CHAPTER 9
Vehicle Information
ACTIVITY
Search for the following on your cell phones
1. How often do you need to get your vehicle
registered?
2. How often do you need to get your vehicle
inspected?
3. What documents do you need to bring to
vehicle inspection?
ANSWERS
1. Every year
2. New cars – 5 years, used cars -2 years
3.
Valid Drivers License
Valid Registration Document
State of New Jersey Insurance Identification Card
OBJ: IDENTIFY VEHICLE TITLE,
REGISTRATION, AND INSPECTION
DO NOW
•What is a title?
Answer: Proof of ownership
NEW JERSEY MOTORISTS
Must: Title, register, and insure vehicle
before legally driving on roads.
Title?-Proof of ownership
Must: Always have registration available.
New State Residents: required to title &
register each vehicle within 60 days of
moving into NJ or 60 days before of out of
state document expire.
HOW TO TITLE A NEW VEHICLE
Obtain – Dealership or
manufacturer’s certificate
of origin ( check for sales
tax satisfied’ stamp on
back)
Take to MVC
Pay fee - $20
Ownership application
How to title
HOW TO TITLE A USED VEHICLE
Complete Reverse Side of
title —
*Buyer’s name
*Address
*Signature
*Date of sale
*Odometer
reading
*Sales Price
Complete sales tax section
(taxes 7% on purchase price)
TITLE – USED VEHICLE CONTINUED
Present –
signed title
sales tax form
sales tax fee
proof of sales tax payment
Pay Title Fee
Avoid $25 penalty by transferring title
within 10 business days of sale
Transfering vehicle ownership
NJ TITLE
HOW TO COMPLETE AN INITIAL REGISTRATION
At MVC –
- complete application (include – insurance company &
personal policy number)
Out-of-State – secure original title (lien holder/bank or
leasing company)
Proof of ownership *New car – manufacturer’s cert. of origin & dealer’s
cert. of sale
*Used car – title signed by previous owner
*Leased car – secure power of attorney (legal
document that gives someone you choose the power to act in
your place) from leasing company
Show proof of all sales tax!!!
Registration
CERT OF ORIGIN
- CERT OF SALE
REGISTRATION RENEWAL
-MVC mails it 2 months in advance
-Go to any Motor Vehicle Agency
-Mail it back in
-Complete it online
Registration renewal
GENERAL REGISTRATION INFO.
17 years old
$173 fine for driving without a current
registration
Must be renewed every year.
REGISTRATION CARD
LICENSE PLATE FACTS
Report lost or stolen to
police
Get copy of complaint
24 hours to replace at
MVC
Out-of-Use – return to MVC
or inspection station (get and
keep receipt)
$500 fine, 60 days
imprisonment & driver
suspension of up to 6 months
if forged/counterfeit plates
are used.
License Plates
PLATES FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
No charge for Handicapped plates and rearview
mirror card
--Register car at MVC
--Complete ISM/SP-41 form with
your physician
*Temporary Cards
 Step 1- Go to local Police and get application
 Step 2- Doctor Stamp of Approval
 Step 3- $4 fee to MVC
 Step 4- Valid 6 Month card
VEHICLE INSPECTION
New Vehicles
-the inspection is good for
5 years.
- Therefore, after the
initial 5 years are up
every 2 years the vehicle
will need to be inspected.
Used vehicles
- every 2 years
>Out of State – 14
days after registration
Expired Sticker or No
Sticker
*$100 - $200 fine
*Up to 30 days imprisonment
*Possible revoked registration
privileges
INSPECTION INFORMATION
*Bring – License, registration, & insurance
If Pass – Receive inspection sticker
If Fail – End of next month
for repairs
Extension stickers – place above sticker on
inside window
About NJ inspections
preparing for inspection
HOW TO READ INSPECTION STICKER
SUMMARIZER
If a license plate is lost or stolen what
should you do?
ANSWER
Report to the police
OBJ: IDENTIFY LICENSE PLATE
INFORMATION
OBJ: Identify vehicle title, registration, inspection,
and license plate information
-Do now: How long is inspection good for on a
new car? Used car?
-License plate activity
DO NOW
How long is inspection good for on a
new car? Used car?
ANSWER
New – 5 years
Used – 2 years
ACTIVITY!
Create your own personalize license plate
Criteria for Success
•New Jersey license plate
•GDL decal
•Customized word
•Customized picture
•At least three letters and a maximum of seven
characters in combination of letters and numbers
•Colorful
•Organized & neat
•Border
EXAMPLES
SUMMARIZER
How often must you register your
vehicle?
ANSWER
Every year