New Jersey Statutes 48:2-88. Penalty for operator violations
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:2-88
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
16. a. An operator or excavator, or the person who operates the One-Call Damage Prevention System, who violates any provision of this act or any rule or regulation or order adopted pursuant thereto shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,500 per day for each day the violation continues, except that the maximum civil penalty may not exceed $25,000 for any related series of violations.
b. Any civil action pursuant to subsection a. of this section may be brought in a court of this State by the board or by an affected operator. Nothing in this act shall affect any civil remedy for damage to an operator’s underground facility or for actual damage to any person’s property.
L.1994,c.118,s.16.