New Jersey Statutes

TITLE 2B - COURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE

Section 2B:1
- 2B:1-1 - Seals
- 2B:1-2 - Preservation of court records
- 2B:1-3 - Criminal history record information
- 2B:1-4 - Electronic access to court records
- 2B:1-6 - "Court Technology Improvement Fund"
Section 2B:10
- 2B:10-1 - Short title
- 2B:10-2 - Findings, declarations
- 2B:10-3 - Definitions
- 2B:10-4 - State costs, employees, and fees after 1994
- 2B:10-5 - Certification of base year amount
- 2B:10-6 - Schedule for payment of county share
- 2B:10-7 - Disposition of furnishings, office equipment; service agreements; provision of claim, insurance information
- 2B:10-8 - Determination of county tax levy
- 2B:10-9 - Certification of payroll record information
Section 2B:10A
- 2B:10A-1 - Findings, declarations relative to probation officers
- 2B:10A-2 - "Probation Officer Community Safety Unit"
- 2B:10A-3 - Self-defense training for probation officers
Section 2B:11
- 2B:11-1 - Short title
- 2B:11-10 - Reimbursement for premium charges for Part A of Medicare
- 2B:11-11 - Health care benefits upon retirement, eligibility
- 2B:11-12 - Right to review, void certain adjustments
- 2B:11-2 - Findings, declarations
- 2B:11-3 - Definitions
- 2B:11-4 - Elections for majority representatives
- 2B:11-5 - State service applicable; tranferred employees; personnel procedures
- 2B:11-6 - Seniority, benefits, etc. tranferred
- 2B:11-7 - Transfer to the Public Employees' Retirement System
- 2B:11-8 - Temporary disablity, unemployment insurance benefits
- 2B:11-9 - Health, medical benefits
Section 2B:12
- 2B:12-1 - Establishment of municipal courts
- 2B:12-10 - Municipal court administrator and personnel
- 2B:12-11 - Certification of municipal court administrators
- 2B:12-12 - Bond or insurance
- 2B:12-13 - Powers of administrator
- 2B:12-14 - Officers empowered to execute process
- 2B:12-15 - Courtrooms and equipment
- 2B:12-16 - Territorial jurisdiction
- 2B:12-17 - Jurisdiction of specified offenses
- 2B:12-17.1 - Responsibility for notification
- 2B:12-17.2 - Motor vehicle matters involving death, bodily injury, Superior Court exclusive jurisdiction; prosecution guidelines
- 2B:12-19 - Authority of municipal court judge prior to indictment; notice to county prosecutor
- 2B:12-2 - Name of court
- 2B:12-20 - Municipal housing court; jurisdiction
- 2B:12-21 - Officials authorized to act for court
- 2B:12-22 - Periodic service of imprisonment
- 2B:12-23 - Default in payment of fine; community service
- 2B:12-23.1 - Penalties payable in installments; alternative penalties
- 2B:12-24 - Costs charged to complainant in certain cases
- 2B:12-25 - Records and standards for municipal courts
- 2B:12-26 - Docketing judgment
- 2B:12-27 - Employment of prosecutor by county, municipality
- 2B:12-3 - Place of court
- 2B:12-30 - Automated Traffic System Fund
- 2B:12-30.1 - Automated Traffic System Statewide Modernization Fund
- 2B:12-31 - Suspension of driving privileges
- 2B:12-32 - Purging of records for violators of certain municipal ordinances
- 2B:12-33 - Application of act
- 2B:12-4 - Judge of municipal court; term of office appointment
- 2B:12-5 - Additional municipal judges
- 2B:12-6 - Designation of acting judges
- 2B:12-7 - Qualifications of judges; compensation
- 2B:12-8 - Chief judge
- 2B:12-9 - Presiding judge of the municipal courts
Section 2B:13
- 2B:13-1 - Establishment
- 2B:13-10 - Presiding judge
- 2B:13-11 - Annual report
- 2B:13-12 - Assignment of judges to other courts
- 2B:13-13 - Clerk
- 2B:13-14 - Small claims division jurisdiction
- 2B:13-15 - Conduct of hearing
- 2B:13-2 - Jurisdiction
- 2B:13-3 - Hearing and determination of cases; legal and equitable relief; practice and procedure; decisions
- 2B:13-4 - Appeals
- 2B:13-5 - Locations; facilities
- 2B:13-6 - Judges; number; qualifications
- 2B:13-7 - Term of office; retirement
- 2B:13-8 - Compensation not to be reduced; prohibition against gainful employment
- 2B:13-9 - Impeachment and removal; incapacity
Section 2B:14
- 2B:14-1 - Election of surrogates
- 2B:14-10 - Deputy surrogate; special deputy surrogate
- 2B:14-11 - Special probate clerk
- 2B:14-12 - Executive secretary; chief clerk
- 2B:14-13 - Other employees' appointment; compensation
- 2B:14-2 - Bond of surrogates
- 2B:14-3 - Salaries of surrogates
- 2B:14-4 - Disqualification; referral to assignment judge
- 2B:14-5 - Filling vacancy in surrogate's office
- 2B:14-6 - Recorded documents
- 2B:14-7 - Acknowledgment, proof
- 2B:14-8 - Recording
- 2B:14-9 - Filing
Section 2B:19
- 2B:19-1 - Short title
- 2B:19-10 - Referral of uncollected DMV surcharges
- 2B:19-11 - Additional duties of program concerning public defender liens
- 2B:19-2 - Findings, declarations
- 2B:19-3 - Comprehensive Enforcement Program Fund
- 2B:19-4 - Deduction of collections to fund program
- 2B:19-5 - Labor assistance program established by county; enforced community service program by probation services
- 2B:19-6 - Transfer of matters involving the collection of monies
- 2B:19-7 - Transfer of disobeyed community service matters
- 2B:19-8 - Inability to fulfill financial obligations of sentence; procedure
- 2B:19-9 - Recommendation of hearing officer; approval
Section 2B:2
- 2B:2-1 - Number of judges
- 2B:2-1.1 - Information relative to Superior Court nominees
- 2B:2-1.2 - Notification to Legislature of Superior Court judges fulfilling requirements of N.J.S.2B:2-1
- 2B:2-2 - Assignment of Superior Court judges
- 2B:2-3 - Judge seeking elective office
- 2B:2-4 - Judicial salaries
- 2B:2-5 - Responsibility for judicial salaries
Section 2B:20
- 2B:20-1 - Qualifications of jurors
- 2B:20-10 - Grounds for excuse from jury service
- 2B:20-11 - Deferral of jury service
- 2B:20-12 - Retention of records
- 2B:20-13 - Discharge of unneeded jurors
- 2B:20-14 - Failure to respond to questionnaire or summons
- 2B:20-15 - Notice and collection of fines
- 2B:20-16 - Excuse from employment for jury duty; compensation
- 2B:20-17 - Employment protection
- 2B:20-18 - Oath of allegiance
- 2B:20-2 - Preparation of juror source list
- 2B:20-3 - Questionnaires concerning qualifications
- 2B:20-4 - Public and random selection of jurors
- 2B:20-5 - Certification, filing and posting of juror lists
- 2B:20-6 - Designation of period of service for petit jury panels
- 2B:20-7 - Summoning of jurors
- 2B:20-8 - Form and service of summons
- 2B:20-9 - Excuses and deferrals by Assignment Judge
Section 2B:21
- 2B:21-1 - Number of grand juries
- 2B:21-10 - Unauthorized disclosure of grand jury proceedings
- 2B:21-2 - Impaneling grand jury
- 2B:21-3 - Oath of grand jurors
- 2B:21-4 - Vacancies in grand jury
- 2B:21-5 - Selection of foreperson and deputy foreperson
- 2B:21-6 - Swearing of witnesses by foreperson
- 2B:21-7 - Indictment
- 2B:21-8 - Record of proceedings
- 2B:21-9 - Statement of investigation
Section 2B:22
- 2B:22-1 - Impaneling State grand jury
- 2B:22-2 - Powers and duties of State grand jury
- 2B:22-3 - Selection of State grand jurors
- 2B:22-4 - Summoning of State grand jurors
- 2B:22-5 - Judicial supervision of State grand jury
- 2B:22-6 - Presentation of evidence to State grand jury
- 2B:22-7 - Return of indictment or presentment
- 2B:22-8 - Expenses of State grand jury
- 2B:22-9 - Grand jury instruction in elements of justification for use of force by law enforcement officer
Section 2B:23
- 2B:23-1 - Number of jurors
- 2B:23-10 - Examination of jurors
- 2B:23-11 - Challenge to qualifications of jurors
- 2B:23-12 - Interest in action by or against county or municipality
- 2B:23-13 - Peremptory challenges
- 2B:23-14 - Trial of challenges to jurors
- 2B:23-15 - Time for making challenges
- 2B:23-16 - Jury of view
- 2B:23-17 - Verdict by five-sixths of the jury
- 2B:23-18 - Disagreement of jurors
- 2B:23-2 - Selection of trial jury from panel
- 2B:23-3 - Impaneling of additional jurors
- 2B:23-4 - Names of selected trial jurors
- 2B:23-5 - Names of jurors drawn for trial jury replace in pool
- 2B:23-6 - Oath of jurors
- 2B:23-7 - Oath of officer attending jury
- 2B:23-8 - Jurors to serve beyond period for which drawn until completion of trial
- 2B:23-9 - Juries drawn from other counties
Section 2B:24
- 2B:24-1 - Findings, declarations relative to municipal public defenders
- 2B:24-10 - Investigation of financial status of defendant
- 2B:24-11 - Eligibility of defendant under 18 years of age
- 2B:24-12 - Reimbursement to municipality
- 2B:24-13 - Lien on property of defendant
- 2B:24-14 - Compromise, settlement of claims
- 2B:24-15 - Books for recording liens
- 2B:24-16 - Collection of money due municipality
- 2B:24-17 - Application fee, waiver; deposit in dedicated fund
- 2B:24-2 - Definitions relative to municipal public defenders
- 2B:24-3 - Appointment of municipal public defenders, chief municipal public defender
- 2B:24-4 - Requirements for municipal public defenders
- 2B:24-5 - Compensation of municipal public defender
- 2B:24-6 - Duties of municipal public defender
- 2B:24-7 - Representation of indigent defendants
- 2B:24-8 - Communications protected under attorney-client privilege
- 2B:24-9 - Eligibility for services of municipal public defender
Section 2B:25
- 2B:25-1 - Findings, declarations relative to municipal prosecutors
- 2B:25-10 - Training programs, certification
- 2B:25-11 - Acceptance of plea to lesser offense
- 2B:25-12 - Motion to amend original charge
- 2B:25-2 - Definitions relative to municipal prosecutors
- 2B:25-3 - Exemptions for municipal prosecutor currently serving
- 2B:25-4 - Appointment, qualifications for municipal prosecutor; compensation
- 2B:25-5 - Duties of municipal prosecutor; use of special counsel, private attorneys
- 2B:25-5.1 - Municipal prosecutors, review of motor vehicle abstracts of certain offenders for repeat offenses; transmission to judge
- 2B:25-6 - Vacancies, filling, alternative representation
- 2B:25-7 - Supersedure by Attorney General, county prosecutor
- 2B:25-8 - Reimbursement to Attorney General, county prosecutor
- 2B:25-9 - Removal from office, procedure
Section 2B:2A
- 2B:2A-1 - Definitions
- 2B:2A-10 - Suspension prior to hearing
- 2B:2A-11 - Impeachment proceedings
- 2B:2A-2 - Cause for removal
- 2B:2A-3 - Institution of removal proceedings
- 2B:2A-4 - Prosecution of removal proceedings
- 2B:2A-5 - Suspension pending determination
- 2B:2A-6 - Preparation of defense; counsel; production of witnesses and evidence
- 2B:2A-7 - Taking of evidence
- 2B:2A-8 - Rules governing
- 2B:2A-9 - Removal
Section 2B:3
- 2B:3-1 - Appointment of court clerks
- 2B:3-2 - Clerks, offices and duties
- 2B:3-3 - Instruments executed by clerk of Superior Court in connection with property held by Superior Court; signatures
- 2B:3-4 - Clerk of the Superior Court as named party
Section 2B:4
- 2B:4-1 - Special counsel
- 2B:4-2 - Appointment of additional employees
- 2B:4-3 - Appointment of staff of justices and judges
- 2B:4-4 - Grand jury clerks
Section 2B:5
- 2B:5-1 - Secretarial and legal staff of justices and judges
- 2B:5-2 - Administrative staff for Superior Court
- 2B:5-3 - Compensation of employees administering trust fund
Section 2B:50
- 2B:50-1 - Action for replevin
- 2B:50-2 - Temporary relief; on notice
- 2B:50-3 - Temporary relief; without notice
- 2B:50-4 - Security
- 2B:50-5 - Unrelinquished property
Section 2B:6
- 2B:6-1 - Courtrooms and equipment security
- 2B:6-2 - Rental of chambers
- 2B:6-3 - Service of process
- 2B:6-4 - Multi-county vicinage; apportionment of costs
- 2B:6-5 - Expenses incurred by order of Supreme Court
- 2B:6-6 - Statewide County Corrections Information System
- 2B:6-7 - "Statewide CCIS Operations Account;" funding
Section 2B:7
- 2B:7-1 - Reporting of court proceedings; court reporters
- 2B:7-2 - Assignment; designation of supervisors
- 2B:7-3 - Temporary service
- 2B:7-4 - Transcript; fees
- 2B:7-5 - Employment of court reporters
- 2B:7-6 - Records and reports
Section 2B:8
- 2B:8-1 - Interpreters
Section 2B:9
- 2B:9-1 - Effect of abolition of particular courts