Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee Statement to Assembly, No. 4753 (October 20, 2022)
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The Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee statement, dated October 20, 2022, reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4753. The bill would provide a State agency with the discretion to suspend enforcement of any administrative fine or civil penalty against a business for certain first-time violations that do not or would not result in a significant adverse impact to public safety or welfare. A business would not be eligible if the violation is of a criminal nature, an intentional or knowing act, or any State employment or labor-related law, among other listed grounds. The business would have 60 calendar days to address and resolve the violation or would be assessed all fines and penalties available under the law.
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“Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee Statement to Assembly, No. 4753 (October 20, 2022).”
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ASSEMBLY COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 4753
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: OCTOBER 20, 2022
The Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee
reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4753.
This bill would provide a State agency with the discretion to
suspend enforcement of any administrative fine or civil penalty against
a business for certain first-time violations that do not or would not
result in a significant adverse impact to public safety or welfare. A
business would not be eligible for suspension of enforcement of a fine
or penalty if the violation is:
(1) of a criminal nature;
(2) an intentional or knowing act;
(3) grounds for the revocation or suspension of the license,
certification, good standing, or other authorization to operate the
business;
(4) grounds for the business to be debarred by Department of
Labor and Workforce Development from engaging in or bidding on
public works contracts in New Jersey; or
(5) any State employment or labor-related law.
Under the bill, the business would have 60 calendar days to
address and resolve the violation or would be assessed all fines and
penalties available under the law upon the expiration of that term.
The bill provides that a State agency, department, or authority is
required to report, on an annual basis, any infractions it has waived
over the prior calendar year in a prominent manner that is accessible to
the public on its Internet website.
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