New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 20 - ENFORCEMENT SERVICE
Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE INSPECTION
Section 13:20-7.2 - Inspection of motor vehicles; test frequency; exempt vehicles

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:20-7.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Motor vehicles subject to inspection pursuant to 39:8-1 shall be inspected on a biennial basis, except as otherwise provided by law or regulation.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) above, the following motor vehicles subject to inspection pursuant to 39:8-1 shall be inspected on an annual basis:

1. Gasoline-fueled and bi-fueled motor vehicles that are registered as commercial motor vehicles pursuant to 39:3-20;

2. Diesel-fueled motor vehicles having a GVWR of 8,500 pounds or less that are registered as commercial vehicles;

3. Passenger vehicle transportation;

4. Heavy duty diesel powered motor vehicles having a GVWR of 18,000 pounds or more; and

5. Driving school vehicles.

(c) The following vehicles, some of which may be subject to inspection under other provisions of law or rule, shall be exempt from the inspection requirements of this subchapter:

1. Historic motor vehicles registered pursuant to 39:3-27.4;

2. Collector motor vehicles;

3. Motorized bicycles and motorcycles;

4. Farm tractors and traction equipment;

5. Farm machinery and implements;

6. Fire trucks having a GVWR of more than 8,500 pounds;

7. In-transit construction equipment registered pursuant to 39:4-30;

8. Diesel-fueled motor vehicles having a GVWR of 8,501 pounds or more that are required to be inspected by the owner or lessee of the vehicle in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:20-26;

9. Diesel powered motor vehicles having a GVWR of greater than 8,500 pounds but less than 10,000 pounds registered as a passenger vehicle in accordance with 39:3-4;

10. Diesel powered motor vehicles model year 1996 or older having a GVWR less than 8,501 pounds registered as passenger vehicle in accordance with 39:3-4;

11. Omnibuses that are subject to inspection by the Commission's Inspection Services Bus Inspection Unit;

12. School buses that are subject to inspection by the Commission's Inspection Services Bus Unit in accordance with 39:3B-18 et seq.;

13. Tactical military vehicles operated on Federal installations within this State;

14. Electric vehicles and other vehicles not fueled by hydrocarbon based fuel;

15. Vehicles with model year 1995 and older except those vehicles in (b)1 through 5 above;

16. Vehicles registered under provision of 39:3-18;

17. Gasoline or bi-fueled model year 2007 or older passenger vehicles with a GVWR of 8,501 to 14,000 pounds;

18. Gasoline or bi-fueled model year 2013 or older passenger vehicles with a GVWR of 14,001 pounds or greater; and

19. Autocycles, as defined by N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 and registered pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.34.

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