2A:15-44.Ā  Amercement of bail;Ā  arrest and imprisonment of defendant
If the bail fails to bring in the body of the defendant when ordered by theĀ  court, they shall be amerced in a sum not exceeding plaintiff's debt or demand,Ā  with costs.Ā  The amercement shall have the force and effect of a judgment, uponĀ  which execution in the name and for the use of the plaintiff may be awarded ifĀ  the court so directs;Ā  or in lieu of amercement, the court may arrest andĀ  commit the defendant as if upon a capias.
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L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.