Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:3-32

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
4. Upon violation of any provision of this act, an aggrieved person may, in addition to any other available remedy, institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction, within one year from the date of the alleged violation. In response to the action, the court may, as it deems appropriate, order or award any one or more of the following:

a. With respect to an applicant:

(1) injunctive relief;

(2) compensatory and consequential damages incurred by the applicant as a result of the violation, taking into consideration any failure to admit the applicant in connection with the violation; and

(3) reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs.

b. With respect to a current or former student:

(1) injunctive relief as it deems appropriate;

(2) compensatory and consequential damages incurred by the student or former student as a result of the violation; and

(3) reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs.

L.2012, c.75, s.4.

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