NJ S3828

Veterans with a permanent 100 percent disability rating from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs would be exempt from paying motor vehicle registration fees for one passenger vehicle owned individually or jointly with a spouse.

The vehicle must not be used for hire, and the veteran must have been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from any branch of the Armed Forces.

The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs must notify all eligible motorists of the fee exemption, in consultation with the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.

The bill takes effect on the first day of the thirteenth month after enactment, allowing time for administrative preparation.

This expands existing registration fee exemptions that already cover certain disabled veterans eligible for state compensation, veterans qualifying under specific federal public laws, and Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.