Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New Jersey

Assembly Member Paul Moriarty's bill would tighten penalties for selling or buying temp tags. Illustration: Martin Schapiro/Inset photo: Hal Brown for New Jersey Monitor

N.J. Legislator Proposes New Charges for Selling, Driving With Illegal Temporary License Plates

By Jesse Coburn | May 10, 2023 | No Comments

A New Jersey lawmaker on Monday proposed a major step toward dismantling the black market for the state's temporary license plates, introducing legislation that would create new criminal penalties for selling and driving with fraudulent paper tags.

New Jersey Assembly Member Annette Chaparro (top) grilled Motor Vehicle Commission Administrator Latrecia Littles-Floyd about the state's easily counterfeited paper license plates at a hearing on Monday.

N.J. Lawmaker Proposes Eliminating Paper Temporary License Plates to Fight Fraud

By Jesse Coburn | May 4, 2023 | No Comments

The proposal was floated at a legislative hearing Wednesday in Trenton, where Streetsblog's recent three-part investigation into temporary license plate fraud was widely cited.

It's his temporary tag. I'm just holding it for him.

TEMP TAG TUESDAY: We Bought a Fake Plate for N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy!

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 2, 2023 | No Comments

Yes, it's time for our series of open mockery of New Jersey's weak regulations that have allowed a black market in fraudulent license plates to flourish in New York City. This week, we bought a temp tag for Gov. Phil Murphy.

Georgia: Our Temp Tags ‘Wreaking Havoc’ in NYC Because of Lax Rules, Few Investigators

By Jesse Coburn | Apr 19, 2023 | No Comments

Officials in Georgia admitted that its main agency in charge of regulating the retail car industry has only four investigators for 7,500 dealers in the state, making it difficult to crack down on illegal temp tag dealers who are "wreaking havoc" in New York City.

Pols in Georgia and New Jersey (clockwise from top left, N.J. Assembly Members Clinton Calabrese and Paul Moriarty, and Georgia Sen. Josh McLaurin and Rep. John Corbett) pledged to act to crack down on temp tag fraud.
Illustration: Martin Schapiro

N.J. and Georgia Lawmakers Pledge Action on Temp Tag Fraud Detailed In Streetsblog Investigation

By Jesse Coburn | Apr 18, 2023 | No Comments

"At a minimum, fines should be dramatically increased," said one New Jersey official. "Criminal penalties should also be considered."

I picked up my tag at a Mercedes dealership in Bensonhurst, but nothing about the purchase links the firm to this fake plate. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

TEMP TAG TUESDAY: See How Easy it is to Buy a Fake New Jersey License Plate!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 18, 2023 | No Comments

Today, we start a new feature, featuring me buying illegal temp tags.

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