S 172

SENATE, No. 172
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
���� Authorizes use of digital license plates.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act concerning digital license plates and
supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
���� Be It
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.� For the purposes of
this section:
���� �Commission� means the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
���� �Digital license plate� means
a digital image displayed on a digital license plate device that displays the
registration number of a motor vehicle, any other information required by the
commission, and any other images or information permitted by the commission,
including but not limited to emergency service alerts and personalized
messages.
���� �Digital license plate device�
means an electronic device capable of being mounted to a motor vehicle in
accordance with the requirements of motor vehicle license plates and capable of
displaying the digital image of a digital license plate.
���� b.��� Notwithstanding the
provisions of any other law to the contrary, the Chief Administrator of the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission may permit the use of digital license plates
and digital license plate devices in accordance with this section upon application
by the owner of a motor vehicle registered in this State.
���� c.���� All digital license
plates and digital license plate devices authorized for use pursuant to this
section shall display at all times the registration number issued by the
commission for the applicable motor vehicle.
���� d.��� Personally identifiable
information stored on the digital license plate shall be limited to that which
is necessary for the commission to approve the use of such devices and that
which is necessary for the manufacturer or vendor to provide services to the
owner of a motor vehicle, which standards shall be determined by the commission
and adopted pursuant to rule or regulation.
���� e.���� Use of the digital
license plate and digital license plate device shall remain optional and users
may affirmatively opt in to using the digital license plate and digital license
plate device in place of a conventional license plate issued by the commission.
���� f.���� The commission shall
establish standards for the use of digital license plates and digital license
plate devices, including but not limited to protocols for data sharing,
privacy, and security.� Digital license plates shall only be displayed on
digital license plate devices approved by the commission.
���� g.��� The commission may
authorize the sale or resale of digital license plate devices by the device
manufacturer or through participating retailers, subject to review and approval
by the commission.� The commission shall not charge any additional fee for the use
of digital license plates or digital license plate devices in excess of the fee
charged for the registration of a motor vehicle.�
���� h.��� The commission shall
promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative
Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to govern the
issuance and use of digital license plates and accompanying digital license
plate devices and to otherwise effectuate the purposes of this act.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the seventh month following enactment, except that
the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission may take anticipatory actions in
advance thereof to effectuate the purposes of this act.
STATEMENT
���� This bill authorizes the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (commission) to permit the use of digital
license plates and digital license plate devices.� Digital license plates
authorized for use by the bill are required to, at all times, display the registration
number of the motor vehicle.� The commission is required to establish standards
for digital license plates and digital license plate devices.