Submitting false certificate; penalty.
N.J. Stat. § 26:8-55
in effect26:8-55. Any person knowingly submitting a certificate pursuant to this article containing incorrect particulars relating to any birth, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership or death shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $500, which shall be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding in the name of the department. Amended 2003, c.246, s.22; 2006, c.103, s.54.
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