In any penalty proceeding undertaken by the Commission pursuant to 52:13C-23.1 or other statutory authority, the Commission may enter a Final Decision, including penalty, against any respondent who fails to file with the Commission a written responsive pleading or answer within 20 days after service on such respondent in conformity with the rules of the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law of a copy of a complaint alleging a specific violation of the law within the Commission's jurisdiction to enforce.
N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-20.18B
See: 35 N.J.R. 1209(a), 35 N.J.R. 2739(b).