New Jersey Statutes
§ 2B:23-17 — Verdict by five-sixths of the jury
New Jersey § 2B:23-17
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2BCOURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2B:23-17 (2026).
Text
In any civil trial by jury, at least five-sixths of the jurors shall render the verdict unless the parties stipulate that a smaller majority of jurors may render the verdict. Source: 2A:80-2 L.1995,c.44,s.1.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 2B:23-1
Number of jurors§ 2B:23-10
Examination of jurors.§ 2B:23-11
Challenge to qualifications of jurors§ 2B:23-13
Peremptory challenges.§ 2B:23-14
Trial of challenges to jurors§ 2B:23-15
Time for making challenges§ 2B:23-16
Jury of view§ 2B:23-17
Verdict by five-sixths of the jury§ 2B:23-18
Disagreement of jurors§ 2B:23-2
Selection of trial jury from panel§ 2B:23-3
Impaneling of additional jurors§ 2B:23-4
Names of selected trial jurors§ 2B:23-6
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New Jersey § 2B:23-17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2B%3A23-17.