39:3-6.12. Membership in International Registration Plan

22 a. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, may enter into and become a member of the International Registration Plan. Such plan may provide, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) the grant of full reciprocity, in accordance with the plan, to apportioned vehicles not based in New Jersey which are operated in interstate commerce in exchange for equivalent reciprocity for New Jersey-based apportioned vehicles;

(2) the exchange of audits of operational records or owners of fleets of apportioned vehicles with jurisdictions participating in the plan; and

(3) Provisions for the orderly administration of the plan, including the collection and disbursement of proportional registration fees, cooperative enforcement activities and the free exchange of information.

b. The director shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to implement the provisions of the International Registration Plan.

c. The director may, by contract, agreement or otherwise, or by appointment as a motor vehicle agent or by licensing, authorize a private corporation, organization or association to register apportioned vehicles and to maintain and perform motor carrier audits of the records necessary for participation in the International Registration Plan on behalf of the Division of Motor Vehicles.

L.1995,c.157,s.22.