Order to Arrest/Warrant for Arrest
If the respondent to the motion does not appear on the hearing date of the motion for enforcement of the creditor’s rights, the judge may sign an Order to Enforce Litigant’s Rights. This Order must be served immediately. The respondent then has 10
days to answer. If no timely answer is received, a warrant for arrest can be issued by the court upon request. A sheriff’s officer can only serve the warrant. There is a fee for serving this document. The warrant authorizes the officer to go to the address indicated on the notice of motion and make arrangements for all parties to be brought before the court. At that time, the judge may incarcerate the person until he or she complies with the court’s Order.
More information can be obtained from “ A PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE TO NEW JERSEY’S CIVIL COURT PROCEDURES”
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/civil/PractitionersGuideManualAppendicesMay2007WebPostingVersion.pdf KENNETH VERCAMMEN & ASSOCIATES, PC
ATTORNEY AT LAW
2053 Woodbridge Ave.
Edison, NJ 08817 (Phone) 732-572-0500
(Fax) 732-572-0030 Personal Injury Dept.: 732-572-0024
website: www.njpersonalinjurylawcenter.com
