Sponsored by:
Senator PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Senator KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Sacco, A.M.Bucco and Holzapfel
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
As introduced.
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.