N.J.S.A. 52:17B-139.20 — Evidence received, penalty assessment, prohibited sweepstakes wagering.

52:17B-139.20 Evidence received, penalty assessment, prohibited sweepstakes wagering. 7. Upon receiving evidence of any violation of section 2 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.15), the director of the Division of Consumer Affairs, or the director�s designee, shall be empowered to hold hearings upon said violation and, upon finding the violation to have been committed, to assess a penalty against the person alleged to have committed such violation in an amount authorized by section 5 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.18) as the director deems proper under the circumstances. Any such amounts collected by the director in excess of the costs and expenses incurred by the division in exercising the authority granted by P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.14 et al.), shall be paid forthwith into the General Fund for appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of Human Services for prevention, education, and treatment programs for compulsive gambling that meet the criteria developed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1993, c.229 (C.26:2-169), such as those provided by the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey. L.2025, c.128, s.7.

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