{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-54a-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:54A-1","heading":"Civil action to abate","body":"In addition to any criminal prosecution brought for violation of N.J.S. 2C:33-12, whenever a nuisance as defined in subsection c. of N.J.S. 2C:33-12 exists, the Attorney General or the prosecutor of the county in which the nuisance exists may bring a civil action in the name of the State to abate the nuisance and to permanently enjoin the person from maintaining the nuisance.\nL.1983, c. 234, s. 3, eff. June 30, 1983.","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":"7cf7e03da6b31acc6483b2637f2c9148a6a1baaf391d1a325ba5fc66dc0f5902","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-53a-61","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-54a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}