New BrunswickBill 34Royal Assent
Bill 34: An Act Respecting the Highway Act and the Salvage Dealers Licensing Act
Sponsor: Hon. Aaron KennedyIntroduced May 5, 2026Checked September 4, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
What this bill does
This bill makes technical amendments to two New Brunswick laws — the Highway Act and the Salvage Dealers Licensing Act — updating language around vehicle identification to require both a vehicle identification number (VIN) and a vehicle registration plate number when establishing vehicle identity in offence proceedings and salvage dealer record-keeping.
Plain-language summary by Legisail — not legal advice.
Business impact
Compliance
This primarily affects salvage dealers operating in New Brunswick who buy and process used or wrecked vehicles. Day-to-day, these businesses deal with recording vehicle details when purchasing salvage — and now they'll need to capture both the VIN and the plate number, not just a registration number, in their records. For most small salvage yards or auto recyclers, this is a minor administrative adjustment to intake paperwork or record-keeping systems. Larger operations processing high volumes of vehicles may need to update their forms or software to reflect the new dual-identifier requirement.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingMay 5, 2026
Second ReadingMay 6, 2026
CommitteeMay 8, 2026
Third ReadingMay 13, 2026
Royal AssentJune 12, 2026
Now law — awaiting coming into force
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