New Jersey Statutes 2C:35B-8. Damage table
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:35B-8
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
8. A person whose participation in the marketing of controlled dangerous substances is grounds for liability pursuant to this act shall be rebuttably presumed to be liable for damages incurred by the plaintiff in the following percentages:
a. For a level 1 offense, 25 percent of the damages;
b. For a level 2 offense, 50 percent of the damages;
c. For a level 3 offense, 75 percent of the damages; and
d. For a level 4 offense, 100 percent of the damages.
L.2001, c.114, s.8.