N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-8.4 - Record requirements

(a) The home or agency shall maintain on file the following:

1. A photostatic copy of the driver's license of each person whom the home or agency has authorized to transport children;

2. A photostatic copy of the registration of each vehicle used to transport children;

3. A copy of the insurance policy for every vehicle owned, leased, contracted or utilized by the home or agency; and

4. The name and address of the lessor or contractor furnishing a vehicle to the home or agency, if relevant.

(b) The home or agency shall maintain transportation maintenance records for all vehicles used by homes that serve between six and 12 children for the transportation of children, including repair and inspection records, and shall retain them for the lifetime of the vehicles.

(c) The home or agency shall maintain on file a record of trips other than routine school-related, work-related or recreation trips where the home's vehicles are used for transporting children, that documents:

1. The date and time of the trip and staff member(s) who drove;

2. Any unusual incidents of the day that occurred on the trip; and

3. The names of the children who attend the trip.

(d) The requirements in (c) above shall not apply to normal daily transportation activity, such as routine trips to stores, school, work, medical or counseling appointments, leisure or recreation activities or other local activities, except that any unusual or serious incident that occurs on such a routine trip shall be recorded.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-8.4

Amended by R.1999 d.337, effective 10/4/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 1436(a), 31 N.J.R. 2886(a).
In (b), substituted "homes that serve between six and 12 children" for "the homes", rewrote (c), and added (d).