Bill Text: NJ A4488 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires MVC to publish driver's manual on website in certain languages.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-11-25 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee [A4488 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A4488-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman UPENDRA J. CHIVUKULA
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman MARLENE CARIDE
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Requires MVC to publish driver's manual on website in certain languages.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning drivers' manuals and amending R.S.39:3-41.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. R.S.39:3-41 is amended to read as follows:
39:3-41. a. At the time of the issuance of an examination permit or a special learner's permit to operate a motor vehicle, the [director] chief administrator shall make available to each applicant for the examination permit or special learner's permit a driver's manual containing information required to be known and followed by licensed drivers relating to licensing requirements.
b. At the time of any required examination for renewal of a driver's license, the [director] chief administrator shall upon request make available to each applicant for renewal a copy of the manual and any supplements thereto.
c. The driver's manual and any supplements thereto or any other booklet or writing prepared in connection with examinations for drivers' licenses or for renewals of drivers' licenses shall contain all information necessary to answer any question on an examination for a driver's license or for a renewal of a driver's license. In addition to the English language, the driver's manual shall be published on the Motor Vehicle Commission's website in the following languages: Chinese, Hindi, Korean, and Spanish.
d. The [director] chief administrator, following consultation with the organ procurement organizations designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1320b-8 to serve in the State of New Jersey, shall include in the driver's manual information explaining the provisions of the "Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act," P.L.2008, c.50 (C.26:6-77 et al.), the beneficial uses of donated organs and tissues, and the procedure for indicating on the driver's license the intention to make such a donation pursuant to P.L.1978, c.181 (C.39:3-12.2). The [director] chief administrator may distribute all remaining copies of the existing driver's manual before reprinting the manual with the information required pursuant to this subsection.
(cf: P.L.2008, c.50, s.26)
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to publish the driver's manual on the MVC website in certain languages.
Currently, the driver's manual is offered in English. This bill requires the MVC to publish the driver's manual on the MVC website in the following additional languages: Chinese, Hindi, Korean, and Spanish.
