R. 3:2-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 3:2-2: Summons, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 3:2-2 "Summons" {
A summons shall be made on a Complaint-Summons (CDR-1) form, a Uniform Traffic Ticket, a Special Form of Complaint and Summons, or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Director of the Courts. The summons shall be directed to the person named in the complaint, requiring that person to appear before the court in which the complaint is made at a stated time and place, and shall indicate that there will be consequences for failure to appear at the scheduled first appearance. If the individual fails to appear at that first appearance, a notice shall issue advising the individual of the rescheduled first appearance and that a failure to appear at that rescheduled first appearance will result in the issuance of a bench warrant. The summons shall be signed by the judicial or law enforcement officer issuing it. An electronic entry of the signature of the law enforcement officer shall be equivalent to and have the same force and effect as an original signature.
Note: Adopted July 13, 1994 to be effective January 1, 1995; amended July 27, 2006 to be effective September 1, 2006; amended August 30, 2016 to be effective January 1, 2017.
}
referenced_by: 3:3-1, 3:3-2, 3:3-3, 3:3-4
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02