2A:15-44 - Amercement of bail;Ā arrest and imprisonment of defendant
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.
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.