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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-2 - Right of lien; detention; priorities; statement verified by oath

2A:44-2. Right of lien; detention; priorities; statement verified by oath
a. Any person, engaged in the business of operating an airport, a hangar or place for the storage, maintenance, keeping or repairing of aircraft who, in connection therewith, permits landings or take-offs or stores, maintains, keeps or repairs any aircraft or furnishes gasoline, accessories, materials or other supplies therefor at the request or with the consent of the owner or his representative, agent or lessee, whether such owner be a conditional vendee or a mortgagor remaining in possession or otherwise, shall have a lien upon such aircraft or any part thereof for the sum due as the fees for such landings or take-offs, or for such storing, maintaining, keeping or repairing of such aircraft or for furnishing gasoline, accessories, materials or other supplies therefor, and may, without process of law, detain such aircraft at any time it is lawfully in his possession until such sum is paid.
The lien shall be superior to all other liens, except liens for taxes, and the operator of such aircraft shall be deemed the agent of any owner, mortgagee, conditional vendor or other lienor thereof for the creation of such superior lien.
b. Any person entitled to a lien pursuant to subsection a. shall, within 90 days after the date upon which work was last performed or material last furnished in performing such work or making such repairs or improvements, or fees were last incurred for landings or take-offs, file in the office of the county recording officer of the county in which the aircraft is based, or where the work was performed or material supplied, or landing and take-off fees incurred, a statement verified by oath. The statement shall include the name of the person entitled to the lien, the name of the owner of the aircraft, a description of the aircraft, the amount for which a lien is claimed, and the date upon which the work was completed, materials supplied or fees incurred.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1981, c. 159, s. 1, eff. June 8, 1981; L.1983, c. 77, s. 1, eff. Feb. 24, 1983.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-3 - Removal of aircraft; seizure; costs of seizure

2A:44-3. Removal of aircraft; seizure; costs of seizure
A person acquiring a lien under section 2A:44-2 of this title shall not lose the same by reason of allowing the aircraft, or part thereof, to be removed from his control, and if so removed, he may, after demand of payment of claim either personally or by registered mail if the owner's address is known, and without further process of law, seize without force and in a peaceable manner, the aircraft or part thereof, wherever found in this state.
A charge of $10 for such seizure shall be paid by the owner of the aircraft or parts thereof.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-4 - Statement of amount; offer by owner and demand for possession; deposit of amount claimed with court; action for possession; costs

2A:44-4. Statement of amount; offer by owner and demand for possession; deposit of amount claimed with court; action for possession; costs
2A:44-4. The owner or person entitled to the immediate possession of the aircraft, or part thereof, so detained as provided by this article, may on learning of the detention of the same, immediately demand from the person detaining such aircraft or part thereof, or from the person in charge of the place where it is detained, a statement showing the true amount claimed to be due and owing for landing or take-off fees or for the storing, maintaining, keeping or repairing of such aircraft, or for furnishing gasoline, fuel, accessories, materials or other supplies therefor. If upon receiving such statement he considers the amount thereof excessive, he may offer what he considers to be reasonably due and demand possession of the aircraft or part thereof so detained. If possession is refused, he may obtain possession thereof by depositing the amount claimed in the statement with the clerk of any court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the aircraft or part thereof may be situated, together with $12 to cover the cost of court in actions commenced in the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part and $60 in any other court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1981,c.159,s.2; 1991,c.91,s.89.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-5 - Process out of court; aircraft delivered to owner

2A:44-5. Process out of court; aircraft delivered to owner
When the amount claimed to be due and the costs are deposited with the clerk of the court as provided in section 2A:44-4 of this title, the claimant shall be entitled to possession of such aircraft or part thereof pursuant to process out of said court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-6 - Bond in lieu of cash deposit

2A:44-6. Bond in lieu of cash deposit
In lieu of depositing the amount claimed in cash as provided by section 2A:44-4 of this title, a bond in double the amount claimed and double the amount required to be deposited as costs, may be filed with the clerk of the court. It shall have sufficient surety, and be approved in the manner in which similar bonds are now approved in the court from which process is to issue.
The bond shall be in such form as the court shall prescribe.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-7 - Claim by keeper of hangar; trial; judgment

2A:44-7. Claim by keeper of hangar; trial; judgment
The person claiming a lien under this article shall assert such claim in the court within the time and in the manner prescribed by the rules governing the practice of the court. The court may hear and determine the matter in a summary manner. The judgment, if any, may be satisfied out of the deposit made, or an action may be brought on the bond filed.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-8 - Failure to bring action; damages; judgment; return of balance of deposit

2A:44-8. Failure to bring action; damages; judgment; return of balance of deposit
If no claim is made by the person claiming a lien under this article or if judgment shall be rendered for the defendant, the court may order the return of the money deposited or the discharge of the bond and may also fix and determine the amount of damages suffered by the owner of the aircraft or parts thereof for the seizure and detention thereof, and render a judgment for such amount against the person claiming a lien under this article or the person seizing or detaining the same.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-9 - Entry of appearance by owner of aircraft

2A:44-9. Entry of appearance by owner of aircraft
The filing of a bond or the depositing of cash by the owner of the aircraft or parts thereof as provided by this article may be considered as an appearance on his part in the action which the person claiming a lien may institute.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-10 - Sale of aircraft if proceedings not taken by owner

2A:44-10. Sale of aircraft if proceedings not taken by owner
If no proceedings are taken for the repossession of the aircraft or the parts thereof by the owner, such property so held by any airport operator or any operator of a hangar or place of storage, repair or supplies for aircraft, or held by any aircraft mechanic may, after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the detention, be sold at public auction.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1981, c. 159, s. 3, eff. June 8, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-11 - Notice of sale; advertisement

2A:44-11. Notice of sale; advertisement
Notice of sale under section 2A:44-10 of this title shall be published 2 times for 2 weeks, at least once in each week, in some newspaper circulating in the municipality, in which the aircraft or part thereof is detained, and not less than 5 days' notice of such sale shall be given by posting the notice in 5 public places in said municipality.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-12 - Disposition of proceeds of sale

2A:44-12. Disposition of proceeds of sale
The proceeds of the sale shall be applied to the payment of the lien and the expenses of seizure, if any, and of such sale. The balance, if any remaining, shall be paid to the owner of such property. The balance, if not claimed by the owner within 60 days after the sale, shall be paid over to the municipality, in which the aircraft or part thereof is detained, for the support of the poor.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-13 - Sale of perishable goods; application to court; procedure

2A:44-13. Sale of perishable goods; application to court; procedure
2A:44-13. Where the consignee of perishable goods cannot be found by the carrier or shall neglect or refuse to receive the same or to pay the costs and expenses of transportation, or the charges for detention or demurrage, the carrier or its agent may apply in writing to the Superior Court and such court on proof that the goods have been transported and are perishable and that the consignee cannot be found or neglects or refuses to receive the same or to pay the costs and expenses of transportation, detention or demurrage charges, shall order the public sale thereof by a constable or sheriff of the county at a time and place named in the order, of which sale such advertisement shall be made and notice given as the court shall direct.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.90.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-14 - Sale of unclaimed property; when authorized

2A:44-14. Sale of unclaimed property; when authorized
When the owner or consignee of property transported by a common carrier to its destination, does not call for the same, or cannot be found, or is unknown, or neglects or refuses to receive the property or to pay the costs and expenses of transportation or charges for detention or demurrage and the same has remained unclaimed in the possession of the carrier for 6 months, or is perishable, the carrier may sell the same at public auction.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-15 - Notice of sale

2A:44-15. Notice of sale
Public notice of the sale, under section 2A:44-14 of this title, shall be given by advertisement in 1 or more newspapers of the county, at least 6 days before the sale, and by notice set up at least 5 days before the sale in at least 5 of the most public places in the neighborhood where the property was directed to be left and where the sale is to take place, naming the articles to be sold, the names of the consignor and consignee, if known, the hour of sale, which shall be after 10 in the morning and before 4 in the afternoon, and the place of sale, which shall be made in some public place in said county. If the residence of the consignee is known, written notice shall be given to him personally or by leaving the same at his residence or by mailing it to him at his post-office address.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-16 - Sale of perishable property; notice

2A:44-16. Sale of perishable property; notice
Where the unclaimed property is perishable and will depreciate in value by being longer kept, the same may be sold after 2 days, in which case notice shall be published at least once and posted at least 1 full day.
In cases of urgency, such as shipments of milk or perishable fruit, the sale may be made at once to the best advantage at public or private sale without advertisement.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-17 - Proceeds of sale; disposition

2A:44-17. Proceeds of sale; disposition
2A:44-17. The fees and expenses of a sale authorized by this article shall be paid first and next the expenses and charges of the carrier for transportation, detention or demurrage and storage. The residue shall be paid to the clerk of the county who shall pay the same to the owner on the order of the Superior Court. If no person shall, within one year after the sale, claim the proceeds, the same shall be paid into the school fund of the State.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.91.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-18 - Report of person making sale

2A:44-18. Report of person making sale
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-19 - Refund to owner of proceeds of sale; petition

2A:44-19. Refund to owner of proceeds of sale; petition
If the proceeds of a sale of unclaimed property are paid into the school fund and the owner of the money or his legal representative shall, by a written petition addressed to the director of the division of budget and accounting, demand the same and present satisfactory proof that he is entitled thereto, the said director shall, upon the petition and proofs being filed with him, draw his warrant upon the state treasurer for such sum as the owner may be so entitled. The state treasurer shall pay the same as soon as proper appropriation shall be made therefor.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-19.1 - Customer defined

2A:44-19.1. Customer defined
"Customer" means the owner, a representative of the owner, or a person lawfully in possession of any of the goods enumerated in section 2 of this act.
L.1983, c. 528, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-19.2 - Lien for charges or services

2A:44-19.2. Lien for charges or services
2. Any person who performs dry cleaning, pressing, glazing, dyeing, washing, laundering, alteration, tailoring or repairs, or uses or furnishes materials or supplies, upon any garment, clothing, wearing apparel (exclusive of furs), draperies, curtains, carpets or rugs, slipcovers or furniture covers, or stores any of the same, at the request of or with the consent of a customer, shall have a lien thereon for the agreed charges for the work, services, storage, materials or supplies, or, in the event there has been no agreed charge, for the reasonable value thereof.
L.1983,c.528,s.2; amended 1991,c.480.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-19.3 - Nonpayment after 90 days; public or private sale; notice to customer

2A:44-19.3. Nonpayment after 90 days; public or private sale; notice to customer
In the event that payment is not made of the agreed charges or the reasonable value thereof for the work, services, storage, materials or supplies within 90 days after any of the goods were to be delivered or to be available to the customer, the goods may be sold at a public or private sale to pay the agreed or reasonable charges together with the cost of notifying the customer. The person to whom the charges are payable and owing shall, at least 30 days prior to the sale, give notice of the time and place of the sale to the customer. The notice shall be mailed to the customer at his last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested. Where the address of the customer is unknown, the posting of a notice of the sale in a prominent place in a public portion of the premises of the person required to give the notice shall constitute notice.
L.1983, c. 528, s. 3, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-19.4 - Proceeds of sale; disposition

2A:44-19.4. Proceeds of sale; disposition
Upon the completion of a sale pursuant to the provisions of this act, the proceeds thereof shall be used to pay the reasonable or agreed to charges for work, services, storage, materials or supplies, together with the expenses thereof, including the cost of notifying the customer of the sale, and the balance remaining, if any, shall be forwarded to the customer at the last known address together with a statement of the distribution of the proceeds of the sale.
If the address of the customer is unknown, the balance remaining shall be held by the person performing or furnishing the work, services, storage, materials or supplies for a period of 6 months from the date of the disposition to be paid to the customer upon demand during this period of time. Upon the expiration of the aforesaid period of six months, amounts unclaimed shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality in which the premises are located, for the use of the municipality.
L.1983, c. 528, s. 4, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-19.5 - Inability to sell goods; other disposition

2A:44-19.5. Inability to sell goods; other disposition
If after reasonable effort the goods cannot be sold as provided by this act, they may be given away or otherwise disposed of as the holder thereof shall determine.
L.1983, c. 528, s. 5, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-19.6 - Action for debt

2A:44-19.6. Action for debt
Nothing in this act shall be construed to bar any person from maintaining an action for debt against a customer, except that the proceeds of any sale, after deductions of expenses thereof, shall be credited upon the debt so due. If sale is held prior to entry of judgment, judgment shall be entered only for the amount of the debt then due and owing after application of the proceeds of the sale.
L.1983, c. 528, s. 6, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-19.7 - Persons to whom act applicable; notice; posting

2A:44-19.7. Persons to whom act applicable; notice; posting
The provisions of this act shall apply to all persons performing or furnishing the work, services, storage, materials or supplies on goods who at the time the agreement to furnish or perform the same was made and at all times thereafter kept posted in a prominent place in a public portion of the premises the following notice:
"All articles cleaned, pressed, glazed, dyed, laundered, washed, altered, tailored, stored or repaired and not called for within 90 days thereafter are subject to sale as provided by law."
L.1983, c. 528, s. 7, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-19.8 - Assignment of lien and indebtedness

2A:44-19.8. Assignment of lien and indebtedness
The lien and indebtedness on which it is founded may be assigned without impairing the lien and the lien may be enforced by the assignee directly.
L.1983, c. 528, s. 8, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-19.9 - Immunity from liability on conformance with act

2A:44-19.9. Immunity from liability on conformance with act
Conformance with the provisions of this act shall extinguish any liability of any person who causes goods to be sold or disposed of pursuant hereto.
L.1983, c. 528, s. 9, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-20 - Definitions

2A:44-20. Definitions
As used in this article:
"Owner" includes a conditional vendee or a mortgagor remaining in possession or otherwise of the motor vehicle.
"Garage" means a place or structure used in the business of storing, maintaining, keeping or repairing motor vehicles.
"Garage keeper" means a person or corporation engaged in the business of keeping a garage as above defined.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-21 - Garage keeper liens; detention of vehicles; notice; priority.

2A:44-21 Garage keeper liens; detention of vehicles; notice; priority.
2A:44-21. A garage keeper who shall tow, store, maintain, keep, or repair a motor vehicle or furnish gasoline, accessories or other supplies therefor, at the request or with the consent of the owner or the owner's representative, or at the request of a law enforcement officer of this State or any political subdivision of this State, shall have a lien upon the motor vehicle or any part thereof for the sum due for such towing, storing, maintaining, keeping, or repairing of such motor vehicle or for furnishing gasoline or other fuel, accessories or other supplies therefor, and may, without process of law, detain the same at any time it is lawfully in his possession until the sum is paid. A motor vehicle is considered detained when the owner or person entitled to possession of the motor vehicle is advised by the garage keeper, by a writing sent by certified mail return receipt requested to the address supplied by the owner or person entitled to possession of the motor vehicle, that goods or services have been supplied or performed, and that there is a sum due for those goods or services.
The lien shall not be superior to, nor affect a lien, title or interest of a person held by virtue of a prior conditional sale or a prior chattel mortgage properly recorded or a prior security interest perfected in accordance with chapter 9 of Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes.
A garage keeper shall only require that reasonable fees, charged in accordance with a duly authorized fee schedule established by a municipality or other political subdivision of this State for non-consensual towing, authorized by a law enforcement officer of this State or by a political subdivision of this State, or for related storage services be paid by the operator, owner, lessor, or lienholder of the vehicle prior to the towing company's release of the vehicle. In the event the owner or operator of the vehicle defaults on payments to the lessor or lienholder of the vehicle, the lessor or lienholder shall be responsible for these reasonable towing and related storage fees.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1961, c.121, s.4; 1998, c.122, s.1; 2023, c.132, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-22 - Removal of vehicle from keeper's control; seizure

2A:44-22. Removal of vehicle from keeper's control; seizure
A garage keeper acquiring a lien under this article shall not lose the same by reason of allowing the motor vehicle or part thereof to be removed from his control, and if so removed, he may, after demand of payment of claim either personally or by registered mail if the owner's address is known, and without further process of law, seize without force and in a peaceable manner the motor vehicle or part thereof, wherever found in this state.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-23 - Statement of amount claimed; offer by owner of reasonable amount and demand for possession; fees.

2A:44-23 Statement of amount claimed; offer by owner of reasonable amount and demand for possession; fees.
2A:44-23. The owner or the person entitled to the immediate possession of the motor vehicle or part thereof so detained, may, on learning of the detention of the same, immediately demand from the garage keeper or the person in charge thereof, a statement of the true amount claimed to be due for the storing, maintaining, keeping or repairing of such motor vehicle, or for furnishing gasoline or other fuel, accessories or other supplies therefor. If upon receiving such statement he considers the amount thereof excessive, he may offer what he considers to be reasonably due and demand possession of the motor vehicle or part thereof so detained. If possession is refused, he may immediately bring an action for possession thereof in the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part or in any other court. The owner or person entitled to immediate possession thereof shall pay the appropriate court fees and costs prior to the hearing; except that the owner or the person may seek relief from the payment of court fees and costs as provided in the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. The application for the waiver of fees shall be determined prior to or in conjunction with the summary hearing for possession of the motor vehicle.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991, c.91, s.92; 1998, c.122, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-24 - Entitlement to possession upon payment to garage keeper.

2A:44-24 Entitlement to possession upon payment to garage keeper.
2A:44-24. When the amount determined by the court to be due to the garage keeper is paid in cash or by certified or cashier's check to the garage keeper and the court costs, if any, are deposited with the clerk of the court the owner or person entitled to possession of the motor vehicle or part thereof shall be entitled to possession of the motor vehicle or part thereof, pursuant to process out of said court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1998, c.122, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-26 - Action brought for possession; assertion of claim by garage keeper; procedure.

2A:44-26 Action brought for possession; assertion of claim by garage keeper; procedure.
2A:44-26. In an action brought for possession by the motor vehicle owner or person entitled to possession of the motor vehicle, the garage keeper shall assert his claim for a lien in the court in the manner prescribed by the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. The court may hear and determine the matter in a summary manner, and shall determine the amount due to the garage keeper, if any, and the amount of court costs, if any, due to the court clerk.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1998, c.122, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-27 - Determination of amount of damages.

2A:44-27 Determination of amount of damages.
2A:44-27. If judgment is rendered for the motor vehicle owner or person entitled to possession of the motor vehicle, the court may fix and determine the amount of damages suffered by the motor vehicle owner or person entitled to possession of the motor vehicle for the seizure and detention of the motor vehicle or part thereof, and render a judgment for such amount against the garage keeper.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1998, c.122, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-29 - Sale of motor vehicle by garage keeper.

2A:44-29 Sale of motor vehicle by garage keeper.
2A:44-29. If no proceedings are taken for the repossession of the motor vehicle or part thereof by the motor vehicle owner or person entitled to possession of the motor vehicle, such property so held by the garage keeper shall, after the expiration of not less than 30 days from the date of the detention, be sold at public auction, subject to any prior lien, title or interest held by virtue of a prior conditional sale or a prior chattel mortgage properly recorded. If an action has been brought under N.J.S.2A:44-26 and the court has ordered payment of money to the garage keeper, the garage keeper shall, upon payment to the garage keeper in cash or by certified or cashier's check of the amount ordered by the court, surrender the motor vehicle or part thereof immediately. If the amount in the court order has not been paid in accordance with this act within 15 days from the date of the order, the property held by the garage keeper may then be sold at public auction, subject to any prior lien, title or interest held by virtue of a prior conditional sale or a prior chattel mortgage properly recorded.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1998, c.122, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-30 - Notice of sale.

2A:44-30 Notice of sale.
2A:44-30. Notice of the sale, under section 2A:44-29 of this title shall be published for two weeks at least once in each week, in some newspaper circulating in the municipality in which the garage is situate and not less than five days' notice of such sale shall be given by posting the notice at the garage keeper's place of business.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1998, c.122, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-31 - Application of proceeds of sale.

2A:44-31 Application of proceeds of sale.
N.J.S.2A:44-31. The proceeds of the sale shall be applied to the payment of the lien or the amount specified in the order of court and the expenses of the sale. The balance, if any, shall be paid to the owner of the motor vehicle, or part thereof. The balance, if not claimed by the owner within 60 days after sale, shall be paid to the municipality, in which the garage is situated, to provide financial support for social programs for the indigent.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1998, c.122, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-32 - Lien not impaired by taking judgment for money due; enforcement by levy and sale under execution

2A:44-32. Lien not impaired by taking judgment for money due; enforcement by levy and sale under execution
A lien held by a person upon chattels in his possession for labor or materials furnished in the repair or construction thereof, shall not be waived, merged or impaired by the recovery of a judgment for the moneys due for such labor or material, but the lien may be enforced by levy and sale under execution upon the judgment.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-33 - Sale by public auction to enforce lien

2A:44-33. Sale by public auction to enforce lien
If the lien held by a person upon chattels in his possession for labor or materials furnished in the repair or construction thereof, and the amount due thereon, either in whole or part, shall remain unpaid for 3 months after the same became due and payable, the person having the lien may sell the chattels at public auction.
If the chattels are of a nature as to be easily separated or divided, no more shall be sold than necessary, as near as may be, to make sufficient money to pay the lien and expenses of the sale. Notice of the sale shall be given by publishing the notice once in each of the 2 weeks preceding the day of sale in a newspaper circulating in the county and by posting in 5 public places in the municipality in which the chattels are located, and by mailing a copy of the notice to the owner, if his address is known, not less than 5 days before the day of sale.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-34 - Proceeds of sale; balance

2A:44-34. Proceeds of sale; balance
The proceeds of the sale shall be applied to the payment of the lien and expenses of the sale. The balance, if any, shall be paid to the owner of the chattels when they are taken away or settled for in full.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-35 - Definitions

2A:44-35. Definitions
As used in this article:
"Hospital" , shall include any hospital owned, operated, or maintained in whole or in part by any person, corporation, charitable association, or other institution, or by any state, county or municipal board or body.
"Services" , shall include pharmaceuticals, supplies, examinations, tests and therapies.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-36 - Hospital, nursing home and physician entitled to lien for services rendered to injured person as a result of accident

2A:44-36. Hospital, nursing home and physician entitled to lien for services rendered to injured person as a result of accident
Every hospital and nursing home in this State, and every licensed physician or dentist practicing in this State, shall have a lien in the manner set forth in this article for services rendered, by way of treatment, care or maintenance after, to any person who shall have sustained personal injuries in an accident as a result of the negligence or alleged negligence of any other person.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1953, c. 163, p. 1413, s. 1, eff. May 15, 1953; L.1970, c. 135, s. 1, eff. July 9, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-37 - To what lien attaches

2A:44-37. To what lien attaches
Upon compliance with the provisions of this article, the lien shall attach to any and all rights of action, suits, claims, demands and upon any judgment, award or determination, and upon the proceeds of any settlement of such rights of action, suits, claims, demands, judgments, awards or determinations which any such injured person may have or shall have, assert or maintain against any such other person for damages on account of such injuries, up to the date of payment of such damages.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-38 - Amount of hospital lien

2A:44-38. Amount of hospital lien
The amount of the lien by a hospital for treatment, care and maintenance of an injured person shall not exceed ward rates in such hospital up to the date of payment of moneys or compensation to the injured party.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-39 - Amount of physician's or dentist's lien

2A:44-39. Amount of physician's or dentist's lien
The amount of the lien of the physician or dentist for services rendered to a person as a result of an accident shall be based on the reasonable value thereof, but not to exceed twenty-five per centum (25%) of the amount of any award, report, decision, judgment or settlement to the injured person.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1953, c. 163, p. 1413, s. 2, eff. May 15, 1953.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-39.1 - Amount of nursing home lien

2A:44-39.1. Amount of nursing home lien
The amount of the lien by a nursing home for care and maintenance of an injured person shall be based on the minimum per diem rate charged by the nursing home for ordinary patient care up to the date of payment of moneys or compensation to the injured party.
L.1970, c. 135, s. 8, eff. July 9, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-40 - Accidents or injuries under workmen's compensation law excepted

2A:44-40. Accidents or injuries under workmen's compensation law excepted
No hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist shall be entitled to a lien under this article where the person was injured as a result of an accident coming within the scope of any workmen's compensation law.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1953, c. 163, p. 1413, s. 3; L.1970, c. 135, s. 2, eff. July 9, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-41 - Notice of lien; filing; contents; fees

2A:44-41. Notice of lien; filing; contents; fees
No hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist shall be entitled to a lien under this article, unless a notice in writing containing the name and address of the injured person, the date and location of the accident, the date of the first treatment, care or maintenance, the name and address of the hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist, and, if ascertainable by reasonable diligence, the names and addresses of the persons alleged to be liable for damages sustained by such injured person, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such injuries shall have occurred, prior to the payment of any moneys to such injured person or his legal representatives as damages for such injuries, but in no event later than 90 days after the date of such first treatment, care or maintenance.
Every county clerk shall, at the expense of the county, provide a suitable, well-bound book, to be called the hospital lien docket and a similar book to be called the physician and dentist lien docket and shall enter therein respectively any liens claimed under this article.
As to each claim filed there shall be entered in the proper book the name of the injured person, the date of the accident, the name of the hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist making the claim, as the case may be, and the name of the person alleged to be responsible for the injury.
The county clerk shall make a proper index for each book in the name of the injured person. The county clerk shall for filing each notice of a lien claim, and for each search in his office, receive the fees fixed by law.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1953, c. 163, p. 1414, s. 4; L.1963, c. 99, s. 1, eff. June 13, 1963; L.1970, c. 135, s. 3, eff. July 9, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-42 - Notice to person injured and person liable for damages

2A:44-42. Notice to person injured and person liable for damages
Within 10 days after the filing of the notice of lien, the hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist shall send by registered mail or serve personally, a copy of such notice with a statement of the date of the filing thereof to or upon the injured person and the person alleged to be liable for damages sustained by such injured person, if such name and address can be ascertained by reasonable diligence. If the hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist shall neglect to give such notice where the name and address of the person injured or the person allegedly causing the injury are known or should be known, the lien shall be void.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1953, c. 163, p. 1414, s. 5; L.1970, c. 135, s. 4, eff. July 9, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-43 - Release of claims; enforcement of lien by action

2A:44-43. Release of claims; enforcement of lien by action
After the filing and service of the notice of lien, as provided by this article, no release of any judgment, claim or demand by the injured persons shall be valid or effectual as against such lien and the person making any payment to such injured person or his legal representatives, as compensation for the injuries sustained shall be for a period of 1 year from the date of such payment, remain liable to the hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist for the amount of the lien and any such hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist within such period may enforce such lien by action against the person making any such payment. In any such action the defendant may contest the charges by the hospital, nursing home, physician, or dentist, if not in accordance with this article.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1953, c. 163, p. 1415, s. 6; L.1970, c. 135, s. 5, eff. July 9, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-44 - Statement by physician or dentist of injuries and amount of charges

2A:44-44. Statement by physician or dentist of injuries and amount of charges
Any person legally liable or against whom a claim is asserted, or his representative, for damages for injuries sustained shall, upon written request, be furnished by any physician or dentist asserting a lien under this article with a statement of the injuries sustained by the injured person and an itemized statement of the charges and services rendered to date. Failure of a physician or dentist to provide such statement shall constitute a valid defense in an action brought to enforce a lien under this article.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1953, c. 163, p. 1415, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-45 - Statement of charges; examination of records

2A:44-45. Statement of charges; examination of records
Any person, legally liable or against whom a claim is asserted for damages for injuries sustained, shall, upon written request, be furnished by any hospital or nursing home asserting a lien under this article with an itemized statement of the charges and services rendered therefor to date and shall be permitted to examine the records of the hospital or nursing home in reference to the treatment, care and maintenance of the injured person therein. Failure of the hospital or nursing home to provide such statement or permit such examination shall constitute a valid defense in an action brought to enforce a lien under this article.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1970, c. 135, s. 6, eff. July 9, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-46 - Discharge of lien; procedure; fees

2A:44-46. Discharge of lien; procedure; fees
Any hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist having filed a lien under this article, shall upon payment or release thereof, file or cause to be filed in the office of the county clerk wherein the lien is filed, a duly acknowledged certificate of such payment or release and authorizing the county clerk to discharge the lien. Thereupon such clerk shall file said certificate in the name of the injured person, and the lien shall be discharged. For this service the clerk shall be paid the fee fixed by law.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1953, c. 163, p. 1416, s. 8, eff. May 15, 1953; L.1970, c. 135, s. 7, eff. July 9, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-47 - "Hotel" and "guest" defined

2A:44-47. "Hotel" and "guest" defined
As used in this article:
a. "Hotel" includes inns and boarding houses.
b. "Guest" includes boarders and lodgers.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-48 - Lien of hotel, apartment hotel, inn and boarding house proprietor

2A:44-48. Lien of hotel, apartment hotel, inn and boarding house proprietor
The proprietor of any hotel, apartment hotel, inn or boarding house shall have a lien on all baggage, and other property belonging to any guest, or brought upon the premises by any guest, tenant, boarder or lodger, for the amount of his bill due to the proprietor thereof for the hire or rent of rooms, board, lodging, cash advanced or other accommodations furnished in said hotel, apartment hotel, inn or boarding house, and shall have the right, without process of law, to retain the same until the said amount of indebtedness is discharged.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-49 - Sale of retained property; notice; disposition of proceeds

2A:44-49. Sale of retained property; notice; disposition of proceeds
Property retained by the hotel, apartment hotel, inn or boarding house proprietor under this article may be sold at public auction upon a notice published for 3 days in a newspaper circulating in the municipality wherein said hotel, apartment hotel, inn or boarding house is kept. The proceeds of the sale after the deduction of the expenses thereof shall be applied to the payment of the indebtedness and the balance, if any, shall be paid over to the owner of such property or his representative. The balance, if not claimed by such owner or his representative within 30 days after such sale, shall be paid to the municipality for the support of the poor.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-51 - Right of lien; retention of property when amount due unpaid; "keeper of a livery stable" defined

2A:44-51. Right of lien; retention of property when amount due unpaid; "keeper of a livery stable" defined
2A:44-51. Every keeper of a livery stable or boarding and exchange stable, shall have a lien on all animals left with him in livery, for board, sale or exchange and upon all carriages, wagons, sleighs and harness left with him for storage, sale or exchange for the amount due such proprietor for the board and keep of such animal and also for such storage, and shall have the right, without process of law, to retain the same until the amount of such indebtedness is discharged.
As used in this section, "keeper of a livery stable" shall include, but need not be limited to, a proprietor of a stable, a trainer, a veterinarian, a farrier, or any other person who has a financial relationship with the owner of the horse.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1997, c.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:44-52 - Sale of retained property; disposition of proceeds

2A:44-52. Sale of retained property; disposition of proceeds
Property retained by the proprietor under this article shall be sold at public auction, after the expiration of 30 days from the date of such retention.
Notice of the sale shall be first published once in each of the 2 weeks preceding the day of the sale in a newspaper circulating in the municipality in which the stable is situated, and 5 days' notice of the sale shall be given by posting a copy of the notice in 5 public places in the municipality.
The proceeds of sale after the deduction of the expenses thereof shall first be applied to the payment of the indebtedness, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the owner of the property, or his representative. The balance, if not claimed by the owner within 60 days after sale, shall be paid to the municipality, in which the stable is situated, for the support of the poor.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.