New Jersey § 39:3-12

§ 39:3-12.

a. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall provide

with every examination permit, special learner's permit, motorcycle-only examination permit,

motorized bicycle license, new license, renewal license, identification card , or renewal identification card the opportunity for each person pursuant to the provisions

of the “Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act,” P.L.2008, c. 50 ( C.26:6-77 et seq. ), to designate that the person shall donate all or any organs or tissues for the

purposes of transplantation or therapy. b. The designation indicating that a person is a donor pursuant to subsection a. of

this section shall be done in accordance with procedures prescribed by the chief administrator. The designation shall be displayed in print in a conspicuous form and manner on

the permit, license , or identification card, and electronically, by substantially the following statement:

“ORGAN DONOR” and shall constitute sufficient legal authority for the removal of organs

or tissues for the purposes of transplantation or therapy upon the death of the permit holder, licensee , or identification cardholder. The designation shall be removed in accordance with procedures prescribed by the

chief administrator. c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1999, c. 28 ) d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c. 80 ) e. The chief administrator, in consultation with those organ procurement organizations

designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1320b-8 to serve in the State of New Jersey, shall establish and provide an annual education

program for commission employees and personnel. The program shall focus on the benefits associated with organ and tissue donations,

the scope and operation of New Jersey's donor program, and how the commission's employees and personnel can effectively inform the public about the donor program

and can best assist those wishing to participate in the donor program, including use

of the Donate Life NJ Registry, established pursuant to P.L.2008, c. 48 ( C.26:6-66 et al.). f. The chief administrator shall electronically record and store all organ donor designations

and identification information, and shall provide the organ procurement organizations

designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1320b-8 to serve in the State of New Jersey with real-time electronic access to the organ

donor designation information collected pursuant to subsection a. of this section. An organ procurement organization designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1320b-8 to serve in the State of New Jersey, or any donor registry established by any such

organization, shall have real-time electronic access to those organ donor designations

and identification at all times, without exception, for the purposes of verifying

organ and tissue donation status and identity. For these purposes, the federally designated organ procurement organization shall

have electronic access to each recorded donor's name, address, date of birth, gender,

color of eyes, height, driver's license number , date of donor registration, and date of removal from the registry if applicable . Upon request, the chief administrator shall provide a copy of the donor's original

driver's license application. g. Those organ procurement organizations designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.1320b-8 to serve in the State of New Jersey may contract with a third party, in consultation

with the chief administrator, to assess, develop, and implement any system set-up

necessary to support the initial and ongoing electronic access by those organizations

to the donor designation and identification information required to be made available

in accordance with the provisions of this section; however, the organ procurement

organizations shall not be required to incur an aggregate cost in excess of $50,000

for the purposes of this subsection.