10:1-6. Penalty and punishment
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10:1-6. Penalty and punishment
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of sections 10:1-2 to 10:1-5 of this Title by denying to any citizen, except for reasons applicable alike to all citizens of every race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex and regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex, the full enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges in said sections enumerated, or by aiding or inciting such denial, or who shall aid or incite the violation of any of the said provisions shall, for each and every violation thereof, forfeit and pay the sum of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, to the State, to be recovered in a civil action, with costs, and shall also, for every such violation, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or both.
Amended by L.1945, c. 168, p. 587, s. 2; L.1953, c. 10, p. 91, s. 1; L.1970, c. 80, s. 2, eff. June 2, 1970.
10:1-7. Jurisdiction; costs and attorney's fees
10:1-7. The aggrieved party or parties in any action authorized by R.S.10:1-6 may institute said action in the name of the State of New Jersey in the Superior Court. If judgment is awarded in favor of the plaintiff in such action, the aggrieved party shall be paid out of the judgment so recovered, the costs incurred in prosecuting such action, according to a bill of costs to be taxed as hereinafter provided, and also an attorney's fee of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) to be determined and fixed as hereinafter provided.
The bill of costs shall be taxed by the clerk of the court as in other civil actions within the jurisdiction of the court. The amount of the attorney's fee shall be determined and fixed by an order of the court.
Amended 1953, c.10, s.2; 1991,c.91,s.216.
10:1-8. Jurors not disqualified for race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sex; penalty
No citizen possessing all other qualifications prescribed by law shall be disqualified for service as a grand or petit juror in any court on account of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex, and any officer or other person charged with any duty in the selection or summoning of jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon any citizen for the cause aforesaid shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not more than $5,000.00.
Amended by L.1945, c. 168, p. 588, s. 3; L.1970, c. 80, s. 3, eff. June 2, 1970.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of sections 10:1-2 to 10:1-5 of this Title by denying to any citizen, except for reasons applicable alike to all citizens of every race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex and regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex, the full enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges in said sections enumerated, or by aiding or inciting such denial, or who shall aid or incite the violation of any of the said provisions shall, for each and every violation thereof, forfeit and pay the sum of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, to the State, to be recovered in a civil action, with costs, and shall also, for every such violation, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or both.
Amended by L.1945, c. 168, p. 587, s. 2; L.1953, c. 10, p. 91, s. 1; L.1970, c. 80, s. 2, eff. June 2, 1970.
10:1-7. Jurisdiction; costs and attorney's fees
10:1-7. The aggrieved party or parties in any action authorized by R.S.10:1-6 may institute said action in the name of the State of New Jersey in the Superior Court. If judgment is awarded in favor of the plaintiff in such action, the aggrieved party shall be paid out of the judgment so recovered, the costs incurred in prosecuting such action, according to a bill of costs to be taxed as hereinafter provided, and also an attorney's fee of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) to be determined and fixed as hereinafter provided.
The bill of costs shall be taxed by the clerk of the court as in other civil actions within the jurisdiction of the court. The amount of the attorney's fee shall be determined and fixed by an order of the court.
Amended 1953, c.10, s.2; 1991,c.91,s.216.
10:1-8. Jurors not disqualified for race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sex; penalty
No citizen possessing all other qualifications prescribed by law shall be disqualified for service as a grand or petit juror in any court on account of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex, and any officer or other person charged with any duty in the selection or summoning of jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon any citizen for the cause aforesaid shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not more than $5,000.00.
Amended by L.1945, c. 168, p. 588, s. 3; L.1970, c. 80, s. 3, eff. June 2, 1970.