Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:10-33

  • Certificate of ownership: means the document issued in conformance with this chapter, certifying ownership of a motor vehicle, other than manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin. See New Jersey Statutes 39:10-2
  • Person: includes natural persons, firms or copartnerships, corporations, associations, or other artificial bodies, receivers, trustees, common law or statutory assignees, executors, administrators, sheriffs, constables, marshals, or other persons in representative or official capacity, and members, officers, agents, employees, or other representatives of those hereinbefore enumerated. See New Jersey Statutes 39:10-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
If a motor vehicle reported as being stolen is subsequently recovered, a certificate of ownership for the vehicle which had been surrendered to the director by a person pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of this act may be issued by the director to that person only if:

a. The person presents to the director a salvage certificate of title for the motor vehicle;

b. The person presents to the director a report from the law enforcement agency which recovered the vehicle; and

c. The vehicle passes an inspection at a State inspection facility to determine the accuracy of its vehicle identification number.

L.1983, c. 323, s. 3.

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