Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:29B-11

  • 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 person who violates a cease and desist order of the commissioner under section seven, after it has become final, and while such order is in effect, shall forfeit and pay to the State of New Jersey a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for each violation, which may be recovered in a civil action. In determining the amount of the penalty the question of whether the violation was willful shall be taken into consideration. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting a court in enforcing its own orders.

L.1947, c. 379, p. 1211, s. 11.