NJ DRIVER LICENSE

SYSTEM & Chapter 1 & 2

NJ DRIVER TESTING
MUST HAVES
•License

•Registration

•Insurance
LICENSE CHANGE
TIMELINES
•Name Change = 2 weeks

•Change of Address = 1 week

•Out-of-State License to NJ = Up to 60 days/before it

expires

•Foreign license = Up to 1 year

DIGITAL DRIVER’S
LICENSE
•Facial recognition
technology

•20 covert/overt features

•Under 21 = Vertical

•Over 21 = Horizontal

•Good for up to 4 years

DIGITAL DRIVER’S
LICENSE
Altering a driver license Obtaining a driver license
may result in: illegally:

 Loss of driver privilege

• Fine up to $500

 Fine up to $1,000
• Imprisonment
 Imprisonment
TYPES OF NJ LICENSES
Basic Automobile License
•Class D

•Minimum Age: 18

•$24.00/$35.00 license fee

• $19.50 for probationary
drivers upgrading (prorated
fee)
TYPES OF NJ LICENSES
Probationary Automobile
License
•Class D

•Minimum Age: 17

•$6.00 license fee

TYPES OF NJ LICENSES
Commercial Driver
License
•Class A,B & C

•Minimum Age: 18 (NJ

only)/21

•$42.00/$53.00 license fee

• +$2.00 per endorsement
TYPES OF NJ LICENSES
Motorcycle
•Class E

•Separate or Endorsement

•Minimum Age: 17

•$24.00/$35.00 license fee

TYPES OF NJ LICENSES
Moped License
•For unlicensed motorists

•Not needed if operator has a

Class A, B, C, D or E license

•Minimum Age: 15

•$6.00/$17.00 license fee

TYPES OF NJ LICENSES
Agriculture License
•Farming purposes only

•Minimum Age: 16

•$6.00/$17.00 license
fee
TYPES OF NJ LICENSES
Boat License
•Fresh, non-tidal waters

•Most possess a Boating Safety

Certificate

•Minimum Age: 16

•$24.00 license fee

IDENTITY VERIFICATION
STANDARD NJ LICENSE REAL ID NJ LICENSE
APPLICANTS APPLICANTS
• At least (1) primary document • (2) proofs of residential address

• (1) proof of full Social Security number

• At least (1) secondary
document
• At least (6) points of ID

• At least (6) points of ID • At least (1) primary document

• At least (1) secondary document

• Proof of residential address
STANDARD VS REAL ID
GRADUATED DRIVER
LICENSE (GDL)
•Created to enhance driver preparation
and safety by implementing a driver
licensing system. A. The Early Bird Road

•Gradually introduces driving privileges to

first-time drivers, extends their practice B. The Young Adult Road
driving time and requires a minimum age
of 18 to receive an unrestricted, basic
driver license.
C. The Adult Road
•Failure to follow restrictions results in
$100 fine
THE EARLY BIRD ROAD
(OPTION A)
•Get a special learner permit •At least 16 years old ($10.00)

•Practice with an adult supervising •At least 6 months practice

driver
•At least 17 years old (pass the road test)
•Get a probationary license
•Practice unsupervised for at least one
year
•With a probationary driver license

•Must be at least 18 years old (prorated

•Get the basic driver license fee)
THE YOUNG ADULT ROAD
(OPTION B)
•Get an examination permit •At least 17 years old ($10.00) & pass testing

•At least 6 months practice with adult supervised driver

•Practice supervised driving

•Completed 6 months of supervised driving & pass road

•Get a probationary license test

•Practice unsupervised driving •Practice unsupervised for at least one year

•Must be at least 18 years old (prorated rate)

•Get the basic driver license
THE ADULT ROAD
(OPTION C)
•Get an examination permit •At least 21 years old ($10.00) & pass testing

•At least 3 months practice with adult supervised driver

•Practice supervised driving

•Completed 3 months of supervised driving & pass road

•Get a probationary license test

•Practice unsupervised driving•Practice unsupervised for at least one year

•At least one year of unsupervised driving

•Get the basic driver license complete(prorated fee)
RESTRICTIONS
Special Learner Permit Examination Permit
Restrictions Restrictions
•No driving between 11:01pm – 5:00am •No driving between 11:01pm – 5:00am
•No cell phones or electronics •No cell phones or electronics
•Accompanied by adult supervising driver
•Accompanied by adult supervising driver
in the front seat (21+ with license in NJ)
in the front seat (21+ with license in NJ)
•Passengers limited to any parent,
guardian, or dependent plus (1) •Passengers limited to any dependent
additional passenger plus (1) additional passenger unless with
•Permit holder and passengers must wear a parent/guardian
seatbelts •Permit holder and passengers must wear
•Decals must be displayed on license seatbelts
plate
•Decals must be displayed on license
GDL RESTRICTIONS
Probationary Driver License
GDL Restriction Exemptions
Restrictions
•No driving between 11:01pm – •The following restrictions do not apply if
5:00am the Examination Permit or Probationary
•No cell phones or electronics
License holder is 21 years of age or
older:
•Passengers limited to any dependent • Hour
plus (1) additional passenger unless • Passenger
with a parent/guardian • Decal restrictions
•Permit holder and passengers must
wear seatbelts
•Decals must be displayed on license
plate
GDL RESTRICTIONS
GDL Decal
•All GDL drivers under 21 who have a
permit or probationary license

•2 red reflective decals ($4.00/pair)

•Top left corner of front and back license

plate

•Exemptions: work or religious; must show

SPECIAL LEARNER
PERMITS FOR NJ
RESIDENTS
•At least 16 years old

•Signed consent from parent/guardian

•Enrolled in a behind-the-wheel driver program approved by NJDOV (6 hours)

•Must pass MVC’s knowledge test and vision screening

•Permit purchased after filling out form with personal information & providing
6 points of ID. Receive from instructor at any MVC agency and validate at
any MVC Driver Testing Center
EXAMINATION
PERMITS
New Jersey Residents Out-of-State Drivers
•At least 17 years old •Must purchase within 60 days of
becoming a permanent NJ resident

•Applicant does not need

•Drivers under 18 are subject to
driving course state’s GDL program

•Permit purchased after filling •Knowledge and vision tests

out form with personal waived only if a valid, non-
information & providing 6 probationary license is possessed
points of ID. (driver abstract)

•Old out-of-state license invalid

EXAMINATION
PERMITS
Out-of-Country Drivers International Driving Permit (IDP)
•Motorist with a valid license from •Any visitor with a foreign driver
another country may drive with license should carry an IDP or an
that license for up to (1) year acceptable English translation to
their national driver license.
•Translated into the official
•Motorists may also be eligible for languages of the United Nations
a New Jersey driver license
•Non-citizens must obtain the IDP
in their native country before
traveling
•IDP does not replace driver
license
NON-DRIVER ID
•Any individual 14 years or older that doesn’t possess a
valid driver license

•Must show proof of age, residential address, provide 6

points of ID verification and proof of presence in country
is authorized under federal law (standard or Real ID)

•$24.00 & surrendered when applying for a NJ driver

license
ORGAN DONATION
•When at age 14 and applying for a
non-driver identification card or when
at least 18 and applying for an
unrestricted driver license, or
renewing

•New Jersey’s Donate Life Registry

•Selecting “yes” agrees to donate

organs, tissue and eyes upon death

•Organ donor appears on license

NEXT-OF-KIN
REGISTRY (SARA’S
LAW)
•Individuals at least 14 years of age to voluntarily submit and
maintain emergency contact information through the New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Commission

•Only used by law enforcement in order to locate designated

emergency contacts if a person is involved in a motor vehicle
crash that renders him or her unable to communicate

•Any individual who legally possesses a New Jersey-issued driver

license, probationary license, learner’s permit, non-driver
identification card or any other MVC-issued permit or license
MOTOR VOTER
•The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)
requires that motor vehicle offices provide voter
registration opportunities to anyone applying for
a new or renewed driver license or ID card or
changing their address.
HEARING-IMPAIRED
DESIGNATION
•A special driver license for deaf or hearing-impaired
motorists (41 dB loss or more) is provided by the MVC.

• To obtain this license, which is designated with a

numerical code, a motorist must complete an
application, available at any MVC agency.

• Verification by a physician or audiologist is required.

COMMERCIAL
DRIVER LICENSE
(CDL)
•There are three Commercial Driver License (CDL)
• Class A
• Class B
• Class C

•No one can apply for these licenses until they are
in possession of a valid basic Class D New Jersey
driver license, or they possess a valid out-of-state
CDL.
COMMERCIAL DRIVER
LICENSE (CDL)
Class A Class B Class C
•Tractor trailers, or any •Any vehicle with gross •Any vehicle with gross
truck or trailer weight of 26,001 pounds weight of 26,001 pounds
or more or less

•Gross weight of •Any vehicle towing a •School buses designed

26,001 pounds or trailer with less than to carry 16+ or school
more with vehicle 10,000 pounds vehicles designed to
being towed more carry 15 or less people
than 10,000 pounds
•Any bus over 26,001
designed to transport •Any bus or vehicle
•Can operate any class 16+ people (school bus designed to transport 8-
COMMERCIAL
DRIVER
EXEMPTIONS
•The following do not need to possess a CDL.
• Taxi drivers
• Ride sharing van drivers
• Funeral procession drivers
• Operators of rescue
• First-aid squad or firefighter apparatus
• Farmers hauling their own products & equipment within 150
miles of farm
• Non-civilian operators of military equipment of construction
equipment
• Operators of construction equipment
COMMERCIAL LICENSE
ENDORSEMENTS
COMMERCIAL LICENSE
RESTRICTIONS
•Numbered restrictions (corrective lenses) are
noted on all commercial lenses

• An example of a special restriction on a

commercial license is “L” for air brakes. This
means the motorist may not operate a vehicle
with air brakes, if designated on the license
REQUIREMENTS FOR A
BASIC DRIVER LICENSE
•6 Point ID Verification

•Vision Test

•Knowledge Test
• 40 questions correct in order to pass
• 11 questions incorrect before 40 correct would be
failing
INTERPRETERS
•Foreign language interpreter
• An individual listed on the NJ Administrative Office of
the Courts (Language Services Section) Registry of
Interpreters and Agencies.
•Deaf or hard of hearing interpreter
• An interpreter certified by the National Registry of
Interpreters for the Deaf and listed with the New Jersey
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
• An interpreter who has been evaluated by the Division
of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and is on the approved
list of professional interpreters.
TEST REQUIREMENTS
•Eyesight
• 20/50 vision with or without corrective lenses (basic license applicants)
• 20/40 vision with or without corrective lenses (commercial license
applicants)
•Written
• 80% percent
• 40 questions correct
•Health
• Inform examiner of any health problems; medical review may be
necessary
OUT-OF-STATE & OUT-OF-
COUNTRY APPLICANTS
OUT-OF-STATE OUT-OF-COUNTRY
•May transfer a valid out-of-state •Must pass the knowledge test
license
• Knowledge and road tests may be
waived for applicant over 18 years of •Must do vision screening
age, who submit a valid, non-
provisional driver license

•May be required to pass a road

•Out-of-state applicants between test
17 & 18 will be given
probationary license for a period
of (1) year
SAFETY PLEDGE TO
NIKHIL
•In order to ensure the safety of others on the
road, passengers in my car, and myself as a
driver, I pledge to obey traffic rules when driving
and to be extra cautious and supremely
attentive. Specifically, I will:
• STOP COMPLETELY
• STAY ALERT
• TALK SAFE
• PLAN AHEAD
VOTER REGISTRATION
•While applying for or renewing a driver license or non-
driver identification (ID) card, the MVC will report the
information to the New Jersey Division of Elections
•Voter registration deadline is 21 days before an election
•You may change your address online through the
MVC website. After you change your address with
the MVC, you will be asked whether you would like
your address change to update your voter record
(make sure to click “Yes”)
ROAD TEST
•After an applicant passes the knowledge test and
vision screening and, if applicable, an approved
behind-the-wheel course, the MVC will validate
their permit so that they can practice driving
•GDL permit holders under 21 years of age must
have a minimum of six months supervised practice
•GDL permit holders, 21 years old and over, must
have a minimum of three months supervised
practice
ROAD TEST CHECKLIST
•6 Points of ID
•Validated permit (legible & not laminated)
•Valid inspection sticker, valid registration card and valid insurance
card
•2 red GDL decals, properly mounted
•Vehicle with unobstructed access to the foot brake or parking
brake mounted to the right of the driver in a position accessible to
the examiner
•Autocycles cannot be used for the test
•Self-parking vehicles cannot be used for the test
•All signals (brake lights, turn signals, windshield wipers) must be in
working order
ACCOMPANYING DRIVER
REQUIREMENTS
•Licensed driver must always remain in the
vehicle with the applicant

•Vehicle may not be moved without a licensed

driver in the vehicle

•3 years of driving experience in New Jersey

ROAD TEST ELEMENTS
•Driving in reverse •54, 55
•Following other vehicles •94, 95, 96
•Nearing corners, intersections •65, 66, 67, 68
•Parking (parallel) •57, 58, 59
•Sitting properly (seat belt use) •40, 41
•Starting a vehicle •48, 49, 50
•Steering properly •51, 52
•Stopping at signs •74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79
•Stopping smoothly •52, 53
•Turning •55, 56, 57, 72, 73, 74
•Turning around •55, 56, 57
•Using the horn •46
REASONS FOR
REJECTION
•Improper, expired or no inspection •Tinting on driver and/or front windows
sticker
•Missing rear-view mirrors
•Lack of access to foot brake/parking
brake •Broken or cracked window glass
•Any defect or condition that affects the •Passenger and/or driver’s door or window
safe operation of the test vehicle such as:
does not operate from the inside
•Poor brakes
•Dashboard brake warning light on
•Motorcycle and moped tests
•Unsafe tires
• Lack of equipment required by state
•Interior not in reasonably clean condition regulations
•Vehicle failed inspection • No helmet
•Fast engine idle • Unapproved goggles or face shield
• No bell or horn that can be heard 100 feet
•Missing seat belts
away