2022 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 17B - Insurance
Section 17B:30B-19 - Violations, remedies, penalties.
17B:30B-19 Violations, remedies, penalties.
2. a. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance may seek an injunction in a court of competent jurisdiction and may apply for temporary and permanent orders that the commissioner determines are necessary to restrain the person from committing a violation of this act.
b. Any person damaged by the acts of a person in violation of this act may bring a civil action against the person committing the violation in a court of competent jurisdiction.
c. The commissioner may issue, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), a cease and desist order upon a person that violates any provision of this act, any regulation or order adopted by the commissioner, or any written agreement entered into with the commissioner.
d. When the commissioner finds that an activity in violation of this act presents an immediate danger to the public that requires an immediate final order, the commissioner may issue an emergency cease and desist order reciting with particularity the facts underlying the findings. The emergency cease and desist order shall be effective immediately upon service of a copy of the order on the respondent and shall remain effective for 90 days. If the commissioner begins non-emergency cease and desist proceedings, the emergency cease and desist order shall remain effective, absent an order by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
e. In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this act, any person who violates this act shall be subject to civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation which may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The commissioner's order may require a person found to be in violation of this act to make restitution to persons aggrieved by violations of this act.
f. A violation of this act shall be considered an unfair trade practice pursuant to N.J.S.17B:30-1 et seq. and shall be subject to the penalties contained in N.J.S.17B:30-17.
L.2020, c.105, s.2.
