R. 1:5-1 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:5-1: Service: When Required, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 1:5-1 "Service: When Required" {
(a) Civil Actions. In all civil actions, unless otherwise provided by rule or court order, orders, judgments, pleadings subsequent to the original complaint, written motions (not made ex parte), briefs, appendices, petitions and other papers except a judgment signed by the clerk shall be served upon all attorneys of record in the action and upon parties appearing pro se; but no service need be made on parties who have failed to appear except that pleadings asserting new or additional claims for relief against such parties in default shall be served upon them in the manner provided for service of original process. The party obtaining an order or judgment shall serve it on all parties who have not been electronically served through an approved Electronic Court System pursuant to R. 1:32-2A, nor served personally in court, as herein prescribed within 7 days after the date it was signed unless the court otherwise orders therein.
(b) Criminal and Municipal Actions. In criminal and municipal actions, unless otherwise provided by rule or court order, written motions (not made ex parte), briefs, appendices, petitions, memoranda and other papers shall be served upon all attorneys of record in the action, upon parties appearing pro se and upon such other agencies of government as may be affected by the relief sought.
Note: Source — R.R. 3:11-4(a), 4:5-1. Paragraph (a) amended July 16, 1979 to be effective September 10, 1979; paragraph (b) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraph (b) amended August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016; paragraph (a) amended July 27, 2018 to be effective September 1, 2018.
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referenced_by: 1:5-2, 1:5-3, 1:5-4, 1:5-6, 2:10-1, 2:10-2, 2:10-3, 4:22-1
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02