Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:42-144

  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
1. As used in this act:

“Emergency period” means the period during which a public health emergency exists as declared by the Governor in Executive Order No. 103 of 2020, as extended, and the 60 days following the conclusion of this period.

“Emergency period nonpayment court record” means any record of a landlord-tenant action filed with a court arising as a result of nonpayment or habitually late payment of rent during the emergency period, including but not limited to:

a. any information maintained by a court in any form in connection with a landlord-tenant case or proceeding, including but not limited to pleadings, evidentiary exhibits, indices, calendars, and dockets;

b. any order, judgment, or warrant related to a landlord-tenant action;

c. any official transcript or recording of a public landlord-tenant proceeding, in any form;

d. any information in a computerized case management system created or prepared by the court in connection with a landlord-tenant action; and

e. any record provided to, made, or maintained by a judicial officer.

L.2021, c.189, s.1.