Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:33-2 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:33-2: Permissive Intervention, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Permissive Intervention
Upon timely application anyone may be permitted to intervene in an action if the claim or defense and the main action have a question of law or fact in common. When a party to an action relies for ground of claim or defense upon any statute or executive order administered by a state or federal governmental agency or officer, or upon any regulation, order, requirement or agreement issued or made pursuant to the statute or executive order, the agency or officer upon timely application may be permitted to intervene in the action. In exercising its discretion the court shall consider whether the intervention will unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the rights of the original parties.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:37-3; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
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rule 4:33-2 "Permissive Intervention" {
Upon timely application anyone may be permitted to intervene in an action if the claim or defense and the main action have a question of law or fact in common. When a party to an action relies for ground of claim or defense upon any statute or executive order administered by a state or federal governmental agency or officer, or upon any regulation, order, requirement or agreement issued or made pursuant to the statute or executive order, the agency or officer upon timely application may be permitted to intervene in the action. In exercising its discretion the court shall consider whether the intervention will unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the rights of the original parties.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:37-3; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
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referenced_by: 4:10-3, 4:29-2
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:33-1 · R. 4:33-3 → · chapter 4:33 · all rules
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