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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 52, STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
Chapter 4c: Findings, declarations relative to persons mistakenly imprisoned.
Section: 52:4c-2: Suit for damages.
2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any person convicted and subsequently imprisoned for one or more crimes which he did not commit may, under the conditions hereinafter provided, bring a suit for damages in Superior Court against the Department of the Treasury.
b. Any award of damages to such person in an action against the State or any political subdivision thereof or against any employee of the State or any political subdivision thereof with respect to the same subject matter shall be offset by any award of damages awarded under this act.
L.1997, c.227, s.2; amended 2013, c.171, s.2.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2014-01-22 15:36:40.
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