SENATE, No. 1160

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED MAY 16, 1996

By Senator LYNCH

An Act creating American Revolution special license plates and supplementing chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.

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

    1. a. The director shall issue special license plates honoring New Jersey's role in the American Revolution for a motor vehicle owned or leased and registered in this State. In addition to the registration number and other markings or identification prescribed by law, the license plate shall display words and an emblem honoring New Jersey's role in the American Revolution. The director shall approve the license plate design after enlisting the participation of the general public in the selection of the design.

    b. The fee for the special plates issued under this section shall be $25, in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of motor vehicles.

    c. The director may promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) governing the issuance and use of the special license plates authorized by this act.

    2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month after enactment.

STATEMENT

    This bill authorizes the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in the Department of Law and Public Safety to issue special license plates honoring New Jersey's role in the American Revolution. The "shot heard around the world" echoed in New Jersey's town meeting halls, at county courthouses and on village greens. Major battles were fought in New Jersey, including the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Red Bank, Monmouth and Springfield, as were numerous skirmishes in Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset counties. The bill directs the Director of DMV to enlist public participation in creating the design of these special license plates. The fee for the special plates would be $25 in addition to other fees required by law.

Authorizes license plates honoring New Jersey's role in the Revolution.