New Jersey § 17:12b-178
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 17:12b-178, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17:12b-178.
If it shall appear to the commissioner that a State association or an out-of-State association has violated any law of this State or of its home state , or any of its by-laws, or is conducting its business in an unsafe or unauthorized
manner, he may order it in writing to discontinue its illegal or unsafe practices. Such order shall be sent to the State association's president, who shall present
it to the board at its next regular meeting, or at a special meeting, if he deems
it advisable, or if the commissioner so directs. The board's action thereon shall be promptly communicated by the president to the
commissioner. A State association or out-of-State association which fails or refuses to comply with an order of the commissioner issued pursuant
to this section within the time limited in such order, shall be liable to a penalty
of $500.00 to be recovered with costs by the State in any court of competent jurisdiction
in a civil action prosecuted by the Attorney General.
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