13:1E-99.93 - Violations, penalties

13:1E-99.93  Violations, penalties.

3. a. Any person convicted of a violation of this act shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $500.00 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 of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).  The municipal court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section.

If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues constitutes an additional, separate, and distinct offense.

b.The Department of Environmental Protection may institute a civil action for injunctive relief to enforce this act and to prohibit and prevent a violation of this act, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner.

L.2005,c.80,s.3.