New Jersey Statutes 56:8-203. Violations; penalties, unlawful practice
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- 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.
3. An operator in violation of section 2 of this act shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a first offense, to 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.). The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section.
A second violation of section 2 of this act is an unlawful practice under P.L.1960, c.39 (C. 56:8-1 et seq.), and for the purposes of this section shall be considered a first offense under P.L.1960, c.39 (C. 56:8-1 et seq.).
A third or subsequent violation of section 2 of this act is an unlawful practice under P.L.1960, c.39 (C. 56:8-1 et seq.), and for the purposes of this section shall be considered a subsequent offense under P.L.1960, c.39 (C. 56:8-1 et seq.).
An action to recover a penalty under this act may not be maintained as a class action.
L.2015, c.267, s.3.