17B:21-2. Penalty for not filing annual statement; penalty for other violations
Any insurer neglecting to make and file its annual statement in the form and within the time provided by section 17B:21-1 of this Code shall forfeit $100.00 for each day's neglect, and, in addition thereto, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (P.L.1968, c. 410) and any rules adopted thereunder, the commissioner may revoke or suspend its authority to do business in this State.
The penalty for each violation of this chapter, other than the failure of a company to file an annual statement, shall be a penalty not exceeding $1,000.00 for the first offense and not exceeding $2,000.00 for each succeeding offense.
Said penalties shall be enforced and collected by the commissioner in the name of the State in a summary proceeding in accordance with the Penalty Enforcement Law (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). A warrant may issue in lieu of a summons.
L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:21-2.
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