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NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-145 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-145 - Statements of claimants filed with sureties on bond; time for action on bond

2A:44-145. Statements of claimants filed with sureties on bond; time for action on bond  2A:44-145. Any person who may be a beneficiary of the payment bond, as defined in this article, and who does not have a direct contract with the contractor furnishing the bond shall, prior to commencing any work, provide written notice to the contractor by certified mail or otherwise, provided that he shall have proof of delivery of same, that said person is a beneficiary of the bond. If a beneficiary fails to provide the required written notice, the beneficiary shall only have rights to the benefits available hereunder from the date the notice is provided. Any beneficiary, as defined in N.J.S.2A:44-143, to whom any money shall be due on account of having performed any labor or furnished any materials, provisions, provender or other supplies, or teams, fuels, oils, implements or machinery in, upon, for or about the construction, erection, alteration or repair of any public building or other public work or improvement, shall, at any time before the expiration of one year from the last date upon which such beneficiary shall have performed actual work or delivered materials to the project, in the case of a material supplier, furnish the sureties on the bond required by this article a statement of the amount due to him. No action shall be brought against any of the sureties on the bond required by this article until the expiration of 90 days after provision to the sureties and the contractor of the statement of the amount due to him, but in no event later than one year from the last date upon which such beneficiary shall have performed actual work or delivered materials to the project. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1996, c.81, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-146 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-146 - Action on bond; limitation

2A:44-146. Action on bond; limitation  2A:44-146. If the indebtedness due to any person as shown by the statement required to be filed by N.J.S.2A:44-145 shall not be paid in full at the expiration of 90 days from the date of notice of the amount due to the person, such person shall, within one year from the last date that work was performed or materials were supplied by that person, bring an action in his own name upon the bond required by this article. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1996, c.81, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-147 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-147 - Bond form; conditions

2A:44-147. Bond form; conditions  2A:44-147. The bond required by this article shall be in substantially the following form: "Know all men by these presents, that we, the undersigned as principal and as sureties, are hereby held and firmly bound unto in the penal sum of dollars, for the payment of which well and truly to be made, we hereby jointly and severally bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. "Signed this ....... day of .................... , 19..... . "The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas, the above named principal did on the .............. day of .................................., 19 ........, enter into a contract with , which said contract is made a part of this the bond the same as though set forth herein; "Now, if the said ............................. shall well and faithfully do and perform the things agreed by ................................... to be done and performed according to the terms of said contract, and shall pay all lawful claims of beneficiaries as defined by N.J.S.2A:44-143 for labor performed or materials, provisions, provender or other supplies or teams, fuels, oils, implements or machinery furnished, used or consumed in the carrying forward, performing or completing of said contract, we agreeing and assenting that this undertaking shall be for the benefit of any beneficiary as defined in N.J.S.2A:44-143 having a just claim, as well as for the obligee herein; then this obligation shall be void; otherwise the same shall remain in full force and effect; it being expressly understood and agreed that the liability of the surety for any and all claims hereunder shall in no event exceed the penal amount of this obligation as herein stated. "The said surety hereby stipulates and agrees that no modifications, omissions or additions in or to the terms of the said contract or in or to the plans or specifications therefor shall in anywise affect the obligation of said surety on its bond." Recovery of any claimant under the bond shall be subject to the conditions and provisions of this article to the same extent as if such conditions and provisions were fully incorporated in the form set forth above.  L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1996, c.81, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-148 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-148 - Money paid to contractor trust fund for payment of claims

2A:44-148. Money paid to contractor trust fund for payment of claims  All money paid by the state of New Jersey or by any agency, commission or department thereof, or by any county, municipality or school district in the state, to any person pursuant to the provisions of any contract for any public improvement made between any such person and the state or any agency, commission or department thereof, or any county, municipality or school district in the state, shall constitute a trust fund in the hands of such person as such contractor, until all claims for labor, materials and other charges incurred in connection with the performance of such contract shall have been fully paid. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-149 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-149 - Definitions

2A:44-149. Definitions  As used in this article: "Cemetery" includes a burial ground. "Monument" includes a gravestone, inclosure or other structure. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-150 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-150 - Right of lien

2A:44-150. Right of lien  A person furnishing or placing a monument in a cemetery shall have a lien thereon for the agreed price thereof or the part remaining unpaid, with interest from the time the amount was due, upon filing a notice of lien with the superintendent or person in charge of the cemetery. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-151 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-151 - Notice of lien; contents; filing

2A:44-151. Notice of lien; contents; filing  Notice of lien may be filed at any time after the completion of the work, but shall be filed within 1 year after the agreed price for furnishing or placing the monument becomes due. The notice shall state that the lienor has a lien on the monument for all or the unpaid part of the purchase price thereof, with interest, specifying the amount agreed to be paid, the amount unpaid with a description of the monument and the location of the plot upon which it stands and the names of the persons with whom the agreement for the purchase and erection of the structure, or for the performance of the labor, was made. The notice shall be signed and verified by the lienor. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-152 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-152 - Service of notice of lien

2A:44-152. Service of notice of lien  The lienor shall, within 10 days after filing the notice of lien, serve a copy thereof personally, or by mail, upon the person with whom the agreement for the purchase and erection of the monument or for the performance of labor thereon was made, and upon the owner of the lot upon which the monument is erected, if his name and residence can be ascertained. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-153 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-153 - Enforcement of lien by action and sale

2A:44-153. Enforcement of lien by action and sale  A lienor may, after service of the notice, as provided by section 2A:44-152 of this title, bring an action to recover the amount of the debt and to enforce his lien therefor against the person with whom the agreement was made for the purchase and erection of the monument or for the performance of labor thereon. The lienor may, if he recovers judgment, remove the monument from the cemetery and sell the same at public auction to satisfy the amount of such judgment. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-154 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-154 - Sale under judgment

2A:44-154. Sale under judgment  The sale authorized by section 2A:44-152 of this title, may be conducted by the lienor or by an officer of the court according to the judgment entered in the action, and the court shall prescribe the terms and conditions, the time and place, and the notice to be given of the sale. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-155 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-155 - Proceeds of sale; disposition

2A:44-155. Proceeds of sale; disposition  The lienor or officer shall, out of the proceeds of the sale, pay the expenses thereof, and the expenses of the removal of the monument from the cemetery, not exceeding $10 if a gravestone only is removed and $50 if any other monument is removed, and shall retain out of such proceeds the amount due upon the judgment recovered in the action to enforce the lien. The residue, if any, shall be forthwith paid to the judgment debtor. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-156 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-156 - Removal of monument after notice of lien filed; exception

2A:44-156. Removal of monument after notice of lien filed; exception  The superintendent or other person in charge of a cemetery shall not permit the removal, alteration or inscription of a monument against which a lien exists after the notice of the lien has been filed and served as prescribed by this article, except pursuant to the terms of a judgment recovered in an action brought to enforce the lien. No officer or person connected with a cemetery shall hinder or obstruct the removal, in a proper manner, of the monument pursuant to the terms of such judgment. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-157 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-157 - Definitions

2A:44-157. Definitions  Definitions. As used in this article:  "Processor" means a person engaged in the business of spinning, throwing, manufacturing, bleaching, mercerizing, dyeing, weighting, printing, finishing, dressing, scraping or otherwise treating or processing of linen, cotton, wool, silk, artificial silk, yarns, synthetic fibers or goods, skins, pelts, furs or hides, or goods of which linen, cotton, wool, silk, artificial silk, yarns, synthetic fibers, skins, pelts, furs or hides form a component part.  "Debtor" means a person indebted to a "processor" for labor performed or materials furnished in and about the business mentioned in the preceding paragraph of this section.  "Owner" means a person having title to the property herein described, either at law or in equity, or having a lien or encumbrance thereon or an interest in the same, other than the lien of the processor herein created.  "Person" includes a natural person or his legal representative, partnership, corporation, company, trust, business entity or association, and any agent, employee, salesman, partner, officer, director, member, stockholder, associate, trustee or cestui que trust thereof.  "Property" includes linen, cotton, wool, silk, artificial silk, yarns, synthetic fibers or goods, skins, pelts, furs or hides, or goods of which linen, cotton, wool, silk, artificial silk, yarns, synthetic fibers, skins, pelts, furs or hides form a component part.  L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L. 1985, c. 492, s. 1, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-158 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-158 - Property subject to lien

2A:44-158. Property subject to lien  Property subject to lien. a. A processor shall be entitled to a lien upon the property of others which comes into the processor's possession, for the entire indebtedness owed to the processor by the person as a result of the processor having performed labor or having furnished materials for that person in and about the spinning, throwing, manufacturing, bleaching, mercerizing, dyeing, weighting, printing, finishing, dressing or scraping, or otherwise treating or processing or shipping, trucking and storing of said property.  b. A processor shall be entitled to a lien upon the property of any person which comes into the processor's possession at a time when that person is indebted to the processor for labor previously performed or materials previously furnished or both in or about the spinning, throwing, manufacturing, bleaching, mercerizing, dyeing, weighting, printing, finishing, dressing or scraping, or otherwise treating or processing or shipping, trucking or storing of other property of the debtor previously released, delivered, relinquished, shipped or surrendered by the processor, for the entire indebtedness owed to the processor by the debtor.  L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L. 1985, c. 492, s. 2, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-159 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-159 - Waiver or impairment of lien; assignment

2A:44-159. Waiver or impairment of lien; assignment  Waiver or impairment of lien; assignment. The lien under section 2A:44-158 of this title shall not be affected in any way by the recovery of a judgment or the taking of a bill or note for the money due for labor or material; or by the processor having released, delivered, relinquished, shipped or surrendered property of the debtor without having been paid in full at the time of the release, delivery, relinquishment, shipment or surrender; or by any extension of credit by the processor to any person at any time. The lien may be enforced as though the judgment had not been recovered; the bill or note had not been taken; the goods had not been released, delivered, relinquished, shipped or surrendered without full payment; or the processor had not agreed to extend credit. The lien and the indebtedness under section 2A:44-158 of this title may be assigned without impairing the lien, and the lien may be enforced by the assignee directly, or on his behalf by the assignor, to the extent of the indebtedness so assigned.  L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L. 1985, c. 492, s. 3, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-160 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-160 - Sale of property

2A:44-160. Sale of property  A processor having a lien upon the property of others that has come into his possession and the amount due shall remain due and unpaid either in whole or in part for 2 months after the same becomes due and payable, may sell the property at public auction. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-161 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-161 - Notice of sale

2A:44-161. Notice of sale  Notice of the sale authorized by section 2A:44-160 of this title shall be published for 2 consecutive weeks, at least once in each week, preceding the day of sale in a newspaper published in the county in which the property is located. Notice of sale shall also be posted in 5 or more public places in the county, one at least being in the municipality where the property is located, within 15 days but not less than 5 days, before the sale. A copy of the notice shall be mailed to the owner of the property, if known, at least 5 days before the day of the sale, at his last known post-office address. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-162 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-162 - Disposition of proceeds of sale

2A:44-162. Disposition of proceeds of sale  The proceeds of the sale after the deduction of the expenses thereof shall be applied to the payment of the lien. No more of the property shall be sold, if easily separated or divided, than shall be necessary to pay the lien and expenses. The balance of the proceeds, if any, shall be paid to those entitled thereto. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-163 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-163 - Lien enforceable by other procedure

2A:44-163. Lien enforceable by other procedure  The provisions of this article shall not be construed to be in derogation of the right of the lienor to enforce the lien by any other lawful procedure. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-164 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-164 - Paramount claim of lien; surrender of right; exception

2A:44-164. Paramount claim of lien; surrender of right; exception  The lien created by this article shall be paramount to the title, lien, interest or encumbrance of the owner, when the owner or his representative, if his interest is prior in time to that of the processor, shall have consented or authorized the acquiring of possession of the property by the processor. Such consent may be inferred from a course of business or dealings or otherwise. The paramount right of the processor shall not be surrendered or waived except by express written agreement between the parties involved. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-165 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-165 - Definitions

2A:44-165. Definitions  As used in this article: "Rentor" includes a person, partnership and corporation who may rent a mill, factory or loft or any portion thereof, to another for manufacturing or other purposes. "Rentee" includes a person, partnership and corporation who may rent space for manufacturing or other purposes. "Owner" includes a person, partnership or corporation having or acquiring title to property herein referred to or having or acquiring a legal or equitable interest in the same. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-166 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-166 - Right of lien for unpaid rent; priority

2A:44-166. Right of lien for unpaid rent; priority  A rentor shall be entitled to a lien on machinery and other chattels to the extent of the rentee's interest therein for the amount of unpaid rent, from the date the rent is unpaid. Such lien hereby created shall have priority and be paramount to any title, lien, interest, mortgage, judgment or other encumbrance created or acquired after machinery or other chattels are placed in the premises. Such priority shall extend only to the amount of unpaid rent for not more than 6 months. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-167 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-167 - Sale to meet lien; notice; publication

2A:44-167. Sale to meet lien; notice; publication  When a rentor has a lien upon the machinery or other chattels of any rentee for unpaid rent, and the amount due shall remain due and unpaid, either in whole or in part, he may expose or cause to be exposed such machinery or other chattels for sale, and sell the same free and clear of such liens and encumbrances, to which the lien of the rentor is given priority by section 2A:44-166 of this title, at public auction, upon notice of sale being published 2 times for 2 consecutive weeks, once in each week, preceding the day of sale, in a newspaper published in the county in which such machinery or other chattels are located and notice of sale being posted in 5 or more public places in such county, one of which shall be in the municipality in which such machinery or other chattels are located, within 15 days but not less than 5 days, before the sale. A copy of the notice shall be mailed to the owner, if known, at least 5 days before the day of sale, at his last known post-office address. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-168 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-168 - Disposition of proceeds of sale

2A:44-168. Disposition of proceeds of sale  The proceeds of the sale under section 2A:44-167 of this title shall be applied: a. To the payment of the reasonable and necessary expenses of such sale, and next b. To the payment of the unpaid rent for which the rentor has a lien, and next c. To the payment of liens or encumbrances which are subordinate to the lien of the rentor in the order of their priority. The balance if any shall be paid to the rentee, or the whole balance if any may be paid into the superior court. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:44-169 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:44-169 - Definitions

2A:44-169. Definitions  As used in this article: a. The term "film laboratory work, labor, services or materials" shall mean the developing of any negative or negatives of a motion picture, printing from negative or negatives thereof, the making or furnishing of any positive print or prints thereof, the making, furnishing, printing, superimposing, or inserting, of titles in any negative or negatives thereof, or in any positive print or prints of a motion picture, the cutting, cleaning, polishing, keeping, storing, or assembling or otherwise processing, of any negative or negatives or positive print or prints of a motion picture, the furnishing of any containers for the handling or shipping of any such negatives or prints, and the doing, furnishing or performing of any and all other film laboratory work, labor, services and materials. b. The term "processor" includes all persons, partnerships and corporations engaged or that may be engaged in the business, or any part thereof, of making, doing or furnishing film laboratory work, labor, services or materials. c. The term "motion picture film" includes all negative and positive prints, together with the distribution and exhibition rights, the story, dialogue and music rights included therein and the copyright thereto. d. The term "owner" with respect to any motion picture film includes all persons, partnerships and corporations having title to motion picture film, either at law or in equity, and all other persons, partnerships and corporations having or entitled to the possession of the motion picture film, whether he be a conditional vendee or mortgagor remaining in possession, or otherwise. e. The term "party authorized with respect to any motion picture film" includes any lessee, licensee or grantee of any distribution or exhibition or exploitation rights of any motion picture film, or of any other right, title or interest in or to such motion picture film, or any agent of the owner, or any mortgagee or conditional vendee of such motion picture film, or any person, firm or corporation in possession of any motion picture film, or any person, partnership or corporation who or which may contract for any motion picture film, laboratory work, labor, services or materials in connection with such motion picture, or any agent of any of the foregoing persons, partnerships or corporations. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.