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

2A:37-41.1. Loan of moneys in separate fund to Rutgers University From the fund established by section 2A:37-41 of the New Jersey Statutes, the State Treasurer is hereby authorized to lend to Rutgers, the State University, a sum not exceeding $1,000,000.00 for the purpose of cons…

2A:37-5. Certificate of sale; payment of purchase price The state treasurer shall give to the purchaser at the sale a certificate, containing the name of the purchaser, a description of the boundaries of the real estate purchased and the price to be paid therefor. Within 30 days …

2A:37-6. Deed and delivery of possession to purchaser The attorney general shall, upon the production to him of the certificate and receipt mentioned in section 2A:37-5 of this title, in the name of the state, execute and deliver to the purchaser at the sale a deed of the real es…

2A:37-7. Expenses of proceedings; payment The state treasurer shall make a statement of the expenses of conducting the proceedings taken under this article and, when approved by the director of the division of budget and accounting, shall pay the same. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:37-8. Claims against escheated estate; filing, allowance and payment Any person who has any claim or claims against the estate of any such intestate whose real estate has so escheated to the state, may give notice thereof, under oath, to the state treasurer. Thereupon the trea…

2A:37-9. State party defendant to action to foreclose lien on escheated property; service of process When any real estate which has escheated or may escheat to the state of New Jersey, on which, prior to such escheat, there has existed or may exist any lien of any mortgage, pledg…

2A:37B-1 Civil action against fraudulent filer. 8. Any current or former officer or employee of any federal, state, county, or other local governmental unit, including members of the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and all law enforcement entities, or the c…

2A:37B-2 Rules, regulations. 9. The Division of Revenue in the Department of the Treasury may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.2015, c.59, s.9.

2A:38-1. Liability for damages Any person who wrongfully damages a municipal or other public fire alarm system, or any part thereof, or tampers or interferes with any such system, shall be liable for the damages directly or indirectly caused thereby, recoverable in a civil action…

2A:38A-1. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Access" means to instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer system, or computer network. b. "Computer" means an electronic device or another similar d…

2A:38A-2. Value of property or services For the purposes of this act, the value of any property or services, including the use of computer time, shall be their fair market value if it is determined that a willing buyer and willing seller exist. Alternatively, value shall include …

2A:38A-3. Computer-related offenses; compensatory and punitive damages; costs and expenses A person or enterprise damaged in business or property as a result of any of the following actions may sue the actor therefor in the Superior Court and may recover compensatory and punitive…

2A:38A-4. Value of loss; finding of fact The value of damage, loss, property or income involved in any lawsuit shall be determined by the trier of fact. L.1984, c. 182, s. 4.

2A:38A-5. Injunctions In addition to any other action or proceeding authorized by law, the Attorney General, or a person or enterprise alleging injury or loss may bring an action in Superior Court to enjoin actions causing damage as described in this act or to enjoin any acts in …

2A:38A-6. Venue of action Actions brought under this act may be filed in the Superior Court of the county in which the computer which is accessed is located, or where the terminal used in the accessing is situated, or where the actual damage occurs. L.1984, c. 182, s. 6.

2A:39-1 Unlawful entry prohibited. 2A:39-1. No person shall enter upon or into any real property or estate therein and detain and hold the same, except where entry is given by law, and then only in a peaceable manner. With regard to any real property occupied solely as a residenc…

2A:39-2. Forcible or unlawful entry and detainer defined If any person shall enter upon or into any real property and detain or hold the same with force, whether or not any person be in it, by any kind of violence whatsoever, or by threatening to kill, maim or beat the party in p…

2A:39-3. Forcible detainer defined No person lawfully or peaceably entering upon or into any real property shall hold or keep the same with force; and whatever words or circumstances, conduct or actions, as will make an entry forcible under this chapter shall also make a detainer…

2A:39-4. Unlawful detainer defined If any tenant or other person in possession of any real property under a tenant, shall willfully and without force, hold over any such real property after demand and notice in writing given for the delivery of the possession thereof by a lessor …

2A:39-5. Unlawful detainer; notice A person taking possession of real property, without the consent of the owner or without color of title, and willfully and without force holding or detaining the same after demand and written notice given for the delivery of the possession there…

2A:39-6. Actions cognizable before Superior Court 2A:39-6. Any forcible unlawful entry and detainer, forcible detainer and unlawful detainer as defined in this chapter shall be cognizable before the Superior Court, and the court may hear and determine an action therefor in a summ…

2A:39-7. Title not inquired into; defense of 3 years possession Title shall not be an issue in any action commenced under this chapter. 3 years peaceable possession by the defendant shall be a defense to the action. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:39-8. Recovery of damages and possession of property; treble damages in lieu of possession In any action under this chapter, a plaintiff recovering judgment shall be entitled to possession of the real property and shall recover all damages proximately caused by the unlawful en…

2A:40-1. Gaming transactions unlawful All wagers, bets or stakes made to depend upon any race or game, or upon any gaming by lot or chance, or upon any lot, chance, casualty or unknown or contingent event, shall be unlawful. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:40-2. Liability of stakeholder or person receiving wager Whoever pays, delivers or deposits any money, property or thing in action upon the event of any wager or bet prohibited by this chapter or by any law of this state, may sue for and recover the same of the winner, or pers…

2A:40-3. Gaming transactions, obligations and securities void All promises, agreements, notes, bills, bonds, contracts, judgments, mortgages, leases or other securities or conveyances which shall be made, given, entered into or executed by any person, the whole or part of the con…

2A:40-4. Transfer of property on gaming consideration to vest title in heirs or representatives of transferor If any sale, conveyance, lease or mortgage of either real or personal estate as is made void by section 2A:40-3 of this title shall be made, the same shall inure to the u…

2A:40-5. Action by loser to recover money or property lost at gaming, with costs; limitation If any person shall lose any money, goods, chattels or other valuable thing, in violation of section 2A:40-1 of this title, and shall pay or deliver the same or any part thereof to the wi…

2A:40-6. Informer action to recover money or property lost at gaming; limitation; costs If the person who shall lose and pay such money, or lose and deliver such thing or things as aforesaid, shall not, within the time aforesaid, without collusion, sue for the money or other thin…

2A:40-7. Discovery of money or property lost at gaming Every person who, under this chapter, shall or may be liable to be sued for moneys or other things so won, paid or deposited, as aforesaid, shall make discovery pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction either…

2A:40-8. Penalty for erecting, etc., lottery; action by common informer; disposition of penalty; jurors and witnesses No person shall, within this state, publicly or privately, erect, set up, open, make or draw any lottery prohibited by the laws of this state; and any person so d…

2A:40-9. Conveyances or transfers of property in pursuance of lottery void Every conveyance or other transfer of any property, real or personal, made in pursuance of any lottery prohibited by the laws of this state, shall be void and of no effect. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:40A-1. Construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, servicing or security of building, highway, railroad, appurtenance and appliance; invalidity A covenant, promise, agreement or understanding in, or in connection with or collateral to a contract, agreement or purchase order…

2A:40A-2. Architect, engineer, surveyor of agents for damages, claims, losses or expenses arising out of preparation or approval of maps, opinions, change orders, designs or specifications, or giving of or failure to give directions or instructions; invalidity A covenant, promise…

2A:40A-3. Inapplicability of act to railroads, and state and state agencies This act shall not apply to a covenant, promise or agreement made directly with a railroad relative to construction, alteration, repair, maintenance or access upon, under or across the right of way of an …

2A:40A-4. Date of application This act shall take effect with respect to covenants, promises, agreements or understandings which are subject hereof made or executed from and after the effective date of this act. L.1981, c. 317, s. 4, eff. Dec. 3, 1981.

2A:41A-1. Interstate Compact on Interpleader The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact in the following form on behalf of this State with any other State or States as defined in said compact when entered into in accordance with the terms of said compact …

2A:41A-2. Receipt of documents by Secretary of State; duties The Secretary of State is hereby designated as the officer to receive all documents deposited pursuant to articles 6 and 7 of the interpleader compact. The Secretary of State is also directed hereby to act as the reposi…

2A:41A-3. Executive head defined; duties of governor on receipt of notice of adoption from another state As used in paragraph (c) of article 7 of the interpleader compact, the phrase "executive head" shall mean the Governor of this State. In the event that the Governor shall take…

2A:42-1. Landlord's lien for rent; amount; taking goods or chattels to satisfy No goods or chattels whatsoever, in or upon any real property leased for any term of life or lives, year or years, at will or otherwise, shall be liable to be taken, by virtue of any execution, attachm…

2A:42-10. Rights of mortgagee; payment of rent and costs Nothing contained in sections 2A:42-7 and 2A:42-8 of this title shall extend to bar the right of a mortgagee of such lease, or any part thereof, who shall not be in possession, if he shall, within 6 months after judgment is…

2A:42-10.1. Warrant or writ for removal; writ of possession; issuance; stays Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in any action brought by a landlord against a tenant to recover possession of premises or unit used for dwelling purposes, to which this act is applicable, wh…

2A:42-10.10. Reprisal as unlawful grounds for civil action for re-entry; action for damages or other appropriate relief by tenant No landlord of premises or units to which this act is applicable shall serve a notice to quit upon any tenant or institute any action against a tenant…

2A:42-10.11. Grounds for judgment for tenant in unlawful action for possession by landlord In any action brought by a landlord against a tenant to recover possession of premises or units to which this act is applicable, whether by summary dispossess proceedings, civil action for …

2A:42-10.12. Rebuttable presumption; notice to quit or alteration of tenancy as reprisal In any action or proceeding instituted by or against a tenant, the receipt by the tenant of a notice to quit or any substantial alteration of the terms of the tenancy without cause after: a. …

2A:42-10.13. Application of act to rental premises for dwelling purposes This act shall apply to all rental premises or units used for dwelling purposes except owner-occupied premises with not more than two rental units. Mobile home spaces and mobile homes shall constitute rental…