N.J. Stat. § 22A:2-42
Attorney's or counsel's fees
New Jersey · New Jersey Statutes Title 22A — Fees and Costs · Status: effective
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- N.J. Stat. § 22A:2-42, Attorney's or counsel's fees, New Jersey, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1452095
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22A:2-42. There shall be taxed by the clerk of the Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part in the costs against the judgment debtor, a fee to the attorney of the prevailing party, of five per centum (5%) of the first five hundred dollars ($500.00) of the judgment, and two per centum (2%) of any excess thereof.
In actions of replevin the court shall allow the attorney of the prevailing party a fee of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than ten dollars ($10.00), to be taxed and collected as aforesaid.
Upon entry of any order adjudging a person in contempt for violation of any order of the court or upon any motion or application to the court made subsequent to the commencement of an action or proceeding in the Special Civil Part, the court, in its discretion, may award an attorney or counsel fee of not more than ten dollars ($10.00) to be paid in such manner as the court shall direct.