N.J. Stat. § 24:9-36: Plaintiff entitled to penalties

Any penalty recovered in an action brought under the provisions of this act shall be paid to the plaintiff therein. When the plaintiff is the State Department of Health, the penalty shall be paid by the department into the treasury of the State. When the plaintiff is a local board of health, the penalty shall be paid by the local board into the treasury of the municipality within which the local board has jurisdiction.

L.1951, c. 342, p. 1236, s. 16.