New Jersey Regulations § 19:25-25.8 Penalty for acceptance of an unlawful contributionVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

(a) A State, county, or municipal committee of a political party, legislative leadership committee, candidate committee, joint-candidates committee, or campaign or organizational treasurer thereof, who or which is determined by the Commission to have willfully and intentionally accepted a contribution in violation of N.J.A.C. 19:25-25.3 , shall be liable to a penalty for each such violation equal to the penalties set forth in N.J.S.A. 19:44A-22e.

(b) For the purposes of (a) above, the willful and intentional acceptance of a contribution by a State, county, or municipal committee of a political party, legislative leadership committee, candidate committee, joint-candidates committee, or campaign or organizational treasurer thereof, shall refer to the act of receiving a contribution that is in violation of 19:25-25.3 and retaining the contribution for a period of more than 60 days.