New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › STATE ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 66 - CASINO REINVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TOURISM DISTRICT LAND DEVELOPMENT RULES › Subchapter 16 - INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS › Section 19:66-16.4 - Penalties and enforcement

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When
				  the Authority becomes aware that a violation of this chapter may exist, the
				  land use regulation enforcement officer or authorized Division personnel shall
				  undertake an investigation to determine whether such violation does exist. If
				  the land use regulation enforcement officer or authorized Division personnel
				  shall determine that a violation of this chapter does exist, the Authority
				  shall notify the property owner of the existence of the violation in writing
				  and request that the violation be abated. If the violation is not abated, the
				  Authority shall have the power to take any or all actions as are set forth in
				  (b) below to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(b) The Authority may prescribe penalties for
				  the violation of this chapter in an amount that shall be determined by
				  resolution of the Authority and shall be reasonable with regard to the
				  violation. A property owner, business, or lessee who violates, disobeys, omits,
				  neglects, or refuses to comply with, or resists the enforcement of, this
				  chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $ 100.00. Each day
				  such violation or failure to comply exists subsequent to the original
				  notification shall constitute a separate offense.
(c) If the Authority imposes a fine upon an
				  owner for violations of this chapter, the Authority shall provide a 30-day
				  period in which the owner shall be afforded the opportunity to cure or abate
				  the condition and shall also be afforded an opportunity to make application to
				  the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, for an independent
				  determination concerning the violation. Subsequent to the expiration of the
				  30-day period, the fine may be imposed if the court has not determined
				  otherwise or, upon reinspection of the property, it is determined that the
				  abatement has not been substantially completed.
1. Any fine imposed as permitted by this
				  subsection shall be filed with Atlantic City, or any department, agency, or
				  authority thereof, as appropriate, as a lien against the property cited in the
				  offense. If such fine is not paid in full within 20 days of its imposition,
				  upon the certification of the Authority's land use regulation enforcement
				  officer who issued the citation, the Authority shall file a copy of the lien
				  and such certification with the City's municipal tax collector. This lien shall
				  be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and
				  levied upon such property, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes,
				  and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner
				  as taxes, and the amounts collected shall be payable by the City to the
				  Authority for the support of the Tourism District.