New Jersey Legislature

“ 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. ”

“ The director may license any person who is the owner or lessee of 10 or more motor vehicles to initially inspect, reinspect and certify those vehicles if such person has available to him the equipment, facilities and qualified employees, or other qualified person under his control by contract, necessary to make the required initial inspection, adjustments, corrections or repairs. ”

“ A registrant whose application for apportioned registration has been accepted shall preserve its operational records for a period of three years after the close of the registration year. Such records shall be made available to the Division of Motor Vehicles or its designee upon request for an audit as to the accuracy of computation, payments and assessments for deficiencies or allowances for credit during the normal business hours of the day. ”

“ The director may fix the expiration date for registration certificates at a date other than 11 months if the director determines that such change is necessary, appropriate or convenient in order to aid in implementing the vehicle inspection requirements of chapter 8 of Title 39 or for other good cause. The minimum registration fee shall be as follows: For vehicles not in excess of 5,000 pounds, $53.50. For vehicles in excess of 5,000 pounds and not in excess of 18,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $11.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds. ”

“ Heavy-duty diesel truck shall not mean a heavy-duty diesel truck owned and operated by a county, municipality, fire district, or duly incorporated nonprofit organization for first aid, emergency, ambulance, rescue, or fire-fighting purposes ”

“ The provisions and procedures of N.J.S.2B:12-26 shall apply to the docketing, except that the court administrator of the municipal court, rather than the division, shall effect the docketing; provided that nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the director or the director's designee from docketing the judgment on behalf of the division and in accordance with N.J.S.2B:12-26 if the court administrator of the municipal court fails to do so or if the director or the director's designee chooses to do so for any other reason. No fee shall be charged to docket the judgment. ”