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

2A:34-74 Appearance of parties and child. 22. Appearance of Parties and Child. a. In a child custody proceeding in this State, the court may order a party to a child custody proceeding who is in this State to appear before the court in person with or without the child. The court …

2A:34-75 Definitions. 23. Definitions. As used in this article: "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of a child custody determination or enforcement of an order for the return of the child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abducti…

2A:34-76 Enforcement under Hague Convention. 24. Enforcement Under Hague Convention. Under this article, a court of this State may enforce an order for the return of a child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a chil…

2A:34-77 Duty to enforce. 25. Duty to Enforce. a. A court of this State shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this act or the determination was made under fac…

2A:34-78 Temporary visitation. 26. Temporary Visitation. a. A court of this State which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: (1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or (2) the visitation prov…

2A:34-79 Registration of child custody determination. 27. Registration of Child Custody Determination. a. A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this State, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the Su…

2A:34-8 Jurisdiction stated. 2A:34-8. Jurisdiction stated. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of all causes of divorce, dissolution of a civil union, bed and board divorce, legal separation from a partner in a civil union couple or nullity when either party is a bona fide…

2A:34-80 Enforcement of registered determination. 28. Enforcement of Registered Determination. a. A court of this State may grant any relief normally available under the law of this State to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state. b. A c…

2A:34-81 Simultaneous proceedings. 29. Simultaneous Proceedings. If a proceeding for enforcement under this article has been or is commenced in a court of this State and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state havi…

2A:34-82 Expedited enforcement of child custody determination. 30. Expedited Enforcement of Child Custody Determination. a. A petition under this article shall be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of the order confirming registration, if any, shal…

2A:34-83 Service of petition and order. 31. Service of Petition and Order. Except as otherwise provided in section 33 of this act, the petition and order shall be served, by any method authorized by the law of this State, upon the respondent and any person who has physical custod…

2A:34-84 Hearing and order. 32. Hearing and Order. a. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order pursuant to section 16 of this act, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to the physical custody of the child immediately, the court shall order the child delivered t…

2A:34-85 Warrant to take physical custody of child. 33. Warrant to Take Physical Custody of Child. a. Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical …

2A:34-86 Costs, fees and expenses. 34. Costs, Fees and Expenses. a. The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney's fees, investigative fees…

2A:34-87 Recognition and Enforcement. 35. Recognition and enforcement. A court of this State shall accord full faith and credit to an order made consistently with this act which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, …

2A:34-88 Appeals. 36. Appeals. An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under this article in accordance with expedited appellate procedures in other civil cases. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order under section 16 of this act, the enforcing cour…

2A:34-89 Role of prosecutor or other appropriate public official. 37. Role of Prosecutor or Other Appropriate Public Official. a. In a case arising under this act or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor or other appr…

2A:34-9 Jurisdiction in nullity proceedings or dissolution proceedings; residence requirements; service of process. 2A:34-9. Jurisdiction in nullity proceedings or dissolution proceedings; residence requirements; service of process. Jurisdiction in actions for nullity of marriage…

2A:34-90 Role of law enforcement. 38. Role of Law Enforcement. At the request of a prosecutor or other appropriate public official acting under section 37 of this act, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and assis…

2A:34-91 Costs and expenses. 39. Costs and Expenses. If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or other appropriate public official and law enforcement officers under section…

2A:34-92 Application and construction. 40. Application and Construction. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. L.2004,c.147,s.40.

2A:34-93 Severability. 41. Severability. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or applicati…

2A:34-94 Transitional provision. 42. Transitional Provision. A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody or enforcement proceeding which was commenced before the effective date of this act is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request w…

2A:34-95 Notice of penalties for order violation. 43. Notice of Penalties for Order Violation. Every order of a court involving custody or visitation shall include a written notice, in both English and Spanish, advising the persons affected as to the penalties provided in N.J.S.2…

2A:35-1. Jurisdiction in real property possessory actions 2A:35-1. Any person claiming the right of possession of real property in the possession of another, or claiming title to such real property, shall be entitled to have his rights determined in an action in the Superior Cour…

2A:35-2. Damages; limitations In any such action, the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover from the defendant any and all incidental damages, including mesne profits, and the full value of the use and occupation of the premises for the time, not exceeding 6 years, before the co…

2A:35-3. Allowances for improvements; limitations Where permanent improvements have been made on the premises in good faith, under circumstances entitling the defendant to have the value thereof allowed to him, the court may allow the same to be set off against the damages of the…

2A:35A-1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Environmental Rights Act." L.1974, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Dec. 9, 1974.

2A:35A-10. Counsel and expert witness fees; application of collateral estoppel and res judicata; dismissal of action, use of payments a. In any action under this act the court may in appropriate cases award to the prevailing party reasonable counsel and expert witness fees, but n…

2A:35A-11. Notice of intention to commence action; persons to whom sent; waiver; exemptions No action may be commenced pursuant to this act unless the person seeking to commence such suit shall, at least 30 days prior to the commencement thereof, direct a written notice of such i…

2A:35A-12. Act as additional remedy This act shall be in addition to existing administrative and regulatory procedures provided by law. No existing civil or criminal remedy now or hereafter available to any person or governmental entity shall be superseded by this act. L.1974, c.…

2A:35A-13. Construction of act, rules, regulations and orders This act and any rules, regulations and orders adopted hereunder shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and intent thereof. L.1974, c. 169, s. 13, eff. Dec. 9, 1974.

2A:35A-14. Severability If the provisions of any section or clause of this act or any rule, regulation or order adopted hereunder or the application thereof to any person shall be judged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall be confined in its…

2A:35A-2. Legislative findings and determinations The Legislature finds and determines that the integrity of the State's environment is continually threatened by pollution, impairment and destruction, that every person has a substantial interest in minimizing this condition, and …

2A:35A-3. Definitions For the purposes of this act, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: a. "Person" includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies, individuals, the State, any political subdi…

2A:35A-4. Action in court; declaratory and equitable relief; dismissal a. Any person may commence a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any other person alleged to be in violation of any statute, regulation or ordinance which is designed to prevent or minimi…

2A:35A-5. Rebuttal to prima facie evidence or affirmative defense; rules of evidence In any action brought pursuant to section 4 hereof, when the plaintiff in the action has made a prima facie showing that the conduct of the defendant has, or is polluting, impairing or destroying…

2A:35A-6. Temporary or permanent equitable relief A court of competent jurisdiction may grant temporary and permanent equitable relief, including the imposition of such conditions as may be necessary to protect the environment, or the interest of the public therein, from pollutio…

2A:35A-7. Determination and adjudication of impact of conduct on environment a. In an action brought pursuant to section 4 b. hereof any alleged pollution, impairment or destruction of the environment, or the interest of the public therein, shall be determined, and no conduct sha…

2A:35A-8. Remittitur for administrative or other proceedings; retention of jurisdiction; temporary equitable relief If administrative or other proceedings are required or available to determine the legality of the defendant's conduct, the court shall remit the parties to such pro…

2A:35A-9. Security as condition for grant of injunction In any action in which a temporary restraining order or an interlocutory injunction is sought the court may, as a condition of granting such relief, require reasonable security, not exceeding $10,000.00 or cash not exceeding…

2A:36-1. What constitutes escape Any person committed to a county jail or other place of detention upon process issued in a civil action, shall be actually detained therein until lawfully discharged. If, at any time, the officer to whom such process was issued permits any person …

2A:36-2. Safe-keeping of persons taken under body execution Every officer to whom a body execution has been issued and who shall have taken the person directed to be taken shall safely keep such person in jail, or other place of detention, without bail, except as authorized by la…

2A:36-3. Liability for escape of person committed under body execution If a sheriff or other officer in authority permits or allows any person committed to go out of jail or other place of detention or be at large by bail or otherwise, except as authorized by law, without the con…

2A:36-4. Defense of retaking on fresh pursuit in action of escape In an action for an escape against a sheriff or other officer no retaking on fresh pursuit shall be a defense unless the sheriff, or other officer shall show that the person for whose escape the action is brought e…

2A:37-1. Action in superior court by attorney general; jury; title of state When the attorney general is informed or has reason to believe that any person has died seized of real estate within the state, without having devised it and without heirs capable of inheriting the same, …