N.J. Admin. Code § 13:18-11.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:18-11.7 - Conducting a public hearing

(a) The Motor Vehicle Commission in accordance with the New Jersey Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and the Office of Administrative Law Rules for Agency Rulemaking, N.J.A.C. 1:30, may conduct a public hearing on a proposed rulemaking at its discretion without the need for a specific request or the demonstration of sufficient public interest.

(b) The Motor Vehicle Commission in accordance with the New Jersey Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and the Office of Administrative Law Rules for Agency Rulemaking, N.J.A.C. 1:30, shall hold a public hearing on a proposed rulemaking at the request of a committee of the Legislature, or a governmental agency or subdivision, or if sufficient public interest is demonstrated within 30 days of the publication of the proposed rulemaking in the New Jersey Register.

(c) Sufficient public interest is demonstrated with regard to the conducting of a public hearing when 100 or more individuals have either expressed the need for a public hearing on the rule proposal or disagreement with one or more substantive provisions of the rule proposal.

(d) The Motor Vehicle Commission shall not consider, in the calculation of the number of comments received under (c) above, those comments that relate to specific recommended changes in the rules that the Motor Vehicle Commission has agreed to make or does not have the legal authority to make.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:18-11.7

New Rule by R.2005 d.359, effective 11/7/2005.
See: 37 New Jersey Register 1484(a), 37 New Jersey Register 4299(a).