New Jersey Statutes 55:14K-38. Violations; penalty
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Attorney's Note
Under the New Jersey Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
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| crime of the third degree | between 3 and 5 years | up to $15,000 |
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 55:14K-38
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- 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 who attempts to or obtains an eligible loan hereunder or occupancy or continued occupancy of a dwelling unit financed by an eligible loan by false or misleading information or who violates this act or who by fraud attempts to obtain moneys from the agency or its approval for the payment of moneys or fraudulently attempts to or prevents the collection of any moneys due to the agency is, for each offense, guilty of a crime of the third degree.
L.1983, c. 530, s. 38, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.