Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:14E-22

  • 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
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.

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