New Jersey Statutes 4:9-35. Misdemeanor; penalties
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:9-35
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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, copartnership, association, or corporation who or which by himself or itself, or by his or its agents, servants, or employees, violates any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or in the case of an individual, or the members of a partnership, or the responsible officers of an association or corporation to undergo imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.
L.1944, c. 43, p. 98, s. 7.