{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-5-12-117","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 5:12-117","heading":"Employment without license or registration; penalty.","body":"117. Employment Without License or Registration; Penalty. a. Any person who, without obtaining the requisite license or registration as provided in this act, works or is employed in a position whose duties would require licensing or registration under the provisions of this act is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and subject to the penalties therefor, except that the amount of a fine may be up to $20,000, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, the amount of a fine may be up to $100,000.\nb.\tAny person who employs or continues to employ an individual not duly licensed or registered under the provisions of this act in a position whose duties require a license or registration under the provisions of this act is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and subject to the penalties therefor, except that the amount of a fine may be up to $20,000, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, the amount of a fine may be up to $100,000.\nc.\t(Deleted by amendment, P.L.1991, c.182).\nd.\tAny person violating the provisions of subsection 101e. of this act shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree, and shall be subject to the penalties therefor, except that the amount of a fine may be up to $50,000. Any licensee permitting or allowing such a violation shall also be punishable under this subsection, in addition to any other sanctions the commission may impose.\nL.1977, c.110, s.117; amended 1981, c.503, s.19; 1987, c.410, s.10; 1991, c.182, s.49; 2011, c.19, s.128.","path":["TITLE 5 AMUSEMENTS, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND MEETINGS"],"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":"b9300f404fd54cd69f7512dbb19533f312fafb49c81c510904d06dabfcb08da5","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-5-12-116","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-5-12-117.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}