New Jersey Statutes 34:5A-41. Violations, penalties
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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 34:5A-41
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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
10. Any person who knowingly hinders or delays the Commissioners of Labor and Workforce Development or Health or the authorized representative thereof, in the performance of the duty to enforce P.L.1984, c.173 (C. 34:5A-32 et seq.), or knowingly submits false or misleading information on any license or permit application required by P.L.1984, c.173 (C. 34:5A-32 et seq.), or fails to obtain licenses or permits required by the provisions of P.L.1984, c.173 (C. 34:5A-32 et seq.), or refuses to make these licenses or permits accessible to either commissioner, or the authorized representative thereof, or otherwise violates any provision of P.L.1984, c.173 (C. 34:5A-32 et seq.) or any regulation adopted under P.L.1984, c.173 (C. 34:5A-32 et seq.), shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a crime of the third degree and, notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-3, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100,000 in addition to any other appropriate disposition authorized by subsection b. of N.J.S. 2C:43-2 The balance of a penalty imposed pursuant to this section in excess of $25,000 shall be allocated to the department that was the subject of the violation and used to fund asbestos programs.
L.1984, c.173, s.10; amended 1994, c.21, s.11; 1997, c.325, s.5; 2012, c.17, s.405; 2022, c.140, s.2.