{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-15-63","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-63","heading":"Actions for assault, battery, imprisonment, libel or slander","body":"If, in an action for damages based upon an assault, battery or imprisonment  or for libel or slander, plaintiff does not recover damages to the amount of  $50, his costs shall not exceed the damages recovered.\nL.1951 (1st SS), c.344.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"bbb2d264f0529fd4369abe8360430d87c137f6115bcefa0199574385b0e07894","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-15-62","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-15-64"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}