N.J. Admin. Code § 14:8-1.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 14:8-1.3 - Enforcement

(a) Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter shall subject the violator to the following penalties in accordance with the Board's regulatory and statutory authority:

1. Suspension or revocation of an electric power supplier's license and/or any other previously issued Board approval;

2. Financial penalties;

3. Disallowance of recovery of costs in rates; and

4. Prohibition on accepting new customers.

(b) In determining the appropriate sanction, the Board shall consider the following criteria and any other factors deemed appropriate and material to the violator's failure to comply:

1. The good faith efforts, if any, of the entity charged in attempting to achieve compliance;

2. The gravity of the violation or failure to comply with the requirements in this chapter;

3. The number of past violations by the entity charged regarding these standards and other standards adopted by the Board; and

4. The appropriateness of the sanction or fine to the size of the company charged.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:8-1.3

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 14:4-8.8 and amended by R.2004 d.151, effective 4/19/2004.
See: 35 N.J.R. 4445(a), 36 N.J.R. 2053(b).
Added a new (a); deleted (b); recodified former (b)i through iv as (a)1 through 4; recodified former (c) as (b), and in (b)3, deleted "interim" preceding "standards".
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 14:4-8.12 and amended by R.2006 d.178, effective 5/15/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 3911(a), 38 N.J.R. 2176(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 14:4-8.12, heading was "Penalties".
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 14:8-2.12 and amended by R.2012 d.107, effective 6/4/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1162(a), 44 N.J.R. 1703(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (a) and in (b)2, substituted "chapter" for "subchapter"; in (a)1, inserted "and/or any other previously issued Board approval"; and in the introductory paragraph of (b), substituted "violator's" for "electric power supplier's or basic generation service provider's".