Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:10B-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
8. a. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this act shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $10,000 for the first offense, and not more than $20,000 for the second and subsequent offense, which penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.), except that immaterial errors in a notice required to be provided by a creditor pursuant to this act, shall not constitute a violation of this act.

b. If a creditor violates any provision of this act, an eligible borrower, an eligible foreclosed borrower, or the Attorney General may bring an action to enforce compliance by a summary proceeding pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.).

L.2008, c.86, s.8.