Borough of Ridgefield, NJ Chapter 300 Personal Property, Removal and Transportation of

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield 11-6-1974 by Ord. No. 992 as Ch. 84 of the 1967 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 300-1 Permit required for bulk transport.

No person, firm or corporation shall transport, in bulk, household furniture, office furniture, machinery, equipment, fixtures, personal property or other goods and chattels in bulk, from any premises within the Borough of Ridgefield, without a permit therefor having been issued by the Police Department of the Borough of Ridgefield.

§ 300-2 Application.

Application for such permit is to be made in writing to the Police Department upon official forms supplied by the Borough of Ridgefield at least 48 hours prior to the issuance thereof. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays shall not be computed in determining the forty-eight-hour waiting period.

§ 300-3 Information required.

Said application shall contain the following information:

A. The name or names of the person, firm or corporation owning or claiming to own such household furniture, office furniture, machinery, equipment, fixtures, personal property or other goods and chattels in bulk which are to be transferred and removed.

B. The street and house number of the respective premises from which said household furniture, office furniture, machinery, equipment, fixtures, personal property or other goods and chattels in bulk are to be removed.

C. An enumeration and brief description of the personal property to be transported and removed.

D. The name and address of the person, firm or corporation who or which will actually engage in the transportation or removal of the enumerated and described personal property.

E. The name or names and address or addresses of the person, firm or corporation to whom or to which the enumerated and described personal property is to be transported.

§ 300-4 Copies to be forwarded.

It shall be the duty of the officer witnessing the application to forward a copy forthwith to the office of the Collector of Taxes, the office of the Assessor and any other designated official.

§ 300-5 Permit issuance and display.

Upon the execution of the foregoing application and the expiration of 48 hours, as hereinbefore defined, a permit shall issue for the transportation or removal of the enumerated and described personal property, which said permit shall be and remain in the possession of the person, firm or corporation actually engaged in the transportation or removal of the enumerated and described personal property or that of his agent or servant so engaged, which permit shall, upon request, be shown to any police officer or official of the Borough of Ridgefield.

§ 300-6 Failure to give correct name in application.

No person, firm or corporation shall, for the purpose of obtaining the herein-mentioned permit, set forth in the application for said permit a fictitious name or fail or refuse to give the correct name of the owner and/or the person, firm or corporation to whom or to which the enumerated and described personal property is to be transported or give a fictitious name or fail or refuse to give the correct name of the owner and/or the person, firm or corporation to whom or to which the enumerated and described personal property is to be transported to the person, firm or corporation or its agent or employee who or which is engaged in the actual transportation or removal of the enumerated and described personal property.

§ 300-7 Failure to give correct address in application.

No person, firm or corporation shall, for the purpose of obtaining the herein-mentioned permit, set forth in the application for said permit a fictitious address or fail or refuse to give the correct address of the owner and/or the person, firm or corporation to whom or to which the enumerated and described personal property is to be transported or give a fictitious address or fail or refuse to give the correct address of the owner and/or the person, firm or corporation to whom or to which the enumerated and described personal property is to be transported to the person, firm or corporation or its agent or employee who or which is engaged in the actual transportation or removal of the enumerated and described personal property.

§ 300-8 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1281; 6-28-2010 by Ord. No. 2133]

A. If this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield provides for the licensing or permitting of the violator, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield reserve the right to revoke such permit or license.

B. Any person found guilty of violating this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be subject to a penalty consisting of a fine or imprisonment, or both, subject to the discretion of the Judge, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine or term of imprisonment permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction over the violation of this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield; provided, however, that the fine shall not be less than $100 nor more than $2,000 per offense and the prison term shall not exceed 90 days in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.

C. In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall constitute a separate offense.