The state’s highest court

The state’s highest court rejected a challenge to the statute, known as Kyleigh’s Law, which argued the provision unfairly singles out a class of motorists in the state, where the driving privileges for young motorists expand in stages, and violates constitutional protections.

The law properly covers only “the group of drivers who are at specific stages of New Jersey’s graduated driver’s license

system, which governs only drivers who have permits or licenses issued by this state,” the court concluded.

Kyleigh’s Law was designed to improve safety for teenage drivers by making them easily identifiable to police. The statute, which took effect in May 2010, requires drivers under the age of 21 with a graduated driver’s license to display a red, reflective decal on their plates. Those with such limited licenses can’t drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.

The bill was named after Kyleigh D’Alessio, a 16-year-old honor student and athlete from Long Valley, New Jersey, who was killed in a 2006 car accident involving a provisional driver with multiple passengers.

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