New Jersey § 39:3-27

§ 39:3-27.

a. Upon proper application, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle

Commission shall issue support recovery license plates for any motor vehicle owned

or leased and registered in this State. In addition to the registration number and other markings or identification otherwise

prescribed by law, the license plates shall display an emblem, consisting of an image

of a compass rose with cardinal direction indicators enclosed in a circle, and the

words “SUPPORT RECOVERY” beneath the image. The chief administrator shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Human Services

and Parents in Connection for Kids, Inc., select the design and color scheme of the

support recovery license plates. The support recovery license plates shall be subject to the provisions of chapter

3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, except as hereinafter otherwise specifically

provided. b. Application for issuance of support recovery license plates shall be made to the

chief administrator on forms and in a manner prescribed by the chief administrator. In order to be deemed complete, an application shall be accompanied by a fee of

$50, payable to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, which shall be in addition

to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of a motor vehicle. The chief administrator shall collect annually, subsequent to the year of issuance

of the support recovery license plates, a $10 fee for the license plates in addition

to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of a motor vehicle. The additional fees required by this subsection shall be deposited in the “Support

Recovery License Plate Fund” created pursuant to subsection c. of this section. c. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a special non-lapsing fund to

be known as the “Support Recovery License Plate Fund.” There shall be deposited in the fund the amount collected from all license plate fees

collected pursuant to subsection b. of this section, less the amounts necessary to

reimburse the commission for administrative costs pursuant to subsection d. of this

section. Monies deposited in the fund shall be appropriated annually to the Division of Mental

Health and Addiction Services within the Department of Human Services to be used to

secure permanent sober living housing for individuals who have completed substance use disorder treatment or temporary sober living housing for individuals waiting to be placed

in a substance use disorder treatment program. Monies appropriated to the division shall not be provided to any individual seeking

housing assistance but may be provided to housing facilities to be used as deposits

or monthly rent payments for individuals seeking housing assistance. Monies deposited in the fund shall be held in interest-bearing accounts in public

depositories as defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1970, c. 236 ( C.17:9-41 ), and may be invested or reinvested in securities approved by the State Treasurer. Interest or other income earned on monies deposited into the fund, and any monies

which may be appropriated or otherwise become available for the purposes of the fund,

shall be credited to and deposited in the fund for use as set forth in P.L.2019, c. 325 ( C.39:3-27.158 et seq. ). d. Prior to the deposit of the additional fees collected pursuant to subsection b.

of this section into the “Support Recovery License Plate Fund,” amounts thereof as

are necessary shall be used to reimburse the commission for all costs reasonably and

actually incurred, as stipulated by the chief administrator, for: (1) designing, producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the

support recovery license plates; and (2) any computer programming changes that may be initially necessary to implement

the support recovery license plate program in an amount not to exceed $150,000. The chief administrator shall annually certify to the State Treasurer the average

cost per license plate incurred in the immediately preceding year by the commission

in producing, issuing, renewing, and publicizing the availability of the support recovery

license plates. The annual certification of the average cost per license plate shall be approved

by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor. In the event that the average cost per license plate as certified by the chief administrator

and approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor, is greater

than the $50 application fee established in subsection b. of this section in two consecutive

fiscal years, the chief administrator may discontinue the issuance of support recovery

license plates. e. The chief administrator shall notify eligible motorists of the opportunity to obtain

support recovery license plates by publicizing the availability of the license plates

on the commission's website. The Department of Human Services, and any other individual or entity designated

by the Department of Human Services, may publicize the availability of the support

recovery license plates in any manner that the department deems appropriate. f. The chief administrator and the Commissioner of Human Services shall develop and

enter into an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement setting forth the procedures

to be followed in carrying out their respective responsibilities under P.L.2019, c. 325 ( C.39:3-27.158 et seq. ). g. The Commissioner of Human Services shall appoint a representative who shall act

as a liaison between the Department of Human Services and the commission. The liaison shall represent the department in any and all communications with the

commission regarding the support recovery license plates established by P.L.2019, c. 325 ( C.39:3-27.158 et seq. ).