{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-48-9","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:48-9","heading":"Liability of municipality or county for death by lynching; amount","body":"When any person shall suffer death by lynching at the hands of a mob, his surviving spouse, lineal heirs, or adopted children, who was or were dependent upon him, shall be entitled to recover their damages, but not in excess of $5,000, sustained by reason thereof, in an action against the municipality in which the lynching occurred if the municipality has a paid police force; otherwise, against the county.\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":"50a78d6f4ecc7f41841caa434b2c5729e18cbcf8ca67f6eed737b5831a13627b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-48-8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-49-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}