STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Diegnan
SYNOPSIS
Concerns issuance of standard basic driver's licenses to individuals with certain disabilities after expiration of prior license.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning standard basic driver’s licenses 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 any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall permit a person with an expired standard basic driver’s license to renew the person’s standard basic driver’s license without being required to re-take the written law knowledge examination or the road test if:
a. the person produces documentation from a physician with a plenary license to practice medicine and surgery in this State or a bordering State; a physician stationed at a military or naval installation located in this State who is licensed to practice in any state; a physician assistant licensed to practice in this State or a bordering state; or a nurse practitioner licensed to practice in this State or a bordering state, which documentation demonstrates that the person has either a mental or a psychological condition that interferes with the person’s ability to renew the person’s standard basic driver’s license in person at a commission agency location; and
b. in the estimation of the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, the person can safely operate a motor vehicle based upon the person’s driving record.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (commission) to allow a person with an expired standard basic driver’s license to renew the person’s standard basic driver’s license without being required to re-take the written examination or the road test in certain circumstances. To be eligible for license renewal without being required to re-take the written examination or the road test, the person is required to produce documentation from certain medical professionals that demonstrates that the person has either a mental or a psychological condition that interferes with the person’s ability to renew the person’s license in person at a commission agency location. Additionally, for the person to be eligible for this license renewal process, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is required to determine, based on the person’s prior driving record, that the person can safely operate a motor vehicle.