Township of Saddle Brook, NJ Chapter 191 Towing

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Saddle Brook 9-25-1986 by Ord. No. 933; amended in its entirety 3-11-1999 by Ord. No. 1176. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 191-1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

BASIC TOWING SERVICE

The removal and transportation of an automobile from a highway, street or other public or private road or a parking area or from a storage facility and other services normally incident thereto, but does not include recovery of an automobile from a position beyond the right-of-way or berm or from being impaled from any other object within the right-of-way or berm.

TOW VEHICLE

Only those vehicles equipped with a boom or booms, winches, slings, tilt beds, wheel lifts or underreach equipment specifically designed by its manufacturer for removal or transportation of motor vehicles.

§ 191-2 License required; services to be furnished.

A. No person who wishes to provide towing services on behalf of the Township of Saddle Brook shall engage in the business of operating wreckers or tow trucks for the aforementioned purpose within the Township without first obtaining a license therefor.

B. The official tower shall furnish adequate and proper towing, wrecking, storage and emergency repair service to damaged or disabled motor vehicles within the limits of the Township of Saddle Brook when requested to do so by the Chief of Police or designee. The official tower shall be available to render service 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

C. In the event that a disabled vehicle requires special towing equipment and the official tower does not possess such equipment, then the Chief of Police and the designee shall select the next official tower in the rotation list who does possess the necessary special equipment to tow such disabled or damages vehicle. No official tower shall subcontract or assign any work to be performed by the official tower under the provisions of this chapter.

§ 191-3 Contents of application.

A. Every applicant for a license under this chapter shall complete, sign and verify a written application, in duplicate, on forms furnished by the Township Clerk.

B. The application shall state:

(1) Name and address of the applicant. When the official tower is a corporation or partnership, the application shall contain the names and residences of all persons owning 10% or more of the shares thereof. In the event that the official tower is conducting business under a trade name or business name, the applicant such submit a certificate of such name filed with the County Clerk's office of Bergen County.

(2) Residence address and full local address, if any, of the applicant.

(3) Serial number and registration of each vehicle to be operated by the applicant.

(4) Location of storage area for wreckers and cars and the amount of available space for storage of towed cars.

(5) Name and address of insurer, a certificate or certificates of insurance evidencing adequate insurance coverages hereinafter provided, policy numbers of garagekeeper's liability and garage liability policies.

(6) Consent to appointment of the Township Clerk as the applicant's true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service out of any court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the applicant.

(7) Agreement to be available for service or on call 24 hours a day and to abide by the fees contained in this chapter.

(8) A fee of $200 to cover the administrative expenses incurred by the Township in processing the application.

(9) Such information as may be required by the Mayor and Council concerning the personnel, vehicles, equipment and storage facilities of such applicant, as hereinafter provided, showing that the applicant meets the minimum standards of performance.

§ 191-4 Filing of application; investigation; conditions of issuance.

A. The applicant shall file the completed application forms in duplicate with the Police Department of the Township annually between September 1 and no later than November 30 of each year.

B. A designee in the Police Department shall be charged with the investigation of prospective licensees , which shall consist of the following:

(1) A background check to determine if either the applicant or the applicant's personnel have been convicted of a criminal offense or have had their driver's license suspended or revoked within the past year. Conviction of a criminal offense or suspension of a driver's license within the past year shall be a cause for disqualification from inclusion on the official towers list. No person who has been convicted of a criminal offense or whose driver's license has been suspended shall be employed as a driver of a tow truck or wrecker by the official tower. A background check shall be made on any person employed by the official tower after a license has been issued.

(2) An inspection of the personnel, vehicles, equipment and storage areas proposed to be utilized by the applicant to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the application and to determine compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the standards of performance required by this chapter.

C. Upon the completion of its investigation, the Police Department designee shall recommend the issuance of a license when he finds that:

(1) The applicant has not knowingly and with intent to deceive made any false, misleading or fraudulent statements of material fact in the application or in any other document required pursuant to this chapter.

(2) The applicant has met the standards in this chapter and has furnished the required hold harmless agreement and certificates of insurance.

(3) The application has been reviewed and a favorable report submitted by the Chief or his designee.

(4) Neither the applicant nor the applicant's personnel have been convicted of a criminal offense or had their driver's license suspended within the past year.

D. The Chief of Police or his designee shall conduct his review and render a report to the Mayor and Council recommending either approval or denial of the application within 21 days of receipt of the application from the Township Clerk. The Mayor and Council shall take action with regard to the report of the Chief of Police with 14 days or the next public meeting of the Mayor and Council, whichever is later. The applicant or its representatives shall be given notice of the date on which the Mayor and Council will consider the application and shall be permitted to appear and be heard at that time.

E. Written notice of the approval or denial of the application shall be provided to the applicant within seven days of the decision of the Mayor and Council. If the Mayor and Council fail to take action within 60 days of receipt of a complete application, the application shall be deemed to have been approved.

§ 191-5 Issuance of license; contents; expiration; records; license fee.

A. Upon approval of the application as herein provided, the Township Clerk shall issue the applicant an official tower's license for each tow vehicle to be utilized providing services pursuant to this chapter.

B. The license shall contain the following:

(1) Name and address of licensee.

(2) Number of the license and amount of fee paid.

(3) Date of issuance of the license and expiration date.

(4) Signature of the Township Clerk and the seal of the Township.

(5) A list of all drivers with evidence of their articulated vehicle driver's license or commercial driver's license.

C. Expiration.

(1) All licenses shall expire on December 31 one year from the date issued unless an earlier expiration date is indicated on the license. Each applicant for an official tower's license or renewal shall apply for such license on or before November 15 of any calendar year, and the license shall not transferable or assigned and shall be subject to revocation by the Mayor and Council for any of the following reasons:

(a) If it is subsequently determined that the applicant knowingly and with intent to deceive made false, misleading or fraudulent statements of material fact in the application or in any other document required pursuant to this chapter.

(b) Violation of any federal or state law or municipal ordinance or regulation relating to the operation of motor vehicles or the provision of towing services.

(c) Violation of any rule or regulation promulgated by the New Jersey Department of Insurance.

(d) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Upon the expiration of an official tower's license, the applicant, prior to performing any service thereafter, shall refile completely for such official tower's license, setting forth all the information required in the form provided by the Township Clerk and in complying with the provisions of this chapter.

D. The Township Clerk shall send a copy of the license to the Police Department for filing and shall keep permanent record of all licenses issued.

E. The yearly fee for a license issued pursuant to this chapter is $500. No portion of said fee shall be prorated for any part of a year.

§ 191-6 Transferability of license; display.

A. A license issued under this chapter shall not be transferable.

B. Each licensee shall produce his license whenever called upon to do so.

§ 191-7 Towing rates; fee cards.

A. Towing fee schedule.

[Amended 9-3-2015 by Ord. No. 1598-15]

(1) Days. Regular towing, between 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: $100.

(2) Flatbed towing. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: $100.

(3) Nights after 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., weekends and federal holidays. Regular towing: $100 per tow.

(4) Flatbed towing. Between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.: $100 per tow.

(5) Storage fees:

(a) Starting 24 hours from the time of the tow to the 10th day, inclusive: $30 per day.

(b) From the 11th day and each day thereafter: $40 per day.

(c) For each day of storage within enclosed permanent structure: $40 per day.

(d) Hours for release of vehicles is 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays; and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on weekends.

(6) A towing operator responding to a tow shall be responsible for all site cleanup related to a motor vehicle accident, including the pickup and removal of all debris from the scene of the accident and containment of any hazardous fluids from the vehicle prior to tow, in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, and all services as prescribed within the Township of Saddle Brook Towing Ordinance. Additional charges for labor, number of workers, trucks and material, including winching, street sweeping, spreading of speedy dry on oil spills, etc. shall be as per job, with a minimum of $125. Any dispute over charges for services under this section shall be subject to review and approval by the Chief of Police as to the reasonableness of the charges.

(a) Winching fee. Recovery of a vehicle beyond the limits of the roadway, right-of-way or berm or from being impaled upon any other object within the roadway, right-of-way or berm. Winching fees are only permitted to pull the vehicle back onto the roadway or right-of-way and put the vehicle in proper position for the tow.

[1] The fees are as follows:

[a] Maximum of $50 per 1/2 hour;

[b] Medium-duty vehicle: maximum of $100 per 1/2 hour;

[c] Heavy-duty vehicle: maximum of $150 per 1/2 hour.

[2] Note: A winching fee does not apply to winching a vehicle onto a flatbed tow truck unless there are no keys for the vehicle or it is damaged to the point that winching is necessary to properly place the vehicle on the tow truck.

(b) Site clean-up fee. In the event of a fuel, oil or other type of fluid type spill or leak at the towing site, the towing operator shall be entitled to a maximum fee of $25 per 50-pound bag of absorbent, i.e., speedy dry, needed and used for the containment and cleanup of the spill.

(c) Roadside assistance service request. In the event of a roadside assistance request, the following maximum charges apply:

[1] Lockout: $75;

[2] Jump start: $75;

[3] Tire change: $75 per tire;

[4] Out of fuel: $75, plus cost of fuel.

(7) The above portion of Subsection A(1) through (5) does not regulate towing or storage of medium-duty (all vehicles 6,001 pounds GVW to 26,000 pounds GVW) or heavy-duty (all vehicles over 26,000 pounds GVW) vehicles. Such services shall be referred by the official towers at the following rates:

(a) Medium-duty vehicle towing rate is $175 per hour and storage rate is $40 per day for inside storage and $50 per day for outside storage.

(b) Heavy-duty vehicle towing rate is $325 per hour and storage rate is $75 per day for inside storage and $100 per day for outside storage.

B. Any and all Township vehicles shall be provided services by each licensee hereunder at no cost.

C. Fees for towing vehicles into or out of the Township must be agreed upon by the owner of any such vehicle, in writing, prior to the vehicle being towed. The owner or operator of a vehicle shall have the right to select a tower of his or her choice, including towers with a place of business outside of the Township, provided that such disabled vehicle is not then interfering with the vehicular or pedestrian flow of traffic and that the location of such vehicle does not present a danger to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

D. Fee cards. Fee cards conspicuously indicating the maximum rates for towing and storage of a vehicle within the Township shall be kept in the possession of the drivers of all tow vehicles and presented to the driver or owner of any vehicle to be towed.

E. The owner and/or occupier of any towed vehicle shall be presented with an itemized bill detailing all of the charges which the tower has billed on or before payment has been made by such vehicle owner.

§ 191-8 Insurance requirements.

A. No license shall be issued to an applicant until he shall have deposited with the Police Department the following insurance policies:

(1) Comprehensive general liability insurance. Limit of liability shall not be less than $1,000,000 combined single limits (bodily injury and property damage) per occurrence and aggregate, including premises operations and procedures/completed operations.

(2) Automobile liability insurance. Limit of liability shall be not less than $1,000,000 combined single limits (bodily injury and property damage) per occurrence. (NOTE: Liability insurance policies shall be specifically endorsed to provide collision insurance for vehicles in tow.)

(3) Worker's compensation insurance, statutory coverage, including liability coverage with a limit of at least $100,000.

(4) Excess umbrella, in the amount of $1,000,000, giving protection in excess of the $300,000 general and auto liability coverage.

(5) On all liability policies, the Township of Saddle Brook shall be named as an additional insured, and insurance certificates shall indicate such coverage.

(6) Insurance coverage shall indemnify the Township of Saddle Brook and the public against any loss due to injuries, accidents or damages of any character whatsoever, where any such damage is the result of, act or omission of the licensee, his agents or employees in or due to the execution of the work called for under this chapter.

(7) The applicant shall provide the Township with certificates of insurance evidencing the coverages required above. Such certificates shall provide that the Township be given at least 30 days' prior written notice of any cancellation of, intention not to renew or material change in such coverage. These certificates must be provided before commencing work in connection with this chapter. Failure to submit same with the application shall subject such applicant to immediate disqualification.

(8) The providing of any insurance required herein does not relieve the applicant of any of the responsibilities or obligations pursuant to this chapter or for which the applicant may be liable by general law or otherwise.

(9) Failure to provide and continue in force such insurance as required hereinabove shall be deemed a material breach of this chapter and shall immediately nullify any license then in force.

B. Policies of insurance shall be written by insurance companies authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey.

C. The Township of Saddle Brook shall be named as an additional insured on all policies of insurance provided pursuant to this chapter. All certificates of insurance shall provide that the policies may not be canceled or terminated or coverage decreased without 30 days' written notice to the Township of Saddle Brook. Such insurance shall be primary.

D. Policies of insurance required by this chapter shall be maintained in full force and effect at all times. In the event that any coverage is canceled or terminated or coverage decreased in amount, the tower shall be removed immediately from the official tower's list until such time as the required coverage is reinstated or replaced.

§ 191-9 Licensee qualifications.

A licensee must comply with the following requirements:

A. Any person, company or corporation requesting this license must have had a towing business for a minimum of one year and must be of known good reputation in the field of wrecking, towing, etc.

B. The licensee shall be available to provide service 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

C. The wrecker/tow truck shall have a passenger seat to transport the driver of the vehicle to be towed, under appropriate circumstances, at no additional cost to the owner of the vehicle.

D. Wreckers/tow trucks shall have paging capabilities with their dispatching center on a twenty-four-hour basis.

E. Calls must be answered within 20 minutes of the Saddle Brook Police Department notice to licensee to respond to a call, unless a mutually agreed time is approved.

F. The licensees shall provide each wrecker/tow truck with a shovel, broom and other equipment necessary to clean up broken glass and debris from the scene of an accident to which it is summoned. The driver of such wrecker/tow truck shall be responsible for such cleanup.

G. All wreckers/tow trucks used and employed in towing of vehicles shall be kept in a clean, good working condition, and the name, address and telephone number of the licensee shall be conspicuously displayed on each vehicle.

H. All licensees shall be required to comply with all state and local laws and be licensed, as required.

I. The licensee shall, when performing under this license, follow the lawful directions of the officers of the Saddle Brook Police Department, agents or representatives of the Township of Saddle Brook.

J. A person retrieving his vehicle shall be able to transact all business, including the pickup of the vehicle and payment of fees, at the same location.

K. There shall be no piling of vehicles.

L. Vehicles shall be towed and stored in a safe manner so as to prevent any damage to such vehicles.

M. The licensee shall provide a clean waiting room for the public with a restroom and access to a public telephone.

§ 191-10 Agent for service of process.

No license shall be granted to an applicant unless and until he has appointed the Township Clerk as his true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service out of any court of competent jurisdiction served against the applicant.

§ 191-11 Storage capabilities.

A. All licensees must have a minimum of 5,000 square feet to accommodate a minimum of 15 vehicles and may be divided into two parcels so as to provide indoor storage for a minimum of two motor vehicles. The parcels must be fenced in, and secured, and in an area that permits the towing and storage of vehicles and which is to be located within the Township of Saddle Brook and/or a contiguous municipality of the said Township of Saddle Brook. Any and all cars towed from the Township of Saddle Brook must be stored in the facility storage area located in the Township of Saddle Brook and/or in a contiguous municipality of said Township of Saddle Brook. In order to facilitate the transaction of business between the tower and the parties towed, all licensees shall maintain a business office in the Township of Saddle Brook and/or in a contiguous municipality of said Township of Saddle Brook for the transaction of any such business required under this chapter.

B. If the licensee is the owner in fee simple of the required number of square footage, he is to submit with his license a certified copy of the deed for the land containing a metes and bounds description of same.

C. If the licensee has a lease for the required number of square footage, he is to submit with his license a copy of the lease or leases containing a metes and bounds description of same. Licensees must have a lease which extends to at least six months after the termination date of the towing portion of this license.

D. If the licensee has an option or options to lease or purchase the required number of square footage, he is to submit with his license a copy of the option agreements containing a metes and bounds legal description of same.

E. The deeds, leases or options to lease or purchase are to be approved as to form and legality by the Township Attorney.

F. Visual on-site inspection of the land shall be made before award of a license by the Township or its designees. All the land proposed to be utilized by the licensee for storage must be level and clear of debris and must be clearly marked as having the area necessary to maintain the minimum capacity of 15 vehicles for the Township.

G. The entire land area or areas must be enclosed by a fence of sturdy construction and at least seven feet in height or the maximum permitted by the applicable section of the Zoning Ordinance,[1] whichever is less, so that the storage will not be visible to the public.

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 206, Zoning.

H. The operation of the site(s) shall conform at all times to fire regulations of the Township of Saddle Brook or the municipality in which the site(s) is located.

I. The storage facility must provide a minimum of eight hours per day (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Monday through Friday and four hours on Saturday (9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) for reclaiming of towed vehicles. There shall be no release fees charged for releasing vehicles after normal business hours.

J. Prior to the awarding of any license hereunder, the licensee shall prove to the Township of Saddle Brook that his said locations are legally zoned for such storage of vehicles. The licensee shall comply with all applicable laws where such place of business is located.

K. No impounded vehicle shall be parked upon a public street or sidewalk, quasipublic street or sidewalk or any public area, but must be stored by the licensee within the storage area so provided; the licensee, his agents or representatives shall not use the vehicles for the use of the licensee or their personal use. License plates shall not be removed from any vehicle, except when lawfully required by the Saddle Brook Police Department or other government agency, or switched to any other vehicle.

L. The impounded areas must be properly lighted from dusk to dawn and must be properly safeguarded from vandalism and/or theft.

M. The Township of Saddle Brook shall have access to any part of storage areas at any time of the day or night for the purpose of inspection and/or investigation. This shall include indoor and outdoor areas.

N. There shall be no unescorted access to the storage area by the public. The Saddle Brook Police Department, from time to time, shall establish rules and regulations regarding the public access to the vehicle so impounded and/or stored; such rules and regulations may also be amended from time to time. This requirement must be strictly enforced. Failure to follow these rules and regulations shall be cause to cancel an issued license.

§ 191-12 Enforcement; choice of towers.

A. The governing body hereby designates the Police Department generally and a designee of the Police Department in particular as its agent to supervise the enforcement of the terms and provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder. The licensee shall comply with any and all reporting requirements and procedures established by the Saddle Brook Police Department.

B. No individual, owner or operator of a wrecker shall respond to the scene of an automobile accident except upon notification by the officer in charge of police headquarters or upon request of the driver or owner of the vehicle involved.

C. The officers investigating accidents which require a wrecker shall get authorization from the drivers or owners of cars as to whom is to perform the towing.

D. To amplify and expedite the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, a designee of the Police Department shall establish a system of rotation in the assignment of wreckers when the owner or the driver declines to indicate any specific choice of wrecker to remove the disabled vehicle. The system of rotation shall be nondiscriminatory and antiexclusionary in that licensed towers and/or wreckers shall be summoned in order as their name appears on a rotation list. The list shall be established by date of license issuance, i.e., first license issued, first name on list, etc.

§ 191-13 Additional restrictions and requirements.

A. At the direction of the Saddle Brook Police Department, licensees must tow vehicles from the roadway or any other public property, including but not limited to municipal parking lots, park, playgrounds and Board of Education property.

B. No wrecker shall possess or exhibit flashing lights, except as provided under N.J.S.A. 39.1-1 et seq.

C. Licensees shall take all reasonable precautions required by the Police Department to avoid damage to any evidence, such as fingerprints, when rendering services in accordance with this chapter. All motor vehicles which contain or involve evidence necessary to the Police Department of the Township and stored by the licensee in accordance with this chapter shall be stored pursuant to § 191-11A of this chapter.

§ 191-14 Equipment and personnel requirements.

The licensees must have the following equipment operating at all times and ready for call to a location within the boundaries of the Township of Saddle Brook when dispatched by the Saddle Brook Police Department pursuant to the terms of the license and for the full term of said license:

A. At least one tow truck and one flatbed vehicle for the purposes set forth in this chapter.

B. Equipment for jump starts, changing of flat tires and portable heavy-duty lifting.

C. Each wrecker/tow truck must also be equipped with a shovel, broom and other equipment needed to clean up broken glass and debris.

D. Each wrecker/tow truck must have emergency flashing lights in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39.1-1 et seq.

E. Any person convicted of a crime, as enumerated in § 191-4B(1) of this chapter, is forbidden to tow for the Township of Saddle Brook.

F. At all times, at least one employee with an articulated driver's license or commercial license shall be available to operate the above-required equipment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays.

§ 191-15 Hold harmless agreement.

Applicants shall agree in writing to assume the defense of and indemnify and hold harmless the Township, it elected officials, boards, commissions, officers, employees and agents from all suits, action, damages or claim to which the Township may be subjected of any kind and nature whatsoever resulting from, caused by, arising out of or as a consequence of the provision of towing, wrecking, storage and/or emergency services provided at the request of this Township pursuant to this chapter. Official towers shall in turn to a hold harmless agreement in a form to be prepared by the Township Attorney prior to being included in the official tower's list.

§ 191-16 Miscellaneous provisions.

A. Copies of this chapter and the schedule of fees that may be charged by official towers shall be made available to the public during normal business hours at the Township Hall. Copies shall also be made available to the public at each official tower's place of business.

B. All official towers shall post, in a prominent place at each storage area clearly visible to the public, a schedule of fees that may be charged for all services, provided that the same is pursuant to this chapter.

C. The Township reserves the right to make periodic unannounced inspections of the personnel, vehicles, equipment and storage areas of all official towers.

D. The relationship between an official tower and the Township is one of an independent contractor. Neither party shall be construed in any manner whatsoever to be an employee of the other, nor shall any employee or agent furnished by any party be construed to be an employee or agent of the other party. Inclusion on the official tower's list shall not be construed or considered as a joint venture, partnership, association, contract of employment or profitsharing agreement.

E. The Township shall not be liable or responsible for compensating the official towers for any of the services performed under this chapter. Compensation shall be the responsibility of the owner of the towed motor vehicle, and the official tower shall proceed directly against the owner.

F. The official tower shall, at all times, be solely responsible for the conduct of its employees.

G. Each official tower shall keep and maintain adequate and complete records showing all vehicles towed, stored and released or all services rendered and all fees charged and collected. All records shall be available for inspection by the Township at any time during normal business hours. Records shall be kept and maintained by the official tower at one central location and shall be retained for a period of seven years. Records may be written, printed or computerized as long as the requirements of this subsection are met.

§ 191-17 Violations and penalties.

Any person and/or licensee who shall violate the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided below:

A. Be prohibited from receiving a license for a period of three years from the date of said conviction. Upon the second or subsequent conviction and in the discretion of the Municipal Judge, said person shall be prohibited from receiving a license for a period of 10 years from the date of the second or subsequent conviction; and

B. Be subject to imposition of the general penalties set forth in the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Saddle Brook.

§ 191-18 Revocation of licenses; notice of hearing.

Upon determination by the Township Council of a proper basis for the revocation of a license, notice of the hearing for revocation of a license shall be given to the licensee, in writing, setting forth specifically the grounds of complaint and the time and place of the hearing. Such notice shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the licensee at his last known address, at least five days prior to the date set for hearing.

§ 191-19 Appeals; notice; hearing.

A. Any person aggrieved by the action of a designee of the Police Department or the Township Clerk in the denial of license as provided in §§ 191-4 and 191-5 of this chapter shall have the right to appeal to the Mayor and Council. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with the Council within 14 days after notice of such action a written notice of appeal. The 14 days shall begin to run from the post mark date on such correspondence mailed to the applicant at his last known address. The hearing shall be held within 45 days of receipt of the notice of appeal or within such time period as agreed to by the parties to the appeal.

B. The Council shall set a time and place for the hearing of such appeal, and notice of such hearing shall be given to the appellant in the same manner as provided in § 191-18 for the notice of hearing on revocation.

C. The decision and order of the Council on such appeal shall be final and conclusive.

§ 191-20 Operation by persons not regularly engaged in business.

This chapter shall not prevent the occasional operation at the scene of an accident, upon the request of an owner or driver of a vehicle, of a wrecker or tow truck which is owned by a person not regularly engaged in the business of operating wreckers or tow trucks within the Township of Saddle Brook.