New Jersey § 2a:47a-1

§ 2a:47a-1.

Any person who falsely and maliciously and without probable cause makes a complaint,

orally or in writing, of unprofessional conduct against a member of any profession

requiring a license or other authority to practice such profession, to any court or

to any ethics and grievance committee, or to any board or other public body authorized

to and having the right to hear such complaint and to act thereon or to recommend

action thereon and to take or recommend the taking of disciplinary action against

the person complained of, such as disbarment or suspension in the case of an attorney-at-law,

or the revocation or suspension of a license of other professional persons, shall

be liable for any and all damages suffered and sustained by the member of a profession

so complained of, to be recovered in a civil action in the nature of an action at

law for malicious prosecution. In any such action, exemplary or punitive damages may be awarded.