§ 56:3-41 — Penalty; recovery; jurisdiction; procedure

56:3-41. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, for the first offense, be liable to a penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and for each subsequent offense to a penalty of two hundred dollars ($200.00), recoverable in a civil action before the Superior Court or municipal courts, which courts within their respective territorial jurisdictions, shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine actions brought under this article. An action for the recovery of a penalty under this article may be instituted by any person aggrieved or damnified by a violation of this article. The penalty, when recovered in the Superior Court shall be paid to the treasurer of the county, and, when recovered in a municipal court, shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality. Amended 1953,c.53,s.9; 1991,c.91,s.522.