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1 PETER VERNIERO VS BEVERLY HILLS, LTD., INC. & ET ALS -- rank: 1000

... the court issued a brief oral opinion which concluded that N.J.S.A. 56:8-7 provides absolute immunity from any criminal prosecution arising out of ... unless it was granted immunity from prosecution, Beverly Hills invoked N.J.S.A. 56:8-7, which provides in pertinent part:             If any person shall refuse ... the proceeding. See footnote 1         (Emphasis added.) By its terms, N.J.S.A. 56:8-7 only provides immunity from prosecution to "[a] person who is ... 17 to 19. The court stated, without further explanation, that N.J.S.A. 56:8-7 is "a legislative enactment superimposed upon a criminal common law privilege." We discern no basis in the language of N.J.S.A. 56:8-7 or the policies of the Consumer Fraud Act for this conclusion.      N.J.S.A. 56:8-7 does not itself provide any immunity from prosecution with ...

docket:	a2389-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	1998-11-10
status:	published
citation:	316 N.J.Super. 121
Document Size:	21070