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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
a. The director shall, on the record or abstract of any marine equipment registered with him which is subject to a security interest of which notice is required to be filed with him, make a notation of the existence of the security interest and shall index the same under the name of the owner of record of the marine equipment so long as the security interest remains unterminated of record.
b. Upon request from any person, the director shall issue a certificate, for which he shall be entitled to a fee, showing names and addresses of the parties to any contract of conditional sale or chattel mortgage or other instrument or to any financing statement; the name and address of the holder of any lien under such contract, chattel mortgage or other instrument or of the secured party; the date thereof or of the financing statement; the date of filing; the make, model, identification number or numbers of the marine equipment; and, if the condition in the contract of conditional sale or chattel mortgage has been performed or the security interest has been terminated, a statement to that effect.
c. For a full certified copy of any instrument showing a lien on or a security interest in any marine equipment the director shall be entitled to a fee for the certificate plus a fee for each copy of any paper certified.
d. When evidence of satisfaction of any contract of conditional sale or chattel mortgage or other instrument or evidence of the termination of the security interest shall be presented to the director, he shall make a notation thereof on his records.
e. The director, his agents and employees of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety or the agency or instrumentality of the State that may process certificates of ownership, registrations and associated functions shall not incur any personal liability in carrying out the provisions of this section or in furnishing any information provided herein from the records of the State.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 12. Commerce and Navigation 12 § 7A-15 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-12-commerce-and-navigation/nj-st-sect-12-7a-15/
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