Bill Proposes Notifying Police Departments of Residents' License Suspensions
Ocean County legislator's bill passes committee.
An Ocean County legislator's proposal to have the state Motor Vehicle Commission notify local police departments when a resident's license is suspended passed the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. James Holzapfel (R-Ocean), would require the motor vehicle agency to electronically transmit license suspension information to police departments when a resident has his or her license suspended. Holzapfel said in a statement Thursday he introduced the bill at the urging of several small municipalities that requested they receive this information because it could help determine who may be operating vehicles without a valid license. "Many small town police departments in New Jersey are unaware that …
Concerned citizen
9:58 am on Monday, October 15, 2012
If only the DMV would notify the drivers!!! When I was 18 I lost my license (points from speeding tickets), I recieved a letter about the suspension two weeks after it took affect. That was my first notification. more ›