It shall be unlawful to abandon a motor vehicle on any public
street or highway of the Borough of Sea Bright or on any property
which is owned, leased or maintained by the Borough of Sea Bright
or to abandon, permit or suffer the abandonment of any motor vehicle
on any private property unless garaged.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes:
With respect to public streets, public highways and public property,
any motor vehicle which:
Is parked without the current year's registration or identification
markers, as required by law; or
Is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic, and
the driver or person owning or in charge thereof neglects to move
the same to a place where it will not obstruct traffic; or
Is found to be mechanically inoperative; or
Is found without one or more tires.
With respect to private property, any motor vehicle which:
Is parked out of doors without the current year's registration
or identification markers, as required by law, for a period of 30
days; or
Is parked out of doors and found to be mechanically inoperative
for a period of 30 days; or
Is parked out of doors and found without one or more tires for
a period of 30 days.
Includes automobile, omnibus, road tractor, trailer, truck,
truck tractor and vehicles as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.
Whenever any member of the Borough Police Department finds any
motor vehicle abandoned on any public street or public highway or
public or private property, he shall take possession thereof by removing
or securing its removal to such place as may be designated by the
Chief of Police. Such taking of possession shall be reported immediately
to the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission on a form
prescribed by the Chief Administrator for verification of ownership.
At any time, the owner or other person entitled thereto may
reclaim possession of the motor vehicle upon payment of the reasonable
cost of removal and storage and any fine or penalty and court costs
assessed against him for a violation which gave rise to the seizure
or taking possession of said vehicle and upon producing valid registration.
If the Borough Police Department shall, in its report thereof
to the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission, certify
on an application prescribed by the Chief Administrator that such
motor vehicle is incapable of being operated safely or of being put
in safe operational condition, except at a cost in excess of the value
thereof, the Motor Vehicle Commission shall, without further certification
or verification, issue to the Borough for a fee as charged by the
Motor Vehicle Commission a junk title certificate thereto, with proper
assignment thereon, which shall be assigned and delivered to the purchaser
of the vehicle at public sale.
Upon the sale of any motor vehicle for which no junk certificate
shall have been issued, the Borough shall execute and deliver to the
purchaser an application for certificate of ownership prescribed by
the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission, in the same
form and manner as provided in N.J.S.A. 39:10-15, which shall also
contain the name and address, if known, of the former owner. Such
application shall be accepted by the Chief Administrator of the Motor
Vehicle Commission for issuance of a certificate of ownership for
a fee as charged by the Motor Vehicle Commission.
A.
The Sea Bright Police Department shall have the authority to issue
summonses for violations of this article.
B.
The Sea Bright Police Department may remove and impound any vehicles
which are parked/abandoned in violation of this article. The cost
of said removal shall be borne by the vehicle owner or lessee.
C.
Enforcement of this article shall be under the jurisdiction of the
Sea Bright Police Department.
