Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:16Y-4

  • 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
4. a. A person who violates the provisions of this act shall be liable to a penalty of $1,000 for each violation. The penalty shall be collected by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance in accordance with the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.). The penalty provided by this section shall be in addition to any other penalty provided under applicable law.

b. In addition to the penalties of subsection a. of this section, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance shall order any person in violation of this act to cease their unlawful practices.

L.2007, c.51, s.4.