- New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
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New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission 
The current New Jersey license plate 
Agency overview Formed 2003 Preceding agency New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles Jurisdiction New Jersey Headquarters 225 E. State Street, Trenton, New Jersey Employees 2,400 [1] Annual budget $409,454,000[1] Agency executive Raymond P. Martinez, Chair & Chief Administrator Parent agency State of New Jersey Website http://www.njmvc.gov The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is the governmental agency responsible for titling, registering and inspecting automobiles and licensing drivers in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
The Commission is composed of eight members, four of whom are appointed by the Governor. Laurette K. Asante, Scott Kisch, Walter S. Orcutt and Stephen S. Scaturro are the gubernatorial appointments. Three cabinet members also serve on the Commission on an ex officio basis: the New Jersey Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[2]
The eighth position is reserved for the Chief Administrator of MVC, who also serves as the Chair of the Commission. On February 1, 2010, Raymond P. Martinez was nominated to the position of Acting Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) by Governor Chris Christie. He directs approximately 2,400 employees at 71 locations throughout the state. Martinez is the 22nd individual to lead the organization in its more than 100 years of existence.[3]
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Mission statement
"To promote motor vehicle safety for our citizens by delivering secure, effective and professional motor vehicle services, and to achieve public trust and confidence in the quality and integrity of those services."[4]
History
Following the passage of the Motor Vehicle Security & Customer Service Act of 2003, the former New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was renamed as the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. The new agency underwent a number of major overhauls in the areas of security and service, including the implementation of a more secure licensing process and the digital driver license and enhanced customer service training. Like most other DMVs, the former New Jersey DMV had a notorious reputation for customer service.
Some of the major accomplishments in recent years have been a dramatic reduction of customer wait times, expansion of online services, decentralization of various services, modernization of the physical and technological infrastructure, enhancement of security measures and introduction of mandatory customer service training for employees.
Timeline of some notable MVC accomplishments
May 2003 - The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) is formed, replacing the DMV notorious for poor customer service.
January 2004 - The MVC issues the state's first, security-enhanced Digital Driver License (DDL).
January 2004 - The MVC reinstitutes Saturday hours of service.
August 2004 - The MVC begins On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) vehicle testing.
May 2005 - The MVC opens the state's first Model Agency in the City of Camden.
September 2007 - The MVC begins accepting credit card payments for motor vehicle transactions.
March 2008 - The MVC begins offering approved online defensive driving courses.
January 2009 - The MVC opens the state's first Model Agency which was built from the ground up on state-owned land in Freehold Township.
July 2010 - The MVC introduces more convenient evening service hours at its agencies until 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
August 2010 - The MVC made changes to the New Jersey Vehicle Inspection Program eliminating the mechanical defects (safety) portion of the inspection process for passenger vehicles saving the state more than $11 million annually, joining 28 other states and the District of Columbia.[5]
October 2010 - The MVC begins the sale of sports-themed license plates featuring the sports of NASCAR, baseball, football, basketball and hockey.[6]See also
References
- ^ a b 2008 MVC Annual Report, accessed March 29, 2009
- ^ Commission profile , New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Accessed August 1, 2007.
- ^ "Chief Administrator". New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/About/ChiefAdministrator.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Motor Vehicle Commission: Mission statement, accessed December 27, 2006
- ^ http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/nj_to_drop_requirements_mechan.html
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Vehicle/SportsPlates.htm
External links
Categories:- State agencies of New Jersey
- Motor vehicle registration agencies
- Government agencies established in 2003
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