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A5058
ASSEMBLY, No. 5058
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED MAY 14, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
���� Authorizes parking privileges for certain immediate
family members of persons with dementia.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
��
���� An Act
concerning parking and supplementing Title 39 of
the Revised Statutes.
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� As used in
P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill):�
���� �Chief Administrator� means
the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
���� �Commission� means the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission established by section 4 of P.L.2003, c.13
(C.39:2A-4).
���� �Dementia� means a chronic or
persistent disorder of the mental processes due to organic brain disease that
has no curative treatment and is marked by memory disorders, changes in
personality, deterioration in personal care, impaired reasoning ability, and
disorientation.
���� �Immediate family member� means
a spouse, child, parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin,
grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother,
or half sister, whether the individual is related by blood, marriage, or
adoption.
���� 2.��� a.� The Chief
Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall, upon
application, issue a special parking placard to be used by an immediate family
member of a person with dementia.� The placard is to be displayed on a motor
vehicle operated by the immediate family member when the vehicle is parked
while the immediate family member is rendering health or personal care services
to the person with dementia to whom the immediate family member provides care.
���� b.��� When a placard is
displayed, as authorized pursuant to this section, the immediate family member
shall be authorized to park the motor vehicle:�
���� (1)�� in on-street areas that
are generally reserved for municipal residents, municipal parking lots, and
college and university parking lots;
���� (2)�� overnight in on-street
areas that are generally reserved for municipal residents, municipal parking
lots, and college and university parking lots when overnight parking is
prohibited;
���� (3)�� overtime at metered
parking for up to 24 hours in one location with no penalty imposed; and
���� (4)�� in parking spaces
restricted for use by persons with disabilities at medical facilities and
retail locations.
���� c.���� The parking placards
shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed
provided that the immediate family member continues to provide health or
personal care services to the person with dementia to whom the immediate family
member provides care.� The commission may impose on each immediate family
member a fee of not more than $50 for each parking placard application and a
renewal fee of not more than $20 for each parking placard renewal.� Each
placard or renewal shall be valid until the last day of the 24th calendar month
following the calendar month in which that placard or renewal was issued.
���� d.��� A parking placard shall
display a unique identifying number that shall be recorded by the commission
and maintained by the commission in a central registry.
���� 3.��� a.� A person who uses a
placard to receive parking privileges established pursuant to
P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill) for any purpose other than parking a vehicle while
rendering health or personal care services to the person�s immediate family
member with dementia shall be subject to a fine of $250 for the first offense
and a fine of $250 and up to 90 days of community service, on such terms and in
such a form as the court shall deem appropriate, for each subsequent offense.�
Each parking placard is for the exclusive use of the person to whom it has been
issued, is nontransferable to, and will be forfeited if presented by, any other
person.� Abuse of any privilege, benefit, use, or consideration granted to any
person to whom a placard is issued shall be sufficient cause for revocation of
the placard and shall subject the person to all other penalties in . P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)
���� b.��� The chief administrator
shall notify the Attorney General, who shall, in turn, notify the appropriate
law enforcement agencies of the placard established pursuant to
P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill)
.
���� c.���� Any person who submits
a false statement or provides false information on an application to obtain or
facilitate the receipt of a placard, or the misuse of a placard pursuant to
P.L. , c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill) shall be subject to a fine of not
more than $1,000, which may be assessed by the commission.� Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed in any way to preclude or limit the prosecution
or conviction of any person for falsifying or tampering with records under
N.J.S.2C:21-4 or for any other crime or offense.
���� 4.��� The Chief Administrator
of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant
to the �Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as
may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
���� 5.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the 12th month after enactment. �However, the chief
administrator may take anticipatory administrative action in advance thereof as
shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires the Chief
Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to issue, upon
application, special parking placards to the immediate family member of a
person with dementia, indicating that a motor vehicle is operated by the
immediate family member rendering health or personal care services to a person
with dementia.� Under the bill, an immediate family member that displays the
placard may park the person�s motor vehicle:� (1) in on-street areas that are
generally reserved for municipal residents, municipal parking lots, and college
and university parking lots; (2) overnight in on-street areas reserved for
municipal residents, municipal parking lots, and college and university parking
lots when overnight parking is prohibited; (3) overtime at metered parking for
up to 24 hours in one location with no penalty imposed; and (4) in parking
spaces restricted for use by persons with disabilities at medical facilities
and retail locations.� The bill also requires the Chief Administrator of the
MVC to notify the Attorney General who is to then notify the appropriate law
enforcement agencies of the placard.
���� The bill provides that the
parking placard is to be valid for two years from the date of issuance and may
be renewed provided that the immediate family member continues to provide
health or personal care services to the person with dementia.� The MVC may
impose on each immediate family member a fee of not more than $50 for each
parking placard application and a renewal fee of not more than $20 for each
parking placard renewal.� Each placard or renewal is to be valid until the last
day of the 24th calendar month following the calendar month in which that
placard or renewal was issued.� A parking placard is to display a unique
identifying number that is to be recorded and maintained by the commission in a
central registry.
���� The bill also provides that
each parking placard is for the exclusive use of the person to whom it has been
issued, is nontransferable to, and will be forfeited if presented by, any other
person.� Abuse of any privilege, benefit, use or consideration granted to any
person to whom a placard is issued is to be sufficient cause for revocation of
the placard and subjects the person to certain other penalties as prescribed in
the bill.� In addition, the bill establishes certain penalties for an
individual who uses a placard to receive the parking privileges established
under the bill for any purpose other than parking a vehicle while rendering
health or personal care services to an immediate family member with dementia.
���� Finally, any person who
submits a false statement or provides false information on an application to
obtain or facilitate the receipt of a placard, or the misuse of a placard, is
to be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, which may be assessed by the
MVC.� Nothing in this bill is to be construed in any way to preclude or limit
the prosecution or conviction of any person for falsifying or tampering with
records or for any other crime or offense.