§ 45:14D-9 — License required, application, issuance.

9. a. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of public moving or storage unless he shall have obtained from the director a license to engage in the business and shall have a permanent place of business in this State; b. Application for a license shall be made in writing to the director, be verified under oath by the agent in charge and shall contain the following information: (1) the name and location of the applicant; (2) description of the applicant's moving vehicles and storage facilities; (3) identification of the issuer and amount of any insurance or surety bonds maintained by the applicant. A license shall be issued to a qualified applicant if it is found that the applicant is fit, willing and able to perform the service of a mover or warehouseman, and to conform to the provisions of this act; c. Every person advertising moving or storage services shall include in any advertisement the number of his license, and his New Jersey business address and telephone number; d. No license shall be issued to an applicant if the applicant has: (1) committed any act which if committed by a licensee would be grounds for suspension or revocation; (2) misrepresented any material fact on his application; (3) not registered each vehicle which will be performing intrastate moves in New Jersey, except on vehicles which have been rented or leased and are operated by a public mover licensed under this act; (4) not established or maintained a place of business in New Jersey; e. A copy of the license shall be carried on each truck, tractor, trailer or semitrailer or combination thereof at all times when the vehicle is being used in operations subject to this act. L.1981, c.311, s.9; amended 1984, c.140, s.4; 1993, c.365, s.6; 2010, c.87, s.30.