In addition to any other disposition authorized by this title, including but not limited to any fines which may be imposed pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S. 2C:43-3, where a person has been convicted of a crime defined in P.L. 1994, c.121 (C.2C:21-23 et seq.) or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such a crime, the court shall, upon the application of the prosecutor, sentence the person to pay a monetary penalty in an amount determined pursuant to section 9 of P.L. 1999, c. 25(C.2C:21-27.2), provided the court finds at a hearing, which may occur at the time of sentencing, that the prosecutor has established by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant was convicted of a violation of P.L. 1994, c.121 (C.2C:21-23 et seq.).
N.J.S. § 2C:21-27.1