{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-156a-32","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:156A-32","heading":"Civil action","body":"26.    Civil action.\na.     Except as provided in subsection d. of section 23 of P.L.1993, c.29 (C.2A:156A-29), any service provider, subscriber or customer aggrieved by any violation of sections 21, 22, 23, or 24 of P.L.1993, c.29 (C.2A:156A-27, C.2A:156A-28, C.2A:156A-29 or C.2A:156A-30) may recover, in a civil action, such relief as may be appropriate from the person or entity which knowingly or purposefully engaged in the conduct constituting the violation.\nb.     In a civil action under this section, appropriate relief may include:\n(1)    such preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief as may be appropriate;\n(2)    damages under subsection c. of this section; and\n(3)    reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.\nc.     The court may assess as damages in a civil action under this section the sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator as a result of the violation, but in no case shall a person entitled to recover receive less than the sum of $1,000.\nd.     A civil action under this section may not be commenced later than two years after the date upon which the claimant first discovered or had a reasonable opportunity to discover the violation.\nL.1993,c.29,s.26.","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":"cefeec942d6545036160a5faef5def7c67b05a48ccb8f29849947c7d9c236031","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-156a-31","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-156a-33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}