New Jersey § 39:4-205

§ 39:4-205.

The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue, at

the expense of the State of New Jersey, person with a disability identification cards

upon the application of qualifying persons with disabilities and after an investigation

of the qualifying status of each applicant. The card shall, amongst other things, identify the persons with disabilities and

the registration number of the vehicle for which any wheelchair symbol license plates

have been issued under the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1949, c. 280 ( C.39:4-206 ) and shall state that he is a person with a disability validly qualified to receive

a card, that the card is for the exclusive use of the person to whom it has been duly

issued, is nontransferable and will be forfeited if presented by any other person,

and that any abuse of any privilege, benefit, precedence, or consideration granted

to any person to whom the card may be issued will be sufficient cause for revocation

of the card, corresponding windshield placard and wheelchair symbol license plates,

and the same may be forfeited or revoked accordingly, and in the absence of forfeiture

or revocation the card shall be valid until the last day of the 36th calendar month

following the calendar month in which that card was issued. Every application for the issuance or renewal of a person with a disability identification

card shall contain a statement signed by a physician, podiatrist, chiropractic physician,

physician assistant, or nurse practitioner licensed to practice in this State or a

bordering state or a physician stationed at a military or naval installation located

in this State who is licensed to practice in any state, certifying that the applicant's

stated disability qualifies the applicant to meet the definition of “person with a

disability” pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1949, c. 280 ( C.39:4-204 ). A person who qualifies as a veteran with a permanent disability pursuant to subsection

b. of section 1 of P.L.1949, c. 280 ( C.39:4-204 ) may submit, in lieu of a statement signed by a certified medical professional, an

application that contains a statement signed by a representative of the United States

Department of Veterans Affairs certifying that the person is permanently 100 percent

disabled. A person who qualifies as a veteran with a 100 percent disability shall not be required

to resubmit the statement issued by a representative of the United States Department

of Veteran Affairs if the Chief Administrator has previously scanned and retained

the statement, and the statement is legible and accessible at the time of renewal. The Chief Administrator may request an additional statement if the Chief Administrator

is advised that there has been a change in the person's status as a veteran with a

100 percent disability. In order to be approved, the application for a person with a disability identification

card shall be submitted to the commission not more than 60 days following the date

upon which a physician, podiatrist, chiropractic physician, physician assistant, nurse

practitioner, or representative of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

certifies that the applicant meets the definition of “person with a disability” pursuant

to section 1 of P.L.1949, c. 280 ( C.39:4-204 ). The application shall also include any additional information pertinent to the certification

which the chief administrator, in the chief administrator's discretion, may require,

including, but not limited to, the National Provider Identifier or state-issued licensing

number of the physician, podiatrist, chiropractic physician, physician assistant,

or nurse practitioner who certifies the applicant's eligibility for a person with

a disability identification card.