This bill amends existing laws to qualify certain disabled veterans for exemptions from toll rates and motor vehicle registration fees in New Jersey. Specifically, it expands the eligibility criteria for the motor vehicle registration fee exemption to include disabled veterans who have completed a VA 21-4502 form and have been approved by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for receiving an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment. This change broadens the scope of veterans eligible for these benefits beyond those who served in specific conflicts and who have lost the use of limbs due to military service.

Additionally, the bill mandates that both the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority must not charge tolls to customers with accounts in the electronic toll collection system (E-ZPass) who qualify for the motor vehicle registration fee exemption. This applies to the state's major toll roads, including the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway, and the Atlantic City Expressway. The bill aims to provide financial relief to disabled veterans by alleviating toll and registration costs associated with their vehicles.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 27:23-34.1, 27:25A-21.1, 39:3-27.1