{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-4-22","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 12:4-22","heading":"Penalties;  liability for damages","body":"Any person violating section 12:4-21 of this title shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars for each offense and also to any damages sustained by  the person injured thereby.  For every twenty-four hours a vessel shall lie at  anchor in said channel, an additional penalty of twenty dollars may be recovered.  One-half of the penalty shall go to any person who shall sue for the same and the other half to the county treasury.","path":["TITLE 12 COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"0a7845594f62fcb1aa95a8d4543f447623ba0f929a0ec1337ad843a9e0b2888b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-4-21","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-12-5-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}