Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:12-40.2

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Any violation of this act by any railroad company shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). In the event that any such violation continues for more than one day, each day during which the violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense. Any officer or agent of any such railroad company or any other person who shall knowingly authorize or allow any train operation over or upon any such runaround or temporary tracks except for the purpose of inspection or testing thereof, without the said cautionary boards having been previously installed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and also by imprisonment not to exceed three years, or either, or both.

L.1952, c. 213, p. 744, s. 2, eff. May 17, 1952.

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