N.J. Stat. § 13:1D-128: Failure to correct violation

4. If the person responsible for the minor violation fails to correct or achieve compliance within the period of time specified in the order, notice of violation, or other enforcement document, the department or local government agency, as the case may be, may impose at its discretion a penalty which is retroactive to the date on which the order, notice of violation, or other enforcement document was first issued to the person responsible.

L.1995,c.296,s.4.