New Jersey Legislature

“ The director shall adopt, to the extent practicable, advanced technologies to facilitate the retrieval of testing and other information concerning motor vehicles, which technologies shall include but not be limited to the use of computer bar codes and personal cards containing encoded information, such as a person's operating license, motor vehicle registration, and motor vehicle insurance, the inspection status of a motor vehicle, and mass transit fares, that can be accessed quickly by a computer. ”

“ The certificates of approval, rejection stickers and waiver certificates shall be of a type, such as a windshield sticker or license plate decal, that can be attached to the vehicle or license plate in a location that is readily visible to anyone viewing the vehicle. If a certificate of approval cannot be issued, the driver shall be provided with a written inspection report describing the reasons for rejection and, if appropriate, the repairs needed or likely to be needed to bring the vehicle into compliance with applicable standards. ”

“ A contractor for the operation of an official inspection facility, or any of its officers or employees, may not be engaged in the business of selling, maintaining, or repairing motor vehicles or selling motor vehicle replacement or repair parts. A contractor's employees shall not be deemed employees of the State for any purpose. ”

“ The director is authorized to issue registrations for commercial motor vehicles other than omnibuses or motor-drawn vehicles upon application therefor and payment of a fee based on the gross weight of the vehicle, including the gross weight of all vehicles in any combination of vehicles of which the commercial motor vehicle is the drawing vehicle. The gross weight of a disabled commercial vehicle or combination of disabled commercial vehicles being removed from a highway shall not be included in the calculation of the registration fee for the drawing vehicle. ”

“ Develop a program for the roadside enforcement of smoke opacity and air pollutant standards for all classes of motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight greater than 8,500 pounds and less than or equal to 18,000 pounds, and provide a written report on the feasibility of implementation of this program and reasonable timeframes for that implementation to the Senate Natural Resources, Trade and Economic Development Committee and to the Assembly Environment and Energy Committee, or to their successors. ”

“ The Legislature finds and declares that the federal Clean Air Act requires states that have been determined to be in nonattainment for certain ambient air quality standards to take extraordinary measures to reduce air emissions; and that among these measures is an enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program. The Legislature further finds and declares that the standards established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency are based on computer modeling and not on scientific testing ”

“ The fees for the renewal of the motorcycle registrations authorized under this paragraph shall be fixed by the director in an amount proportionately less or greater than the fee established by R.S.39:3-21. Application forms for all renewals of registrations for passenger automobiles shall be sent to the last addresses of owners of motor vehicles and motorcycles, as they appear on the records of the division. No person owning or having control over any unregistered vehicle shall permit the same to be parked or to stand on a public highway. ”

“ Require the registration of persons engaged in operations which may result in air pollution and the filing of reports by them containing information relating to location, size of outlet, height of outlet, rate and period of emission and composition of effluent, and such other information as the department shall prescribe to be filed relative to air pollution, all in accordance with applicable codes, rules or regulations established by the department ”

“ Any police officer is authorized to remove any unregistered vehicle from the public highway to a storage space or garage, and the expense involved in such removal and storing of the vehicle shall be borne by the owner of the vehicle, except that the expense shall be borne by the lessee of a leased vehicle. ”

“ The director may license as a private inspection facility any person that is the owner or lessee of 10 or more motor vehicles to initially inspect, reinspect and certify vehicles that the person owns or leases. ”

“ The Division of Motor Vehicles shall make a reasonable effort to notify any lessor whose name and address is on file with the division, or any other lessor the division may determine it is necessary to notify, of the requirements of this amendatory act. ”

“ All licensed private inspection centers shall deliver to the director the license, all unused private inspection approval stickers, all inspection records and other items issued to the licensee or required by the director to be kept in connection with the operation of the private inspection center. ”

“ These regulations shall permit private inspection facilities to perform initial inspections on motor vehicles four years old or newer and, to the maximum extent feasible, permit private inspection facilities to perform initial inspections on motor vehicles that are more than four years old and to repair and reinspect all motor vehicles. ”

“ Any person, who has entered or shall enter into active service in any branch of the naval or military forces of the United States and who has or shall have registered his motor vehicle in this State for any registration period, shall be entitled to a refund on the registration fee paid for such vehicle for the number of full months remaining of the registration period for which the vehicle will not be operated on the public highways of this or any other state ”

“ An inspection facility shall be open for inspections, exclusive of holidays, at least 55 hours each week, including hours prior to 9:00 am or after 5:00 pm on weekdays and hours on the weekend, except that the facility may lessen or expand these hours based on the results of a survey of persons who use the facility for motor vehicle inspections ”

“ A toll-free telephone number and a network of computerized signs shall be established, and public service announcements shall be aired to advise motorists of the length of lines at inspection facilities. ”

“ If samples are taken for analysis, a duplicate of the analytical report shall be furnished promptly to the person suspected of causing air pollution;
(5) Receive or initiate complaints of air pollution, hold hearings in connection with air pollution and institute legal proceedings for the prevention of air pollution and for the recovery of penalties, in accordance with this act ”

“ C.52:14B-11 Revocation, refusal to renew license, hearing required; exceptions.
11. No agency shall revoke or refuse to renew any license unless it has first afforded the licensee an opportunity for hearing in conformity with the provisions of this act applicable to contested cases. If a licensee has, in accordance with law and agency rules, made timely and sufficient application for a renewal, his license shall not expire until his application has been finally determined by the agency. ”

“ For vehicles in excess of 18,000 pounds and not in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $9.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds. For vehicles in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $10.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds. ”