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Statutes > New-jersey > Title-45 > Section-45-19a > 45-19a-845:19A-8 Additional penalties.
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 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.
b.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 not to exceed $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.
c.A 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.).
L.2004,c.134,s.8.
