Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ERIC HOUGHTALING
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblywoman JOANN DOWNEY
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblyman BOB ANDRZEJCZAK
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Permits issuance of motorcycle endorsement to certain out-of-State military personnel.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning driver licensing and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the chief administrator shall, upon written request, issue by mail a motorcycle endorsement to a person who holds a valid New Jersey driver’s license and is a member, the spouse of a member, or a dependent of a member of the armed services of the United States serving outside the State if the person provides documentation suitable to the chief administrator of:
a. successful completion of a basic motorcycle rider course approved by the armed services of the United States or another state, provided that the course is substantially similar to the course established pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1991, c.452 (C.27:5F-36); and
b. assignment outside of the State.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill would allow out-of-State members of the military, spouses of the members, and their dependents, to receive a motorcycle endorsement for their valid New Jersey driver’s license while serving in another state without returning to New Jersey to retake a written or road test, or to complete another motorcycle safety course.
The chief administrator would be required to issue the endorsement by mail if the person provides documentation of the completion of a basic motorcycle rider course similar to the one required by State law and approved by the armed services of the United State or another state. The person also would be required to provide documentation of their assignment outside of the State.