39:3C-1 Definitions NJ

   1.   As used in P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-1 et seq.):

   "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle, designed and manufactured for off-road use only, of a type possessing between three and six non-highway tires, but shall not include golf carts or an all-terrain vehicle operated by an employee or agent of the State, a county, a municipality, or a fire district, or a member of an emergency service organization or an emergency medical technician which is used while in the performance of the employee's, agent's, member's or technician's official duties.

   "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).

   "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.

   "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection.

   "Dirt bike" means any two-wheeled motorcycle that is designed and manufactured for off-road use only and that does not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards or United States Environmental Protection Agency on-road emissions standards.

   "Emergency medical technician" means a person trained in basic life support services as defined in section 1 of P.L.1985, c.351 (C.26:2K-21) and who is certified by the Department of Health to perform these services.

   "Emergency service organization" means a fire or first aid organization, whether organized as a volunteer fire company, volunteer fire department, fire district, or duly incorporated volunteer first aid, emergency, or volunteer ambulance or rescue squad association.

   "Natural resource" means all land, fish, shellfish, wildlife, biota, air, waters, and other such resources owned, managed, held in trust, or otherwise controlled by the State.

   "Public land" means all land owned, operated, managed, maintained, or under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Protection, including any and all land owned, operated, managed, maintained, or purchased jointly by the Department of Environmental Protection with any other party and any land so designated by municipal or county ordinance.  Public land shall also mean any land used for conservation purposes, including, but not limited to, beaches, forests, greenways, natural areas, water resources, wildlife preserves, land used for watershed protection, or biological or ecological studies, and land exempted from taxation pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1974, c.167 (C.54:4-3.64).

   "Snowmobile" means any motor vehicle, designed primarily to travel over ice or snow, of a type which uses sled type runners, skis, an endless belt tread, cleats, or any combination of these or other similar means of contact with the surface upon which it is operated, but does not include any farm tractor, highway or other construction equipment, or any military vehicle.

   "Special event" means an organized race, exhibition, or demonstration of limited duration which is conducted according to a prearranged schedule and in which general public interest is manifested.

   L.1973, c.307, s.1; amended 1985, c.375, s.2; 1991, c.496, s.7; 2009, c.275, s.1; 2013, c.135; 2015, c.155, s.3.

39:3-66.3 Stoplights required on particular motor vehicles NJ

   2.   Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be equipped on the rear with at least two stoplights, one at each side of the vertical centerline at the same height and as far apart as practical, except that a passenger vehicle manufactured before July 2, 1954, may be equipped with one stoplight.

   All passenger automobiles manufactured on or after September 1, 1985, shall, in addition, be equipped with a high-mounted rear stoplight on the vertical centerline.

   All multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and modified buses whose overall width is less than 80 inches and whose GVWR is 10,000 pounds or less, manufactured on or after September 1, 1993, shall, in addition, be equipped with a high-mounted rear stoplight on the vertical centerline.

   All multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and modified buses whose overall width is less than 80 inches and whose GVWR is 10,000 pounds or less and whose vertical centerline, when the vehicle is viewed from the rear, is not located on a fixed body panel but separate one or two moveable body section, such as doors, and which lacks sufficient space to install a single high-mounted stoplight on the centerline above such body sections, and which is manufactured on or after September 1, 1993, shall, in addition, be equipped with two high-mounted rear stoplights.

   All stoplights shall be of a type meeting the standards of the United States Department of Transportation or, for motor vehicles manufactured prior to the adoption of such standards, the standards of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and approved by the chief administrator.

   L.2013, c.230, s.2.

39:3-61 Lamps and reflectors required on particular vehicles NJ

 (a) Every motor vehicle other than a motor cycle and other than a motor-drawn vehicle shall be equipped on the front with at least two headlamps, an equal number at each side, and with two turn signals, one on each side; and on the rear with two tail lamps, two or more stop lamps, as prescribed by section 2 of P.L.2013, c.230 (C.39:3-66.3), two turn signals, and two reflectors, one of each at each side; except that a passenger vehicle manufactured before July 2, 1954, and registered in this State may be equipped with one stop lamp, one reflector, and one tail lamp and is not required to be equipped with turn signals.  In addition, every motor vehicle shall be equipped with adequate license plate illumination, and with one or more lamps capable of providing parking light as required in R.S.39:3-62.  Turn signals are not required on the rear of a truck tractor equipped with double-faced turn signals on or near the front and so constructed and located as to be visible to passing drivers.

   (b)   Every truck tractor manufactured after January 1, 1965, shall be equipped on the front with two clearance lamps, one at each side, and three identification lamps, which shall be in addition to the lamps provided for in paragraph (a) of this section.  Where the cab is not more than 42 inches wide at the front roof line, a single lamp at the center of the cab shall be deemed to comply with the requirement for front identification lamps. Reflectors required on the rear of a truck tractor may be located on the rear of the cab, one at each side.

   (c)   Every truck 80 inches or more in over-all width except a dump truck and except a truck 80 inches or more in over-all width which is not in excess of 25 feet in over-all length and manufactured prior to January 1, 1965, shall be equipped with the following lamps and reflectors in addition to those provided for in paragraph (a) of this section;

   On the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and three identification lamps except that where the cab is not more than 42 inches wide at the front roof line, a single lamp at the center of the cab shall be deemed to comply with the requirement for front identification lamps;

   On the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and three identification lamps;

   On each side, one side-marker lamp and one reflector at or near the front, and one side-marker lamp and one reflector at or near the rear.

   (d)   Every trailer or semitrailer shall be equipped on the rear with two tail lamps, two stop lamps, two turn signals, and two reflectors, one of each at each side, and with adequate license plate illumination.

   (e)   Every trailer or semitrailer 80 inches or more in over-all width, except a dump truck trailer, a dump truck semitrailer, or a converter dolly, shall be equipped with the following lamps and reflectors in addition to those provided for in paragraph (d) of this section:

   On the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side;

   On the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and except with respect to cable reel trailers, three identification lamps;

   On each side, one side-marker lamp and one reflector at or near the front, and one side-marker lamp and one reflector at or near the rear; and on any trailer or semi-trailer vehicle 30 feet or more in length, at least one additional side-marker lamp at optional height and at least one additional reflector, the additional lamp or lamps and reflector or reflectors to be at or near the center or at approximately uniform spacing in the length of the vehicle.

   (f)   Every pole trailer shall be equipped as follows:

   On the rear, two tail lamps, one at each side; two stop lamps, one at each side; two turn signals, one at each side; two reflectors, one at each side, placed to indicate extreme width of the pole trailer; three identification lamps mounted on the vertical center line of the pole trailer or in lieu thereof mounted on the vertical center line of the rear of the cab of the truck tractor drawing the pole trailer and higher than the load being transported.

   On each side, one amber side-marker lamp at or near the front of the load; one amber reflector at or near the front of the load; on the rearmost support for the load, one combination marker lamp showing amber to the front and red to the rear and side, mounted to indicate maximum width of the pole trailer; on the rearmost support for the load, one red reflector.

   Nothing in this subsection shall apply to a single axle, skeleton frame trailer, not exceeding 2,500 pounds net weight and not exceeding 80 inches in over-all width which is designed to transport poles and is owned by a public utility as defined in R.S.48:2-13 except that such vehicles shall be required to have on the rear, two tail lamps, one at each side; stop lamps, one at each side; two turn signals, one at each side; two reflectors, one at each side on each side; and one amber side-marker lamp at or near the front of the load.

   (g)   Every converter dolly not permanently attached to a semitrailer shall be equipped on the rear with one stop lamp, one tail lamp, two reflectors, one at each side, and adequate license plate illumination. These lamps need be lighted only when the converter dolly is being towed singly by another vehicle. A "converter dolly" is a vehicle with a fifth wheel lower half or equivalent mechanism, the attachment of which converts a semitrailer to a trailer.

   (h)   Every motor cycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two headlamps, one tail lamp, one stop lamp, at least one reflector on the rear, adequate license plate illumination and, if a side car or any other extension is attached to the side thereof, one lamp located on the outside limit of the attachment capable of displaying white light to the front.

   (i)   Required lamps and reflectors shall be of a type approved by the chief administrator.  Turn signals shall be Class A Type 1 lamps except that on passenger cars, and on commercial vehicles less than 80 inches in over-all width they may be Class B lamps.  Reflectors shall be Class A reflex reflectors except that on passenger cars they may be Class B reflex reflectors.

   (j)   Required headlamps, tail lamps, clearance lamps, identification lamps, and side-marker lamps shall be lighted and adequate license plate illumination displayed whenever the vehicle other than a converter dolly is upon a highway when lighted lamps are required except when parked and exhibiting lights as provided for in R.S.39:3-62 or when stopped and displaying emergency warning lights or devices as provided for in R.S.39:3-64 or R.S.39:3-54.  Lamps on a converter dolly shall be lighted as provided for in paragraph (g) of this section.  Turn signals on the side toward which a vehicle turn is made shall be flashed to indicate the turning movement.  Stop lamps shall be lighted as provided in section 9 of P.L.1964, c.136 (C.39:3-61.3).

   (k)   License plate illumination will be deemed to be adequate when either a tail lamp or a separate lamp is so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear license plate on a vehicle and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear.  Any lamp or lamps providing illumination shall be lighted whenever the headlamps or other driving lamps are lighted.

   (l)   Whenever a law enforcement officer detects a motor vehicle with a lamp not in working order, the driver may be permitted to park the vehicle temporarily at some safe place nearby and make the necessary repairs or replacement to restore the lamp to working order before moving the vehicle, in which event, there is no violation of this Title.

   (m)   Every motorbus manufactured before January 1, 1960, that has been inspected and approved as to construction and safety devices by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners shall be deemed in compliance with the requirements of this section.

   amended 1953, c.257; 1958, c.112; 1959, c.187; 1962, c.247; 1964, c.136, s.6; 1964, c.281, s.1; 2013, c.230, s.1.

39:3-53 Spot lamps; terms defined NJ

  A motor vehicle may be equipped with no more than one spot lamp, but the use of any such spot lamp for driving purposes is prohibited and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used so as not to be distracting or glaring to any person.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, or to incident management response team vehicles or safety service patrol vehicles.

   For the purposes of this section:

   "Incident management response team vehicle" means a vehicle operated by the Department of Transportation or by a private entity under contract with the department which is equipped to respond at any time to assist the State Police with highway incidents.

   "Safety service patrol vehicle" means a vehicle operated by the department or by a private entity under contract with the department consistent with the provisions of subsection (m) of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.301 (C.27:1A-5), which is equipped to respond to highway incidents and provide assistance to motorists in disabled vehicles during designated hours in designated coverage areas in the State.

   amended 2013, c.129.

39:3-29.3 Identification cards, issuance; contents NJ

  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.

   (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; and

   "Satisfactory proof" means, in the case of a veteran, a copy of form 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.

   L.1980, c.47, s.2; amended 1989, c.52, s.2; 1990, c.30, s.2; 1993, c.34, s.5; 2001, c.391, s.14; 2011, c.47, s.3; 2013, c.165, s.2; 2015, c.97, s.2; 2017, c.131, s.152; 2017, c.175, s.7.

39:3-27.145 Cost of producing, issuing, publicizing Omega Psi Phi license plates NJ

  2. a. No State or other public funds shall be used by the commission for the initial cost of:

   (1)   producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of Omega Psi Phi license plates; or

   (2)   any computer programming changes which may be necessary to implement the Omega Psi Phi license plate program established by P.L.2013, c.273 (C.39:3-27.144 et seq.).

   b.   Omega Psi Phi, or other individual or entity designated by Omega Psi Phi, shall contribute monies in an amount to be determined by the chief administrator, not to exceed a total of $25,000, to be used to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission for producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of Omega Psi Phi license plates, and any computer programming which may be necessary to implement the program.  To further help offset the initial costs incurred by the commission for the Omega Psi Phi license plates authorized by P.L.2013, c.273 (C.39:3-27.144 et seq.), other concerned organizations and individual donors may contribute monies to Omega Psi Phi, or an individual or entity designated by Omega Psi Phi, for this purpose. Any amount remaining after the payment of the initial costs shall be deposited in the "Omega Psi Phi License Plate Fund" established pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.2013, c.273 (C.39:3-27.144).

   c.   The commission shall not begin designing, producing, issuing, or publicizing the availability of Omega Psi Phi license plates, or making any necessary programming changes, until the following requirements have been met:

   (1)   Omega Psi Phi or the individual or entity designated by Omega Psi Phi, has provided the commission with the money necessary, as determined by the chief administrator pursuant to subsection b. of this section, to offset the initial costs incurred by the commission in establishing the Omega Psi Phi license plate program; and

   (2)   The liaison appointed by Omega Psi Phi pursuant to subsection g. of section 1 of P.L.2013, c.273 (C.39:3-27.144) has provided the commission with not less than 500 completed applications for Omega Psi Phi license plates. These applications shall constitute the initial order for Omega Psi Phi license plates and shall be accompanied by a fee representing the total cost of the initial order. Such fee shall be determined by multiplying the number of sets of plates being ordered by the applicable initial fee for each set of plates as set forth in subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2013, c.273 (C.39:3-27.144).

   L.2013, c.273, s.2.

39:3-27.144 Omega Psi Phi license plates NJ

   1. a. Upon proper application, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue Omega Psi Phi license plates for any motor vehicle owned or leased and registered in the State.  In addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed by law, the license plate shall display appropriate words or a slogan and an emblem representative of Omega Psi Phi.  The chief administrator shall select the design, including an emblem and color scheme, in consultation with the National President of Omega Psi Phi.  Omega Psi Phi license plates shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, except as hereinafter otherwise specifically provided.

   b.   Application for issuance of Omega Psi Phi license plates shall be made to the chief administrator on forms and in a manner prescribed by the chief administrator.  In order to be deemed complete, an application shall be accompanied by a fee of $50, payable to the commission, which shall be in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of a motor vehicle. The chief administrator shall collect annually, subsequent to the year of issuance of the Omega Psi Phi license plate, a $10 fee for the license plate in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of a motor vehicle.  The additional fees required by this subsection shall be deposited in the "Omega Psi Phi License Plate Fund" created pursuant to subsection c. of this section.

   c.   There is created in the Department of the Treasury a special non-lapsing fund to be known as the "Omega Psi Phi License Plate Fund."  There shall be deposited in the fund the amount collected from all license plate fees collected pursuant to subsection b. of this section, less the amounts necessary to reimburse the commission for administrative costs pursuant to subsection d. of this section.  Monies deposited in the fund shall be appropriated annually to the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and be used to support the organization's mission and programs which include scholarships, social action programs, college endowment funding, and health initiatives.  Monies deposited in the fund shall be held in interest-bearing accounts in public depositories as defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1970, c.236 (C.17:9-41), and may be invested or reinvested in such securities as are approved by the State Treasurer.  Interest or other income earned on monies deposited in the fund, and any monies which may be appropriated or otherwise become available for the purposes of the fund, shall be credited to and deposited in the fund for use as set forth in P.L.2013, c.273 (C.39:3-27.144 et seq.).

   d.   Prior to the deposit of the additional fees collected pursuant to subsection b. of this section into the fund, amounts thereof as are necessary shall be used to reimburse the commission for all costs reasonably and actually incurred, as stipulated by the chief administrator, for:

   (1)   producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the Omega Psi Phi license plates; and

   (2)   any computer programming changes that may be initially necessary to implement the Omega Psi Phi license plate program established by P.L.2013, c.273 (C.39:3-27.144 et seq.), in an amount not to exceed $150,000.

   The chief administrator shall annually certify to the State Treasurer the average cost per license plate incurred in the immediately preceding year by the commission in producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the Omega Psi Phi license plates.  The annual certification of the average cost per license plate shall be approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor.

   In the event that the average cost per license plate as certified by the chief administrator and approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor, is greater than the $50 application fee established in subsection b. of this section in two consecutive fiscal years, the chief administrator may discontinue the issuance of Omega Psi Phi license plates.

   e.   The chief administrator shall notify eligible motorists of the opportunity to obtain Omega Psi Phi license plates by publicizing the availability of the license plates on the website of the commission.  Omega Psi Phi, and any other individual or entity designated by the National President of Omega Psi Phi, may publicize the availability of Omega Psi Phi license plates in any manner the organization deems appropriate.

   f.   The chief administrator and the National President of Omega Psi Phi shall develop and enter into a memorandum of agreement setting forth the procedures to be followed in carrying out their respective responsibilities under P.L.2013, c.273 (C.39:3-27.144 et seq.).

   g.   Omega Psi Phi shall appoint a representative who shall act as a liaison between the agency and the commission.  The liaison shall represent Omega Psi Phi in any and all communications with the commission regarding the Omega Psi Phi license plates established by P.L.2013, c.273 (C.39:3-27.144 et seq.).

   L.2013, c.273, s.1.