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R. 1:6-4 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:6-4: Superior Court; Place for Filing Motions, Orders to Show Cause and Orders, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Superior Court; Place for Filing Motions, Orders to Show Cause and Orders
The original of all motion papers, orders to show cause and orders in civil actions in the Superior Court shall be filed in accordance with R. 1:5-6(b), except that in all actions in the Chancery Division or specially assigned to a judge of the Law Division or, if the judge to whom the motion is assigned is known, a copy of all motion papers shall also be simultaneously submitted to the judge.
Note: Source – R.R. 3:11-1, 4:5-5(b) (first sentence), 4:5-6(b); amended July 16, 1981 to be effective September 14, 1981; caption amended and paragraphs (a) and (b) adopted November 7,1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; paragraph (a) amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; former caption and text replaced July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996; amended July 27, 2006 to be effective September 1, 2006.
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rule 1:6-4 "Superior Court; Place for Filing Motions, Orders to Show Cause and Orders" {
The original of all motion papers, orders to show cause and orders in civil actions in the Superior Court shall be filed in accordance with R. 1:5-6(b), except that in all actions in the Chancery Division or specially assigned to a judge of the Law Division or, if the judge to whom the motion is assigned is known, a copy of all motion papers shall also be simultaneously submitted to the judge.
Note: Source – R.R. 3:11-1, 4:5-5(b) (first sentence), 4:5-6(b); amended July 16, 1981 to be effective September 14, 1981; caption amended and paragraphs (a) and (b) adopted November 7,1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; paragraph (a) amended June 29, 1990 to be effective September 4, 1990; former caption and text replaced July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996; amended July 27, 2006 to be effective September 1, 2006.
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referenced_by: 1:5-6, 4:38-1, 4:64-1, 4:64-1A
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 1:6-3 · R. 1:6-5 → · chapter 1:6 · all rules
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