2017 New Jersey Revised Statutes
TITLE 30 - INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES
Section 30:6D-5.4 - Violations, penalties.
30:6D-5.4 Violations, penalties.
4. a. Any member of the staff at a facility for persons with developmental disabilities or for persons with traumatic brain injury, and any member of the staff at a public or private agency, who violates the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2003, c.191 (C.30:6D-5.3) shall be liable to a civil penalty of $5,000 for the first offense, $10,000 for the second offense, and $25,000 for the third and each subsequent offense, to be sued for and collected in a summary proceeding by the commissioner pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
b. A penalty collected pursuant to this section shall be dedicated to providing funding for training caregivers, as defined in section 2 of P.L.2010, c.5 (C.30:6D-74), and for site visits conducted pursuant to P.L.2017, c.238 (C.30:6D-9.1 et al.).
L.2003, c.191, s.4; amended 2017, c.238, s.7.
