The Department of Environmental Protection or a delegated local agency may issue a summons for a violation of any provision of P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), including, in the case of a delegated local agency, a violation of any rule, regulation or pretreatment standard adopted by a delegated local agency if the amount of the civil penalty assessed is $5,000 or less. The summons shall be enforceable, in accordance with the "penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq., in the municipal court of the territorial jurisdiction in which the violation occurred. The summons shall be signed and issued by any person authorized to enforce the provisions of P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.). Proceedings before, and appeals from a decision of, a municipal court shall be in accordance with the Rules Governing the Court of the State of New Jersey. Of the penalty amount collected pursuant to an action brought in a municipal court pursuant to this section, 10% shall be paid to the municipality or municipalities in which the court retains jurisdiction for use for court purposes, with the remainder to be retained by the department or the delegated local agency.
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