Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:12B-215

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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
  • 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 natural person who shall violate the prohibitions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 1 year, or a fine not exceeding $1,000.00, or both. He shall also be subject to a further fine equal to any moneys received by him within this State in violation of this section. The association which such individual represents shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of $5,000.00; such association shall be subject to a further fine equal to the amount of any moneys received by such association or by its agent in violation of this article.

L.1963, c. 144, s. 215.