§ 73A-1. Definitions and word usage.

A. 

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases and words shall have the meanings given herein:

ABANDONED VEHICLE

Any vehicle which has been left on or along any highway or other public property or on private property without consent of the owner or person in charge of the private property for a period of more than 48 hours or for any period without current license plates.

BOROUGH

The Borough of Paulsboro.

DISABLED VEHICLE

Any vehicle located on or along any public right-of-way, not in operation and with no owner visible and not legally parked will constitute an inoperable vehicle.

PERSON

Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.

TOWER

A person engaged in the business or offering the services of a vehicle tower or towing service, whereby abandoned and/or disabled vehicles are towed or otherwise removed from the places where they are disabled, impounded or abandoned by use of a tower or truck so designed for that purpose.

TOWING

Hoisting, lifting, removal, hauling and transportation of any type of vehicle of any size from the highways, streets and roads located within the Borough of Paulsboro or any other highway, street, or road within the State of New Jersey.

VEHICLE

Any motor vehicle of any type or size, including but not limited to passenger vehicles, trucks, trailers and other heavy vehicles and equipment.

WAITING TIME

Additional time a tow operator spends at the scene other than the time required for the actual tow and/or recovery. Examples of waiting time may include but are not limited to fire/EMS services which must be performed and/or police investigations.

WINCHING SERVICE

Any operation in which a vehicle is moved onto a roadway from a position off the roadway or any other operation whereby a vehicle is moved by the use of a cable from a position that is not accessible for a direct hookup by conventional means for loading onto a tow vehicle. Winching is not pulling a vehicle onto a tilt bed carrier or lifting a motor vehicle with a conventional tow sling.

B. 

When not consistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future; words in plural number include the singular number; and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.