New Jersey Statutes 22A:2-6. Filing first paper in Law Division; motions; clerk’s fees
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 22A:2-6
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
22A:2-6. Upon the filing or entering of the first paper or proceeding in any action or proceeding in the Law Division of the Superior Court, the plaintiff shall pay to the clerk $200.00 for the first paper filed by him, which shall cover all fees payable therein down to, and including entry of final judgment, taxation of costs, copy of costs and the issuance and recording of final process, except such as may be otherwise provided herein, or provided by law, or the rules of court. Any person filing an answer setting forth a counterclaim or a third party claim in such cause shall pay to the clerk $200.00 for the first paper filed by him. Any person other than the plaintiff filing any other paper in any such cause shall pay to the clerk $135.00 for the first paper filed by him.
Any person filing a motion in any action or proceeding shall pay to the clerk $30.00.
L.1953, c.22, s.11; amended 1955, c.6, s.1; 1965, c.76, s.1; 1968, c.124, s.1; 1970, c.107, ss.1,6; 1980, c.80, s.1; 1991, c.177, s.6; 1993, c.275, s.10; 1996, c.52, s.2; 2002, c.34, s.26.