{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-3-71","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:3-71","heading":"Penalty need not be specific amount","body":"The penalty for the violation of a provision of a health ordinance or code need not be for a specific amount, but the local board may provide that the penalty shall not be less than one given sum nor greater than another given sum.  The amount of the penalty between the maximum and minimum inclusive shall  be left to the discretion of the court.\nAmended by L.1953, c. 26, p. 470, s. 20.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"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":"a1e68d68268c97066d16eb2c600624813bbf7bb085119da488a763adf335af6e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-3-70.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-3-72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}