Bill Text: NJ A2597 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits MVC from charging service fees for online services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee [A2597 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-A2597-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK
District 18 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits MVC from charging service fees for online services.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning fees charged by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall not charge any additional fee for any service provided by the commission through the commission's website that is not charged for the same service when that service is provided at a commission agency or regional service center.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) from charging any additional fee for any service provided through the MVC website that is not charged for the same service when that service is provided at an MVC agency or regional service center.
In 2016, the MVC temporarily eliminated the service fee for MVC services provided through online transactions. On April 24, 2019, the MVC reinstated the online service fee. This bill permanently eliminates the online service fees that are not charged on services provided in-person at MVC agencies or regional service centers.
