Civil Court Rules and Jury Charges

Kenneth Vercammen & Associates, P.C.
2053 Woodbridge Avenue - Edison, NJ 08817

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Rule 104. Preliminary Questions FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE FRE

Rule 104. Preliminary Questions FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE FRE

(a) Questions of admissibility generally.

Preliminary questions concerning the qualification of a person to be a witness, the existence of a privilege, or the admissibility of evidence shall be determined by the court, subject to the provisions of subdivision (b). In making its determination it is not bound by the rules of evidence except those with respect to privileges.

(b) Relevancy conditioned on fact.

When the relevancy of evidence depends upon the fulfillment of a condition of fact, the court shall admit it upon, or subject to, the introduction of evidence sufficient to support a finding of the fulfillment of the condition.

(c) Hearing of jury.

Hearings on the admissibility of confessions shall in all cases be conducted out of the hearing of the jury. Hearings on other preliminary matters shall be so conducted when the interests of justice require, or when an accused is a witness and so requests.

(d) Testimony by accused.

The accused does not, by testifying upon a preliminary matter, become subject to cross-examination as to other issues in the case.

(e) Weight and credibility.

This rule does not limit the right of a party to introduce before the jury evidence relevant to weight or credibility.

FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE FRE Rule 103. Rulings on Evidence

FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE FRE
Rule 103. Rulings on Evidence

(a) Effect of erroneous ruling.

Error may not be predicated upon a ruling which admits or excludes evidence unless a substantial right of the party is affected, and

(1) Objection. - In case the ruling is one admitting evidence, a timely objection or motion to strike appears of record, stating the specific ground of objection, if the specific ground was not apparent from the context; or

(2) Offer of proof. - In case the ruling is one excluding evidence, the substance of the evidence was made known to the court by offer or was apparent from the context within which questions were asked.

Once the court makes a definitive ruling on the record admitting or excluding evidence, either at or before trial, a party need not renew an objection or offer of proof to preserve a claim of error for appeal.

(b) Record of offer and ruling

The court may add any other or further statement which shows the character of the evidence, the form in which it was offered, the objection made, and the ruling thereon. It may direct the making of an offer in question and answer form.

(c) Hearing of jury

In jury cases, proceedings shall be conducted, to the extent practicable, so as to prevent inadmissible evidence from being suggested to the jury by any means, such as making statements or offers of proof or asking questions in the hearing of the jury.

(d) Plain error

Nothing in this rule precludes taking notice of plain errors affecting substantial rights although they were not brought to the attention of the court.

FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE FRE Rule 102. Purpose and Construction

FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE FRE Rule 102. Purpose and Construction

These rules shall be construed to secure fairness in administration, elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay, and promotion of growth and development of the law of evidence to the end that the truth may be ascertained and proceedings justly determined.

FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE FRE Rule 101. Scope

FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE FRE Rule 101. Scope

These rules govern proceedings in the courts of the United States and before United States bankruptcy judges and United States magistrate judges, to the extent and with the exceptions stated in rule 1101.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

NJSA 2A:18-61.1a. Findings

NJSA 2A:18-61.1a. Findings
The Legislature finds that:

a. Acute State and local shortages of supply and high levels of demand for residential dwellings have motivated removal of blameless tenants in order to directly or indirectly profit from conversion to higher income rental or ownership interest residential use.

b. This has resulted in unfortunate attempts to displace tenants employing pretexts, stratagems or means other than those provided pursuant to the intent of State eviction laws designated to fairly balance and protect rights of tenants and landlords.

c. These devices have circumvented the intent of current State eviction laws by failing to utilize available means to avoid displacement, such as: protected tenancies; rights to purchase; rent affordability protection; full disclosures relevant to eviction challenges; and stays of eviction where relocation is lacking.

d. It is in the public interest of the State to maintain for citizens the broadest protections available under State eviction laws to avoid such displacement and resultant loss of affordable housing, which, due to housing's uniqueness as the most costly and difficult to change necessity of life, causes overcrowding, unsafe and unsanitary conditions, blight, burdens on community services, wasted resources, homelessness, emigration from the State and personal hardship, which is particularly severe for vulnerable seniors, the disabled, the frail, minorities, large families and single parents.

e. Such personal hardship includes, but is not limited to: economic loss, time loss, physical and emotional stress, and in some cases severe emotional trauma, illness, homelessness or other irreparable harm resulting from strain of eviction controversy; relocation search and moving difficulties; anxiety caused by lack of information, uncertainty, and resultant planning difficulty; employment, education, family and social disruption; relocation and empty unit security hazards; relocation to premises of less affordability, capacity, accessibility and physical or environmental quality; and relocation adjustment problems, particularly of the blind or other disabled citizens.

f. It is appropriate to take legislative notice of relevant legislative findings adopted pursuant to section 2 of the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act," P.L. 1981, c. 226 (C. 2A:18-61.23) and section 2 of the "Prevention of Homelessness Act (1984)," P.L. 1984, c. 180 (C. 52:27D-281), which, with the findings of this section, have relevance to this 1986 amendatory and supplementary act and P.L. 1974, c. 49 (C. 2A:18-61.1 et seq.).

g. This 1986 amendatory and supplementary act is adopted in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of New Jersey.

NJSA 2A:18-61.1 Grounds for removal of tenants.

NJSA 2A:18-61.1 Grounds for removal of tenants.

2.No lessee or tenant or the assigns, under-tenants or legal representatives of such lessee or tenant may be removed by the Superior Court from any house, building, mobile home or land in a mobile home park or tenement leased for residential purposes, other than (1) owner-occupied premises with not more than two rental units or a hotel, motel or other guest house or part thereof rented to a transient guest or seasonal tenant; (2) a dwelling unit which is held in trust on behalf of a member of the immediate family of the person or persons establishing the trust, provided that the member of the immediate family on whose behalf the trust is established permanently occupies the unit; and (3) a dwelling unit which is permanently occupied by a member of the immediate family of the owner of that unit, provided, however, that exception (2) or (3) shall apply only in cases in which the member of the immediate family has a developmental disability, except upon establishment of one of the following grounds as good cause:

a.The person fails to pay rent due and owing under the lease whether the same be oral or written; provided that, for the purposes of this section, any portion of rent unpaid by a tenant to a landlord but utilized by the tenant to continue utility service to the rental premises after receiving notice from an electric, gas, water or sewer public utility that such service was in danger of discontinuance based on nonpayment by the landlord, shall not be deemed to be unpaid rent.

b.The person has continued to be, after written notice to cease, so disorderly as to destroy the peace and quiet of the occupants or other tenants living in said house or neighborhood.

c.The person has willfully or by reason of gross negligence caused or allowed destruction, damage or injury to the premises.

d.The person has continued, after written notice to cease, to substantially violate or breach any of the landlord's rules and regulations governing said premises, provided such rules and regulations are reasonable and have been accepted in writing by the tenant or made a part of the lease at the beginning of the lease term.

e. (1) The person has continued, after written notice to cease, to substantially violate or breach any of the covenants or agreements contained in the lease for the premises where a right of reentry is reserved to the landlord in the lease for a violation of such covenant or agreement, provided that such covenant or agreement is reasonable and was contained in the lease at the beginning of the lease term.

(2)In public housing under the control of a public housing authority or redevelopment agency, the person has substantially violated or breached any of the covenants or agreements contained in the lease for the premises pertaining to illegal uses of controlled dangerous substances, or other illegal activities, whether or not a right of reentry is reserved to the landlord in the lease for a violation of such covenant or agreement, provided that such covenant or agreement conforms to federal guidelines regarding such lease provisions and was contained in the lease at the beginning of the lease term.

f.The person has failed to pay rent after a valid notice to quit and notice of increase of said rent, provided the increase in rent is not unconscionable and complies with any and all other laws or municipal ordinances governing rent increases.

g.The landlord or owner (1) seeks to permanently board up or demolish the premises because he has been cited by local or State housing inspectors for substantial violations affecting the health and safety of tenants and it is economically unfeasible for the owner to eliminate the violations; (2) seeks to comply with local or State housing inspectors who have cited him for substantial violations affecting the health and safety of tenants and it is unfeasible to so comply without removing the tenant; simultaneously with service of notice of eviction pursuant to this clause, the landlord shall notify the Department of Community Affairs of the intention to institute proceedings and shall provide the department with such other information as it may require pursuant to rules and regulations. The department shall inform all parties and the court of its view with respect to the feasibility of compliance without removal of the tenant and may in its discretion appear and present evidence; (3) seeks to correct an illegal occupancy because he has been cited by local or State housing inspectors or zoning officers and it is unfeasible to correct such illegal occupancy without removing the tenant; or (4) is a governmental agency which seeks to permanently retire the premises from the rental market pursuant to a redevelopment or land clearance plan in a blighted area. In those cases where the tenant is being removed for any reason specified in this subsection, no warrant for possession shall be issued until P.L.1967, c.79 (C.52:31B-1 et seq.) and P.L.1971, c.362 (C.20:4-1 et seq.) have been complied with.

h.The owner seeks to retire permanently the residential building or the mobile home park from residential use or use as a mobile home park, provided this subsection shall not apply to circumstances covered under subsection g. of this section.

i.The landlord or owner proposes, at the termination of a lease, reasonable changes of substance in the terms and conditions of the lease, including specifically any change in the term thereof, which the tenant, after written notice, refuses to accept; provided that in cases where a tenant has received a notice of termination pursuant to subsection g. of section 3 of P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.2), or has a protected tenancy status pursuant to section 9 of the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act," P.L.1981, c.226 (C.2A:18-61.30), or pursuant to the "Tenant Protection Act of 1992," P.L.1991, c.509 (C.2A:18-61.40 et al.), the landlord or owner shall have the burden of proving that any change in the terms and conditions of the lease, rental or regulations both is reasonable and does not substantially reduce the rights and privileges to which the tenant was entitled prior to the conversion.

j.The person, after written notice to cease, has habitually and without legal justification failed to pay rent which is due and owing.

k.The landlord or owner of the building or mobile home park is converting from the rental market to a condominium, cooperative or fee simple ownership of two or more dwelling units or park sites, except as hereinafter provided in subsection l. of this section. Where the tenant is being removed pursuant to this subsection, no warrant for possession shall be issued until this act has been complied with. No action for possession shall be brought pursuant to this subsection against a senior citizen tenant or disabled tenant with protected tenancy status pursuant to the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act," P.L.1981, c.226 (C.2A:18-61.22 et al.), or against a qualified tenant under the "Tenant Protection Act of 1992," P.L.1991, c.509 (C.2A:18-61.40 et al.), as long as the agency has not terminated the protected tenancy status or the protected tenancy period has not expired.

l. (1) The owner of a building or mobile home park, which is constructed as or being converted to a condominium, cooperative or fee simple ownership, seeks to evict a tenant or sublessee whose initial tenancy began after the master deed, agreement establishing the cooperative or subdivision plat was recorded, because the owner has contracted to sell the unit to a buyer who seeks to personally occupy it and the contract for sale calls for the unit to be vacant at the time of closing. However, no action shall be brought against a tenant under paragraph (1) of this subsection unless the tenant was given a statement in accordance with section 6 of P.L.1975, c.311 (C.2A:18-61.9);

(2)The owner of three or less condominium or cooperative units seeks to evict a tenant whose initial tenancy began by rental from an owner of three or less units after the master deed or agreement establishing the cooperative was recorded, because the owner seeks to personally occupy the unit, or has contracted to sell the unit to a buyer who seeks to personally occupy it and the contract for sale calls for the unit to be vacant at the time of closing;

(3)The owner of a building of three residential units or less seeks to personally occupy a unit, or has contracted to sell the residential unit to a buyer who wishes to personally occupy it and the contract for sale calls for the unit to be vacant at the time of closing.

m.The landlord or owner conditioned the tenancy upon and in consideration for the tenant's employment by the landlord or owner as superintendent, janitor or in some other capacity and such employment is being terminated.

n.The person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to, or if a juvenile, has been adjudicated delinquent on the basis of an act which if committed by an adult would constitute an offense under the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al. involving the use, possession, manufacture, dispensing or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, controlled dangerous substance analog or drug paraphernalia within the meaning of that act within or upon the leased premises or the building or complex of buildings and land appurtenant thereto, or the mobile home park, in which those premises are located, and has not in connection with his sentence for that offense either (1) successfully completed or (2) been admitted to and continued upon probation while completing, a drug rehabilitation program pursuant to N.J.S.2C:35-14; or, being the tenant or lessee of such leased premises, knowingly harbors or harbored therein a person who has been so convicted or has so pleaded, or otherwise permits or permitted such a person to occupy those premises for residential purposes, whether continuously or intermittently, except that this subsection shall not apply to a person harboring or permitting a juvenile to occupy the premises if the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent upon the basis of an act which if committed by an adult would constitute the offense of use or possession under the said act. No action for removal may be brought pursuant to this subsection more than two years after the date of the adjudication or conviction or more than two years after the person's release from incarceration whichever is the later.

o.The person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to, or if a juvenile, has been adjudicated delinquent on the basis of an act which if committed by an adult would constitute an offense under N.J.S.2C:12-1 or N.J.S.2C:12-3 involving assault, or terroristic threats against the landlord, a member of the landlord's family or an employee of the landlord; or, being the tenant or lessee of such leased premises, knowingly harbors or harbored therein a person who has been so convicted or has so pleaded, or otherwise permits or permitted such a person to occupy those premises for residential purposes, whether continuously or intermittently. No action for removal may be brought pursuant to this subsection more than two years after the adjudication or conviction or more than two years after the person's release from incarceration whichever is the later.

p.The person has been found, by a preponderance of the evidence, liable in a civil action for removal commenced under this act for an offense under N.J.S.2C:20-1 et al. involving theft of property located on the leased premises from the landlord, the leased premises or other tenants residing in the leased premises, or N.J.S.2C:12-1 or N.J.S.2C:12-3 involving assault or terroristic threats against the landlord, a member of the landlord's family or an employee of the landlord, or under the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., involving the use, possession, manufacture, dispensing or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, controlled dangerous substance analog or drug paraphernalia within the meaning of that act within or upon the leased premises or the building or complex of buildings and land appurtenant thereto, or the mobile home park, in which those premises are located, and has not in connection with his sentence for that offense either (1) successfully completed or (2) been admitted to and continued upon probation while completing a drug rehabilitation program pursuant to N.J.S.2C:35-14; or, being the tenant or lessee of such leased premises, knowingly harbors or harbored therein a person who committed such an offense, or otherwise permits or permitted such a person to occupy those premises for residential purposes, whether continuously or intermittently, except that this subsection shall not apply to a person who harbors or permits a juvenile to occupy the premises if the juvenile has been adjudicated delinquent upon the basis of an act which if committed by an adult would constitute the offense of use or possession under the said "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987."

q.The person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to, or if a juvenile, has been adjudicated delinquent on the basis of an act which if committed by an adult would constitute an offense under N.J.S.2C:20-1 et al. involving theft of property from the landlord, the leased premises or other tenants residing in the same building or complex; or, being the tenant or lessee of such leased premises, knowingly harbors therein a person who has been so convicted or has so pleaded, or otherwise permits such a person to occupy those premises for residential purposes, whether continuously or intermittently.

For purposes of this section, (1) "developmental disability" means any disability which is defined as such pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1977, c.82 (C.30:6D-3); (2) "member of the immediate family" means a person's spouse, parent, child or sibling, or a spouse, parent, child or sibling of any of them; and (3) "permanently" occupies or occupied means that the occupant maintains no other domicile at which the occupant votes, pays rent or property taxes or at which rent or property taxes are paid on the occupant's behalf.

NJSA 2A:18-61. Trial by jury in Law Division

NJSA 2A:18-61. Trial by jury in Law Division
2A:18-61. A summary action for the removal of a tenant, commenced in the Special Civil Part but transferred to the Law Division shall be tried before a jury, unless a jury is waived.

NJSA 2A:18-60. Removal of proceedings into Law Division

NJSA 2A:18-60. Removal of proceedings into Law Division
2A:18-60. At any time before an action for the removal of a tenant comes on for trial, either the landlord or person in possession may apply to the Superior Court, which may, if it deems it of sufficient importance, order the cause transferred from the Special Civil Part to the Law Division.

NJSA 2A:18-59.2. Inapplicability of act to hotel, motel or guest house rented to transient guest or seasonal tenant or to residential health care Fa

NJSA 2A:18-59.2. Inapplicability of act to hotel, motel or guest house rented to transient guest or seasonal tenant or to residential health care facility
This act shall not apply to a hotel, motel or other guest house, or part thereof, rented to a transient guest or seasonal tenant, or a residential health care facility as defined in section 1 of P.L.1953, c. 212 (C.30:11A-1).

NJSA 2A:18-59.1. Terminally ill tenants

NJSA 2A:18-59.1. Terminally ill tenants
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the Superior Court may authorize and review one year stays of eviction during which the tenant shall be entitled to renew the lease at its term of expiration, subject to reasonable changes proposed to the tenant by the landlord in written notice, whenever:

a. The tenant fulfills all the terms of the lease and removal is sought under subsection a. of N.J.S.2A:18-53 where a residential tenant holds over after written notice for delivery of possession; and

b. The tenant has a terminal illness which illness has been certified by a licensed physician; and

c. There is substantial likelihood that the tenant would be unable to search for, rent and move to a comparable alternative rental dwelling unit without serious medical harm; and

d. The tenant has been a tenant of the landlord for a least two years prior to the issuance of the stay.

In reviewing a petition for a stay of eviction, the court shall specifically consider whether the granting of the stay of eviction would cause an undue hardship to the landlord because of the landlord's financial condition or any other factor relating to the landlord's ownership of the premises.

NJSA 2A:18-59. Review; landlord liable for unlawful proceedings

NJSA 2A:18-59. Review; landlord liable for unlawful proceedings
Proceedings had by virtue of this article shall not be appealable except on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. The landlord, however, shall remain liable in a civil action for unlawful proceedings under this article.

NJSA 2A:18-58. Execution of warrant; use of force

NJSA 2A:18-58. Execution of warrant; use of force
An officer, to whom a warrant is issued by virtue of this article, shall obey the command of and faithfully execute the same, and may, if necessary to the execution thereof, use such force as may be necessary.

NJSA 2A:18-57. Judgment for possession; warrant for removal; issuance

NJSA 2A:18-57. Judgment for possession; warrant for removal; issuance
If no sufficient cause is shown to the contrary when the action comes on for trial, the court shall issue its warrant to any officer of the court, commanding him to remove all persons from the premises, and to put the claimant into full possession thereof, and to levy and make the costs out of the goods and chattels of the person in possession.

No warrant of removal shall issue until the expiration of 3 days after entry of judgment for possession, except as provided for in chapter 42 of this Title.

NJSA 2A:18-56. Proof of notice to quit prerequisite to judgment

NJSA 2A:18-56. Proof of notice to quit prerequisite to judgment
No judgment for possession in cases specified in paragraph "a." of section 2A:18-53 of this Title shall be ordered unless:

a. The tenancy, if a tenancy at will or from year to year, has been terminated by the giving of 3 months' notice to quit, which notice shall be deemed to be sufficient; or

b. The tenancy, if a tenancy from month to month, has been terminated by the giving of 1 month's notice to quit, which notice shall be deemed to be sufficient; or

c. The tenancy, if for a term other than at will, from year to year, or from month to month, has been terminated by the giving of one term's notice to quit, which notice shall be deemed to be sufficient; and

d. It shall be shown to the satisfaction of the court by due proof that the notice herein required has been given.

NJSA 2A:18-55. Discontinuance upon payment into court of rent in arrears; receipt

NJSA 2A:18-55. Discontinuance upon payment into court of rent in arrears; receipt
If, in actions instituted under paragraph "b" of section 2A:18-53 of this title, the tenant or person in possession of the demised premises shall at any time on or before entry of final judgment, pay to the clerk of the court the rent claimed to be in default, together with the accrued costs of the proceedings, all proceedings shall be stopped. The receipt of the clerk shall be evidence of such payment.

The clerk shall forthwith pay all moneys so received to the landlord, his agent or assigns.

NJSA 2A:18-54. Notices and summons; substituted service; service by posting

NJSA 2A:18-54. Notices and summons; substituted service; service by posting
Where for any reason, any of the notices required by section 2A:18-53 of this title, cannot be served as provided in said section or a summons and complaint cannot be served as in other actions, such notices or summons and complaint may be served upon any person actually occupying the premises, either personally or by leaving same with a member of his family above the age of 14 years, or when admission to the premises is denied or the tenant or occupant and all members of his family above the age of 14 years are absent from the premises, or there is no person actually occupying them, the officer or other person may post or affix a copy of the same upon the door or other conspicuous part of such premises. Such posting shall be deemed to be lawful service.

NJSA 2A:18-53. Removal of tenant in certain cases; jurisdiction

NJSA 2A:18-53. Removal of tenant in certain cases; jurisdiction
2A:18-53. Except for residential lessees and tenants included in section 2 of this act, any lessee or tenant at will or at sufferance, or for a part of a year, or for one or more years, of any houses, buildings, lands or tenements, and the assigns, undertenants or legal representatives of such tenant or lessee, may be removed from such premises by the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part in an action in the following cases:

a. Where such person holds over and continues in possession of all or any part of the demised premises after the expiration of his term, and after demand made and written notice given by the landlord or his agent, for delivery of possession thereof. The notice shall be served either personally upon the tenant or such person in possession by giving him a copy thereof or by leaving a copy of the same at his usual place of abode with a member of his family above the age of 14 years.

b. Where such person shall hold over after a default in the payment of rent, pursuant to the agreement under which the premises are held.

c. Where such person (1) shall be so disorderly as to destroy the peace and quiet of the landlord or the other tenants or occupants living in said house or the neighborhood, or (2) shall willfully destroy, damage or injure the premises, or (3) shall constantly violate the landlord's rules and regulations governing said premises, provided, such rules have been accepted in writing by the tenant or are made a part of the lease; or (4) shall commit any breach or violation of any of the covenants or agreements in the nature thereof contained in the lease for the premises where a right of re-entry is reserved in the lease for a violation of such covenants or agreements, and shall hold over and continue in possession of the demised premises or any part thereof, after the landlord or his agent for that purpose has caused a written notice of the termination of said tenancy to be served upon said tenant, and a demand that said tenant remove from said premises within three days from the service of such notice. The notice shall specify the cause of the termination of the tenancy, and shall be served either personally upon the tenant or such person in possession by giving him a copy thereof, or by leaving a copy thereof at his usual place of abode with some member of his family above the age of 14 years.

NJSA 2A:18-52. Dismissal of action involving title of land

NJSA 2A:18-52. Dismissal of action involving title of land
If upon trial of a landlord and tenancy proceeding the plaintiff shall not be able to prove, by lease or other evidence, his right to the possession of the premises claimed by him without proving title to lands, tenements and hereditaments, the cause shall be dismissed, provided however that an assignee or grantee of a landlord may, at the trial or hearing, offer in evidence a deed or other writing for the purpose of showing the assignment or grant by the landlord. Furthermore a deed or other writing may be received for the purpose of showing the right to possession of the premises for the recovery of which the proceedings are brought.

NJSA 2A:18-51. Tenancy created by agent; termination by owner; recovery of possession or rentals

NJSA 2A:18-51. Tenancy created by agent; termination by owner; recovery of possession or rentals
2A:18-51. If real estate is leased by an agent of the owner thereof, in his own name or as agent, the owner, his assignee or grantee may terminate the tenancy as the agent might do. The owner or his duly authorized agent, assignee or grantee may institute and maintain proceedings to recover the possession or the rentals thereof in their own names or in the name of the former agent, in the same manner and with the same effect as though the real estate had been leased in their own names.

NJSA 2A:18-45. Entry in docket of determination on appeal

NJSA 2A:18-45. Entry in docket of determination on appeal
If a judgment docketed as provided in this article is reviewed upon appeal, and a duly certified transcript of the judgment of the court upon the appeal shall be delivered to the clerk of the court wherein the judgment is docketed, such clerk shall file the transcript in his office, and enter, in short form, in the margin of the docket, opposite the entry of the judgment the substance of the determination upon the appeal

NJSA 2A:18-44. Revival of docketed judgment

NJSA 2A:18-44. Revival of docketed judgment
2A:18-44. A judgment docketed as provided in this article may be revived by proceedings in the Superior Court in the same manner, in the like cases and with the like effect as if such judgment had been obtained in an action commenced in the Superior Court other than in the Special Civil Part.

NJSA 2A:18-43. New trial notwithstanding judgment docketed and execution issued

NJSA 2A:18-43. New trial notwithstanding judgment docketed and execution issued
2A:18-43. If a judgment has been docketed and execution issued thereon before the grant of a new trial by the Special Civil Part, the Special Civil Part may nevertheless grant a new trial, and, if granted, no further proceedings shall be had on the execution pending the determination of the new trial.

NJSA 2A:18-42. No execution on docketed judgments pending application for new trial or appeal

NJSA 2A:18-42. No execution on docketed judgments pending application for new trial or appeal
2A:18-42. If a judgment has been docketed before the grant of a new trial or an appeal taken, no execution shall issue thereon pending the final determination of such proceedings.

NJSA 2A:18-41. Jurisdiction of Special Civil Part over docketed judgments

NJSA 2A:18-41. Jurisdiction of Special Civil Part over docketed judgments
2A:18-41. After a judgment has been docketed as herein provided, no execution shall issue in the Special Civil Part. The Special Civil Part shall have original jurisdiction with respect to the granting of a new trial, the taking of an appeal or any other matter affecting the validity of the original judgment. Any order in connection with the validity of a judgment shall be filed in both the Superior Court and in the Special Civil Part

NJSA 2A:18-40. Execution out of Superior Court on docketed judgment

NJSA 2A:18-40. Execution out of Superior Court on docketed judgment
2A:18-40. Execution may issue on a judgment docketed as herein provided out of the Superior Court, with the same effect as to the real and personal property of the judgment debtor as if issued on a judgment originally obtained in the Superior Court other than in the Special Civil Part.

NJSA 2A:18-39. Satisfaction of docketed judgment; entry

NJSA 2A:18-39. Satisfaction of docketed judgment; entry
2A:18-39. Satisfaction of a judgment docketed as herein provided may be entered in the same manner and upon the same evidence in which satisfaction of an original judgment of the Superior Court other than of the Special Civil Par

NJSA 2A:18-38. Operation and effect of docketed judgment in general

NJSA 2A:18-38. Operation and effect of docketed judgment in general
2A:18-38. A judgment docketed in the Superior Court in the manner herein provided shall, from the time of its docketing, operate as though it were a judgment obtained in an action originally commenced in the Superior Court other than in the Special Civil Part.

NJSA 2A:18-37. Indexes to dockets; dockets and indexes public records

NJSA 2A:18-37. Indexes to dockets; dockets and indexes public records
2A:18-37. The clerk of the Superior Court shall make and keep a complete alphabetical index to the dockets required to be kept by this article.

The dockets and the indexes thereto shall be public records, to which all persons desiring to examine the same shall have access.

NJSA 2A:18-36. Clerks' dockets

NJSA 2A:18-36. Clerks' dockets
2A:18-36. The clerk of the Superior Court shall provide and keep a docket, in which shall be entered, upon compliance with the provisions of this article, the judgments to be docketed pursuant to this article. The docket of the clerk of the Superior Court may be that one in which judgments of other courts are docketed.

NJSA 2A:18-35. Issue and return of execution not necessary

NJSA 2A:18-35. Issue and return of execution not necessary
2A:18-35. It shall not be necessary, before obtaining the statement mentioned in this article, that execution issue out of and be returned into the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part. The statement may be made and filed at any time after judgment entered in that court, with the same effect as if execution had been issued and returned. If, however, execution has issued, the statement shall not be made and filed before a return has been made to the execution

NJSA 2A:18-34. Statement and affidavit filed with clerk; transcript entry of judgment

NJSA 2A:18-34. Statement and affidavit filed with clerk; transcript entry of judgment
2A:18-34. The clerk of the Superior Court, shall require that there be filed in his office a statement, signed by the clerk of the Special Civil Part in which the judgment was entered containing:

a. The name of the court,

b. The names of the parties to the action in which the judgment was rendered,

c. The name of the attorney, if any, of the party in whose favor the judgment was rendered,

d. The amount and date of the judgment and

e. The date of issue and return of execution, if any,

f. Which statement shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the party, his attorney or agent, in whose favor the judgment was rendered that, at the time of the filing of the statement a certain stated amount, not less than $10, was still due on the judgment.

Upon the filing of such statement, the clerk of the Superior Court shall enter in his docket a transcript of the judgment in words at length, containing the Special Civil Part in which the judgment was rendered, the style of the action, the names in full of the parties to the action, the name of the attorney, if any, of the party in whose favor the judgment was rendered, the amount recovered with costs, the substance of the return of the officer serving the process, and the amount stated to be due in the affidavit.

NJSA 2A:18-33. Docketing of judgment pending determination of motion for new trial or appeal

NJSA 2A:18-33. Docketing of judgment pending determination of motion for new trial or appeal
2A:18-33. During the pendency of a motion for a new trial, or an appeal, a judgment of the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part may be docketed unless otherwise ordered by the trial or appellate court

NJSA 2A:18-32. Docketing judgments of the Special Civil Part

NJSA 2A:18-32. Docketing judgments of the Special Civil Part
2A:18-32. Any final judgment of the Special Civil Part when not less than $10, including costs, remains due thereon, may be docketed by the party recovering the same, his executors, administrators or assigns, with the Clerk of the Superior Court in the manner and with the effect hereinafter provided.

Any judgment recovered in the Special Civil Part in an action against any heir or devisee of a decedent by creditors of the decedent may be general or special and it may be docketed with the Clerk of the Superior Court and execution issued thereon in the same manner as if the action had originally been instituted in the Law Division.

This section shall not apply to judgments recovered in the Special Civil Part in actions to enforce a mechanic's lien claim, which shall be docketed as required by the mechanic's lien law

NJSA 2A:18-29. Liability of officer to judgment creditor for neglect or default in making execution

NJSA 2A:18-29. Liability of officer to judgment creditor for neglect or default in making execution
2A:18-29. If, by reason of the negligence of an officer in the performance of any of the duties imposed upon him respecting an execution for the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part, the execution creditor fails to recover the amount, or any part thereof, to which he is entitled under the execution, with costs, the officer shall be liable to the execution creditor therefor, recoverable in an action of contract, with double costs.

NJSA 2A:18-27 Life of execution and return.

NJSA 2A:18-27 Life of execution and return.

2A:18-27. A writ of execution issued out of the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part shall remain valid and effective for the purpose of a levy, and shall be operative and effective against any goods and chattels levied upon, for two years from the date of its issuance, unless sooner satisfied. Thereafter it shall be void. The officer shall make a return to the clerk of the proceedings had by him on such writ forthwith after a satisfaction thereof, otherwise within two years.

NJSA 2A:17-83. Writ when defendant has made deposit in lieu of bail

NJSA 2A:17-83. Writ when defendant has made deposit in lieu of bail
If plaintiff, in an action in which defendant has been held to bail and defendant has made a deposit of cash with the court in lieu of bail, recovers judgment for an amount in excess of the sum deposited, he shall have a capias ad satisfaciendum against defendant for the collection of the balance due on the judgment

NJSA 2A:17-82. Contempt proceedings not affected

NJSA 2A:17-82. Contempt proceedings not affected
Nothing in this article shall be construed to apply to proceedings as for contempt to enforce civil remedies

NJSA 2A:17-81. Execution against estate of execution debtor whose person was taken in execution

NJSA 2A:17-81. Execution against estate of execution debtor whose person was taken in execution
An execution creditor, his executor or administrator, may, when an execution debtor dies after execution has been issued against his person, but before the judgment under which it issued has been satisfied, have new execution against the goods and chattels and real estate of the execution debtor which he might have had if such debtor had not died.

Under the new execution, no real estate of such execution debtor shall be sold, which, at any time after the judgment against such debtor under which the original execution issued, has been sold by him, bona fide, and of which the proceeds of the sale have been either paid or secured to be paid to any of his creditors, with their privity or consent, in discharge of his debts, or some part thereof. Nor shall there be sold under such execution any real estate of the deceased debtor, which shall have been sold by reason of any other judgment against him.

NJSA 2A:17-80. Capias or other execution against prisoner escaping from prison

NJSA 2A:17-80. Capias or other execution against prisoner escaping from prison
If a person committed to prison by virtue of an execution escapes therefrom, the creditor at whose suit the prisoner was charged in execution at the time of the escape may retake the escaped prisoner by any new capias, or alias capias ad satisfaciendum, or sue forth any other kind of execution on the judgment, as if the body of the prisoner had never been taken in execution.

NJSA 2A:17-79. Issue of writ on judgments in tort actions

NJSA 2A:17-79. Issue of writ on judgments in tort actions
In all cases in which the first process shall be a summons, the writ of capias ad satisfaciendum shall not be issued against a defendant upon any judgment in an action of tort for injuries to the person or damages to property, unless the court finds that such injuries or damages were caused by the willful or malicious act of the defendant and an order is made that such writ be issued.

NJSA 2A:17-78. Issue of writ on judgments founded on contract

NJSA 2A:17-78. Issue of writ on judgments founded on contract
A capias ad satisfaciendum shall not issue on a judgment founded upon contract, express or implied, except:

a. Where an order to hold the defendant to bail has been issued and remains in force; or

b. When due proof is made to the court, establishing:

1. The facts on which an order to hold to bail could issue under the provisions of section 2A:15-42 of this title; or

2. That defendant has rights or credits, money or effects in his own possession or the possession of some other person to his use, of the value of $50.00 or over, which he unlawfully refuses to apply in payment of the judgment against him.

NSJA 2A:17-77. Against whom writ not to issue

NSJA 2A:17-77. Against whom writ not to issue
No capias ad satisfaciendum shall issue in a civil action or an action for a penalty to take the body of:

a. A female; or

b. An infant under the age of 16 years; or

c. An infant above such age and under 21 years of age, if the court before which application for the writ is made, after determining the infant's age and the nature of the offense or action complained of, decides within its discretion that the writ shall not issue; or

d. A defendant who has been arrested on a capias ad respondendum in an action on contract on the ground of fraud in the inception of the contract, and as to whom it has been determined by the court at the trial that such fraud did not exist.

NJSA 2A:17-76. Collection of and action on assigned debts by execution creditor

NJSA 2A:17-76. Collection of and action on assigned debts by execution creditor
When debts due to a corporation have been delivered, transferred and assigned to an officer holding an execution against the corporation, for the use of the execution creditor, pursuant to section 2A:17-75 of this title, the creditor may sue for and collect the same, subject to such equitable set-offs on the part of the debtor as in other assignments.

NJSA 2A:17-75. Application of debts due to corporation in satisfaction of execution; delivery and assignment to execution officer

NJSA 2A:17-75. Application of debts due to corporation in satisfaction of execution; delivery and assignment to execution officer
If any officer, holding an execution against a corporation, shall be unable to find other property belonging to the corporation liable to execution, either he or the judgment creditor may elect to satisfy such execution, in whole or in part, by any debts due to the corporation, in which case the agent or person having custody of any evidences of such debts shall deliver the same to the officer holding the execution, for the use of the creditor. Such a delivery, with a transfer in writing to the officer, for the use of the creditor, and notice to the debtor, shall be a valid assignment thereof.

Any such agent or person who neglects or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section shall himself be liable to pay to the execution creditor the amount due upon the execution with costs.

NJSA 2A:17-74. Execution against corporation; names of directors and officers and schedule of property for execution office

NJSA 2A:17-74. Execution against corporation; names of directors and officers and schedule of property for execution officer
Every agent or person having charge or control of any property of a corporation shall, upon request therefor by any officer having for service a writ of execution against it, furnish to such officer the names of the directors and officers of the corporation, and a schedule of all its property, including debts due or to become due to it so far as he has knowledge thereof.

Any such agent or person who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section shall himself be liable to pay to the execution creditor the amount due on the execution, with costs.

NJSA 2A:17-73. Execution against school district or regional school board

NJSA 2A:17-73. Execution against school district or regional school board
Whenever an execution is issued against the board of education of a school district or a regional board of education of this state by any court of this state having authority to issue the same, upon a judgment against the board, and no property belonging to the district or regional board is found on which to levy and which is sufficient to satisfy the execution, the sheriff or other officer to whom the execution is directed shall serve a certified copy thereof upon the county board of taxation having jurisdiction over such school district or regional board of education; and the county board of taxation shall proceed in the manner, and the execution shall be paid, as provided by sections 54:4-43 and 54:4-44 of the title Taxation of the Revised Statutes.

NJSA 2A:17-72. Execution against taxing district

NJSA 2A:17-72. Execution against taxing district
When any execution shall be issued upon a judgment against any taxing district, and there shall be found no property sufficient to satisfy the same by levy, the officer shall serve a copy of his execution upon the county board of taxation having jurisdiction over such taxing district; and the county board shall proceed in the manner and the execution shall be paid as provided by sections 54:4-43 and 54:4-44 of the title Taxation of the Revised Statutes.

NJSA 2A:17-71. Execution against estate of decedent without adm

NJSA 2A:17-71. Execution against estate of decedent without administration
If a defendant, or 1 or more of several defendants against whom a judgment has passed, dies after judgment and the judgment is unsatisfied in whole or in part, then after 6 months after the death of such defendant, execution may, if the court shall, upon notice to all persons in interest, so order, issue against the goods and chattels and real estate of the decedent as if the death had not occurred. If objection is made by any interested party, then no order for execution shall be made until 3 months after the date when notice of the existence of the judgment was first given to either the executor or administrator or person in interest.

NJSA 2A:17-70. Execution against executor, administrator, heir, devisee or terre tenant

NJSA 2A:17-70. Execution against executor, administrator, heir, devisee or terre tenant
No execution against an executor, administrator, heir, devisee or terre tenant shall issue against his own goods and chattels or real estate, unless there is a general judgment or order against him rendering the same liable. If a writ of execution shall be issued against an heir, devisee or terre tenant, the writ, unless the judgment or order is general as aforesaid, shall only command the sheriff or other officer that he cause to be made the debt, damages and costs or sum of money mentioned in such writ of the real estate whereof the ancestor, testator or decedent was seized on the day when such real estate became liable as aforesaid, or at any time afterwards, or at the time of his death, as the case may require.

NJSA 2A:17-69. Execution against survivors on death of some

NJSA 2A:17-69. Execution against survivors on death of some
If 1 or more of several parties against whom a judgment has passed dies after judgment, execution may issue against such parties as if no death had occurred. The execution shall be operative only against the persons and property of the survivors.

NJSA 2A:17-68. Receiver subject to authority and orders of court

NJSA 2A:17-68. Receiver subject to authority and orders of court
The receiver shall be subject to the authority and orders of the court, from time to time to be given by the court appointing him, and shall, on the fulfillment of his duties, or at other times when called upon, make report in writing to the court of his doings in the premises.

NJSA 2A:17-67. Powers and duties of receiver

NJSA 2A:17-67. Powers and duties of receiver
The receiver so appointed shall be vested with the title to the said rights and credits and shall have authority to receive and take into possession the remaining property specified in section 2A:17-65 of this title. The receiver shall liquidate by sale or otherwise, pursuant to the order of the court, and apply the same in payment of the judgment against the judgment debtor, the costs of the proceedings thereon and his reasonable compensation, to be taxed by the court, and pay the residue into the court in which the judgment was recovered or docketed, for disposal according to law.

The court shall order the judgment debtor to convey and deliver to such receiver all the property and rights in action and the evidence thereof. The receiver may sue or take proper judicial proceedings, in his own name as receiver, against any person to obtain such recovery or relief as defendant would be entitled to if no execution had issued.

NJSA 2A:17-66. Receiver; appointmen

NJSA 2A:17-66. Receiver; appointment
2A:17-66. In aid of execution, the Superior Court may, on application of either the judgment creditor or the defendant and in its discretion, order the appointment of a receiver of the property and things in action belonging or due to or held in trust for the judgment debtor as aforesaid, at the time of the recovery of the judgment or at any time thereafter. The court may, at any time and in its discretion, order the receiver to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties, in an amount and with such security as it may by order prescribe.

NJSA 2A:17-65. Order forbidding transfer or other disposition of property or money

NJSA 2A:17-65. Order forbidding transfer or other disposition of property or money
2A:17-65. In aid of execution, the Superior Court upon proof by the oath of the party or his or its agent or attorney or of any other person, showing facts establishing that the judgment debtor has property or any person owes him or it, or holds money or property in possession or action in trust for him or it, or for his or its use over and above such property as is exempt or reserved by law, may make an order forbidding the payment of such debt, or the transfer of such property or money by or to such debtor, or any third person until the further order of the court. The term "property" shall include rights and credits as defined in article 8 of this title.

NJSA 2A:17-64. Order to debtor to pay in installments; modification

NJSA 2A:17-64. Order to debtor to pay in installments; modification
2A:17-64. If it is made to appear that the judgment debtor is entitled to, or is in receipt of, an income or any property or money or things in action, or rights and credits, including such income as is derived from federal, state, county, municipal or other governmental sources, but not income or property as is recovered or exempt by law, the Superior Court may direct the judgment debtor to make payments at stated periods in installments, and upon such terms and conditions as the court may direct, out of the same, on account of the unsatisfied judgment. Application may be made at any time on behalf of the judgment creditor, his executor, administrator or assignee, or the judgment debtor, to modify the terms of such order, and the court may make such modification.

NJSA 2A:17-56.62 Fraudulent transfers by child support judgment debtors.

NJSA 2A:17-56.62 Fraudulent transfers by child support judgment debtors.

13.In any case in which the department knows of a transfer by a child support judgment debtor pursuant to the "Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act," R.S.25:2-20 et seq., with respect to which a prima facie case is established, the department shall seek to void the transfer or obtain a settlement in the best interest of the child support creditor.

NSJA 2A:17-56.61 Reports from employers, labor organizations; noncompliance; penalties.

NSJA 2A:17-56.61 Reports from employers, labor organizations; noncompliance; penalties.

12. a. All employers and labor organizations doing business in the State shall report to the department, or its designee:

(1)the hiring of, or contracting with, any person who works in this State and to whom the employer anticipates paying earnings; and

(2)the re-hiring or return to work of any employee who is laid off, furloughed, separated, granted a leave without pay, or terminated from employment in this State.

b.An employer shall submit the information required in this subsection within 20 days of the hiring, re-hiring, or return to work of the employee, except that an employer who transmits reports magnetically or electronically shall report every 15 days in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner. The report shall contain:

(1)the employee's name, address, date of birth and Social Security number; and

(2)the employer's name, address, and federal tax identification number.

c.An employer who fails to report, as required in this section, shall be given a written warning by the department for the first violation and shall be subject to a civil penalty which shall not exceed: $25 per violation, or, if the failure to report is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and the employee to not supply the required report or to supply a false or incomplete report, $500.

Payment of the penalty may not be required, however, if in response to the imposition of the penalty, the person or entity complies immediately with the new hire reporting requirements. All penalties assessed under this section shall be payable to the State Treasurer and may be recovered in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.

d.The information provided pursuant to this section may be shared with any federal or State agency as deemed appropriate by the commissioner.

NJSA 2A:17-56.60 Access to, use of social security numbers.

NJSA 2A:17-56.60 Access to, use of social security numbers.

11. a. Subject to safeguards on privacy and information security provided for in this section:

(1)The Social Security number of an applicant for any professional or occupational license, recreational or sporting license, driver's license, or marriage license shall be recorded on the application;

(2)The Social Security number shall be placed in the record relating to: a divorce decree; support order in a divorce decree; support order and paternity determination or acknowledgment; and on a death certificate; and

(3)The Social Security number shall be made available to the department through electronic means when feasible.

b.The use or disclosure of information concerning applicants or recipients of support enforcement services is limited to purposes directly connected with:

(1)the administration of the State plan or program approved under part A, B, D, E, or F of Title IV or under Title I, X, XIV, XVI, XIX or XX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.s.301 et seq.) or the supplemental security income program established under Title XVI of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.s.301 et seq.);

(2)any investigations, prosecution or criminal or civil proceeding conducted in connection with the administration of any such plan or program;

(3)the administration of any other federal or federally assisted program which provides assistance, in cash or in kind, or services, directly to individuals on the basis of need; and

(4)reporting to an appropriate agency or official, information on known or suspected instances of physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, or negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child who is the subject of a child support enforcement activity under circumstances which indicate that the child's health or welfare is threatened thereby.

The department is prohibited from disclosing to any committee or federal, State or local legislative body any information that identifies by name or address any such applicant or recipient.

NJSA 2A:17-56.59 Availability of information to federal, state agencies.

NJSA 2A:17-56.59 Availability of information to federal, state agencies.

10.All federal and state agencies conducting activities pursuant to the requirements of Title IV-D, shall have access directly or through the department to any system used by the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation and law enforcement agencies in the State to locate an individual. The information shall be made available to the department through electronic means when feasible.

NJSA 2A:17-56.58 Establishment, maintenance of State case registry.

NJSA 2A:17-56.58 Establishment, maintenance of State case registry.

9. a. The department shall establish and maintain a State case registry. The department shall regularly monitor cases in the registry with respect to which services are being provided under the State Title IV-D plan. The registry shall include information on:

(1)the amount and frequency of support owed and other amounts due or overdue under the support order, including arrearages, interest or late payment penalties and fees;

(2)any amounts described in paragraph (1) of this subsection that have been collected;

(3)the distribution of collected amounts;

(4)the date of birth of any child for whom the support order requires support;

(5)the amount of any lien imposed;

(6)information on administrative actions and administrative and judicial proceedings and court orders relating to paternity and support;

(7)information obtained from comparison with federal, State, or local sources of information; and

(8)any other relevant information.

b.Beginning October 1, 1998, the court shall transmit to the State case registry a copy of every judgment or order that includes a provision for child support.

NJSA 2A:17-56.57 Information provided by financial institutions on non-custodial parents.

NJSA 2A:17-56.57 Information provided by financial institutions on non-custodial parents.

8. a. Each financial institution doing business in the State shall provide information to the department on all non-custodial parents who maintain an account at the financial institution and who owe past due child support that equals or exceeds the amount of support payable for three months and for which no regular payments are being made.

b.In order to provide the information required pursuant to subsection a. of this section, a financial institution shall enter into an agreement and, at its option:

(1)identify non-custodial parents by comparing records maintained by the financial institution with records provided by the department by name, address of record and either Social Security number, tax identification number or other identifying information;

(2)submit to the department a report that includes the name, address of record and either Social Security number, tax identification number or other identifying information of each individual maintaining an account at the financial institution as shown on its records of that account; or

(3)enter into an agreement with the department to provide the name, address of record and either Social Security number, tax identification number or other identifying information in a form and by a method mutually agreeable to the financial institution and the department.

c.The department shall enter into a cooperative agreement with financial institutions doing business in this State to provide the information required pursuant to subsection a. of this section on a quarterly basis, by electronic or magnetic media, mail, facsimile or any automated data exchange method or other means authorized by the department. The department shall establish, by regulation, and pay a reasonable fee for the data match provided for in this subsection. To the extent consistent with federal law, the department shall reimburse a financial institution for actual costs that are reasonably and efficiently incurred in conducting the data match provided for in this section.

d.In response to a notice of lien or levy, a financial institution shall encumber or surrender, as the case may be, assets held by the financial institution on behalf of any noncustodial parent who is subject to a child support lien pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.666(a)(4). To the extent consistent with federal law, the encumbrance or surrender shall be subject to any right to any fees and penalties or set-off the financial institution may have against the assets under State law.

The assets shall be held and not distributed to any party until the contest period provided for in subsection f. of this section has expired or while an action on these assets is pending in court.

e.Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a financial institution that is directed to levy upon, block, freeze or encumber an account pursuant to the provisions of this section, is entitled to: (1) collect or deduct from the account its reasonable and normally scheduled processing fee for a levy; and (2) collect or deduct its normally scheduled account activity fee to maintain the account for any period the account is blocked, frozen or encumbered. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to preclude a financial institution from exercising its right to charge back or recoup a deposit to an account.

f.Notwithstanding any other provision of federal or State law to the contrary, a financial institution shall not be liable under any federal or State law to any person for any disclosure of information to the department for the purpose of establishing, modifying or enforcing a child support obligation of an individual, or for encumbering, holding, refusing to release to the obligor or surrendering any assets held by the financial institution, in response to a notice of lien or levy issued by the department, or for any other action taken in good faith to comply with the requirements of this section, regardless of whether the action was authorized or described pursuant to this section. The department shall provide notice of the intent to levy an account and an opportunity to contest the levy within 30 days of the date of the notice, in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner. A financial institution shall not be required to give notice to an account holder or customer that the financial institution has provided information or taken any action pursuant to the provisions of this section. The financial institution shall not be liable for failure to provide the notice.

g.In obtaining a financial record of an individual from a financial institution, the department may only disclose the financial information for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary to establish, modify or enforce a child support obligation of the individual.

h.If any officer or employee of the department knowingly, or by reason of negligence, discloses a financial record of an individual in violation of subsection g. of this section, the injured individual may bring a civil action for damages against the officer or employee. Unauthorized release of information shall also be cause for administrative discipline of any employee who engages in an unauthorized release. In the case of willful unauthorized release of information, such action by an employee shall be cause for termination of employment.

i.No liability shall arise under this section with respect to any disclosure which results from a good faith but erroneous interpretation.

j.No financial institution-affiliated party shall be required to provide information required by this section if the financial institution with which the party is affiliated has otherwise provided the required information.

k.The amount subject to levy in a joint account, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1979, c.491 (C.17:16I-2), shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of P.L.1979, c.491 (C.17:16I-4).

NJSA 2A:17-56.56 Payment of past-due support for child receiving TANF assistance.

NJSA 2A:17-56.56 Payment of past-due support for child receiving TANF assistance.

7.In any case in which an obligor owes past-due child support with respect to a child receiving assistance under a State program funded under TANF, the department is authorized to petition the court to issue an order that requires the obligor: to pay the support in accordance with a plan approved by the court; or to participate in work activities as ordered by the court, if the obligor is subject to such a plan and is not incapacitated. A petition for participation in a work activity shall include a request to adjust the amount of the order in accordance with support guidelines and the plan.

NJSA 2A:17-56.55 Determination of cooperation; notification.

NJSA 2A:17-56.55 Determination of cooperation; notification.

6.In accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner, the department shall make the determination as to whether an individual who has applied for or is receiving public assistance or assistance under the State Medicaid program pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.) or the Title IV-E program is cooperating in good faith in establishing the paternity of, or in establishing, modifying or enforcing a support order for any child of the individual by providing the name of the non-custodial parent and such other information as may be required for this purpose. The determination shall be made subject to good cause and other exemptions as specified by the commissioner, by regulation.

The department shall notify the individual and appropriate State or county entities administering TANF and appropriate State or county entities administering the State Medicaid program of each determination, and if noncooperation is determined, the basis therefor.

NJSA 2A:17-56.54 Procedural due process requirements for enforcement of support provision.

NJSA 2A:17-56.54 Procedural due process requirements for enforcement of support provision.

5.For the purposes of enforcing a support provision in an order or judgment, procedural due process requirements may be deemed to have been met with respect to the party upon delivery of written notice to that party's most recent residential or employer address on file with the department, if there is a sufficient showing that diligent efforts have been made to locate the party by making inquiries that may include, but are not limited to, the United States Postal Service, Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation, the Department of Labor, the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Corrections. A certification documenting unsuccessful efforts to locate a party shall be provided to the court before any adverse action is taken based on failure of the party to respond to a notice. For the purposes of establishing or modifying the child support provision of a court order or judgment, service of process shall be consistent with court rules or applicable statutes.

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NJSA 2A:17-56.53 Actions permitted by department to establish paternity, support orders; imposition of civil penalty.

NJSA 2A:17-56.53 Actions permitted by department to establish paternity, support orders; imposition of civil penalty.

4.Subject to safeguards on privacy and information security, prescribed pursuant to subsection b. of section 11 of P.L.1998, c.1 (C.2A:17-56.60), and appropriate procedural due process requirements including, as appropriate, notice, the opportunity to contest and notice of the right to appeal to the court, the department is authorized to take the following actions relating to the establishment of paternity or to the establishment, modification or enforcement of support orders, without the necessity of obtaining an order from the court, and to recognize and enforce the authority of state agencies of other states to take the following actions:

a.Require genetic testing for the purpose of paternity establishment;

b. (1) Subpoena any financial or other information needed for the establishment, modification or enforcement of a support order; and

(2)impose a civil penalty for failure to respond to a subpoena which shall not exceed: $25 per violation, or, if the failure to respond is the result of a conspiracy between the entity and the non-custodial parent not to supply the required information or to supply inaccurate or incomplete information, $500. Payment of the penalty may not be required, however, if in response to the imposition of the penalty, the person or entity complies immediately with the subpoena. All penalties assessed under this section shall be payable to the State Treasurer and may be recovered in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.;

c. (1) Request that any entity including for-profit, nonprofit and government employers, respond promptly to a request by the department or any out-of-State IV-D agency for information on the employment, compensation and benefits of any individual employed by the entity as an employee or contractor; and

(2)impose a civil penalty for failure to respond to any request which shall not exceed: $25 per violation, or, if failure to respond is the result of a conspiracy between the entity and the non-custodial parent not to supply the required information or to supply inaccurate or incomplete information, $500. Payment of the penalty may not be required, however, if in response to the imposition of the penalty, the person or entity complies immediately with the subpoena. All penalties assessed under this section shall be paid to the State Treasurer and may be recovered in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.;

d.Subject to the nonliability of entities that afford access, to obtain access, including automated access when feasible, to information contained in the following records:

(1)records of other State and local government agencies which include, but are not limited to:

(a)records of the Bureau of Vital Statistics in the Department of Health and Senior Services, and other agencies that collect vital statistics, including marriage, death and birth records;

(b)records of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury, and local tax and revenue records including address, employer, income and assets;

(c)records concerning real and titled personal property;

(d)records of occupational, professional, recreational and sporting licenses and records concerning the ownership and control of corporations, partnerships and other business entities;

(e)records of the Department of Labor, including wage, unemployment, disability and workers compensation records;

(f)records of agencies administering public assistance programs;

(g)records of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, motor vehicle and commercial license and registration records; and

(h)records of the Department of Corrections, including records related to State-sentenced inmates and parolees; and

(2)records held by private entities with respect to individuals who owe or are owed support, or against or with respect to whom a support obligation is sought, including information on the assets and liabilities of individuals held by financial institutions and the names and addresses of the individuals and the names and addresses of the employers of the individuals appearing in customer records of public utilities and cable television companies, pursuant to a subpoena authorized under subsection b. of this section;

e.Order income withholding in accordance with the provisions of State and federal law;

f. Direct the obligor or payor to change the payee pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1981, c.417 (C.2A:17-56.13) in cases where support is subject to an assignment or an application for Title IV-D services has been filed;

g.Secure assets to satisfy arrearages by:

(1)intercepting or seizing periodic or lump sum payments from: State or local agencies, including unemployment compensation, workers' compensation or other benefits; judgments, settlements and awards; inheritances; and lotteries;

(2)developing a bank information matching program and attaching and seizing assets of the obligor held in financial institutions located in this State in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1998, c.1 (C.2A:17-56.7a et al.);

(3)attaching public and private retirement funds as permitted under State law; and

(4)imposing a lien and initiating an execution or levy to force the sale of property and distribution of proceeds in accordance with N.J.S.2A:17-1 through N.J.S.2A:17-4, N.J.S.2A:17-57 through N.J.S.2A:17-76 and applicable court rules;

h.Require each party subject to a paternity or child support proceeding to file with the court and the State case registry upon the entry of an order and to update, as appropriate, information on the location and the identity of the party, including, but not limited to: Social Security number, telephone number, driver's license number, residential and mailing addresses, and the name, address, and telephone number of the party's employer; and

i.Unless otherwise ordered by the court in individual cases, increase the amount of monthly support payments to include amounts for arrearages in accordance with schedules approved by the court.

NJSA 2A:17-56.52 Definitions relative to child support reform.

NJSA 2A:17-56.52 Definitions relative to child support reform.

3.As used in P.L.1998, c.1 (C.2A:17-56.7a et al.), P.L.1981, c.417 (C.2A:17-56.8 et al.), P.L.1988, c.111 (C.2A:17-56.23a), sections 13, 17 through 20 and 22 of P.L.1985, c.278 (C.2A:17-56.16, 2A:17-56.20 through 2A:17-56.23, and 2A:17-56.25), P.L.1990, c.53 (C.2A:17-56.13a), sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1990, c.92 (C.2A:17-56.9a and 2A:17-56.9b), P.L.1995, c.287 (C.2A:17-56.11a), P.L.1995, c.290 (C.2A:17-56.11b), P.L.1995, c.322 (C.2A:17-56.34 et seq.) and P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.):

"Account" means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable order of withdrawal account, savings account, time deposit account, or money market mutual fund account. "Account" also includes an equity securities account if permitted under federal law.

"Administrative enforcement" means the use of high volume automated data processing to search various State data bases, including, but not limited to, license records, employment service data and State new hire registries, to determine whether information is available in response to a request made by another jurisdiction to enforce a support order.

"Appropriate enforcement methods" means mechanisms such as income withholding, withholding of civil lawsuits, and execution of the assets of the obligor which can result in immediate payment of the child support arrearage when available. In appropriate cases, the license revocation process may be used as an alternative to Rule 5:7-5 of the court rules.

"Arrearage" means the amount of unpaid support as determined by a court order or an administrative order from a state for support of a child or of a child and the custodial parent.

"Child" means a person, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of child support by that person's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent.

"Child support" means the amount required to be paid under a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final or subject to modification, issued by the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part or a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction of another state, for the support and maintenance of a child, or the support and maintenance of a child and the parent with whom the child is living, which provides monetary support, health care coverage, any arrearage or reimbursement, and which may include other related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income withholding, attorney's fees and other relief.

"Child support related warrant" means an outstanding warrant for the arrest of a child support obligor or putative father issued by the court for failure to pay child support as ordered, failure to appear at a hearing to establish paternity or child support, or failure to appear at a hearing to enforce a child support order.

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Human Services.

"Court" means the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part.

"Court order" means an order of the court or an order from an administrative or judicial tribunal in another state that is competent to enter or modify orders for paternity or child support.

"Court rules" means the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey.

"Credit reporting agency" means a nationally recognized credit reporting agency as approved by the commissioner and defined in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. s. 1681a(f)) as any entity which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing reports to third parties and which uses any means or facility of interstate commerce for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports.

"Custodial parent" means the parent or other person who has legal and physical custody of a child for the majority of the time. The custodial parent is responsible for the day-to-day decisions related to the child and for providing the basic needs of the child on a daily basis. The custodial parent is the person to whom child support is payable. In shared parenting situations, the custodial parent is known as the Parent of Primary Residence.

"Default order" means a court order entered due to a party's failure to answer a complaint or motion or to appear at a court proceeding as required, after being properly served with notice.

"Department" means the Department of Human Services.

"Employee" means an individual who is an employee within the meaning of chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Employee does not include an employee of a federal or state agency performing intelligence or counter-intelligence functions, if the head of such agency has determined that reporting could endanger the safety of the employee or compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission.

"Employer" has the meaning given the term in section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and includes any governmental entity and labor organization.

"Financial institution" means: a depository institution as defined in 12 U.S.C. s.1813(c); an institution affiliated party as defined in 12 U.S.C. s.1813(u); a federal or State credit union as defined in 12 U.S.C. s.1752, including an institution affiliated party of a credit union as defined in 12 U.S.C. s.1786(r); a benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money market mutual fund, or similar entity authorized to do business in this State. "Financial institution" also includes an investment and loan corporation if permitted under federal law.

"Health care coverage" means cash medical support, health insurance, dental insurance, eye care, pharmaceutical assistance and other types of medical support which are ordered by the court to maintain the health coverage of a child.

"Income" for the purposes of enforcing a support order, means, but is not limited to, commissions, salaries, earnings, wages, rent monies, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, any legal or equitable interest or entitlement owed that was acquired by a cause of action, suit, claim or counterclaim, insurance benefits, claims, accounts, assets of estates, inheritances, trusts, federal or State income tax refunds, homestead rebates, State lottery prizes, casino and racetrack winnings, annuities, retirement benefits, veteran's benefits, union benefits, or any other earnings or other periodic entitlements to money from any source and any other property subject to withholding for child support pursuant to State law.

For the purposes of establishing a support order, income is defined pursuant to the child support guidelines in Appendix IX of the court rules.

"Labor organization" means a labor organization as defined in paragraph (5) of section 2 of the federal "National Labor Relations Act" (29 U.S.C. s.152) and includes any entity used by the organization and an employer to carry out the requirements of paragraph (3) of subsection (f) of section 8 of that act (29 U.S.C. s.158(f)(3)) or an agreement between the organization and the employer.

"License" means any license, registration or certificate issued by the State or its agencies or boards that is directly necessary to provide a product or service for compensation, to operate a motor vehicle, or for recreational or sporting purposes.

"Licensing authority" means any department, division, board, agency or other instrumentality of State government that issues a license, registration, certificate or other authorization to provide goods or services for compensation, to operate a motor vehicle, or for recreational or sporting purposes.

"Non-custodial parent" means the parent who does not have physical custody of the child on a day-to-day basis. In shared parenting situations, the non-custodial parent is known as the Parent of Alternate Residence.

"Obligee" means an individual to whom a duty of support is or is alleged to be owed or in whose favor a support order has been issued or a judgment determining parentage has been rendered; a state or political subdivision to which the rights under a duty of support or support order have been assigned or which has independent claims based on financial assistance provided to an individual obligee; or an individual seeking a judgment determining parentage of the individual's child or providing for the support of a child.

"Obligor" means an individual, or the estate of a decedent, who owes or is alleged to owe a duty of support, who is alleged but has not been adjudicated to be a parent of a child, or who is liable under a support order.

"Payor" means an employer or individual or entity that disburses or is in possession of income or assets payable to an obligor.

"Probation Division" means the Probation Division of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part.

"RURESA" means the "Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (1968)," adopted in New Jersey as P.L.1981, c.243 (C.2A:4-30.24 et seq.).

"Spousal support" means a legally enforceable obligation assessed against a person for the support of a spouse or former spouse.

"State case registry" means the automated system maintained by the State IV-D agency that contains federally required information on child support cases.

"State IV-D agency" means the Department of Human Services.

"Support guidelines" means the set of presumptive standards for determining the amount of child support as established by the court in Appendix IX of the court rules.

"Support order" means a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final or subject to modification, for the benefit of a child, a spouse or a former spouse, which provides for monetary support, health care coverage, arrearages or reimbursement, and may include related costs and fees, interest, income withholding, attorney's fees and other relief.

A support order shall be issued by the court or a court or administrative agency of another state.

"TANF" means the "Temporary Assistance to Needy Families" program established pursuant to Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.601 et seq.). TANF includes the Work First New Jersey program for dependent children and their parents established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.).

"Title IV-D" means Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.651 et seq.).

"Title IV-D case" means a case under Title IV-A or Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.601 et seq.) that involves an assignment of support rights, an appropriate referral under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.670 et seq.), a non-public assistance case in which an application for Title IV-D services has been filed and a fee paid, as appropriate, with the department, or an interstate case referred to the department by another jurisdiction.

"UIFSA" means the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act" to be adopted by each state to replace RURESA pursuant to Pub.L.104-193.

NJSA 2A:17-56.51. Rules, procedures, regulations

NJSA 2A:17-56.51. Rules, procedures, regulations
13.The Supreme Court may adopt rules and procedures for the implementation and administration of P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.). The State IV-D agency and licensing authorities may adopt regulations to implement P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.) pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).

NJSA 2A:17-56.50. Annual report

NJSA 2A:17-56.50. Annual report
12.The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the number and type of licenses suspended or revoked in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.) and the total amount of child support collected due to P.L.1996, c.7 (C. 2A:17-56.40 et al.

NJSA 2A:17-56.49 Applicability of act.

NJSA 2A:17-56.49 Applicability of act.

11.The license revocation provisions of P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.)apply to all orders issued before or after the effective date of P.L.1996, c.7(C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.). All child support arrearage and health care coverage provisions in existence on or before the effective date of P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.) shall be included in determining whether a case is eligible for enforcement in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.). P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.)applies to all child support obligations ordered by any state, territory or district of the United States that are being enforced by the Probation Division, that are payable directly to the obligee, or have been registered in this State in accordance with the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act," P.L.1998, c.2 (C.2A:4-30.65 et seq.).

NJSA 2A:17-56.48. Cooperative agreements

NJSA 2A:17-56.48. Cooperative agreements
10.The State IV-D agency shall enter into cooperative agreements for federal IV-D funding with the Department of Law and Public Safety and any other appropriate licensing authority that is responsible for administering license suspensions and revocations in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.) to the extent that the costs are eligible for federal financial participation under section 451 of Title IV, Part D of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.651 et seq.).

NJSA 2A:17-56.47. Due process, service

NJSA 2A:17-56.47. Due process, service
9. All actions taken to suspend or revoke a license in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.) shall be carried out in full compliance with due process laws and the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. Service of process shall be made in accordance with applicable New Jersey court rules and statutes. For the purposes of P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.), service of process may be effected by an employee of the Probation Division.

NJSA 2A:17-56.46. Information on driver's license suspension to insurers

NJSA 2A:17-56.46. Information on driver's license suspension to insurers

8.Information regarding driver's licenses suspended or revoked in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.) shall be made available by the Division of Motor Vehicles to insurance companies that issue motor vehicle policies. Insurance companies are prohibited from increasing a policyholder's rates solely because a license was suspended or revoked in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.).

NJSA 2A:17-56.45. Payment of fees

NJSA 2A:17-56.45. Payment of fees
7. The obligor shall pay all fees associated with the revocation, suspension or reinstatement of a license. Any fees paid by the obligor to the licensing authority to issue, renew or maintain a license shall not be refunded if the license is suspended or revoked in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.40 et al.).

NJSA 2A:17-56.44 Suspension, revocation procedures.

NJSA 2A:17-56.44 Suspension, revocation procedures.

6. a. The Probation Division shall provide the licensing authority with a copy of the order requiring the suspension or revocation of a license. Upon receipt of an order requiring the suspension or revocation of a license, the licensing authority shall immediately notify the licensee of the effective date of the suspension or revocation, which shall be 20 days after the postmark of the notice, direct the licensee to refrain from engaging in the activity associated with the license, surrender any license as required by law, and inform the licensee that the license shall not be reinstated until the court or Probation Division certifies that the conditions which resulted in the suspension or revocation are satisfied. The Probation Division and the State IV-D agency in association with the affected licensing authorities may develop electronic or magnetic tape data transfers to notify licensing authorities of restrictions, suspensions, revocations and reinstatements. No liability shall be imposed on a licensing authority for suspending or revoking a license if the action is in response to a court order issued in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7(C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.). Licensing authorities shall not have jurisdiction to modify, remand, reverse, vacate or stay a court order to restrict, suspend or revoke a license for non-payment of child support.

b.If a licensee, upon receipt of the notice of suspension or revocation from the licensing authority, disputes that he is an obligor, the licensee shall notify the licensing authority and the Probation Division by registered mail within 20 days of the postmark of the notice and request a hearing. Upon receipt of the licensee's request for a hearing, the Probation Division shall determine if the licensee is an obligor. If the Probation Division determines that the licensee is an obligor, the Probation Division shall file a petition for a judicial hearing on the issue of whether the licensee is an obligor. The hearing shall occur within 30 days. If the Probation Division determines that the licensee is not an obligor, the Probation Division shall so notify the licensee and the licensing authority. The licensing authority shall not suspend or revoke a person's license, if the licensing authority received proper notice of the licensee's request for a hearing pursuant to this subsection, until the court finds that the licensee is an obligor. The Probation Division shall notify the licensing authority of the court's finding. Upon receipt of the court's finding that the licensee is an obligor, the licensing authority shall immediately suspend or revoke the obligor's license without additional review or hearing.

c.The revocation or suspension of a license ordered by the court in accordance with P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.) shall continue until the Probation Division or the obligor files with the licensing authority a certified court order restoring the license.

d.Each licensing authority shall require license applicants to certify on the license application form, under penalty of perjury, that the applicant does not have a child support obligation, the applicant does have such an obligation but the arrearage amount does not equal or exceed the amount of child support payable for six months and any court-ordered health care coverage has been provided for the past six months, the applicant has not failed to respond to a subpoena relating to a paternity or child support proceeding, or the applicant is not the subject of a child-support related warrant. A license shall not be granted to an obligor who applies for a license if there is an arrearage equal to or exceeding the amount of child support payable for six months, the applicant has not provided court-ordered health care coverage during the past six months or the applicant has failed to respond to a subpoena relating to a paternity or child support proceeding or is the subject of a child support-related warrant. The application form shall state that making a false statement may subject the applicant to contempt of court. It shall also state that if the applicant's certification is found to be false, the licensing authority shall take disciplinary action including, but not limited to, immediate revocation or suspension of the license.

e.For all licenses issued or renewed in the State after the effective date of P.L.1996, c.7(C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.), the licensing authority shall record the full name, mailing address, Social Security number and date of birth of the applicant or licensee. All affected licensing authorities shall cooperate and enter into agreements with the Probation Division and the State IV-D agency to exchange information to effectuate the purposes of P.L.1996, c.7(C.2A:17-56.41 et seq.). The Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation and other appropriate licensing agencies shall amend their regulations and public notices to permit Social Security numbers collected by those agencies to be used for child support enforcement purposes. License information obtained through data matches with licensing authorities shall be maintained on the State case registry in the Department of Human Services for future use.

NJSA 2A:17-56.43 Suspension, revocation of license.

NJSA 2A:17-56.43 Suspension, revocation of license.

5.The court shall suspend or revoke a license if it finds that: a. all appropriate enforcement methods have been exhausted, b. the obligor is the holder of a license, c. the requisite child support arrearage amount exists, health care coverage has not been provided as ordered pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.41), or there has been no response to a subpoena, d. no motion to modify the child support order, filed prior to the date that the notice of the license suspension or revocation was sent by the Probation Division, is pending before the court, and e. there is no equitable reason, such as involuntary unemployment, disability, or compliance with a court-ordered plan for the periodic payment of the child support arrearage amount, for the obligor's non-compliance with the child support order.

If the court is satisfied that these conditions exist, it shall first consider suspending or revoking a driver's license prior to a professional license. If the obligor fails to appear at the hearing after being properly served with notice, the court shall order the suspension or revocation of all licenses held by the obligor. In the case of a driver's license, if the court finds that the license revocation or suspension will result in a significant hardship to the obligor, to the obligor's legal dependents under 18 years of age living in the obligor's household, to the obligor's employees, or to persons, businesses or entities to whom the obligor provides goods or services, the court may allow the obligor to pay 25% of the past-due child support amount within three working days of the hearing, establish a payment schedule to satisfy the remainder of the arrearages within one year, and require that the obligor comply with any current child support obligation. If the obligor agrees to this arrangement, no suspension or revocation of any licenses shall be ordered. Compliance with the payment agreement shall be monitored by the Probation Division. If the obligor has good cause for not complying with the payment agreement within the time permitted, the obligor shall immediately file a motion with the court and the Probation Division requesting an extension of the payment plan. The court may extend the payment plan if it is satisfied that the obligor has made a good faith effort to comply with the plan and is unable to satisfy the full amount of past-due support within the time permitted due to circumstances beyond the obligor's control. In no case shall a payment plan extend beyond the date the dependent child reaches the age of 18. If the obligor fails to comply with the court-ordered payment schedule, the court shall, upon receipt of a certification of non-compliance from the obligee or Probation Division, and without further hearing, order the immediate revocation or suspension of all licenses held by the obligor. If required by existing law or regulation, the court shall order that the obligor surrender the license to the issuing authority within 30 days of the date of the order.

NJSA 2A:17-56.42. Payments made through Probation Division

NJSA 2A:17-56.42. Payments made through Probation Division
4. Child support payments not presently made through the Probation Division shall be so made, upon the application of the obligee to the Probation Division and prior to the application of the provisions of this act.

NJSA 2A:17-56.41 Consequences of obligor's noncompliance, license suspension, revocation hearing.

NJSA 2A:17-56.41 Consequences of obligor's noncompliance, license suspension, revocation hearing.

3. a. If the child support arrearage equals or exceeds the amount of child support payable for six months or court-ordered health care coverage for the child is not provided for six months, or the obligor fails to respond to a subpoena relating to a paternity or child support action, or a child support-related warrant exists, and the obligor is found to possess a license in the State and all appropriate enforcement methods to collect the child support arrearage have been exhausted, the Probation Division shall send a written notice to the obligor, by certified and regular mail, return receipt requested, at the obligor's last-known address or place of business or employment, advising the obligor that the obligor's license may be revoked or suspended unless, within 30 days of the postmark date of the notice, the obligor pays the full amount of the child support arrearage, or provides proof that health care coverage for the child has been obtained, or responds to a subpoena, or makes a written request for a court hearing to the Probation Division. The obligor's driver's license shall be suspended by operation of law upon the issuance of a child support-related warrant. If a child support- related warrant for the obligor exists, the professional, occupational, recreational or sporting license revocation or suspension shall be terminated if the obligor pays the full amount of the child support arrearage, provides proof that health care coverage for the child has been obtained as required by the court order, or surrenders to the county sheriff or the Probation Division.

b.If the obligor fails to take one of the actions in subsection a. of this section within 30 days of the postmark date of the notice and there is proof that service on the obligor was effective, the Probation Division shall file a certification with the court setting forth the obligor's non-compliance with the support order and the obligor's failure to respond to the written notice of the potential license suspension or revocation. If, based on the papers filed by the Probation Division, the court is satisfied that service on the obligor was effective as set forth in this section, it shall without need for further due process or hearing, enter a court order suspending or revoking all licenses held by the obligor. Upon the entry of the order, the Probation Division shall forward a copy to the obligor and all appropriate licensing authorities.

For the purposes of this section, the court may deem procedural due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met with respect to a party thereto upon delivery of written notice to the most recent residential or employer address filed with the Probation Division for that party. If a party fails to respond to a notice and no proof is available that the party received the notice, the Probation Division shall document to the court that it has made a diligent effort to locate the party by making inquiries that may include, but are not limited to: the United States Postal Service, the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation, the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury and the Departments of Labor and Corrections. The Probation Division shall provide an affidavit to the court presenting such documentation of its diligent effort, which certifies its inability to locate the party, before any adverse action is taken based upon the party's failure to respond to the notice.

c.If the obligor requests a hearing, the Probation Division shall file a petition for a judicial hearing in accordance with section 5 of P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.43). The hearing shall occur within 45 days of the obligor's request. If, at or prior to the hearing, the obligor pays the full amount of the child support arrearage or provides health care coverage as ordered, or responds to the subpoena or surrenders to the county sheriff or the Probation Division, the license revocation process shall be terminated. No license revocation action shall be initiated if the Probation Division has received notice that the obligor has pending a motion to modify the child support order if that motion was filed prior to the date that the notice of the license suspension or revocation was sent by the Probation Division. The court shall consider the Probation Division's petition to revoke or suspend a license in accordance with section 5 of P.L.1996, c.7 (C.2A:17-56.43).