New Jersey § 58:10a-37

§ 58:10a-37.

a. A person who purposely, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently provides false documents

or false information to the authority or to the department, or withholds documents

or information, in relation to an application for financial assistance from the fund

or in relation to documents or information that may be required as a condition of

receiving an award of financial assistance from the fund, shall be subject to a civil

penalty not to exceed $50,000. Any penalty incurred under this subsection may be recovered with costs in a summary

proceeding pursuant to “the penalty enforcement law,” N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq. in the Superior Court. b. (1) The authority may commence a civil action in Superior Court to recover any

financial assistance awarded to an applicant from the fund if financial assistance

was obtained, in whole or in part, as the result of providing false documents or false

information to the authority or to the department or by withholding documents or information

from the authority or the department. The action to recover money awarded by the authority may be combined with any action

to impose penalties provided for in subsection a. of this section. (2) The authority may commence a civil action in Superior Court to recover any financial

assistance awarded as a loan where the recipient of the loan has not made loan repayments

in accordance with the loan agreement, where any condition or provision of the loan

agreement has been violated by the loan recipient, or to enforce any lien filed pursuant

to the issuance of financial assistance. c. (1) A person who purposely or knowingly provides false documents or false information

to the authority or to the department, or withholds documents or information, in relation

to an application for financial assistance from the fund or in relation to documents

or information that may be required as a condition of receiving an award of financial

assistance from the fund, with the intent to alter the applicant's eligibility for

financial assistance from the fund, alter the priority of the applicant's application

to receive financial assistance from the fund, cause the applicant to receive a larger

grant award than the applicant would otherwise be eligible for, or obtain financial

assistance from the fund in excess of the eligible project costs, shall be guilty

of a crime of the third degree. (2) A person who recklessly provides false documents or false information to the authority

or to the department, or withholds documents or information, in relation to an application

for financial assistance from the fund or in relation to documents or information

that may be required as a condition of receiving an award of financial assistance

from the fund, which results in the alteration of the applicant's eligibility for

financial assistance from the fund, the alteration of the priority of the applicant's

application to receive financial assistance from the fund, which causes the applicant

to receive a larger grant award than the applicant would otherwise be eligible for,

or obtain financial assistance from the fund in excess of the eligible project costs,

shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.