New Jersey § 19:44a-21
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 19:44a-21, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19:44a-21.
a. Any person who purposely and with intent to conceal or misrepresent contributions given or received or expenditures
made or incurred to aid or promote the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate
for public office or party position, or to aid or promote the passage or defeat of
a public question in any election, or to aid the dissemination of political information
in connection with any election makes or accepts any contribution or makes or incurs
any expenditure in violation of section 7, 11 or 20 of this act 1 is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree . b. Any person who purposely files or prepares or assists in the preparation for filing or purposely acquiesces in the preparation or filing of any report required under this act which the person knows is false, inaccurate or incomplete in any material particular; or who purposely fails or refuses to file any such report when required to do so pursuant to the provisions
of this act; or who purposely supplies any information which he knows to be false, inaccurate or incomplete to
any person preparing or assisting in the preparation of any such report, with the
knowledge that such information is intended for the purposes of such report, is guilty
of a crime of the fourth degree . c. The nomination for or election to any office of any candidate who is guilty of
any violation within the description of subsection a. or b. of this section shall
be void, and the office shall be filled as required by law in the case of a vacancy;
provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed in derogation
of the constitutional authority of either House of the Legislature to be the judge
of the election and qualification of its own members. d. Any individual, partnership, membership organization or other association who or
which, directly or through an agent, purposely makes a loan or advance of money or
other thing of value in violation of section 11 or section 20 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C. 19:44A-11 or C. 19:44A-20 ) is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. e. Any individual, partnership, membership organization or other association who or
which purposely makes a contribution as a result of having been induced to do so through
the receipt, promise or offer of a loan or advance of money or other thing of value,
the making of which loan or advance would constitute a violation of section 11 or
section 20 of P.L.1973, c. 83 ( C. 19:44A-11 or C. 19:44A-20 ), is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. 1
N.J.S.A. §§ 19:44A-7, 19:44A-11, or 19:44A-20.
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