Bill > S917

Introduced Session

This bill authorizes a person who purchases a passenger automobile through a private sale from a person who is not a dealer or used motor vehicle dealer to operate the automobile on the roadways in the State for a period of three days, provided that the automobile is properly insured and the person who purchased the automobile temporarily registers the automobile pursuant to the bill and displays on the automobile the temporary license plate provided pursuant to the bill. In order to be authorized to operate an automobile in such a manner, the automobile purchaser is required to submit information to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (commission) through the commission's website. Once that information is submitted, the commission is required to provide the person with a receipt by electronic mail that proves that the person temporarily registered the automobile with the commission, which may serve as proof of the registration status of the automobile, and a printable temporary license plate, which is to be displayed on the automobile. The commission is required to maintain a record of the information submitted through the website and the temporary license plates provided to applicants in a database or registry, which is to be accessible to law enforcement officers. Any person violating the provisions of section 1 of the bill is to be subject to a fine up to $100. Any person that provides an intentional misstatement of any fact is subject to the penalties provided by law concerning the provision of falsified information to the commission. The bill requires the commission to provide an electronic form on the commission's website for a seller of a passenger automobile in a private sale to provide proof that the seller's vehicle has been purchased by someone in a private sale. The commission is to maintain all information provided to it and any seller who submits information to the commission pursuant to the electronic form will no longer be considered the owner of the passenger automobile that was sold. The bill also includes a temporary provision that authorizes the chief administrator to expand the three-day time period under the bill to a 10-day time period during the Coronavirus disease 2019 public health emergency.

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Kristin Corrado (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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