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

2A:44-40. Accidents or injuries under workmen's compensation law excepted No hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist shall be entitled to a lien under this article where the person was injured as a result of an accident coming within the scope of any workmen's compensation l…

2A:44-41. Notice of lien; filing; contents; fees No hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist shall be entitled to a lien under this article, unless a notice in writing containing the name and address of the injured person, the date and location of the accident, the date of th…

2A:44-42. Notice to person injured and person liable for damages Within 10 days after the filing of the notice of lien, the hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist shall send by registered mail or serve personally, a copy of such notice with a statement of the date of the fi…

2A:44-43. Release of claims; enforcement of lien by action After the filing and service of the notice of lien, as provided by this article, no release of any judgment, claim or demand by the injured persons shall be valid or effectual as against such lien and the person making an…

2A:44-44. Statement by physician or dentist of injuries and amount of charges Any person legally liable or against whom a claim is asserted, or his representative, for damages for injuries sustained shall, upon written request, be furnished by any physician or dentist asserting a…

2A:44-45. Statement of charges; examination of records Any person, legally liable or against whom a claim is asserted for damages for injuries sustained, shall, upon written request, be furnished by any hospital or nursing home asserting a lien under this article with an itemized…

2A:44-46. Discharge of lien; procedure; fees Any hospital, nursing home, physician or dentist having filed a lien under this article, shall upon payment or release thereof, file or cause to be filed in the office of the county clerk wherein the lien is filed, a duly acknowledged …

2A:44-47. "Hotel" and "guest" defined As used in this article: a. "Hotel" includes inns and boarding houses. b. "Guest" includes boarders and lodgers. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:44-48. Lien of hotel, apartment hotel, inn and boarding house proprietor The proprietor of any hotel, apartment hotel, inn or boarding house shall have a lien on all baggage, and other property belonging to any guest, or brought upon the premises by any guest, tenant, boarder …

2A:44-49. Sale of retained property; notice; disposition of proceeds Property retained by the hotel, apartment hotel, inn or boarding house proprietor under this article may be sold at public auction upon a notice published for 3 days in a newspaper circulating in the municipalit…

2A:44-5. Process out of court; aircraft delivered to owner When the amount claimed to be due and the costs are deposited with the clerk of the court as provided in section 2A:44-4 of this title, the claimant shall be entitled to possession of such aircraft or part thereof pursuan…

2A:44-51. Right of lien; retention of property when amount due unpaid; "keeper of a livery stable" defined 2A:44-51. Every keeper of a livery stable or boarding and exchange stable, shall have a lien on all animals left with him in livery, for board, sale or exchange and upon all…

2A:44-52. Sale of retained property; disposition of proceeds Property retained by the proprietor under this article shall be sold at public auction, after the expiration of 30 days from the date of such retention. Notice of the sale shall be first published once in each of the 2 …

2A:44-53. Compensation to persons taking up and securing drift lumber or boats Any person taking up drift lumber, rails, posts and other valuable lumber, or boats, scows, skiffs, barges or other craft, which may be found adrift in any of the rivers or other waters in, running thr…

2A:44-54. Drift lumber or boats taken up to be secured and kept; advertisement thereof; sale and disposition of proceeds Each person taking up any of the lumber or craft under this article shall secure and keep the same for 6 days in some convenient place, within 20 yards of the …

2A:44-55. Affidavit of claimant Any person claiming to be the owner of any lumber or craft found adrift and taken up and secured under this article, or his agent, shall, upon request verify his claim in writing under oath. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:44-56. Rights and title of owners of lumber or boats taken up Any person, or his agent, presenting such a written claim and paying the compensation, together with the expenses of the advertisement thereof, pursuant to this article, shall be entitled to the immediate possession…

2A:44-57. Definitions. As used in this article: "Apparel" includes the tackle and furniture of a vessel. "Owner" includes a master, agent, consignee or commander of a vessel. "Vessel" includes all ships, steamboats or other craft. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:44-58. Application of article This article shall apply to all vessels, whether or not enrolled, licensed or registered. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:44-59. Debt continuing lien upon vessel; preferences A debt contracted by an owner of a vessel within this State, shall be a continuing lien upon the vessel and her apparel until paid, for: a. Labor performed or materials or articles furnished in this State for the building, r…

2A:44-6. Bond in lieu of cash deposit In lieu of depositing the amount claimed in cash as provided by section 2A:44-4 of this title, a bond in double the amount claimed and double the amount required to be deposited as costs, may be filed with the clerk of the court. It shall hav…

2A:44-60. Action to enforce lien 2A:44-60. Any person having a lien under this article may enforce the same by an action in the Superior Court. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.93.

2A:44-61. Process of attachment; bond; sale of vessel; creditors In any such action the lien claimant shall be entitled to process of attachment and the court may require or dispense with the giving of a bond. The court may allow other lien claimants and unsecured creditors to be…

2A:44-62. Lien not enforceable against vessel seized under process of United States courts No proceeding had under this article to enforce a lien shall be had against a vessel seized by virtue of process issuing from a United States court having admiralty jurisdiction while the v…

2A:44-63. Lien on vessel causing damage to another; enforcement When a vessel shall have been run down or run afoul of by any other vessel and is damaged to the extent of $20 or more through the negligence or willful misconduct of the navigator of such other vessel, the owner of …

2A:44-7. Claim by keeper of hangar; trial; judgment The person claiming a lien under this article shall assert such claim in the court within the time and in the manner prescribed by the rules governing the practice of the court. The court may hear and determine the matter in a s…

2A:44-8. Failure to bring action; damages; judgment; return of balance of deposit If no claim is made by the person claiming a lien under this article or if judgment shall be rendered for the defendant, the court may order the return of the money deposited or the discharge of the…

2A:44-9. Entry of appearance by owner of aircraft The filing of a bond or the depositing of cash by the owner of the aircraft or parts thereof as provided by this article may be considered as an appearance on his part in the action which the person claiming a lien may institute. …