Bill Text: NJ A987 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Waives certain motor vehicle fees for religious or charitable organizations that offer transportation for after school programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee [A987 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A987-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman GORDON M. JOHNSON
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblyman ALBERT COUTINHO
District 29 (Essex and Union)
SYNOPSIS
Waives certain motor vehicle fees for religious or charitable organizations that offer transportation for after school programs.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning certain motor vehicle license and registration fees and amending P.L.1990, c.103 and R.S.39:3-19.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 22 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.30) is amended to read as follows:
22. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.39:3-14 or any other sections of law which permit or require the issuance of a driver's license without charge, the required fee for a commercial driver license examination or learner's permit shall be $35. A permit issued before April 1, 1992 shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance, unless another time period is established for such permits in federal regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation. The permit holder shall have unlimited testing opportunities consistent with the scheduling obligations of the Division of Motor Vehicles and the need to provide testing opportunities to all persons affected by this act. For an examination or learner's permit issued on or after April 1, 1992, the director may limit the permit's validity to a specific length of time or number of testing opportunities.
After the issuance of a commercial driver license, the examination or learner's permit fee for an additional endorsement or license class shall be $10 per endorsement or class.
In addition to fees for a basic driver license and any non-commercial endorsement and renewals thereof, the required fee for a 48-month licensing period shall be $18 for each commercial driver license and renewal thereof and $2 for each endorsement and renewal thereof. In addition, the director shall charge a fee of $6 for a digitized picture of the licensee.
The commercial driver license shall expire on the last day of the 48th calendar month following the calendar month in which the license was issued. However, the director may, at his discretion, issue licenses and endorsements which shall expire on a date fixed by him. The fee for such licenses or endorsements shall be fixed in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fee otherwise established.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or change any expiration date on any New Jersey commercial driver license issued prior to the operative date of P.L.2001, c.391 (C.39:3-10f4 et al.) and, unless a licensee's driving privileges are otherwise suspended or revoked, except as provided in R.S.39:3-10, the license shall remain valid until its expiration date.
The commission shall waive all fees imposed under this section for any person who obtains a commercial driver's license for the purpose of operating a vehicle owned or leased by a religious or charitable organization and is used for the transportation of children to or from a school connected activity, after-school program, day camp, summer day camp, summer residence camp, nursery school, child care center, preschool center or other similar places of education.
(cf: P.L.2001, c.391, s.6)
2. R.S.39:3-19 is amended to read as follows:
39:3-19. For each vehicle used as an omnibus for the transportation of passengers for hire the applicant for the registration thereof shall pay an annual fee as follows:
$30.00 for each vehicle having a seating capacity of 18 passengers or less;
$48.00 for each vehicle having a seating capacity of not less than 19 nor more than 30 passengers;
$48.00 for vehicles having a seating capacity of more than 30 passengers and an additional fee of $3.00 for each passenger measured by the seating capacity in excess of 30 passengers.
Whenever the number of regular route passengers carried by an applicant in the previous calendar year represents 75% or more of the combined number of passengers carried on regular route, casino, special and charter bus operations during that year, then such applicant shall pay $10.00 per annum for the registration of each vehicle used as an omnibus for the transportation of passengers for hire in lieu of the annual fees hereinbefore prescribed. In addition, any applicant who is operating regular route bus service under a contract with the New Jersey Transit Corporation pursuant to P.L. 1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.), shall pay $10.00 per annum for the registration of each vehicle used as an omnibus for the transportation of passengers for hire in lieu of the annual fees hereinbefore prescribed and without regard to the aforementioned 75% requirement.
Applicants seeking to register a vehicle for the reduced fee shall first obtain a letter from the Department of Transportation certifying that the number of regular route passengers carried by the applicant in the previous calendar year represents 75% or more of the combined number of passengers carried on regular route, casino, special and charter bus operations during that year, or in the case of applicants operating under contract with the New Jersey Transit Corporation pursuant to P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.) shall obtain a letter from the corporation certifying that they are under such a contract. Applicants shall present the appropriate letters of certification with their applications for omnibus registration to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
The director shall provide identification marks of the general style and kind provided for motor vehicle registrations, assigning a number to each identification mark, and before each number the letter "O" shall be placed.
Every applicant for omnibus registration shall make application, setting forth the fact that he is in the business of transporting passengers for hire; and the director, if satisfied of the correctness of the statements made in such application, may issue a registration certificate for omnibus license.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use by an omnibus operator of any automobile duly licensed by him as owner.
The commission shall waive all fees imposed under this section for any omnibus owned or operated by a religious or charitable organization and is used for the transportation of children to or from a school connected activity, after-school program, day camp, summer day camp, summer residence camp, nursery school, child care center, preschool center or other similar places of education.
(cf: P.L.1987, c.445, s.4)
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill waives the additional fees that the holder of a commercial driver's license (CDL) must pay when that that person obtains the CDL for the purpose of operating a vehicle owned or leased a religious or charitable organization and is used for the transportation of children to or from various after school activities. In addition, the bill waives all fees imposed on an omnibus owned or operated by a religious or charitable organization that is used for the transportation of children to or from various after school activities.
By waiving these fees, it is the sponsor's intent to support religious or charitable organizations that work within the community to provide constructive activities for young children.
