New Jersey Statutes 13:18A-17. Conflict of interest of member, officer, employee or agent of commission; violations; action voidable; penalties
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:18A-17
- 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. No member, officer, employee, or agent of the commission shall take any official action on any matter in which he has a direct or indirect financial interest; provided, however, that the ownership of, or tenancy in, one’s own private residence shall not be considered a financial interest for the purposes of this section; and provided further, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed so as to prohibit any such member from participating in the preparation and approval of the comprehensive management plan;
b. Any commission action taken or approval granted in violation of this section is voidable;
c. Any person who shall willfully violate any provision of this section shall forfeit his office or employment and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not more than $7,500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 18 months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
L.1979, c. 111, s. 16, eff. June 28, 1979.