(Sponsorship Updated As Of: 1/25/2024)
SENATE, No. 1022
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Amato
SYNOPSIS
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Transportation Committee with technical review.
S1022 GREENSTEIN
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AN ACT providing for the issuance of special license plates to 1
honorably discharged veterans and supplementing chapter 3 of 2
Title 39 of the Revised Statutes. 3
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5
of New Jersey: 6
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1. a. Upon application of any person who is classified as a 8
veteran, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1987, c.444 (C.38A:3-1.2) as 9
evidenced by the applicant’s DD-214 form or on a Certificate of 10
Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and has been honorably 11
discharged, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor 12
Vehicle Commission shall issue, for a motor vehicle owned or 13
leased by the person, distinctive license plates of a design 14
determined by the Adjutant General of the Department of Military 15
and Veterans’ Affairs in consultation with the chief administrator. 16
In addition to the registration number and other markings or 17
identification prescribed by law, the license plates shall bear the 18
word “Veteran” and designate, by name and insignia, the branch of 19
the military in which the veteran served. 20
b. There shall be a fee of $15 to the applicant for these special 21
plates in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the 22
registration of motor vehicles. The chief administrator shall retain 23
from the fees collected such sums as are necessary to defray all 24
costs incurred by the commission in producing and issuing these 25
special license plates. 26
c. The surviving spouse of a deceased veteran, who is eligible 27
to operate a motor vehicle in this State under the provisions of 28
R.S.39:3-10, may retain the special license plates obtained by the 29
deceased spouse pursuant to this section for display on a motor 30
vehicle owned or leased by the surviving spouse. 31
d. The chief administrator shall notify motorists of the 32
opportunity to obtain these plates by including a notice with all 33
registration renewals, and by posting appropriate posters or signs in 34
all commission facilities and offices. 35
e. The chief administrator shall promulgate rules and 36
regulations governing the issuance and use of these special license 37
plates. 38
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2. This act shall take effect on the 180th day following 40
enactment. 41