{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-4a-17","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 19:4A-17","heading":"Authority of Attorney General, enforcement of voter empowerment act.","body":"17. a. In any action or investigation to enforce any provision of this act, P.L.2026, c.31 (C.19:4A-1 et seq.), the Attorney General shall have the authority to take proof and determine relevant facts and to issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil and criminal laws of this State.\nb.\tIn any action to enforce any provision of this act, the court shall allow the prevailing plaintiff party, other than the State or political subdivision thereof, a reasonable attorneys' fee and litigation expenses, including, but not limited to, expert witness fees and expenses, as part of the costs.  A plaintiff will be deemed to have prevailed when, as a result of litigation, the defendant party yields much or all of the relief sought in the suit.  Prevailing defendant parties shall have the right to recover costs only if the court finds the action to be frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation.\nL.2026, c.31, s.17.","path":["TITLE 19 ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2026, c.50, and J.R.1","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T02:17:40Z","sha256":"c1df05b7a936e0216c27d8cde8e4b0db32dea8523e228a9def5d90b75b79b58e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":false,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-4a-16","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-19-4a-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}