Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:10-9.3

  • 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
  • Manufacturer: means the person who originally manufactured the motor vehicle. 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
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
1. a. In every sale or transfer of a motor vehicle returned to the manufacturer under the provisions of P.L.1988, c.123 (C. 56:12-29 et seq.), a similar statute of another state, or as the result of a legal action or an informal dispute settlement procedure, the certificate of ownership shall indicate, in a conspicuous and understandable manner, that the motor vehicle was returned to the manufacturer because it did not conform to the manufacturer’s warranty and the nonconformity was not corrected within a reasonable time as provided by law. The notice required under the provisions of this subsection shall continue to appear on each certificate of ownership issued as a result of any subsequent sale or transfer of that motor vehicle.

b. Any person who transfers or attempts to transfer a motor vehicle in violation of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $7,500.

c. The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety, in accordance with the provisions of the “Administrative Procedure Act” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section.

L.1993,c.21,s.1.