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39:3-29. License, registration certificate and insurance identification card; possession; exhibit upon request; violations; fine; defense.
39:3-29. The driver@s license, the registration certificate of a motor vehicle and an insurance identification card shall be in the possession of the driver or operator at all times when he is in charge of a motor vehicle on the highways of this State.
The driver or operator shall exhibit his driver@s license and an insurance identification card, and the holder of a registration certificate or the operator or driver of a motor vehicle for which a registration certificate has been issued, whether or not the holder, driver or operator is a resident of this State, shall also exhibit the registration certificate, when requested so to do by a police officer or judge, while in the performance of the duties of his office, and shall write his name in the presence of the officer, so that the officer may thereby determine the identity of the licensee and at the same time determine the correctness of the registration certificate, as it relates to the registration number and number plates of the motor vehicle for which it was issued; and the correctness of the evidence of a policy of insurance, as it relates to the coverage of the motor vehicle for which it was issued.
Any person violating this section shall be subject to a fine of $150, of which $25 shall be deposited in the Uninsured Motorist Prevention Fund established by section 2 of P.L.1983, c.141 (C.39:6B-3).
If a person charged with a violation of this section can exhibit his driver@s license, insurance identification card and registration certificate, which were valid on the day he was charged, to the judge of the municipal court before whom he is summoned to answer to the charge, such judge may dismiss the charge. However, the judge may impose court costs.
Amended 1972, c.200, s.1; 1981, c.242, s.1; 1983, c.403, s.10. 2003, c.89, s.78.
39:3-29.1 Insurance identification cards; rules, regulations.
2. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance shall, after consultation with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, promulgate rules and regulations concerning the issuance, design and content of the insurance identification cards required by this act.
The rules and regulations shall contain provisions designed to deter and detect counterfeit or fraudulent insurance identification cards.
L.1972,c.200,s.2; amended 2003, c.89, s.70.
39:3-29.1a Provision of proof of insurance; impoundment of vehicle.
79. a. Upon the issuance of a summons for failing to possess or exhibit an insurance identification card in violation of R.S.39:3-29, the violator or registrant shall have 24 hours from the time of the citation to provide the issuing law enforcement agency with the insurance identification card, or other satisfactory proof of insurance. Failure to provide the insurance identification card or other satisfactory proof of insurance within the 24-hour time frame shall result in the issuance of a warrant for the immediate impoundment of the vehicle that was being operated when the summons was issued. A motor vehicle impounded pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be removed to a storage space or garage. The registrant shall be responsible for the cost of the removal and storage of the impounded motor vehicle.
b. (1) If the registrant fails to claim a motor vehicle impounded pursuant to subsection a. of this section and pay the reasonable costs of removal and storage by midnight of the 30th day following impoundment, along with a fine of $100 to cover the administrative costs of the municipality wherein the violation occurred, and after a hearing, the municipality may sell the motor vehicle at public auction. The municipality shall give notice of the sale by certified mail to the registrant of the motor vehicle and to the holder of any security interest filed with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and by publication in a form to be prescribed by the director by one insertion, at least five days before the date of the sale, in one or more newspapers published in this State and circulating in the municipality in which the motor vehicle has been impounded.
(2) At any time prior to the sale, the registrant or other person entitled to the motor vehicle may reclaim possession of it upon providing satisfactory proof of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage and payment of the reasonable costs of removal and storage of the motor vehicle and any outstanding fines or penalties; provided, however, if the other person entitled to the motor vehicle is a lessor or the holder of a lien on the motor vehicle, he may reclaim the motor vehicle without payment. In such cases, the registrant shall be liable for all outstanding costs, fines and penalties, and the municipality shall have a lien against the property and income of that registrant for the total amount of those outstanding costs, fines and penalties.
(3) Any proceeds obtained from the sale of a motor vehicle at public auction pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection in excess of the amount owed to the municipality for the reasonable costs of removal and storage of the motor vehicle and any outstanding fines or penalties shall be returned to the registrant of the vehicle.
L.2003,c.89,s.79.
39:3-29.2. Short title
This act shall be known and may be cited as the ~Identification Cards for Nondrivers@ Act.~
L.1980, c.47, s.1; amended 1989,c.52,s.1.
39:3-29.3 Identification cards, issuance; contents.
2. The Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue an identification card to any resident of the State who is 17 years of age or older and who is not the holder of a valid learner@s permit or a valid driver@s license. The identification card shall attest to the true name, correct age, and 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 supported by such documentary evidence of the age and identity, or blindness, disability, or handicap, of such person as the division may require. In addition to requiring an applicant for an identification card to submit satisfactory proof of identity and age, the director 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 director has reasonable cause to suspect that any document presented by an applicant as proof of identity, age or legal residency is altered, false or otherwise invalid, the director shall refuse to grant the identification card until such time as the document may be verified by the issuing agency to the director@s satisfaction.
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.
39:3-29.4 Identification card to bear color picture.
3. Every identification card authorized by section 2 of this act shall bear a color picture of the person to whom it is issued and shall be issued upon the standard license form prescribed by the Division of Motor Vehicles for color picture drivers@ licenses, except that the card shall prominently contain the words ~For Identification Only.~
L.1980,c.47,s.3; amended 1989, c.52, s.3; 1999, c.28, s.7.
39:3-29.5 Expiration of card; renewal cards for blind, handicapped valid for life, authorized presence in U.S. required for renewal.
4. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, each original identification card authorized by section 2 of this act shall, unless canceled earlier, be valid for 48 calendar months from its date of issuance, and shall be renewable upon the request of the bearer of the card, pursuant to terms of license renewal established by the Division of Motor Vehicles, and upon payment of a fee as required by section 6 of this act. An identification card issued pursuant to this act to an applicant who is blind, disabled, or handicapped shall be valid for the life of the holder unless canceled by the holder. Cards issued prior to October 16, 1989 and valid upon the effective date of this amendatory act shall be valid for the life of the holder unless canceled by the holder. Cards issued to blind, disabled or handicapped persons between October 16, 1989 and the effective date of this amendatory act, and which are valid on the effective date of this act, shall be made valid for the life of the holder unless canceled by the holder, upon presentation of proof that the blindness, disability, or handicap existed at the time of the original application. The director is authorized to require periodic verification of information included on any identification card issued for or valid for the life of the holder. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or change any expiration date on any New Jersey identification card issued prior to the operative date of P.L.2001, c.391 (C.39:3-10f4 et al.) and any such identification card shall remain valid until its expiration date.
b. If the director issues an identification card to a person who has demonstrated authorization to be present in the United States for a period of time shorter than the standard periods of such cards, the director shall fix the expiration date of the identification card at a date based on the period in which the person is authorized to be present in the United States under federal immigration laws. The director may renew such an identification card only if it is demonstrated that the person@s continued presence in the United States is authorized under federal law.
L.1980,c.47,s.4; amended 1989, c.52, s.4; 1990, c.30, s.1; 1993, c.34, s.6; 1999, c.28, s.8; 2001, c.391, s.7.
39:3-29.6. Duplicate card
In the event an identification card issued under section 2 of this act is lost, destroyed or mutilated, a new name or address is acquired, or there is some other change in the information contained on the identification card, the person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing satisfactory proof of such fact to the division and upon payment of a fee as established in section 6 of this act. Any person who loses an identification card and who, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original card, shall immediately surrender the original card to the division. The same documentary evidence shall be furnished for a duplicate as for an original identification card.
L.1980, c. 47, s. 5.
39:3-29.7 Fees.
6. The Division of Motor Vehicles shall charge fees as follows:
Identification Card, Original $18
Identification Card, Duplicate $5
Identification Card, Renewal $18
Digitized picture $6, in addition
to the fees
required above
L.1980,c.47,s.6; amended 1989, c.52, s.5; 1999, c.28, s.9; 2001, c.391, s.8.
39:3-29.8. Prohibited acts
It shall be unlawful for any person:
a. To display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his possession any canceled, fictitious, fraudulently altered, or fraudulently obtained identification card;
b. To lend his identification card to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;
c. To display or represent any identification card not issued to him as being his card;
d. To permit any unlawful use of an identification card issued to him;
e. To do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this act in reference to identification cards;
f. To photograph, photostat, duplicate, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid identification card, or to display or have in his possession any such photograph, photostat, duplicate, reproduction, or facsimile unless authorized by the provisions of this act;
g. To alter any identification card in any manner not authorized by this act.
L.1980, c. 47, s. 7.
39:3-29.9. Rules and regulations
The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall promulgate, pursuant to the ~Administrative Procedure Act,~ P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as he considers necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.1980, c. 47, s. 8.
39:3-29.10. Violation of provisions
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act is a disorderly person.
L.1980, c. 47, s. 9.
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