New Jersey Statutes 17:16G-8. Penalties; summary action; civil action
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:16G-8
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
If the commissioner has reason to believe that any person or licensee has engaged in or is engaging in any practice or transaction prohibited by P.L.1979, c.16 (C. 17:16G-1 et seq.), the commissioner may, in addition to any remedies available, bring a summary action in the name of and on behalf of the State against the person or licensee and any other person concerned or in any way participating in or about to participate in those practices or transactions, to enjoin the person or licensee from continuing those practices or engaging in or doing any act in furtherance of those practices or in violation of that act. In addition to any other remedies or penalties available for a violation of P.L.1979, c.16 (C. 17:16G-1 et seq.), any debtor injured by a violation of P.L.1979, c.16 (C. 17:16G-1 et seq.) may bring a civil action for recovery of damages.
L.1979,c.16,s.8; amended 1986, c.184, s.5; 2005, c.287, s.2.