{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-51-1-131","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 51:1-131","heading":"Penalties for violations of Act","body":"Any person violating any of the provisions of this act, shall, upon being found guilty of a first offense, pay a fine of not less than $50.00, nor more than $100.00, and shall, upon being found guilty of a second offense pay a fine  of not less than $100.00 nor more than $250.00, and shall, upon being found  guilty of any subsequent offense pay a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more  than $500.00;  provided, however, that any person unable to pay a fine imposed  under the provisions of this act shall be committed to jail for a period of not  less than 10 days nor more than 90 days.\nAmended by L.1938, c. 182, p. 398, s. 19;  L.1969, c. 251, s. 26, eff. Jan. 7,  1970.","path":["TITLE 51 STANDARDS, WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND CONTAINERS"],"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":"38f9e6d4e5d60fb223cfc87deaab993e6e48d5b1db65e80785b0898878ddafe5","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-51-1-130","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-51-1-132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}