N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-29A.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:27-29A.3 - Requirements for vehicle transactions

(a) Except as set forth at (b) and (c) below, on or after January 1, 2027, no person who is a resident of this State, or who operates an established place of business within this State, shall sell, lease, import, deliver, purchase, acquire, register, receive, or otherwise transfer in this State, or offer for sale, lease, or rental in this State, a new 2027 or subsequent model-year passenger car, light-duty truck, or medium-duty vehicle, unless the vehicle has been certified by CARB.

(b) New model year 2026 passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles that were produced and delivered for sale in New Jersey after December 31, 2025, and before January 1, 2027, are not required to be certified by CARB in order to be sold, offered for sale, purchased, acquired, or received in New Jersey.

(c) The prohibitions at (a) above do not apply to:

1. A vehicle held for daily lease or rental to the general public or engaged in interstate commerce, that is registered and principally operated outside of New Jersey;

2. A vehicle acquired by a resident of this State for the purposes of replacing a vehicle registered to such resident, which vehicle was damaged, or became inoperative beyond reasonable repair, or was stolen while out of this State; provided that such replacement vehicle is acquired out-of-State at the time the previously registered vehicle was either damaged or became inoperative beyond reasonable repair or was stolen;

3. A vehicle transferred by inheritance;

4. A vehicle transferred by court decree;

5. A vehicle certified by CARB or the EPA and originally registered in another state by a resident of that state who subsequently establishes residence in this State;

6. A vehicle transferred directly from one dealer to another dealer;

7. A vehicle sold for the purpose of being wrecked or dismantled; or

8. A vehicle sold exclusively for off-highway use.

(d) For the purposes of this subchapter, it is presumed that the equitable or legal title to any motor vehicle with an odometer reading of 7,500 miles or more has been transferred to an ultimate purchaser and that the equitable or legal title to any motor vehicle with an odometer reading of fewer than 7,500 miles has not been transferred to an ultimate purchaser.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-29A.3

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 2481(b), effective 12/18/2023