If, after notice and a hearing, the commissioner finds that any person has violated any provision of sections 37 through 86 of P.L. 1996, c. 17(C.17:9A-418 through C.17:9A-467) or of any regulation or order issued thereunder, the commissioner may order that person to pay to the commissioner a civil penalty in an amount as the commissioner may specify; except that the amount of the civil penalty shall not exceed $100,000 for each violation or, in the case of a continuing violation, $100,000 for each day for which the violation continues.
N.J.S. § 17:9A-461