Rutgers Law

New Jersey Statutes, Title: 34, LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION

    Chapter 15b:

      Section: 34:15b-45: Violations, unlawful practice; civil penalty.

          6. a. It shall be unlawful for a person to manufacture, distribute, sell, or use a fabricated sign in violation of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44).

b. In addition to any other penalties provided by law :

(1) a person who manufactures, distributes, sells, or uses a fabricated sign in violation of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44) shall be subject to a civil penalty of 25 percent of the value of the contract for the sign, but not less than $5,000 for a first offense and not less than $10,000 for any subsequent 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 paragraph;

(2) a person who manufactures, distributes, sells, or uses a fabricated sign erected or maintained pursuant to P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.) in violation of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.), including revocation of a license or permit pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-13) and removal of a sign pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-15).

(3) a person who manufactures a fabricated sign erected or maintained pursuant to P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.) in violation of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44) shall be liable for the cost to make all necessary adjustments or corrections to ensure the sign is not in violation of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44) to any party who incurs that cost.

L.2019, c.84, s.6.

This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2019-05-24 13:38:07.

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