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NJ A323
NJ A323Requires MVC to accept certain documents as proof of name change for driver's license.
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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
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 the 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 that a licensee has to change the licensee's name with the 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. The intent is to remove the barriers to changing a licensee's legal name on a driver's license that have been created by the MVC, which currently does not permit a licensee to change the middle name of a licensee's legal name, as a result of marriage, without a court order.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee (on 01/09/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A323 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A0500/323_I1.HTM |
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