4:11-47 - Fines; jurisdiction; process; arrest - New Jersey Statutes

4:11-47.  Fines;  jurisdiction;  process;  arrest
    Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, upon being found  guilty, shall pay a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more  than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, nor less than fifty dollars  ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the second offense,  and not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred  dollars ($200.00) for the third or subsequent offense;  if unable to forthwith  pay any fine the violator shall be committed to the county jail for a period  not exceeding ninety days. Any fine shall be recovered in the manner specified  in article 4 of chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Revised Statutes.  Jurisdiction of  all cases arising out of violations of the provisions of this act is hereby  conferred upon the municipal courts in the municipality in which such  violations are committed.  In any proceeding process shall be the same as that  provided for in said article, and any weights and measures officer shall have  the power to arrest any violator without warrant where there is a violation within his view and conduct him to a court having jurisdiction in the municipality where the arrest is made or the violation committed.

     L.1942, c. 248, p. 675, s. 13.  Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 36, s. 27.