New Jersey § 39:3-27
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§ 39:3-27.
a. The director may issue for a motor vehicle registered in this State special license
plates bearing, in addition to the registration number and other markings or identification
otherwise prescribed by law, words and an emblem indicating support for, or an interest
in, Pinelands preservation. The license plate shall be designed by the director, in consultation with the Pinelands
Commission created by section 4 of P.L.1979, c. 111 ( C. 13:18A-4 ). Issuance of Pinelands preservation license plates shall be subject to all applicable
requirements of chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, except as hereinafter
otherwise specifically provided. b. The director shall collect a $50 application fee for the Pinelands preservation
license plate in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration
of the motor vehicle. The director shall collect annually subsequent to the year of issuance of the license
plate a $10 fee for the license plate in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed
by law for the registration of the motor vehicle. The additional fees required by this subsection shall be deposited into the Pinelands
Preservation Fund, established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1996, c. 147 ( C. 13:18A-55 ). c. The director shall annually certify to the State Treasurer the average cost per
license plate incurred in the immediately preceding year by the Division of Motor
Vehicles in producing, issuing, renewing, making computer programming changes in connection
with and publicizing the Pinelands preservation license plates. On a quarterly basis, the State Treasurer shall transfer a sum equal to the division's
cost in connection with the Pinelands preservation license plates from the Pinelands
Preservation Fund, established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1996, c. 147 ( C. 13:18A-55 ), to the division. The annual certification of the average cost per license plate shall be approved
by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor. d. In the event that the average cost per license plate as certified by the director
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 director may discontinue the issuance of Pinelands preservation
license plates. e. The Pinelands Commission and the director shall develop and enter into an interagency
memorandum of agreement on procedures to be followed to carry out their respective
responsibilities under this act.
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