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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23C-7 - Prohibited mediator reports.

2A:23C-7 Prohibited mediator reports.
7. Prohibited mediator reports.
a. Except as required in subsection b., a mediator may not make a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other oral or written communication regarding a mediation to a court, administrative agency, or other authority that may make a ruling on the dispute that is the subject of the mediation.
b. A mediator may disclose:
(1) whether the mediation occurred or has terminated, whether a settlement was reached, and attendance; or
(2) a mediation communication as permitted under section 6 of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-6);
c. A communication made in violation of subsection a. may not be considered by a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator.
L.2004,c.157,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23C-8 - Confidentiality.

2A:23C-8 Confidentiality.
8. Confidentiality.
Unless made during a session of a mediation which is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public, mediation communications are confidential to the extent agreed by the parties or provided by other law or rule of this State.
L.2004,c.157,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23C-9 - Mediator's disclosure of conflicts of interest; background.

2A:23C-9 Mediator's disclosure of conflicts of interest; background.
9. Mediator's Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest; Background.
a. Before accepting a mediation, an individual who is requested to serve as a mediator shall:
(1) make an inquiry that is reasonable under the circumstances to determine whether there are any known facts that a reasonable individual would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the mediator, including a financial or personal interest in the outcome of the mediation and an existing or past relationship with a mediation party or foreseeable participant in the mediation; and
(2) disclose any such known fact to the mediation parties as soon as is practicable before accepting a mediation.
b. If a mediator learns any fact described in paragraph (1) of subsection a. after accepting a mediation, the mediator shall disclose it as soon as is practicable.
c. At the request of a mediation party, an individual who is requested to serve as a mediator shall disclose the mediator's qualifications to mediate a dispute.
d. A person who violates subsection a., b., or g. shall be precluded by the violation from asserting a privilege under section 4 of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-4), but only to the extent necessary to prove the violation.
e. Subsections a, b., c., and g. do not apply to a judge of any court of this State acting as a mediator.
f. This act does not require that a mediator have a special qualification by background or profession.
g. A mediator shall be impartial, notwithstanding disclosure of the facts required in subsections a. and b.
L.2004,c.157,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23C-10 - Participation in mediation.

2A:23C-10 Participation in mediation.
10. Participation in Mediation.
An attorney or other individual designated by a party may accompany the party to and participate in a mediation. A waiver of representation or participation given before the mediation may be rescinded.
L.2004,c.157,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23C-11 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

2A:23C-11 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
11. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
This act modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. s.7001 et seq., but this act does not modify, limit, or supersede s.101(c) of that act or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in s.103(b) of that act.
L.2004,c.157,s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23C-12 - Uniformity of application and construction.

2A:23C-12 Uniformity of application and construction.
12. Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing this act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
L.2004,c.157,s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23C-13 - Severability clause.

2A:23C-13 Severability clause.
13. Severability clause.
If any provision of P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-1 et seq.) or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
L.2004,c.157,s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-2 - Findings, declarations relative to family collaborative law.

2A:23D-2 Findings, declarations relative to family collaborative law.
2. The Legislature finds and declares:
a. Since at least 2005, attorneys in New Jersey have participated in the dispute resolution method known as family collaborative law, in which an attorney is retained for the limited purpose of assisting his client in resolving family disputes in a voluntary, non-adversarial manner, without court intervention.
b. The family collaborative law process is distinct from other dispute resolution mechanisms because the parties intend to resolve their dispute without litigation. Instead, each party, represented by his attorney, meets together with the other party to the dispute, that party's attorney, and, as needed, one or more nonparty participants who are not attorneys but are professionals in their fields, such as certified financial planners, certified public accountants, licensed clinical social workers, psychologists, licensed professional counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and psychiatrists. All participants in the family collaborative law process understand and agree that the process is intended to replace litigation and that the process will terminate if either party or either attorney commences a proceeding related to the subject matter to be addressed through the family collaborative process before a court or other tribunal other than to seek incorporation of a settlement agreement into a final judgment.
c. In order to facilitate full and fair disclosure by the parties to the family collaborative law process, the parties must have an evidentiary privilege to protect them from disclosure of any collaborative law communication. The nonparty participants in the family collaborative law process, who serve as neutral experts, need a privilege from disclosure of communications made by them during the process similar to the privilege created for mediators in the "Uniform Mediation Act," P.L.2004, c.157 (C.2A:23C-1 et seq.). This will enable nonparty participants to participate candidly in the process and thereby facilitate resolution of the family law dispute.
L.2014, c.50, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-4 - Application of act.

2A:23D-4 Application of act.
4. P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) applies to a family collaborative law process that is subject to a family collaborative law participation agreement, meets the requirements set forth in section 5 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D- 5), and is signed on or after the effective date of this act.
P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) does not apply to any other collaborative law process or any other collaborative law participation agreement.
L.2014, c.50, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-5 - Family collaborative law participation agreement.

2A:23D-5 Family collaborative law participation agreement.
5. a. A family collaborative law participation agreement shall:
(1) be in a record;
(2) be signed by the parties;
(3) state the parties' intention to resolve a family law dispute through a family collaborative law process pursuant to P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.);
(4) describe the nature and scope of the family law dispute;
(5) identify the family collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process;
(6) contain a statement that a family collaborative lawyer's role is limited as defined in P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.), consistent with the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey;
(7) set forth the manner by which a family collaborative law process begins and the manner by which it terminates or concludes in accordance with sections 6 and 7 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-6 and C.2A:23D-7);
(8) state that any family collaborative law communication of a party or a nonparty participant is confidential and subject to an evidentiary privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13), and that the privilege may be waived only expressly and by both parties or in the case of a nonparty participant, by the nonparty participant having the right to exercise the privilege; and
(9) state that the conduct of the family collaborative lawyer is governed by P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.), the Rules of Court adopted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, and the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and that P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) does not alter the family collaborative lawyer's responsibilities to the client under the Rules of Professional Conduct and any other applicable Rules of Court.
b. Parties may agree to include in a family collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) or other applicable law.
L.2014, c.50, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-6 - Beginning of family collaborative law process.

2A:23D-6 Beginning of family collaborative law process.
6. a. A family collaborative law process begins when the parties sign a family collaborative law participation agreement.
b. Participation in a family collaborative law process is voluntary and may not be compelled by a tribunal.
L.2014, c.50, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-7 - Conclusion of family collaborative law process.

2A:23D-7 Conclusion of family collaborative law process.
7. a. A family collaborative law process is concluded by either:
(1) resolution of a family law dispute as evidenced by a signed settlement agreement; or
(2) termination of the process.
b. A family collaborative law process terminates when:
(1) a party gives notice to other parties in a record that the process is ended, which a party may do with or without cause; or
(2) a party files a document without the agreement of all parties that initiates a proceeding related to the family law dispute; or
(3) either party is subject to, or obtains, a temporary or final restraining order against the other party in accordance with the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991," P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et seq.); or
(4) an action is commenced requesting that a tribunal issue emergency relief to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interests of a party or the defense against such a request is commenced; or
(5) except as provided by section 9 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-9), a party discharges a family collaborative lawyer; or
(6) a party fails to provide information pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-10) that is necessary to address the issues in dispute, and one of the parties chooses to terminate the collaborative process as a result; or
(7) a family collaborative lawyer ceases further representation of a party.
c. A family collaborative law process does not terminate if, with the consent of the parties, a party, or the party's family collaborative lawyer on the party's behalf, requests a tribunal to incorporate a settlement agreement into a final judgment.
d. A family collaborative law participation agreement may provide additional methods of terminating or concluding a family collaborative law process consistent with P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) and the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
e. In the event the family collaborative law process does not result in a judgment resolving the family law dispute and the dispute is, instead, submitted to a tribunal for adjudication, the family collaborative lawyer and the lawyers in the law firm with whom the collaborative family lawyer is associated shall not continue to represent the party in that family law dispute.
L.2014, c.50, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-8 - Disqualification of family collaborative lawyer.

2A:23D-8 Disqualification of family collaborative lawyer.
8. A lawyer in a law firm with which the family collaborative lawyer is associated in a partnership, professional corporation, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or law association is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to a family collaborative law matter if the family collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so in subsection e. of section 7 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-7).
L.2014, c.50, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-9 - Notice of cessation of representation; continuation of process.

2A:23D-9 Notice of cessation of representation; continuation of process.
9. a. If a family collaborative lawyer ceases or is disqualified from representation of a party, prompt notice of the cessation of representation or discharge shall be given to all parties in a record.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (5) of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-7), and subject to this subsection, if a family collaborative lawyer is discharged or ceases representation of a party, the family collaborative law process continues if, not later than 30 days after the date of notice of the discharge or cessation of representation is sent to the parties pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the unrepresented party:
(1) retains a successor family collaborative lawyer who is identified in an amended family collaborative law participation agreement; and
(2) in that amended family collaborative law participation agreement, the parties consent to continue the process and the successor lawyer confirms representation of the party.
L.2014, c.50, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-10 - Disclosure of information.

2A:23D-10 Disclosure of information.
10. Except as otherwise provided by law, during the family collaborative law process a party shall, in good faith, provide timely, full, and candid disclosure of information related to the family law dispute without formal discovery. A party shall also promptly update previously disclosed information that has materially changed. The parties may define the scope of disclosure during the collaborative family law process except as provided by law.
L.2014, c.50, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-11 - Certain responsibilities of lawyer unaffected.

2A:23D-11 Certain responsibilities of lawyer unaffected.
11. P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) does not affect, waive or supersede:
a. The professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional in this State, including but not limited to the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey; or
b. The obligation of a person to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult under the law of this State.
L.2014, c.50, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-13 - Privileges.

2A:23D-13 Privileges.
13. a. Subject to sections 14 and 15 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-14 and C.2A:23D-15), a family collaborative law communication made by a party or any nonparty participant is privileged under subsection b. of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence.
b. In a proceeding, and in addition to application of the lawyer-client privilege provided under the laws of this State, the following privileges apply:
(1) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent the party's lawyer, or a nonparty participant, or any other person from disclosing, a family collaborative law communication.
(2) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent a party, a party's lawyer or any other person from disclosing, a family collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.
c. The privilege created by this section may be claimed by the party or nonparty participant in person, or if the party or nonparty participant is incapacitated or deceased, by his guardian or personal representative. Where a corporation or association or other legal entity is the nonparty participant claiming the privilege, and the corporation, association or other entity has been dissolved, the privilege may be claimed by its successors, assigns or trustees in dissolution.
d. Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible, readily available from other sources, or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a family collaborative law process.
L.2014, c.50, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-14 - Waiver of privilege.

2A:23D-14 Waiver of privilege.
14. a. A privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by both parties and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by the nonparty participant.
b. A person who discloses or makes a representation about a family collaborative law communication that prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13), but this preclusion applies only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation.
L.2014, c.50, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-15 - Exemption from privilege.

2A:23D-15 Exemption from privilege.
15. a. There is no privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) for a family collaborative law communication that is:
(1) made during a session of a family collaborative law process that is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public; or
(2) sought, obtained, or used to threaten or plan to inflict bodily injury or a crime, or to commit or attempt to commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity; or
(3) in a settlement agreement resulting from the family collaborative law process, evidenced by a record signed by both parties to the agreement; or
(4) a disclosure in a report of suspected domestic violence or suspected child abuse to an appropriate agency under the laws of this State.
b. There is no privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) if a tribunal finds, after a hearing in camera, that the party seeking discovery or the proponent of the evidence has shown the evidence is not otherwise available, the need for the evidence substantially outweighs the interest in protecting confidentiality, and the family collaborative law communication is sought or offered in:
(1) a court proceeding involving a crime; or
(2) a proceeding seeking rescission or reformation of a contract arising out of the family collaborative law process or in which a defense to avoid liability on the contract is asserted.
c. The privileges under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) for a family collaborative law communication do not apply to the extent that a communication is:
(1) sought or offered to prove or disprove a claim or complaint of professional misconduct or malpractice or the unreasonableness of a family collaborative lawyer's fee arising from or related to a family collaborative law process; or
(2) sought or offered to prove or disprove abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult, unless the appropriate protective services agency is a party to or otherwise participates in the process.
d. If a family collaborative law communication is subject to an exception under subsection b. or c. of this section, only the part of the communication necessary for the application of the exception may be disclosed or admitted.
e. Disclosure or admission of evidence excepted from the privilege under subsection b. or c. of this section does not make the evidence or any other family collaborative law communication discoverable or admissible for any other purpose.
f. The privileges under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) do not apply if the parties agree in advance in a signed record that all or part of a family collaborative law process is not privileged.
L.2014, c.50, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-16 - Family collaborative law agreement, intention to enter into.

2A:23D-16 Family collaborative law agreement, intention to enter into.
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-17 - Application, construction of act.

2A:23D-17 Application, construction of act.
17. In applying and construing this act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact a family collaborative law act.
L.2014, c.50, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23D-18 - Severability.

2A:23D-18 Severability.
18. If any provision of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) are severable.
L.2014, c.50, s.18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23E-2 - Findings, declarations relative to international arbitration.

2A:23E-2 Findings, declarations relative to international arbitration.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. The State of New Jersey is in a unique position to benefit from the growth of international trade, and the State's position in the region provides important opportunities for the State to participate in international business, trade, and commerce;
b. There will inevitably arise, from time to time, disagreements and disputes arising from international commercial transactions that are amenable to resolution through international arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and other forms of dispute resolution in lieu of international litigation;
c. It is the policy of this State to encourage the use of arbitration, mediation, and conciliation to reduce disputes arising out of international business, trade, commercial, and other relationships; and
d. It is declared that the objective of encouraging the development of New Jersey as an international center for the resolution of international business, commercial, trade, and other disputes be supported through the establishment of certain legal authorities, as set forth in this act.
L.2017, c.1, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23E-3 - Definitions relative to international arbitration.

2A:23E-3 Definitions relative to international arbitration.
3. As used in this act:
"Arbitral award" means an award signed by an arbitrator that may be the result of a settlement in arbitration, mediation, conciliation or other form of dispute resolution that involves the assistance of a neutral.
"Center" means any center organized as a non-profit entity, whose principal purpose is to facilitate the resolution of international business, trade, commercial, and other disputes between persons by means of arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and other means as an alternative to litigation.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity, including any government subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.
"Resident of the United States" means a person who maintains sole residence within a state, possession, commonwealth, or territory of the United States or within the District of Columbia.
"Written undertaking to arbitrate" means a writing in which a person undertakes to submit a dispute to arbitration, without regard to whether that undertaking is sufficient to sustain a valid and enforceable contract or is subject to defenses. A written undertaking may be part of a contract, may be a separate writing, and may be contained in correspondence, telegrams, telexes, or any other form of written communication.
L.2017, c.1, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23E-4 - Applicability of act.

2A:23E-4 Applicability of act.
4. a. This act shall apply only to the arbitration of disputes between:
(1) two or more persons at least one of whom is a nonresident of the United States; or
(2) two or more persons all of whom are residents of the United States if the dispute:
(a) involves property located outside the United States;
(b) relates to a contract which envisages enforcement or performance in whole or in part outside the United States; or
(c) bears some other relation to one or more foreign countries.
b. Notwithstanding subsection a. of this section, this act shall not apply to the arbitration of:
(1) any dispute pertaining to the ownership, use, development, or possession of, or a lien of record upon, real property located in this State, unless the parties expressly submit the resolution of that dispute to this act; or
(2) any dispute involving family or domestic relations law.
c. If, in any arbitration within the scope of this act, reference must be made, under applicable conflict of laws principles, to the arbitration law of this State, that reference shall be to this act.
d. This act shall apply to any arbitration within the scope of this act, without regard to whether the place of arbitration is within or without this State:
(1) if the written undertaking to arbitrate expressly provides that the laws of this State shall apply;
(2) in the absence of a choice of law provision applicable to the written undertaking to arbitrate, if that undertaking forms part of a contract the interpretation of which is to be governed by the laws of this State; or
(3) in any other case, any arbitral tribunal or other panel established pursuant to this act that decides under applicable conflict of laws principles that the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the laws of this State.
L.2017, c.1, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23E-5 - Consent by parties to arbitration.

2A:23E-5 Consent by parties to arbitration.
5. Conducting arbitration in this State, or making a written agreement to arbitrate which provides for arbitration within this State subject to this act, shall constitute a consent by the parties to that arbitration or undertaking to the exercise of in personam jurisdiction by the courts of this State, but only for the purposes of that arbitration.
L.2017, c.1, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23E-6 - Authority of center.

2A:23E-6 Authority of center.
6. a. A center shall not be considered a department, agency, or public instrumentality of this State, and shall not be subject to the laws of this State applying to departments, agencies, or public instrumentalities of this State.
b. A center shall permit the participants to an arbitration to select any body of rules and procedures for the conduct, administration, and facilitation of that proceeding, whether those rules and procedures have been prepared by private arbitral organizations, created by the participants themselves, or by the center.
c. A center shall have the authority to establish rules and procedures for the conduct, administration, and facilitation of the resolution of all disputes subject to this act.
d. A center shall have the authority to adopt rules providing, without limitation and by way of illustration only, for the establishment of arbitral tribunals or other panels, which shall provide that arbitral tribunals or other panels may:
(1) determine the relevance and materiality of the evidence without the need to follow formal rules of evidence;
(2) be able to utilize any lawful methods that it deems appropriate to obtain evidence additional to that produced by the parties;
(3) issue subpoenas or other requests for the attendance of witnesses or for the production of books, records, documents, and other evidence;
(4) be empowered to administer oaths, order depositions to be taken or other discovery obtained or produced, without regard to the place where the witness or other evidence is located, and appoint one or more experts to report to it;
(5) fix any fees for the attendance of witnesses it deems appropriate; and
(6) make awards of interest, reasonable attorney's fees and costs of arbitration as agreed to in writing by the parties, or in the absence of an agreement, as it deems appropriate.
e. In assuring the exercise of the powers conferred by this act, the participants to an arbitration may apply for assistance from any court of competent jurisdiction. Any application to a court hereunder shall be made and heard in a summary way in the manner provided for the making and hearing of motions, except as otherwise herein expressly provided.
L.2017, c.1, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23E-7 - Subpoena power of arbitral tribunal or panel.

2A:23E-7 Subpoena power of arbitral tribunal or panel.
7. An arbitral tribunal or panel established pursuant to section 6 of this act may subpoena in writing any person to attend before it as a witness and to bring books, papers, records, and documents. The subpoena shall issue in the name of the arbitral tribunal or panel and be signed by a majority of the tribunal or panel, shall be directed to the person being summoned, and shall be served in the same manner as subpoenas to testify before a court of this State. If any person subpoenaed to testify refuses or neglects to obey the subpoena, upon petition a court of competent jurisdiction may compel the attendance of that person before the arbitral tribunal or panel, or punish that person for contempt in the same manner now provided for the attendance of witnesses or punishment in a court of this State. The arbitral panel may also consider and take action within the arbitration, as deemed appropriate by the arbitral tribunal, in response to non-attendance by any subpoenaed person.
L.2017, c.1, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:23E-8 - Enforcement of arbitral awards issued by center.

2A:23E-8 Enforcement of arbitral awards issued by center.
8. a. Arbitral awards issued pursuant to this act by a center shall be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction as permitted by law and consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. s.1 et seq.), and the enforcement provisions of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, as implemented by the Federal Arbitration Act, except as provided in subsection b. of this section.
b. If the parties specifically submit to jurisdiction under this act pursuant to section 4 of this act, the center may require those parties residing in countries not signatories to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, as implemented by the Federal Arbitration Act, and not having sufficient assets otherwise within the jurisdiction of the courts of this State, to post any bonds or other security as the center shall deem appropriate to assure reasonable likelihood of enforcement of any award or other relief ultimately ordered by the center in the proceeding.
L.2017, c.1, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-1 - Arbitration provisions; validity and effect

2A:24-1. Arbitration provisions; validity and effect
A provision in a written contract to settle by arbitration a controversy that may arise therefrom or a refusal to perform the whole or a part thereof or a written agreement to submit, pursuant to section 2A:24-2 of this title, any existing controversy to arbitration, whether the controversy arise out of contract or otherwise, shall be valid, enforceable and irrevocable, except upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-1.1 - Applicability of N.J.S.2A:24-1 through N.J.S.2A:24-11 to collective bargaining agreements.

2A:24-1.1 Applicability of N.J.S.2A:24-1 through N.J.S.2A:24-11 to collective bargaining agreements.
34. N.J.S.2A:24-1 through N.J.S.2A:24-11 shall only apply to an arbitration or dispute arising from a collective bargaining agreement or a collectively negotiated agreement.
L.2003,c.95,s.34.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-2 - Who may submit to arbitration; agreement for judgment upon award by specified court

2A:24-2. Who may submit to arbitration; agreement for judgment upon award by specified court
2A:24-2. Two or more persons by their agreement in writing may submit to arbitration a controversy existing between them at the time of the agreement, whether the controversy arises out of a contract or the refusal to perform the whole or a part thereof or out of any other matter. They may also agree in writing that a judgment of a court of record, chosen by them shall be rendered upon the award made pursuant to the submission.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.79.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-3 - Nonperformance of agreement; action for order of arbitration

2A:24-3. Nonperformance of agreement; action for order of arbitration
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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-4 - Stay of action or proceeding subject to arbitration

2A:24-4. Stay of action or proceeding subject to arbitration
In an action brought in any court upon an issue arising out of an agreement providing for the arbitration thereof, the court, upon being satisfied that the issue involved is referable to arbitration, shall stay the action, if the applicant for the stay is not in default in proceeding with the arbitration, until an arbitration has been had in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-5 - Naming arbitrators or umpire

2A:24-5. Naming arbitrators or umpire
2A:24-5. If a method is provided in the agreement for naming or appointing an arbitrator or an umpire, it shall be followed; but if not so provided, or if one is provided and a party thereto shall fail to avail himself thereof, or for other reasons there shall be a lapse or failure in the naming of an arbitrator or an umpire or in filling a vacancy, the Superior Court may in the summary action provided for in N.J.S.2A:24-3 or in another action, designate and appoint an arbitrator or an umpire, as the case may require, who shall act thereunder with the same force and effect as if specifically named therein. The arbitration shall be by a single arbitrator unless otherwise provided.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.81.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-6 - Hearing by arbitrators; witnesses; fees; subpoena

2A:24-6. Hearing by arbitrators; witnesses; fees; subpoena
When more than 1 arbitrator is agreed upon, all the arbitrators shall sit at the hearing of the case, unless by written consent, all parties agree to a lesser number.
The arbitrator so sitting or an attorney of record in the arbitration proceeding may require the attendance of any person as a witness and, in a proper case, to bring with him any book or written instrument. The fees for the attendance shall be those allowed witnesses in a civil action in the Superior Court.
An arbitrator, or where more than one arbitrator is sitting, a majority of them, or an attorney of record in the arbitration proceeding, may issue a subpena. The subpena shall issue in the name of the arbitrator. The subpena shall be signed by an arbitrator, or a majority of them, or an attorney of record, as the case may be. The subpena shall be directed to the person therein named and served in the same manner as a subpena to testify before the Superior Court. If any person so subpenaed to testify shall refuse or neglect to obey such subpena, the court, upon motion, may compel his attendance before the arbitrator or punish him for contempt in the manner provided for the attendance of witnesses or their punishment in the Superior Court.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended by L.1984, c. 187, s. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-7 - Application for confirmation, vacation or modification of award

2A:24-7. Application for confirmation, vacation or modification of award
The award must be in writing and acknowledged or proved in like manner as a deed for the conveyance of real estate and delivered to one of the parties or his attorney.
A party to the arbitration may, within 3 months after the award is delivered to him, unless the parties shall extend the time in writing, commence a summary action in the court aforesaid for the confirmation of the award or for its vacation, modification or correction. Such confirmation shall be granted unless the award is vacated, modified or corrected.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-8 - Vacation of award; rehearing

2A:24-8. Vacation of award; rehearing
The court shall vacate the award in any of the following cases:
a. Where the award was procured by corruption, fraud or undue means;
b. Where there was either evident partiality or corruption in the arbitrators, or any thereof;
c. Where the arbitrators were guilty of misconduct in refusing to postpone the hearing, upon sufficient cause being shown therefor, or in refusing to hear evidence, pertinent and material to the controversy, or of any other misbehaviors prejudicial to the rights of any party;
d. Where the arbitrators exceeded or so imperfectly executed their powers that a mutual, final and definite award upon the subject matter submitted was not made.
When an award is vacated and the time within which the agreement required the award to be made has not expired, the court may, in its discretion, direct a rehearing by the arbitrators.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-9 - Modification or correction of award; order

2A:24-9. Modification or correction of award; order
The court shall modify or correct the award in any of the following cases:
a. Where there was an evident miscalculation of figures or an evident mistake in the description of a person, thing or property referred to therein;
b. Where the arbitrators awarded upon a matter not submitted to them unless it affects the merit of the decision upon the matter submitted; and
c. Where the award is imperfect in a matter of form not affecting the merits of the controversy.
The court shall modify and correct the award, to effect the intent thereof and promote justice between the parties.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-10 - Force and effect of judgment

2A:24-10. Force and effect of judgment
The judgment confirming, modifying or correcting an award or a judgment in any action under this chapter shall have the same effect, in all respects, as, and is subject to all the provisions of law relating to, a judgment in any other action and may be enforced as if rendered in any other action in the court in which it is entered.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24-11 - Contracts made before July 4, 1923, unaffected

2A:24-11. Contracts made before July 4, 1923, unaffected
This article shall not apply to contracts made prior to July 4, 1923; nor shall it apply to acts heretofore performed.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24A-2 - Findings, declarations

2A:24A-2. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. The physical state of a work of fine art is of enduring and crucial importance to the artist and the artist's reputation;
b. There have been cases where works of art have been altered, defaced, mutilated or modified, thereby destroying the integrity of the artwork and causing a loss to the artist and the artist's reputation;
c. Alteration, defacement, mutilation or other modification of an artist's work may be prejudicial to his career and reputation; and
d. There are circumstances when an artist has the legal right to object to the alteration, defacement, mutilation or other modification of his work or to claim or disclaim authorship of a work of art.
L. 1986, c. 97, s. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24A-3 - Definitions

2A:24A-3. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Artist" means the creator of a work of fine art;
b. "Conservation" means acts taken to correct deterioration and alteration or acts taken to prevent, stop or retard deterioration;
c. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or other group, however organized;
d. "Reproduction" means a copy, in any medium, of a work of fine art that is displayed or published under circumstances which, reasonably construed, evince an intent that it be taken as a representation of a work of fine art as created by the artist; and
e. "Work of fine art" means any original work of visual or graphic art in any medium, which includes, but is not limited to, paintings, drawings, prints, and photographic prints or sculptures of a limited edition of no more than 300 copies; provided, however, that a work of fine art shall not include sequential imagery as in motion pictures.
L. 1986, c. 97, s. 3, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24A-4 - Display in altered form

2A:24A-4. Display in altered form
No person other than the artist, or a person acting with the artist's consent, shall knowingly display in a place accessible to the public a work of fine art of that artist in an altered, defaced, mutilated or modified form, if damage to the artist's reputation is reasonably likely to result and if the work is displayed as being the work of the artist. No person other than the artist, or a person acting with the artist's consent, shall either knowingly publish or reproduce a work of fine art of that artist in an altered, defaced, mutilated or modified form, if damage to the artist's reputation is reasonably likely to result and if the work is published or reproduced as being the work of the artist by use of the artist's name in conjunction with the reproduction or publication.
L. 1986, c. 97, s. 4, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24A-5 - Right to claim, disclaim authorship

2A:24A-5. Right to claim, disclaim authorship
The artist shall retain at all times the right to claim authorship or, for just and valid reason, to disclaim authorship of his work of fine art. The right to claim authorship shall include the right of the artist to have his name appear on or in connection with the work of fine art as the artist. The right to disclaim authorship shall include the right of the artist to prevent his name from appearing on, or in connection with, the work of fine art as the artist. Just and valid reasons for disclaiming authorship shall include: that the work of fine art has been altered, defaced, mutilated or modified other than by the artist; that the work of fine art has been altered, defaced, mutilated or modified without the artist's consent; and that damage to the artist's reputation is reasonably likely to result or has resulted.
L. 1986, c. 97, s. 5, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24A-6 - Not violations

2A:24A-6. Not violations
a. Alteration, defacement, mutilation or modification of a work of fine art resulting from the passage of time or the inherent nature of the materials shall not create a violation of this act or a right to disclaim authorship under this act, provided that the alteration, defacement, mutilation or modification was not the result of gross negligence in maintaining or protecting the work of fine art.
b. In the case of a reproduction, a change that is an ordinary result of the medium of reproduction shall not create a violation of this act or a right to disclaim authorship under this act.
c. Conservation shall not constitute an alteration, defacement, mutilation or modification within the meaning of this act, unless the conservation work is shown to have been performed in a negligent manner.
L. 1986, c. 97, s. 6, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice › Section 2A:24A-7 - Applicability

2A:24A-7. Applicability
This act shall apply only to works of fine art knowingly displayed in a place accessible to the public or published or reproduced in this State. It shall not apply to work prepared under contract for advertising or trade use unless the contract so provides.
L. 1986, c. 97, s. 7, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.