The Chief of Police or any member of the Police Department designated
by him, in lieu of storing an abandoned an impounded motor vehicle
on Township property, is hereby authorized to arrange for the removal
and storage of such vehicle by an independent operator engaged in
such practice.
The fees to be paid to an outside contractor by the Township
for such storage of removed motor vehicles shall not exceed the following:
A. A limit of $3 per day for the first 30 days of storage per vehicle;
B. A limit of $2 per day for the 31st day of storage and any day thereafter;
and
C. A limit of $400 per vehicle stored regardless of the duration of
the storage; unless a waiver has been granted by the Division of Local
Government Services in the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
An operator engaged in the removal of motor vehicles, or any
employee, officer or agent thereof, who engages in a pattern or practice
of knowingly violating the fee limits established in this chapter
may be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $25 or more than
$50 for each motor vehicle stored with the operator.