Rules of Court · Part 4 · New Jersey
R. 4:4-6 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 4:4-6: General Appearance; Acknowledgment of Service, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
General Appearance; Acknowledgment of Service
A general appearance or an acceptance of the service of a summons, signed by the defendant's attorney or signed and acknowledged by the defendant (other than an infant or mentally incapacitated person), shall have the same effect as if the defendant had been properly served.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:4-6; amended July 17, 1975 to be effective September 8, 1975; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule 4:4-6 "General Appearance; Acknowledgment of Service" {
A general appearance or an acceptance of the service of a summons, signed by the defendant's attorney or signed and acknowledged by the defendant (other than an infant or mentally incapacitated person), shall have the same effect as if the defendant had been properly served.
Note: Source-R.R. 4:4-6; amended July 17, 1975 to be effective September 8, 1975; amended July 12, 2002 to be effective September 3, 2002.
}
referenced_by: 5:4-3
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-29; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 4:4-5 · R. 4:4-7 → · chapter 4:4 · all rules
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