Drivers could add blood type to New Jersey licenses

In New Jersey, a driver could ask to have blood type printed on a license, adding one more piece of information to the card people already carry. The proposal would make the entry optional, and it would take effect on the first day of the ninth month after enactment.

The same option would apply to initial licenses, renewals and probationary licenses issued after the law takes effect.

A line the state would control

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s chief administrator would decide how the blood type appears on the license. The bill does not spell out the layout, leaving the agency to set the manner and fashion on the card.

That keeps the change narrow. Drivers could request the addition, but the state would still control the design and the point at which it gets rolled into license production.

An optional detail, not a new requirement

For drivers who want it, the practical effect is simple: one more personal detail on a state ID they already use. For everyone else, nothing changes unless they choose to ask for the blood type to be added.

The proposal does not require the information and does not change the license’s basic job as proof of driving privilege. It just gives applicants another field they can choose to include.