N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-14 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-14
Validation of sales where cestuis que trustent not made parties to foreclosure proceedings
Status: in_force

L.1938, c. 62, p. 168, entitled "An act validating the sale of certain lands, tenements, hereditaments or real estate made under any decree, judgment or order of any court of this state or any execution or other process issued thereon," approved April 4, 1938, saved from repeal. [This section validates sales of real estate where cestuis were not made parties to foreclosure proceedings.]
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:23D-16 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 23D / Section 23D-16
Family collaborative law agreement, intention to enter into.
Status: in_force

16. If a family collaborative law participation agreement fails to meet the requirements of section 5 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-5), the parties may be found to have intended to enter into a family collaborative law participation agreement if they signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a family collaborative law participation agreement and reasonably believed they were participating in a family collaborative law process. L.2014, c.50, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-2.2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-2.2
Agreement to waive rights; invalidity
Status: in_force

Any express agreement made or entered into by a borrower at the time of or in connection with the making of or renewal of any loan secured by a mortgage, or thereafter, whereby the borrower agrees to waive the rights, or privileges conferred, upon him by chapter 50 of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes shall be void and of no effect. L.1979, c. 286, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:66-6 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 66 / Section 66-6
Who may institute
Status: in_force

A proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ may also be instituted as of right against any person for usurping, intruding into or unlawfully holding or executing any office or franchise in this state, by any person who, under the former practice, would have the requisite interest to exhibit an information in the nature of a quo warranto with the leave of court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:158-9 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 158 / Section 158-9
Temporary prosecutors; appointment by court; powers; compensation
Status: in_force

2A:158-9. In the absence of the attorney general and of the county prosecutor, at any session of the Superior Court, the Assignment Judge of the Superior Court may appoint a fit person to prosecute the pleas of the State during that session. The person so appointed, on taking the oath or affirmation prescribed by N.J.S.2A:158-3, shall be vested, during such session, with the powers of a prosecutor, and be entitled to the same compensation and subject to the same penalties. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.128.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:167-7 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 167 / Section 167-7
Investigation and report
Status: in_force

The governor, in his discretion, may, prior to granting or denying any such application, refer the same to the state parole board for its investigation, and in such case the board shall make a full and complete investigation and report thereon in writing to the governor with its recommendation in the case.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:23B-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 23B / Section 23B-2
Notice.
Status: in_force

2. Notice. a. Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person gives notice to another person by taking action that is reasonably necessary to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person acquires knowledge of the notice. b. A person has notice if the person has knowledge of the notice or has received notice. c. A person receives notice when it comes to the person's attention or the notice is delivered at the person's place of residence or place of business, or at another location held out by the person as a place of delivery of such a notice. L.2003,c.95,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:64-13 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 64 / Section 64-13
Notification to enforcement agency.
Status: in_force

4. The Attorney General shall electronically notify any law enforcement agency which has not submitted to the county prosecutor information pertaining to each seizure and forfeiture of funds or property pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2019, c.304 (C.2C:64-11) by the 15th day following the day the county prosecutor submits the quarterly report to the Attorney General. The agency shall have 15 days from notification within which to submit the information. A law enforcement agency that does not comply within 15 days shall automatically disgorge the property that has been seized or forfeited and any proceeds resulting from forfeited property obtained by the agency during the quarter of noncompliance and return the property or proceeds to the original owner. L.2019, c.304, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-21 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 21 / Section 21-21
Short title; definitions; offenses; penalties.
Status: in_force

1. a. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Anti-Piracy Act." b. As used in this act: (1) "Sound recording" means any phonograph record, disc, tape, film, wire, cartridge, cassette, player piano roll or similar material object from which sounds can be reproduced either directly or with the aid of a machine. (2) "Owner" means (a) the person who owns the sounds fixed in any master sound recording on which the original sounds were fixed and from which transferred recorded sounds are directly or indirectly derived; or (b) the person who owns the rights to record or authorize the recording of a live performance. (3) "Audiovisual work" means any work that consists of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices such as projectors, viewers, or electronic equipment, together with accompanying sounds, if any, regardless of the nature of the material object, such as film or tape, in which the work is embodied. "Audiovisual work" includes but is not limited to a motion picture. (4) "Audiovisual recording function" means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part thereof by means of any technology. (5) "Facility" means any theater, screening room, indoor or outdoor screening venue, auditorium, ballroom or other premises where motion pictures are publicly exhibited but does not include a library or retail establishment. c. A person commits an offense who: (1) Knowingly transfers, without the consent of the owner, any sounds recorded on a sound recording with intent to sell the sound recording onto which the sounds are transferred or to use the sound recording to promote the sale of any product, provided, however, that this paragraph shall only apply to sound recordings initially fixed prior to February 15, 1972. (2) Knowingly transports, advertises, sells, resells, rents, or offers for rental, sale or resale, any sound recording or audiovisual work that the person knows has been produced in violation of this act. (3) Knowingly manufactures or transfers, directly or indirectly by any means, or records or fixes a sound recording or audiovisual work, with the intent to sell or distribute for commercial advantage or private financial gain, a live performance with the knowledge that the live performance has been recorded or fixed without the consent of the owner of the live performance. (4) For commercial advantage or private financial gain, knowingly advertises or offers for sale, resale or rental, or sells, resells, rents or transports, a sound recording or audiovisual work or possesses with intent to advertise, sell, resell, rent or transport any sound recording or audiovisual work, the label, cover, box or jacket of which does not clearly and conspicuously disclose the true name and address of the manufacturer, and, in the case of a sound recording, the name of the actual performer or group. (5) Knowingly operates an audiovisual recording function of a device in a facility while a motion picture is being exhibited, for the purpose of recording the motion picture, without the consent of both the licensor of the motion picture and the owner or lessee of the facility. d. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3: (1) Any offense set forth in this act which involves at least 1,000 unlawful sound recordings or at least 65 audiovisual works within any 180-day period shall be punishable as a crime of the third degree and a fine of up to $250,000 may be imposed. (2) Any offense which involves more than 100 but less than 1,000 unlawful sound recordings or more than 7 but less than 65 unlawful audiovisual works within any 180-day period shall be punishable as a crime of the third degree and a fine of up to $150,000 may be imposed. (3) Any offense punishable under the provisions of this act not described in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection shall be punishable for the first offense as a crime of the fourth degree and a fine of up to $25,000 may be imposed. For a second and subsequent offense pursuant to this paragraph, a person shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree. A fine of up to $50,000 may be imposed for a second offense pursuant to this paragraph and a fine of up to $100,000 for a third and subsequent offense may be imposed. e. All unlawful sound recordings and audiovisual works and any equipment or components used in violation of the provisions of this act shall be subject to forfeiture in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 64 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes. f. The provisions of this act shall not apply to: (1) Any broadcaster who, in connection with or as part of a radio or television broadcast transmission, or for the purposes of archival preservation, transfers any sounds or images recorded on a sound recording or audiovisual work. (2) Any person who, in his own home, for his own personal use, and without deriving any profit, transfers any sounds or images recorded on a sound recording or audiovisual work. (3) Any law enforcement officer who, while engaged in the official performance of his duties, transfers any sounds or images recorded on a sound recording or audiovisual work. g. A law enforcement officer, an owner or lessee of a facility where a motion picture or a live performance is being exhibited, the authorized agent or employee of the owner or lessee, the licensor of the motion picture or the live performance or the authorized agent or employee of the licensor, who has probable cause for believing that a person has operated an audiovisual recording function of a device in violation of this section and that he can recover the recording by taking the person into custody, may, for the purpose of attempting to effect recovery thereof, take the person into custody and detain him in a reasonable manner for not more than a reasonable time, and the taking into custody by a law enforcement officer, owner, lessee, licensor, authorized agent or employee shall not render such person criminally or civilly liable in any manner or to any extent whatsoever. Any law enforcement officer may arrest without warrant any person he has probable cause for believing has operated an audiovisual recording function of a device in violation of this section. An owner or lessee of a facility, the authorized agent or employee of the owner or lessee, the licensor of the motion picture or the live performance or the authorized agent or employee of the licensor who causes the arrest of a person for operating an audiovisual recording function of a device in violation of this section, shall not be criminally or civilly liable in any manner or to any extent whatsoever where the owner, lessee, licensor, authorized agent or employee has probable cause for believing that the person arrested committed the offense. L.1991,c.125,s.1; amended 2004, c.144.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:104-2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 104 / Section 104-2
Application for material witness order
Status: in_force

2C:104-2 Application for material witness order. a. The Attorney General, county prosecutor or defendant in a criminal action may apply to a judge of the Superior Court for an order compelling a person to appear at a material witness hearing, if there is probable cause to believe that: (1) the person has information material to the prosecution or defense of a pending indictment, accusation or complaint for a crime or a criminal investigation before a grand jury and (2) the person is unlikely to respond to a subpoena. The application may be accompanied by an application for an arrest warrant when there is probable cause to believe that the person will not appear at the material witness hearing unless arrested. b. The application shall include a copy of any pending indictment, complaint or accusation and an affidavit containing: (1) the name and address of the person alleged to be a material witness, (2) a summary of the facts believed to be known by the alleged material witness and the relevance to the criminal action or investigation, (3) a summary of the facts supporting the belief that the person possesses information material to the pending criminal action or investigation, and (4) a summary of the facts supporting the claim that the alleged material witness is unlikely to respond to a subpoena. c. If the application requests an arrest warrant, the affidavit shall set forth why immediate arrest is necessary. Source: 2A:162-2. L.1994,c.126,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-32 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 33 / Section 33-32
Leader, financier of dog fighting network; penalties.
Status: in_force

2. a. A person is a leader of a dog fighting network if he conspires with others in a scheme or course of conduct to unlawfully engage in dog fighting, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2015, c.85 (C.2C:33-31), as an organizer, supervisor, financier or manager of at least one other person. Leader of a dog fighting network is a crime of the second degree. "Financier" means a person who, with the intent to derive a profit, provides money or credit or other thing of value in order to finance the operations of dog fighting. b. (1) In addition to any other penalty imposed, the court shall order: (a) The seizure and forfeiture of any dogs or other animals used for fighting or baiting, and may upon request of the prosecutor or on its own motion, order any person convicted of a violation under this section to forfeit possession of: (i) any other dogs or other animals in the person's custody or possession; and (ii) any other property involved in or related to a violation of this section; and (b) restitution, concerning the dogs or other animals seized and forfeited pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, in the form of reimbursing any costs for all the animals' food, drink, shelter, or veterinary care or treatment, or other costs, incurred by any person, agency, entity, or organization, including but not limited to a county society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, any other recognized organization concerned with the prevention of cruelty to animals or the humane treatment and care of animals, a State or local governmental entity, or a kennel, shelter, pound, or other facility. (2) The court may prohibit any convicted person from having future possession or custody of any animal for any period of time the court deems reasonable, including a permanent prohibition. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:1-8, a conviction of leader of a dog fighting network shall not merge with the conviction for any offense, nor shall such other conviction merge with a conviction under this section, which is the object of the conspiracy. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the court from imposing an extended term pursuant to N.J.S.2C:43-7; nor shall this section be construed in any way to preclude or limit the prosecution or conviction of any person for conspiracy under N.J.S.2C:5-2, or any prosecution or conviction under N.J.S.2C:41-1 et seq. (racketeering activities) or subsection g. of N.J.S.2C:5-2 (leader of organized crime) or any prosecution or conviction for any such offense. d. It shall not be necessary in any prosecution under this section for the State to prove that any intended profit was actually realized. The trier of fact may infer that a particular scheme or course of conduct was undertaken for profit from all of the attendant circumstances, including but not limited to the number of persons involved in the scheme or course of conduct, the actor's net worth and his expenditures in relation to his legitimate sources of income, or the amount of cash or currency involved. e. It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section that the dog intended to be used for fighting was brought into or transported in this State solely for ultimate distribution or sale in another jurisdiction. f. It shall not be a defense that the defendant was subject to the supervision or management of another, nor that another person or persons were also leaders of a dog fighting network. L.2015, c.85, s.2; amended 2017, c.331, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:156A-8 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 156A / Section 156A-8
Authorization for application for order to intercept communications.
Status: in_force

8. The Attorney General, county prosecutor or a person designated to act for such an official and to perform his duties in and during his actual absence or disability, may authorize, in writing, an ex parte application to a judge designated to receive the same for an order authorizing the interception of a wire, or electronic or oral communication by the investigative or law enforcement officers or agency having responsibility for an investigation when such interception may provide evidence of the commission of the offense of murder, kidnapping, gambling, robbery, bribery, a violation of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:12-1, a violation of section 3 of P.L.1997, c.353 (C.2C:21-4.3), a violation of N.J.S.2C:21-19 punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, a violation of P.L.1994, c.121 (C.2C:21-23 et seq.), a violation of sections 1 through 5 of P.L.2002, c.26 (C.2C:38-1 through C.2C:38-5), a violation of N.J.S.2C:33-3, a violation of N.J.S.2C:17-2, a violation of sections 1 through 3 of P.L.1983, c.480 (C.2C:17-7 through 2C:17-9), a violation of N.J.S.2C:12-3 (terroristic threats), violations of N.J.S.2C:35-3, N.J.S.2C:35-4 and N.J.S.2C:35-5, violations of sections 112 through 116, inclusive, of the "Casino Control Act," P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-112 through 5:12-116), a violation of section 1 of P.L.2005, c.77 (C.2C:13-8), a violation of N.J.S.2C:34-1 punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, arson, burglary, theft and related offenses punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, endangering the welfare of a child pursuant to N.J.S.2C:24-4, escape, forgery and fraudulent practices punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, alteration of motor vehicle identification numbers, unlawful manufacture, purchase, use, or transfer of firearms, unlawful possession or use of destructive devices or explosives, weapons training for illegal activities pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1983, c.229 (C.2C:39-14), racketeering or a violation of subsection g. of N.J.S.2C:5-2, leader of organized crime, organized criminal activity directed toward the unlawful transportation, storage, disposal, discharge, release, abandonment or disposition of any harmful, hazardous, toxic, destructive, or polluting substance, or any conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses or which may provide evidence aiding in the apprehension of the perpetrator or perpetrators of any of the foregoing offenses. L.1968, c.409, s.8; amended 1975, c.131, s.4; 1978, c.51, s.3; 1989, c.85, s.3; 1993, c.29, s.7; 1995, c.119; 1999, c.25, s.1; 1999, c.151, s.4; 2002, c.26, s.6; 2013, c.51, s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:65D-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 65D / Section 65D-2
Sending of unsolicited advertising via text message incurring telecommunications charge prohibited.
Status: in_force

2. No person shall send or cause to be sent to a resident of this State an unsolicited advertisement by means of text messaging to a communication device capable of receiving text messaging if the recipient of the message may incur a telecommunications charge or a usage allocation deduction as a result of the message being sent. L.2015, c.119, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:42-111 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 42 / Section 42-111
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

a. A landlord shall have the right to promulgate reasonable written rules and regulations, in accordance with the provisions of this act, relating to the care and maintenance of domesticated animals by senior citizens, except that a landlord may not require that the domesticated animal be spayed or neutered. All such rules and regulations shall be transmitted, in writing, to the residents of each dwelling unit in the senior citizen housing project and shall be incorporated within each lease upon its subsequent renewal and the master deed and bylaws, as the case may be. b. A landlord may require that a senior citizen remove from the senior citizen housing project any offspring of his domesticated animal within eight weeks of their birth; except that, the landlord may require their removal at an earlier date if the offspring of that domesticated animal may be so removed without unreasonable danger to their health. L.1990,c.55,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-61.7 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-61.7
Definitions.
Status: in_force

4. As used in this act: a. "Comparable housing or park site" means housing that is (1) decent, safe, sanitary, and in compliance with all local and State housing codes; (2) open to all persons regardless of race, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sex; and (3) provided with facilities equivalent to that provided by the landlord in the dwelling unit or park site in which the tenant then resides in regard to each of the following: (a) apartment size including number of rooms or park site size, (b) rent range, (c) apartment's major kitchen and bathroom facilities, and (d) special facilities necessary for a person with a disability, or a person with an infirmity; (4) located in an area not less desirable than the area in which the tenant then resides in regard to each of the following: (a) accessibility to the tenant's place of employment, (b) accessibility of community and commercial facilities, and (c) environmental quality and conditions; and (5) in accordance with additional reasonable criteria which the tenant has requested in writing at the time of making any request under this act. b. "Condominium" means a condominium as defined in the "Condominium Act," P.L.1969, c.257 (C.46:8B-1 et seq.). c. "Cooperative" means a housing corporation or association which entitles the holder of a share or membership interest thereof to possess and occupy for dwelling purposes a house, apartment, or other structure owned or leased by said corporation or association, or to lease or purchase a dwelling constructed or to be constructed by said corporation or association. d. "Mobile home park" means any park, including a trailer park or camp, equipped to handle mobile homes sited on a year-round basis. L.1975, c.311, s.4; amended 1981, c.8, s.3; 2017, c.131, s.1
N.J. Stat. § 2A:53A-15 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 53A / Section 53A-15
Liability of parent or guardian for willful destruction of property by infant under 18
Status: in_force

A parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of an infant under 18 years of age who fails or neglects to exercise reasonable supervision and control of the conduct of such infant, shall be liable in a civil action for any willful, malicious or unlawful injury or destruction by such infant of the real or personal property of another. L.1965, c. 111, s. 2. Amended by L.1979, c. 318, s. 2, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-14 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 40 / Section 40-14
Regulations
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs shall adopt regulations for the implementation and enforcement of this act. L.1983, c. 438, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-63 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-63
Lien on vessel causing damage to another; enforcement
Status: in_force

When a vessel shall have been run down or run afoul of by any other vessel and is damaged to the extent of $20 or more through the negligence or willful misconduct of the navigator of such other vessel, the owner of the damaged vessel shall have a lien upon the other vessel and her apparel to the amount of the damage sustained. Any such lien shall be enforceable in the same manner as in the case of other liens under this article.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-22.18 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-22.18
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in sections 1 and 2 of P.L.2022, c.51 (C.2A:84A-22.18 and C.2A:84A-22.19): "Person" includes an individual, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation. "Reproductive health care services" means all medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services relating to the human reproductive system including, but not limited to, services relating to pregnancy, contraception, or termination of a pregnancy. a. Except as provided in sections 3 through 7 of P.L.1968, c.185 (C.2A:84A-22.3 through 2A:84A-22.7), section 1 of P.L.1970, c. 313 (C.2A:84A-22.8), section 29 of P.L.1968, c.401 (C.45:8B-29), and subsection b. of this section, in any civil action or proceeding preliminary thereto or in any probate, legislative or administrative proceeding, a covered entity, as set forth in the medical privacy and security rules pursuant to Parts 160 and 164 of Subchapter C of Subtitle A of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, established pursuant to the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-191, shall not disclose, unless the patient or that patient's conservator, guardian, or other authorized legal representative explicitly consents in writing to the disclosure: (1) any communication made to the covered entity, or any information obtained by the covered entity from, a patient or the conservator, guardian, or other authorized legal representative of a patient relating to reproductive health care services that are permitted under the laws of this State; or (2) any information obtained by personal examination of a patient relating to reproductive health care services that are permitted under the laws of this State. A covered entity shall inform the patient or the patient's conservator, guardian, or other authorized legal representative of the patient's right to withhold such written consent at or before the time reproductive health care services are rendered or at such time as the patient discloses any information relating to reproductive health care services that have been previously rendered. b. Written consent of the patient or the patient's conservator, guardian, or other authorized legal representative shall not be required for the disclosure of any communication or information: (1) pursuant to the laws of this State or the Rules of Court; (2) by a covered entity against whom a claim has been made, or there is a reasonable belief will be made, in an action or proceeding, to the covered entity's attorney or professional liability insurer or insurer's agent for use in the defense of the action or proceeding; (3) to the Commissioner of Health, Human Services, or Banking and Insurance, or any professional licensing board operating under the authority of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety for records of a patient of a covered entity in connection with an investigation of a complaint, if the records are related to the complaint; or (4) if child abuse, abuse of an elderly individual, abuse of an individual who is incapacitated, or abuse of an individual with a physical or mental disability is known or in good faith suspected. For the purposes of this paragraph, the provision of or material support for reproductive health care services that are permitted under the laws of this State shall not constitute abuse. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to conflict with or displace any requirements or conditions for disclosure set forth under 45 C.F.R. ss.160.203 and 164.514. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impede the lawful sharing of medical records as permitted by State or federal law or the Rules of Court. L.2022, c.51, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:40-9 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 40 / Section 40-9
Conveyances or transfers of property in pursuance of lottery void
Status: in_force

Every conveyance or other transfer of any property, real or personal, made in pursuance of any lottery prohibited by the laws of this state, shall be void and of no effect.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:67-15 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 67 / Section 67-15
Power and authority to issue writ
Status: in_force

The power and authority to issue writs of habeas corpus shall be and reside in: a. The superior court and each judge thereof. b. Each county judge, who shall have concurrent jurisdiction in his county with the judges of the superior court to grant such writ in all criminal cases where a person may be confined in prison or detained in custody, and to hear and determine the same in like manner as though the application had been made before a judge of the superior court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:45-1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 45 / Section 45-1
Liens and encumbrances determinable
Status: in_force

Whenever the state of New Jersey has any lien or encumbrance upon real property and an action arising out of a prior lien or encumbrance on the same real property is instituted to foreclose, strictly foreclose, or re-foreclose the said prior lien or encumbrance, or otherwise to affect the lien or encumbrance of the state, or when such action is brought to foreclose the equity of redemption of the real property after a sale for unpaid taxes or other municipal liens, the lien or encumbrance of the state and its priority may be brought in question and definitely settled by the court having jurisdiction of the matter.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:25-2 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2
Definitions relative to municipal prosecutors.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: a. "Municipal prosecutor" means a person appointed to prosecute all offenses over which the municipal court has jurisdiction. b. "Governing body" of a county or municipality means the officer or body that is the appropriate appointing authority for county counsel, municipal attorney or corporation counsel under the laws applicable to the form of county or municipal government established in the county or municipality pursuant to law, provided that the municipal corporation counsel shall be the appointing authority in any city of the first class with a population greater than 270,000, according to the latest federal decennial census and in any city of the second class with a population of greater than 30,000 but less than 43,000, according to the latest decennial census, which city of the second class is located in a county of the first class with a population less than 600,000 according to the latest federal decennial census. c. "Municipal court" means any municipal or joint municipal or central municipal court established pursuant to statute. d. "Attorney General" includes the Attorney General of New Jersey and any assistants or deputies who may be designated to carry out the responsibilities conferred on the Attorney General by this act or the laws of this State. e. "County prosecutor" shall mean the prosecutor of the county in which the municipal court is situated and any assistant prosecutors of that county who may be designated by this act. L.1999,c.349,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.132 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-30.132
Simultaneous proceedings.
Status: in_force

9. Simultaneous proceedings. a. A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: (1) the petition or comparable pleading in this State is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country; (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and (3) if relevant, this State is the home state of the child. b. A tribunal of this State may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if: (1) the petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this State for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this State; (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this State; and (3) if relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child. L.2016, c.1, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-22.2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-22.2
Patient and physician privilege
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person, whether or not a party, has a privilege in a civil action or in a prosecution for a crime or violation of the disorderly persons law or for an act of juvenile delinquency to refuse to disclose, and to prevent a witness from disclosing, a communication, if he claims the privilege and the judge finds that (a) the communication was a confidential communication between patient and physician, and (b) the patient or the physician reasonably believed the communication to be necessary or helpful to enable the physician to make a diagnosis of the condition of the patient or to prescribe or render treatment therefor, and (c) the witness (i) is the holder of the privilege or (ii) at the time of the communication was the physician or a person to whom disclosure was made because reasonably necessary for the transmission of the communication or for the accomplishment of the purpose for which it was transmitted or (iii) is any other person who obtained knowledge or possession of the communication as the result of an intentional breach of the physician's duty of nondisclosure by the physician or his agent or servant and (d) the claimant is the holder of the privilege or a person authorized to claim the privilege for him. L.1968, c. 185, s. 2, eff. July 19, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4-30.129 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-30.129
Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.
Status: in_force

6. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident. a. In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this State may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conservator if: (1) the individual is personally served with a summons or notice within this State; (2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this State by consent in a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction; (3) the individual resided with the child in this State; (4) the individual resided in this State and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child; (5) the child resides in this State as a result of the acts or directives of the individual; (6) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this State and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse; (7) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this State and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction. b. The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in subsection a. or in any other law of this State may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this State to modify a child support order of another state unless the requirements of section 55 are met, or, in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of section 59 are met. L.2016, c.1, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4A-62 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-62
Sealing of records
Status: in_force

3. Sealing of records. a. On motion of a person who has been the subject of a complaint filed under this act or on its own motion, the court may vacate its order and findings and order the nondisclosure of social, medical, psychological, legal and other records of the court and probation services, and records of law enforcement agencies if it finds: (1) Two years have elapsed since the final discharge of the person from legal custody or supervision, or two years have elapsed after the entry of any other court order not involving custody or supervision; and (2) He has not been convicted of a crime, or a disorderly persons offense or adjudged delinquent, during the two years prior to the filing of the motion, and no proceeding or complaint is pending seeking such conviction or adjudication. b. In any case wherein a juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent and said juvenile enlists in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, he may at any time after the date of such adjudication present a duly verified petition to the court where such adjudication was entered, setting forth all the facts in the matter, including proof of enlistment and acceptance in said armed forces, and praying for the relief provided in this section, and subject to the limitations hereinafter provided in this section, an order may be granted to seal all the records concerning such adjudication including records of the court, probation services and law enforcement agencies. Failure to enter the armed forces shall have the effect of nullifying the sealing order. c. Reasonable written notice of the motion shall be given to: (1) The Attorney General and the county prosecutor; (2) The authority granting the discharge if the final discharge was from an institution, parole, or probation; and (3) The law enforcement office, department, and central depository having custody of the files and records if such files and records are included in the motion. d. Upon the entry of the order, the proceedings in the case shall be sealed and all index references shall be marked "not available" or "no record" and law enforcement officers and departments shall reply and the person may reply to any inquiry that there is no record with respect to such person, except that records may be maintained for purposes of prior offender status, identification and law enforcement purposes. Copies of the order shall be sent to each agency or official named therein. Inspection of the files and records included in the order may thereafter be permitted by the court only upon motion and only to those persons named in the motion; provided, however, the court, in its discretion, may by special order in an individual case permit inspection by or release of information in the records to any clinic, hospital, or agency which has the person under care or treatment or to individuals or agencies engaged in fact-finding or research. e. Any adjudication of delinquency or conviction of a crime subsequent to sealing shall have the effect of nullifying the sealing order. f. Expungement of juvenile records shall be governed by the applicable provisions of chapter 52 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1982,c.79,s.3; amended 1994,c.56,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4A-22 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-22
General definitions.
Status: in_force

3. General definitions. As used in this act: a. "Juvenile" means an individual who is under the age of 18 years. b. "Adult" means an individual 18 years of age or older. c. "Detention" means the temporary care of juveniles in physically restricting facilities pending court disposition. d. "Shelter care" means the temporary care of juveniles in facilities without physical restriction pending court disposition. e. "Commit" means to transfer legal custody to an institution. f. "Guardian" means a person, other than a parent, to whom legal custody of the child has been given by court order or who is acting in the place of the parent or is responsible for the care and welfare of the juvenile. g. "Juvenile-family crisis" means behavior, conduct or a condition of a juvenile, parent or guardian or other family member which presents or results in (1) a serious threat to the well-being and physical safety of a juvenile, or (2) a serious conflict between a parent or guardian and a juvenile regarding rules of conduct which has been manifested by repeated disregard for lawful parental authority by a juvenile or misuse of lawful parental authority by a parent or guardian, or (3) unauthorized absence by a juvenile for more than 24 hours from his home, or (4) a pattern of repeated unauthorized absences from school by a juvenile subject to the compulsory education provision of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, or (5) an act which if committed by an adult would constitute prostitution in violation of N.J.S.2C:34-1 or any offense which the juvenile alleges is related to the juvenile being a victim of human trafficking. h. "Repetitive disorderly persons offense" means the second or more disorderly persons offense committed by a juvenile on at least two separate occasions and at different times. i. "Court" means the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part unless a different meaning is plainly required. j. "Commission" means the Youth Justice Commission established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-170). L.1982, c.77, s.3; amended 1991, c.91, s.4; 1995, c.280, s.2; 2011, c.195, s.2; 2025, c.35, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-61.9 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-61.9
Notice to tenant after master deed or agreement to establish cooperative
Status: in_force

Any owner who establishes with a person an initial tenancy after the master deed or agreement establishing the cooperative was recorded shall provide to such person at the time of applying for tenancy and at the time of establishing any rental agreement a separate written statement as follows: "STATEMENT THIS BUILDING (PARK) IS BEING CONVERTED TO OR IS A CONDOMINIUM OR COOPERATIVE (OR FEE SIMPLE OWNERSHIP OF THE SEVERAL DWELLING UNITS OR PARK SITES). YOUR TENANCY CAN BE TERMINATED UPON 60 DAYS' NOTICE IF YOUR APARTMENT (PARK SITE) IS SOLD TO A BUYER WHO SEEKS TO PERSONALLY OCCUPY IT. IF YOU MOVE OUT AS A RESULT OF RECEIVING SUCH A NOTICE, AND THE LANDLORD ARBITRARILY FAILS TO COMPLETE THE SALE, THE LANDLORD SHALL BE LIABLE FOR TREBLE DAMAGES AND COURT COSTS." The parenthesized words shall be omitted or substituted for preceding words where appropriate. Such statement shall also be reproduced as the first clause in any written lease provided to such person. L.1975, c. 311, s. 6, eff. Feb. 19, 1976. Amended by L.1981, c. 8, s. 5, eff. Jan. 26, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:36-3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 36 / Section 36-3
Liability for escape of person committed under body execution
Status: in_force

If a sheriff or other officer in authority permits or allows any person committed to go out of jail or other place of detention or be at large by bail or otherwise, except as authorized by law, without the consent of the execution creditor, he shall be liable to the execution creditor for the amount required to be paid by said execution to satisfy the same and for which such person has been committed, recoverable by the execution creditor from the sheriff or other officer, with costs.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:82-19 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 82 / Section 82-19
Exemplifications and records of certain foreign deeds or writings as evidence
Status: in_force

The exemplification of any deeds or writings relating to estates, real or personal, within the state of New Jersey, proved and certified under the city seal of London or Edinburgh, in the kingdom of Great Britain, or under the seal of the city of Dublin, in the kingdom of Ireland, or under the great seal of any British colony in America, prior to July 4th, 1776, and any of the public books of records or registers of the province of New Jersey, or of either of the divisions thereof, prior to that date, shall be received in evidence in any court of record within this state as fully as if the originals were then and there produced and proved.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-4.8 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 58 / Section 58-4.8
Application determinations, pending, filed, submitted.
Status: in_force

10. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection d. of N.J.S.2C:58-4, application determinations for a permit to carry a handgun that were pending before the Superior Court and filed prior to the date of enactment of P.L.2022, c.131 (C.2C:58-4.2 et al.) shall be made by the court. A Judge of the Superior Court may rely on the approval by the chief police officer or superintendent, as the case may be, as the basis for issuing the permit. b. Application determinations for a permit to carry a handgun that are submitted on or after the date of enactment of P.L.2022, c.131 (C.2C:58-4.2 et al.) shall be made by a chief police officer or superintendent, as the case may be, in accordance with subsection d. of N.J.S.2C:58-4. L.2022, c.131, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:36-6.3 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 36 / Section 36-6.3
Affirmative defense to criminal action, construction of act.
Status: in_force

2. It is an affirmative defense to any criminal action arising under chapter 36 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes for possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle that the item was obtained pursuant to the authority of section 1 of P.L.2011, c.183 (C.2C:36-6.2). The affirmative defense established herein shall be proved by the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence. It shall not be necessary for the State to negate any such fact in any criminal complaint, information, indictment, or other pleading or in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or constrain in any way a prosecution for the possession, manufacture, or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance or for any other conduct proscribed by chapter 35 or chapter 36 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes. L.2011, c.183, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:61-16 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 61 / Section 61-16
Relief to bidder at sale on showing defect in title or lien or encumbrance on property sold
Status: in_force

Any purchaser of real estate at any public sale, held by any officer or person mentioned in section 2A:61-1 of this title, except at sales under general execution and actual levy thereunder, or for unpaid taxes or municipal liens, shall be entitled to be relieved from his bid if, before delivery of the deed, he shall satisfy the court by whose authority such sale was made of the existence of any substantial defect in or cloud upon the title of the real estate sold, which would render such title unmarketable, or of the existence of any lien or encumbrance thereon, unless a reasonable description of the estate or interest to be sold, and of the defects in title and liens or encumbrances thereon, with the approximate amount of such liens and encumbrances, if any, be inserted in the notices and advertisements required by law, and in the conditions of sale; but, if the court shall direct any lien or encumbrance not described, and which is due and payable, to be paid out of the proceeds of sale, the purchaser shall not then be relieved by reason of such lien or encumbrance.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44A-22 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-22
Priority of mortgages over liens, conditions.
Status: in_force

22. a. Every mortgage recorded before the filing of a lien claim or the filing of a Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien in accordance with section 20 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-20), shall have priority as to the land or other interest in real property described and any improvement wholly or partially erected or thereafter to be erected, constructed or completed thereon, over any lien established by virtue of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-1 et al.) to the extent that: (1) the mortgage secures funds that have been advanced or the mortgagee is obligated to advance to or for the benefit of the mortgagor before the filing of the lien claim or Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien in accordance with section 20 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-20); or (2) the mortgage secures funds advanced after the filing of a lien claim or the filing of a Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien in accordance with section 20 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-20), and the funds are applied in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection b. of this section. b. Every mortgage recorded after the filing of a lien claim or the filing of a Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien in accordance with section 20 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-20), shall have priority as to the land or other interest in real property described and any improvement wholly or partially erected or thereafter to be erected, constructed or completed thereon, over any lien established by virtue of this act to the extent that the mortgage secures funds which have been applied to: (1) The payments of amounts due to any claimants who have filed a lien claim or a Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien; (2) The payment to or the securing of payment by, the party against whose interest the lien claim is filed of all or part of the purchase price of the land covered thereby and any subsequent payment made for the improvements to the land, including but not limited to any advance payment of interest to the holder of the mortgage as required by the mortgagee as a condition of the loan; (3) The payment of any valid lien or encumbrance which is, or can be established as, prior to a lien provided for by this act; (4) The payment of any tax, assessment or other State or municipal lien or charge due or payable at the time of, or within 60 days after, such payment, as required by the mortgagee as a condition of the loan; (5) The payment of any premium, counsel fee, consultant fee, interest or financing charges, or other cost related to the financing, any of which are required by the lender to be paid by the owner, provided that the total of same shall not be in excess of 10 percent of the principal amount of the mortgage securing the loan upon which they are based; (6) The payment to the owner of that portion of the purchase price of the real property on which the improvements are made or to be made which have previously been paid by the owner, exclusive of any interest or any other carrying costs of such real property, provided, however, that at the time of the payment of such funds to the owner, the budget upon which the loan was made indicated that the amount of the loan is not less than the total of: (a) the purchase price of the real property, (b) the cost of constructing the improvements, and (c) any cost listed in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection b. of this section; or (7) An escrow in an amount not to exceed 150% of the amount necessary to secure payment of charges described in paragraphs (1), (3), (4) and (5) of subsection b. of this section. c. Nothing in P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-1 et al.) shall be deemed to supersede the mortgage priority provisions of R.S.46:9-8 or diminish the effect of a Notice of Settlement filed pursuant to P.L.1979, c.406 (C.46:16A-1 et seq.). L.1993, c.318, s.22; amended 2010, c.119, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:34-7 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 34 / Section 34-7
Sexually oriented business; location, building requirements; penalty.
Status: in_force

3. a. Except as provided in a municipal zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to N.J.S.2C:34-2, no person shall operate a sexually oriented business within 1,000 feet of any existing sexually oriented business, or any church, synagogue, temple or other place of public worship, or any elementary or secondary school or any school bus stop, or any municipal or county playground or place of public resort and recreation, or any hospital or any child care center, or within 1,000 feet of any area zoned for residential use. This subsection shall not apply to a sexually oriented business already lawfully operating on the effective date of this act where another sexually oriented business, an elementary or secondary school or school bus stop, or any municipal or county playground or place of public resort and recreation, or any hospital or any child care center, is subsequently established within 1,000 feet, or a residential district or residential lot is subsequently established within 1,000 feet. b. Every sexually oriented business shall be surrounded by a perimeter buffer of at least 50 feet in width with plantings, fence, or other physical divider along the outside of the perimeter sufficient to impede the view of the interior of the premises in which the business is located. The municipality may, by ordinance, require the perimeter buffer to meet additional requirements or standards. This subsection shall not apply to a sexually oriented business already lawfully operating on the effective date of this act. c. No sexually oriented business shall display more than two exterior signs, consisting of one identification sign and one sign giving notice that the premises are off limits to minors. The identification sign shall be no more than 40 square feet in size. d. A person who violates this section is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1995,c.230,s.3; amended 1999, c.41.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-136 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-136
Payment of claim by public agency if statement not filed; credit for amount paid; priority of claim of laborer
Status: in_force

If the contractor or person in interest shall fail to file with the financial officer of the public agency, within the time prescribed by notice under section 2A:44-135 of this title, a statement duly verified, that the lien claim is unfounded and untrue, specifying in what respects the same is unfounded and untrue, the public agency may pay, without the order of any court, the claim out of the funds in its possession upon which the claimant has a lien. When payment is so made the public agency shall not be obliged to pay the same to the contractor but shall be entitled to credit upon the contract for the amount so paid. Nothing in this article contained shall impair the right of the priority of the claim or lien of a laborer as between the right of the laborer and a claimant or other person entitled to a lien.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:35B-11 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 35B / Section 35B-11
Right of action for contribution
Status: in_force

11. A person subject to liability under this act has a right of action for contribution against another person subject to liability under this act. Contribution may be enforced either in the original action or by a separate action brought for that purpose. A plaintiff may seek recovery in accordance with this act and other laws against a person whom a defendant has asserted a right of contribution. L.2001, c.114, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:57-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 57 / Section 57-2
Mortgagee or lien holder as party; determination and payment of claims
Status: in_force

Any mortgagee or any judgment creditor having a lien upon the land upon which more than one-half of a partition wall is erected may be made party to a proceeding brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. If any such persons, having been made parties to the proceeding, shall fail to appear, answer and prove their claims, they shall be bound by any judgment made in the proceeding. If, however, they shall appear, answer and prove their claims and demand payment thereof from the gross sum awarded under authority of section 2A:57-1 of this title, the same shall be paid to them in the order of their priority, and the amounts so paid shall be deducted from their respective claims.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-23 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-23
Retroactive effect
Status: in_force

This article shall be applicable to all agreements, express or implied, to assume the payment of any bond secured by a mortgage, whether heretofore or hereafter made. In the case of such agreements heretofore made, the time within which the action may be brought, unless previously barred by any provision of law, shall be not later than 3 months from the date of the accrual of the cause of action.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-9 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 7 / Section 7-9
Notification immunity
Status: in_force

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who provides or fails to provide information relevant to the procedures set forth in this act shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action. Nothing herein shall be deemed to grant any such immunity to any person for his willful or wanton act of commission or omission. L.1994,c.128,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:62A-6 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A-6
Athletic officials' immunity
Status: in_force

a. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, no person who provides services or assistance free of charge, except for reimbursement of expenses, as an athletic coach, manager, or official, other than a sports official accredited by a voluntary association as provided by P.L.1979, c.172 (C.18A:11-3) and exempted from liability pursuant to P.L.1987, c.239 (C.2A:62A-6.1), for a sports team which is organized or performing pursuant to a nonprofit or similar charter or which is a member team in a league organized by or affiliated with a county or municipal recreation department, shall be liable in any civil action for damages to a player, participant or spectator as a result of his acts of commission or omission arising out of and in the course of his rendering that service or assistance. b. The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall apply not only to organized sports competitions, but shall also apply to practice and instruction in that sport. c. (1) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to grant immunity to any person causing damage by his willful, wanton, or grossly negligent act of commission or omission, nor to any coach, manager, or official who has not participated in a safety orientation and training skills program which program shall include but not be limited to injury prevention and first aid procedures and general coaching concepts. (2) A coach, manager, or official shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this subsection if the safety orientation and skills training program attended by the person has met the minimum standards established by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in consultation with the Bureau of Recreation within the Department of Community Affairs, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). d. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to grant immunity to any person causing damage as the result of his negligent operation of a motor vehicle. e. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to grant immunity to any person for any damage caused by that person permitting a sports competition or practice to be conducted without supervision. f. Nothing in this act shall apply to an athletic coach, manager, or official who provides services or assistance as part of a public or private educational institution's athletic program. L.1986,c.13,s.1; 1988,c.87,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-25 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 58 / Section 58-25
Termination of final extreme risk protective order.
Status: in_force

6. Upon request of the petitioner or respondent, in a form prescribed by the Administrative Office of the Courts, the court may terminate a final extreme risk protective order issued pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2018, c.35 (C.2C:58-24) if: a. the petitioner or respondent, as the case may be, has received notice in accordance with the Rules of Court; b. the appropriate law enforcement agency and the county prosecutor have been notified; and c. a hearing has been held by the court. The petition for termination of the order may be filed at any time following the issuance of the order. During the hearing, the court shall consider the factors enumerated in subsection f. of section 4 of P.L.2018, c.35 (C.2C:58-23), as well as any other relevant evidence including, but not limited to, whether the respondent has received, or is receiving, mental health treatment. If the respondent petitioned for termination, the respondent shall bear the burden at the hearing of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent no longer poses a significant danger of causing bodily injury to the respondent's self or to other persons by having custody or control of, owning, possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm. L.2018, c.35, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:2-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 2 / Section 2-1.1
Information relative to Superior Court nominees
Status: in_force

2. Each nomination to the Superior Court shall specifically indicate the name of the former judge whose vacancy the nomination is filling and if the judgeship must be filled by a resident of a specific county. L.1999,c.104,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:81-17.2a — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 81 / Section 81-17.2a
Public employee, definition
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this act the term "public employee" shall mean any person who occupies any office, position or employment in the government of the State of New Jersey, or the several counties and municipalities thereof, or any political subdivision of the State, or a school district, or any special district, or any authority, commission, board, or any branch or agency of the public service. This term shall include, but shall not be limited to, elected and appointed persons. L.1970, c. 72, s. 1, eff. May 21, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:41-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 41 / Section 41-6.1
Remedies cumulative
Status: in_force

The remedies provided in this act shall be cumulative with each other and other remedies at law. L.1981, c. 167, s. 11, eff. June 15, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:1-11 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 1 / Section 1-11
Submission of reports by Administrative Director of the Courts.
Status: in_force

17. a. Not later than the sixth month after the end of each State fiscal year, the Administrative Director of the Courts shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the General Assembly describing the Judiciary's use of funding pursuant to sections 12 through 15 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2B:1-7 through C.2B:1-10) and the Judiciary's progress toward the development, maintenance and administration of a Statewide digital e-court information system. b. Not later than the sixth month after the end of each State fiscal year, the Administrative Director of the Courts shall submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the Pretrial Services Program Review Commission established by section 20 of P.L.2014, c.31 (C.2A:162-26) on the development and administration of the Statewide Pretrial Services Program. L.2014, c.31, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-19 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 15 / Section 15-19
Intervention by taxpayer in action by or against county or municipality
Status: in_force

When, in an action by or against a county or municipality, if in the opinion of the court the interests of the county or municipality would be promoted thereby, the court may, upon terms, allow a taxpayer and resident of the county or municipality to intervene in the action on behalf of and prosecute or defend the same in the name of the county or municipality.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:35-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-2
Damages; limitations
Status: in_force

In any such action, the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover from the defendant any and all incidental damages, including mesne profits, and the full value of the use and occupation of the premises for the time, not exceeding 6 years, before the commencement of the action, during which the defendant was in possession thereof.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:62-4 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-4
Jury trial; issues; place of trial
Status: in_force

Upon the application of either party, a jury trial shall be directed to try the validity of a claim made to the affected lands, or to settle the facts, or any specified portion of the facts upon which the same depends. The trial may be held in and before a jury of a county other than that in which the lands involved are situate, whenever it is so ordered by the order directing such trial or by any other order made by the court in the cause.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:12-3 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 12 / Section 12-3
Place of court
Status: in_force

2B:12-3. Place of court. Courtrooms and sessions of a municipal court need not be in the municipality for which the court has jurisdiction. If the same person is serving as judge of more than one municipal court, sessions of the respective courts may be combined. Source: C.2A:8-18.1 (P.L.1957, c.167). L.1993,c.293,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:2-9 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 2 / Section 2-9
Duress
Status: in_force

a. Subject to subsection b. of this section, it is an affirmative defense that the actor engaged in the conduct charged to constitute an offense because he was coerced to do so by the use of, or a threat to use, unlawful force against his person or the person of another, which a person of reasonable firmness in his situation would have been unable to resist. b. The defense provided by this section is unavailable if the actor recklessly placed himself in a situation in which it was probable that he would be subjected to duress. The defense is also unavailable if he was criminally negligent in placing himself in such a situation, whenever criminal negligence suffices to establish culpability for the offense charged. In a prosecution for murder, the defense is only available to reduce the degree of the crime to manslaughter. c. It is not a defense that a woman acted on the command of her husband, unless she acted under such coercion as would establish a defense under this section. The presumption that a woman, acting in the presence of her husband, is coerced is abolished. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:2-9, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:25-32.2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 25 / Section 25-32.2
Victim’s informed consent; factors considered by the court.
Status: in_force

2. a. Pursuant to the pilot program established by P.L.2025, c.291 (C.2C:25-32.1 et al.), electronic monitoring may be ordered only with the victim’s informed consent as defined in section 5 of P.L.2025, c.291 (C.2C:25-32.5). The pilot program shall apply to defendants convicted of contempt of a domestic violence order entered pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1981, c.426 (C.2C:25-1 et al.) or P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et al.). b. In making the determination whether to place the defendant on electronic monitoring, the court may hold a hearing to consider the likelihood that the defendant's participation in electronic monitoring will deter the defendant from injuring the victim. The court shall consider the following factors: (1) the gravity and seriousness of harm that the defendant inflicted on the victim in the commission of the act of domestic violence that resulted in the entry of a temporary or final restraining order or a contempt order pursuant to the “Prevention of Domestic Violence Act,” P.L.1981, c.426 (C.2C:25-1 et al.) or the “Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991,” P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et al.); (2) the defendant’s previous history of domestic violence, if any; (3) the defendant’s history of other criminal acts, if any; (4) whether the defendant has access to a weapon; (5) whether the defendant has threatened suicide or homicide; (6) whether the defendant has a history of mental illness or has been civilly committed; (7) whether the defendant has a history of alcohol abuse or substance abuse; (8) the best interests of any children of the parties; and (9) any other factors the court finds relevant to making such a determination. c. Any electronic monitoring device and tracking system worn or utilized by a defendant pursuant to P.L.2025, c.291 (C.2C:25-32.1 et al.) shall be in compliance with Offender Tracking Systems NIJ Standard 1004.00, issued by the National Institute of Justice in July 2016, and any successor standards adopted by the National Institute of Justice. d. A defendant ordered by the court to be placed on electronic monitoring may be ordered to pay the costs and expenses related to electronic monitoring and victim notification, or a portion of the costs and expenses, based on the defendant’s ability to pay. e. In addition to the provisions of subsection d. of this section, a defendant ordered by the court to be placed on electronic monitoring shall be assessed a monitoring fee of $250. The court may waive the fee in cases of extreme financial hardship. The fee shall be collected pursuant to the procedures established by the Attorney General and forwarded to the “Domestic Violence Victim Notification Fund” established pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2025, c.291 (C.2C:25-32.7). f. The Attorney General, in consultation with the State Parole Board, shall develop procedures to determine, investigate, and respond to a defendant’s noncompliance with the terms and conditions of the electronic monitoring program on a 24-hour-per-day basis. All reports of noncompliance shall be investigated by a law enforcement officer as expeditiously as possible. g. The Attorney General, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Superintendent of State Police, the State Parole Board, and county and municipal law enforcement agencies shall share information obtained pursuant to P.L.2025, c.291 (C.2C:25-32.1 et al.). L.2025, c.291, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-21.2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-21.2
Time of proceedings
Status: in_force

Proceedings pursuant to this act shall take place before the trial, except that the court may allow a motion to institute proceedings pursuant to this act to be made during trial if the court determines that the evidence sought is newly discovered and could not have been discovered earlier through the exercise of due diligence. L.1979, c. 479, s. 2, eff. Feb. 27, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:26-13 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 26 / Section 26-13
Actions to obtain possession of attached property in hands of third person
Status: in_force

The court may order the institution and prosecution of appropriate actions and proceedings by the attaching officer to obtain possession of any attached property in the hands of a third person.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-72 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 15 / Section 15-72
Exception to bond
Status: in_force

Where the nonresident party files a bond and with it an affidavit of the surety that he is a resident of this state and worth, above all debts and liabilities, more than double the amount of the bond, or in the case of a corporate surety, other sufficient justification, no exception may be taken to the surety. But if the affidavit or other sufficient justification is not filed, the party demanding the security may within 10 days after receiving the notice of the filing of the bond, give notice to the nonresident party that he excepts to the surety. Upon such exception, the nonresident party shall file the affidavit or other justification or file a new bond with a like affidavit or other justification, or make a deposit as aforesaid, and give the party making the demand notice thereof.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:11-1 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 11 / Section 11-1
Short title
Status: in_force

1. Sections 1 through 12 of this act shall be known and may be cited as "The Judicial Employees Unification Act." L.1994,c.162,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-32 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-32
Disabilities affecting right to enforce right or title to real estate.
Status: in_force

2A:14-32. If any person having a right or title to real estate is under the age of 18, or has been adjudicated incapacitated, or is outside the United States for purposes other than a military tour of duty at the time the right or title first accrued or descended, that person may, notwithstanding the fact that the periods of time specified in N.J.S.2A:14-30 and N.J.S.2A:14-31 have expired, bring an action to enforce the right or title, provided the action is commenced within five years after the disability is removed or the person is physically present within the United States. amended 2013, c.103, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-45 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-45
Repeals
Status: in_force

The following acts and parts of acts and all amendments and supplements thereto are hereby repealed: Sections 2A:81-3, 2A:81-5, 2A:81-7, 2A:81-9 and 2A:81-10 of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1960, c. 52, p. 465, s. 49, eff. July 1, 1960.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-54 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-54
Sale of heirs property, circumstances, methods.
Status: in_force

10. a. If the court orders a sale of heirs property, the sale shall be an open-market sale unless the court finds that a sale by sealed bids or an auction would be more economically advantageous and in the best interest of the cotenants as a group. b. If the court orders an open-market sale and the parties, not later than 10 days after the entry of the order, agree on a real estate broker licensed in this State to offer the property for sale, the court shall appoint the broker and establish a reasonable commission. If the parties do not agree on a broker, the court shall appoint a disinterested real estate broker licensed in this State to offer the property for sale and shall establish a reasonable commission. The broker shall offer the property for sale in a commercially reasonable manner at a price no lower than its determination of value pursuant to section 6 of this act and on the terms and conditions established by the court. c. If the broker appointed under subsection b. of this section obtains, within a reasonable time, an offer to purchase the property for at least the determination of value: (1) The broker shall comply with the reporting requirements in section 11 of this act; and (2) The sale may be completed in accordance with State law other than this act. d. If the broker appointed under subsection b. of this section does not obtain, within a reasonable time, an offer to purchase the property for at least the determination of value, the court, after hearing, may: (1) Approve the highest outstanding offer, if any; (2) Re-determine the value of the property and order that the property continue to be offered for an additional time; or (3) Order that the property be sold by sealed bids or at an auction. e. If the court orders a sale by sealed bids or an auction, the court shall set terms and conditions of the sale. f. If a purchaser is entitled to a share of the proceeds of the sale, the purchaser is entitled to a credit against the price in an amount equal to the purchaser's share of the proceeds. L.2025, c.88, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-175 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-175
Public sale and notice thereof; disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

If any money due for work done or materials furnished upon any watch, clock or jewelry shall remain unpaid for 1 year after the completion of said work or the furnishing of said materials, the lien claimant, having first given 30 days notice in writing to the owner specifying the amount due and informing him that payment of such amount within 30 days will entitle such owner to the return of the property in the custody of the lien claimant and that in default thereof the said property will be sold, may, if payment is not made within said period of 30 days, sell such watch, clock or jewelry at public sale to satisfy the amount due. The proceeds of the sale after the deduction of the costs and expenses thereof shall first be applied to the payment of the indebtedness secured by the lien, and the balance, if any, shall be paid over to the owner.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:7-15 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 7 / Section 7-15
Immunity for failure to investigate, disclose information.
Status: in_force

4. No action shall be brought against any person for failure to investigate or disclose any information from the registry that is compiled or made available to the citizens of this State pursuant to P.L.2001, c.167 (C.2C:7-12 et seq.). L.2001,c.167,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-4.8 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 21 / Section 21-4.8
Motor vehicle title offenses, grading.
Status: in_force

2. a. A person who purposely or knowingly violates a provision of chapter 10 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, for which a specific penalty is not provided in that chapter or this section, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. b. A person who purposely or knowingly commits the following violations of chapter 10 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree: (1) Makes a misrepresentation or false statement in any title papers or other papers submitted to the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in connection therewith; (2) Purchases, receives or obtains a motor vehicle on a title paper in violation of chapter 10 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes; (3) Forges, changes or counterfeits a part of title papers; (4) Misrepresents a number placed on a motor vehicle by the manufacturer, or in any other manner misrepresents the description of a motor vehicle; or (5) Uses title papers on or for a wrong motor vehicle, with intent to evade or violate the requirements of chapter 10 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes. L.2003,c.217,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:16-67 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-67
Procedures following transfer
Status: in_force

5. Following a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under this act: a. The structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer shall, as to all parties except the transferee, be discharged and released from any and all liability for the transferred payments; b. The transferee shall be liable to the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer: (1) if the transfer contravenes the terms of the structured settlement, for any taxes incurred by those parties as a consequence of the transfer; and (2) for any other liabilities or costs, including reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, arising from compliance by those parties with the order of the court or responsible administrative authority or arising as a consequence of the transferee's failure to comply with this act; c. Neither the annuity issuer nor the structured settlement obligor shall be required to divide any periodic payment between the payee and any transferee or assignee or between two or more transferees or assignees; and d. Any further transfer of structured settlement payment rights by the payee shall be made in compliance with all of the requirements of this act. L.2001,c.139,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-16 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-16
20 years; actions on bonds of fiduciaries
Status: in_force

No action at law brought upon a bond given by any executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, receiver or assignee under any law relating to insolvent debtors or insolvent estates, for the faithful performance of any or all of the duties of any of such fiduciaries, shall in any way operate against or affect the sureties named in and bound by the bond, unless the same is commenced within 20 years next after the date of the bond.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:16-28 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-28
Statement and affidavit
Status: in_force

The statements provided for by section 2A:16-27 and section 2A:16-29 of this title shall be certified by the surrogate and shall contain the names of the parties to the judgment or order (designating particularly those against whom it was rendered), the time when it was signed, the amount of the money therein ordered to be paid or allowances made, the fine imposed and costs, with an affidavit annexed thereto stating the amount due on the judgment or order at the time of the filing of the statement. The affidavit shall be sworn to by the filing party or his attorney.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:49A-36 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 49A / Section 49A-36
Replacement of ECU by Euro in contract, security, or instrument references
Status: in_force

3. a. When the Euro first becomes the monetary unit of participating member states of the European Union, references to the ECU in a contract, security or instrument shall be replaced by references to the Euro at the rate of one Euro to one ECU. b. If is it unclear that a contractual reference to the ECU is a reference to the official definition of the ECU, it shall be presumed to be a reference to the ECU, which presumption shall be rebuttable, taking into account the intentions of the parties. L.2000,c.23,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-7 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 15 / Section 15-7
Filed notice; effect as to persons claiming interest in real estate affected by notice
Status: in_force

a. In action to enforce or declare rights in, or concerning, or for partition of real estate, wherein plaintiff's claim arises out of a written instrument, which instrument either is executed by defendant and identifies such real estate or appears of record with respect to the title thereto, from and after the filing of a notice of lis pendens, any person claiming title to, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the notice through any defendant in the action as to which the notice is filed shall be deemed to have acquired the same with knowledge of the pendency of the action, and shall be bound by any judgment entered therein, as though he had been made a party thereto and duly served with process therein. b. In an action other than one specified in subsection a. of this section, if a notice of lis pendens is filed, that notice shall have the same effect as provided in subsection a., until the entry of a determination by the court pursuant to this subsection. When a notice of lis pendens is filed in such an action, the plaintiff shall, within three days after the filing of the notice of lis pendens, serve upon the defendant a copy of the notice of lis pendens and of the complaint. Any party claiming an interest in the real estate affected by the notice of lis pendens may, at any time thereafter, file with the court, in accordance with the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey, except as otherwise provided herein, a motion for a determination as to whether there is a probability that final judgment will be entered in favor of the plaintiff sufficient to justify the filing or continuation of the notice of lis pendens. The plaintiff shall bear the burden of establishing such probability. The court shall, after hearing and within 10 days, enter a determination as to whether there is a sufficient probability that final judgment will be entered in favor of the plaintiff. If the court determines that there is a sufficient probability of final judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the notice of lis pendens shall be continued of record and shall have the same effect as provided in subsection a. If the court fails so to determine, the court shall forthwith order the notice of lis pendens discharged of record. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1982, c. 200, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:27-12 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 27 / Section 27-12
Crime of corruption of public resources; grading.
Status: in_force

1. a. A person commits the crime of corruption of public resources if, with respect to a public resource which is subject to an obligation to be used for a specified purpose or purposes, the person knowingly uses or makes disposition of that public resource or any portion thereof for an unauthorized purpose. (1) If the public resource involved is subject to an obligation to be used to perform or facilitate the performance of a governmental function or public service, corruption of public resources constitutes a crime of the first degree if the amount or value of the public resource involved is $500,000 or more; the offense constitutes a crime of the second degree if the amount or value involved is $75,000 or more but is less than $500,000; and the offense constitutes a crime of the third degree if the amount or value involved is less than $75,000. (2) If the public resource involved is not subject to an obligation to be used for a purpose to perform or facilitate the performance of a governmental function or public service, corruption of public resources constitutes a crime of the second degree if the amount or value of the public resource involved is $500,000 or more; the offense constitutes a crime of the third degree if the amount or value involved is $75,000 or more but is less than $500,000; and the offense constitutes a crime of the fourth degree if the amount or value involved is less than $75,000. b. Except as otherwise provided in section 97 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C.2C:21-34), a person commits a crime if he makes a material representation that is false to a government agency, officer or employee (1) with the purpose to obtain or retain a public resource, or (2) with the purpose to mislead or deceive any person as to the use or disposition of a public resource. This offense constitutes a crime of the second degree if the amount or value of the public resource involved is $500,000 or more; the offense constitutes a crime of the third degree if the amount or value involved is $75,000 or more but is less than $500,000; and the offense constitutes a crime of the fourth degree if the amount or value involved is less than $75,000. c. For purposes of this section, "public resource" means any funds or property provided by the government, or a person acting on behalf of the government, which shall include but is not limited to: (1) money or the equivalent of money paid by the government directly or indirectly to or on behalf of a person or his employer; (2) transfer by the government of an asset of value for less than fair market price; (3) fees, costs, rents, insurance or bond premiums, loans, interest rates or other obligations that would normally be required in the execution of the contract, that are paid, reduced, charged at less than fair market value, waived, or forgiven by the government; (4) money loaned by the government that is to be repaid on a contingent basis; (5) money loaned by an entity based upon or in accordance with a guarantee provided by the government; (6) grants awarded by the government or an entity acting on behalf of the government; and (7) credits that are applied by the government against repayment obligations to the government. For purposes of this section, a purpose is unauthorized if it is not the specified purpose or purposes for which a public resource is obligated to be used, and the government agency having supervision of or jurisdiction over the person or public resource has not given its approval for such use. d. Each act of corruption of public resources shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense, except that the amounts or values of public resources used for an unauthorized purpose in separate acts of corruption of public resources may be aggregated for the purpose of establishing liability pursuant to this section. e. Proof that a person made a false statement, prepared a false report or if the government agency having supervision of or jurisdiction over the person or public resource required a report to be prepared, failed to prepare a report concerning the conduct that is the subject of the prosecution, shall give rise to an inference that the actor knew that the public resource was used for an unauthorized purpose. f. Nothing in this act shall preclude an indictment and conviction for any other offense defined by the laws of this State. g. Nothing in this act shall preclude an assignment judge from dismissing a prosecution under this section if the assignment judge determines, pursuant to N.J.S.2C:2-11, the conduct charged to be a de minimis infraction. L.2007,c.158.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:16-1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-1
Effective from time of entry
Status: in_force

2A:16-1. No judgment of the Superior Court shall affect or bind any real estate, but from the time of the actual entry of such judgment on the minutes or records of the court. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1981,c.388,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:40-5 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 40 / Section 40-5
Conduct constituting offense may be prosecuted under other provisions of Title 2C
Status: in_force

Conduct constituting an offense under this Act may, at the discretion of the prosecuting attorney, be prosecuted under any other applicable provision of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes. L.1980, c. 169, s. 3, eff. Dec. 18, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:82-4.7 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 82 / Section 82-4.7
Meaning of "any proceeding upon a foreign judgment, including a judgment of any court out of this state"
Status: in_force

As used in this act, "any proceeding upon a foreign judgment, including a judgment of any court out of this State" means a judgment under the Philadelphia Wage and Net Profits Tax Ordinance (City Code Section 19-508). L.1983, c. 350, s. 7, eff. Sept. 29, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:19-1 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 19 / Section 19-1
Short title
Status: in_force

1. Sections 1 through 9 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Comprehensive Enforcement Program Fund Act." L.1995,c.9,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:25-10 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 25 / Section 25-10
Training programs, certification.
Status: in_force

10. a. (1) The Attorney General, in consultation with the county and municipal prosecutors, shall develop curricula for training programs for all municipal prosecutors which shall include, but not be limited to, domestic violence training and include topics regarding the dynamics of domestic violence, the impact of domestic violence on children, the impact of trauma on survivors, risks for lethality in domestic violence cases, offenders accountability, safety planning and services for survivors of domestic violence, the impact of racial bias and discrimination on survivors and marginalized communities. (2) Participation in such training programs shall be voluntary, except that participation in the domestic violence training program shall be mandatory. An attorney successfully completing a training program shall receive such certification or recognition as deemed appropriate by the Attorney General. b. The domestic violence training course and curriculum shall be reviewed at least every two years and modified by the Division of Criminal Justice from time to time as need may require. The Attorney General shall be responsible for ensuring that all new municipal prosecutors appointed after the effective date of P.L.2021, c.378 who have not previously served as a municipal prosecutor for a municipality attend an initial domestic violence training within 90 days of appointment or transfer and annual in-service training of at least four hours as described in paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 4 of P.L. 1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-20). The training shall not be required for any municipal prosecutor who was appointed to that office prior to the effective date of P.L.2021, c.378 who is subsequently re-appointed to that office or appointed as a municipal prosecutor for another municipality after that effective date. L.1999,c.349,s.10; amended 2021, c.378.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:35-16.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 35 / Section 35-16.1
Notification to landlord of offenses committed by tenant under "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987"
Status: in_force

The court in which any conviction is had or any plea of guilty entered to a charge of an offense under the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., involving the use, possession, manufacture, dispensing or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, controlled dangerous substance analog or drug paraphernalia, or in which any adjudication of juvenile delinquency is made on the basis of an act which if committed by an adult would constitute such an offense, shall ascertain whether the offense or act took place upon leased residential premises in which the defendant was a resident at the time of the offense or act, and upon ascertaining that it did so occur shall cause notice of the conviction, plea or adjudication to be forthwith transmitted to the owner of those premises or his appropriate agent. L.1989, c.294, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:32C-18 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 32C / Section 32C-18
Report to Legislature.
Status: in_force

4. On the 30th day after the effective date of P.L.2009, c.265 (C.2A:32C-18 et al.) and annually on the anniversary of the effective date of P.L.2009, c.265 (C.2A:32C-18 et al.), the Attorney General, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), shall submit to the Legislature, a report containing the following information: a. The number of cases the Attorney General filed during the previous calendar year under the "New Jersey False Claims Act," P.L.2007, c.265 (C.2A:32C-1 et seq.); b. The number of cases private individuals filed under the "New Jersey False Claims Act," P.L.2007, c.265 (C.2A:32C-1 et seq.) during the previous calendar year, including those cases that remain under seal, and specifying for those cases no longer under seal: (1) the State or federal courts in which those cases were filed and the number in each court; (2) the State program or agency that is involved in each case; and (3) where the information is available, the number of cases filed by private individuals who previously had filed an action based on the same or similar transactions or allegations under the federal False Claims Act or the False Claims Act of another state; c. The amount that was recovered by the State under the "New Jersey False Claims Act," P.L.2007, c.265 (C.2A:32C-1 et seq.) in settlement, in damages, penalties, and litigation costs, if known, and specifying for each the following: (1) the case number and parties for each case in which there was a recovery; (2) the separate amounts of any funds recovered for damages, penalties, and litigation costs; and (3) the percentage of the recovery and the amount awarded to any private person who brought the action. L.2009, c.265, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-140 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-140
Determination of validity of liens and amount due; judgment; ratable distribution; priority of laborer's lien; claim of subcontractor chargeable with amount paid to claimants
Status: in_force

The superior court shall determine the validity and priorities of the liens of the plaintiffs and defendants and of all other liens which may be filed within the time prescribed by this article and the amount due from the public agency to the contractor under the contract and from the contractor or subcontractor to the respective claimants and shall enter judgment directing the public agency, out of moneys due from it to the contractor, to pay to the several claimants the sums found due to them respectively, with interest and costs upon claims adjudged to be just and valid under this article. If the amount due from the public agency to the contractor is not sufficient to make the payments in full, distribution shall be made ratably without regard to the priority in filing claims, and in either case the claims of the subcontractors shall be chargeable with the amounts paid to the claimants under them for labor performed and materials furnished in the execution of the subcontract; provided, however, a laborer shall have a lien prior to other liens upon filing notice under this article at any time before payments are due and made.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-56.64 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-56.64
Use of administrative enforcement.
Status: in_force

15. a. The department shall use administrative enforcement, to the same extent as used for intrastate cases, in response to a request made by another state to enforce a support order, and shall promptly report the results of the enforcement procedure to the requesting state. The department shall respond to a request made by another state to enforce a support order through electronic means, when feasible. b. The department may, by electronic or other means, transmit to another state a request for assistance in enforcing support orders through administrative enforcement. c. The requesting state's request shall: (1) include such information as will enable the state to which the request is transmitted to compare the information about the case to the information in the databases of the state; and (2) constitute a certification by the requesting state: (a) of the amount of support under an order that the payment of which is in arrears; and (b) that the requesting state has complied with all procedural due process requirements applicable to each case. d. If the department provides assistance to another state pursuant to this section with respect to a case, neither state shall consider the case to be transferred to the caseload of the other state. e. The department shall maintain records of: the number of requests for assistance received by the State; the number of cases for which the State collected support in response to the request; and the amount of support collected. L.1998,c.1,s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:31-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 31 / Section 31-2
Persons entitled to sue or make claim
Status: in_force

2A:31-2. a. Every action commenced under this chapter shall be brought in the name of an administrator ad prosequendum or administrator of the decedent for whose death damages are sought, except where decedent dies testate and his will is probated, in which event the executor named in the will and qualifying, or the administrator with the will annexed, as the case may be, shall bring the action. b. In the case of a plaintiff who is qualified for appointment as administrator ad prosequendum, executor, or administrator with the will annexed, as the case may be, but who was not yet appointed as such at the time the plaintiff commenced an action under this chapter, the court may allow the plaintiff to be designated administrator ad prosequendum, executor, or administrator with the will annexed, as the case may be, and to allow the plaintiff to amend pleadings nunc pro tunc relating back to the plaintiff's first filed pleading to reflect the designation. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 2021, c.481, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-13 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-13
Enforcement of mortgage judgment or lien
Status: in_force

Section 2A:14-12 of this title shall not be construed to preclude the holder of a mortgage judgment or lien upon and enforceable against the vacated lands from enforcing such mortgage judgment or lien.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-1
No personal deficiency judgment in foreclosure actions or execution thereon for balance due
Status: in_force

No judgment shall be rendered in any action to foreclose a mortgage for any balance which may be due plaintiff over and above the proceeds of the sale of the mortgaged property, and no execution shall issue therein for the collection of any such balance.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-143 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-143
Additional bond for payment of claims for labor, material, etc.; waiver, surety's obligation
Status: in_force

2A:44-143. a. (1) When public buildings or other public works or improvements are about to be constructed, erected, altered or repaired under contract, at the expense of the State or any contracting unit, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-2), or school district, the board, officer or agent contracting on behalf of the State, contracting unit or school district, shall require delivery of the payment and performance bond issued in accordance with N.J.S.2A:44-147 and otherwise, as provided for by law, with an obligation for the performance of the contract and for the payment by the contractor for all labor performed or materials, provisions, provender or other supplies, teams, fuels, oils, implements or machinery used or consumed in, upon, for or about the construction, erection, alteration or repair of such buildings, works or improvements provided by subcontractors or material suppliers in contract with the contractor, or subcontractors or material suppliers in contract with a subcontractor to the contractor, which class of persons shall be the beneficiaries of the payment and performance bond. The board, officer or agent shall also require that all payment and performance bonds be issued by a surety which meets the following standards: (a) The surety shall have the minimum surplus and capital stock or net cash assets required by R.S.17:17-6 or R.S.17:17-7, whichever is appropriate, at the time the invitation to bid is issued; and (b) With respect to all payment and performance bonds in the amount of $850,000 or more, (i) if the amount of the bond is at least $850,000 but not more than $3.5 million, the surety shall hold a current certificate of authority, issued by the United States Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9305, that is valid in the State of New Jersey as listed annually in the United States Treasury Circular 570, except that if the surety has been operational for a period in excess of five years, the surety shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this subsubparagraph if it is rated in one of the three highest categories by an independent, nationally recognized United States rating company that determines the financial stability of insurance companies, which rating company or companies shall be determined pursuant to standards promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance by regulation adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and (ii) if the amount of the bond is more than $3.5 million, then the surety shall hold a current certificate of authority, issued by the United States Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9305, that is valid in the State of New Jersey as listed annually in the United States Treasury Circular 570 and, if the surety has been operational for a period in excess of five years, shall be rated in one of the three highest categories by an independent, nationally recognized United States rating company that determines the financial stability of insurance companies, which rating company or companies shall be determined pursuant to standards promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance by regulation adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). A surety subject to the provisions of subsubparagraph (ii) of this subparagraph which does not hold a certificate of authority issued by the United States Secretary of the Treasury shall be exempt from the requirement to hold such a certificate if the surety meets an equivalent set of standards developed by the Commissioner of Insurance through regulation which at least equal, and may exceed, the general criteria required for issuance of a certificate of authority by the United States Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9305. A surety company seeking such an exemption shall, not later than the 180th day following the effective date of P.L.1995, c.384, certify to the appropriate contracting unit that it meets that equivalent set of standards set forth by the commissioner as promulgated. (2) When such contract is to be performed at the expense of the State and is entered into by the Director of the Division of Building and Construction or State departments designated by the Director of the Division of Building and Construction, the director or the State departments may: (a) establish for that contract the amount of the bond at any percentage, not exceeding 100%, of the amount bid, based upon the director's or department's assessment of the risk presented to the State by the type of contract, and other relevant factors, and (b) waive the bond requirement of this section entirely if the contract is for a sum not exceeding $200,000. (3) When such a contract is to be performed at the expense of a contracting unit or school district, the board, officer or agent contracting on behalf of the contracting unit or school district may: (a) establish for that contract the amount of the bond at any percentage, not exceeding 100%, of the amount bid, based upon the board's, officer's or agent's assessment of the risk presented to the contracting unit or school district by the type of contract and other relevant factors, and (b) waive the bond requirement of this section entirely if the contract is for a sum not exceeding $100,000. b. A surety's obligation shall not extend to any claim for damages based upon alleged negligence that resulted in personal injury, wrongful death, or damage to real or personal property, and no bond shall in any way be construed as a liability insurance policy. Nothing herein shall relieve the surety's obligation to guarantee the contractor's performance of all conditions of the contract, including the maintenance of liability insurance if and as required by the contract. Only the obligee named on the bond, and any subcontractor performing labor or any subcontractor or materialman providing materials for the construction, erection, alteration or repair of the public building, work or improvement for which the bond is required pursuant to this section, shall have any claim against the surety under the bond. c. A board, officer or agent contracting on behalf of the State, contracting unit or school district shall not accept more than one payment and performance bond to cover a single construction contract. The board, officer or agent may accept a single bond executed by more than one surety to cover a single construction contract only if the combined underwriting limitations of all the named sureties, as set forth in the most current annual revision of United States Treasury Circular 570, or as determined by the Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to R.S.17:18-9, meet or exceed the amount of the contract to be performed. d. A board, officer or agent contracting on behalf of the State, contracting unit or school district shall not accept a payment or performance bond unless there is attached thereto a Surety Disclosure Statement and Certification to which each surety executing the bond shall have subscribed. This statement and certification shall be complete in all respects and duly acknowledged according to law, and shall have substantially the following form: SURETY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND CERTIFICATION .............................., surety(ies) on the attached bond, hereby certifies(y) the following: (1) The surety meets the applicable capital and surplus requirements of R.S.17:17-6 or R.S.17:17-7 as of the surety's most current annual filing with the New Jersey Department of Insurance. (2) The capital (where applicable) and surplus, as determined in accordance with the applicable laws of this State, of the surety(ies) participating in the issuance of the attached bond is (are) in the following amount(s) as of the calendar year ended December 31, ......... (most recent calendar year for which capital and surplus amounts are available), which amounts have been certified as indicated by certified public accountants (indicating separately for each surety that surety's capital and surplus amounts, together with the name and address of the firm of certified public accounts that shall have certified those amounts): ............................................. ............................................. ............................................. (3) (a) With respect to each surety participating in the issuance of the attached bond that has received from the United States Secretary of the Treasury a certificate of authority pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9305, the underwriting limitation established therein and the date as of which that limitation was effective is as follows (indicating for each such surety that surety's underwriting limitation and the effective date thereof): ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ (b) With respect to each surety participating in the issuance of the attached bond that has not received such a certificate of authority from the United States Secretary of the Treasury, the underwriting limitation of that surety as established pursuant to R.S.17:18-9 as of (date on which such limitation was so established) is as follows (indicating for each such surety that surety's underwriting limitation and the date on which that limitation was established): ........................................... ........................................... ........................................... (4) The amount of the bond to which this statement and certification is attached is $ ...... . (5) If, by virtue of one or more contracts of reinsurance, the amount of the bond indicated under item (4) above exceeds the total underwriting limitation of all sureties on the bond as set forth in items (3)(a) or (3)(b) above, or both, then for each such contract of reinsurance: (a) The name and address of each such reinsurer under that contract and the amount of that reinsurer's participation in the contract is as follows:.............................. .......................................... .......................................... ............................................; and (b) Each surety that is party to any such contract of reinsurance certifies that each reinsurer listed under item (5)(a) satisfies the credit for reinsurance requirement established under P.L.1993, c.243 (C.17:51B-1 et seq.) and any applicable regulations in effect as of the date on which the bond to which this statement and certification is attached shall have been filed with the appropriate public agency. CERTIFICATE (to be completed by an authorized certifying agent for each surety on the bond) I ........................ (name of agent), as ....................................... (title of agent) for .............................. (name of surety), a corporation/mutual insurance company/other (indicating type of business organization) (circle one) domiciled in ......................... (state of domicile), DO HEREBY CERTIFY that, to the best of my knowledge, the foregoing statements made by me are true, and ACKNOWLEDGE that, if any of those statements are false, this bond is VOIDABLE. ................................................ (Signature of certifying agent) ......................................................... (Printed name of certifying agent) ....................................................... (Title of certifying agent) L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1979, c.408; 1989, c.316; 1991, c.454; 1995, c.38, s.2; 1995, c.384, s.1; 1996, c.81, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-58 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 17 / Section 17-58
Manner of levying and taking
Status: in_force

Rights and credits shall be levied upon and taken as property is taken under writs of attachment against nonresident debtors.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:62A-10 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A-10
Civil, criminal immunity for obtaining specimens
Status: in_force

1. a. When acting in response to a request of a law enforcement officer, any physician, nurse or medical technician who withdraws or otherwise obtains, in a medically accepted manner, a specimen of breath, blood, urine or other bodily substance and delivers it to a law enforcement officer, shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for so acting, provided the skill and care exercised is that ordinarily required and exercised by others in the profession. b. Any physician, nurse or medical technician who, for an accepted medical purpose, withdraws or otherwise obtains, in a medically accepted manner, a specimen of breath, blood, urine or other bodily substance and subsequently delivers it to a law enforcement officer either voluntarily or upon court order, shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for so acting, provided the skill and care exercised in obtaining the specimen is that ordinarily required and exercised by others in the profession. c. The immunity from civil or criminal liability provided in subsections a. and b. of this section shall extend to the hospital or other medical facility on whose premises or under whose auspices the specimens are obtained, provided the skill, care and facilities provided are those ordinarily so provided by similar medical facilities. d. For the purposes of this section, the term "law enforcement officer" includes a State, county or municipal police officer, a county prosecutor or his assistant, the Attorney General or his deputy or a State or county medical examiner. L.1986,c.189,s.1; amended 1992,c.196,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:4A-87 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 4A / Section 4A-87
Juvenile-family crisis referral to courts; out of home placement
Status: in_force

Juvenile-family crisis referral to courts; out of home placement. When, despite provision of crisis intervention services and the exhaustion of all alternative services, there is a refusal on the part of the juvenile to stay in or return to the home or a refusal on the part of the parents to allow the juvenile to stay in or return home, or the physical safety of the juvenile is threatened, or the juvenile is in need of immediate care such that it is necessary to make an out of home placement of the juvenile, court intake services shall: a. Arrange, when agreed to by the parent or guardian and juvenile, alternate living arrangement for the juvenile with a relative, neighbor, or other suitable family setting. It shall not be necessary for a court hearing to approve the living arrangement and the arrangement may continue as long as there is agreement; or b. Arrange, when no alternate living arrangement can be agreed to and when all possible resources for alternate living arrangements as set forth in subsection a. of this section have been exhausted, temporary out of home placement prior to the placement hearing. Court intake services shall immediately file a petition for out of home placement which shall include documentation of the attempts made to provide alternate living arrangements including, but not limited to, the names of persons contacted, their responses and the lack of agreement by the juvenile or the juvenile's parents if the persons contacted are willing to take the juvenile with the court. The crisis intervention unit shall inform the juvenile and parent or guardian that an out of home placement determination may be made by the court where an alternate living arrangement cannot be agreed to. L.1982, c.80, s.12; amended 1989,c.305.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:20-7 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 20 / Section 20-7
Conveyances by debtor after arrest void; recovery by assignee
Status: in_force

All conveyances, deeds, mortgages, judgments, sales, transfers, assignments or other disposition of, for or upon any of his estate, real or personal, made, given or executed after his arrest by any debtor shall be void as against his creditors and the assignee appointed hereunder. The assignee may recover such estate or the value thereof against any person who may have purchased or in any manner come into the possession thereof after such arrest. The right and remedies conferred by this section shall be in addition to those conferred by section 2A:19-3 of this title.
L.1951 (1stSS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:35-1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 35 / Section 35-1
Jurisdiction in real property possessory actions
Status: in_force

2A:35-1. Any person claiming the right of possession of real property in the possession of another, or claiming title to such real property, shall be entitled to have his rights determined in an action in the Superior Court. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.85.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:39-9 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 39 / Section 39-9
Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances.
Status: in_force

2C:39-9. Manufacture, Transport, Disposition and Defacement of Weapons and Dangerous Instruments and Appliances. a. Machine guns. Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells or disposes of any machine gun without being registered or licensed to do so as provided in chapter 58 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes is guilty of a crime of the third degree. b. Sawed-off shotguns. Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells or disposes of any sawed-off shotgun is guilty of a crime of the third degree. c. Firearm silencers. Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells or disposes of any firearm silencer is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. d. Weapons. Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells or disposes of any weapon, including gravity knives, switchblade knives, ballistic knives, daggers, dirks, stilettos, billies, blackjacks, metal knuckles, sandclubs, slingshots, cesti or similar leather bands studded with metal filings, or, except as otherwise provided in subsection i. of this section, in the case of firearms if he is not licensed or registered to do so as provided in chapter 58 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells or disposes of any weapon or other device which projects, releases or emits tear gas or other substances intended to produce temporary physical discomfort or permanent injury through being vaporized or otherwise dispensed in the air, which is intended to be used for any purpose other than for authorized military or law enforcement purposes by duly authorized military or law enforcement personnel or the device is for the purpose of personal self-defense, is pocket-sized and contains not more than three-quarters of an ounce of chemical substance not ordinarily capable of lethal use or of inflicting serious bodily injury, or other than to be used by any person permitted to possess such weapon or device under the provisions of subsection d. of N.J.S.2C:39-5, which is intended for use by financial and other business institutions as part of an integrated security system, placed at fixed locations, for the protection of money and property, by the duly authorized personnel of those institutions, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. e. Defaced firearms. Any person who defaces any firearm is guilty of a crime of the third degree. Any person who knowingly buys, receives, disposes of or conceals a defaced firearm, except an antique firearm or an antique handgun, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. f. (1) Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells, or disposes of any armor-piercing ammunition, as defined in subsection gg. of N.J.S.2C:39-1, which is intended to be used for any purpose other than for authorized military or law enforcement purposes by duly authorized military or law enforcement personnel, is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. (2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent a licensed collector of ammunition as defined in paragraph (2) of subsection f. of N.J.S.2C:39-3 from transporting the bullets defined in paragraph (1) of this subsection from (a) any licensed retail or wholesale firearms dealer's place of business to the collector's dwelling, premises, or other land owned or possessed by him, or (b) to or from the collector's dwelling, premises or other land owned or possessed by him to any gun show for the purposes of display, sale, trade, or transfer between collectors, or (c) to or from the collector's dwelling, premises or other land owned or possessed by him to any rifle or pistol club organized in accordance with the rules prescribed by the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice; provided that the club has filed a copy of its charter with the superintendent of the State Police and annually submits a list of its members to the superintendent, and provided further that the ammunition being transported shall be carried not loaded in any firearm and contained in a closed and fastened case, gun box, or locked in the trunk of the automobile in which it is being transported, and the course of travel shall include only such deviations as are reasonably necessary under the circumstances. g. Assault firearms. Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells or disposes of an assault firearm without being registered or licensed to do so pursuant to N.J.S.2C:58-1 et seq. is guilty of a crime of the third degree. h. Large capacity ammunition magazines. Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells or disposes of a large capacity ammunition magazine which is intended to be used for any purpose other than for authorized military or law enforcement purposes by duly authorized military or law enforcement personnel is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. i. Transporting firearms into this State for an unlawful sale or transfer. Any person who knowingly transports, ships or otherwise brings into this State any firearm for the purpose of unlawfully selling, transferring, giving, assigning or otherwise disposing of that firearm to another individual is guilty of a crime of the second degree. Any motor vehicle used by a person to transport, ship, or otherwise bring a firearm into this State for unlawful sale or transfer shall be subject to forfeiture in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.2C:64-1 et seq.; provided however, this forfeiture provision shall not apply to innocent owners, nor shall it affect the rights of a holder of a valid lien. The temporary transfer of a firearm shall not constitute a violation of this subsection if that firearm is transferred: (1) while hunting or target shooting in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.74 (C.2C:58-3.1); (2) for shooting competitions sponsored by a licensed dealer, law enforcement agency, legally recognized military organization, or a rifle or pistol club which has filed a copy of its charter with the superintendent in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1992, c.74 (C.2C:58-3.1); or (3) for participation in a training course conducted by a certified instructor in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1997, c.375 (C.2C:58-3.2). The transfer of any firearm that uses air or carbon dioxide to expel a projectile; or the transfer of an antique firearm shall not constitute a violation of this subsection. j. Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells, or disposes of a bump stock as defined in subsection ee. of N.J.S.2C:39-1 or a trigger crank as defined in subsection ff. of N.J.S.2C:39-1 is guilty of a crime of the third degree. k. Purchasing firearm parts to manufacture a firearm without a serial number. In addition to any other criminal penalties provided under law, a person who, with the purpose to manufacture or otherwise assemble a firearm and without being registered or licensed do so as provided in chapter 58 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, purchases or otherwise obtains separately or as part of a kit a firearm frame or firearm receiver which is not imprinted with a serial number registered with a federally licensed manufacturer or any combination of parts from which a firearm without a serial number may be readily manufactured or otherwise assembled, but which does not have the capacity to function as a firearm unless manufactured or otherwise assembled is guilty of a crime of the second degree. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:1-8 or any other law, a conviction under this subsection shall not merge with a conviction for any other criminal offense and the court shall impose separate sentences upon a violation of this subsection and any other criminal offense. As used in this subsection, "firearm frame or firearm receiver" means the part of a firearm that provides housing for the firearm's internal components, such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, action, and firing mechanism, and includes without limitation any object or part which is not a firearm frame or receiver in finished form but is designed or intended to be used for that purpose and which may readily be made into a firearm frame or receiver through milling or other means. l. Manufacturing or facilitating the manufacture of a firearm using a three-dimensional printer. In addition to any other criminal penalties provided under law it is a second-degree crime for: (1) a person who is not registered or licensed to do so as a manufacturer as provided in chapter 58 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, to use a three-dimensional printer or similar device to manufacture or produce a firearm, firearm receiver, magazine, or firearm component; or (2) a person to distribute by any means, including the Internet, to a person in New Jersey who is not registered or licensed as a manufacturer as provided in chapter 58 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, digital instructions in the form of computer-aided design files or other code or instructions stored and displayed in electronic format as a digital model that may be used to program a three-dimensional printer to manufacture or produce a firearm, firearm receiver, magazine, or firearm component. As used in this subsection: "three-dimensional printer" means a computer or computer-driven machine or device capable of producing a three-dimensional object from a digital model; and "distribute" means to sell, or to manufacture, give, provide, lend, trade, mail, deliver, publish, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, display, share, advertise, offer, or make available via the Internet or by any other means, whether for pecuniary gain or not, and includes an agreement or attempt to distribute. m. Covert or undetectable firearms. Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells or disposes of any covert firearm as defined in subsection hh. of N.J.S.2C:39-1 or any undetectable firearm as defined in subsection ii. of N.J.S.2C:39-1 is guilty of a crime of the second degree. n. Transporting a manufactured firearm without a serial number. In addition to any other criminal penalties provided under law, a person who transports, ships, sells, or disposes of a firearm manufactured or otherwise assembled using a firearm frame or firearm receiver as defined in subsection k. of this section which is not imprinted with a serial number registered with a federally licensed manufacturer, including but not limited to a firearm manufactured or otherwise assembled from parts purchased or otherwise obtained in violation of subsection k. of this section, is guilty of a crime of the second degree. amended 1979, c.179, s.7; 1980, c.108; 1981, c.480, s.2; 1983, c.58, s.2; 1987, c.228, s.3; 1990, c.32, s.3; 1999, c.233, s.3; 2007, c.298; 2013, c.111, s.1; 2017, c.323, s.3; 2018, c.38, s.3; 2018, c.138, s.3; 2019, c.165, s.3; 2022, c.53.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-15 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 15 / Section 15-15
Order discharging real estate from claim
Status: in_force

If, in an action for the enforcement against real estate of a claim for the payment of money, except for the foreclosure of a mortgage, as to which a notice of lis pendens has been filed, the defendant therein gives such sufficient security as the court having jurisdiction of the action shall direct, to pay such sum of money as may, by the final determination of the action, be ascertained to be chargeable upon the affected real estate, the court may by order discharge the real estate from such claim.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:46-8 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 46 / Section 46-8
Uniformity of interpretation
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:10-1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-1
What constitutes contempt in general
Status: in_force

The power of any court of this state to punish for contempt shall not be construed to extend to any case except the: a. Misbehavior of any person in the actual presence of the court; b. Misbehavior of any officer of the court in his official transactions; and c. Disobedience or resistance by any court officer, or by any party, juror, witness or any person whatsoever to any lawful writ, process, judgment, order, or command of the court. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to affect the inherent jurisdiction of the superior court to punish for contempt.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:81-17.2a1 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 81 / Section 81-17.2a1
Duty of employee to appear and testify; removal for failure or refusal
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of every public employee to appear and testify upon matters directly related to the conduct of his office, position or employment before any court, grand jury or the State Commission of Investigation. Any public employee failing or refusing to so appear and to so testify, after having been informed of his duty to appear and testify under this act by the prosecuting attorney, or a member of or attorney for the State Commission of Investigation, as the case may be, shall be subject to removal from his office, position or employment. L.1970, c. 72, s. 2, eff. May 21, 1970. Amended by L.1975, c. 246, s. 1, eff. Oct. 28, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:157-10.6 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 157 / Section 157-10.6
Recovery of salary for unlawful suspension.
Status: in_force

7. Whenever any county investigator shall be suspended or dismissed from his office, employment or position and that suspension or dismissal shall be judicially determined to be illegal, the investigator shall be entitled to recover his salary from the date of such suspension or dismissal, provided a written application therefor shall be filed with the prosecutor's office within 30 days after such judicial determination. L.2003,c.173,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:67-6 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 67 / Section 67-6
Sending citizen as prisoner out of State for offense committed within State; action for damages; punishment; disqualification; exceptions
Status: in_force

2A:67-6. For preventing illegal imprisonment of citizens of this State in prisons out of this State, no citizen of this State who is an inhabitant or resident thereof, shall be sent as a prisoner to any place whatsoever out of this State, for any crime or offense committed within this State, and every such imprisonment is hereby declared to be illegal unless such transfer of such person to a place of confinement outside the State is accomplished pursuant to the provisions of any interstate compact approved by the Legislature for such purpose and to which the State is signatory. If any such citizen shall be so imprisoned, except as provided for herein by compact, he may, for every such imprisonment, maintain, by virtue of this chapter, an action at law in the Superior Court for the damages sustained thereby, against the person by whom he shall be so committed, detained, imprisoned, sent prisoner or transported contrary to the true intent and meaning of this chapter, and against any person who shall frame, contrive, write, seal, sign, or countersign any warrant or writing for such commitment, detainer, imprisonment or transportation, or who shall advise, aid or assist in the same or any of them. In such action the plaintiff may recover penal as well as compensatory damages but in any case the damages shall not be less than $1,500.00. Any person who shall knowingly frame, contrive, write, seal, sign or countersign any warrant for such commitment, detainer, or transportation, or shall so commit, detain, imprison or transport any person contrary to this chapter, or advise, aid or assist therein, shall be fined or imprisoned at hard labor, or both, at the discretion of the court before which the conviction shall be had and shall in addition thereto, from thenceforth be disqualified from holding any office or trust or profit under this State. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the sending of a citizen of this State or person at any time resident therein, who has committed any treason, felony or misdemeanor in another state of the United States or in any foreign country, to such other state or foreign country having jurisdiction of such offense, for the purpose of being tried therefor. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1973,c.16; 1991,c.91,s.111.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:170-51.4 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 170 / Section 170-51.4
Sale, distribution of tobacco, electronic smoking device to persons under age 21; prohibited; civil penalties.
Status: in_force

1. a. No person, either directly or indirectly by an agent or employee, or by a vending machine owned by the person or located in the person's establishment, shall sell, offer for sale, complete a delivery to a residence without first obtaining, upon delivery, the signature of an individual who is at least 21 years of age and who resides in that residence, distribute for commercial purpose at no cost or minimal cost or with coupons or rebate offers, give, or furnish to a person under 21 years of age: (1) any cigarettes made of tobacco or of any other matter or substance which can be smoked or any cigarette paper or tobacco in any form, including smokeless tobacco; or (2) any electronic smoking device that can be used to deliver nicotine or other substances to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe, or any cartridge or other component of the device or related product. Consistent with federal law, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an individual performing his or her assigned duties as an employee of the United States Postal Service. b. The establishment of the following shall constitute a defense to any prosecution brought pursuant to subsection a. of this section: that the purchaser of the tobacco product or electronic smoking device, the individual signing for the delivery of the tobacco product or electronic smoking device, or the recipient of the promotional sample falsely represented, by producing either a driver's license or non-driver identification card issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, a similar card issued pursuant to the laws of another state or the federal government of Canada, or a photographic identification card issued by a county clerk, that the purchaser or recipient was of legal age to make the purchase, sign for the delivery, or receive the sample. c. A person who violates the provisions of subsection a. of this section, including an employee of a retail dealer licensee under P.L.1948, c.65 (C.54:40A-1 et seq.) who actually sells or otherwise provides a tobacco product to a person under 21 years of age, shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $500 for the first violation, not less than $1,000 for the second violation, and $2,000 for the third and each subsequent violation. The civil penalty shall be collected pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), in a summary proceeding before the municipal court having jurisdiction. An official authorized by statute or ordinance to enforce the State or local health codes or a law enforcement officer having enforcement authority in that municipality may issue a summons for a violation of the provisions of subsection a. of this section and may serve and execute all process with respect to the enforcement of this section consistent with the Rules of Court. A penalty recovered under the provisions of this subsection shall be recovered by and in the name of the State by the local health agency. The penalty shall be paid into the treasury of the municipality in which the violation occurred for the general uses of the municipality. d. In addition to the provisions of subsection c. of this section, upon the recommendation of the municipality, following a hearing by the municipality, the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury may suspend or, after a second or subsequent violation of the provisions of subsection a. of this section, revoke the license issued under section 202 of P.L.1948, c.65 (C.54:40A-4) of a retail dealer. The licensee shall be subject to administrative charges, based on a schedule issued by the Director of the Division of Taxation, which may provide for a monetary penalty in lieu of a suspension. e. A penalty imposed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any penalty that may be imposed pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:33-13.1). L.2000, c.87, s.1; amended 2003, c.175, s.1; 2005, c.384, s.1; 2009, c.182, s.3; 2017, c.118, s.2; 2025, c.226, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:157-11 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 157 / Section 157-11
County investigators in first-class counties
Status: in_force

In counties of the first class there may be appointed not in excess of 30 county investigators, who shall be paid annual salaries of not less than $6,500.00. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1959, c. 161, s.7, p. 637, L.1966, c. 265, s. 1, eff. Sept. 6, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-7 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 20 / Section 20-7
Receiving stolen property.
Status: in_force

2C:20-7. Receiving Stolen Property. a. Receiving. A person is guilty of theft if he knowingly receives or brings into this State movable property, other than a motor vehicle, of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it is probably stolen. It is an affirmative defense that the property was received with purpose to restore it to the owner. "Receiving" means acquiring possession, control or title, or lending on the security of the property. b. Permissive inference. The requisite knowledge or belief may be inferred in the case of a person who: (1) Is found in possession or control of two or more items of property stolen on two or more separate occasions; or (2) Has received stolen property in another transaction within the year preceding the transaction charged; or (3) Being a person in the business of buying or selling property of the sort received, acquires the property without having ascertained by reasonable inquiry that the person from whom he obtained it had a legal right to possess and dispose of it; or (4) Is found in possession of two or more defaced access devices; or (5) Is found in possession of property of a cargo carrier without proper documentation or other evidence of right to possession. amended 1979, c.178, s.35; 1981, c.290, s.19; 1997, c.6, s.3; 2013, c.58, s.3; 2023, c.101, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44-18 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44 / Section 44-18
Report of person making sale
Status: in_force

The officer or carrier making a sale under this article shall file therewith a report of the same containing a list of the articles sold, the price realized, the person to whom sold, the expenses of advertisement and sale, the expenses and charges paid to the carrier, the name of the consignor and consignee, the places and dates of consignment and of receipt at destination, of all of which the carrier shall keep a record.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:159A-4 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 159A / Section 159A-4
Request for temporary custody or availability of prisoner; procedure; time for commencing trial; failure to try; dismissal
Status: in_force

ARTICLE IV (a) The appropriate officer of the jurisdiction in which an untried indictment, information or complaint is pending shall be entitled to have a prisoner against whom he has lodged a detainer and who is serving a term of imprisonment in any party State made available in accordance with Article V(a) hereof upon presentation of a written request for temporary custody or availability to the appropriate authorities of the State in which the prisoner is incarcerated: provided that the court having jurisdiction of such indictment, information or complaint shall have duly approved, recorded and transmitted the request: and provided further that there shall be a period of 30 days after receipt by the appropriate authorities before the request be honored, within which period the Governor of the sending State may disapprove the request for temporary custody or availability, either upon his own motion or upon motion of the prisoner. (b) Upon receipt of the officer's written request as provided in paragraph (a) hereof, the appropriate authorities having the prisoner in custody shall furnish the officer with a certificate stating the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time already served, the time remaining to be served on the sentence, the amount of good time earned, the time of parole eligibility of the prisoner, and any decisions of the State parole agency relating to the prisoner. Said authorities simultaneously shall furnish all other officers and appropriate courts in the receiving State who have lodged detainers against the prisoner with similar certificates and with notices informing them of the request for custody or availability and of the reasons therefor. (c) In respect of any proceeding made possible by this Article, trial shall be commenced within 120 days of the arrival of the prisoner in the receiving State, but for good cause shown in open court, the prisoner or his counsel being present, the court having jurisdiction of the matter may grant any necessary or reasonable continuance. (d) Nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to deprive any prisoner of any right which he may have to contest the legality of his delivery as provided in paragraph (a) hereof, but such delivery may not be opposed or denied on the ground that the executive authority of the sending State has not affirmatively consented to or ordered such delivery. (e) If trial is not had on any indictment, information or complaint contemplated hereby prior to the prisoner's being returned to the original place of imprisonment pursuant to Article V(e) hereof, such indictment, information or complaint shall not be of any further force or effect, and the court shall enter an order dismissing the same with prejudice. L.1958, c. 12, p. 33, s. 1 (Art. IV).
N.J. Stat. § 2C:20-2.2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 20 / Section 20-2.2
Additional fine for auto theft
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-3, if the fair market value of the automobile and its contents at the time it was stolen exceeds $7,500.00 and the automobile is not recovered, the court may sentence the defendant to pay a fine for that higher amount. L.1991,c.83,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-14 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 34 / Section 34-14
Parent or guardian may prosecute or defend.
Status: in_force

2A:34-14. Parent or guardian may prosecute or defend. A parent or guardian shall not be precluded by the provisions of this chapter from prosecuting or defending any action respecting the marriage or civil union status or relation of his minor child or ward. Amended 2006, c.103, s.74.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-42 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 15 / Section 15-42
Capias; grounds in action founded upon contract
Status: in_force

A capias ad respondendum shall issue in an action founded upon contract, express or implied, due to plaintiff from defendant, only when the proof establishes the particulars specified in one or more of the following subparagraphs: a. That defendant is about to remove any of his property out of the jurisdiction of the court in which the action is about to be commenced or is then pending with intent to defraud his creditors; or b. That defendant has property or choses in action which he fraudulently conceals; or c. That defendant has assigned, removed or disposed of, or is about to assign, remove or dispose of, any of his property with intent to defraud his creditors; or d. That defendant fraudulently contracted the debt or incurred the demand. In such a case, the court shall hold the defendant to bail in such an amount as is shown by the proof to be due plaintiff from defendant except that in actions to recover money from a public officer, the amount shall be that which the court thinks proper under the circumstances. This section shall not apply to proceedings as for contempt to enforce civil remedies.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:58-10 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 58 / Section 58-10
Incendiary or tracer ammunition
Status: in_force

No incendiary or tracer type ammunition shall be discharged anywhere in this State except for law enforcement purposes by law enforcement officers in the course of their official duties or by members of legally recognized military organizations during the actual course of their official duties in or upon military establishments or ranges constructed or maintained for such purposes. Nonincendiary shotgun tracer ammunition may, however, be used on a trap or skeet field for target purposes. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the carrying or possession for distress signal purposes of a visual distress signalling device approved by the United States Coast Guard aboard a private or commercial aircraft or any boat. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:58-10, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1982, c. 173, s. 3, eff. Nov. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:36-6a — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 36 / Section 36-6a
Possession of hypodermic syringe, needle under certain circumstances not an offense.
Status: in_force

8. The possession of a hypodermic syringe or needle by a consumer who participates in, or an employee or volunteer of, a sterile syringe access program established pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-27 and C.26:5C-28), as amended by P.L.2016, c.36, shall not constitute an offense pursuant to N.J.S.2C:36-1 et seq. This provision shall extend to a hypodermic syringe or needle that contains a residual amount of a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog. L.2006, c.99, s.8; amended 2016, c.36, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-37 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-37
Change or cancellation of rules by statute or adoption of subsequent rules
Status: in_force

Any rule or rules so proposed or adopted shall be subject to change or cancellation at any time by statute or by a subsequent rule adopted pursuant to this article. L.1960, c. 52, p. 462, s. 37, eff. June 20, 1960.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:14-12 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 14 / Section 14-12
Executive secretary; chief clerk
Status: in_force

2B:14-12. Executive Secretary; Chief Clerk. A Surrogate may, in his discretion, appoint an Executive Secretary and a Chief Clerk, both of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the surrogate. L.1999,c.70,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:14-9 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 14 / Section 14-9
Invasion of privacy, degree of crime; defenses, privileges.
Status: in_force

1. a. An actor commits a crime of the fourth degree if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, and under circumstances in which a reasonable person would know that another may expose intimate parts or may engage in sexual penetration or sexual contact, he observes another person without that person's consent and under circumstances in which a reasonable person would not expect to be observed. b. (1) An actor commits a crime of the third degree if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he photographs, films, videotapes, records, or otherwise reproduces in any manner, the image of another person whose intimate parts are exposed or who is engaged in an act of sexual penetration or sexual contact, without that person's consent and under circumstances in which a reasonable person would not expect to be observed. (2) An actor commits a crime of the fourth degree if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he photographs, films, videotapes, records, or otherwise reproduces in any manner, the image of the undergarment-clad intimate parts of another person, without that person's consent and under circumstances in which a reasonable person would not expect to have his undergarment-clad intimate parts observed. c. An actor commits a crime of the third degree if, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he discloses any photograph, film, videotape, recording or any other reproduction of the image, taken in violation of subsection b. of this section, of: (1) another person who is engaged in an act of sexual penetration or sexual contact; (2) another person whose intimate parts are exposed; or (3) another person's undergarment-clad intimate parts, unless that person has consented to such disclosure. For purposes of this subsection: (1) "disclose" means sell, manufacture, give, provide, lend, trade, mail, deliver, transfer, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, advertise, offer, share, or make available via the Internet or by any other means, whether for pecuniary gain or not; and (2) "intimate parts" has the meaning ascribed to it in N.J.S.2C:14-1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:43-3, a fine not to exceed $30,000 may be imposed for a violation of this subsection. d. It is an affirmative defense to a crime under this section that: (1) the actor posted or otherwise provided prior notice to the person of the actor's intent to engage in the conduct specified in subsection a., b., or c., and (2) the actor acted with a lawful purpose. e. (1) It shall not be a violation of subsection a. or b. to observe another person in the access way, foyer or entrance to a fitting room or dressing room operated by a retail establishment or to photograph, film, videotape, record or otherwise reproduce the image of such person, if the actor conspicuously posts at the entrance to the fitting room or dressing room prior notice of his intent to make the observations, photographs, films, videotapes, recordings or other reproductions. (2) It shall be a violation of subsection c. to disclose in any manner any such photograph, film, videotape or recording of another person using a fitting room or dressing room except under the following circumstances: (a) to law enforcement officers in connection with a criminal prosecution; (b) pursuant to subpoena or court order for use in a legal proceeding; or (c) to a co-worker, manager or supervisor acting within the scope of his employment. f. It shall be a violation of subsection a. or b. to observe another person in a private dressing stall of a fitting room or dressing room operated by a retail establishment or to photograph, film, videotape, record or otherwise reproduce the image of another person in a private dressing stall of a fitting room or dressing room. g. For purposes of this act, a law enforcement officer, or a corrections officer or guard in a correctional facility or jail, who is engaged in the official performance of his duties shall be deemed to be licensed or privileged to make and to disclose observations, photographs, films, videotapes, recordings or any other reproductions. h. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:1-8 or any other provisions of law, a conviction arising under subsection b. of this section shall not merge with a conviction under subsection c. of this section, nor shall a conviction under subsection c. merge with a conviction under subsection b. L.2003, c.206, s.1; amended 2016, c.2, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-56.2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-56.2
Response by servicers to offer relative to short sale.
Status: in_force

2. a. A servicer shall respond to a good faith offer from a seller, seller's agent, or authorized third party to purchase the property through a short sale within 60 days of the date of the offer. A response would include an approval, a denial, or a request for further information. If the servicer decides not to approve a short sale, or fails to respond to the seller's, seller's agent's, or authorized third party's offer within 60 days, any deposit made by the buyer in connection with the purchase of the property shall be refunded in its entirety and the potential purchaser shall have no further obligation with respect to the sale or other disposition of the property. b. Nothing in this section shall constitute a limitation on the ability of the servicer and debtor to participate in the New Jersey Judiciary's Foreclosure Mediation Program or any other form of mediation or settlement discussion, or enter into an agreement as a result of that mediation or settlement discussion. L.2017, c.157, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:25-32.4 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 25 / Section 25-32.4
Electric monitoring device tampering, removal, vandalism.
Status: in_force

4. Any person who tampers with, removes, or vandalizes an electronic monitoring device worn or utilized by a defendant pursuant to P.L.2025, c.291 (C.2C:25-32.1 et al.) is guilty of a crime of the third degree. L.2025, c.291, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:160-25 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 160 / Section 160-25
Discharge of accused; extension of time of commitment of accused; new bail for appearance
Status: in_force

2A:160-25. If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant, bond or undertaking, a judge may discharge him or may recommit him for a further period of 60 days, or a judge of the Superior Court may again take bail for his appearance and surrender, as provided in N.J.S.2A:160-24, but within a period not to exceed 60 days after the date of such new bond or undertaking. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.132.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:24-3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 24 / Section 24-3
Nonperformance of agreement; action for order of arbitration
Status: in_force

2A:24-3. Where a party is aggrieved by the failure, neglect or refusal of another to perform under a written agreement providing for arbitration, the Superior Court may in a summary action direct that the arbitration proceed in the manner provided for in the agreement. The party alleged to be in default may demand a jury trial as to the issue that there has been no agreement in writing for an arbitration or that there has been no failure to comply therewith. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.80.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:25-29.3 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 25 / Section 25-29.3
Rules of Court.
Status: in_force

4. The Supreme Court may promulgate Rules of Court to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2001,c.195,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:60-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 60 / Section 60-2
Appeal by reversioner or remainderman from judgment against tenant in dower or by curtesy or for life; restoration of estate affected
Status: in_force

Section 12 of an act entitled "An act granting relief, in certain cases, against collusive judgments and wrongful alienations of lands" , passed March 2, 1798 [Rev. 1877, p. 1409, s. 12 (C. S. p. 1526, s. 12) ] saved from repeal. [This section permits certain persons to appeal from certain collusive judgments.]
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-61.48 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-61.48
Requirements for registration of conversion for building, structure.
Status: in_force

9. In addition to the limitations set forth in section 4 of P.L.2020, c.40 (C.2A:18-61.48a), a registration of conversion for a building or structure located in a qualified county shall not be approved until the department receives proof that the provisions of section 8 of P.L.1991, c.509 (C.2A:18-61.47) have been complied with, and that notification as required in section 8 of P.L.1991, c.509 (C.2A:18A-61.47) has been made to all tenants who filed application for protected tenancy status on or before the application deadline prescribed in the notice given pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1991, c.509 (C.2A:18-61.46). The proof shall be by affidavit or in such form as the department may require. L.1991, c.509, s.9; amended 2020, c.40, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-22.5 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-22.5
Information reported to public official; nonprivileged communications
Status: in_force

There is no privilege under this act as to information which the physician or the patient is required to report to a public official or as to information required to be recorded in a public office, unless the statute requiring the report or record specifically provides that the information shall not be disclosed. L.1968, c. 185, s. 5, eff. July 19, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-61.16a — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-61.16a
Rent defined
Status: in_force

"Rent" means the amount currently payable by the tenant to the landlord pursuant to lease or other agreement, without regard to any modification thereof by any authorized board or agency, or any court. L.1981, c. 495, s. 4; expired as a supplement to 1978,c.139 by operation of s.10 of 1978, c.139 as amended by 1984,c.177.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-40 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 18 / Section 18-40
Execution out of Superior Court on docketed judgment
Status: in_force

2A:18-40. Execution may issue on a judgment docketed as herein provided out of the Superior Court, with the same effect as to the real and personal property of the judgment debtor as if issued on a judgment originally obtained in the Superior Court other than in the Special Civil Part. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.58.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-75 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 15 / Section 15-75
Payment of judgments out of funds in court
Status: in_force

If in any cause moneys are deposited with any court of this state, and any person shall hold a judgment in any of the courts of this state against any person entitled to the moneys, or any part thereof, the court in which the moneys are deposited shall, upon application made in the cause by or in behalf of such judgment creditor, and upon proof by affidavit or otherwise, as the court directs, that the residence of the person entitled to such moneys is unknown and cannot be ascertained, order and direct such moneys to be applied upon such judgment. It shall not be necessary that the judgment creditor be, or be admitted as, a party defendant in such cause.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:23-10 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 23 / Section 23-10
Examination of jurors.
Status: in_force

2B:23-10. Examination of jurors. a. In the discretion of the court, parties to any trial may question any person summoned as a juror after the name is drawn and before the swearing, and without the interposition of any challenge, to determine whether or not to interpose a peremptory challenge or a challenge for cause. Such examination shall be permitted in order to disclose whether or not the juror is qualified, impartial and without interest in the result of the action. The questioning shall be conducted in open court under the trial judge's supervision. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.204). Amended 2007, c.204, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:49A-29 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 49A / Section 49A-29
Appeal, stay of execution, enforcement
Status: in_force

5. a. If the judgment debtor shows the Superior Court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered. b. If the judgment debtor shows the Superior Court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of the Superior Court would be stayed, the Superior Court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this State. L.1997,c.204,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:56-19 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 56 / Section 56-19
Proceeds of sale of share subject to liens paid into court
Status: in_force

If it appears by proceedings in such action or if the court shall determine, that there are any existing liens or encumbrances on the estate, share or interest of any party named in the proceedings, the court shall, if sale is ordered, in the order or judgment for sale direct the officer or commissioners, as the case may be, to bring into court and pay to the clerk thereof the portion of the moneys arising from the sale of the estate, share or interest of such party, after first deducting therefrom the portion of the costs, charges and expenses to which it shall be liable.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:82-42 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 82 / Section 82-42
Injured person or claimant; right of examination
Status: in_force

Any person who has been injured, or his legal representative, who has asserted, or who is about to assert a claim for compensation or damages for personal injuries or death resulting therefrom, shall be permitted to examine the records of any hospital pertaining to the claim of such injured or deceased person.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-18 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-18
Exceptions to sections 2A:50-16 and 2A:50-17
Status: in_force

Section 3 of an act entitled "An act concerning mortgages" (revision), approved March 27, 1874 (Rev.1877, p. 703, s. 3; R.S. 2:65-11), saved from repeal. [The provisions of this section are indicated in the above section heading.]
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:33-20 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 33 / Section 33-20
Distraint of property removed; bona fide purchasers
Status: in_force

Where property of a tenant, subject to be distrained for accrued and unpaid rent, payable or to become payable, is removed from the demised premises, the landlord may, within thirty days next after such removal, distrain such property notwithstanding its removal, unless it shall have been sold to a purchaser for a valuable consideration without knowledge of the landlord's right to distrain.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:30-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 30 / Section 30-6.1
Crime of official deprivation of civil rights relative to possession of certain items.
Status: in_force

3. a. A law enforcement officer, when responding to a call for service or upon the initiation of any other law enforcement or investigative encounter related to a violation or suspected violation of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1979, c.264 (C.2C:33-15), concerning the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages, marijuana, hashish, or any cannabis item by a person under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages or cannabis items, shall be guilty of a crime of official deprivation of civil rights as defined in section 2 of P.L.2003, c.31 (C.2C:30-6) if that officer knowingly violates the provisions of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1979, c.264 (C.2C:33-15) that address law enforcement actions involving persons who are under the legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages or cannabis items by: (1) requesting that a person consent to a search who is not capable of giving lawful consent or searching a person after wrongfully obtaining that person's consent; (2) initiating an investigatory stop without reasonable articulable suspicion; (3) initiating a search without probable cause; (4) issuing a warning or write-up without a proper basis that a person committed a violation; (5) detaining or taking into custody a person in a manner or for a longer period beyond the extent required to issue a warning or write-up; (6) arresting a person for a possession or consumption violation of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1979, c.264 (C.2C:33-15); or (7) knowingly engaging in any other unlawful act, as described in subsection e. of section 2 of P.L.2003, c.31 (C.2C:30-6), against the person arising out of the call for service or initiation of any other law enforcement or investigative encounter, including but not limited to the unjustified use of force in violation of N.J.S.2C:3-7. b. A violation set forth in this section shall require a finding that the law enforcement officer acted with the purpose to intimidate or discriminate against a person or group of persons because of race, color, religion, gender, handicap, sexual orientation or ethnicity. c. A violation of this section shall be graded in the same manner as set forth in section 2 of P.L.2003, c.31 (C.2C:30-6) for other crimes of official deprivation of civil rights. L.2021, c.25, s.3; amended 2023, c.335, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-22a — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 21 / Section 21-22a
Civil actions resulting from the unauthorized practice of law.
Status: in_force

2. a. Any person who suffers any ascertainable loss of moneys or property, real or personal, as a result of any action or inaction by a person who knowingly engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in violation of section 1 of P.L.1994, c.47 (C.2C:21-22) may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. b. In any civil action under this section the court shall, in addition to any other appropriate legal or equitable relief, award damages in an amount that constitutes the greater of: (1) $1,000, or (2) Three times the value of all costs incurred by the victim as a result of the defendant's criminal activity, including any fees paid to the defendant for services, costs incurred for attorneys' fees, court costs and any out-of-pocket losses. c. The standard of proof in civil actions brought under this section is a preponderance of the evidence, and the fact that a prosecution for a violation of section 1 of P.L.1994, c.47 (C.2C:21-22) is not instituted or, where instituted, terminates without a conviction shall not preclude a civil action pursuant to this section. A final judgment rendered in favor of the State in any criminal proceeding shall estop the defendant from denying the same conduct in any civil action brought pursuant to this section. d. A civil action under this section shall not preclude the application of any other civil, administrative, or criminal remedy under any other provision of law. L.2011, c.209, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-12.8 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 34 / Section 34-12.8
Adoption of Rules by Court
Status: in_force

8. The Supreme Court of New Jersey may adopt Rules of Court appropriate or necessary to effectuate the purpose of this act. L.1999,c.111,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:84A-24 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 84A / Section 84A-24
Religious belief
Status: in_force

Rule 30. Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose his theological opinion or religious belief unless his adherence or nonadherence to such an opinion or belief is material to an issue in the action other than that of his credibility as a witness. L.1960, c. 52, p. 458, s. 24, eff. July 1, 1960.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:67-17 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 67 / Section 67-17
Issuance of writ; contents
Status: in_force

The judge to whom the application is made shall grant such writ without delay or issue an order directing the defendant named in the complaint to show cause why the writ should not be granted, unless it appears from the complaint or otherwise that the applicant or person confined or restrained is not entitled thereto. The writ or order to show cause shall be directed to the person by whom such party is confined or restrained in his liberty. It shall be returned within 3 days unless for good cause additional time, not exceeding 20 days, is allowed. If the judge shall have reason to believe that the person confined or restrained may be removed from the state, or otherwise suffer irreparable injury, he may direct that the writ be made returnable and the person, confined or restrained, produced before the court forthwith. If the prisoner shall be in the custody of a public officer, the judge may require that a bond be given in such amount as the judge may fix with sufficient surety and conditioned that the prisoner will not escape either in going to or returning from the place to which he is to be taken pursuant to the writ. Except in proceedings under subsection g. of section 2A:67-13, the writ shall require the defendant to produce, in court, the party detained either upon the return to the writ or at the hearing after notice of the time and place thereof, unless the applicant, in writing, waives such production, or the only questions presented are issues of law; and may require such production in any case.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:81-2 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 81 / Section 81-2
Transactions with mentally incapacitated person; decedent; proof required.
Status: in_force

2A:81-2. In a civil action that is commenced or defended by a guardian on behalf of a person who is mentally incapacitated or by a personal representative on behalf of a decedent, any other party who asserts a claim or an affirmative defense against the person who is mentally incapacitated or against the personal representative, that is supported by oral testimony of a promise, statement, or act of the person who is mentally incapacitated before the onset of mental incapacity, or of the decedent, shall be required to establish the same by clear and convincing proof. amended 1960, c.52, s.45; 2013, c.103, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-9 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 33 / Section 33-9
Desecration of venerated objects
Status: in_force

A person commits a disorderly persons offense if he purposely desecrates any public monument, insignia, symbol, or structure, or place of worship or burial. "Desecrate" means defacing, damaging or polluting. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:33-9, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-20.1 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 21 / Section 21-20.1
Unlicensed practice of acupuncture, third degree crime.
Status: in_force

16. A person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he does not possess a license to practice acupuncture, or his license is suspended, revoked or otherwise limited by an order entered by the Acupuncture Examining Board, and, so knowing, he: a. engages in that practice; b. exceeds the scope of practice permitted by the board order; c. holds himself out to the public or any person as being licensed to engage in that practice; d. engages in any activity for which a license is a necessary prerequisite; or e. practices acupuncture under a false or assumed name or falsely impersonates another person licensed by the board. L.2009, c.56, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:13-4 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 13 / Section 13-4
Liability for damages
Status: in_force

If an attorney shall neglect or mismanage any cause in which he is employed, he shall be liable for all damages sustained by his client.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
N.J. Stat. § 2C:30-2 — NJ Code / Title 2C / Chapter 30 / Section 30-2
Official misconduct
Status: in_force

A public servant is guilty of official misconduct when, with purpose to obtain a benefit for himself or another or to injure or to deprive another of a benefit: a. He commits an act relating to his office but constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official functions, knowing that such act is unauthorized or he is committing such act in an unauthorized manner; or b. He knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office. Official misconduct is a crime of the second degree. If the benefit obtained or sought to be obtained, or of which another is deprived or sought to be deprived, is of a value of $200.00 or less, the offense of official misconduct is a crime of the third degree. L.1978, c. 95, s. 2C:30-2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by L.1979, c. 178, s. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:156A-29 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 156A / Section 156A-29
Requirements for access.
Status: in_force

23. Requirements for access. a. A law enforcement agency, but no other governmental entity, may require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service of the contents of an electronic communication without notice to the subscriber or the customer if the law enforcement agency obtains a warrant. b. Except as provided in subsection c. of this section, a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service may disclose a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber or customer of the service to any person other than a governmental entity. This subsection shall not apply to the contents covered by subsection a. of this section. c. A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service or a communication common carrier shall disclose a record, the location information for a subscriber's or customer's mobile or wireless communications device, or other information pertaining to a subscriber or customer of the service, other than contents covered by subsections a. and f. of this section, to a law enforcement agency under the following circumstances: (1) the law enforcement agency has obtained a warrant; (2) the law enforcement agency has obtained the consent of the subscriber or customer to the disclosure; (3) the law enforcement agency has obtained a court order for such disclosure under subsection e. of this section; or (4) with respect to only the location information for a subscriber's or customer's mobile or wireless communications device and not to a record or other subscriber or customer information, the law enforcement agency believes in good faith that an emergency involving danger of death or serious bodily injury to the subscriber or customer requires disclosure without delay of information relating to the emergency. A law enforcement agency receiving records or information pursuant to this subsection is not required to provide notice to the customer or subscriber. d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no service provider, its officers, employees, agents or other specified persons shall be liable in any civil action for damages as a result of providing information, facilities or assistance in accordance with the terms of a court order or warrant under this section. e. A court order for disclosure under subsection b. or c. may be issued by a judge of competent jurisdiction and shall issue only if the law enforcement agency offers specific and articulable facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the record or other information pertaining to a subscriber or customer of an electronic communication service or remote computing service or communication common carrier is relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation. A judge who has issued an order pursuant to this section, on a motion made promptly by the service provider, may quash or modify such order, if the information or records requested are unusually voluminous in nature or compliance with such order otherwise would cause an undue burden on such provider. f. A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service shall disclose to a law enforcement agency or to the State Commission of Investigation the: (1) name; (2) address; (3) telephone or instrument number or other subscriber number or identity, including any temporarily assigned network address; (4) local and long distance telephone connection records or records of session times and durations; (5) length of service, including start date, and types of services utilized; and (6) means and source of payment for such service, including any credit card or bank account number, of a subscriber to or customer of such service when the law enforcement agency obtains a grand jury or trial subpoena or when the State Commission of Investigation issues a subpoena. g. Upon the request of a law enforcement agency, a provider of wire or electronic communication service or a remote computing service shall take all necessary steps to preserve, for a period of 90 days, records and other evidence in its possession pending the issuance of a court order or other legal process. The preservation period shall be extended for an additional 90 days upon the request of the law enforcement agency. L.1993, c.29, s.23; amended 1994, c.55, s.2; 1999, c.151, s.6; 2005, c.58, s.7; 2005, c.270; 2009, c.184, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:23B-5 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 23B / Section 23B-5
Application for judicial relief.
Status: in_force

5. Application for Judicial Relief. a. Except as otherwise provided in section 28 of this act, an application for judicial relief pursuant to this act shall be made upon commencement of a summary action with the court and heard in the manner provided for in such matters by the applicable court rules. b. Unless a civil action involving the agreement to arbitrate is pending, notice of commencement of a summary action pursuant to this act shall be served in the manner provided by the court rules for serving process in summary actions. L.2003,c.95,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:50-68 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 50 / Section 50-68
Regulations
Status: in_force

18. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioner of Banking, shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14A-1 et seq.) necessary to implement this act, including, but not limited to, regulations governing the form and content of notices of intention to foreclose. L.1995,c.244,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:44A-21 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 44A / Section 44A-21
Legislative findings, additional requirements for lodging for record of lien on residential construction.
Status: in_force

21. a. The Legislature finds that the ability to sell and purchase residential housing is essential for the preservation and enhancement of the economy of the State of New Jersey and that while there exists a need to provide contractors, subcontractors and suppliers with statutory benefits to enhance the collection of money for goods, services and materials provided for the construction of residential housing in the State of New Jersey, the ability to have a stable marketplace in which families can acquire homes without undue delay and uncertainty and the corresponding need of lending institutions in the State of New Jersey to conduct their business in a stable environment and to lend money for the purchase or finance of home construction or renovations requires that certain statutory provisions as related to the lien benefits accorded to contractors, subcontractors and suppliers be modified. The Legislature further finds that the construction of residential housing generally involves numerous subcontractors and suppliers to complete one unit of housing and that the multiplicity of lien claims and potential for minor monetary disputes poses a serious impediment to the ability to transfer title to residential real estate expeditiously. The Legislature further finds that the purchase of a home is generally one of the largest expenditures that a family or person will make and that there are a multitude of other State and federal statutes and regulations, including "The New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act," P.L.1977, c.467 (C.46:3B-1 et seq.) and "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act," P.L.1977, c.419 (C.45:22A-21 et seq.), which afford protection to consumers in the purchase and finance of their homes, thereby necessitating a different treatment of residential real estate as it relates to the rights of contractors, suppliers and subcontractors to place liens on residential real estate. The Legislature declares that separate provisions concerning residential construction will provide a system for balancing the competing interests of protecting consumers in the purchase of homes and the contract rights of contractors, suppliers and subcontractors to obtain payment for goods and services provided. b. The filing of a lien for work, services, material or equipment furnished pursuant to a residential construction contract shall be subject to the following additional requirements: (1) As a condition precedent to the filing of any lien arising under a residential construction contract, a lien claimant shall first file a Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien by lodging for record the Notice within 60 days following the last date that work, services, material or equipment were provided for which payment is claimed in accordance with subsection b. of section 20 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-20), and comply with the remainder of this section. (2) Upon its lodging for record, a Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien, shall be served in accordance with the provisions for the service of lien claims in section 7 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-7). (3) Unless the parties have otherwise agreed in writing to an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, within 10 days from the date the Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien is lodged for record, the lien claimant shall also serve a demand for arbitration and fulfill all the requirements and procedures of the American Arbitration Association to institute an expedited proceeding before a single arbitrator designated by the American Arbitration Association. The demand for arbitration may be served in accordance with the provisions for the service of lien claims in section 7 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-7) along with: (a) a copy of the completed and signed Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien; and (b) proof by affidavit that the Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien has been lodged for record. If not yet provided at the time of service of the demand for arbitration, a copy of the Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien marked "filed" by the clerk's office shall be provided by the claimant to the parties and the arbitrator, as a condition precedent to the issuance of an arbitrator's determination. All arbitrations of Notices of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien pertaining to the same residential construction shall be determined by the same arbitrator, whenever possible. The claimant, owner, or any other party may also request consolidation in a single arbitration proceeding of the claimant's Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien with any other Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien not yet arbitrated but lodged for record by a potential lien claimant whose name was provided in accordance with section 37 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-37). The request shall be made in the demand for arbitration or, in the case of a request by a person other than the claimant, by letter to the arbitrator assigned to the arbitration or, if none has been assigned, to the appropriate arbitration administrator, within five days of when the demand for arbitration is served. The arbitrator shall grant or deny a request for a consolidated arbitration proceeding at the arbitrator's discretion. (4) Upon the closing of all hearings in the arbitration, the arbitrator shall make the following determinations: (a) whether the Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien was in compliance with section 20 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-20) and whether service was proper under section 7 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-7); (b) the earned amount of the contract between the owner and the contractor in accordance with section 9 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-9); (c) the validity and amount of any lien claim which may be filed pursuant to the Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien; (d) the validity and amount of any liquidated or unliquidated setoffs or counterclaims to any lien claim which may be filed; and (e) the allocation of costs of the arbitration among the parties. When making the above determination, the arbitrator shall also consider all determinations made by that arbitrator in any earlier arbitration proceeding pertaining to the same residential construction. (5) If the amount of any setoffs or counterclaims presented in the arbitration cannot be determined by the arbitrator in a liquidated amount, the arbitrator, as a condition precedent to the filing of the lien claim, shall order the lien claimant to post a bond, letter of credit or funds with an attorney-at-law of New Jersey, or other such person or entity as may be ordered by the arbitrator in such amount as the arbitrator shall determine to be 110% of the approximate fair and reasonable value of such setoffs or counterclaims, but in no event greater than the amount of the lien claim which may be filed. This 110% limitation for any bond, letter of credit or funds shall also apply to any alternative dispute resolution mechanism to which the parties may agree. When making the above determinations, the arbitrator shall consider all determinations made by that arbitrator in any earlier arbitration proceeding pertaining to the same residential construction. (6) The arbitrator shall make such determinations set forth in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this subsection and the arbitration proceeding shall be completed within 30 days of receipt of the lien claimant's demand for arbitration by the American Arbitration Association unless no response is filed, in which case the arbitrator shall make such determinations and the arbitration proceeding shall be deemed completed within 7 days after the time within which to respond has expired. These time periods for completion of the arbitration shall not be extended unless otherwise agreed to by the parties and approved by the arbitrator. If an alternative dispute mechanism is alternatively agreed to between the parties, such determination shall be made as promptly as possible making due allowance for all time limits and procedures set forth in this act. The arbitrator shall resolve a dispute regarding the timeliness of the demand for arbitration. (7) Any contractor, subcontractor or supplier whose interests are affected by the filing of a Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien under this act shall be permitted to join in such arbitration; but the arbitrator shall not determine the rights or obligations of any such parties except to the extent those rights or obligations are affected by the lien claimant's Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien. (8) Upon determination by the arbitrator that there is an amount which, pursuant to a valid lien shall attach to the improvement, the lien claimant shall, within 10 days of the lien claimant's receipt of the determination, lodge for record such lien claim in accordance with section 8 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-8) and furnish any bond, letter of credit or funds required by the arbitrator's decision. The failure to lodge for record such a lien claim, or furnish the bond, letter of credit or funds, within the 10-day period, shall cause any lien claim to be invalid. (9) Except for the arbitrator's determination itself, any such determination shall not be considered final in any legal action or proceeding, and shall not be used for purposes of collateral estoppel, res judicata, or law of the case to the extent applicable. Any finding of the arbitrator pursuant to this act shall not be admissible for any purpose in any other action or proceeding. (10) If either the lien claimant or the owner or community association in accordance with section 3 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-3) is aggrieved by the arbitrator's determination, then the aggrieved party may institute a summary action in the Superior Court, Law Division, for the vacation, modification or correction of the arbitrator's determination. The arbitrator's determination shall be confirmed unless it is vacated, modified or corrected by the court. The court shall render its decision after giving due regard to the time limits and procedures set forth in this act and shall set time limits for lodging for record the lien claim if it finds, contrary to the arbitrator's determination, that the lien claim is valid or the 10-day requirement for lodging for record required by paragraph (8) of this subsection has expired. (11) In the event a Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien is filed and the owner conveys its interest in real property to another person before a lien claim is filed, then prior to or at the time of conveyance, the owner may make a deposit with the county clerk where the improvement is located, in an amount no less than the amount set forth in the Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien. For any deposit made with the county clerk, the county clerk shall discharge the Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien or any related lien claim against the real property for which the deposit has been made. After the issuance of the arbitrator's determination set forth in paragraphs (4) and (5) of this subsection, any amount in excess of that determined by the arbitrator to be the amount of a valid lien claim shall be returned forthwith to the owner who has made the deposit. The balance shall remain where deposited unless the lien claim has been otherwise paid, satisfied by the parties, forfeited by the claimant, invalidated pursuant to paragraph (8) of this subsection or discharged under section 33 of P.L.1993, c.318 (C.2A:44A-33). Notice shall be given by the owner in writing to the lien claimant within five days of making the deposit. (12) Solely for those lien claims arising from a residential construction contract, if a Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien is determined to be without basis, the amount of the Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien is significantly overstated, or the Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien is not lodged for record: (a) in substantially the form, (b) in the manner, or (c) at a time in accordance with this act, then the claimant shall be liable for all damages suffered by the owner or any other party adversely affected by the Notice of Unpaid Balance and Right to File Lien, including all court costs, reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses incurred. (13) If the aggregate sum of all lien claims attaching to any real property that is the subject of a residential construction contract exceeds the amount due under a residential purchase agreement, less the amount due under any previously recorded mortgages or liens other than construction liens, then upon entry of judgment of all such lien claims, each lien claim shall be reduced pro rata. Each lien claimant's share then due shall be equal to the monetary amount of the lien claim multiplied by a fraction in which the denominator is the total monetary amount of all valid claims on the owner's interest in real property against which judgment has been entered, and the numerator is the amount of each particular lien claim for which judgment has been entered. The amount due under the residential purchase agreement shall be the net proceeds of the amount paid less previously recorded mortgages and liens other than construction liens and any required recording fees. L.1993, c.318, s.21; amended 2010, c.119, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 2B:10-6 — NJ Code / Title 2B / Chapter 10 / Section 10-6
Schedule for payment of county share
Status: in_force

6. a. Except as provided in subsection e., in local fiscal years 1995, 1996 and 1997, each county shall pay a share of its base year amount as determined by the director based on the following schedule: (1) 1995...... 87.5% of the base year amount; (2) 1996...... 62.5% of the base year amount; (3) 1997..... 50.0% of the base year amount. b. Except as provided in subsection e., each county shall pay the respective amounts established in subsection a. to the State Treasurer on the following schedule: (1) 1995....... On May 15, 50.0% of the base year amount, and on
October 1, 37.5% of the base year amount; (2) 1996....... On May 15, 37.5% of the base year amount, and on
October 1, 25.0% of the base year amount; (3) 1997....... On May 15, 25.0% of the base year amount, and on
October 1, 25.0% of the base year amount. c. In local budget year 1998 and thereafter, no county shall be required to pay judicial costs or probation costs unless a county elects to proceed under subsection e. of this section in which case the county shall not be required to pay judicial costs or probation costs in local budget year 1999 and thereafter. d. No county shall be required to pay the employer pension contribution on behalf of any employee who becomes an employee of the State under this act after the date the person becomes an employee of the State. However, notwithstanding the provisions of subsections b. and c. above, it shall continue to be the responsibility of each county to pay any additional liability for any employee who would have become an employee of the State under this act but who retired and received a benefit under P.L.1993, c.138 as provided under that act, and the liability for late enrollment of an employee in the Public Employees' Retirement System, whose date of compulsory enrollment is prior to the date the person becomes an employee of the State under this act, as provided under section 48 of P.L.1971, c.213 (C.43:15A-7.1). e. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, a county may elect in local fiscal year 1997 to pay its share of its base year amount in 1997 and 1998 as follows: in 1997 25.0% of its base year amount on May 15, 1997 and in 1998 25.0% of its base year amount on May 15, 1998. L.1993,c.275,s.6; amended 1997, c.58.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:65A-6 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 65A / Section 65A-6
Partial-birth abortions prohibited; definitions.
Status: in_force

2. a. No physician licensed in this State, other licensed health care professional authorized to perform abortions in this State, or ambulatory care facility licensed in this State shall perform a partial-birth abortion and thereby kill a human fetus. b. The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall not apply to a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of the mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness or injury. c. A physician or other health care professional licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes who knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion in violation of this act shall be subject to immediate revocation of his professional license by the appropriate licensing board and subject to a penalty of $25,000 for each incident. d. An ambulatory health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) in which a partial-birth abortion is performed in violation of this act shall be subject to immediate revocation of its license by the Department of Health and Senior Services. e. As used in this act, "partial-birth abortion" means an abortion in which the person performing the abortion partially vaginally delivers a living human fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery. f. As used in subsection e. of this section "vaginally delivers a living human fetus before killing the fetus" means deliberately and intentionally delivering into the vagina a living fetus, or a substantial portion thereof, for the purpose of performing a procedure the physician or other health care professional knows will kill the fetus, and the subsequent killing of the human fetus. L.1997,c.262,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:12-5.3 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-5.3
DLWD, DHS to receive incarceration information electronically from AOC.
Status: in_force

7. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall compile and provide to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Human Services identifying information on each inmate incarcerated in each county and local institution in each county which provides inmate incarceration information to the Administrative Office of the Courts, and any county which does not provide that information to the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide the information to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Human Services. The information shall be transmitted electronically in a timely manner and shall provide identifying characteristics, including name and Social Security number, to be used by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Human Services to verify individuals' eligibility for benefit programs administered by each department. L.2013, c.274, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 2A:49A-39 — NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 49A / Section 49A-39
Existing specific agreements unaffected by introduction of Euro
Status: in_force

6. The provisions of this act shall not alter or impair, and shall be subject to, any agreements between the parties with specific reference to or agreement regarding the introduction of the Euro. L.2000,c.23,s.6.