New Jersey Statutes 39:3-4b. Temporary registration
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:3-4b
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
A temporary registration shall be made in the following manner: An application in writing, signed by the applicant or by an agent or officer in case the applicant is a corporation, shall be made to the chief administrator or the chief administrator’s lawful agent, on forms prepared and supplied by the chief administrator, containing the name, address, and age of the owner, together with a description of the character of the automobile, including the name of the maker and the manufacturer’s number or the motor number, or both, and any other statement that may be required by the chief administrator. A temporary registration certificate shall not be issued unless the licensed dealer has confirmed that the vehicle for which the temporary registration is to be issued is insured in accordance with the requirements of the “Motor Vehicle Security-Responsibility Law,” P.L.1952, c.173 (C. 39:6-23 et seq.), or the corresponding financial responsibility laws of the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is to be titled and registered.
In the event that the insurance is terminated, the insurer shall notify the chief administrator within 30 days, following the termination.
Thereupon the chief administrator or licensed dealer shall have the power to grant a temporary registration certificate and temporary plates to the owner of any automobile, if over 17 years of age, either directly or through any licensed motor vehicle dealer who is not within the geographical district, application for the temporary registration having been properly made and the required fee paid, and the vehicle being of a type that complies with the requirements of this subtitle. The form and contents of the temporary registration certificate to be issued shall be prescribed by the chief administrator. The chief administrator shall maintain a record of all temporary registration certificates issued, and of the contents thereof.
Every temporary registration shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the 30th day following the date on which the certificate was issued; no temporary registration shall be renewed, except as a permanent registration pursuant to R.S.39:3-4, and after payment of the fees prescribed therein, or as a second temporary registration certificate issued pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1969, c.301 (C. 39:3-4c). Each licensed dealer shall remit upon issuance of a second temporary registration certificate the amount due to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
The chief administrator shall issue temporary registration certificates for the 30-day registration period, which shall be effective immediately.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $100, except that for the misstatement of any fact in the application required to be made by the chief administrator, the person making the misstatement shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S.39:3-37.
L.1969, c.301, s.1; amended 2017, c.352, s.1.