{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-8-55","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:8-55","heading":"Submitting false certificate; penalty.","body":"Any person knowingly submitting a certificate pursuant to this article containing incorrect particulars relating to any birth, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership or death shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $500, which shall be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding in the name of the department.\nAmended 2003, c.246, s.22; 2006, c.103, s.54.","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":"d36934e6ec562751710b9c59a334504eecf781849fc06f26f0d37de0b70dadbe","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-8-54","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-8-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}