N.J.S. § 27:1A-74 Regulations

• Library: New Jersey Permanent Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through L. 2023, c. 194.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.J.S. § 27:1A-74

The Commissioner of Transportation shall, after consulting with other relevant departments and agencies, adopt reasonable regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of P.L. 1987, c.99 (C.27:1A-73 et seq.) pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The regulations shall include a procedure by which the commissioner shall:

a. issue an identification card , upon certification of a physician or upon certification of another person as prescribed by the commissioner, that a person with disabilities requires the assistance of a travel attendant in order to use public transportation; and

b. automatically issue an identification card to a person determined by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, after the effective date of P.L. 2020, c. 64, to be eligible for its Access Link service at the time of that determination. For a person determined eligible for Access Link service prior to the effective date of P.L. 2020, c. 64, the commissioner shall issue an identification card within 60 days after the effective date of P.L. 2020, c. 64 or immediately upon request of the eligible person, whichever shall be earlier.