Kenneth Vercammen is a Middlesex County Trial Attorney who has published 130 articles in national and New Jersey publications on Criminal Law, Probate, Estate and litigation topics.

He was awarded the NJ State State Bar Municipal Court Practitioner of the Year.

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Thursday, August 1, 2019

39:4-56.5 Abandonment of motor vehicle

39:4-56.5 Abandonment of motor vehicle
First offense: Fine and license or
driving privileges may be
suspended or revoked by
Administrator of MVC for not more
than 2 years
fine $100 $500 plus court costs

Subsequent offense: Fine and
license or driving privileges may
be suspended or revoked by
Administrator of MVC for a period
of not more than 5 years
fine $500 $1000

a.  It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon a motor vehicle on or along any highway, other than a limited access highway, or other public property or on any private property without the consent of the owner or other person in charge of the private property.  

A vehicle which has remained on or along any highway or other public property or on private property without such consent for a period of more than 48 hours or for any period without current license plates shall be presumed to be an abandoned motor vehicle.  Vehicles used or to be used in the construction, operation or maintenance of public utility facilities and which are left in a manner which does not interfere with the normal movement of traffic shall not be considered abandoned vehicles for the purposes of this section.

   b.   It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon a motor vehicle on or along any limited access highway without the consent of the State Department of Transportation or other entity having jurisdiction over the limited access highway, as the case may be.  A vehicle which remains on or along such a highway for a period of more than four hours or for any period without current license plates shall be presumed to be an abandoned motor vehicle.  Legally parked vehicles, such as vehicles parked in a designated rest area for not more than 12 hours, or vehicles used or to be used in the construction, operation or maintenance of public utility facilities and which are left in a manner which does not interfere with the normal movement of traffic shall not be considered abandoned vehicles for the purposes of this section.

   c.   Any person who violates this section shall be subject for the first offense  to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500  and his license or driving privilege may be suspended or revoked by the director for not more than two years.  For any subsequent violation he shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, and his license or driving privilege be suspended or revoked for a period of not more than five years.