New Jersey Statutes 56:12-101. Violations, penalties
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:12-101
- 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
3. a. A person who violates P.L.2019, c.188 (C. 56:12-99 et seq.) shall be liable to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each offense.
b. A penalty imposed pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.) or in any case before a court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive relief has been requested. The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.) in connection with P.L.2019, c.188 (C. 56:12-99 et seq.). If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which the violation continues shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense.
L.2019, c.188, s.3.