§ 52:14E-22 — Violations, penalties.

12. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates, causes to violate, hinders, or otherwise interferes with an order of the State fire coordinator issued pursuant to this act shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. Any person aggrieved by an order imposing such penalty shall be entitled to an administrative hearing. The application for the hearing shall be filed with the division by the 15th day after receipt by the person of the penalty notice. The application for an administrative hearing shall not stay or otherwise delay the implementation of an order of deployment issued by the State fire coordinator pursuant to this act. If the administrative penalty order has not been satisfied by the 30th day after its issuance and an application for an administrative hearing has not been made, the penalty may be recovered in the name of the Commissioner of Community Affairs pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). L.2003,c.28,s.12.