If the commissioner determines that any person has violated any provision of sections 26 through 30 of this 1990 amendatory and supplementary act, he may impose a civil penalty in an amount of up to $2,000 for the first violation and up to $5,000 for the second and each subsequent violation, collectible in an action brought in the name of the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of "the penalty enforcement law,"N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq. For the purposes of this section, each declination shall be deemed to constitute a separate violation.
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