New Jersey § 18a:71b-2
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§ 18a:71b-2.
a. In the event that a student who is enrolled in or planning to enroll in an institution
of higher education in the State is considered by the Higher Education Student Assistance
Authority to be a dependent of his parent, and the student seeks to apply for any
student financial aid programs offered by the federal or State government, the student's
parent shall provide the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority with a completed
financial aid application. b. Each institution of higher education shall notify the executive director of the
Higher Education Student Assistance Authority of all students who report that their
parent has refused to provide information to complete a financial aid application
in accordance with subsection a. of this section. The executive director shall send written notification to those parents that failure
to submit a completed financial aid application on behalf of a dependent will result
in the assessment of a civil penalty pursuant to subsection c. of this section. c. Any person who willfully fails to disclose information required pursuant to subsection
a. of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 which
shall be collected in proceedings in accordance with the “Penalty Enforcement Law
of 1999,” P.L.1999, c. 274 ( C.2A:58-10 et seq. ). d. (1) Any civil penalty collected pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall
be conveyed to the authority to transfer to the student's account at the institution
of higher education at which the student is enrolled or is planning to enroll. (2) In the event that a student does not enroll, or is no longer enrolled, at an institution
of higher education at the time a civil penalty is collected pursuant to subsection
c. of this section, the civil penalty shall be made available to the authority for
the purposes of student assistance programs administered by the authority.
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