trimester of
pregnancy.� This certification is required to be provided on a standard form to
be developed by the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission in consultation with local chiefs of police.
���� The temporary placard is
required to be displayed on the motor vehicle used by the expectant mother
during her third trimester of pregnancy, and the fee for the issuance of a
temporary placard is $4.