{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-22a-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:22A-5","heading":"Conditions for recovery of damages","body":"a.   A person who sustains personal injury or property damage as a result of the negligent service of alcoholic beverages by a licensed alcoholic beverage server may recover damages from a licensed alcoholic beverage server only if:\n(1)  The server is deemed negligent pursuant to subsection b. of this section; and\n(2)  The injury or damage was proximately caused by the negligent service of alcoholic beverages; and\n(3)  The injury or damage was a foreseeable consequence of the negligent service of alcoholic beverages.\nb.   A licensed alcoholic beverage server shall be deemed to have been negligent only when the server served a visibly intoxicated person, or served a minor, under circumstances where the server knew, or reasonably should have known, that the person served was a minor.\nL. 1987, c. 152, s. 5.","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":"8ce3f003b7a7f68c28852c53b4c055aabe05f76886248bd1bd0146c63df3260e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-22a-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-22a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}