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S3724
SENATE, No. 3724
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED MARCH 5, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� ANTHONY M. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Diegnan
SYNOPSIS
���� Authorizes Chief Administrator of MVC to waive fees
for non-driver identification card if applicant submits proof of enrollment in
public assistance or social service program.�
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act
concerning non-driver identification card fees and
amending P.L.1980, c.47.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� Section 6 of P.L.1980,
c.47 (C.39:3-29.7) is amended to read as follows:
���� 6.� a.� The chief
administrator shall charge fees as follows:
���� Standard Identification Card,
Original���� $18
���� Identification Card, Duplicate����������������� $5
���� Identification Card, Renewal������������������� $18
���� REAL ID Identification Card������������������ $29
���� Digitized photograph�������������������������������� $6,
in addition to the fees required above
���� b.��� The chief administrator
may waive the fees established under subsection a. of this section for a person
who is homeless who submits proof of temporary residence through a social
worker or the coordinator of an emergency shelter for the homeless where the
person is temporarily residing. On or before December 31 of each year, the
commission shall report to the Office of Homelessness Prevention in the
Department of Community Affairs an accounting of each instance in which the
commission provided a fee waiver pursuant to this section. For the purposes of
this section, "person who is homeless" means a person without a
domicile who is unable to secure permanent and stable housing as determined by
a social worker or the coordinator of an emergency shelter for the homeless
established pursuant to P.L.1985, c.48 (C.55:13C-1 et seq.).
���� c.���� The chief administrator
may waive the fee imposed for a duplicate identification card if the applicant,
at the time of application: is applying for a REAL ID identification card, as
that term is defined in R.S.39:1-1; currently holds a valid identification card
issued by the commission; and is not eligible to renew the applicant's current
identification card. The chief administrator's authority to waive the duplicate
identification card fee under this subsection shall expire on October 1, 2020.
In order to receive a REAL ID identification card pursuant to this subsection,
the applicant shall first surrender to the commission the applicant's current
identification card.
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d.��� (1)���� The chief
administrator may waive the fees established pursuant to subsection a. of this
section for an applicant who, at the time of application, submits proof of the
applicant�s enrollment in a public assistance or social service program.
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(2)�� For the purposes of
this subsection:
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�Public assistance or
social service program� means any program administered by the State or a local
entity that is authorized to provide assistance and services to needy persons,
including, but not limited to: the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program established pursuant to the federal �Food and Nutrition Act of 2008,�
Pub.L.110-246 (7 U.S.C. s.2011 et seq.); the Work First New Jersey program
established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.); and the Medicaid
program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.).
(cf: P.L.2019, c.271, s.18)
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill authorizes the Chief
Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to waive the fees for
a non-driver identification card if an applicant, at the time of application,
submits proof that the applicant is enrolled in a public assistance or social
service program, as defined in the bill.