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NJ Rev Stat § 48:15-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:15-55 - Lease of property and franchises; rights and liabilities of lessee

48:15-55. Lease of property and franchises; rights and liabilities of lessee  Any street railway or traction company or any turnpike, plank road or motor power company may lease its property and franchises to any street railway or traction company. The lessee company may take the lease and after such lease may use and operate the franchises and property so leased. Any company becoming a lessee under this section may purchase, hold, sell, transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares of the capital stock, securities or other evidences of debt issued or created by any other company organized under the laws of this state, and may exercise, while owner thereof, all rights, powers and privileges including the right to vote on such stock which natural persons, being such owners, could exercise. All rights of creditors and all liens upon the property of the lessor and all its privileges and immunities shall be unimpaired to the same extent as if the lease had not been made, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the lessor shall thenceforth attach to the lessee and be enforced against or enjoyed by it to the same extent as they were enforceable against or enjoyed by the lessor.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:15-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:15-56 - Proceedings where stockholder dissents

48:15-56. Proceedings where stockholder dissents  Any stockholder of a company whose property and franchises shall be leased pursuant to section 48:15-55 of this Title and who shall not assent to the lease, or who shall resist or object to the making thereof, may within 30 days after the making of the lease, apply by complaint to the Superior Court to appoint 3 disinterested persons to estimate the damage if any done to the stockholder by the lease and to appraise his stock at the full market value thereof without regard to any depreciation or appreciation in consequence of the lease. The award of the person so appointed or a majority of them when confirmed by the court shall be final and conclusive. The lessor company may at its election pay to the stockholder either the amount of damages so found and awarded, if any, or the value of the stock so ascertained. Upon the payment of such value of the stock, the stockholder shall transfer the stock to the lessor company to be disposed of or retained for the benefit of the remaining stockholders. If the value of the stock is not so paid within 30 days from the filing of such confirmation of the award by the court and notice to the lessor company, the damage so found and confirmed shall be judgment against the company and collected as are other judgments. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 184.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-1 - Definitions

48:16-1. Definitions  As used in this article: "Autocab" means and includes any automobile or motor car, commonly called taxi, engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire which is held out, announced or advertised to operate or run or which is operated or run over any of the streets or public highways of this state, and particularly accepts and discharges such persons as may offer themselves for transportation from points or places to points or places within or without the state. "Person" means and includes any individual, copartnership, 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.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-2 - Necessity of municipal consent before operating autocab; limitation on license fee

48:16-2. Necessity of municipal consent before operating autocab; limitation on license fee  No autocab shall be operated along any street in any municipality until the owner thereof shall obtain the consent of the elective governing body or member thereof having control of the public streets in the municipality. No municipality located in a county of the first class with a population of less than 20,000 persons shall enact an ordinance establishing fees or other charges in excess of $50.00 for the right to operate an autocab. The provisions of any existing ordinance establishing fees or other charges in excess of this amount for each cab operated are null and void and any excess fee or charge shall be returned to the owner of the autocab. Amended by L.1977, c. 218, s. 1, eff. Sept. 13, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-2.1 - Determination of number of taxi licenses available for issuance.

48:16-2.1 Determination of number of taxi licenses available for issuance.  1. A municipality shall determine by ordinance the number of taxi licenses available for issuance. Whenever the governing body of a municipality determines to authorize the issuance of one or more new or additional taxi licenses, it shall publish a notice, in a newspaper circulating generally within the municipality, stating the number of new or additional licenses to be authorized and the application period for the new or additional licenses. The notice shall specify a time and date after which no further applications will be accepted. The notice shall be published at least twice and at least one week apart, with the second notice published at least 30 days prior to the time and date specified in the notice as the time and date after which no further applications will be accepted. L.2011, c.135, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-2.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-2.2 - Construction of C.48:16-2.1 relative to issuance of license.

48:16-2.2 Construction of C.48:16-2.1 relative to issuance of license.  2. The provisions of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.135 (C.48:16-2.1) shall not be construed to require the issuance of any license or licenses with respect to which a notice has been published pursuant to that section 1, but in any case in which any such license or licenses have not been issued within six months after the closing time and date for acceptance of applications specified in the notice, no such license or licenses shall be issued without again complying with the provisions of that section 1 of P.L.2011, c.135 (C.48:16-2.1). L.2011, c.135, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-2.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-2.3 - Issuance, qualification for license; reimbursement to municipality.

48:16-2.3 Issuance, qualification for license; reimbursement to municipality.  3. Whenever the governing body of a municipality determines by ordinance to issue one or more taxi licenses, the governing body may authorize that such license or licenses be issued to the highest qualified bidder therefor at a sale by public auction for that purpose conducted or supervised by the municipal clerk. The ordinance also may prescribe qualifications for prospective bidders; provided, however, that such qualifications shall not be inconsistent with any law of this State, or rule or regulation of any agency thereof. The ordinance may also fix a minimum bid and conditions of sale with the reservation of the right to reject all bids where the highest bid is not accepted. The ordinance may also include a requirement that the recipient of a taxi license issued pursuant to this section, as a condition of the award of such license, shall reimburse the municipality for any costs incurred by the municipality in complying with the public notice requirements established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2011, c.135 (C.48:16-2.1). In the event that more than one taxi license is issued at the same public auction, the recipients thereof shall equally split the costs of reimbursing the municipality for any costs incurred by the municipality in complying with the public notice requirements. L.2011, c.135, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-2.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-2.4 - Display of tax license number.

48:16-2.4 Display of tax license number.  4. The owner of an autocab shall cause to be displayed on the body of the vehicle the taxi license number issued to that vehicle. The number shall be three inches in height and located in the center of the rear quarter panels on the driver and passenger sides and the rear center line of the trunk of the vehicle. Each autocab shall display on each rear door of the autocab the name of the municipality or municipalities which has issued the autocab a taxi license in letters three inches in height.  L.2011, c.135, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-4 - Blanket bond or insurance policy

48:16-4. Blanket bond or insurance policy  If such owner operates more than one autocab, he may file with the clerk of the municipality, in lieu of the policy required by section 48:16-3 of this title, a bond or insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of this state, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, which shall be a blanket insurance covering all cabs 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 autocabs or any fault in respect thereto, and shall be for the benefit of every person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-5 - Power of attorney

48:16-5. Power of attorney  The owner of the autocab shall execute and deliver to the clerk of the municipality concurrently with the filing of a policy or bond referred to in sections 48:16-3 and 48:16-4 of this title, 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.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-6 - Certificate of compliance; contents; filing and posting

48:16-6. Certificate of compliance; contents; filing and 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 autocab has complied with the terms and provisions of this article. The certificate shall recite the name of the insurance company, the number and date of expiration of the policy or bond, a description of the autocab insured thereunder, and the registration number of the same. The duplicate certificate shall be filed with the department of motor vehicles before any such car is licensed as an autocab. The original certificate shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the autocab.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-7 - Operation in more than one municipality; filing of insurance policy

48:16-7. Operation in more than one municipality; filing of insurance policy  Where an autocab operates in more than one municipality, the insurance policy or bond required by sections 48:16-3 and 48:16-4 of this title 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 article 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.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-8 - Exemption from insurance

48:16-8. Exemption from insurance  Any corporation organized under the laws of this state having a paid up cash capital of not less than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars may carry its own liability insurance, if it can reasonably satisfy the commissioner of banking and insurance as to the permanence and financial standing of its business. If the commissioner shall by written order make such an exemption, the company in lieu of the insurance policy or bond provided for by sections 48:16-3 and 48:16-4 of this title, may file a copy of the order with a statement sworn to by its president, vice president, treasurer or assistant treasurer that the corporation is the owner of autocabs and that the copy of the order attached to the affidavit and filed therewith is a true copy of the original order and that the same has not been revoked. The copy of the order of exemption and statement shall remain in lieu of an insurance policy or bond so long as the paid up cash capital of the corporation shall be not less than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars and the order of the commissioner shall remain in force.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-9 - Revocation of order of exemption

48:16-9. Revocation of order of exemption  If it shall appear to the commissioner of banking and insurance, after a hearing, that the company no longer has a paid up cash capital of at least one hundred and fifty thousand dollars and is no longer able to pay damages which may result from an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or use of the autocabs owned by it, upon any public street, he shall revoke his order granting exemption. Thereupon the company shall immediately file an insurance policy or bond as required by sections 48:16-3 and 48:16-4 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-10 - Revocation of municipal consent

48:16-10. Revocation of municipal consent  A consent granted under section 48:16-2 of this title may be revoked by the governing body of the municipality granting the same, after notice and hearing, whenever it shall appear that the person to whom the consent was granted has failed to furnish or keep in force the insurance policy or bond and power of attorney required by this article, or to comply with any terms or conditions imposed by the board or body granting the consent, or any law of this state.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-11 - Other automobile laws applicable

48:16-11. Other automobile laws applicable  Nothing in this article contained shall exempt any person owning or operating any autocab from complying with the law relating to the ownership, registration and operation of automobiles in this state.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-12 - Penalty

48:16-12. Penalty  Any person who shall operate an autocab in any street in this state without complying with the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-13 - Definitions.

48:16-13 Definitions.  48:16-13. Except as provided in section 2 of P.L.1997, c.356 (C.48:16-13.1), as used in this article: "Autocab" means a limousine. "Chief Administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. "Commission" means the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission established by section 4 of P.L.2003, c.13 (C.39:2A-4). "Limousine" means and includes any automobile or motor car used in the business of carrying passengers for hire to provide prearranged passenger transportation at a premium fare on a dedicated, nonscheduled, charter basis that is not conducted on a regular route and with a seating capacity of no more than 14 passengers, not including the driver, provided, that such a vehicle is certified by the manufacturer of the original vehicle and the second-stage manufacturer, if applicable, to conform to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards promulgated by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to 49 CFR Part 571 (49 CFR 571.1 et seq.) and 49 CFR Part 567 (49 CFR 567.1 et seq.). In addition, a "Vehicle Emission Control Information" label, which contains the name and trademark of the manufacturer and an unconditional statement of compliance with the emission requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall be present on the vehicle. Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to include taxicabs, hotel buses, buses employed solely in transporting school children or teachers, vehicles owned and operated directly or indirectly by businesses engaged in the practice of mortuary science when those vehicles are used exclusively for providing transportation related to the provision of funeral services, autobuses which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, or interstate autobuses required by federal or State law or regulations of the Department of Transportation to carry insurance against loss from liability imposed by law on account of bodily injury or death. "Limousine or livery service" means and includes the business of carrying passengers for hire by limousines. "Person" means and includes any individual, copartnership, association, corporation or joint stock company, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever. "Principal place of business" means, in reference to a municipality, the location of the main place of business of the limousine service in the municipality where limousine service is conducted, where limousines are dispatched, or where limousine drivers report for duty. "Street" means and includes any street, avenue, park, parkway, highway, or other public place. amended 1979, c.224, s.2; 1997, c.356, s.1; 1999, c.356, s.3; 2001, c.416, s.4; 2009, c.325, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-13.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-13.1 - Limousine defined; county, certain.

48:16-13.1 Limousine defined; county, certain.  2. In a county of the first class with a population density of over 10,000 persons per square mile, according to the latest federal decennial census, "limousine" means and includes any automobile or motor car which is issued special registration plates bearing the word "limousine" pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1979, c.224 (C.39:3-19.5) and is engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire to provide prearranged passenger transportation at a premium fare on a dedicated, nonscheduled, charter basis that is not conducted on a regular route and with a seating capacity in no event of more than 14 passengers, not including the driver, provided, that such a motor vehicle shall not have a seating capacity in excess of four passengers, not including the driver, beyond the maximum passenger seating capacity of the vehicle, not including the driver, at the time of manufacture. A limousine shall not include a vehicle owned and operated directly or indirectly by a business engaged in the practice of mortuary science when that vehicle is used exclusively for providing transportation related to the provision of funeral services. L.1997,c.356,s.2; amended 1999, c.356, s.4; 2001, c.416, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-14 - Insurance policy on limousine.

48:16-14 Insurance policy on limousine.  48:16-14. Except as provided in section 14 of P.L.1999, c.356 (C.48:16-22.4), no limousine shall be operated wholly or partly along any street in any municipality until the owner of the limousine shall have filed with the clerk of the municipality in which the owner has his principal place of business, an insurance policy of a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of this State in the sum of $1,500,000 against loss by reason of the liability imposed by law upon every limousine owner for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by any person as the result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or use of the limousine upon any public street. The insurance company shall supply to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles notice concerning all motor vehicle liability insurance policies canceled for non-payment and new policies issued after the effective date of P.L.2001, c.416 (C.48:16-18.1 et al.). The notice shall be supplied monthly. After receipt of the notice of cancellation, the division shall notify the owner of the date the policy was canceled. If the director has not received proof of liability insurance within 30 days of the date the notification was sent to the owner, the director shall suspend the registration of the limousine until new proof is supplied that motor vehicle liability insurance has been secured for the limousine. If the owner fails to provide proof of insurance or surrender the license plates within 60 days of the date the notification was sent to him by the division, the division shall suspend the owner's corporation code registration privilege. Such operation shall be permitted only so long as the insurance policy shall remain in force to the full and collectible amount of $1,500,000. 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 limousine or any fault in respect thereto, and shall be for the benefit of every person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid. Amended 1979, c.224, s.3; 1999, c.356, s.5; 2001, c.416, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:16-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:16-16 - Power of attorney executed by owner of limousine.

48:16-16 Power of attorney executed by owner of limousine.  48:16-16. The owner of the limousine shall execute and deliver to the Division of Motor Vehicles, concurrently with the filing of a policy referred to in R.S.48:16-14, a power of attorney, wherein and whereby the owner shall appoint the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles 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. Amended 1979, c.224, s.5; 1999, c.356, s.6.