N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-22.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:7A-22.13 - Civil penalties

(a) Any person who violates N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et. seq., or 58:10A-1 et. seq., or any regulation, rule, permit, order, or court order pursuant thereto, or who fails to pay a civil administrative penalty in full pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-22.4, or who knowingly makes any false or misleading statement on any application, record, report, or other document required to be submitted to the Department shall be subject, upon order of a court, to a civil penalty of not more than $ 25,000 for each violation, and each calendar day during which a violation continues shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense. In addition to any penalties, the court may assess against the violator the amount of economic benefit accruing to the violator from the violation.

(b) Any penalty established pursuant to this section may be imposed and collected with costs in a summary proceeding pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999 in connection with the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act and the Water Pollution Control Act.

Amended and recodified from 7:7A-16.14 by 49 N.J.R. 3849(a), effective 12/18/2017