Any person who fails to complete the continuing professional competency requirements established pursuant to section 1 of this act shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $500 or additional hours of continuing professional competency in land surveying, or both, as imposed by the board, for a first offense. A second or subsequent offense by a licensee shall be considered professional misconduct pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1938, c.342 (C.45:8-27 et seq.) and P.L. 1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.).
N.J.S. § 45:8-35.9