N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-14.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:21-14.5 - Passenger endorsement regulations

(a) Applicants for passenger endorsements shall submit an application as prescribed. Applicants shall be at least 21 years of age, have a minimum of three years driving experience, be of good character and physically fit and possess a valid New Jersey driver license. Fingerprinting will be required.

(b) Examinations may be conducted to determine driving ability, familiarity with the mechanism of the vehicle, knowledge of the motor vehicle laws of the State of New Jersey and adequate visual capabilities.

(c) The Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission may not issue a passenger endorsement, or may revoke or suspend the passenger endorsement of any person when it is determined that the applicant or holder of such passenger endorsement has:

1. A driving record which established revocation or suspension for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotics or habit-forming drugs; for operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol; or, for leaving the scene of an accident which resulted in personal injury or death;

2. Twelve or more current points under the point system;

3. A record of at least three motor vehicle accidents within one year preceding the date of application;

4. Failed to notify his employer of any conviction for motor vehicle violations within 30 days after such convictions;

5. Committed a misstatement of fact or withheld material information on applications;

6. Failed to submit proof of continuing physical fitness, good character, and driver experience every 24 months. (Proof of physical fitness shall be in the form of a satisfactory medical report submitted by a licensed physician). If the medical report submitted by the licensed physician indicates that it is valid for a period of time less than 24 months, then a new updated medical report shall be submitted prior to the expiration of the current medical report. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:60-1.1 et seq., failure to meet the medical and physical qualifications of this paragraph will subject the applicant or holder of such passenger endorsement to denial, revocation, or suspension of that person's underlying commercial driver license (CDL), as well as his or her passenger endorsement;

7. Failed to notify the Motor Vehicle Commission and his or her employer immediately of any medical condition that may affect his or her ability to operate a motor vehicle safely;

8. Failed to pass the prescribed driving test;

9. Failed to satisfactorily complete a written examination proving adequate knowledge of the New Jersey motor vehicle laws and regulations and safe driving practices;

10. Failed to submit a renewal application within one year of the expiration of his or her last valid passenger endorsement;

11. Failed to meet the medical and physical qualifications set forth in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 49 CFR 391.41, as amended and supplemented. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:60-1.1 et seq., failure to meet the medical and physical qualifications of this paragraph will subject the applicant or holder of such passenger endorsement to denial, revocation, or suspension of that person's underlying CDL, as well as his or her passenger endorsement;

12. A criminal record that is disqualifying. The phrase "crime or other offense" as used hereinafter shall include crimes, disorderly persons offenses or petty disorderly persons offenses as defined in the "New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice" and any offenses defined by any other statute of this State. A driver has a disqualifying record if:

i. He or she has been convicted of, or forfeited bond or collateral upon, any of the following:

(1) An offense involving the manufacture, transportation, possession, sale or habitual use of a "controlled dangerous substance" as defined in the "New Jersey Controlled Substance Act";

(2) A crime or other offense involving deviate or illicit social behavior such as rape, incest, sodomy or carnal abuse;

(3) A crime or other offense involving the use of force or the threat of force to or upon a person or property, such as armed robbery, assault and arson;

(4) Any crime or other offense indicative of bad moral character; or

(5) He or she fails to notify the Motor Vehicle Commission that he or she has been arrested for, charged with, indicted for, convicted of, or forfeited bond or collateral upon any crime or other offense within 14 days after the date of such event; or

13. In the absence of a conviction, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission shall refuse to issue or shall revoke or suspend the passenger endorsement of any person arrested for, charged with or indicted for any crime or other offense if the Chief Administrator determines that such person is of bad character or is morally unfit to retain the privilege of holding a passenger endorsement, or is a potential danger to his or her passengers or to other motorists or to himself or herself.

(d) If sufficient and reasonable grounds are established either upon initial review or at a hearing, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission may, not inconsistent with N.J.S.A. 39:3-10, waive any portion or portions of this subchapter. Applicants seeking such waivers must, prior to a hearing, submit to the Chief Administrator a request for such waiver and the basis of such request.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-14.5

Amended by R.1996 d.27, effective 1/16/1996.
See: 27 N.J.R. 4153(a), 28 N.J.R. 275(a).
In (a) increased the minimum age from 18 to 21.
Amended by R.2006 d.250, effective 7/3/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 445(a), 38 N.J.R. 2875(a).
Rewrote (c) and (d).
Amended by R.2012 d.072, effective 4/2/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1852(a), 44 N.J.R. 1123(c).
Section was "Bus driver licensing regulations". In the introductory paragraph of (a), substituted "passenger endorsements" for "bus driver licenses" and "have" for "having", and deleted "previously" following "experience"; in the introductory paragraph of (c) and in (c)10 and (c)13, substituted "passenger endorsement" for "bus driver license" throughout; in (c)1 through (c)11, deleted "or" at the end; in (c)10, inserted "a" and "or her"; in (c)11, deleted "§ " following "CFR"; in (c)12i(4), inserted "or" at the end; in (c)12i(5), substituted "; or" for a period at the end; in (c)13, deleted a comma following "with"; and in (d), inserted "either upon initial review or".
Amended by R.2014 d.007, effective 1/6/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 870(a), 46 N.J.R. 122(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (c), substituted "passenger endorsement" for "license"; in (c)6, inserted a comma following "character", and inserted the last two sentences; and in (c)11, inserted the last sentence.