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

2A:32B-3 Violations, enforcement, penalties. 3. a. A person who violates the provisions of section 2 of this act shall be subject to a civil action brought by a party in the Superior Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction: (1) for appropriate legal and equitable relie…

2A:32C-1 Short title. 1. Sections 1 through 15 and sections 17 and 18 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey False Claims Act." L.2007, c.265, s.1.

2A:32C-10 Disclosure of information by employee, employee protections. 10. a. No employer shall make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy preventing an employee, contractor, or agent from disclosing information to a State or law enforcement agency or from acting to …

2A:32C-11 Statute of limitations for bringing civil action. 11. A civil action under this act may not be brought: a. More than six years after the date on which the violation of the act is committed; or b. More than three years after the date when facts material to the right of a…

2A:32C-12 Evidence required for action, preponderance. 12. In any action brought under this act, the State or the person bringing the action shall be required to prove all essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence. L.2007, c.…

2A:32C-12.1 Final judgement rendered, fraud, false statements, denial, essential elements, offense. 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State or federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or the State or federal Rules of Evidence, a final judgment rendered in favor of t…

2A:32C-13 "False Claims Prosecution Fund." 13. a. There is established in the General Fund the "False Claims Prosecution Fund" as a nonlapsing revolving fund in the Department of the Treasury. Monies deposited in the fund shall be utilized by the Attorney General for the exclusiv…

2A:32C-14 Issuance of subpoenas, warrant for arrest; other power of Attorney General. 14. a. If the Attorney General has reason to believe that a person within or outside of this State has engaged in, or is engaging in, an act or practice which violates this act, or any other rel…

2A:32C-15 Sovereign immunity preserved. 15. This act shall not be construed as waiving the sovereign immunity of the State and its officers and employees as otherwise provided by law. L.2007, c.265, s.15.

2A:32C-16 Existing law, certain, unaffected. 17. This act shall not abrogate or modify any existing statutory or common law privileges or immunities. L.2007, c.265, s.17.

2A:32C-17 Liberal construction, severability. 18. This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its remedial and deterrent purposes. If any provision of this act or its application to any particular person or circumstance is held invalid, that provision or its application i…

2A:32C-18 Report to Legislature. 4. On the 30th day after the effective date of P.L.2009, c.265 (C.2A:32C-18 et al.) and annually on the anniversary of the effective date of P.L.2009, c.265 (C.2A:32C-18 et al.), the Attorney General, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52…

2A:32C-2 Definitions relative to false claims. 2. As used in this act: "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, or the Attorney General's designee. "Claim" means any request or demand, under a contract or otherwise, for money or property, whether …

2A:32C-3 Civil liability for false, fraudulent claim. 3. A person shall be jointly and severally liable to the State for a civil penalty of not less than and not more than the civil penalty allowed under the federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C.s.3729 et seq.), as may be adjusted i…

2A:32C-4 Reduction of treble damages by court, conditions. 4. The court may reduce the treble damages authorized under section 3 of this act to not less than twice the amount of damages which the State sustains if the court finds all of the following: a. The person committing the…

2A:32C-5 Investigation of violation; civil actions. 5. a. The Attorney General shall investigate a violation of this act. If the Attorney General finds that a person has violated or is violating this act, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in State or federal court aga…

2A:32C-6 Primary responsibility for prosecuting action; remedies, supplementary. 6. a. If the Attorney General proceeds with the action, the Attorney General shall have primary responsibility for prosecuting the action, and shall not be bound by any act of the person bringing the…

2A:32C-7 Distribution of proceeds. 7. a. If the Attorney General proceeds with and prevails in an action brought by a person under this act, except as provided in subsection b., the court shall order the distribution to the person of at least 15% but not more than 25% of the proc…

2A:32C-8 Awarding of attorney's fees, expenses and costs. 8. a. If the Attorney General initiates an action under this act or assumes control of an action brought by a person under this act, the Attorney General shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees, expenses, and costs. Al…

2A:32C-9 Immunity from civil liability; limitations on bringing an action. 9. a. No member of the Legislature, member of the Judiciary, or senior Executive branch official may be civilly liable if the basis for an action is premised on evidence or information known to the State w…

2A:33-1. Authorized distraints; liability for wrongful distraint; prohibition on money owed on lease of residence Distraints may be taken when authorized by law; but no unreasonable, excessive or wrongful distraint shall be taken, and for any such taking, the distraining party sh…

2A:33-10. Sale of distrained property; notice. 2A:33-10. After the inventory and appraisement, the person distrained for rent shall sell at public vendue the property so distrained. He shall give five days' public notice by advertising the articles to be sold and the time and pla…

2A:33-11. Impounding and sale on premises. A person lawfully distraining for rent may impound or otherwise secure the articles distrained so made, on the part of the premises most convenient for the purpose, and may appraise, sell and dispose of the same thereon in like manner as…

2A:33-12. Selection of articles to be exempted; when by appraisers. From the inventory of the property appraised, the tenant, or in his absence, his agent, attorney, or member of his family, may select articles, the value of which, according to the appraisement, shall not exceed …

2A:33-13. Procedure if landlord fails to proceed with appraisement; selection. 2A:33-13. If the landlord, his attorney or agent shall not, within two days after being served with a written request from his tenant so to do, proceed and have the distrained property appraised, the t…

2A:33-14. Officers aiding in execution; fees. All sheriffs and constables shall aid in the execution of the provisions of this chapter, and for such services they, and the appraisers therein mentioned, shall be entitled to the fees provided for in Title 22, Fees and Costs, of the…

2A:33-15. Distress for residue. When the value of the property distrained shall not amount to the full value of the arrears further distraints may be made from time to time, for the residue of the arrears. Any such further distress shall be made within the time limited by this ch…

2A:33-16. Pound breach or rescue; remedy; damages A person aggrieved by any pound breach or rescue of any property distrained for rent and impounded or otherwise secured by virtue of this chapter, shall in an action at law recover treble damages and costs of any action against th…

2A:33-17. Wrongful distress and sale for rent; remedy If a distress and sale shall be made for rent not in fact due the person distraining or for whom the distress is taken, the owner of the property distrained, shall be entitled to recover double the value of the property so dis…

2A:33-18. Wrongful acts after distraint for rent; remedy; damages When a distress is made for rent justly due and an irregularity or unlawful act shall afterwards be done by the party distraining, or his agent, the distress shall not therefore be deemed unlawful nor the party mak…

2A:33-19. Actions against distrainor; double costs in certain cases In any action brought to recover damages for an alleged wrongful distress or wrongful act after distraint, a defendant, in whose favor judgment is rendered, shall be entitled to recover double costs. L.1951 (1st …

2A:33-2. Place of impounding chattels Chattels distrained or taken by distress, at one time, for any cause whatsoever, shall be impounded together or the distraining party shall be liable in treble damages to the party aggrieved. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:33-20. Distraint of property removed; bona fide purchasers Where property of a tenant, subject to be distrained for accrued and unpaid rent, payable or to become payable, is removed from the demised premises, the landlord may, within thirty days next after such removal, distra…

2A:33-21. Liability of tenant for removing or concealing property subject to distraint Any tenant who removes or conceals any of his personal property subject to distraint by his landlord, with intent to delay, hinder, or defraud said landlord, shall be liable for the damages res…

2A:33-22. Seizure of property locked up; breaking and entering 2A:33-22. When property is removed by a tenant and put in any place locked up, fastened or otherwise secured, to prevent the said property from being distrained for arrears of rent, the landlord, first calling to his …

2A:33-23. Remedy where rent apportionable Wherever rent is legally or equitably apportionable between successive owners or landlords or their representatives, any person entitled to a proportion of such rent shall be entitled to distrain therefor in the same manner as though such…

2A:33-3. Exemptions Property to the value of $500, to be selected by the person distrained against or as provided in section 2A:33-12 of this title, and all wearing apparel shall be exempt from distraint. This section shall be inapplicable in the case of the impounding and distra…

2A:33-4. Impounding of strays Cattle or other domestic animals found straying on the property of any person other than their owner, causing damage to such property, may be distrained and impounded to secure reimbursement for such damage. L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.

2A:33-5. Distraint for levying of penalty inflicted or money directed to be paid by law; warrant and sale by judge or magistrate Where any judge or magistrate is required or authorized to issue a warrant of distress for the levying of a penalty inflicted, or sum of money directed…

2A:33-6. Property subject to distraint for rent A landlord or his duly authorized agent may, for arrears of rent, distrain: a. The goods and chattels of his tenant, found upon the demised premises, except such as are by law exempt from distraint and except the goods and chattels …

2A:33-7. Limitation of right to distrain for rent No landlord shall at one time distrain for more than 1 year's arrears of rent, and such distraint shall be made within 6 months after the rent becomes due, or, if the rent is payable in installments, within 6 months after the enti…

2A:33-8. Distraint after term or estate ended A person having rent in arrear and due upon a lease for term of life, years, or at will ended or determined, may distrain for the same after determination of the respective leases, in the same manner as he might have done if the lease…

2A:33-9. Time for owner of distrained property to take action; inventory and appraisal; aid of officers. 2A:33-9. If the tenant or owner of property distrained for rent shall not, within 10 days next after the distress taken and after notice thereof, and of the cause of the takin…

2A:34-1 Causes for judgments of nullity. 2A:34-1. Causes for judgments of nullity. (1) Judgments of nullity of marriage may be rendered in all cases, when: a. Either of the parties has another wife, husband, partner in a civil union couple or domestic partner living at the time o…

2A:34-10 Jurisdiction in divorce proceedings, dissolution of a civil union, legal separation from a partner in a civil union couple; service of process; residence requirements. 2A:34-10. Jurisdiction in divorce proceedings, dissolution of a civil union, legal separation from a pa…

2A:34-11 Jurisdiction by acknowledgment of service of process, appearance, etc. 2A:34-11. Jurisdiction by acknowledgment of service of process, appearance, etc. In divorce, dissolution and nullity actions, the jurisdiction of the court over the defendant's person for all purposes…