Bill Text: NJ A1550 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Authorizes surviving spouse or family member of decedent to use motor vehicle registration certificate of decedent until registration certificate expires.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2023-11-20 - Approved P.L.2023, c.171. [A1550 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2022-A1550-Introduced.html

ASSEMBLY, No. 1550

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION

 


 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  PAUL D. MORIARTY

District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)

Assemblyman  DANIEL R. BENSON

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen Caputo, McClellan and Simonsen

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Authorizes surviving spouse or family member of decedent to use motor vehicle registration certificate of decedent until registration certificate expires.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

  


An Act concerning the continued validity of certain motor vehicle registration certificates and amending P.L.1964, c.163.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    Section 1 of P.L.1964, c.163 (C.39:3-30.3) is amended to read as follows:

     1.    Any motor vehicles registered in the name of any decedent may be operated, upon the public highways of this State, by a duly licensed driver who is, or is authorized to drive the same by, the surviving spouse or other member of the family of said decedent, under and by virtue of the registration certificate of such motor vehicle issued to such decedent, [for a period of not exceeding 30 days after the death of such decedent] until the expiration of that registration certificate.

(cf: P.L.1964, c.163, s.1)

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill authorizes the surviving spouse or other family member of a decedent to operate the decedent's motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State under the decedent's registration certificate until the expiration of that registration certificate.  New Jersey law currently provides a surviving spouse or other family members 30 days to operate a vehicle under a decedent's registration certificate.

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