New Jersey Statutes 39:12-12. Violations; punishment
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:12-12
- magistrate: includes any judge, municipal magistrate or officer or other person having the powers of a committing magistrate. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
A person who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be subject, for a first offense, to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or imprisonment for a term of not less than ten days or more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the magistrate. For a subsequent violation, he shall be subject to a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment for a period of not less than thirty days or more than three months, or both, in the discretion of the magistrate.
L.1951, c. 216, p. 779, s. 12.