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A 2193

Provides technical corrections to provisions concerning the adjudication of certain traffic violations; repealer

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Bill Magnarelli and 1 co-sponsor

Provides a no-cost “qualified disabled veteran” license plate for NJ veterans with service-connected disabilities, authorizing parking in disabled spaces without a separate placard

REFERRED TO RULES
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Bill Summary · A 2193

Summary — A2193 (A2193A)

Status: Referred to Rules (delivered to Senate 2025-06-10)
Introduced: 01/09/2024 — Latest printed as A2193A (amended)
Primary sponsor: Asm. William Magnarelli; Cosponsor: Asm. Manny De Los Santos
Related/companion: S3437, S7609; prior-session A7249

Note: The bill text provided here is the introduced/printed language establishing a “qualified disabled veteran” license plate. (Some uploaded PDF content was garbled and is not reflected in this summary.)

Purpose

Create a special, no-cost license plate for New Jersey residents who are veterans with a service‑connected disability, and to permit holders of that plate to use parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities without needing a separate disability placard or ID card.

Key provisions

  • Definition: “Disabled veteran” = New Jersey resident certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having any degree of service‑connected disability.
  • License plates:
    • The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) Chief Administrator shall issue a “qualified disabled veteran” license plate for vehicles owned/leased and registered by an eligible disabled veteran.
    • Plate must display the words “Disabled Veteran” and a wheelchair symbol, plus usual registration markings.
    • Plates are issued at no cost to the applicant.
    • Plates are non‑transferable and for exclusive use by the person to whom issued.
  • Parking privileges:
    • A vehicle displaying a valid, unexpired qualified disabled veteran plate may park in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities.
    • Holders are not required to obtain a separate disability identification card, placard, or any other special plates/placards to use these spaces.
  • Enforcement and misuse:
    • Knowing misuse or abuse of benefits/privileges granted by the plate is grounds for revocation of those benefits and forfeiture of the plate.
  • Outreach and implementation:
    • MVC must notify motorists of plate availability via notices with registration renewals and by posting signs/posters in MVC facilities (designed by the Chief Administrator).
    • Effective date: first day of the sixth month after enactment. MVC may take anticipatory actions for timely implementation.

Who is affected

  • Directly: New Jersey resident veterans certified by the VA with service‑connected disabilities who register vehicles in NJ.
  • Indirectly: Municipal/state parking enforcement agencies and other motorists (fewer disability placards may be needed for eligible veterans).

Administrative/financial impact

  • Plates provided at no cost to applicants; MVC will incur design, production, notification, and administrative costs. Enforcement actions for misuse may require administrative resources.
  • Expected policy effect: expands parking access for qualifying veterans by simplifying eligibility documentation for accessible parking.

Legislative progress highlights

  • Referred to Assembly Transportation (2024-01-15)
  • Reported and amended; printed as A2193A (2025-05-30)
  • Passed Assembly and delivered to Senate (2025-06-10); referred to Senate Rules.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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