New Jersey Statutes 4:12A-41. Jurisdiction; enforcement
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:12A-41
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
41. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of actions for penalties under this act and such penalties shall be collected and enforced in a summary manner pursuant to “the penalty enforcement law” (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). If judgment be rendered for the plaintiff and the defendant fails forthwith to pay the amount of the judgment and the costs and charges incident thereto, said defendant may be committed to the county jail for any period not exceeding one hundred days.
L.1941,c.274,s.41; amended 1953, c.5, s.36; 1991,c.91,s.171.