§ 2A:42-148 — Violations, penalties.

5. Any person who knowingly violates section 4 of this act by revealing to the public an emergency period nonpayment court record, by considering an emergency period nonpayment court record in the evaluation of a prospective tenant, or by failing to remove emergency period nonpayment eviction records restricted from public access, shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, be liable for a penalty of not less than $1,000 for the first offense, and not less than $5,000 for the second and each subsequent offense, plus reasonable attorney fees. This penalty shall be exclusive of, and in addition to, any moneys or property ordered to be paid or restored to any person whose information has been wrongly considered or distributed. A penalty imposed pursuant to this section shall be enforceable by the Attorney General in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). L.2021, c.189, s.5.