New JerseyTowing companies would accept electronic permission to release vehicles to others
If enacted, towing companies would have to accept electronic written permission from a towed vehicle's owner or operator to release it to someone they designate.
What it does
Towing companies would have to accept electronic written permission from a towed vehicle's owner or operator to release it to someone they choose, starting on the first day of the seventh month after enactment.
Argument forElectronic permission could save owners a trip to the tow lot when an insurer or collision repair shop needs the vehicle.
Argument againstTowing companies could face more work checking electronic permission before releasing a vehicle to someone else.
More detail
Towing companies would have to accept written permission sent electronically to release a towed vehicle. The vehicle could be released to an insurance company, a collision repair shop, or anyone the owner or operator designates. The vehicle's owner or operator must send the written permission electronically. The requirement would start on the first day of the seventh month after enactment.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce CommitteeIntroduced
Consumer ProtectionTransportation