Defending NJ 2C:20-24. Value of property or services stolen.
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NJ Statute: 2C:20-24. Value of property or services; additional measures.
For the purposes of this act, the value of any property or services, including the use of computer time, shall be their fair market value, if it is determined that a willing buyer and willing seller exist. Value shall include the cost of repair or remediation of any damage caused by an unlawful act and the gross revenue from any lost business opportunity caused by the unlawful act. The value of any lost business opportunity may be determined by comparison to gross revenue generated before the unlawful act that resulted in the lost business opportunity. Value shall include, but not be limited to, the cost of generating or obtaining data and storing it within a computer or computer system.
L.1984,c.184,s.3; amended 2003, c.39, s.2.
AKA: NJ Criminal Charge 2C:20-24, Violation 2C:20-24, Offense 2C:20-24
Disclaimer: A copy of this statute has been provided for your information. This wording was current from the NJ website lis.njleg.state.nj.us as of August 2012.