{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-10a-9","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 39:10A-9","heading":"Removal and storage, sale or obtaining junk title certificate; inapplicability if dispute between repair facility and owner on amount due","body":"a.  An authorized representative of a motor vehicle repair facility may take  one or more of the following actions with respect to an abandoned motor vehicle:\n(1) Remove and store, or hire another person to remove and store the motor vehicle pursuant to section 3 of this act;\n(2) Sell or cause the motor vehicle to be sold, at public or private sale, pursuant to section 4 of this act;  or\n(3) Cause a junk title certificate to be issued for the motor vehicle pursuant to section 5 of this act.\nb.  No motor vehicle shall be sold and no junk title certificate shall be issued pursuant to this act where the cause for a motor vehicle being left in the possession of a motor vehicle repair facility for a period in excess of that set forth in section 1 of this act is a dispute between the motor vehicle repair facility and the owner of the motor vehicle or other person having a legal right thereto regarding the amount to be paid in order to regain possession of the motor vehicle.\nL.1983, c. 455, s. 2.","path":["TITLE 39 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"2780f8458c15f4a015a6e5b4ac174288f8b65dd27cf1593bd547e433eb96f270","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-10a-8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-10a-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}