Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:17-4 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:17-4: Non-applicability, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Non-applicability
Rule 1:17-1 shall not apply to county clerks, county prosecutors, sheriffs, or employees of their respective offices except as such employees are specifically referred to therein and except as otherwise provided by N.J.S. 2A:158-21 (proscribed political activity of county prosecutors and their staffs).
Note: Source-R.R. 1:25C(b); amended June 15, 1983 to be effective immediately. Former Rule 1:17-4 redesignated as Rule 1:17-6; Rule 1:17-4, formerly Rule 1:17-2, amended December 7, 1993, to be effective immediately.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:17-4 "Non-applicability" {
Rule 1:17-1 shall not apply to county clerks, county prosecutors, sheriffs, or employees of their respective offices except as such employees are specifically referred to therein and except as otherwise provided by N.J.S. 2A:158-21 (proscribed political activity of county prosecutors and their staffs).
Note: Source-R.R. 1:25C(b); amended June 15, 1983 to be effective immediately. Former Rule 1:17-4 redesignated as Rule 1:17-6; Rule 1:17-4, formerly Rule 1:17-2, amended December 7, 1993, to be effective immediately.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2026-03-20; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:17-3 · R. 1:17-5 → · chapter 1:17 · all rules
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