Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:3-11.23

  • 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.
  • 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
14. Any person who violates any provision of this act, or the rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00 for the first offense and a penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $200.00 for a second offense occurring within one year at the same location. Persistent violators who commit a third or subsequent offense at any individual location within one year shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00 for each such offense. Every day upon which a violation occurs at the same individual location shall be considered a separate violation. Penalties set forth in this act shall be sued for by and in the name of the secretary and shall be recoverable with costs. The Superior Court and every municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this act. Any proceedings for a violation of this act may be brought in the municipality where the violator resides, has a place of business or principal office or where the act or omission or part thereof complained of occurred. The proceedings shall be summary in nature and in accordance with “the penalty enforcement law” (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.).

L.1965,c.94,s.14; amended 1972, c.39, s.2; 1991,c.91,s.155.

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