[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Sea Bright 2-23-1968 (Ch. 10, Art. 1, of the Codified Ordinances); amended in its entirety 12-15-1998 by Ord. No.
94-98. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
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.
[Amended 12-7-2010 by Ord. No. 29-2010; 4-3-2018 by Ord. No. 4-2018;
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
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.
[Amended 12-7-2010 by Ord. No. 29-2010; at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
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.
[Amended 12-7-2010 by Ord. No. 29-2010; at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
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.
