ASSEMBLY, No. 3058

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

211th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED JUNE 21, 2004

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman ANTHONY IMPREVEDUTO

District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)

Assemblyman BRIAN P. STACK

District 33 (Hudson)

Assemblyman NEIL M. COHEN

District 20 (Union)

Assemblyman JAMES W. HOLZAPFEL

District 10 (Monmouth and Ocean)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Quigley

SYNOPSIS

    Requires photo ID verification of pilots renting aircraft.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

    As introduced.

An Act concerning persons who provide rental aircraft and supplementing P.L. 1938, c.48 (C.6:1-20 et seq.).

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

    1. Any person who provides aircraft for rent in New Jersey shall verify the identity of the pilot seeking to rent the aircraft by requesting and examining a government-issued form of photo identification and comparing it with the information on the individual's pilot certificate. The aircraft provider shall record or copy the information on the government-issued photo identification and retain it for a time period to be determined by the commissioner. No aircraft rental shall be permitted absent verification in accordance with this act.

    2. The commissioner is authorized to adopt regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c.410 ( C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act.

    3. This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month after enactment.

STATEMENT

    This bill provides that aircraft cannot be rented in New Jersey until the provider of the aircraft has verified the identity of the pilot seeking to rent an aircraft by requesting to examine a government-issued form of photo identification in addition to the person's pilot certificate. The aircraft provider is also required to record or copy the information on the government-issued identification and retain it for a time period to be determined by the Commissioner of Transportation.

    In these times of increased security concerns, it is in the public's interest to require that the identity of a person seeking to rent aircraft be verified before allowing him or her to take control of an aircraft.

    A pilot's certificate or license, as currently issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, does not contain a photo of the certificate holder. Federal regulation does require a pilot to carry government-issued photo identification when operating an aircraft.