2016 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 26 - Health And Vital Statistics
Section 26:2-77 - Commitment On Failure To Pay Judgment And Costs
26:2-77. Commitment on failure to pay judgment and costs
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.
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