8. a. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission may accept as proof of ownership an affidavit from the owner of a low-speed electric bicycle or motorized bicycle if:
(1) the low-speed electric bicycle or motorized bicycle was not required to be registered in this State prior to the effective date of P.L.2025, c.285 (C.39:6A-4.8 et al.);
(2) the low-speed electric bicycle or motorized bicycle was purchased prior to the effective date of P.L.2025, c.285 (C.39:6A-4.8 et al.);
(3) there is no bill of sale or other formal proof of ownership available for the low-speed electric bicycle or motorized bicycle; and
(4) the affidavit sets forth with reasonable specificity the acquisition of ownership of the low-speed electric bicycle or motorized bicycle, together with any supporting documents, as proof of ownership of the low-speed electric bicycle or motorized bicycle.
b. It shall be a crime of the fourth degree for a person to knowingly submit a false bill of sale, false receipt of purchase, or any other false proof of ownership, or to knowingly submit any false affidavit or false supporting document regarding proof of ownership of a low-speed electric bicycle or motorized bicycle.