N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-11.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:30-11.10 - Civil penalty

(a) Each person who does any of the following shall be subject, upon the order of a court, to a civil penalty not to exceed $ 25,000 per day of the violation, not including any amount assessed for economic benefit as determined under N.J.A.C. 7:30-11.8:

1. Violates the Act or this chapter;

2. Violates an administrative order or a court order issued pursuant to the Act or this chapter;

3. Fails to pay in full a civil administrative penalty assessed under this chapter, or fails to make a payment pursuant to a penalty payment schedule entered with the Department; or

4. Knowingly makes any false or misleading statement on any application, record, report, or other document required to be submitted to the Department.

(b) A civil penalty imposed under this section may be collected, with costs, in a summary proceeding pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-1et seq. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the Penalty Enforcement Law in conjunction with the Act and this chapter.

(c) The amount of a civil penalty for a violation of this chapter shall be calculated in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:30-11.7, Civil administrative penalty amount: matrix.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-11.10

Adopted by 52 N.J.R. 756(a), effective 4/6/2020