Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
R. 1:28-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:28-5: General Powers of Trustees, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
General Powers of Trustees
In addition to the powers conferred by these rules upon the trustees, they shall have the following general powers:
(a) to receive, hold, manage, distribute and invest the funds received by the Fund pursuant to R. 1:28-2 and such other funds as it may receive by voluntary contribution or otherwise;
(b) to enforce claims which the Fund may have for reimbursements, including utilization of the Comprehensive Enforcement Program; pursuant to N.J.S.A. 22A:2-23, the Fund shall not be liable for the payment of any fee provided for by N.J.S.A. 22A:2-1 et seq.;
(c) to employ and compensate consultants, agents, legal counsel and such other employees as they deem necessary and appropriate consistent with personnel policies of the judiciary.
Note: Source – R.R. 1:22A-5, amended January 31, 1984 to be effective February 15, 1984; paragraphs (b) and (c) amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; paragraph (b) amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 1:28-5 "General Powers of Trustees" {
In addition to the powers conferred by these rules upon the trustees, they shall have the following general powers:
(a) to receive, hold, manage, distribute and invest the funds received by the Fund pursuant to R. 1:28-2 and such other funds as it may receive by voluntary contribution or otherwise;
(b) to enforce claims which the Fund may have for reimbursements, including utilization of the Comprehensive Enforcement Program; pursuant to N.J.S.A. 22A:2-23, the Fund shall not be liable for the payment of any fee provided for by N.J.S.A. 22A:2-1 et seq.;
(c) to employ and compensate consultants, agents, legal counsel and such other employees as they deem necessary and appropriate consistent with personnel policies of the judiciary.
Note: Source – R.R. 1:22A-5, amended January 31, 1984 to be effective February 15, 1984; paragraphs (b) and (c) amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; paragraph (b) amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
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referenced_by: 1:30-5
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-25; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:28-4 · R. 1:28-6 → · chapter 1:28 · all rules
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