New Jersey Statutes 26:3B-17. To whom penalty shall be paid
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:3B-17
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Any penalty recovered in an action brought under the provisions of this act shall be paid to the plaintiff therein. When the plaintiff is the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey or the director of health of the State of New Jersey, the penalty shall be paid by said department or director into the treasury of the State. When the plaintiff is a local board of health or board, body or officers exercising the functions of a local board of health, the penalty shall be paid by such plaintiff into the treasury of the municipality within which the plaintiff has jurisdiction.
L.1945, c. 192, p. 658, s. 17.