Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:10-27

  • Purchaser: means a person who takes possession of a motor vehicle by transfer of ownership, either for use or resale, except a dealer when he takes possession through a certificate of origin. See New Jersey Statutes 39:10-2
  • Seller: means manufacturer, dealer, lessor, bailor, transferor with or without a security interest, and any other person selling, attempting to sell, or delivering a motor vehicle, and their legal successors in interest. See New Jersey Statutes 39:10-2
In the event that any such used passenger motor vehicle is sold at retail and has any defect, which results in its rejection for failure to meet the standards for issuance of such a certificate of approval, in the absence of a waiver as provided in this act, the seller shall make, or cause to be made, all the necessary repairs, without charge, or return the full purchase price to the purchaser; provided that such defect or defects are not the result of the purchaser’s own act.

L.1971, c. 76, s. 2.