39:4-56.5 Abandonment of motor vehicle revised 2091
No more suspension
First offense:
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
1. 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 vehiclewhich remains on or along the 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. For any subsequent violation the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000.
L.1967, c.305, s.1; amended 1971, c.330; 1999, c.411; 2019, c.276, s.13.
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 vehiclewhich remains on or along the 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. For any subsequent violation the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000.
L.1967, c.305, s.1; amended 1971, c.330; 1999, c.411; 2019, c.276, s.13.
