New Jersey Statutes 4:5-106.16. Imprisonment upon failure to pay judgment
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:5-106.16
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
If judgment is rendered for the plaintiff the court shall cause a defendant who shall fail to pay forthwith the amount of the judgment rendered against him, and all costs and charges incident thereto, to be committed to the county jail until the judgment is paid but no such imprisonment shall exceed 30 days in the case of the first offense or 90 days for a second or subsequent offense.
L.1957, c. 140, p. 537, s. 16.