Edison, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- License term
- 3 years, starts July 1
- Base fee
- $600 per agency, annual
- Extra trucks
- $150–$250 each
- Issuing office
- Township Collector of Revenue
- Exempt
- police-ordered/Township-owned tows
Summary
Edison Township requires any towing agency doing business for the Township, on public or private property, to hold a Township-issued tow truck license, with fees set by vehicle weight class and a three-year renewal cycle.
No towing agency or person, while acting as an official towing agency for the Township of Edison shall operate a tow truck upon or along any property in the Township of Edison, until the owner thereof shall obtain a license therefor.
b. Nothing in this subsection or other subsections of this section shall be construed to require the licensing of any tow truck to perform any services other than those governed by this section.
c. All towing agency and tow truck licenses shall be issued by the Collector of Revenue and shall be issued to expire June 30th, three (3) years next exceeding the date of issuance unless it is sooner suspended or revoked by the Business Administrator.
d. The annual fee to be paid for such license shall be the sum of six hundred ($600.00) dollars for up to the first two (2) light-medium duty tow trucks, or one (1) heavy-duty tow truck, per agency, as applicable, and an additional one hundred fifty ($150.00) dollars per light-medium duty tow truck, and/or two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars per heavy-duty tow truck, thereafter, as applicable. No portion of said fee shall be prorated for any portion of a year.
e. Licenses shall be for a three-year period commencing on July 1 and terminating three (3) years thereafter.
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904708; v19 updated 2026-03-25; through 03-25-2026).
Full Breakdown
Township Code § 11-28.1 covers towing agencies engaged at the request of any Edison employee, on public or private property, under authority of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.49. Per § 11-28.4, no towing agency may operate a tow truck in the Township until its owner obtains a license from the Collector of Revenue, issued for three-year terms starting July 1. The base annual fee is $600 for up to two light/medium-duty trucks or one heavy-duty truck, plus $150 per additional light/medium truck and $250 per additional heavy-duty truck. Police-ordered impoundment tows and Township-owned vehicle tows are exempt.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a valid license, or after license revocation or suspension, is a Code violation subject to the general penalty in § 1-5, up to a $2,000 fine, 90 days imprisonment, or community service, per § 11-28.26.
Frequently Asked Questions
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