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Legal Research Home > New Jersey Lawyer > Civil Rights > New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 10:1-11. Exclusion from, denial of, or aid or incitement of another to deny public employment or employment in defense industry.

    Any employer or person who

     (1) Excludes a citizen by reason of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex, from any public employment, or employment in any capacity, in industries engaged on defense contracts, or

     (2) Denies, or aids or incites another to deny, to any person, because of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex, public employment or employment in any capacity, in industries engaged on defense contracts,

     shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00, nor more than $500.00, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months or both.

     L.1942, c. 114, p. 387, s. 2. Amended by L.1945, c. 174, p. 604, s. 3; L.1970, c. 80, s. 6, eff. June 2, 1970.

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New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 10:1-11. Exclusion from, denial of, or aid or incitement of another to deny public employment or employment in defense industry.