New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 2 - DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
Subchapter 19 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
Section 13:2-19.12 - Offers in compromise of suspension

(a) The Director may, in the Director's sole discretion, accept offers in compromise for all or part of a suspension. These offers may be monetary, pursuant to 33:1-31, or may involve deferring some of the days of suspension. The Director is under no obligation to accept an offer in compromise and shall make this decision based on what the Director determines to be reasonable and proper under the circumstances of the case.

(b) In cases being prosecuted by the Division, a licensee proposing that the Director accept an offer in compromise shall submit any such proposal to the Director, in writing, setting forth the reasons why the offer should be accepted. The Director will not consider an offer in compromise in any case being prosecuted by the Division after an Initial Decision is issued by the Office of Administrative Law, except under extraordinary circumstances. However, if the license is transferred and the current licensee had no interest in the license at the time that the violations in question were charged, the current licensee may apply to the Director for relaxation of this regulation pursuant to 13:2-9.1.

(c) In municipal cases involving an application to the Director for a monetary offer in compromise, the licensee shall file a Notice of Appeal, with notice to the municipality, setting forth the reasons why the offer should be accepted. Rules governing the Notice of Appeal are set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:2-17.

(d) If a licensee proposes that the Director accept a monetary offer in compromise, the licensee shall submit any documentation the Director requests, including, but not limited to, income tax returns or other financial reports.