39:3C-3 Registration required; fees.

3. Except as otherwise provided, no snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or dirt bike shall be operated or permitted to be operated on or across a public highway or on public lands or waters of this State unless registered and numbered by the owner thereof as provided by P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-1 et seq.). The chief administrator is authorized to register and assign a number to snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes upon application and payment of the appropriate fee in accordance with the following schedule:

a. For each individual resident snowmobile registration, all-terrain vehicle registration, and dirt bike registration, $50, for a period not to exceed 24 months, in accordance with the provisions of section 29 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-29).

b. For each individual nonresident snowmobile registration, all-terrain vehicle registration, and dirt bike registration, $50, for a period not to exceed 24 months, in accordance with the provisions of section 29 of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-29).

c. For replacement of a lost, mutilated, or destroyed certificate, $5.

d. For a duplicate registration, $5 at the time of issuance.

e. For an amended registration, $5.

f. In addition to the registration fees imposed pursuant to this section, the chief administrator shall impose and collect an additional fee of $10 to be deposited in the "Off-Road Vehicle Recreational Fund" created by section 31 of P.L.2009, c.275 (C.39:3C-3.1).

All registrations shall be valid for a period not to exceed 24 months from the date on which the registration was issued, except that the chief administrator may suspend or revoke such registration for any violations of P.L.1973, c.307 (C.39:3C-1 et seq.) or of the rules promulgated hereunder.

L.1973, c.307, s.3; amended 1975, c.28; 1985, c.375, s.4; 1991, c.322, s.1; 1994, c.60, s.22; 2009, c.275, s.3.