Even the most conscientious person behind the wheel can be an unsafe driver if he heads out on the road with bad brakes, bald tires or one of a hundred other safety problems. That’s a big reason why New Jersey has one of the strictest auto inspections in the nation. We’re absolutely committed to keeping you, your family and everyone who shares our roads as safe as possible.

Our rigorous inspections are good news for another important reason. They help to make our air cleaner, and state greener. In a nutshell, engines that run efficiently emit far fewer toxins. So getting the offending “smoggers” off the road and into the repair shop is important to our overall quality of life in the Garden State. We can feel good that strict emissions testing has kept countless tons of pollutants out of our skies, but we still have a long way to go. New Jersey hasn’t reached the air quality goals set by the National Clean Air Act standards in 1990 – but we’re on our way!

If we all do our part, we can make our roads safer and state greener.



Here in New Jersey, your vehicle must be inspected every two years (beginning in the fourth year if you were fortunate enough to buy a new one). Check your windshield inspection sticker for the month and year your vehicle is due. And remember, you can go to inspection up to two months early. But if you’re late, your car won’t be legal to drive and could end up getting you a ticket.

How do you go about getting your car inspected? Follow these steps:

1. Pick an inspection facility by using the search panel on this page or clicking here
2. Check your vehicle. Use the simple tips in Video #1 on this site and NJMVC.gov/inspections to make sure your car won't fail some of the basic inspection requirements. It could help you avoid a wasted trip.
3. Collect the right documents (must present in person – no photocopies, faxes or e-mails)

	Valid driver license
	Valid vehicle registration document
	State of New Jersey Insurance Identification Card

4. At certain locations – Make an appointment. This applies for the following locations: Westfield, Salem, Bridgeton, Cape May or Washington (Warren County)
5. Check wait times – If your location doesn’t require an appointment, call toll-free 1.888.NJMOTOR. Customer service representatives are available: M-Th 7AM-7PM, F 7AM-4:30PM, SA 7AM-Noon.

In 2003, the Motor Vehicle Security and Customer Service Act was created to replace the outdated Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) with a new and vastly improved New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC).

If you remember the old DMV, you know how much things have changed. We initiated fundamental changes and reforms, and made excellent customer service our number one priority. We’ve also increased security at every Agency throughout the state. Today, conducting business with us is more streamlined, more secure and – dare we say it – more pleasant than ever before.

We’ve also enhanced our online features to make your MVC transactions and overall experience more convenient and hassle-free. We now offer a multitude of services online at njmvc.gov that can streamline your experience with us and eliminate unnecessary trips to your local MVC Agency.

The new MVC has also taken steps to do our part for national security. Since the 2003 restructuring, we‘ve created the nation’s most secure Digital Driver License (DDL)!  It features more than 20 embedded security features that fight forgery while protecting you against identity theft. In fact, New Jersey’s new ID verification policies have been called one of the two most thorough and secure in the country.

To learn more about what the MVC can do for you, visit:
www.njmvc.gov



America's first official "Earth Day" was also the birth day of The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) – April 22, 1970. That day some four decades ago we became the third state in America to consolidate past programs into a unified major agency that would administer aggressive environmental protection and conservation efforts. Former Governor William T. Cahill appointed Richard J. Sullivan as the first commissioner.

Since that day, NJDEP has grown to more than 3,000 full-time employees who work tirelessly to manage our state’s natural resources and solve pollution problems.

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