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NJ S828

NJ S828
Requires MVC to accept certain documents as proof of name change for driver's license.

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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to accept a licensee's birth certificate, marriage certificate, social security card, divorce decree, or court order as sufficient proof of the licensee's legal name for display on the driver's license. The bill also extends the time period that a licensee has to change the licensee's name with MVC from two weeks after a legal name change to six months after a legal name change or upon the next driver's license renewal, whichever date is sooner. It is the sponsor's intent to remove the barriers to changing a licensee's legal name on a driver's license that have been created by the MVC. The MVC does not currently permit a licensee to change the middle name of a licensee's legal name, as a result of marriage, without a court order, despite the fact that the Social Security Administration and many other States allow this change.

AI Summary

This bill requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to accept a licensee's birth certificate, marriage certificate, social security card, divorce decree, or court order as sufficient proof of the licensee's legal name for display on the driver's license. It also extends the time period for a licensee to change their legal name on the driver's license from two weeks to six months after the legal name change or upon the next license renewal, whichever is sooner. The bill aims to remove the barriers that the MVC has created for licensees to change their legal name on their driver's license.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee (on 01/09/2024)
(3 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S828
BillText https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1000/828_I1.HTM
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