New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE › Subchapter 11A - VEHICLES ABANDONED AT REPAIR FACILITIES › Section 13:21-11A.9 - Sale of motor vehicle; certificate of ownership; application; issuance; fee

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No certificate of title to a motor vehicle that has been sold, or a junk title certificate shall be issued, unless the repair facility has submitted the documents pursuant to this subsection, in the order and form required, to the Commission. Any incomplete documents or incorrect information may cause the application for certificate of title to be rejected by the Commission and the application returned to the motor vehicle repair facility for proper completion. The following documents must be submitted:
1. A completed Application for Certificate of Title on the form provided by the Chief Administrator and accompanied by a fee of $ 60.00. An additional fee of $ 25.00 will be due if the completed Application for Certificate of Title is not submitted to the Commission within 10 days of the date of sale, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:21-4.2(e);
2. The repair bill, or estimate, on the motor vehicle repair facility's letterhead, which must include, at a minimum, the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle;
3. A notarized affidavit stating the following:
i. The motor vehicle repair facility's name, address, and daytime telephone number;
ii. How the abandoned motor vehicle came into the motor vehicle repair facility's possession;
iii. The address where the motor vehicle was abandoned;
iv. How long the abandoned motor vehicle has been in the motor vehicle repair facility's possession;
v. The abandoned motor vehicle's year, make, model, and vehicle identification number; and
vi. The steps taken by the motor vehicle repair facility to locate the abandoned motor vehicle's owner;
4. A copy of the 30-day notice and proof of mailing, proof that the notice was unclaimed by the addressee, or a certification that the address of the person to whom the notice is to be given is unknown and cannot be ascertained from the title and lien searches conducted pursuant to this subchapter, and a certified affidavit of newspaper publication;
5. A copy of the five-day notice and proof of mailing, proof that the notice was unclaimed by the addressee, or a certification that the address of the person to whom the notice was to be given is unknown and cannot be ascertained from the title and lien searches conducted pursuant to this subchapter, and a certified affidavit of newspaper publication;
6. A completed Report of Possession of Abandoned Vehicle at a Repair Facility on the form provided by the Chief Administrator;
7. A legible pencil tracing or photograph of the motor vehicle's vehicle identification number;
8. One photograph each of the front, back, passenger, and driver's side of the motor vehicle;
9. A certification setting forth the form of sale, the sale amount, the expenses of the sale, the costs, and expenses incurred in the removal and storage of the motor vehicle, and the charges of the motor vehicle repair facility for the servicing and repair of the motor vehicle;
10. A certification from the motor vehicle repair facility stating that the sale of the motor vehicle was in conformity with the provisions of this subchapter; and
11. A copy of the purchaser's driver license or, if the purchaser is not an individual, the entity's identification number assigned by the Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:21-25.