The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC**** or simply MVC) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The equivalent of the Department of Motor Vehicles in other states, it is responsible for titling, registering and inspecting automobiles, and issuing driver's licenses.

Organization

The MVC is composed of eight members, four of whom are appointed by the Governor. Three cabinet members also serve on the MVC on an ex officio basis: the New Jersey Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The eighth position is reserved for the Chief Administrator, a non-voting member, who also serves as the Chair of the MVC. Amy Mallet, Diane Legreide, Walter S. Orcutt and Stephen S. Scaturro are the gubernatorial appointments. On February 20, 2018, Brenda Sue Fulton was nominated to the position of Chief Administrator of the MVC by Governor Phil Murphy. Fulton, a former U.S. Army Captain, is the 23rd individual to lead the organization in its more than 100 years of existence, as well as the first openly gay Cabinet member in New Jersey history. There are approximately 2,400 MVC employees at 71 locations throughout the state.

History

Following the passage of the Motor Vehicle Security & Customer Service Act of 2003, the former New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles (NJDMV or simply the 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 poor 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.

Administrative License Suspensions

The MVC has the authority under N.J.S.A. Title 39 to suspend or revoke a driver's license and/or registration in various circumstances related to, or unrelated to, judicial proceedings. Possible reasons why a driver could receive a Notice of Scheduled Suspension arising as a direct result of administrative action include: