Bill Text: NJ A1071 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for restricted use driver's license as alternatives for license suspension in municipal court.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-14 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee [A1071 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2020-A1071-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex)
Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Provides for restricted use driver's license as alternatives for license suspension in municipal court.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning municipal courts supplementing Title 2B of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person whose driver's license is suspended or revoked may apply to the municipal court for a restricted use driver's license. A person whose driver's license was suspended as a result of a conviction pursuant to R.S.39:4-50 shall not be eligible to receive a restricted use driver's license. In making a determination, the court shall consider the extent of financial hardship the person would suffer without a license and the probability that the person would repeat the offense. If the court determines that a restricted use driver's license is appropriate, the court shall issue an order authorizing a restricted use driver's license. The court shall forward the order to the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission who shall issue a restricted use driver's license pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
For the purposes of this section, a "restricted use driver's license" means a license to operate a motor vehicle exclusively for employment-related or education-related purposes in compliance with the terms of this act. The license shall be of a color that makes it readily distinguishable from other driver's licenses issued by the State.
2. Upon receipt of a court order issued pursuant to section 1 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), the Chief Administrator shall issue a restricted use driver's license in a form prescribed by him. A restricted use driver's license shall authorize the licensee to operate a motor vehicle during certain hours and between certain points solely for the purpose of either traveling to and from his place of employment or education. The Chief Administrator shall issue a restricted use driver's placard to each approved licensee. The restricted use driver's placard shall be prominently displayed in the rear window of any vehicle being driven by a restricted use licensee. The placard shall be the same color as the restricted use driver's license.
The Chief Administrator shall impose a fee of not more than $100 for the restricted use driver's license and placard.
A restricted use driver's license and placard issued pursuant to this section shall expire when the person's driver's license is restored following the period of suspension.
3. This act shall take
effect on the 60th day after enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill would allow the municipal court to provide restricted use driver's license to drivers whose license has been suspended.
A person whose driver's license is suspended or revoked may apply to the municipal court for a restricted use driver's license, under the bill. The court would consider the extent of financial hardship the person would suffer without a license and the probability that the person would repeat the offense when making the determination to provide for a restricted use driver's license. If the court determines that a restricted use driver's license is appropriate, the court orders that a restricted use driver's license be issued. The court would then forwards the order to the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission who would then issue the license.
A restricted use driver's license would authorize the licensee to operate a motor vehicle during certain hours and between certain points solely for the purpose of either traveling to and from his place of employment or education. In addition, a restricted use driver's placard would be issued to each approved licensee. This placard is required to be prominently displayed in the rear window of any vehicle being driven by a restricted use licensee.
The fee imposed would be not more than $100 for the restricted use driver's license and placard. A restricted use driver's license issued under the bill would expire when the person's driver's license is restored following the period of suspension.
The bill defines a "restricted use driver's license" as a license to operate a motor vehicle exclusively for employment-related or education-related purposes in compliance with the terms of this act. The license shall be of a color that makes it readily distinguishable from other driver's licenses issued by the State.
This bill is based on Recommendation No. 10 of The Report of the Supreme Court Committee on Municipal Court Operations, Fines, and Fees, issued August 2018.
