{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-3-72","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:3-72","heading":"Jurisdiction of proceedings to recover penalties;  process","body":"Every municipal court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings to enforce and collect any penalty imposed because of a violation of any provision of a health ordinance or code of a local board, if the violation occurs within the territorial jurisdiction of the court.  The proceedings shall be summary and in  accordance with the Penalty Enforcement Law (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.); process  shall issue at the suit of such local board and shall be either in the nature  of a summons or warrant.\nAmended by L.1953, c. 26, p. 470, s. 21.","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":"4152c0011581fc9ef872a989a42508ea3acba66aa36e8735e209eb0394ab1565","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-3-71","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-3-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}