{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-53a-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:53A-16","heading":"Parental liability for certain acts of minor.","body":"1.\tThe parents of any minor who shall maliciously or willfully injure any property of a railroad, street railway, traction railway or autobus public utility shall be liable for damages in the amount of the injury to a limit of $5,000, to be collected by the property owner in the Superior Court, together with costs of suit.\nL.1970,c.246,s.1; amended 2001, c.413, s.1.","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":"ce42ab856f287e0a21fd0a953e2242e238ff1ed6029a4a5c6883df5879ee5397","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-53a-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-53a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}