Allstars Auto Group, Inc. v. New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Independence Auto Sales, LLC v. New Jersey Motor…

Summary

The Court held that motor-vehicle dealers who requested hearings before their licenses were suspended were entitled to in-person hearings because their submissions presented colorable factual disputes or potentially mitigating circumstances. The Commission therefore acted unlawfully by imposing suspensions and fines without hearings, although it had statutory authority to impose fines for violations of its regulations without promulgating a separate fine schedule. The Appellate Division judgment was reversed and the matters were remanded.