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NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-10 - Presumption that vessel is abandoned, acquisition of title, reclamation.

12:7C-10 Presumption that vessel is abandoned, acquisition of title, reclamation.  4. If the owner of the vessel fails to claim the impounded vessel and pay the reasonable costs of removal and storage by midnight of the 30th day following impoundment, it shall be prima facie evidence of abandonment and shall establish a rebuttable presumption that the vessel is abandoned. A landowner, his lessee, or his agent, or a municipality or harbor commission, in the case of a municipal waterway, may institute proceedings to acquire title to any abandoned vessel on his land or the water immediately adjacent thereto in the case of a landowner, his lessee, or his agent, or which has become abandoned in a municipal waterway, in the case of a municipality or harbor commission. The acquisition of title divests any other person and any other legal entity, including lienholders, of any interest in the vessel. At any time prior to the final acquisition of title by the landowner, his lessee, his agent, or a municipality or harbor commission, the owner or a lessor or holder of a lien on the vessel may reclaim possession of it upon payment of the reasonable costs of removal and storage of the vessel and any outstanding penalties and court costs assessed against him; provided, however, that if it is a lessor or the holder of a lien who is reclaiming the vessel, he may reclaim the vessel without payment for the storage but shall pay the costs of removal. In such cases, the owner of the vessel shall be liable for all outstanding costs, fines and penalties, and the municipality shall have a lien against the property and income of that violator for the total amount of those outstanding costs, fines, and penalties if the vessel has been abandoned in a municipal waterway or on municipally-owned land. L.1975, c.369, s.4; amended 2008, c.52, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-11 - Notification of owner, lienholder.

12:7C-11 Notification of owner, lienholder.  5. If a vessel has a boat registration number or other means of identifying the owner thereof, the person, entity, municipality, or harbor commission desiring to acquire title, shall, if possible, secure the owner's last known address, and the lienholder, if any, appearing on the records of the commission, and shall notify the owner by registered letter to his last known address and the lienholder by registered letter at the address of the lienholder appearing on the records of the commission that if ownership is not claimed and the vessel removed within 30 days, title to the vessel will be applied for in his or its name, or in the name of the municipality, or harbor commission, as appropriate. If any vessel's owner cannot be identified or his address ascertained, or no lienholder appears on the records of the commission, the registered letter need not be sent. L.1975, c.369, s.5; amended 1995, c.401, s.47; 2008, c.52, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-12 - Notice of intent to acquire title; publication; contents.

12:7C-12 Notice of intent to acquire title; publication; contents.  6. The person, entity, municipality, or harbor commission desiring to acquire title shall also place a notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county or municipality where the vessel is located, describing the vessel, its location of abandonment, any identifying number, and shall state if the vessel is not claimed and removed within 30 days after the publication date of the notice, the person, entity, municipality, or harbor commission, as the case may be, will apply for title to the vessel in the person's, entity's, municipality's, or harbor commission's name. L.1975, c.369, s.6; amended 2008, c.52, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-13 - Application for title.

12:7C-13 Application for title.  7. At the end of the 30-day period the person, entity, municipality, or harbor commission desiring to acquire title shall apply to the commission for transfer of title to the vessel. The application shall be accompanied by the following affidavits: a. A statement that the vessel has been abandoned. b. Proof that the registered letter was mailed at least 30 days before application or a detailed explanation of the unsuccessful steps taken to identify and secure the address of the owner or lienholder, or both. c. Proof that a notice was printed in a paper as required in section 6 of P.L.1975, c.369 (C.12:7C-12). L.1975, c.369, s.7; amended 1995, c.401, s.48; 2008, c.52, s.10; 2011, c.172, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-14 - Issuance of title to vessel.

12:7C-14 Issuance of title to vessel.  8. Upon receipt of the material required in section 7 of P.L.1975, c.369 (C.12:7C-13) and upon payment of any fees and taxes due, the commission shall issue the applicant a title to the vessel. L.1975, c.369, s.8; amended 1995, c.401, s.49; 2008, c.52, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-15 - Costs of receiving title.

12:7C-15 Costs of receiving title.  9. All costs incurred in receiving title to a vessel under P.L.1975, c.369 (C.12:7C-7 et seq.) shall be borne by the applicant. In the case of an applicant that is a municipality or a harbor commission, the applicant may recover all costs incurred in receiving title to an abandoned vessel from the previous owner of the vessel in the same manner as the recovery of the removal or destruction costs authorized under subsection a. of section 10 of P.L.1975, c.369 (C.12:7C-16). L.1975, c.369, s.9; amended 2008, c.52, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-16 - Removal of vessel, costs; violations, penalties.

12:7C-16 Removal of vessel, costs; violations, penalties.  10. a. After receiving title, if the applicant desires to remove an abandoned vessel from the applicant's land or the water immediately adjacent thereto, or from a municipal waterway or land owned by the municipality, or to destroy such vessel, any costs incurred by the applicant shall be borne by the previous owner of the vessel, provided that the owner shall have been identified pursuant to section 5 or 6 of P.L.1975, c.369 (C.12:7C-11 or C.12:7C-12). b. (1) A previous owner who does not pay the removal cost of the vessel, or who does not reimburse the applicant for the removal cost of the vessel, shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000, in addition to any penalty that may be imposed under section 3 of P.L.1975, c.369 (C.12:7C-9).  (2) The civil penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be collected pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), in a summary proceeding. An official authorized by statute or ordinance to enforce regulations related to municipal waterways or a law enforcement officer having enforcement authority in that municipality may issue a summons for a violation of the provisions of this section and may serve and execute all process with respect to the enforcement of this section consistent with the Rules of Court. A penalty recovered under the provisions of this section shall be recovered by and in the name of the State by the local municipality. The penalty shall be paid into the treasury of the municipality in which the violation occurred for the general uses of the municipality. L.1975, c.369, s.10; amended 2008, c.52, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-17 - Report of destruction, disposal of vessel.

12:7C-17 Report of destruction, disposal of vessel.  11. After receiving title if the applicant destroys or otherwise disposes of the vessel, the applicant shall report the same to the commission within 15 days giving all details. L.1975, c.369, s.11; amended 1995, c.401, s.50; 2008, c.52, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-18 - Acquisition of title by commission.

12:7C-18 Acquisition of title by commission.  12. The commission may receive title to any vessel abandoned on any of the waters of this State, including municipal waterways, or on any land owned by this State or any of its political subdivisions by proceeding in the same manner as a landowner, his lessee, or his agent, or a municipality, or a harbor commission, as set forth in P.L.1975, c.369 (C.12:7C-7 et seq.). L.1975, c.369, s.12; amended 1995, c.401, s.51; 2008, c.52, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-19 - Violations; penalties.

12:7C-19 Violations; penalties.  13. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2008, c.52) b. Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain title to a vessel under the provisions of P.L.1975, c.369 (C.12:7C-7 et seq.) through fraudulent means is liable to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000. The civil penalty imposed pursuant to this section shall be collected pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), in a summary proceeding. An official authorized by ordinance to enforce regulations related to municipal waterways or a law enforcement officer having enforcement authority in that municipality may issue a summons for a violation of the provisions of the ordinance and may serve and execute all process with respect to the enforcement of this section consistent with the Rules of Court. A penalty recovered under the provisions of this section shall be recovered by and in the name of the State by the local municipality. The penalty shall be paid into the treasury of the municipality in which the violation occurred for the general uses of the municipality. L.1975, c.369, s.13; amended 1995, c.401, s.52; 2008, c.52, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7C-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7C-20 - Rules, regulations.

12:7C-20 Rules, regulations.  14. The commission may promulgate pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) such rules and regulations deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of P.L.1975, c.369 (C.12:7C-7 et seq.). L.1975, c.369, s.14; amended 1995, c.401, s.53; 2008, c.52, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7D-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7D-1 - Vessel, defined

12:7D-1. Vessel, defined  As used herein: "Vessel" means a ship, boat or other watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water. L.1972, c. 163, s. 1, eff. Oct. 12, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7D-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7D-2 - Rendering assistance to persons affected by collision, accident or casualty; giving name, address and identification; duties of operator of vessel; liability for assistance rendered

12:7D-2. Rendering assistance to persons affected by collision, accident or casualty; giving name, address and identification; duties of operator of vessel; liability for assistance rendered  a. The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, to the extent he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, or persons aboard, shall render all practical and necessary assistance to persons affected by the collision, accident, or casualty to save them from danger caused by the collision, accident, or casualty. He shall also give his name, address, and the identification of his vessel to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged. The duties imposed by this subsection are in addition to any duties otherwise imposed by law. b. Any person who complies with subsection a. of this section or any other person who gratuitously and in good faith renders assistance at the scene of a vessel collision, accident, or other casualty without objection of any person assisted, shall not be liable in any civil action to respond in damages as a result of the rendering of assistance or for any act or omission in providing or arranging salvage, towage, medical treatment, or other assistance. L.1972, c. 163, s. 2, eff. Oct. 12, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7E-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7E-1 - Powers of marine patrolmen

12:7E-1. Powers of marine patrolmen  Notwithstanding the provisions of any statute or any rule or regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection, the supervisory force of marine patrolmen, created pursuant to section 17 of P.L.1962, c. 73 (C. 12:7-34:52), shall have the same powers conferred upon them, pursuant to R.S. 12:6-6, with respect to motor vehicles operating on the ice-covered waters of this State as may be provided by law with respect to power and other vessels using such waters. L.1979, c. 58, s. 1, eff. March 27, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:7E-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:7E-2 - Rules and regulations; exclusive authority of commissioner of department of environmental protection

12:7E-2. Rules and regulations; exclusive authority of commissioner of department of environmental protection  The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection shall have the exclusive authority to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the seasonal operation of motor vehicles on the frozen waters of this State when such vehicles are used during periods when ice-bound conditions preclude the normal use of such waters by vessels. L.1979, c. 58, s. 2, eff. March 27, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:8-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:8-1.1 - Findings, declarations relative to pilotage.

12:8-1.1 Findings, declarations relative to pilotage.  1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. The State of New Jersey has responsibility for port security in the Port of New York and New Jersey and, pursuant to federal law, has the right and responsibility to regulate maritime pilotage in the port. b. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, increased emphasis has been required by both the federal and state governments on homeland security, with particular attention to the security of American ports. c. Although efforts have been made to enhance the defense of the New York and New Jersey port area from terrorist attacks and to implement improved immigration and customs procedures, modernization and clarification of New Jersey's laws relating to those who pilot and dock foreign and domestic vessels have not yet occurred. d. There is a need to provide for a system that will ensure the proper and consistent identification, training, selection, oversight and monitoring of both maritime pilots and docking pilots.  e. It is therefore in the public interest to modernize, clarify, revise and expand New Jersey's maritime pilotage laws, and to strengthen the New Jersey pilotage commission by expanding its powers and duties and clarifying that docking pilots are under its jurisdiction. f. It is further in the public interest that the commission be charged with the concurrent responsibility to ensure the safe operation and navigation of vessels, to protect the environment and enhance the economic viability of the port. L.2004,c.72,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:8-1.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:8-1.2 - Definitions relative to pilotage.

12:8-1.2 Definitions relative to pilotage.  2. As used in chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Revised Statutes: "Apprentice" means a person who is listed as a qualified apprentice with the commission pursuant to section 34 of P.L.2004, c.72 (C.12:8-50) or who is on the commission's books as an apprentice pursuant to R.S.12:8-10, R.S.12:8-11 or R.S.12:8-12. "Bar of Sandy Hook" or "bar" means the built-up area under the waters between the northern most point of Sandy Hook extending generally northeastward to the south shore of Long Island caused by a deposit of sediment. The location of the bar is not static. "Commission" means the New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission established pursuant to R.S.12:8-1. "Commissioners" means the commissioners of maritime and docking pilots appointed by the Governor pursuant to R.S.12:8-1. "Docking pilot" means a person licensed by the commission and entered in the register maintained pursuant to section 36 of P.L.2004, c.72 (C.12:8-52). "Independent Pilot Association" means any association of pilots or docking pilots, other than the United New York or New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots' Benevolent Associations, whose members are qualified to pilot vessels in pilotage waters. "Maritime pilot," "Licensed pilot" or "Sandy Hook pilot" means a person who is licensed by the commission to pilot regulated vessels pursuant to R.S.12:8-12 and who is a member of the United New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots' Benevolent Association or the United New York Sandy Hook Pilots' Benevolent Association. "Pilotage waters" means boundary waters of the states of New Jersey and New York, ports on those boundary waters, the Sandy Hook, Raritan, Upper and Lower Bays of the Port of New York and New Jersey; the rivers Raritan, Hackensack, Passaic and Shrewsbury, Newark Bay, Arthur Kill, Kill van Kull, the Bar at Sandy Hook and waters easterly of the Bar on which regulated vessels navigate when entering or departing the port of New York and New Jersey, ports south of Sandy Hook to Atlantic City and waters easterly of these ports which regulated vessels navigate when entering or departing these ports. "Pilots' Association" or "association" means the United New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots' Benevolent Association or the United New York Sandy Hook Pilots' Benevolent Association. "President" means the president of the commission. "Regulated vessel" means a vessel required by the laws of the states of New Jersey or New York to take a state licensed maritime pilot. "Tugboat" means any vessel employed to assist the movement of a regulated vessel on pilotage waters. L.2004,c.72,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:8-1.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:8-1.3 - References deemed changed to NJ Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission.

12:8-1.3 References deemed changed to NJ Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission.  4. On and after the effective date of P.L.2004, c.72 (C.12:8-1.1 et al.) any reference in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract or document to the "Board of Commissioners of Pilotage of the State of New Jersey" or the "board of New Jersey pilot commissioners" shall be deemed to mean or refer to the New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission in but not of the Department of Transportation. L.2004,c.72,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:8-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:8-2 - Rules, orders, regulations.

12:8-2 Rules, orders, regulations.  12:8-2. The commission may make and establish such rules, orders and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), not inconsistent with the constitutions or the laws of this state or of the United States, for the better government of the maritime pilots, docking pilots, and apprentices, as defined in section 2 of P.L.2004, c.72 (C.12:8-1.2), to ensure safe operation of vessels and safe navigation, and to ensure the most current and exacting levels of training and may provide for such fines and penalties for the violation of these rules, orders and regulations, as it shall deem proper. It may from time to time revoke or amend any such rule, order or regulation. Amended 2004, c.72, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:8-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:8-3 - Interest in pilotage business prohibited.

12:8-3 Interest in pilotage business prohibited.  12:8-3. No commissioner shall have any direct or indirect financial interest in the pilotage business. Amended 2004, c.72, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:8-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:8-4 - Compensation of commissioners; fees, certain, for expenses of commission.

12:8-4 Compensation of commissioners; fees, certain, for expenses of commission.  12:8-4. The commission shall from time to time establish the percentage of the fees received by maritime pilots for pilotage which is to be remitted to the commission for its services under this chapter. However, the percentage amount shall not be greater than three percent of the pilotage fees. The amount received by the commission shall be used to pay the commission's administrative expenses including, but not limited to, the compensation of the commissioners, their expenses, rent, utilities, employee salaries and benefits. Compensation of the commissioners shall be $28,000 per annum. They shall not be entitled to receive the commissions on extra pilotage for boarding off-shore, or for fees received for what is called transportation or harbor pilotage or any percentage of the fees received by docking pilots. Amended 2004, c.72, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:8-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:8-5 - Annual report to Legislature, Governor, State Treasurer.

12:8-5 Annual report to Legislature, Governor, State Treasurer.  12:8-5. The commission shall lay before the Legislature, the Governor and the State Treasurer annually: a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2004, c.72); b. A report of the activities of the commission within the last year; c. A statement of the number of licensed maritime pilots, docking pilots and the number of vessels taken in and out; and d. Such observations in relation to the system of pilotage as in its opinion may tend to the benefit of the cause of commerce and be of advantage to the general interest of the State. The report shall also include: (1) The commission's receipts and disbursements or revenues and expenses during that year in accordance with the categories and classifications established by the commission for its own operating and capital outlay purposes and as may be requested by the State Treasurer; (2) Its assets and liabilities at the end of the year; (3) A list of all contracts exceeding $17,500 entered into during the year; and (4) A table of organization of the commission's employees. Amended 2004, c.72, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 12:8-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation|Section 12:8-6 - Authority to administer oaths; subpoena power.

12:8-6 Authority to administer oaths; subpoena power.  12:8-6. The president or in the absence of the president, any member of the commission may administer the oath of office to any newly appointed commissioner, deputy maritime pilot, full branch maritime pilot, docking pilot or apprentice and an oath to any person appearing before the commission. By majority vote of the authorized membership, the commission may cause the issuance of subpoena to compel the appearance of persons or the production of documents for use in accident investigations, incident investigations, licensure investigations and revocation proceedings. Amended 2004, c.72, s.9.