{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-4c-4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:4C-4","heading":"Time to bring suit.","body":"4.  The suit, accompanied by a statement of the facts concerning the claim for damages, verified in the manner provided for the verification of complaints in civil actions, shall be brought by the claimant within a period of two years after his release from imprisonment, or after the grant of a pardon to him; provided, however, that any eligible claimant released or pardoned during the five-year period prior to May 2, 1996 shall have two years from the effective date of this act to file a suit.\nL.1997,c.227,s.4.","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"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":"c36a485d698c3b5a19dab66e66460f5b956399f64c966d6bf53824f0f60e09ee","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-4c-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-4c-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}