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Bill Text

A3856 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3856 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman AURA K. DUNN

District 25 (Morris and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires MVC to provide applicant with certain 
information during driver's license renewal.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning driver license renewals and motor 
vehicle safety awareness and amending R.S.39:3-10.� 

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� R.S.39:3-10 is amended 
to read as follows:� 

���� 39:3-10.� a.� A person shall 
not drive a motor vehicle on a public highway in this State unless the person 
is under supervision while participating in a behind-the-wheel driving course 
pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1977, c.25 (C.39:3-13.2a) or is in possession of a 
validated permit, or a probationary or basic driver's license issued to that 
person in accordance with this article.

���� b.��� A person under 18 years 
of age shall not be issued a basic license to drive motor vehicles, and a 
person shall not be issued a validated permit, including a validated 
examination permit, until the applicant has passed a satisfactory examination 
and other requirements as to the applicant's ability as an operator.� The 
examination shall include:� a test of the applicant's vision; the applicant's 
ability to understand traffic control devices; the applicant's knowledge of 
safe driving practices, including the dangers of driving a vehicle in an 
aggressive manner, which shall include, but not be limited to, unexpectedly 
altering the speed of a vehicle, making improper or erratic traffic lane 
changes, disregarding traffic control devices, failing to yield the right of 
way, and following another vehicle too closely; the applicant's knowledge of 
operating a motor vehicle in a manner that safely shares the roadway with 
pedestrians, cyclists, skaters, riders of motorized-scooters, and other 
non-motorized vehicles, which shall include, but not be limited to, passing a 
cyclist on the roadway, recognizing bicycle lanes, navigating intersections 
with pedestrians and cyclists, and exiting a vehicle without endangering 
pedestrians and cyclists; the applicant's knowledge of the effects that 
ingestion of alcohol or drugs has on a person's ability to operate a motor 
vehicle; the applicant's knowledge of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning 
from motor vehicles and techniques for the safe operation and proper 
maintenance of a motor vehicle; the applicant's knowledge of portions of the 
mechanism of motor vehicles as is necessary to [insure] ensure the safe operation 
of a vehicle of the kind or kinds indicated by the applicant; and the 
applicant's knowledge of the laws and ordinary usages of the road.� The 
examination shall be made available in English and each of the three languages, 
other than English, most commonly spoken in the State, as determined by the 
chief administrator.� The chief administrator shall periodically, and at least 
every five years, verify the three languages, other than English, most commonly 
spoken in the State.

���� c.���� A person shall not sit 
for an examination for any permit without exhibiting photo identification 
deemed acceptable by the commission, unless that person is a high school 
student participating in a course of automobile driving education approved by 
the State Department of Education and conducted in a public, parochial, or 
private school of this State, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1950, c.127 
(C.39:3-13.1). 

���� Prior to taking an examination 
for any permit, a person shall watch a video created by the commission, in 
conjunction with the Attorney General, explaining the rights and 
responsibilities of a driver stopped by a law enforcement officer.� The video 
shall be used for informational purposes only and shall not be used in any 
criminal proceeding involving a driver stopped by a law enforcement officer.

���� The commission may waive the 
written law knowledge examination for any person 18 years of age or older 
possessing a valid driver's license issued by any other state, the District of 
Columbia, or the United States Territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern 
Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands.� The commission shall be 
required to provide that person with a booklet that highlights those motor 
vehicle laws unique to New Jersey.� A road test shall be required for a 
probationary license and serve as a demonstration of the applicant's ability to 
operate a vehicle of the class designated.� During the road test, an applicant 
may use a rear visibility system, parking sensors, or other technology 
installed on the motor vehicle that enables the applicant to view areas 
directly behind the vehicle or alerts the applicant of obstacles while parking. 

���� d.��� A person shall not si