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N.J. Stat. § 26:3-77

Imprisonment for failure to pay judgment

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N.J. Stat. § 26:3-77, Imprisonment for failure to pay judgment, New Jersey, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1454847
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The court may cause a defendant who refuses or neglects to pay the amount of a judgment rendered against him and all costs and charges incident thereto, to be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding ninety days. Amended by L.1953, c. 26, p. 470, s. 25.