NJ S866

State agencies must suspend administrative fines and civil penalties for small businesses (50 or fewer full-time employees) that commit first-time paperwork violations related to information collection requirements

Fine suspensions do not apply if the violation could cause serious harm to public interest, involves criminal activity detection, concerns tax collection, or presents a danger to public safety

Small businesses must correct violations within six months of receiving written notification to qualify for the fine suspension

For violations presenting public safety dangers, agencies have discretion to allow a 24-hour correction period, considering factors such as whether the violation was technical/inadvertent and whether the business made good faith compliance efforts

The bill applies only to first-time violations with a specific agency; prior violations with other agencies do not disqualify a business from receiving a suspended fine