New Jersey Revised Statutes § 52:16-11 - Penalty For Refusal To Issue Commissions Or For Taking Illegal Fees

52:16-11. Penalty for refusal to issue commissions or for taking illegal fees
Whenever the secretary of state shall:

a. Neglect or refuse to issue a commission to any person elected or appointed to an office within the state; or

b. Take fees for any commission where by law he is not entitled to fees; or

c. Where he is entitled to fees, take more than by law he is entitled to take--

He shall for every such offense forfeit the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, to be recovered, with costs, by any person suing for the same; one-half to go to the prosecutor and the other half to the state treasurer for the use of the state.


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