TRENTON – East Orange Vehicle Center is closed due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19, and will reopen Thursday, Dec. 31, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission announced today.

The employee who tested positive was last in the East Orange Center Wednesday, Dec. 16.

In addition, Runnemede Vehicle Center will be closed Saturday, Dec. 19, and Saturday, Dec. 26.

The MVC has confirmed that a Saturday-only employee at Runnemede tested positive for COVID-19. The employee who tested positive was last in the Runnemede Center Saturday, Dec. 12.

Weekend service at Runnemede will resume Saturday, Jan. 2, once the required quarantine for Saturday staff has lifted. Runnemede will be open for regular weekday service Monday, Dec. 21.

Fourteen MVC Centers remain closed due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19 at each location. These Centers are scheduled to reopen on the following dates:

• Freehold Licensing Center – Monday, Dec. 21
• Toms River Licensing Center – Tuesday, Dec. 22
• Wallington Vehicle Center – Wednesday, Dec. 23
• Edison Licensing Center – Thursday, Dec. 24
• Wayne Licensing Center – Thursday, Dec. 24
• Paterson Regional/Licensing Center – Saturday, Dec. 26
• Vineland Licensing Center – Saturday, Dec. 26
• Turnersville Vehicle Center – Saturday, Dec. 26
• Jersey City Vehicle Center – Saturday, Dec. 26
• Somerville Vehicle Center – Saturday, Dec. 26
• Bayonne Licensing Center – Saturday, Dec. 26
• Newark Regional/Licensing Center – Thursday, Dec. 31
• Rahway Licensing Center – Thursday, Dec. 31
• East Orange Vehicle Center – Thursday, Dec. 31

The closure of Bayonne Licensing Center has been extended to Saturday, Dec. 26, due to an additional employee testing positive for COVID-19, requiring a revised timeline for staff quarantine. The additional employee who tested positive was last in the Bayonne Center Thursday, Dec. 10.

All MVC Vehicle Centers are now open by appointment only. No walk-ins are allowed at Vehicle Centers.

MVC Licensing Centers accept walk-in customers for select transactions, like new licenses, permits, or non-driver IDs. Other transactions at Licensing Centers require an appointment.

All appointments are scheduled at NJMVC.gov. Appointments are added each day, on a rolling 30-day basis.

Any appointments that are canceled due to a closure must be rescheduled at the website. Customers are notified by email when their appointment has been canceled.

Customers are reminded that most basic license and registration renewals and replacements can be completed online. Nearly 30 different online services and transactions are available at the MVC website.