{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-53-3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:53-3","heading":"Political committees and candidates forbidden to pay fees; penalty","body":"No political committee or committee of any political party, and no person who has received or accepted a nomination for a political office, shall pay or promise to pay any money to or on behalf of a person for fees for the declaration or application for naturalization, for services as attorney or counsel or otherwise assisting or enabling a person to make the declaration or application.\nAny person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall, upon  conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than  $1,000.\nL.1951 (1st SS), c.344.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"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":"f69405063acbc0f6606d6cc3df8e7db44dafeb76d47d81b4ae230c9e6457f53c","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-53-2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-53-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}