Bill > A3598

Introduced Session

This bill requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to establish and administer an online application for REAL ID identification cards and REAL ID licenses. Specifically, under the bill, the MVC is required to establish an online application for New Jersey residents to obtain a REAL ID license or a REAL ID identification card through the commission's Internet website. As part of the application process, the MVC is required to accept and process electronically submitted copies of identity and lawful status source documents required under the federal "REAL ID Act of 2005," as authorized by the federal "REAL ID Modernization Act." If the MVC determines that an applicant has satisfied all of the requirements established by the federal "REAL ID Act of 2005," the MVC is required to approve and process the applicant's online application to obtain a REAL ID license or REAL ID identification card. If the applicant has failed to satisfy any requirement established by the federal "REAL ID Act of 2005," the MVC is required to deny the applicant's online application to obtain a REAL ID license or REAL ID identification card. The Chief Administrator of the MVC (chief administrator) is required to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this bill, including, but not limited to, establishing: (1) procedures as to how signature, verification, certification, witnessing, or other formal requirements are to be met with respect to documents or information permitted to be submitted in electronic or digital form pursuant to the bill; and (2) safeguards necessary to protect the privacy of, and prevent improper access to or disclosure of, any personal information that may be transmitted in an electronic or digital form. The procedures and safeguards established by the chief administrator pursuant to the bill are to comply with the requirements set forth under the federal "REAL ID Modernization Act," and the federal rules and regulations adopted to implement the act.

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Lou Greenwald (D)*,  Dan Hutchison (D)*,  Robert Karabinchak (D)*,  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*,  Alaa Abdelaziz (D),  Carmen Morales (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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