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A4351
ASSEMBLY, No. 4351
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
���� Provides for restricted use driver�s license as
alternative for license suspension in municipal court.�
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act
concerning municipal courts and supplementing Title 2B
of the New Jersey Statutes.�
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� Notwithstanding any
other provision of law to the contrary, a person whose driver�s license is
suspended or revoked may apply to the municipal court for a restricted use
driver�s license.� A person whose driver�s license was suspended as a result of
a conviction pursuant to R.S.39:4-50 shall not be eligible to receive a
restricted use driver�s license.� In making a determination, the court shall
consider the extent of financial hardship the person would suffer without a
license and the probability that the person would repeat the offense.� If the
court determines that a restricted use driver�s license is appropriate, the
court shall issue an order authorizing a restricted use driver�s license. The
court shall forward the order to the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Commission who shall issue a restricted use driver�s license
pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.��� , c.����� (C.������� )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill).
���� For the purposes of this
section, a "restricted use driver�s license" means a license to
operate a motor vehicle exclusively for employment-related or education-related
purposes in compliance with the terms of this act. The license shall be of a
color that makes it readily distinguishable from other driver's licenses issued
by the State.
���� 2.��� Upon receipt of a court
order issued pursuant to section 1 of P.L.��� , c.���� (C.������ ) (pending
before the Legislature as this bill), the Chief Administrator shall issue a
restricted use driver�s license in a form prescribed by him.� A restricted use driver�s
license shall authorize the licensee to operate a motor vehicle during certain
hours and between certain points solely for the purpose of traveling either to
and from his place of employment or place of education.� The Chief
Administrator shall issue a restricted use driver�s placard to each approved
licensee. The restricted use driver�s placard shall be prominently displayed in
the rear window of any vehicle being driven by a restricted use licensee.� The
placard shall be the same color as the restricted use driver�s license.
���� The Chief Administrator shall impose
a fee of not more than $100 for the restricted use driver�s license and
placard.��
���� A restricted use driver�s
license and placard issued pursuant to this section shall expire when the
person�s driver�s license is restored following the period of suspension.
���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect on the 60
th
day after enactment.
STATEMENT
���� This bill would allow the
municipal court to provide restricted use driver�s licenses to drivers whose
licenses have been suspended.
���� Under the bill, a person whose
driver�s license is suspended or revoked may apply to the municipal court for a
restricted use driver�s license.� The court would consider the extent of
financial hardship the person would suffer without a license and the probability
that the person would repeat the offense when making the determination to
provide for a restricted use driver�s license.� If the court determines that a
restricted use driver�s license is appropriate, the court would order that a
restricted use driver�s license be issued. The court would then forward the
order to the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission who
would issue the license.
���� A restricted use driver�s license
would authorize the licensee to operate a motor vehicle during certain hours
and between certain points solely for the purpose of traveling either to and
from his place of employment or place of education.� In addition, a restricted
use driver�s placard would be issued to each approved licensee. The placard
would be required to be prominently displayed in the rear window of any vehicle
being driven by a restricted use licensee.�
���� The fee imposed would be not
more than $100 for the restricted use driver�s license and placard.� A
restricted use driver�s license issued under the bill would expire when the
person�s driver�s license is restored following the period of suspension.
���� The bill defines a
"restricted use driver�s license" as a license to operate a motor
vehicle exclusively for employment-related or education-related purposes in
compliance with the terms of this act. The license shall be of a color that
makes it readily distinguishable from other driver's licenses issued by the
State.
���� This bill is based on
Recommendation No. 10 of the Report of the Supreme Court Committee on Municipal
Court Operations, Fines, and Fees, issued August 2018.