Action to determine validity of lien; deposit and bond; discharge prior to adjudication

Any person affected in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, by any lien filed under this act, or any certificate of debt filed prior to a final agency adjudication in accordance with subsection (h) of section 17 of P.L.1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-17(h) ), and desiring to examine the validity thereof or the facts and circumstances surrounding the entry thereof, may do so in an action brought in the Superior Court. The action shall be brought against the department, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise and enter such judgment as it may deem appropriate. Any person desiring to secure immediate discharge of any lien or of any certificate of debt filed prior to a final agency adjudication under subsection (h) of section 17 of P.L.1968, c. 413 (C. 30:4D-17(h) ) may deposit with the court an amount of money sufficient to cover the sureties to be approved by said court. Upon proper notice of the deposit and posting of bond, a satisfaction of said lien or certificate of debt shall be filed forthwith with the county clerk, register of deeds and mortgages or the clerk of the superior court, as the case may be.