New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 24 - EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND OTHER SPECIFIED VEHICLES
Subchapter 3 - SPECIAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
Section 13:24-3.3 - Search and rescue team permit application procedure; application contents

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:24-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) The active chief, first assistant chief, principal, or principal assistant of a search and rescue team may apply for a red emergency light and siren permit for a vehicle or vehicles which he or she owns or leases provided:

1. The search and rescue team is incorporated in the State of New Jersey; and

2. The search and rescue team has been recognized by a county Office of Emergency Management or the State Office of Emergency Management and has been added to either a county or the State Emergency Response Plan as a resource.

(b) An applicant for a permit pursuant to this section shall complete an application form prescribed by the Commission, which shall contain the following:

1. The name, address and New Jersey driver license number of the owner or lessee of the vehicle or vehicles for which the permit is to be issued;

2. The make, model, year, registration plate number and vehicle identification number of the vehicle or vehicles on which the emergency warning devices are to be mounted. A copy of the vehicle registration shall be attached and, if the vehicle is leased, a copy of the lease agreement/contract shall also be attached;

3. A description of the use of the vehicle; and

4. The applicant's signature, as well as his or her title and organization, the organization's "corporation code" (a number assigned to it by the Commission), and the date of application.

(c) An applicant pursuant to this section shall submit the completed application to the County Emergency Management Coordinator requesting approval to place a red emergency light and siren on the applicant's vehicle or vehicles.

(d) Upon approval by the County Coordinator, the application shall be forwarded to the State Office of Emergency Management for approval by the Director of that Office.

(e) If the application is approved, the Director of the State Office of Emergency Management shall send the application to the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission for final approval and issuance of the permit.

(f) No more than two permits shall be issued to a search and rescue team pursuant to this subchapter.

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