N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26C-9.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:26C-9.2 - Applicability

(a) Each violation of an administrative order, an administrative consent order, a remediation agreement, a rule, or a remedial action permit constitutes an additional, separate, and distinct offense, and each penalty payment constitutes a payment of civil or civil administrative penalties pursuant to the Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.1 1 through 23.14.

(b) Each day during which a violation continues constitutes an additional, separate, and distinct offense.

(c) Neither the assessment of a civil administrative penalty nor the payment of any such civil administrative penalty shall be deemed to affect the availability of any other enforcement provision provided for by any other statute or rule in connection with the violation for which the assessment is levied.

(d) Any party to an Administrative Consent Order or a Remediation Agreement that includes stipulated penalty provisions may request in writing that the Department amend its document to replace the stipulated penalty provisions with language deferring to the penalty provisions in N.J.A.C. 7:26C-9. The Department may, in its discretion, agree to modify the Administrative Consent Order or Remediation Agreement.

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