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NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-17 - Issuance of license to operate limousine; fee.

48:16-17 Issuance of license to operate limousine; fee.  48:16-17. The clerk of the municipality, in which the owner has his principal place of business, upon the filing of the required insurance policy and the payment of a fee which shall not exceed a total sum of $50 for each limousine service plus $10 for each limousine which is covered under the required insurance policy, shall issue in duplicate a license to operate showing that the owner of the limousine has complied with the terms and provisions of this article. The license shall recite the name of the insurance company, the number and date of expiration of the policy, a description of every limousine insured thereunder, and the registration number of the same. The duplicate license shall be filed with the commission before any such car is registered as a limousine. The original license or a copy thereof shall be retained within the limousine and shall be available for inspection by any law enforcement officer in the State. In addition to the recital of insurance information required on the license pursuant to this section, the owner of a limousine shall attach to the original license or copy thereof retained within the limousine a notarized letter from an insurance company containing the same insurance information required in the recital and the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or a notarized certificate of insurance for the particular limousine showing the VIN as well as the limits of insurance coverage, and available insurance card, which shall constitute proof of insurance coverage, and which shall also be available for inspection by any law enforcement officer in the State. A copy of the notarized letter or notarized certificate of insurance shall constitute proof to the chief administrator, that the applicant has complied with the insurance provisions of this section. amended 1979, c.224, s.6; 1999, c.356, s.7; 2009, c.325, c.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-18 - Insurance policy filed where owner has principal place of business.

48:16-18 Insurance policy filed where owner has principal place of business.  48:16-18. Where a limousine service operates in more than one municipality, the insurance policy required by R.S.48:16-14 shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality in which the owner has his principal place of business. Amended 1979, c.224, s.7; 1999, c.356, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-18.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-18.1 - Municipal licensing requirements for limousine service; fee.

48:16-18.1 Municipal licensing requirements for limousine service; fee.  6. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, a municipality may require a limousine service to obtain a corporate license, permit, certificate or other form of authority if the limousine service is providing service on an intra-municipal, point-to-point basis within that municipality. The municipality may charge a fee that shall not exceed a total of $50 for the issuance of that license, permit, certificate or other form of authority which shall apply to all limousines operated by the limousine service and providing intra- municipal, point-to-point service within that municipality. L.2001,c.416,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-21 - Compliance with other laws.

48:16-21 Compliance with other laws.  48:16-21. Nothing in this article contained shall exempt any person owning or operating any limousine service from complying with the law relating to the ownership, registration and operation of automobiles in this State. Amended 1979, c.224, s.10; 1999, c.356, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-22 - License required to operate limousine.

48:16-22 License required to operate limousine.  48:16-22. No person shall operate a limousine service in any street in this State without a license to operate issued by a municipality in which the owner has his principal place of business and without otherwise complying with the provisions of this article. Amended 1979, c.224, s.11; 1999, c.356, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-22.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-22.1 - Requirements for operation of limousine.

48:16-22.1 Requirements for operation of limousine.  11. No limousine shall be operated on the highways of this State unless it has a license issued pursuant to R.S.48:16-17 and the limousine is equipped, in accordance with minimum standards established by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation, with: a. a two-way communications system, which, at a minimum, shall provide for communication to a person outside the vehicle for a distance of not less than 100 miles and which requirement may be satisfied by a mobile telephone; b. a removable first-aid kit and an operable fire extinguisher, which shall be placed in an accessible place within the vehicle; c. sideboards attached to the permanent body construction of the vehicle if the height of the vehicle floor is 10 inches or more above ground level. L.1999,c.356,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-22.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-22.2 - General examination of condition of limousine.

48:16-22.2 General examination of condition of limousine.  12. a. Prior to any operation of a limousine on the highways of this State for the purpose of picking up passengers, the driver of the limousine shall conduct a general examination of the condition of the vehicle to ascertain its fitness to operate, which shall include, at a minimum, an examination of the tires, windshield wipers, horn, condition of the front and rear windshield and side windows, front and rear lights, fluid levels and brakes, as well as the condition of the two-way communications system. The completion of a check list by the driver containing, at a minimum, the items enumerated in this subsection and the date and time of the examination, and supplied by the owner of the limousine service, shall constitute proof of compliance with this subsection. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring more than the general examination to be conducted prior to the commencement of operation in any one day. b. In a calendar year in which a limousine is not required to undergo an inspection as required pursuant to R.S.39:8-1, the owner of the limousine service shall cause to be conducted, by a person qualified to do so, an examination of the mechanical and operating condition of the limousine, including at a minimum, the condition of the brakes, the exhaust system, condition of the tires, functioning of front and rear lights, and operation of fan belts and other belts in the engine of the vehicle. The person conducting the examination shall issue a report thereof to the owner who shall retain the report of the examination until the time of the next inspection required pursuant to R.S.39:8-1. The report shall be subject to inspection by the Division of Motor Vehicles. L.1999,c.356,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-22.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-22.3 - Limousine service owner, one license, etc. required.

48:16-22.3 Limousine service owner, one license, etc. required.  13. Neither the State nor any political subdivision of the State shall enact, adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, standard or other provision having the force and effect of law that would require a person lawfully engaged in limousine service on an intra-State basis between or among political subdivisions within the State to obtain a license, permit, certificate or other form of authority from any political subdivision of the State other than that political subdivision in which the owner of the limousine service maintains his principal place of business. L.1999,c.356,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-22.3b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-22.3b - Applicants to be tested for controlled dangerous substances; regulations.

48:16-22.3b Applicants to be tested for controlled dangerous substances; regulations.  10. Any person who owns a limousine service shall require an applicant for employment as a limousine operator or driver to be tested, at the applicant's expense, for dangerous controlled substances as defined in N.J.S.2C:35-2. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall adopt regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), for the licensing and testing of applicants for employment as limousine operators or drivers. The regulations shall be substantially similar to the regulations of New York City concerning the testing of an applicant for a for-hire vehicle driver's license pursuant to section 6-15 of Title 35 of the New York City Rules and Regulations. L.2001, c.416, s.10; amended 2007, c.35, s.2; 2013, c.253, s.37.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-22.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-22.5 - Construction of act in regard to taxis, limousine fares.

48:16-22.5 Construction of act in regard to taxis, limousine fares.  15. Nothing in this act shall be construed in any way as altering the authority of municipalities to regulate taxis, nor as giving the State or any political subdivision thereof the authority to set or regulate limousine fares or tariffs. L.1999,c.356,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-22.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-22.6 - Construction of act in regard to filing complaint for consumer fraud.

48:16-22.6 Construction of act in regard to filing complaint for consumer fraud.  16. Nothing in this act shall be construed as preventing the filing of a complaint concerning limousine service with the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety with regard to a violation of the New Jersey consumer fraud act, P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). L.1999,c.356,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-23 - Definitions

48:16-23. Definitions  The word "autobus" as used in this article shall mean and include any automobile or motor bus, commonly called jitney, with a carrying capacity of not more than 13 passengers, operated under municipal consent upon a route established wholly within the limits of a single municipality or with a carrying capacity of not more than 20 passengers operated under municipal consent upon a route established wholly within the limits of not more than four contiguous municipalities within any county of the fifth or sixth class, which route in either case does not, in whole or in part, parallel upon the same street the line of any street railway or traction railway or any other autobus route. The word "person" as used in this article shall mean and include any individual, copartnership, association, corporation or joint stock company, their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever. The word "street" as used in this article shall mean and include any street, avenue, park, parkway, highway or other public place. Amended by L.1952, c. 251, p. 838, s. 3, eff. May 10, 1952; L.1971, c. 16, s. 4, eff. Jan. 29, 1971; L.1973, c. 272, s. 3, eff. Nov. 29, 1973; L.1978, c. 72, s. 2, eff. July 7, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-24 - Municipal consent to operation; insurance; power of attorney; revocation of consent

48:16-24. Municipal consent to operation; insurance; power of attorney; revocation of consent  No autobus as defined herein shall be operated wholly or partly along any street in any city until the owner or owners thereof shall obtain the consent of the board or body having control of public streets in such city for the operation of such autobus and the use of any street or streets of said city. No such consent shall become effective and no such operation shall be permitted until the owner of such autobus (including, for purposes of this section, autobusses with carrying capacity of not more 20 passengers) in any city shall have filed with the chief fiscal officer of the city in which said autobus shall be licensed and operated an insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of this State in the sum of $10,000.00 against loss from the liability imposed by law upon the autobus owner for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by any one person and in the sum of $100,000.00 on account of bodily injury or death suffered by more than one person, and in the sum of $5,000.00 against loss on account of property damage suffered by any person or persons as a result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or use of such autobus upon the public streets of such city, and such consent shall continue effective and such operation be permitted only so long as such insurance to the full and collectible amount of $10,000.00 for one person and $100,000.00 for more than one person for bodily injuries or death and $5,000.00 for property damage shall remain in force, during the entire term of the policy. Such insurance policy shall provide for the payment of any final judgment recovered by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance and use of such autobus or any fault in respect thereto and shall be for the benefit of any person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid. A power of attorney shall be executed and delivered to such fiscal officer concurrently with the filing of a policy hereinbefore referred to, wherein and whereby the said owner shall nominate, constitute and appoint such fiscal officer his true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under the insurance policy filed. Any such consent may be revoked by the board or body of the municipality granting the same after notice and hearing whenever it shall appear that the person to whom such consent was granted has failed to furnish and keep in force the insurance and the power of attorney herein required, or to comply with any terms or conditions imposed by the board or body granting such consent or any law of this State. Amended by L.1954, c. 110, p. 585, s. 1; L.1959, c. 54, p. 161, s. 1; L.1971, c. 16, s. 5, eff. Jan. 29, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-25 - Franchise tax; monthly statement of gross receipts; penalty for nonpayment; perjury

48:16-25. Franchise tax; monthly statement of gross receipts; penalty for nonpayment; perjury  Every person as herein defined, owning and operating an autobus as herein defined, in any city of this state shall, on or before the tenth day of each calendar month, file with the city treasurer of such city a statement, verified by oath, showing the gross receipts from the business of said autobus or busses during the preceding calendar month, and shall at the same time pay to the city treasurer of such city five per cent of such gross receipts as a monthly franchise tax for revenue for the use of such city; provided, that if the route over which such autobus is operated shall extend beyond the limits of such city, then such person shall include in such statement the length of the route over which said autobus is operated both within and without said city, and shall pay as said franchise tax to said city five per cent of such proportion of the gross receipts as the length of the route in the city bears to the whole length of such route. The sum accruing to any city under this section when paid shall be in lieu of all other franchise taxes and municipal license fees. Any person owning and operating an autobus or busses in any city of this state neglecting or refusing to make such monthly statement or payment at the time and as required herein shall thereby forfeit and pay for such neglect or refusal one hundred dollars for each offense, to be recoverable by action in the name of such city in any court of competent jurisdiction, and when collected paid into the city treasury. Any person who shall falsely make any oath required to be made in this section shall be guilty of perjury.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-26 - Other automobile laws applicable

48:16-26. Other automobile laws applicable  Nothing contained in sections 48:16-23 to 48:16-25 of this title shall exempt any person owning or operating any autobus from complying with existing statutes relating to the ownership, registration and operation of automobiles in this state.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-27 - Penalty

48:16-27. Penalty  Any person operating an autobus in any of the streets of any city in this state without complying with the provisions of sections 48:16-23 to 48:16-26 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-28 - License fee in fourth-class cities

48:16-28. License fee in fourth-class cities  In lieu of the monthly franchise tax provided for by section 48:16-25 of this title, any city of the fourth class of this state which may consent to the operation of autobusses along or over any of the streets of such municipality may, by ordinance, provide for an annual license fee of any amount not exceeding one hundred dollars, to be paid at such period as may by said ordinance be designated, by the owner or operator of such autobus before engaging in such business. Should such annual license fee be so provided, monthly statements of gross receipts need not be filed with the city treasurer of such municipality. Any person who shall engage in said business without having first paid the license fee so provided for shall at once be subject to the penalties provided for by section 48:16-27 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16A-1 - Definitions

48:16A-1. Definitions  As used in this act "Vehicle" means and includes any horse-drawn vehicle owned or operated in the business of carrying passengers for hire by a driver furnished with the vehicle or by any other person. "Person" means and includes any individual, co-partnership, association, corporation or joint stock company, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever. "Street" means and includes any street, avenue, park, parkway, highway, or other public place. L.1965, c. 40, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16A-2 - Filing of insurance policy as condition precedent to operation; amount; policy provisions

48:16A-2. Filing of insurance policy as condition precedent to operation; amount; policy provisions  No vehicle shall be operated wholly or partly along any street in any municipality until the owner of the vehicle shall have filed with the clerk of the municipality in which such operation is maintained, an insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of this State in the sum of $10,000.00 against loss by reason of the liability imposed by law upon the vehicle owner for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by any person with a maximum limit of $100,000.00 for more than one person in any one accident, and in the sum of $1,000.00 against loss by reason of such liability for damages on account of the injury to or destruction of the property of any person, with a maximum of $5,000.00 for more than one person in any one accident, as the result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or use of the vehicle upon any public street. Such operation shall be permitted only so long as the insurance policy shall remain in force to the full and collectible amount of $105,000.00. The insurance policy shall provide for the payment of any final judgment recovered by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance and use of such vehicle or any fault in respect thereto, and shall be for the benefit of every person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid. L.1965, c. 40, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16A-3 - Operation of more than one vehicle; blanket insurance; provisions

48:16A-3. Operation of more than one vehicle; blanket insurance; provisions  If such owner operates more than one vehicle, he may file with the clerk of the municipality, in lieu of the policy required by section 2 of this act, a bond or insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of this State, in the sum of $105,000.00, which shall be a blanket insurance covering all vehicles operated by such owner which shall provide for the payment of any final judgment recovered by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance and use of any such vehicles or any fault in respect thereto, and shall be for the benefit of every person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid. L.1965, c. 40, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16A-4 - Appointment of attorney for acknowledgment of service of process

48:16A-4. Appointment of attorney for acknowledgment of service of process  The owner of the vehicle shall execute and deliver to the clerk of the municipality concurrently with the filing of a policy or bond referred to in sections 2 and 3 of this act, a power of attorney, wherein and whereby the owner shall appoint the chief fiscal officer of the municipality his true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under the insurance policy or bond filed. L.1965, c. 40, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16A-5 - Issuance of certificate of compliance; contents; posting

48:16A-5. Issuance of certificate of compliance; contents; posting  The clerk of the municipality, upon the filing of the required insurance policy or bond, shall issue a certificate in duplicate showing that the owner of the vehicle has complied with the terms and provisions of this act. The certificate shall recite the name of the insurance company, the number and date of expiration of the policy or bond and a description of the vehicle insured thereunder. The original certificate shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the vehicle. L.1965, c. 40, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16A-6 - Operation of vehicle in more than one municipality; place of filing policy or bond

48:16A-6. Operation of vehicle in more than one municipality; place of filing policy or bond  Where a vehicle operates in more than one municipality, the insurance policy or bond required by sections 2 and 3 of this act shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality in which the owner has his principal place of business and certificates, in such number as may be necessary, certifying that the owner has complied with all the provisions of this act shall, by the clerk of the municipality, be delivered to the owner, who shall file the certificate with the clerk of each municipality in which such operation takes place. L.1965, c. 40, s. 6.