{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-51-4-38","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 51:4-38","heading":"Violations; penalties; collection and enforcement; process.","body":"16.\tAny person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this act for which specific penalty or punishment is not otherwise provided, shall pay a penalty of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00 for the first offense, not less than $100.00 nor more than $250.00 for the second offense, and not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00 for each subsequent offense.\nThe Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the collection and enforcement of a penalty imposed because of the violation, within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, of any provision of this act. The penalty shall be collected and enforced in a summary proceeding pursuant to the \"Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,\" P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Process shall be either in the nature of a summons or warrant and shall issue in the name of the State, upon the complaint of the superintendent or any other weights and measures official.\nL.1968, c.222, s.16; amended 1991, c.91, s.481; 2013, c.234, s.7.","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":"05c27d4f07058fd51a348cbb66e4397c722589a9f414ed7b8f9a5f2bb77adc5b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-51-4-37","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-51-5-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}