Ridgewood Chapter 258 governs towing of abandoned, disabled, illegally parked, or stolen vehicles, capping fees at amounts published in Chapter 145.
Chapter 258 of the Ridgewood Code establishes the criteria, standard operating procedures, and license requirements for towing operators authorized to remove abandoned, disabled, illegally parked, stolen, or accident-involved vehicles within the village. Maximum towing and storage fees are set forth in Chapter 145 and represent the legal ceiling. Charging in excess of those fees is prohibited, and any service not enumerated in Chapter 145 cannot exceed the New Jersey State Police maximum towing rate. Vehicles classified as abandoned under village and state criteria may be removed and processed for sale or junking under New Jersey law.
Towing operators charging excess fees or operating without proper Village authorization face license revocation. Vehicle owners abandoning vehicles may face removal costs, storage fees, and citations.
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