N.J. Stat. § 23:3-80
Current through L. 2024, c. 62.
Any person violating any provision of this act shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law,"N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq. If any violation of the act is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. The Department of Environmental Protection is authorized to compromise and settle any claim for a penalty under this section in any amount which, in the discretion of the Department of Environmental Protection, may appear appropriate and equitable under the circumstances.
N.J.S. § 23:3-80