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

2A:44-159. Waiver or impairment of lien; assignment Waiver or impairment of lien; assignment. The lien under section 2A:44-158 of this title shall not be affected in any way by the recovery of a judgment or the taking of a bill or note for the money due for labor or material; or …

2A:44-16. Sale of perishable property; notice. Where the unclaimed property is perishable and will depreciate in value by being longer kept, the same may be sold after 2 days, in which case notice shall be published at least once and posted at least 1 full day. In cases of urgenc…

2A:44-160. Sale of property A processor having a lien upon the property of others that has come into his possession and the amount due shall remain due and unpaid either in whole or in part for 2 months after the same becomes due and payable, may sell the property at public aucti…

2A:44-161. Notice of sale Notice of the sale authorized by section 2A:44-160 of this title shall be published for 2 consecutive weeks, at least once in each week, preceding the day of sale in a newspaper published in the county in which the property is located. Notice of sale sha…

2A:44-162. Disposition of proceeds of sale The proceeds of the sale after the deduction of the expenses thereof shall be applied to the payment of the lien. No more of the property shall be sold, if easily separated or divided, than shall be necessary to pay the lien and expenses…

2A:44-163. Lien enforceable by other procedure The provisions of this article shall not be construed to be in derogation of the right of the lienor to enforce the lien by any other lawful procedure. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:44-164. Paramount claim of lien; surrender of right; exception The lien created by this article shall be paramount to the title, lien, interest or encumbrance of the owner, when the owner or his representative, if his interest is prior in time to that of the processor, shall h…

2A:44-165. Definitions As used in this article: "Rentor" includes a person, partnership and corporation who may rent a mill, factory or loft or any portion thereof, to another for manufacturing or other purposes. "Rentee" includes a person, partnership and corporation who may ren…

2A:44-166. Right of lien for unpaid rent; priority A rentor shall be entitled to a lien on machinery and other chattels to the extent of the rentee's interest therein for the amount of unpaid rent, from the date the rent is unpaid. Such lien hereby created shall have priority and…

2A:44-167. Sale to meet lien; notice; publication When a rentor has a lien upon the machinery or other chattels of any rentee for unpaid rent, and the amount due shall remain due and unpaid, either in whole or in part, he may expose or cause to be exposed such machinery or other …

2A:44-168. Disposition of proceeds of sale The proceeds of the sale under section 2A:44-167 of this title shall be applied: a. To the payment of the reasonable and necessary expenses of such sale, and next b. To the payment of the unpaid rent for which the rentor has a lien, and …

2A:44-169. Definitions As used in this article: a. The term "film laboratory work, labor, services or materials" shall mean the developing of any negative or negatives of a motion picture, printing from negative or negatives thereof, the making or furnishing of any positive print…

2A:44-17. Proceeds of sale; disposition 2A:44-17. The fees and expenses of a sale authorized by this article shall be paid first and next the expenses and charges of the carrier for transportation, detention or demurrage and storage. The residue shall be paid to the clerk of the …

2A:44-170. Property subject to lien; right to detain In every case where a processor shall make, do or furnish any film laboratory work, labor, services or materials in connection with any motion picture film or advance or loan money in connection therewith, or in connection with…

2A:44-171. Waiver or impairment of lien No lien acquired by any processor shall be waived or impaired by the extension of any credit, or by the taking of any note or other instrument for the payment of the above-mentioned moneys due or to grow due to any such processor, or by the…

2A:44-172. Sale of property subject to lien; notice The processor, having a lien upon a motion picture film or films, may cause the same to be sold at public auction, at any time after the date when any indebtedness on account of which such processor shall have such lien shall be…

2A:44-173. Disposition of proceeds of sale The proceeds of the sale shall be applied first to the payment of the expenses of the sale, not to exceed the legal newspaper advertising fees, plus $10, and then to the payment of the lien. The balance, if any, shall be paid to the owne…

2A:44-174. Right of lien; retention Every person, firm or corporation who shall perform work of any sort upon any watch, clock or jewelry for a price, at the request or with the consent of the owner thereof, his representative or any other person lawfully in possession thereof, s…

2A:44-175. Public sale and notice thereof; disposition of proceeds If any money due for work done or materials furnished upon any watch, clock or jewelry shall remain unpaid for 1 year after the completion of said work or the furnishing of said materials, the lien claimant, havin…

2A:44-176. Service or posting of notices Any notice prescribed by this article may be served upon the owner of the watch, clock or jewelry upon which the lien is claimed either personally or by registered mail, with return receipt demanded, directed to the last known address of t…

2A:44-177. Action for debt; proceeds of sale applied on judgment Nothing in this article shall be construed so as to prevent the lien claimant from maintaining an action for the debt, notwithstanding the existence of the lien, either before or after the sale provided for by this …

2A:44-18. Report of person making sale The officer or carrier making a sale under this article shall file therewith a report of the same containing a list of the articles sold, the price realized, the person to whom sold, the expenses of advertisement and sale, the expenses and c…

2A:44-187. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Self-Service Storage Facility Act." L.1983, c. 136, s. 1, eff. April 14, 1983.

2A:44-188 Definitions. 2. As used in this act: "Electronic mail" means an electronic message or an executable program or computer file that contains an image of a message that is transmitted between two or more computers or electronic terminals. The term includes electronic messa…

2A:44-189. Lien on personal property; priority Except as specified in this subsection, the owner of a self-service storage facility or the owner's heirs, successors or assigns shall have a lien upon all personal property located at a self-service storage facility for rent, labor,…

2A:44-189.1 Charging of late fee. 1. In addition to any other remedy available under the "Self-Service Storage Facility Act," P.L.1983, c.136 (C.2A:44-187 et seq.), a reasonable late fee may be charged and collected by an owner for each month that the occupant's rental payment fo…

2A:44-19. Refund to owner of proceeds of sale; petition If the proceeds of a sale of unclaimed property are paid into the school fund and the owner of the money or his legal representative shall, by a written petition addressed to the director of the division of budget and accoun…

2A:44-19.1. Customer defined "Customer" means the owner, a representative of the owner, or a person lawfully in possession of any of the goods enumerated in section 2 of this act. L.1983, c. 528, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.

2A:44-19.2. Lien for charges or services 2. Any person who performs dry cleaning, pressing, glazing, dyeing, washing, laundering, alteration, tailoring or repairs, or uses or furnishes materials or supplies, upon any garment, clothing, wearing apparel (exclusive of furs), draperi…

2A:44-19.3. Nonpayment after 90 days; public or private sale; notice to customer In the event that payment is not made of the agreed charges or the reasonable value thereof for the work, services, storage, materials or supplies within 90 days after any of the goods were to be del…

2A:44-19.4. Proceeds of sale; disposition Upon the completion of a sale pursuant to the provisions of this act, the proceeds thereof shall be used to pay the reasonable or agreed to charges for work, services, storage, materials or supplies, together with the expenses thereof, in…

2A:44-19.5. Inability to sell goods; other disposition If after reasonable effort the goods cannot be sold as provided by this act, they may be given away or otherwise disposed of as the holder thereof shall determine. L.1983, c. 528, s. 5, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.

2A:44-19.6. Action for debt Nothing in this act shall be construed to bar any person from maintaining an action for debt against a customer, except that the proceeds of any sale, after deductions of expenses thereof, shall be credited upon the debt so due. If sale is held prior t…

2A:44-19.7. Persons to whom act applicable; notice; posting The provisions of this act shall apply to all persons performing or furnishing the work, services, storage, materials or supplies on goods who at the time the agreement to furnish or perform the same was made and at all …

2A:44-19.8. Assignment of lien and indebtedness The lien and indebtedness on which it is founded may be assigned without impairing the lien and the lien may be enforced by the assignee directly. L.1983, c. 528, s. 8, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.

2A:44-19.9. Immunity from liability on conformance with act Conformance with the provisions of this act shall extinguish any liability of any person who causes goods to be sold or disposed of pursuant hereto. L.1983, c. 528, s. 9, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.

2A:44-190. Issuance of warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title; application of act If an owner issues a warehouse receipt, a bill of lading, or other document of title for the personal property stored at the self-service storage facility, the owner and the o…

2A:44-191 Satisfaction of lien. 5. An owner's lien for a claim which is more than 30 days overdue may be satisfied as follows: a. The occupant shall be notified; b. The notice shall be delivered in person or sent by verified mail or electronic mail to the last known address of th…

2A:44-191.1 Public sale. 2. An online publicly accessible auction website is a suitable place for holding the public sale authorized pursuant to subsection g. of section 5 of P.L. 1983, c.136 (C.2A:44-191), so long as the notice and other requirements of that section have been sa…

2A:44-192. Existing rental agreements; validity and enforcement All rental agreements entered into before, and not extended or renewed after, the enactment of this act, shall remain valid, and may be enforced or terminated in accordance with their terms or as permitted by any oth…

2A:44-193 Maximum value of stored property; civil actions. 3. a. If a rental agreement entered into pursuant to the "Self-Service Storage Facility Act," P.L.1983, c.136 (C.2A:44-187 et seq.) contains a provision placing a limit on the value of property that may be stored in the o…

2A:44-2. Right of lien; detention; priorities; statement verified by oath a. Any person, engaged in the business of operating an airport, a hangar or place for the storage, maintenance, keeping or repairing of aircraft who, in connection therewith, permits landings or take-offs o…

2A:44-20. Definitions As used in this article: "Owner" includes a conditional vendee or a mortgagor remaining in possession or otherwise of the motor vehicle. "Garage" means a place or structure used in the business of storing, maintaining, keeping or repairing motor vehicles. "G…

2A:44-21 Garage keeper liens; detention of vehicles; notice; priority. 2A:44-21. A garage keeper who shall tow, store, maintain, keep, or repair a motor vehicle or furnish gasoline, accessories or other supplies therefor, at the request or with the consent of the owner or the own…

2A:44-22. Removal of vehicle from keeper's control; seizure A garage keeper acquiring a lien under this article shall not lose the same by reason of allowing the motor vehicle or part thereof to be removed from his control, and if so removed, he may, after demand of payment of cl…

2A:44-23 Statement of amount claimed; offer by owner of reasonable amount and demand for possession; fees. 2A:44-23. The owner or the person entitled to the immediate possession of the motor vehicle or part thereof so detained, may, on learning of the detention of the same, immed…