New Jersey Statutes 51:4-2. Violations; punishment
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:4-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
Any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, or any servant, agent or employee thereof, who shall violate section 51:4-1 of this Title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and for a first offense shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $1,000.00 and for each subsequent offense shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00, or imprisonment of not less than 60 days nor more than 1 year or both, or either, at the discretion of the court.
Amended by L.1969, c. 251, s. 27, eff. Jan. 7, 1970.