Attorney's Note

Under the New Jersey Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
crime of the fourth degreeup to 18 monthsup to $10,000
For details, see N.J. Rev. Stat.2C:43-6

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:34-18

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
13. Any person knowingly authorizing, consenting to, making or procuring to be made any purchase, contract or agreement in violation of any of the provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C. 52:34-6 et seq.) or knowingly making or procuring to be made payment of State funds for or on account of any purchase, contract or agreement known to him to have been made or entered into in violation of any of the provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C. 52:34-6 et seq.) shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.

L.1954,c.48,s.13; amended 1999, c.440, s.103.