{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-19a-8","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:19A-8","heading":"Additional penalties.","body":"8. a. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by this act or any other law, an owner or operator of a licensed security officer company or a company maintaining a proprietary or in-house security function who employs a security officer in violation of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for the first offense and not more than $20,000 for a second or subsequent offense. For the purposes of this subsection, each violation shall constitute a separate offense.\nb. (1) In addition to any other penalties prescribed by this act or any other law, a person who permits himself to be employed as or performs the functions and activities of a security officer while in violation of the provisions of this act shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a first offense and not more than $2,500 for a second or subsequent offense.  For the purposes of this subsection, each violation shall constitute a separate offense.\n(2)\tIn addition to any other penalties prescribed by this act or any other law, a certified security officer instructor who fails to comply with rules and regulations governing the functions of a certified security officer instructor shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a first offense and not more than $2,500 for a second or subsequent offense.  For the purposes of this subsection, each violation shall constitute a separate offense.\nc.\tA penalty imposed under subsection a. or b. of this section shall be recovered in a civil action pursuant to \"The Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,\" P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).\nL.2004, c.134, s.8; amended 2015, c.295, s.3.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"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":"d34d028ecf5812dac193bdc82c4df04ea0a717438dac060358e4ee3ccf42d44b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-19a-7","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-19a-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}