New Jersey Statutes Title 52. State Government, Departments and Officers 52 § 32-31.14

a. assess the business any difference between the contract amount and what the State's cost would have been if the contract had not been awarded in accordance with the provisions of this act;

b. in addition to the amount due under subsection a., assess the business a penalty in an amount of not more than 10% of the amount of the contract involved;

c. order the business ineligible to transact any business with the State for a period of not less than three months and not more than 24 months; and

d. prior to any final determination, assessment or order under this section, afford the business an opportunity for a contested case hearing pursuant to P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).

All payments to the State pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be deposited in the fund out of which the contract involved was awarded. All payments to the State pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be deposited in the General Fund.