5:12-117 Employment without license or registration; penalty.
117. Employment Without License or Registration; Penalty. a. Any person who, without obtaining the requisite license or registration as provided in this act, works or is employed in a position whose duties would require licensing or registration under the provisions of this act is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and subject to the penalties therefor, except that the amount of a fine may be up to $20,000, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, the amount of a fine may be up to $100,000.
b.Any person who employs or continues to employ an individual not duly licensed or registered under the provisions of this act in a position whose duties require a license or registration under the provisions of this act is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and subject to the penalties therefor, except that the amount of a fine may be up to $20,000, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, the amount of a fine may be up to $100,000.
c.(Deleted by amendment, P.L.1991, c.182).
d.Any person violating the provisions of subsection 101e. of this act shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree, and shall be subject to the penalties therefor, except that the amount of a fine may be up to $50,000. Any licensee permitting or allowing such a violation shall also be punishable under this subsection, in addition to any other sanctions the commission may impose.
L.1977, c.110, s.117; amended 1981, c.503, s.19; 1987, c.410, s.10; 1991, c.182, s.49; 2011, c.19, s.128.
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