N.J. Admin. Code § 3:18-9.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 3:18-9.5 - Response and request for a hearing

(a) An alleged violator shall have 20 calendar days from service of the notice of intent to impose an administrative penalty within which to deliver a written response and request for a hearing to: Chief of Investigations, Enforcement Bureau, New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, PO Box 040, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0040.

(b) A response and request for a hearing shall include:

1. The name, address, and daytime telephone number of the alleged violator;

2. A copy of the notice;

3. A statement requesting a hearing;

4. A specific admission, denial or explanation of each fact alleged in the notice, or a statement that the person is without knowledge thereof; and

5. A concise statement of the facts or principles of law asserted to constitute any factual or legal defense.

(c) If a hearing request fails to include a specific admission, denial, or explanation of each factual allegation, or a statement that the person is without knowledge thereof, the facts alleged in the notice shall be deemed to have been admitted.

(d) Unless a matter is dismissed, with or without prejudice, or otherwise resolved, the Department shall transmit the matter to the Office of Administrative Law as a contested case for a hearing in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3:18-9.5