GDL changes effec­tive May 1, 2010

“Under­stand­ing the Changes to the New GDL” A press conference/webinar will take place on April 14 at 9 a.m. at Hun­ter­don Cen­tral Regional High School. It will be broad­cast live online and will fea­ture a Q&A session. It will be hosted by Pam Fis­cher, the direc­tor of the NJ Divi­sion of High­way Traf­fic Safety, and Act­ing Motor Vehi­cle Com­mis­sion Admin­is­tra­tor Ray Mar­tinez. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT JOURNALISTS For all the info CLICK HERE. All GDL hold­ers must dis­play decals on their vehi­cle when behind the wheel. What are the new changes in the GDL law? When do they begin? What do I need to know about the new decals? I got my GDL license this Jan­u­ary before these changes and the decals became the law. Do I have to fol­low these new rules? Begin­ning on May 1, 2010, the fol­low­ing changes go into effect: Changes: The name of the provisional(GDL) license will change to “probationary”. The cur­few will become 11:01 p.m. to 5 a.m. All GDL hold­ers must dis­play a decal on their vehicle. A GDL holder can only trans­port ONE pas­sen­ger, unless a parent/guardian is in the car, or if the pas­sen­gers are the chil­dren of the teen driver. Every­one in the car must wear safety belts. GDL hold­ers may not use a cell phone or other wire­less elec­tronic device. GDL hold­ers may not plea bar­gain point car­ry­ing offenses. GDL Hold­ers Must Know: What do I need to know about the new decals? The decals must be dis­played on the car’s front and rear license plates when a GDL holder is driving. The decals will be: Fixed with a Vel­cro sys­tem to allow for its removal when the GDL holder is not driving Reflec­tor­ized so that it can be seen at night $4/pair at MVC offices The penalty for not dis­play­ing a decal is a $100 fine (no penalty points). This is the same penalty for all other GDL violations. I got my GDL license this Jan­u­ary before these changes and the decals became the law. Do I have to fol­low these new rules? Every­one who holds a per­mit or pro­vi­sional (restricted) GDL license will have to fol­low the new changes. These changes begin on May 1, 2010. For More Fre­quently Asked Ques­tions Regard­ing Kyleigh’s Law, Grad­u­ated Dri­ver Licens­ing and Vehi­cle Decal Infor­ma­tion Please visit NJTeenDriving.com Other Resources: Kyleigh’s Law FAQ’s | GDL Decal Info Got Your Decals?- poster | Instruc­tions for apply­ing decal GDL Def­i­n­i­tions | Grad­u­ated Dri­ver FAQs | New Jer­sey Dri­ver Edu­ca­tion Teen Dri­vers: Fact Sheet | Dri­ver Edu­ca­tion Bul­letin NJ Safe Roads | Don’t Drive Stupid