2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 45 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 19A
Section 45:19A-8 - Additional penalties.
Section: 45:19A-8: Additional penalties.
8. a. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by this act or any other law, an owner or operator of a licensed security officer company who employs a security officer in violation of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for the first offense and not more than $20,000 for a second or subsequent offense. For the purposes of this subsection, each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
b. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by this act or any other law, a person who permits himself to be employed as or performs the functions and activities of a security officer while in violation of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for a first offense and not more than $2,500 for a second or subsequent offense. For the purposes of this subsection, each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
c. A penalty imposed under subsection a. or b. of this section shall be recovered in a civil action pursuant to "The Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
L.2004,c.134,s.8.