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USA Statutes : new_jersey
Title : TITLE 39 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION
Chapter : 39:3-33b.
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39:3-33b. Subsequent personalized, courtesy, special license plates permitted.
1. a. The lessee in a motor vehicle leasing agreement or the owner of a motor vehicle who obtains a base set of personalized, courtesy or special license plates with special identifying marks may obtain and use subsequent sets in a series for use upon other motor vehicles if they are owned or leased from the same or different lessor by that person, provided that there is sufficient space for the series@ subscript.
b. The fees for the subsequent sets in a series shall be prescribed by the director.
c. The administrator may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2004,c.91.
39:3-33.1. Veterans buying motor vehicles from United States; temporary identification markers
Any person who served in the active military or naval service of the United States, and who has been discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable, and who purchases a motor vehicle from the War Assets Corporation or any other agency of the United States Government authorized to sell surplus property and has obtained from such corporation or agency a certificate of identification and a temporary identification marker which shall be displayed on such vehicle in accordance with the requirements of section 39:3-33 of the Revised Statutes, may operate such motor vehicle from the place of purchase to any place within the State for the purpose of registering such motor vehicle, without violating any of the provisions of section 39:3-4 of the Revised Statutes.
L.1946, c. 45, p. 102, s. 1.
39:3-33.2. License plates; words ~Garden State~ to be imprinted
The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall, upon the occasion of the next and each subsequent general issue of passenger car motor vehicle registration license plates, cause to be imprinted thereon in addition to other markings which he shall prescribe, the words ~Garden State.~
L.1954, c. 221, p. 834, s. 1.
39:3-33.3. Special identifying marks; issuance of plates
The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles is hereby authorized to issue, upon application, registration plates of a particular identifying mark or marks to be displayed as provided in section 39:3-33 of the Revised Statutes, composed of such combination of letters and figures, in accordance with the identification system as may be requested in such application provided that the particular identifying mark so requested is not then issued to and held by some other person or otherwise reserved by the director.
L.1959, c. 56, p. 164, s. 1.
39:3-33.4. Fees for courtesy and personalized plates
2. The director is authorized to charge an additional fee for the issuance of such particular identifying mark in such amount as he may fix from time to time but not in excess of $30 for identifying marks defined by the director to be courtesy marks, and not in excess of $100 for identifying marks defined by the director to be personalized marks, and the amount of such fee shall accompany the application.
L.1959,c.56,s.2; amended 1975,c.180,s.9; 1994,c.60,s.21.
39:3-33.5 Restrictions upon issuance of certain license plates.
3. Except as provided for courtesy marks in section 2 of P.L.2000, c.15 (C.39:3-33.5a), no particular identifying mark or special organization license plate issued pursuant to P.L.1987, c.374 (C.39:3-27.35) may be issued to any applicant who:
(a) for the 10-year period next preceding the date of application for a particular identifying mark or special organization license plate has been convicted of a violation of either section 39:4-50, or section 39:4-96 of this Title or section 2 of P.L.1966, c.142 (C.39:4-50.2) or has been convicted of a violation of a law of a substantially similar nature in another jurisdiction; or
(b) has been convicted of a violation of N.J.S.2C:11-5; or
(c) for the two-year period next preceding his application for a particular identifying mark or a special organization license plate has had his driving privileges in this State or in another jurisdiction revoked or suspended for any reason whatsoever.
L.1959,c.56,s.3; amended 2000, c.15, s.1.
39:3-33.5a Restrictions upon issuance of courtesy mark.
2. No courtesy mark may be issued to any applicant who:
a. has been convicted of a violation of either section 39:4-50, or section 39:4-96 of this Title or section 2 of P.L.1966, c.142 (C.39:4-50.2) or has been convicted of a violation of a law of a substantially similar nature in another jurisdiction; or
b. has been convicted of a violation of N.J.S.2C:11-5; or
c. for the two-year period next preceding his application for a courtesy mark has had his driving privileges in this State or in another jurisdiction revoked or suspended for any reason whatsoever.
L.2000,c.15,s.2.
39:3-33.6. Disposition of funds
For a period commencing with the effective date of this act and terminating upon the completion of the first full fiscal year thereafter, all moneys received by the director pursuant to this act shall be forthwith deposited as received with the State Treasurer, and the expenses of administration incurred by the director in carrying out the provisions of this act, during the aforementioned period are hereby appropriated to such purposes and shall be disbursed by the State Treasurer out of such funds in the same manner as other State expenses are paid. Upon the termination of the first full fiscal year after the effective date of this act, any excess of the moneys deposited with the State Treasurer as heretofore provided and over the amount of the expenses of administration during the period heretofore set forth, shall become a part of the General State Fund, and all moneys received thereafter by the director pursuant to this act, shall become a part of the General State Fund.
L.1959, c. 56, p. 165, s. 4.
39:3-33.7. Rules and regulations
The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall promulgate rules and regulations for effectuating the purposes of this act.
L.1959, c. 56, p. 165, s. 5.
39:3-33.8. Effective date
This act shall take effect July 1, 1959.
L.1959, c. 56, p. 165, s. 6.
39:3-33.9. Issuance of reflectorized motor vehicle registration plates
a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall implement a phase-in program for the issuance of reflectorized motor vehicle registration plates in this State, the planning of which shall begin immediately for the issuance which shall begin on the first day of the seventh month following the report of the Reflectorized License Plate Selection Commission established pursuant to this section of this 1989 amendatory and supplementary act, P.L.1989, c.202 (C.39:3-33.9), except that the division shall first use any existing supplies of nonreflectorized plates which it orders prior to the commencement of the issuance. The purpose of the issuance shall be to change the color scheme and style of the registration plates in use prior to the beginning of the issuance in order to provide for greater contrast between the background of the plate and the lettering and to ensure that all plates are fully treated with a reflectorized material designed to increase their nighttime visibility and legibility. The color scheme and style of the new plates shall be selected by the Reflectorized License Plate Selection Commission hereby created. The commission shall consist of five members, three appointed by the Governor, one by the President of the Senate, and one by the Speaker of the General Assembly. The commission shall select the color scheme and design of the new reflectorized license plate after considering the needs of law enforcement and highway safety, aesthetics, cost and the continued ability of the corrections system to manufacture the plate. The commission will first meet within 60 days of the effective date of this act and shall report its choice to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles within 180 days of this act becoming effective. The markings on the plates shall be in accordance with specifications prescribed by the director.
For a period of six years commencing on the first day of the seventh month following enactment of this 1989 amendatory and supplementary act, P.L.1989, c.202 (C.39:3-33.9 et al.), the division may charge in addition to an annual motor vehicle registration fee, an additional annual fee not to exceed $0.40 for the costs of the issuance of reflectorized motor vehicle registration plates in this State.
b. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the ~Administrative Procedure Act,~ P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) in order to effectuate the purposes of this act.
c. The director shall submit an annual progress report on the planning and implementation of the reflectorized motor vehicle registration plate phase-in program to the Governor and members of the Legislature with the first report to be submitted one year after enactment of this 1989 amendatory and supplementary act. The annual report submitted after the fourth year of implementation shall contain a recommendation as to the advisability and feasibility of a general recall of all plates of an earlier design that are still in use at the completion of the phase-in program. This report shall also contain the director@s recommendation of a funding source for the ongoing costs associated with the continued issuance of reflectorized plates. The last report shall be submitted after the completion of the phase-in program.
L.1989,c.202,s.2.
39:3-33.10. Issuance of wildlife conservation license plates; establishment of ~Wildlife Conservation Fund~
1. a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles may issue for a motor vehicle owned or leased and registered in the State, wildlife conservation license plates bearing, in addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed by law, words or a slogan and an emblem, to be designed by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and approved by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles, indicating support for, or an interest in, wildlife conservation. Issuance of wildlife conservation license plates in accordance with this subsection 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 a wildlife conservation license plate shall be made to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles on such forms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the director. In order to be deemed complete, an application shall be accompanied by a fee of $50, payable to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles. The $50 fee for a wildlife conservation license plate shall be in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of motor vehicles. Monies collected from the fees for wildlife conservation license plates shall be deposited into a non-lapsing, interest-bearing ~Wildlife Conservation Fund,~ which is herewith established in the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife. Interest or other income earned on monies deposited into the Wildlife Conservation Fund shall be credited to the fund for use as set forth in this section for other monies in the fund.
c. Except as provided in section 1 of P.L.1995, c.241 (C.39:3-33.11), monies in the Wildlife Conservation Fund shall be utilized by the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife: (1) to reimburse the Division of Motor Vehicles for all costs incurred by that division, as stipulated by the director of that division, in producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of wildlife conservation license plates; and (2) for endangered and nongame species conservation, including effectuating the purposes of ~The Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act,~ P.L.1973, c.309 (C.23:2A-1 et seq.). The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall annually certify to the Director of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife the average cost per license plate incurred in the immediately preceding year by the Division of Motor Vehicles in producing, issuing, and publicizing the availability of wildlife conservation license plates.
d. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall notify eligible motorists of the opportunity to obtain wildlife conservation license plates by including a notice with all motor vehicle registration renewals, and by posting appropriate posters or signs in all division facilities and offices, as may be provided by the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife. The notices, posters, and signs shall be designed by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. The designs shall be subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles, and the Director of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife shall supply the Division of Motor Vehicles with the notices, posters, and signs to be circulated or posted by that division.
e. The directors of the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife and the Division of Motor Vehicles shall develop and enter into an interagency memorandum of agreement setting forth the procedures to be followed by the two divisions in carrying out their respective responsibilities under this act.
L.1993,c.119,s.1; amended 1995,c.241,s.2.
39:3-33.11. Annual renewal fee; use
1. The annual renewal fee for the registration certificate of a motor vehicle for which a wildlife conservation license plate has been issued shall include, in each year subsequent to the year of issuance, a wildlife conservation license plate renewal fee in the amount of $10, which shall be in addition to the fee for the renewal of the registration certificate, and which shall be collected by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
For each $10 wildlife conservation license plate renewal fee collected, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall deposit:
a. $3 thereof into a non-lapsing, interest-bearing ~Marine Mammal Stranding Center Fund~ to be established in the Department of the Treasury. Interest or other income earned on monies deposited into the Marine Mammal Stranding Center Fund shall be credited to the fund for use as set forth in this subsection for other monies in that fund. Monies in the Marine Mammal Stranding Center Fund shall be withdrawn by the State Treasurer and disbursed to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, New Jersey, upon request of the center pursuant to a voucher system to be established by the State Treasurer. The center shall indicate on each voucher request the purpose to which the monies disbursed shall be applied. Monies disbursed from the fund to the center shall be utilized by the center in support of its work pertaining to the rescue, treatment, rehabilitation, and conservation of marine mammals and marine reptiles, and toward meeting the costs of related research and public education activities, and may be applied toward the costs of personnel and the purchase and maintenance of equipment and supplies for such purposes. The State Treasurer shall provide an annual report to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center on the status of the fund, and the center shall provide an annual report to the State Treasurer documenting expenditures by the center of monies from the fund; and
b. $7 thereof into the Wildlife Conservation Fund established pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.1993, c.119 (C.39:3-33.10), of which:
(1) $5 shall be utilized by the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife for the purpose only of funding research, information and data collection and dissemination, population and habitat studies, environmental education, and conservation activities pertaining to endangered and non-game wildlife , and which may include the funding of full-time or part-time personnel and the purchase and maintenance of equipment and supplies dedicated to that purpose ; and
(2) $2 shall be made available to the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife for the purpose only of providing funding grants to endangered and non-game wildlife conservation projects proposed by nonprofit organizations.
The Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife shall adopt, pursuant to the ~Administrative Procedure Act,~ P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations which set forth the criteria for awarding grants pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection.
c. Any person whose application for issuance of a wildlife conservation license plate has been received by the State prior to the effective date of P.L.1995, c.241, or is received within 30 days thereafter, shall be permanently exempt from payment of the $10 annual wildlife conservation license plate renewal fee required pursuant to this section for that wildlife conservation license plate unless the person waives the exemption on a form therefor to be provided by the Division of Motor Vehicles at the time of renewal of the registration certificate for the motor vehicle.
L.1995,c.241,s.1.
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