45:14D-16c License required for use of motor vehicle in business of public moving.
5. a. A person owning or operating a motor vehicle who shall use or direct another person to use his motor vehicle for engaging in the business of public moving without having a license as provided for in section 9 of P.L.1981, c.311 (C.45:14D-9), commits a disorderly persons offense. The first offense is punishable by a fine of $500, and the motor vehicle so used may be impounded; the second or any subsequent offense is punishable by a fine of $1,000, and the motor vehicle so used may be impounded. In the event of such an impoundment, the person owning or operating the motor vehicle shall notify any consumer whose property is contained in the motor vehicle and shall arrange for the expeditious return of the property to the consumer at the expense of the person owning or operating the motor vehicle.
b. Any law enforcement officer is authorized to remove any motor vehicle used to engage in the business of public moving without having a license as provided for in section 9 of P.L.1981, c.311 (C.45:14D-9) from the public highway to a storage space or garage, and the expense involved in such removal and storing of the vehicle shall be borne by the owner of the vehicle, except that the expense shall be borne by the lessee of a leased vehicle.
L.2019, c.216, s.5.
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