New Jersey Statutes 5:8-57. Control and supervision over all games; violations, penalties
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 5:8-57
- 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
In addition to or in lieu of revoking or suspending or refusing to renew any license or registration certificate issued by it or any municipality, the control commission may, after providing a licensee the opportunity to be heard:
a. issue a letter of warning, reprimand or censure with regard to any action, conduct or practice which, in the judgment of the control commission upon consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances, does not warrant the initiation of formal action;
b. assess civil penalties in accordance with the provisions of section 15 of P.L.1994, c.63 (C. 5:8-57.2);
c. order any person found to have violated any provision of a law, rule or regulation administered by the control commission to desist from future violations thereof or to take such affirmative corrective action as may be necessary with regard to any action found to be unlawful by the control commission;
d. order any person found to have violated any provision of a law, rule or regulation administered by the control commission to restore to any person aggrieved by an unlawful act or practice, any monies or property, real or personal, acquired by means of such action or practice, except that the control commission shall not order restoration of a dollar amount greater than those monies received by a licensee or the agent of a licensee or any other person violating the law, rule or regulation administered by the control commission; and
e. order any person, as a condition for continued, reinstated or renewed licensure, to secure medical or other professional treatment as may be necessary to properly discharge licensee functions.
L.1954,c.5,s.8; amended 1955,c.161,s.4; 1994,c.63,s.13.