New Jersey Statutes 26:2-77. Commitment on failure to pay judgment and costs
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2-77
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
The court shall cause a defendant who refuses or neglects to pay forthwith the amount of a judgment rendered against him and the costs and charges incident thereto, to be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding ten days in the case of a first conviction, and in case of a conviction for a second, subsequent or continuing violation, for a period not exceeding thirty days.
L.1939, c. 261, p. 677, s. 1.