{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-24-17-3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 24:17-3","heading":"Payment of penalty equivalent to conviction","body":"Payment of a penalty for any alleged violation of this subtitle, either before or after the institution of proceedings for the collection thereof, shall be deemed equivalent to a conviction of the violation for which such penalty was claimed.","path":["TITLE 24 FOOD AND DRUGS"],"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":"002123dcfcddd8bd63a9859ecd7e747ae4f4548f747b06e79bb0ca93cc55f689","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-24-17-2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-24-17-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}