New Jersey § 12:4-17 Recovery of penalties

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§ 12:4-17 — Recovery of penalties

New Jersey § 12:4-17

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 12:4-17 (2026).

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12:4-17. The Superior Court and every municipal court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine actions for the recovery of penalties under R.S.12:4-16. All such penalties shall be enforced and collected under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.), and the process shall be a warrant. A commitment for failure to pay a penalty shall be to the county jail for a period of not more than twenty days. All penalties recovered under this section shall be paid to the county treasurer for the use of the county. Amended 1953, c.12, s.8; 1991,c.91,s.218.

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12:4-17. The Superior Court and every municipal court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine actions for the recovery of penalties under R.S.12:4-16. All such penalties shall be enforced and collected under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.), and the process shall be a warrant. A commitment for failure to pay a penalty shall be to the county jail for a period of not more than twenty days. All penalties recovered under this section shall be paid to the county treasurer for the use of the county. Amended 1953, c.12, s.8; 1991,c.91,s.218.