N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-5.10

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

Section 13:21-5.10 - Surrender of registration plates

(a) Whenever an owner of a motor vehicle registered in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:3-4 transfers ownership of the motor vehicle and does not register another motor vehicle for the unexpired portion of the registration period as provided in N.J.S.A. 39:3-30, he or she shall remove the registration plates from the motor vehicle and surrender them to the Motor Vehicle Commission within five days of the transfer of ownership.

(b) Whenever an owner of a motor vehicle registered in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:3-4 cancels or terminates liability insurance coverage on the motor vehicle without immediately contracting for replacement liability insurance coverage thereon, he or she shall remove the registration plates from the motor vehicle and surrender them to the Motor Vehicle Commission within five days of the cancellation or termination of the liability insurance coverage. This subsection shall not apply where an owner of a motor vehicle cancels or terminates liability insurance coverage by reason of his or her transfer or sale of a motor vehicle.

R.1979 d.315, effective 8/15/1979.
See: 11 New Jersey Register 350(a), 11 New Jersey Register 466(b).
As amended, R.1984 d.408, effective 9/17/1984.
See: 16 New Jersey Register 1695(a), 16 New Jersey Register 2445(b).
Deleted "intend to"; "he shall ... N.J.S.A. 39:3-30".
Amended by R.2006 d.250, effective 7/3/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 445(a), 38 N.J.R. 2875(a).
Inserted gender neutral language and substituted "Motor Vehicle Commission" for "Division of Motor Vehicles" throughout; and in the last sentence of (b), substituted "his or her" for "this".