R. 2:12-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:12-3: Certification of Final Judgments of the Appellate Division, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 2:12-3 "Certification of Final Judgments of the Appellate Division" {
(a) Notice of Petition for Certification: Time for Filing; Contents; Filing Fees. If certification is sought to review a final judgment of the Appellate Division, the petitioner shall, within 20 days after its entry, serve a copy of a notice of petition for certification upon all parties who may be affected by the proceeding and shall file the original notice with the clerk of the Supreme Court, together with the payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to N.J.S.A. 22A:2, and a copy thereof with the Clerk of the Appellate Division. The notice shall set forth the petitioner's name and address or the name and address of counsel, if any. In civil actions it shall designate the judgment or part thereof sought to be reviewed. In criminal, quasi-criminal and juvenile delinquency matters it shall concisely state the offense and designate the judgment, its date and any sentence, or disposition imposed thereon and, if the defendant is in custody, the place of confinement.
(b) Cross Petition for Certification. A cross petition for certification to review a judgment of the Appellate Division shall be governed by the rules applying to a petition for certification, except that the notice of cross petition for certification shall be served and filed within 10 days after the service and filing of the notice of petition for certification.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:10-4(a)(c)(d), 1:10-5. Paragraph (a) amended July 24, 1978 to be effective September 11, 1978; paragraph (a) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraph (a) amended July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02