New Jersey municipal governments can exceed a statutory $2,000 local fine cap by issuing recurring daily infractions, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.
A Union County developer must cough up $68,283 for failing to erect proper fencing around its construction site for nearly two years, the Superior Court Appellate Division ruled in a published decision.
Springfield Urban Renewal Center Corporation challenged the fines and costs imposed by a municipal judge after an eight-day trial over its fencing. The company pointed to the state’s law limiting local fines to $2,000, arguing the cumulative imposition of the township’s $250 daily amount illegally ...