Section 39:3-12.4 - Issuance, renewal, subject of organ, tissue donation addresseda. Beginning five years after the effective date of P.L. 2008, c. 48(C.26:6-66 et al.) and pursuant to P.L. 2017, c. 377, an examination permit, special learner's permit, motorcycle-only examination permit, driver's license, motorcycle license, motorized bicycle license, or personal identification card shall not be issued or renewed unless the applicant first addresses the issue of donation through an on-line portal connected to the Donate Life NJ Registry or at New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission agencies and regional service centers.b. The portal shall be accessible to applicants seven days per week, 24 hours per day, and shall provide for adequate security to protect an individual's privacy. The form and content of the portal shall be designed in collaboration with the organ procurement organizations designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s. 1320b-8 to serve in the State of New Jersey.c. The portal shall require a resident who has not registered as an organ donor, and who seeks an examination permit, special learner's permit, motorcycle-only examination permit, driver's license, motorcycle license, motorized bicycle license, or identification card or seeks renewal thereof, to either: (1) register as an organ donor through the Donate Life NJ Registry; or(2) review information about the life-saving potential of organ and tissue donation, and the consequences when an individual does not make a decision to become an organ donor and does not register or otherwise record a designated decision-maker. In addition to promoting organ and tissue donation, the portal shall provide information about the procedure for designating a decision-maker.
d. Any information technology system adopted by the commission after the effective date of P.L. 2008, c. 48(C.26:6-66 et al.) shall accommodate the inclusion of donor information into the database and the on-going operation of the Donate Life NJ Registry.Amended by L. 2017, c. 377, s. 4, eff. 8/1/2018.Added by L. 2008, c. 48,s. 8, eff. 7/22/2008.