Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:9-42.43

  • 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
18. a. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this act or of any rule or regulation adopted hereunder shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each violation. The penalty shall be collected, and enforced in summary proceedings under the penalty enforcement law (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.).

b. A person who collects any amounts that were billed in violation of section 1 of P.L.1997, c.156 (C. 45:9-42.41a), is liable for, and shall refund on a timely basis to the person who was billed, any amounts so collected.

L.1975,c.166,s.18; amended 1997, c.156, s.3.