N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-8.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 13:21-8.8 - Special examination; hearing-impaired

(a) A special test will be administered to driver license applicants who are hearing-impaired and unable to read and understand the English or foreign language written test.

(b) The interpreter shall read from the standard computer test and use sign language to assist the applicant in understanding the test.

(c) A passing score of 80 percent must be attained in each part of the special examination.

(d) An applicant who fails the special examination for a driver license shall not be retested for a period of at least one week from the date of failure.

(e) An interpreter may be permitted to accompany the applicant if the interpreter has been approved by the New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Interpreter Referral Service.

(f) The Commission shall pay the interpreter fees for hearing-impaired applicants. An approved interpreter shall be paid at the interpreter's customary rate, not to exceed $ 55.00 per hour, plus $ 0.31 per mile for travel over 25 miles round trip. The supervisor shall ascertain the total hours of service and the miles traveled in excess of 25 miles. Approved interpreters shall be paid a minimum of two hours.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-8.8

As amended, R.1983 d.609, effective 1/3/1984.
See: 15 N.J.R. 1437(b), 16 N.J.R. 51(d).
Deleted old and added new text.
Amended by R.1996 d.27, effective 1/16/1996.
See: 27 N.J.R. 4153(a), 28 N.J.R. 275(a).
In (f) altered the rate of pay and travel compensation, and increased the minimum period of payment from one to two hours.
Amended by R.2001 d.19, effective 1/16/2001.
See: 32 N.J.R. 3739(a), 33 N.J.R. 277(a).
In (d), substituted "shall not" for "cannot" preceding "be retested".
Amended by R.2006 d.250, effective 7/3/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 445(a), 38 N.J.R. 2875(a).
In (e), substituted "and Hard of Hearing," for "or the"; in (f), substituted "Commission shall" for "Division will", "shall" for "will" throughout, "$ 55.00" for "$ 35.00", "$ 0.31" for "$ 0.25", and deleted the second sentence.
Amended by R.2012 d.072, effective 4/2/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1852(a), 44 N.J.R. 1123(c).
Rewrote (b); and in (d), substituted "one week" for "two weeks".
Amended by R.2018 d.118, effective 5/21/2018.
See: 49 N.J.R. 3663(a), 50 N.J.R. 1302(c).
Section was "Special examination; hearing-impaired". Rewrote (a) and (f).