ASSEMBLY, No. 2528

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED DECEMBER 5, 1996

By Assemblymen GREENWALD and DALTON

An Act concerning registration of historic cars and amending P.L.1964, c.195.

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

    1. Section 2 of P.L.1964, c.195 (C.39:3-27.4) is amended to read as follows:

    2. Any owner of an historic motor vehicle who is a resident of this State may register such motor vehicle under the provisions of this act. Application for registering an historic vehicle shall be on forms prescribed by the director. Upon proper application and payment of the prescribed fee, the director shall issue a special nonconventional registration and special license plate for each historic motor vehicle registered in this State. Such registration and license plate shall be valid during the period of time that the vehicle is owned by the registrant. The fee for such registration and license plate shall be $25.00. The license plate shall bear the word "historic" and shall be of such design and colors as the director may determine. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.39:3-33 or any other law to the contrary, an owner of a vehicle registered as an historic vehicle shall not be required to display more than one special license plate issued for that vehicle, which plate shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle.

(cf: P.L.1964, c.195, s.2)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill would provide that the owner of a vehicle registered as historic, which is defined under statute as a car at least 25 years old, which is owned as a collector's item and used solely for exhibition and educational purposes, shall not be required to display two historic license plates on such a vehicle. An historic license plate may be displayed solely on the rear of such a vehicle.

Permits historic cars to display rear license plate only.