Section 13:1E-99.93 - Violations, penaltiesa. 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.Added by L. 2005, c. 80, s. 3, eff. 4/26/2005.