New Jersey Statutes 26:6-8.4. Penalty for violation
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:6-8.4
- 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.
- 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
a. A person who violates the provisions of this act is subject to a penalty of up to $1,000.00 for each offense. These penalties shall be recovered in a civil action in the name of the Department of Health in a court of competent jurisdiction. The action may be brought in a summary manner pursuant to “the penalty enforcement law,” N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.
b. Any person who in good faith complies with the provisions of this act shall be free from any civil or criminal liability for so acting, provided the skill and care exercised are that ordinarily required and exercised by others in the profession.
L. 1988, c. 125, s. 3.