Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:13-2

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. a. The commission shall establish a system for the licensure of auto body repair facilities. This system may provide for licenses based upon the type or types of motor vehicles repaired by the facility and the equipment required for repair of the vehicles. At a minimum, the commission shall provide for a full service auto body repair facility license, the qualifications for which are established under section 7 of this amendatory and supplementary act, and an automobile dealer sublet license, the qualifications for which are established under section 8 of this amendatory and supplementary act. All facilities licensed pursuant to this section may hold themselves out to the public as licensed auto body repair facilities.

b. No person may engage in the business of an auto body repair facility unless it is licensed by the commission. An auto body repair facility shall be licensed by the commission upon submission and approval of an application and payment of a reasonable application fee sufficient to cover the cost of implementing the provisions of this act and to be prescribed by the commission. The commission may require biennial renewal of applications for licensure and may stagger the renewal dates and adjust the application fees accordingly.

L.1983,c.360,s.2; amended 1985, c.148, s.23; 2001, c.53, s.2; 2003, c.13, s.74.