Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:21A-5 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:21A-5: Arbitration Award, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Arbitration Award
No later than ten days after the completion of the arbitration hearing, the arbitrator shall submit the written award to the civil division manager. The court shall upload the award into the court’s electronic filing system, at which time it shall be deemed filed and provided to the parties. The award shall include a notice of the right to request a trial de novo and the consequences of such a request as provided by R. 4:21A-6.
Note: Adopted November 1, 1985 to be effective January 2, 1986; paragraph (c) amended November 5, 1986 to be effective January 1, 1987; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended November 7, 1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; paragraph (a) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraphs (a) and (c)(1) amended July 10, 1998 to be effective September 1, 1998; paragraph (a) caption deleted and text amended, and paragraphs (b) and (c) deleted July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000; amended August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016; amended July 15, 2024 to be effective September 1, 2024.
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rule 4:21A-5 "Arbitration Award" {
No later than ten days after the completion of the arbitration hearing, the arbitrator shall submit the written award to the civil division manager. The court shall upload the award into the court’s electronic filing system, at which time it shall be deemed filed and provided to the parties. The award shall include a notice of the right to request a trial de novo and the consequences of such a request as provided by R. 4:21A-6.
Note: Adopted November 1, 1985 to be effective January 2, 1986; paragraph (c) amended November 5, 1986 to be effective January 1, 1987; paragraphs (a) and (b) amended November 7, 1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; paragraph (a) amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994; paragraphs (a) and (c)(1) amended July 10, 1998 to be effective September 1, 1998; paragraph (a) caption deleted and text amended, and paragraphs (b) and (c) deleted July 5, 2000 to be effective September 5, 2000; amended August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016; amended July 15, 2024 to be effective September 1, 2024.
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referenced_by: 4:21A-4
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02
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