12:8-21 Notice, hearing of revocation of license, suspension from acting as pilot, or reduction in grade.
12:8-21. Before a maritime pilot or a docking pilot shall be deprived of a license, or suspended from acting thereunder, or reduced in grade, he shall be compelled to appear before the commission to show cause against his suspension or the revocation of his license or reduction in grade. The notice shall be delivered to such maritime pilot or docking pilot not less than fifteen days before the time specified in the notice for his appearance. If the maritime pilot or docking pilot neglects or refuses to appear before the commission at the time specified in the notice, or if the cause shown by him against his suspension, or the revocation of his license or reduction in grade shall appear insufficient to the commission, it may, upon a majority vote of the full membership of the commission, either revoke the license or suspend him from acting as a maritime pilot or a docking pilot or reduce him in grade; except that the president of the commission, or in the absence of the president, the president's designee, may immediately and temporarily, for a period not to exceed 30 days, suspend the license of any maritime pilot or docking pilot upon a determination that, because of the maritime pilot's or docking pilot's mental or physical health or use of alcohol or controlled dangerous substance, the pilot cannot safely perform the pilot's duties. An order or judgment of the commission shall be considered final agency action for the purposes of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and shall be subject only to judicial review as provided in the Rules of Court.
Amended 2004, c.72, s.24.
Structure New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Commerce and Navigation
Section 12:1-1 - "Board" , "department" and "director" defined
Section 12:2-6 - Office; suboffices; meetings
Section 12:2-7 - Director; appointment; tie vote
Section 12:2-8 - Salary and term of director
Section 12:2-9 - Subdepartments; chiefs
Section 12:2-10 - Removal of director
Section 12:2-11 - Salaries of employees
Section 12:2-14 - General control of commerce and navigation
Section 12:2-15 - Rules and regulations; records
Section 12:2-15.1 - Charges for berthing space or anchorage; disposition
Section 12:2-17 - General powers and duties of director
Section 12:2-18 - Entry upon and survey of lands and waterways by director
Section 12:2-19 - Oaths; examination of witnesses; subpoenas; penalty; perjury
Section 12:2-20 - Codification of laws of each division
Section 12:2-21 - Acquisition of land for New Jersey ship canal; donation to federal government
Section 12:2-22 - Preservation of Barnegat lighthouse
Section 12:3-1 - Commissioners to make survey and report as to riparian lands, etc.
Section 12:3-3 - Filling in beyond bulkhead lines; erection of piers
Section 12:3-7 - Grant of riparian land not improved; notice to riparian owner.
Section 12:3-7.1 - Inability to give required notice; notice by publication; effect
Section 12:3-8 - Trespass on lands of state under water; proceedings by attorney general; expenses
Section 12:3-9 - Grant to person other than riparian owner; procedure
Section 12:3-10 - Lease or conveyance to riparian owner on application to board
Section 12:3-11 - Waters excluded
Section 12:3-12.1 - Findings, declarations relative to conveyance of riparian lands.
Section 12:3-12.2 - Development of "Guide to the Tidelands."
Section 12:3-12.3 - Rules, regulations setting forth fees; minimum term of conveyance.
Section 12:3-13 - Change in pier lines or lines of solid filling; map and survey; basins
Section 12:3-14 - Encroachment prohibited
Section 12:3-15 - Lease or sale of basins; dedication as public basins
Section 12:3-19 - Establishment of bulkhead and pier lines around islands in tidewaters.
Section 12:3-20 - Sale or lease of riparian lands around islands, reefs or shoals.
Section 12:3-21 - Removal of sand and other material without license; penalty; exception
Section 12:3-22 - License to remove sand or other materials from lands under tidewaters.
Section 12:3-23 - Lease or grant to persons other than riparian owners; notice to riparian owners.
Section 12:3-25 - Renewals of leases; provision for determining annual rentals.
Section 12:3-26 - License required to lay pipes under State lands under tidewaters.
Section 12:3-27.1 - Fill, development of real property in tidewater basin.
Section 12:3-27.2 - Authorization for approval of State tidelands, riparian grant.
Section 12:3-29 - Terms and conditions required in lease or grant
Section 12:3-30 - Work or operations for buildings and commercial purposes
Section 12:3-31 - "Palisades" defined
Section 12:3-32 - Certain leases, grants and conveyances not affected
Section 12:3-33 - Grant of riparian lands for public park, place, street or highway
Section 12:3-34 - Conditions in grant
Section 12:3-35 - Authority of bridge companies to construct bridges over lands granted
Section 12:3-38 - Investigation by board on petition of riparian owner
Section 12:3-39 - Execution of confirmatory lease or grant; consideration; effect
Section 12:3-40 - Grant of additional lands; consideration
Section 12:3-41 - Character of lands affected
Section 12:3-43 - When grant may be executed to petitioner
Section 12:3-44 - Who entitled to confirmatory lease or grant
Section 12:3-45 - Erroneous grant to other than riparian owner; valid unless riparian owner acts
Section 12:3-46 - Grant to named grantee in default of application and payment by riparian owner
Section 12:3-47 - Additional consideration for further grant
Section 12:3-48 - List of riparian leases in arrears
Section 12:3-49 - Re-entry under covenant by board on behalf of state when rent unpaid
Section 12:3-50 - Manner of re-entry
Section 12:3-52 - Contents of notice
Section 12:3-53 - Report by board to state treasurer
Section 12:3-54 - State treasurer to transmit original lease to board; new lease or grant
Section 12:3-55 - Certificate of re-entry and repossession; recording; fee
Section 12:3-56 - Rights of state as to unpaid rentals not affected
Section 12:3-57 - State treasurer released from responsibility under original lease
Section 12:3-58 - Declared a nuisance
Section 12:3-60 - Proceeding by board for removal of boat, barge or raft; lien for costs of removal
Section 12:3-61 - Enforcement of lien by sale; notice; fees and costs; disposition of proceeds
Section 12:3-62 - Expenses paid by state treasurer; reimbursement
Section 12:3-63 - Lands devoted to park purposes excepted
Section 12:3-65 - Lease or grant of lands acquired; maximum period; restrictions
Section 12:3-66 - Lease or grant to former owner; improvements by lessee or grantee
Section 12:3-67 - Operation of commercial enterprise by lessee or grantee
Section 12:3-68 - Annual percentage of income in lieu of rent reserved in cash
Section 12:3-69 - Moneys received by board from leases and grants
Section 12:3-70 - Improvements and fixtures and title and goodwill of enterprise to revert to state
Section 12:3-71 - Laws applicable
Section 12:4-1 - Removing obstructions from rivers and creeks
Section 12:4-2 - Destroying or removing buoys and other markers; penalty
Section 12:4-4 - Ice boats to keep Delaware river open
Section 12:4-5 - Boats or barges sunken or stranded in navigable river; notice to remove
Section 12:4-6 - Removal by board of freeholders; contract for removal; sale of wreck and cargo
Section 12:4-7 - Costs and expenses of removal; payment by county; reimbursement
Section 12:4-8 - Surplus of sale paid to state treasurer
Section 12:4-9 - Limitation of cost of removal
Section 12:4-11 - Violations; misdemeanor; punishment
Section 12:4-12 - Seizure by pilotage commissioners of vessels used in violations
Section 12:4-13 - Pilotage commissioners to prosecute violations
Section 12:4-14 - Disposition of fines
Section 12:4-15 - Rights of board of commerce and navigation not affected
Section 12:4-16 - Approaching, passing and opening drawbridges; injuries to; penalties
Section 12:4-17 - Recovery of penalties
Section 12:4-18 - Showing light on vessel at anchor; penalty
Section 12:4-20 - Lights on steamboats; penalty
Section 12:4-21 - Anchoring in channel of Raritan bay prohibited
Section 12:4-22 - Penalties; liability for damages
Section 12:5-1 - Annual report on condition of water-front or harbor facilities; recommendations
Section 12:5-2 - Preventing encroachment on water front
Section 12:5-3 - Department approval required for waterfront development; exemptions.
Section 12:5-3.1 - Permit or approval to dredge relative to shellfish habitat rules.
Section 12:5-5 - Procedure when water front is under control of local governing body
Section 12:5-6 - Actions for violations.
Section 12:5-7 - Municipal developments begun prior to April 8, 1914
Section 12:5-8 - Preparation of plans by board upon request of county or municipality; charges
Section 12:5-9 - Harbor of refuge in Sandy Hook bay
Section 12:5-10 - Marine improvements on lands conveyed to State by municipalities
Section 12:5-11 - Appropriation for State's share of marine improvement
Section 12:6-1 - General powers and duties
Section 12:6-2 - Marking channels of inland waterway system
Section 12:6-3.4 - Improving Shrewsbury and Manasquan rivers
Section 12:6-3.5 - Work to be done when appropriation made
Section 12:6-3.6 - Dredging and improving Oyster bay
Section 12:6-3.7 - Appropriation
Section 12:6-4 - Appointment; term; compensation
Section 12:6-5 - General powers and duties
Section 12:6-6 - Powers with respect to power and other vessels using inland waterways
Section 12:6-7 - Regulating traffic on inland and other waterways
Section 12:6-8 - Powers of board; assistance of municipalities and counties
Section 12:6-9 - Improved streams to be part of inland waterway system
Section 12:6-10 - Contracts by board for improvement of streams
Section 12:6-11 - Federal aid for improvement of tributaries
Section 12:6-12 - Maintenance of tributaries improved with federal aid
Section 12:6-13 - Permit from board; conditions
Section 12:6-14 - Violations; penalty
Section 12:6-15 - Revocation of permit
Section 12:6-16 - Supervision of work by board
Section 12:6-20 - Severability clause
Section 12:6A-1 - Beach protection; powers
Section 12:6A-2 - Power to use facilities and services of other governmental agencies
Section 12:6A-3 - Dredging; erection of bulkheads
Section 12:6A-4 - Repair and reconstruction of certain bulkheads
Section 12:6B-7 - Rules, regulations.
Section 12:6B-8 - Limitations on administrative costs
Section 12:6B-9 - Reuse of dredged materials for certain purposes
Section 12:7-23.1 - Short title
Section 12:7-23.2 - Muffler requirement.
Section 12:7-23.3 - Sales regulated
Section 12:7-23.4 - Racing exemption
Section 12:7-23.5 - Violations, penalties
Section 12:7-23.6 - Fines to State
Section 12:7-34.36 - Short title
Section 12:7-34.38 - Numbering of vessels required; exemptions
Section 12:7-34.39 - Application for vessel number; certificate; display.
Section 12:7-34.40 - Rules, regulations concerning numbering system
Section 12:7-34.41 - Recording of vessel description, number
Section 12:7-34.44 - Misstatements in application for numbering
Section 12:7-34.44a - Documented vessel; certificate of registration
Section 12:7-34.45 - Change of address of owner; status of vessel
Section 12:7-34.46 - Accidents involving vessels.
Section 12:7-34.47a - Tax exemption certificate, necessity
Section 12:7-34.47b - Documented power vessel based within state
Section 12:7-34.47c - Application procedure for exemption certificate
Section 12:7-34.47d - Fee for certificate
Section 12:7-34.47e - Director authorized to utilize machine records facilities
Section 12:7-34.47f - Governmental fee exception
Section 12:7-34.47g - Charitable organization fee exception
Section 12:7-34.47i - Taxation of power vessels being held for sale
Section 12:7-34.47j - Rules, regulations
Section 12:7-34.47k - Duration of previously issued certificates of number
Section 12:7-34.47l - Effective date; applicability; construction
Section 12:7-34.48a - Fees; deposit; appropriation
Section 12:7-34.49 - Boat Regulation Commission established.
Section 12:7-34.50 - Rules and regulations; effective date of changes
Section 12:7-34.53 - Construction of chapter 7 of title 12; special rules, regulations
Section 12:7-44 - Additional powers of department
Section 12:7-45 - Speed of power vessels
Section 12:7-46 - Penalties for operating vessel under the influence.
Section 12:7-47 - Reckless operation of vessel; penalties, fines
Section 12:7-47.1 - Child under 12 required to wear personal flotation device on vessel underway
Section 12:7-47.2 - Rules, regulations
Section 12:7-48 - Mooring, grounding or abandoning hulk or derelict on State lands
Section 12:7-49 - Dredges having in tow excessive lines of pontoons or other equipment
Section 12:7-50 - Appointment of harbor masters
Section 12:7-51 - General penalties
Section 12:7-55 - Implied consent.
Section 12:7-56 - Methods, techniques.
Section 12:7-57 - Refusal to submit to chemical test; revocation of privileges, fines.
Section 12:7-58 - Work release program
Section 12:7-59 - Written notice of penalties
Section 12:7-60 - Approved boat safety courses.
Section 12:7-61.1 - Schedule for completion of mandatory boat safety course.
Section 12:7-61.2 - Written test in lieu of boat safety course for experienced boaters.
Section 12:7-62 - "Personal watercraft" defined
Section 12:7-63 - Restrictions on operation of personal watercraft.
Section 12:7-64 - Requirements for operator of personal watercraft
Section 12:7-65 - Floatation device required
Section 12:7-66 - Rules, regulations
Section 12:7-67 - Adoption, enforcement of ordinances, resolutions
Section 12:7-68 - Operator permitted to tow water skier
Section 12:7-69 - Violations; fines, penalties.
Section 12:7-70 - Findings, declarations relative to boating
Section 12:7-71 - Definitions.
Section 12:7-72 - Issuance of license to operate power vessel; requirements.
Section 12:7-73 - Fees for certain licenses, deposit of revenues; digitized pictures.
Section 12:7-74 - Unlawful use, loan of operator's license; fine
Section 12:7-74.1 - Personal watercraft owner's liabilities
Section 12:7-75 - Alteration of motor number, filing of statement
Section 12:7-76 - Careless operation of vessel
Section 12:7-77 - Floatation devices required
Section 12:7-78 - Discard of debris; fine
Section 12:7-79 - Stop, lay to by order of officer
Section 12:7-80 - Summons; arrest
Section 12:7-81 - Jurisdiction of courts
Section 12:7-82 - Revocation, suspension of privilege to operate power vessel; conditions.
Section 12:7-83 - Violations, penalties
Section 12:7-84 - Payment of fines
Section 12:7-85 - Rules, regulations
Section 12:7-87 - Warning sign required at pontoon boat rental businesses.
Section 12:7A-2 - Policy declaration
Section 12:7A-4 - All sales subject to law
Section 12:7A-5 - Application for certificates of ownership
Section 12:7A-6 - Renewals, exemptions
Section 12:7A-7 - Possession, exhibit of certificate of ownership
Section 12:7A-8 - Manufacturer's number
Section 12:7A-10 - Assignment of certificate of ownership
Section 12:7A-11 - Termination of security interest
Section 12:7A-12 - Issuance of certificate of ownership
Section 12:7A-13 - Duplicate certificate
Section 12:7A-14 - File of certificates
Section 12:7A-15 - Notation of security interest
Section 12:7A-16 - Seizure of vessels
Section 12:7A-17 - Failure to produce evidence of ownership
Section 12:7A-18 - Correction of defects; recording of foreign papers
Section 12:7A-19 - Title papers required
Section 12:7A-21 - Dealers' possession of ownership documents
Section 12:7A-22 - Forms; seizure
Section 12:7A-23 - Surrender of certificate
Section 12:7A-24 - Issuing agents.
Section 12:7A-25 - Injunctive relief; penalties
Section 12:7A-26 - Boat Certification Fund
Section 12:7A-27 - Severability
Section 12:7A-28 - Rules, regulations
Section 12:7A-29 - Transfer of Boat Act powers
Section 12:7B-1 - Craft required to carry and display lights
Section 12:7B-2 - Penalty; enforcement
Section 12:7C-1 - Flat-bottomed boat, barge, scow or raft; abandonment; misdemeanor
Section 12:7C-2 - Forfeiture; notice; sale
Section 12:7C-4 - Vessels on State lands
Section 12:7C-5 - Barge docked on bank of river; bond by owner; grounds for forfeiture
Section 12:7C-6 - Cancellation of bond upon removal of barge
Section 12:7C-7 - "Short title" amended.
Section 12:7C-8 - Definitions.
Section 12:7C-9 - Abandonment of vessel, removal, impoundment; incident report; penalty.
Section 12:7C-9.1 - Ordinance requiring registration of vessel by municipality, harbor commission.
Section 12:7C-10 - Presumption that vessel is abandoned, acquisition of title, reclamation.
Section 12:7C-11 - Notification of owner, lienholder.
Section 12:7C-12 - Notice of intent to acquire title; publication; contents.
Section 12:7C-13 - Application for title.
Section 12:7C-14 - Issuance of title to vessel.
Section 12:7C-15 - Costs of receiving title.
Section 12:7C-16 - Removal of vessel, costs; violations, penalties.
Section 12:7C-17 - Report of destruction, disposal of vessel.
Section 12:7C-18 - Acquisition of title by commission.
Section 12:7C-19 - Violations; penalties.
Section 12:7C-20 - Rules, regulations.
Section 12:7D-1 - Vessel, defined
Section 12:7E-1 - Powers of marine patrolmen
Section 12:8-1.1 - Findings, declarations relative to pilotage.
Section 12:8-1.2 - Definitions relative to pilotage.
Section 12:8-1.3 - References deemed changed to NJ Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission.
Section 12:8-2 - Rules, orders, regulations.
Section 12:8-3 - Interest in pilotage business prohibited.
Section 12:8-4 - Compensation of commissioners; fees, certain, for expenses of commission.
Section 12:8-5 - Annual report to Legislature, Governor, State Treasurer.
Section 12:8-6 - Authority to administer oaths; subpoena power.
Section 12:8-7 - Order, judgment considered final agency action; judicial review.
Section 12:8-8 - Employment of maritime pilots; rotation system.
Section 12:8-9 - Licensing of maritime, docking pilots.
Section 12:8-9.1 - Pilotage requirements not extended.
Section 12:8-11 - Apprentices, term of service, license as deputy maritime pilot after examination.
Section 12:8-12 - Licensing as Sandy Hook Pilot, requirements.
Section 12:8-13 - Acting as maritime, docking pilot during emergency.
Section 12:8-14 - Examination for deputy maritime pilot license; eligibility.
Section 12:8-15 - Certificate of appointment as a maritime pilot.
Section 12:8-16 - Oath taken by maritime pilot.
Section 12:8-17.1 - Access to certain records of pilots.
Section 12:8-18 - New licenses; forfeiture.
Section 12:8-19 - Revocation, suspension of license; grounds.
Section 12:8-20 - Surrender of license.
Section 12:8-24.1 - Fees for maritime pilotage, use of pilotage rates.
Section 12:8-31 - Pay of maritime pilot carried to sea.
Section 12:8-35 - Vessels required to take maritime pilot; exceptions.
Section 12:8-35.1 - Rights of owner, operator, master of vessel.
Section 12:8-36 - Licensed pilots not required for New Jersey coasting vessels
Section 12:8-37 - Pilotage to be taxed or certified when amount disputed
Section 12:8-38 - Liability for pilotage; where payable
Section 12:8-39 - Master to give pilot draft of vessel; penalty, proceeding, judicial review.
Section 12:8-40 - Maritime pilots to account for fees.
Section 12:8-44 - Production of identity badge, card, documents.
Section 12:8-47 - Piloting without license, fourth degree crime; fine.
Section 12:8-48 - Disposition of penalties
Section 12:8-49 - Qualification of docking pilot without apprenticeship; requirements.
Section 12:8-50 - Documentation for consideration as docking pilot apprentice.
Section 12:8-51 - Additional requirements for qualification as docking pilot.
Section 12:8-52 - Registration of docking pilots; fee.
Section 12:8-53 - Authority of docking pilots.
Section 12:9-2 - Jurisdiction and powers
Section 12:9-3 - Adjusting differences with respect to position of coastwise vessels; fees
Section 12:9-4 - Supervising cleaning of wharves and docks; removal of nuisances
Section 12:9-6 - Restrictions on anchoring vessels in certain waters
Section 12:9-7 - Violations; penalty
Section 12:9-8 - Annual report of fees
Section 12:9-9 - Copy of laws to captain, owner or consignee of vessel
Section 12:9-12 - Jurisdiction and powers
Section 12:9-13 - Violations; penalty
Section 12:10-2 - Record of acts and proceedings; inspection
Section 12:10-3 - Administering oaths; examination of witnesses; perjury
Section 12:10-4 - Office; performance of duties
Section 12:10-6 - Examination of cargo of vessel; liability for damage to cargo
Section 12:10-7 - Examination of wrecked or damaged vessels; assistants; fees
Section 12:10-8 - Examination of damaged goods discharged by vessels
Section 12:10-9 - Certificates of record by warden; as evidence
Section 12:10-10 - Notice of examinations and surveys
Section 12:10-12 - Certificates of cause of damage and amount of sales
Section 12:10-13 - Fees of port warden
Section 12:10-14 - Violations; misdemeanor; additional penalty
Section 12:10-15 - Action to restrain violations
Section 12:11A-1 - Legislative findings
Section 12:11A-2 - Short title
Section 12:11A-3 - Definitions
Section 12:11A-4 - Creation and boundaries of district
Section 12:11A-5 - "South Jersey Port Corporation," membership, compensation, vacancies.
Section 12:11A-6 - Powers of corporation
Section 12:11A-8 - Marine terminals
Section 12:11A-9 - Lease agreements with private marine terminals
Section 12:11A-10 - Municipal marine terminals; use by corporation
Section 12:11A-11 - Issuance of negotiable bonds or notes; interest; terms
Section 12:11A-12 - Payment of bonds and notes
Section 12:11A-13 - Reserve fund; deposits; investments
Section 12:11A-14 - Maximum debt service reserve; maintenance; valuation of investments
Section 12:11A-15 - Additional reserve funds
Section 12:11A-16 - Bonds or notes not debt or liability of state
Section 12:11A-17 - Agreement by state not to limit or restrict rights vested in corporation
Section 12:11A-18 - Bonds of corporation as legal investments
Section 12:11A-19 - Rents, tolls and fees for use of marine terminal; collection; contracts
Section 12:11A-20 - Exemption from taxation; tax payment; tax reserve fund; property tax reserve
Section 12:11A-21 - Lease agreement with private marine terminal operator; maintenance and repair
Section 12:11A-23 - Powers deemed additional
Section 12:11A-25 - Reimbursement of State for sums paid in discharge of obligations
Section 12:11A-26 - Liberal construction
Section 12:11A-27 - Partial invalidity
Section 12:11A-28 - Transfer of rights, property and facilities of commission to corporation
Section 12:11A-29 - Inconsistent laws
Section 12:13-1 - State, counties and municipalities authorized to apply for establishment of zones
Section 12:13-2 - Liberal construction
Section 12:13-3 - Organization authorized
Section 12:13-4 - Compliance with corporation laws