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2017 New Jersey Revised Statutes
TITLE 53 - STATE POLICE
Section 53:2-35 - Witnesses, other violations.

Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 53:2-35 (2017)
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53:2-35 Witnesses, other violations.

30. a. The failure of any witness, when duly subpoenaed to attend, give testimony, or produce other evidence in connection with any matter arising under the provisions of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.), whether or not at a hearing, shall be punishable by the Superior Court in New Jersey in the same manner as that failure is punishable by the court in a case therein pending.

b. Any person who, having been sworn or affirmed as a witness in any hearing pursuant to subsection a. of this section, shall willfully give false testimony or who shall willfully make or file any false or fraudulent report or statement required by P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.) to be made or filed under oath, shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.

c. Any person who violates or attempts or conspires to violate any other provision of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.) shall be punishable as may be provided by section 28 of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.53:2-33).

d. Any person who interferes with or impedes the orderly registration of longshoremen pursuant to P.L.2017, c.324 (C.32:23-229 et al.) or who conspires to or attempts to interfere with or impede such registration shall be punishable as may be provided by section 28 of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.53:2-33).

e. Any person who, directly or indirectly, inflicts or threatens to inflict any injury, damage, harm, or loss or in any other manner practices intimidation upon or against any person in order to induce or compel such person or any other person to refrain from registering pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.53:2-13) shall be punishable as may be provided by section 28 of P.L.2017, c.324 (C.53:2-33).

f. In any prosecution under this section, it shall be sufficient to prove only a single act, or a single holding out or attempt, prohibited by law, without having to prove a general course of conduct, in order to prove a violation.

L.2017, c.324, s.30.

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