New Jersey Statutes 2C:33-3.2. Fines for violation of N.J.S.2C:33-3
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:33-3.2
- 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
3. a. Any person who violates the provisions of N.J.S. 2C:33-3 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $2,000 or actual costs incurred by or resulting from the law enforcement and emergency services response to the false alarm, whichever is higher.
b. Any monies collected pursuant to this section shall be made payable to the municipality or other entity providing the law enforcement or emergency services response to the false alarm.
c. For the purposes of this section:
“Emergency services” includes, but is not limited to, paid or volunteer fire fighters, paramedics, members of an ambulance team, rescue squad or mobile intensive care unit.
“Person” excludes a juvenile as defined in section 3 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C. 2A:4A-22).
L.1999,c.195,s.3; amended 2002, c.26, s.17; 2021, c.342, s.4.