Wednesday, October 28, 2009

NJAC 13:19-10.3 Driver improvement program attendance

§ 13:19-10.3 Driver improvement program attendance


(a) A person who is permitted to attend a driver improvement program of the Motor Vehicle Commission in total or partial satisfaction of suspension or revocation shall agree to attend each session of the assigned driver improvement program and to comply with all rules governing attendance, conduct, instruction, and examinations. A person who fails to comply with the foregoing requirements or who otherwise fails to successfully complete the assigned driver improvement program shall be subject to a driver license suspension for the period contained in the notice of proposed suspension. A person who successfully completes the assigned driver improvement program shall be officially warned with respect to future driving.

(b) A person whose driver license has been suspended, pursuant to 13:19-10.2 may be required to attend and successfully complete a driver improvement program of the Motor Vehicle Commission as a condition for restoration of the driver license.

(c) The fee for attendance at a Motor Vehicle Commission driver improvement program shall be $ 150.00.

(d) The Chief Administrator is authorized to exercise discretionary authority to require any person who is licensed on a probationary basis in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:3-10b to attend a Probationary Driver Program whenever said person accumulates two or more violations of the motor vehicle law which result in the assessment of four or more points under 13:19-10.1.

(e) A person who is required to attend a Probationary Driver Program shall agree to attend each session of the program and to comply with all rules governing attendance, conduct, instruction, and examinations. A person who fails to comply with the foregoing requirements or who otherwise fails to successfully complete the Probationary Driver Program shall be subject to a driver license suspension for the period contained in the notice of proposed suspension. A person who successfully completes the Probationary Driver Program shall be officially warned with respect to future driving.

(f) The fee for attendance at a Motor Vehicle Commission probationary driver program shall be $ 150.00.


HISTORY:

As amended, R.1983 d.360, effective September 6, 1983.

See: 15 N.J.R. 1004(a), 15 N.J.R. 1481(b).

Increased driver improvement program fee from $ 20.00 to $ 40.00.

Amended by R.1994 d.468, effective September 19, 1994.

See: 26 N.J.R. 2738(a), 26 N.J.R. 3873(a).

Amended by R.1995 d.365, effective July 3, 1995.

See: 27 N.J.R. 1521(b), 27 N.J.R. 2592(b).

Increased the fees for attendance at the driver improvement program and probationary driver program from "$ 40.00" to "$ 100.00".

Amended by R.2005 d.47, effective February 7, 2005.

See: 36 N.J.R. 4005(a), 37 N.J.R. 505(a).

In (b), deleted "(Point accumulation; periods of suspension)" following the N.J.A.C. reference; in (d), substituted "Chief Administrator" for "Director" and deleted "(Point assessment)" following the N.J.A.C. reference; substituted "Motor Vehicle Commission" for "Division of Motor Vehicles" throughout.

Amended by R.2009 d.219, effective July 6, 2009.

See: 41 N.J.R. 862(a), 41 N.J.R. 2681(a).

In (c) and (f), updated the fee amounts.

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