Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:13-15

  • 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
9. a. No person shall tow a motor vehicle pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2007, c.193 (C. 56:13-13) to a storage facility or store such vehicle at a storage facility unless the storage facility:

(1) has a business office open to the public between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. at least five (5) days a week, excluding holidays; and

(2) is secured and, if it is an outdoor storage facility, lighted from dusk to dawn.

b. A towing company shall provide reasonable accommodations for after-hours release of stored motor vehicles.

L.2007, c.193, s.9; amended 2009, c.39, s.5.