N.J. Stat. § 2A:22A-5 : — ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICEChapter 2A:22A —5 - Conditions for recovery of damages TEXT PDF a. A person who sustains personal injury or property damage as a result of the negligent service of alcoholic beverages by a licensed alcoholic beverage server may recover damages from a licensed alcoholic beverage server only if: (1) The server is deemed negligent pursuant to subsection b. of this section; and (2) The injury or damage was proximately caused by the negligent service of alcoholic beverages; and (3) The injury or damage was a foreseeable consequence of the negligent service of alcoholic beverages. b. A licensed alcoholic beverage server shall be deemed to have been negligent only when the server served a visibly intoxicated person, or served a minor, under circumstances where the server knew, or reasonably should have known, that the person served was a minor. N.J.S. § 2A:22A-5 L.1987, c.152, s.5.