Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey

R. 4:26-7 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:26-7: Public Officers, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

Public Officers

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A public officer suing or being sued in an official capacity may be described by the official title without the use of the officer's name.

Note: Amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.

Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.

rule 4:26-7 "Public Officers" {
A public officer suing or being sued in an official capacity may be described by the official title without the use of the officer's name.
Note: Amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

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