New Jersey § 39:3-10o

§ 39:3-10o.

The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is the responsibility of the State to ensure that all New Jersey residents that

are of driving age are properly trained, tested, and insured in order to make public

roads safer. b. The State could improve roadway safety and automobile insurance coverage by making

driver's licenses and permits available to any safe driver who meets all of the requirements

relating to the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, and who provides

proof of identity, qualifying age, and New Jersey residency. c. Fourteen states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico now allow individuals

to drive if the individual is a qualified driver and provides proof that establishes

age, identity, and state residency. d. The measures in P.L.2019, c. 271 ( C.39:3-10o et al.) will protect the standard basic driver license and non-driver identification

card as a valid and respected form of identification by requiring multiple documents,

as deemed acceptable by the commission, in order to obtain the standard basic driver's

license or non-driver identification card. e. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature to support road safety and privacy

protections by making driver's licenses available to any safe driver who meets all

requirements relating to the driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle, pursuant

to R.S.39:3-10 , and who provides proof of identity, qualifying age, and residency pursuant to the

provisions of State law.