Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:19A-8

  • 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
8. a. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by this act or any other law, an owner or operator of a licensed security officer company or a company maintaining a proprietary or in-house security function who employs a security officer in violation of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for the first offense and not more than $20,000 for a second or subsequent offense. For the purposes of this subsection, each violation shall constitute a separate offense.

b. (1) In addition to any other penalties prescribed by this act or any other law, a person who permits himself to be employed as or performs the functions and activities of a security officer while in violation of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a first offense and not more than $2,500 for a second or subsequent offense. For the purposes of this subsection, each violation shall constitute a separate offense.

(2) In addition to any other penalties prescribed by this act or any other law, a certified security officer instructor who fails to comply with rules and regulations governing the functions of a certified security officer instructor shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a first offense and not more than $2,500 for a second or subsequent offense. For the purposes of this subsection, each violation shall constitute a separate offense.

c. A penalty imposed under subsection a. or b. of this section shall be recovered in a civil action pursuant to “The Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.).

L.2004, c.134, s.8; amended 2015, c.295, s.3.