No towing contractor shall operate within the
Township of Galloway for towing and/or storage services unless the
towing operator has obtained a license issued by the Township.
A. Exemptions.
(1) No license shall be required for owner-requested service.
(2) No license shall be required to remove a vehicle without
the consent of the vehicle owner, from private property, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 39:4-56.6.
(3) No license shall be required for the towing of vehicles from private
property and common interest property by private towing contractors.
[Added 6-25-2013 by Ord. No. 1866]
The municipal towing contractor shall have in
effect, prior to application and at all times during the term of the
license, the following insurance:
A. Garagekeeper's liability must be maintained in the
amount of $500,000 for any one claimant and $1,000,000 for more than
one claimant, along with $500,000 coverage for property damage for
any one event.
B. Automobile insurance must be maintained and it must
be issued by an insurance corporation authorized to transact business
in the State of New Jersey. The policy must insure every tow vehicle
operator against liability imposed by law for damages arising out
of bodily injury, including death, sustained by any person and injury
or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, caused
by accident and arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of
the tow vehicle of the municipal towing contractor. The amount of
the limits of liability coverage to be offered by such policy shall
not be less than $1,000,000 combined single limit.
[Amended 7-23-2013 by Ord. No. 1876]
C. Workers' compensation insurance insuring the obligation
of the municipal towing contractor under the New Jersey Workers' Compensation
and Occupational Disease Laws.
D. The municipal towing contractor shall supply a certificate
of insurance to the Township Clerk which describes each policy of
insurance and identifying the Township of Galloway as an additional
insured party. Each certificate of insurance shall contain a provision
that no cancellation of the policy shall become effective until after
the expiration of 15 days' written notice of such proposed cancellation
forwarded by the Insurance Company to the Township Clerk.
Any complaint or dispute by an owner of a vehicle
that is towed or stored without the owner's consent pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter shall be submitted to the Chief of Police
or his designee, who shall promptly investigate and resolve any disputes.