39:3-27.72 - Definitions relative to issuance of historic preservation license plates
39:3-27.72. Definitions relative to issuance of historic preservation license plates
1.As used in P.L.1995, c.368 (C.39:3-27.72 et seq.):
"Department" means the Department of State;
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation;
"Division" means the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation;
"Fund" means the "Historic Preservation License Plate Fund" created pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1995, c.368 (C.39:3-27.75);
"Historic resources" means the historic resources in New Jersey, and shall include, but need not necessarily be limited to, buildings, sites, and structures listed in or eligible for listing in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places, and museums and library collections related to New Jersey history; and
"Secretary" means the Secretary of State.
L.1995,c.368,s.1; amended 1999, c.152, s.52.
39:3-27.73.Issuance of historic preservation license plates
2. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall, upon proper application therefor, issue historic preservation license plates for any motor vehicle owned or leased and registered in the State. In addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise prescribed by law, an historic preservation license plate shall display words or a slogan and an emblem indicating support for, or an interest in, historic preservation. The words or slogan and emblem shall be chosen by the director in consultation with the Historic Preservation License Plate Advisory Committee established pursuant to subsection a. of section 4 of this act; however, the director shall solicit, in conjunction with the Legislature, input from the general public on the design of the plate and shall review the submissions prior to choosing the design. Issuance of historic preservation license plates in accordance with this section shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, except as hereinafter otherwise specifically provided.
L.1995,c.368,s.2.
39:3-27.74.Application for historic preservation license plate 3. a. Application for issuance of an historic preservation license plate shall be made to the division on forms and in a manner as may be prescribed by the director. In order to be deemed complete, an application shall be accompanied by a fee of $50 payable to the division, which fee shall be in addition to all fees otherwise required by law for the registration of the motor vehicle.
b. The annual fee for the registration certificate of a motor vehicle that has been issued an historic preservation license plate pursuant to the provisions of this act shall include in each year subsequent to the year of issuance a fee in the amount of $10, which fee shall be in addition to all fees otherwise required by law for the renewal of the registration of the motor vehicle and shall be collected by the division and deposited in the Historic Preservation License Plate Fund created pursuant to section 4 of this act.
L.1995,c.368,s.3.