SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 1297
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JANUARY 25, 2024
The Senate Transportation Committee reports favorably Senate
Bill No. 1297.
As reported, this bill requires the Chief Administrator of the
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (commission) to create and
issue a mobile driver’s license and mobile identification card to an
individual who requests such electronic documentation. Under the
bill, a mobile driver’s license includes a basic driver’s license,
motorcycle license, and probationary driver’s license that is
accessible on a mobile electronic communication device and
includes all information found on a printed, hard-copy version. The
commission may charge and collect a reasonable fee for the
issuance of a mobile driver’s license and mobile identification card.
When issuing a mobile driver’s license and mobile identification
card, the commission is required to prevent and detect the
alteration, duplication, counterfeiting, photographing, forging, or
other modification of the mobile driver’s license and mobile
identification card. The commission is also required to include
features in the license and card to ensure the security and integrity
of these documents.
Under the bill, the commission is to allow a person with a mobile
driver’s license or a mobile identification card, or a person applying
for such documentation, to update the person’s motor vehicle
record. The changes are to immediately become part of the
person’s official motor vehicle record and are to take precedence
over information provided on the person’s printed, hard-copy
driver’s license and identification card.
The bill provides that a person may possess a mobile driver’s
license when driving a motor vehicle in this State and may exhibit a
mobile driver’s license when requested by a police officer or judge.
This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2024-2025 session
pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the changes
required by technical review, which has been performed.