48:2-88. Penalty for operator violations
16. a. An operator or excavator, or the person who operates the One-Call Damage Prevention System, who violates any provision of this act or any rule or regulation or order adopted pursuant thereto shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,500 per day for each day the violation continues, except that the maximum civil penalty may not exceed $25,000 for any related series of violations.
b. Any civil action pursuant to subsection a. of this section may be brought in a court of this State by the board or by an affected operator. Nothing in this act shall affect any civil remedy for damage to an operator's underground facility or for actual damage to any person's property.
L.1994,c.118,s.16.
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