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New Jersey Statutes, Title 2A

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Title 2A, Title 2A: ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

132 chapters · 2,417 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 2A2,417 Ch 17, Chapter 17160 Ch 44, Chapter 44132 Ch 18, Chapter 18116 Ch 42, Chapter 42103 Ch 50, Chapter 5091 Ch 34, Chapter 3481 Ch 4, Chapter 480 Ch 15, Chapter 1579 Ch 84A, Chapter 84A78 Ch 53A, Chapter 53A69 Ch 4A, Chapter 4A65 Ch 56, Chapter 5656 Ch 16, Chapter 1654 Ch 19, Chapter 1950

11 sections·Filtered byTitle 2A✕Ch 20✕

N.J.S.A. 2A:20-1 Debtors in actual confinement
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2A:20-1. Debtors in actual confinement 2A:20-1. Any person, in actual confinement for debt or damages in any jail of this State, who is willing to deliver up to his creditor or creditors all his estate, both real and personal, toward their payment, may bring an action, in a summa…
N.J.S.A. 2A:20-10 Discharge as immunity from imprisonment
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2A:20-10. Discharge as immunity from imprisonment Every insolvent debtor, who has given up all his estate and conformed in all things to the directions of this subtitle, shall, so far as regards the imprisonment of his person, forever thereafter be discharged from all debts due a…
N.J.S.A. 2A:20-11 New applications on refusal of discharge
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2A:20-11. New applications on refusal of discharge If the court fails or refuses, for any reason, to discharge a person as an insolvent debtor or remands a person to prison, and such person surrenders himself immediately to the sheriff, warden or keeper of the jail of the county,…
N.J.S.A. 2A:20-2 Persons arrested; discharge; requirements
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2A:20-2. Persons arrested; discharge; requirements 2A:20-2. Any person arrested or held in custody by any officer in any civil action upon mesne process or process of execution, or who is surrendered in discharge of his bail, shall be discharged from arrest or custody by the offi…

N.J.S.A. 2A:20-3 Persons arrested; discharge; action

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2A:20-3. Persons arrested; discharge; action 2A:20-3. Any person arrested as stated in N.J.S.2A:20-2 and who has given the bond therein prescribed, may bring an action in a summary manner for his discharge under this chapter in the Superior Court. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended …

N.J.S.A. 2A:20-4 Officer's return on releasing person arrested; liability for escape

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2A:20-4. Officer's return on releasing person arrested; liability for escape When the officer has discharged the defendant from arrest under mesne process, upon giving bond as provided in this article, he shall so return on the process to the court or judge issuing the same, and …

N.J.S.A. 2A:20-5 Appointment of assignee authorized

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2A:20-5. Appointment of assignee authorized If in the action brought under section 2A:20-1 or 2A:20-3 of this title, the court is satisfied that the conduct of the debtor has been upright, the court shall appoint 1 or more suitable residents of the county where such debtor is imp…

N.J.S.A. 2A:20-6 Assignment of property to assignee; exemptions

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2A:20-6. Assignment of property to assignee; exemptions The debtor shall forthwith execute to the assignee a general assignment of all his real and personal property, with an inventory of his estate and a list of creditors as provided by chapter 19 of this title. The assignee sha…

N.J.S.A. 2A:20-7 Conveyances by debtor after arrest void; recovery by assignee

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2A:20-7. Conveyances by debtor after arrest void; recovery by assignee All conveyances, deeds, mortgages, judgments, sales, transfers, assignments or other disposition of, for or upon any of his estate, real or personal, made, given or executed after his arrest by any debtor shal…

N.J.S.A. 2A:20-8 Discharge of debtor from confinement on assignment of property

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2A:20-8. Discharge of debtor from confinement on assignment of property Upon making the assignment required by section 2A:20-6 of this title, the court may, by order, direct the sheriff to discharge the debtor from confinement on account of any debts previously contracted by him.…

N.J.S.A. 2A:20-9 Remand of debtor to prison on concealment of property

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2A:20-9. Remand of debtor to prison on concealment of property If the creditor at whose suit the debtor is imprisoned or was arrested, or any other creditor, shall in an action brought in a summary manner prove to the satisfaction of the court that the debtor has not fully delive…