Cars & light trucks
Towing in New Jersey: the published maximums and your rights
A named towing act writes this state's rules; dollar caps ride on municipal schedules.
Rules checked October 2026
N.J.S.A. 56:13-1 et seq. (Predatory Towing Prevention Act)
The state's shape
New Jersey's Predatory Towing Prevention Act writes the private-property rules statewide — authorization, signage, and a ban on kickbacks — while dollar caps ride on municipal schedules.
Kickbacks
Paying a property owner or agent for the privilege of towing is banned in this state (U.S. PIRG state survey, 2022). A kickback arrangement behind your tow is a claim of its own.
Who takes the complaint
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.