{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-3-79.20","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 39:3-79.20","heading":"Interference with act deemed violation; penalties.","body":"11.  It shall be a violation of this act to interfere with or attempt to interfere with the duties, obligations, rights or remedies of a motor carrier or its driver, an intermodal equipment provider, or an SMC inspector as provided in this act. If, after a person has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the \"Administrative Procedure Act,\" P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the department determines that the  person has violated this section, that person shall be subject to a civil administrative penalty to be imposed by the department not to exceed $1,000 for the first violation and not more than $5,000 for each subsequent violation.  A civil administrative penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection may be recovered by a summary proceeding pursuant to the \"Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,\" P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).\nL.2005,c.234,s.11; per s.13, act effective on September 1, 2006 and to expire on certain federal actions.","path":["TITLE 39 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATION"],"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":"44a6d0a0485b507faa649bac32e8f37e7c09896bf852e2e45615c5f0997ea150","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-3-79.19","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-39-3-79.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}