New Jersey S 3726: Concerns sales and use tax exemptions for certain retail sales of firearm safety equipment.

Bill Text

S3726 

SENATE, No. 3726 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 5, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� KRISTIN M. CORRADO

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Authorizes purchaser of automobile by private sale to 
operate automobile for three-day period following purchase without permanent 
registration or transfer of title.� 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning temporary registration of automobiles 
and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a. Any resident of this 
State purchasing a passenger automobile pursuant to a private sale in this 
State from any person who is not a dealer or used motor vehicle dealer, and 
provided the automobile is to be principally garaged, registered, and titled in 
this State, may register the automobile in New Jersey on a temporary basis. 

���� b.��� A temporary registration 
pursuant to this section shall be made through an application submitted to the 
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission through the commission�s website, with an 
electronic signature by the applicant, that requires the applicant to submit 
the applicant�s name, address, and age, the automobile seller�s name, a 
description of the character of the automobile including the make and model of 
the automobile and vehicle identification number, the date of the private sale, 
the odometer reading at the time of sale, the name of the insurance company 
insuring the automobile, the insurance policy number, a certification by the 
applicant that the automobile is insured in accordance with the requirements of 
the "Motor Vehicle Security-Responsibility Law," P.L.1952, c.173 
(C.39:6-23 et seq.), and any other information that may be required by the 
Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.�� In the event 
that the insurance is terminated, the insurer shall notify the chief 
administrator within 30 days following the termination.� The commission shall 
maintain a record of all temporary registration applications made pursuant to 
this section and all temporary license plates provided pursuant to this 
section, store this information in a database or registry, and make this information 
accessible to law enforcement officers.� Immediately upon submission of the 
application, the commission shall provide to the applicant:

���� (1)����� a receipt through 
electronic mail that may serve as proof of temporary registration pursuant to 
this section; and

���� (2)����� a temporary license 
plate, in a manner to be determined by the chief administrator, which may be 
printed by the applicant and which shall be displayed on the automobile.

���� �c.��� Following submission of 
the application, the applicant may operate the automobile on the roadways of 
this State for a period of three days from submission of the application, 
provided that the automobile is insured in accordance with the requirements of 
the "Motor Vehicle Security-Responsibility Law," P.L.1952, c.173 
(C.39:6-23 et seq.) and the temporary license plate provided pursuant to 
subsection b. of this section is displayed on the automobile, notwithstanding 
that the automobile does not have a permanent registration and may not be 
properly titled with the commission.� A law enforcement officer shall review 
the database or registry maintained by the commission or the receipt provided 
to the applicant by electronic mail pursuant to subsection b. of this section 
to confirm the temporary registration status of the automobile.� Following the 
three-day period, the automobile shall not be operated on the roadways of this 
State unless it is registered pursuant to R.S.39:3-4 or properly registered in 
another state or jurisdiction.

���� d.��� Any person violating the 
provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $100, 
except that for the intentional misstatement of any fact in the application 
required to be made by the chief administrator, the person making the misstatement 
shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S.39:3-37.

���� 2.��� The New Jersey Motor 
Vehicle Commission shall provide on the commission�s website an electronic form 
that a seller of a passenger automobile may use to provide proof that an 
individual purchased a passenger automobile from the seller in a private sale 
in this State pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of this act.� The 
commission shall allow the seller of a passenger automobile in a private sale 
to complete the form and upload it to the commission�s website, along with an 
electronic copy of a picture of the title of the passenger automobile that was 
sold.� The commission shall maintain a record of all information contained in 
the completed forms pursuant to this section, store the information in a 
database or registry, and make the information accessible to law enforcement 
officers. A sel