{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-8-2.21","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 56:8-2.21","heading":"Jurisdiction;  penalties;  cash refund;  credit;  damages","body":"a.  An individual action for a violation of this act may be brought in a municipal court in whose jurisdiction the sale was made.\nb.  In addition to the penalties provided for in section 5, a retail mercantile establishment that fails to comply with the requirements of this act  and, in practice, does not have a policy as provided in section 6 and has refused to accept the return of the merchandise shall be liable to the consumer  for:\n(1) A cash refund or a credit, at the buyer's option, provided the merchandise has not been used or damaged, and\n(2) Damages of not more than $200.00.\nL.1982, c. 29, s. 8.","path":["TITLE 56 TRADE NAMES, TRADE-MARKS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES"],"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":"f37e5fea4c0243b1d4ddb422fcfc7357b81154b0073bcddd5b8cb60510791bc9","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-8-2.20","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-56-8-2.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}